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A 2006 repeat at worst case. I want the feeling of being on the finish line with the chance to make the Stanley Cup finals. That would be at least a good taste in my mouth again. Competing every night against the Montreal's, Tampa Bay's, NY Rangers and other year in year out teams would be a step in the right direction, though.

Thanks for sharing, he looks like the type of guy the team could use! 36 hours from now!

Good luck Ted, that is all. Moving on.

That's ballzy. I don't think they make it out of the second round. I do see Winnipeg beating Anaheim. All I'm hoping for is a Nashville upset of Chicago. The rest is wide open for me :)

Rage to Nolan's firing, I find that laughable. The man has been fired for the same reason 2 other times including his previous stop in Buffalo. For such a good person as he is, he doesn't seem to adapt or change his philosophy to work with a GM to stay on a certain plan of attack. I will give him credit for sticking to his morals, but pride is also something that keeps you out of the coaching profession in the NHL. "Lack of communication", again sums up all I need to hear. He seems like a great guy and a straight forward work hard work ethic type, and I appreciate that...but I'm hardly shocked, if anything I saw this coming in December.

God no, please for the love of Christ do not tell me that Claude Julien is your pick. The man is a moron. I would rather hire a coach in the Q, WHL or OHL like Jay McKee. His talent has bailed out his atrocious system and made him look like a genius.

Well Jagr is done already, sort of saw that coming with his point outburst once being paired with Barkov and Huberdeau.

We're good with that initial list IMO. I'm a big fan of Babcock, Tipett, McLellan, in that order. It's going to take a lot for Richardson to win the job as I truly think there will be an established NHL x's and o's coach brought in. We'll see what happens though.

If he was going to be fired, then that's fine fire him right away. It's more expedient to do it for him in the short term than waiting it out. It gives Nolan a chance to observe the market and start interviewing. Regardless if that's at the NHL level or not. He is a good person, and a good veterans coach. This team needs to change the way things are done and it starts with a complete saturation down effect from the front office to the head coach. The lack of communication says it all to me. There should be a clear extension from Murray to Nolan and to the players.

Amazing response! lol That's called saving face, there is some grey area in media responses. Welcome to sports.

I'm honestly not bothered or upset. I saw the writing in the sand a ways back and that's just my opinion. He was a placeholder. Nothing more nothing less. He did some great things and had flaws like every NHL coach. That's about it.

I'm excited to watch some of the playoffs this year. Calgary, Winnipeg, Minnesota. I'm rooting for an under dog all the way. Hopefully Chicago is obliterated! :D Though thank you Jonathan Toews for your 46 second miracle outburst. Obviously I'm stoked for the draft lottery in 6 days, but the playoffs are really interesting and all the match-ups are neat.

Wow, I am absolutely in love with the video of Rantanen. Not that he's going to last after 7, but boy he would be an awesome talent to add similar to Zacha or others. The size, the way he skates is simply amazing. Daniel Sprong was impressive too.

He'll be in the line-up game 1. As would Connor McDavid. He has nothing left to prove at BU. I know right, I get it. But, there's no way he goes back. It sucks he didn't win the NCAA Championship, but he did everything in a single season you could hope to aspire too. It's a comparable (minus winning) to Carmelo Anthony. Moving on up.

It's all going to be okay!

http://www.trendingbuffalo.com/sports/buffalo-sabres/first-look-sabres-opening-night-line-combinations/ Interesting, though they don't have something with McDavid. Tasteless! Also absolutely in no blue hell do I want that smurf Niemi in net.

LOL, man even the reporters are ready for this to end and to get McDavid.

Personally I feel like the movie The Purge, we as fans have been through the wood shredder, through the in-complacency and ups and downs of two seasons. Through the night we've come to the point where all of that is shed including the crime of rooting against our team all season. But, we've bottomed out and gotten on the other side and a new day has come up. Looking forward to Connor McDavid, because this team is justified in doing its due diligence to slice and dice the roster down to the bones only to watch it regrow. I'm ready to go forward and I personally apologize for my "tankist" attitude. I'm ready to root for this team like I did in 2006 up to game 7, and so on and so forth!

I hit it at exactly about a 30% chance out of the various times. 5 out of 15.

Until we're picked out next Saturday i'm all about believing that we'll get McDavid. Sorry. I have faith this time.

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! It's over, finally! Secure 30th place! God that was terrifying.

The Jackets are 13-1-1 in their last 15, have a goaltender scorching hot, an elite PK and an all world talent in Johansen. I hope its over in the first 10 minutes.

Completely agree with you. Plus, I'm amped to see the Winnipeg fans go nuts when the puck drops in their building. When you blow your chances against Edmonton when it means the most, you shouldn't be defending your cup. :P

Just as a heads up, what are the other defensemen that you prefer to him. I'm trying to get more prepared, but have to admit I've been so focused on the top of the draft talent overall. Just a couple of names that I can do my own research on?

Ready to move-on here. I don't have much more of a reason, but I'd love a clean slate starting with next season. My sentiments exactly. I would prefer overpaying Babcock rather than a Dan Bylsma though. TBH. We'll see what happens.