Sabres Fan in NS

HUGE !!

Need a big stop here before the half.

WTF !!

My market value as a CPA is $150+ / hour. My standard rates now are $139 / hour. Many clients do not pay my standard rate and never mind my market rate. The point is when is enough enough ?? Cozens will not be stupid about this nor will his agent. He understands the big picture. He will not want to squeeze every last nickle out of the Sabres. He will be paid extremely well. He will be in line for a big payday again in 7 or 8 years when he will still not yet be 30 years old. Tage will not be hurting. Mule will not be hurting. They get it. Dylan will too, IMO.

@SabresBillsFan must have been a jolly joker when he suggested the Tuch contract. There is no possible way that happens and the Sabres would be foolish to start there. The starting point for the Sabres should be the Tage deal + a bit for an 8th year.

He is RFA so the team has more leverage. He is a good kid and won't sit out. I do not want to bridge. That lead to trouble with Samson. If he refuses the 8 x $8 (which I do not think he or his agent would do) if I am KA I hold my nose and offer a 3 year bridge at Dahlin $ ... 3 x $6. He is still a RFA at the end of that contract, but by then we'll likely be talking 8 x $10+ for him. I really think that Cozens is not a *me first* kind of guy and will be reasonable in this.

This will be a fantastic game. I will be very surprised if either team wins huge, but I hope the Bills do that. In the end the Bills will do enough defensively to hold off the Bengals. Bills ... 30 Bengals ... 24 (with a TD with under 2 minutes to play in the game ... the ensuing onside kick attempt will fail and the Bills will run out the clock after getting 1 first down). How do yous like thems apples ??

The whole organization from the owners down to Rutherford and the GM should be ashamed of themselves. They treated Bruce very badly in all this. Coaches are hired to be fired and I don't have a problem with Bruce being fired. It happens. The issue is how this circus unfolded. Shameful. There is right way and a wrong way to do anything in this life. The Canucks powers that be did this the wrong way.

Because he is not a greedy bugger and he understands that some players are better than him and will command more money. I just think he is a team first guy. Like Tage.

None.

8 x $8. That's as high as I would go. The Tage deal would buy only 2 UFA years. I think. I would want him signed for that extra year.

Dahlin has this year and next. Cozens will get paid, but Tage money. Both of those and Mule's kick in next season. Power will need to be signed the year after Dahlin. The Sabres will have enough to sign KO for next season at 2 or 2.5 and maybe even the year after that. The Sabres may need to decide about Girgs, but I think he will be back for next season too. At about 2.5.

The Chiefs look beatable. GO BILLS !!

No way. I don't buy it. The rumour being out there ... sure, why not. I don't believe it happened. I don't see him turning down the Thompson deal. We shall see soon enough, but mark my words.

If by Skinner you mean Tage then yup.

He will gladly sign the Thompson deal. Team friendly to save a lot for Dahlin and Power.

What ??

The steal and the rush and the pass from Lube Man to OLSIE was spectacular. Paul Coffee like. Maybe ?? That shot by Ollie was also spectacular.

@dudacek, *world-class* city ?? The Great Satan is a wanna be world-class city. Sorry, not sorry.

I think the Sabres should think about trading his rights to someone for a 5th rounder. It is starting to appear that he will not be in their future plans anyway.

Neither of them are in Vancouver. BC is a big place. @bunomatic is probably closest in that he is a short ferry ride acrost the water from Van City.

Pretty much what the chart told us @carpandean

They have to get Krebsie and assist ... GH hattie.

OLSIE !! #2