Thorny

I’d rather they have an opinion than toe the company line - particularly when their opinion is correct Teams absolutely value the 11th pick

Only works well in theory. Don’t know how anyone could think otherwise when you can read the trade threads detailing how JJ Peterka is off limits for us and Kaako is off limits for the Rangers etc etc. ALL we hear about is how difficult trades for ACTUAL good players are due to the mechanics of deals and the fact that players don’t want to come to Buffalo. “Collect what you can and use the trade market to balance it all out” *is* an online GM simulator thing. It only works in theory. It works in practice to an *extent* - but we aren’t the team that can go up there and take an offensively obsessed puck moving D. It’s just an added degree of difficulty and asset imbalance that it would be incredibly hubristic to saddle our GM with, when he clearly has enough to deal with already “BPA full-stop” and “it takes 2 to tango” are used one over the other on this board and clearly represent a team building issue - - - If we refuse to trade the pick outright and refuse to budge on our list, complete the trade at the draft when it’s easiest and feasible and move down a few spots: you can take the best player on your list there, with better positional fitting, for what amounts to a likely small talent analysis difference (when you are basically hoping and praying, anyways - no one really knows if you’ll get a better player at 11 or 13) and pick up an asset in the process: granting you full value

this is the type of pick that would have me quite convinced we are hooked up to a simulation designed to torment - - - For the record, BPA doesn’t strictly apply anymore. You can’t just apply a generalization across all cases indiscriminately: the sabres are *clearly* an outsider case at this time, deserving of a nuanced approach. We already NEED to move prospects, you can’t just go up there and take the exact same guy in the mold of your 2 best assets and the guy you just traded your best C for

What I think of the remaining 8 teams

You only get crap offers if there aren’t multiple teams competing. I’d imagine something like a high first rounder would have plenty of interest. There’s no selling low on a pick, there’s no sabres stench on it A bunch of teams were out on Eichel from the get go cause of the preferred surgery aspect

If it’s a legitimate question at some point we’ve done well on that front imo

On the other hand

An angry fanbase, indeed. But perhaps the most united I’ve seen the fanbase, the media (whisper of…the organization?) since…the tank? Even more united? (I once supported the tank and now admit it was folly). Is this where we needed to get to, to heal?

As far as the collective it’s called “the Saborg” - - - As for the bold: I’ll pay more attention moving forward

It’s not real anger ..That comes in the SECOND ROUND DISCUSSION THREAD

Also, at least 60% of what I post is some sort of joke. Like actually that’s my obvious aim a lot. Sure I flip my lid sometimes but it’s not all one sided. Plenty of posters going the humour route, actually. I think you have a point that there’s some angrier anger at times, and less posting, but I’d also respectfully submit that you are somewhat biased in what you are seeing because of your more neutral position. I can speak from experience: relative to how this team makes me feel, I come to this board specifically cause it makes me laugh and enjoy things more. I don’t think I’m especially off base for suggesting you don’t have quite an accurate reading of the board at large: you suggested as recently as yesterday that you “may have worn out your welcome” and I can objectively say you’d be the poster *furthest from doing so* if you polled the board

You aren’t making anyone angry, relax. Any downturn in posting is down to the team being bad for 13 years. You know, the enormous elephant in the room. There used to be MORE arguing here. Not less. That’s the point

Yes I did indeed use the word “butthurt”

You can’t convincingly argue it’s a meaningless distinction when your view yields an untradeable ….JJ Peterka, and mine argues for trading Dahlin (my favourite player) should an appropriate deal present itself.

Is this the first time since this version of the lotto was implemented that happened?

Start with, “everyone is available for the right price” and go from there

The lottery did NOT draw ratings in this thread lol - - - So it’s all about Iginla?

Sharks

Bouncy balls holding true NOT CHICAGO ANYONE BUT CHICAGO

Needs a haircut. already not interested

Aye yai. you need to watch more sports if you think greatness inspiring hate isn’t a thing. Yes, half the nba fanbase has legit reasons for hating LeBron with every fibre of their body. Right. Lol Mahomes is a villain just because It can be geography too but the answer to PA’s question about why no one hates us is cause we haven’t been great Greatness PLUS geography makes leafs fans hate us. It’s a combo

They’ve finished ahead of us 8 years in a row and 11 of the 13 years we missed Greatness inspires envy. Envy inspires hate

Humour is all we have. Summer roles around and we’re sitting on the best asset pool again and any sort of trade that would hurt one iota to make is ruled out as negligent to the plan. Like sand through an hourglass “What can we get for the prospects we don’t want? Will Edmonton *retain* on McDavid? Then maybe we’d sacrifice Owen Power.” This isn’t hyperbole lol. As evidenced by his recent comments, Adams is probably already backing down from his “top 6 forward add” comment - he probably reads Twitter

I dunno I definitely see some differentiation. Just look at the standings

Honestly, I’m gonna need all 4 to make it worth it. And 80s Wayne