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Everyone else is talking about moving because there are a bunch of ppl here who have lived in constant fear of the teams moving for 40 years. Exactly. Terry Pegula could walk out tomorrow with his son and say "we are building a brand new arena and my son is excited to finish his MBA and take over the family business. We've signed a deal to the Sabres in Buffalo for the next 50 years" and you would come to this place and hear "OMG! TERRY HATES BUFFALO AND IS SELLLING THE TEAM!" Outrage culture.

A couple of things before I log off because quite honestly, the discourse on Sabrespace has declined in recent years. First, Billionaires are writing off any losses and don't give a flying F if their hockey team lost 10million last year. It doesn't matter because the value of the franchise is the key selling point here. It would be like if I put a new set up steps on my house and then turn around and gripe because well now my house cost me 10k. It doesn't matter because the value has appreciated. Why do you think Ryan Reynold bought a soccer team and tried to buy and NHL franchise, because it isn't about the balance sheet as much as the value. Second and to the bolded. This says more about you than anything really. Turn off cable news and enjoy summer and fall.

No he would need 100% ROI on spending the extra Billion on the stadium and who knows what the renovations for the arena would cost but same thing applies.

Okay stop for a second. He can sell the Bills right this second for 4billion, Bills Mafia is a global brand at this point. Why would a guy invested 1.2 be like, why dont I spend another billion to get the same profit? It doesn't make sense. Also who cares if he sells? Terry could sell the Bills tomorrow and they will stay in Orchard Park. The Sabres are now his main focus judging by being the President, something he's basically been for years. So if he is selling them, why bother doing all that? Also why would the NHL allow the Sabres to move, it is the closest franchise to Toronto and sorry kids but "media markets" are about to be irrelevant because with streaming, ppl will just watch whatever wherever. The old regional media market idea is going to die.

You don't spend 1billion of your own money on a new stadium when you can sell the Bills tomorrow for 4billion. Also if you are selling the Sabres, why are you president? You sell because you need money or are disinterested. We know he doesn't need money and we know that he became team pres because he loves hockey.

So you think that Pegula decided to become more involved with the Sabres and also to have a long conversation with the Buffalo News about the arena renovations because he is going to sell the team? Seems unlikely. Also, the Sabres are exceedingly profitable for TP. He paid about 200million for the team in 2011 and it is now worth at least 900million. That means in 13 years he managed to double his return twice. Sports teams are exceedingly rare and valuable commodities. My guess is that TP decided he didn't have time to run both things, that PSE wasn't the great enterprise he thought it would be, and that splitting them apart and allowing ppl to specialize in one or the other works better. Basically due to in part to Kim's health and his age, he decided this was easier and made him happier.

A Sabre is on this list.

The conclusion of you read the entire thread is the offensive line and Allen will be fine.

I understand why he did it but Pronman is just not great, interesting but his criteria is wishy washy at best. Would I rather have Connor Bedard or Cozens, Power, Quinn, Peterka, and Benson... I would take the latter.

Anaheim you could probably convince me... but if Chicago showed up tomorrow and offered everyone listed here for our everyone listed here, I'd laugh and say no chance.

Corey def has a major size bias. Levi at 12 is hilarious. But never count your chickens before the hatch and all that. Novikov is a big old mystery box. Didn't turn 20 until July and played in a league that limits young guys ice time and offense. Should be fun.

Breaking through the hands/arms is better than hitting in most cases to break up plays.

Ok

Ok.

That's a tough one. Probably Hellebuyck because I really question Comrie and UPL

Because botteril hated chl players. He wanted 4 years to evaluate his guys not 2.

No I'm not. But ppl like you don't care, it's easier for you to ignore things that don't conform to your opinion. All I'm saying is that for a "contender" how come this team has never contended? Maybe they will this year but they didn't fix their issues in the offseason.

Because Lyubushkin was traded because he had a hairs worth more value than Bryson. Both aren't worth anything is the point. You think adding a player that costs almost 3mil to another deal when that player just got traded for a 5th 2 years from now makes that deal and it doesn't. Boosh as part of a package doesn't move the needle. That's the point. Fine you need another analogy. You trading a left over pizza hut pizza for my lobster and me saying no, so you say what if I toss in this moldy carrot? Doesn't change the equation any. ***** I hate this thread. He's a f-ing 7th defender, who the F cares?

You're not solving the problems, You're using Allen to hide them. It's not the same thing. Again, the Bills have yet to contend for a superbowl and only have contended for 1 afc championship. If they are such a contender they sure don't contend often.

Idc what Boosh wants though. And I don't think he'll suddenly be good.

I'm well aware you didn't say that. He's not worth anything in a trade, you don't seem to want to recognize that. That's why Bryson is still in Buffalo, he's not worth anything in a trade. Those two ideas concurrent don't mean I think you said Bryson and Boosh should be packaged together

So you're theory is that Boosh will be suddenly better for the exact 3 months a team needs him? No one wanted him. It's why Bryson is here. You can't package 2 pieces of trash and expect a mazzeratti in return

Botterill hated CHL players

Probably have to make at least the conference final to be consider a contender. Buffalo did that once. They've never made a superbowl with Beane/McDermott. Can't contend for something you've never literally contended for. Maybe this year will be different, but the same problems as last year are still showing up.

He doesn't play reasonably well.