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Eight goals against? I hope not...

Whoops, the two we DIDN'T draft. It goes Zegras, Caufield, Cozens for me.

If all three hit their potential as the type of players they are, we will be happy to have Cozens even if he doesn't have the same electricity as the other two. With that said, I have more confidence in the two we didn't draft* than the one we did to hit their peak.

Even without those additions I think he would be. I think he's closer to 2021 playoffs than he is 2022 regular season.

Caufield should put up 70 points this year

I can't find the post now, but someone had mentioned earlier about the digitally transposed ads on the broadcast. I may be losing my mind watching this TOR-MTL but it looks like the ads are transposed for visibility so long as the camera angle allows it. The camera just seemed to shift from transposed ad to actual on-board ad when they changed camera and all the ads were the same. If that's not the case, the Habs definitely tens of thousands of LED lined in their boards.

I knew this was coming since they are often mentioned in the same sentence in terms of regression. This should surprise nobody, but I guess we'll know a bit more as the season progresses.

As someone who plays too much Franchise Hockey Manager according to his girlfriend, I'll say these are the type of deals that build dynasties. I don't offer Tage-type contracts, but top-4 locked up long term goes a long way.

They look good, too. Hopefully most the posters here saying they were going to decline are more accurate about the Sabres than they are the Bs.

This group is going to get some serious runway. Let’s see if it’s actually worth it…

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I think that top line has a 65% chance of being a top 32 scoring. That second line has about a 30% chance of being a top 64 scoring line. The third line has a 25% chance at being a top 96 scoring line. The fourth line with KO in for Vinny should be a top 20 line defensively pretty guaranteed.

None of whom have letters visible on their jerseys

I’m surprised to see OP front and center. Not sure why they gave Girgs and Tage looking the wrong way either.

Pretty sure Toronto has a large enough budget that even if someone gets injured in pregame skate out in Vancouver or LA they can just throw a Marlie on a jet and get them there before puck drop.

It’s because it’s time for another buffalo bills third down! Someone here can probably say exactly how long it’s been in use, but its been blaring as long as I can remember.

They most likely brought here on because of that very reason.

It's tradition for Loser Sabres. We're supposed to be Winner Sabres now. All I see when I see it is "same old Sabres."

This may be a controversial opinion, but it's time to abandon variations of "Must Win" in game day threads. They are the greatest constant during our run of futility and it's time it's left in the past. If there was ever a horse that was beat to death, it's posters commenting Mustard Wegmans and the ilk in game day threads. We haven't had a must win game in 10+ years and that's obviously part of the joke. If people are as optimistic as they say they are, let's leave our old traditions of essentially mocking ourselves and move forward. /rant

USA Hockey is just as ingrained as Hockey Canada is. Most is this is due to insurance reasons and coaching certification, but I'm sure there are other reasons. I'm not sure there are any non-professional leagues not associated with either or in some capacity.

Pretty sure it's not that he lost to Niemann, it's that someone beat him in a highly improbable way while playing blacks.

Hockey Quebec also issued a similar statement pulling their registration fees.

If the Sabres were the #1 seed and we lost here half the board would be saying we lost to a mediocre team and we should be embarrassed. Most years the 8th place team is mediocre. Just like the winner of the NFC East is usually mediocre or the winner of the AFC South this season. Just because you make the playoffs doesn’t mean you’re a good team, it just means you’ve given yourself a shot.

Home team gets last change so will have their favorable matchups.

/jest