#freejame

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

It used to mean a whole lot more as well before it was watered down like it is now.

Got hit by a worse hurricane when I lived in the mountains of NC than I just did by Ian. Still without power at my place, but no issue going out for dinner yesterday.

The argument about DD being terrible for radio is hilarious considering everyone loved RJ who was AWFUL for radio for the last decade and a half of his career.

My last shot in Charleston for a hurricane. Bring it on, Mother Gaia!

Without having watched the game I would assume it means the puck was actually loose with 27 seconds left when the play was erroneously blown dead.

We are far from decimated and honestly as long as Allen doesnt go down and Davis&Diggs and Poyer&Hyde don't all go down at the same time we should be favored in every game. We have the best depth in the NFL and we've had the best defense in the league all while missing, at very least, our best player on defense.