DarthEbriate

Yes --- if Granato is willing to move Okposo up to the top line. Greenway probably replaces Tuch's PK work through the end of the season.

We all like to look good. And that means changing underpants frequently. Mine have Yoda heads!

Hino. In the short term.

Solid bottom-6 addition. If he ends up on 4W we'll all be disappointed, except that he will win board battles and provide pushback. But a 3W with Feisty Krebs next season? That could be fun. Careless PIMs worry me with this PK, but honestly, that's more of a concern for next season than the close of this season.

He's no Marcus Foligno in the ferocity, and he's no Tuch in the hands... but he's a Tuch-lite and that's the duplicity this team didn't have since Okposo doesn't have the wheels. Nice addition. The question is... can Granato unleash the potential?

Emily Kaplan's delayed "Nice!" as ESPN went to commercial was nice.

I wasn't ready to move VO this last year. With the youth movement in force, they weren't going to go out and get a rental or high-priced UFA, so VO was a good mid-6 scorer. AND yes, because he started the season on the top line for Tuch to spread out the scoring, I did select VO as the team's leading scorer this year, I admit it and I'm fine with it (outscoring TNT by about 2 points). And this team would've been in full "Sell Mode" 2 weeks ago if not for VO's 20+ goals. Hino and Okposo filling in his time on the PP or 3rd line and they don't replicate the goals that helped win games that VO provided. All that said, I've seen enough from Quinn this season. And I think that Rousek can be Hino and I believe that Kulich can be a 4W and provide some PP2 sniping next season. VO is not a playoff guy, so I'm not sure of his value at the deadline. But for a team that needs secondary scoring, I can move him during draft day and thank him immensely for his time in the Sabres system and congratulate on going from a 7th to a legit NHL scorer.

Mostly hours Sun-Thurs this week. Maybe I should take a holiday this week each year.

Errrrrmmm... I sometimes use it to say goodbye because it was in the opening for Quake II. ESPN+ only ran TSN from 5AM-10AM PT, not it's the ESPN side. Though it's a more intimate, all-facing-each-other setup. It's got more energy.

And his 19 Selke votes!

Godspeed, TSN coverage. ESPN+ should just carry the 'centre all day.

He was a GMTM pick, not JBot's. I do think Asplund would fit their system pretty well. But JBot drafted Bryson. Just sayin'. 😇

Translation: He does not want to go to Columbus.

Yes, but at least they're having fun. They've got 6 hours to kill today because the GMs have been ruining their fun for the last 7 days.

Soucy (and Borgen) are both good and would improve the Sabres' bottom 4 D. Soucy much more than Borgen. What surprises me is that note that Seattle might be in on Klingberg. I think even with PP ability Kling's been washed up for awhile. And he's not built for the playoffs anymore either. Seattle should ride Soucy to UFA instead.

Fun. LAK gives up on Lemieux heading into the playoffs. Obviously they're not worried about losing him for team chemistry.

True. But for the next couple years NJD will be a lot more fun to play for than Vancouver.

Good pickup for NJ's 4th line. Lazar's numbers were garbage in Vancouver this season, but he wasn't given much to work with. He's also under contract for 1 more season, whereas Haula and Wood are expiring. Insurance for this year's playoffs and a solid 4th liner for next season.

He came over out to close the 4-3 and what was going to become a short 5-4 and carry that opening shift of even strength. But I think it was the wrong move. That's got to be Cozens, (Tuch, when healthy), Jost, Girgs, or Okposo. Especially in a 0-0 game where Boston has been starting to carry play. I don't mind TNT coming out to close the final 15 seconds of 5-on-4 when the Sabres are in the lead or down a couple. But 4-on-3 and making him the only forward? That's a coaching mistake.

I also appreciated that this year in the East, as of right now, there's no difference between the 1-4 divisional matchups or the 1-8 Eastwide seeding.

Marty Biron shows up on TSN Tradecentre to extol a 1-5 in each division for the playoffs, with 4-5 playing a best-of-3 so that you've got rest for everyone else and also dangle the carrot for more fanbases. Homer.

Vancouver's got an offer for Bloom (a 3rd) whom they like for a defender. They love Schenn and likely did ask: "Do you want to go to Toronto or Buffalo for this season's end?" The choice is clear.

Although no one was considering Aho anywhere near the top 15. He was there for anyone until 35. Heck, the Sabres could've taken him at 21 (traded for Lehner) or 31 (traded for ROR).

It's reported as NHL Network. So... no ESPN+, though Northeastern will be on ESPN+ this evening.

I hope they finish 4th in the lottery draft, pick a bust, and get their latest arena voted down by Tempe. Their IR list is a joke: Jakub Voracek, Shea Weber, Andrew Ladd, Bryan Little, and Joshua Brown. Only Brown played a game for them this season. That's not even their retained cap.