klos1963

They probably don't feel the risk is worth the package the Sabres are asking for but believe there is some risk worth taking. They won't risk the $50 million and 4 top pieces.

I don't think any team will give in to our asking price unless Eichel is 100% healthy and back in form. I think that's been the case since day 1. I think eventually Jack will give in to fusion because I believe if he files a grievance he will lose. I don't believe the Sabres feel they would get either fair value or a 100% healthy Eichel with ADR, which is why they won't budge on the fusion surgery.

No ragrets

The 3000 fans at the game care.

so it's either 'hard working' or 'pesky' if your team is lacking talent.

I think there were a few tickets still available.

Not if the other team scores more goals.

Do we know this for a fact? How slowly?

yes, but we could be competitive and fun to watch, with progress made towards the future.

Do you mean off the ice? I might agree with that, definitely not on the ice. I think if there were any chance of him returning, we would probably know , somehow , that it was an option. I don't see any sign of that.

I remember as a little kid watching the Munich olympics and hearing the terrorists referred to as guerillas and being really confused.

No, they're actually in position.

Jack has his surgery, ready for the olympics, sabres are near the top of the standings and we add a healthy Eichel for the stretch run.

It still amazes me how bad RK was. Granato looks great by comparison, but I think he's really good even without being compared to RK. You get a feeling about someone and he seems to have 'it'.

who saw that coming?

I don't think AZ has denied the tank yet. It would be laughable. I really thought Hutton would be forced to retire after last season, he hasn't been a quality NHL goalie for 2 seasons and the only reason he has a job was his contract.

I didn't state that half of the fans lived across town, but quite a few do and and it's a pain in the butt drive during the work time commute. When they built the arena in Glendale that part of Phoenix was growing fast, but recession hit and things changed. It's not the higher income area it was expected to be, but it still could have succeeded, the arena area is a great place to hang out before and after events. They just needed to get about 3000 more fans per game. Unstable ownership had a lot to do with how things are now.

It's not half the fanbase. We have about 85% capacity. How many fans would drive from Rochester to Buffalo for a hockey game during the week? That's basically driving to the 'other side' of Phoenix. Counting an awful lot on a different country to support the team. 8-10K isn't anything to be happy with either. Remember the self proclaimed 'greatest fans in the world'. I don't blame the fans for not showing up, but no matter what excuses you have, it's pathetic.

Still can't get over how bad of a coach RK was.

That's unbelievably awful. All these years living here in AZ and had to listen to fans around the country saying the Yotes need to move because they only averaged about 14k a game.

Vegas was a very talented team. That's why they won a lot. It's good start , obviously, but we took a team that's tanking to a shootout. Let's wait and see, but a good start.

Huh? Have you watched other teams in the league play, they're actually quite good and pretty all of them work hard. With most organizations, hard work is a given, not a op-ed proclamation in the local newspaper.

There's some hope. Jury still out. I think Granato might be a very good coach and can have some of these draft picks realize their potential.

It's really not at all. Poor coaching, poor GM's, poor goaltending, bad drafting, bad trades... , our players that performed well were not the problem, the ones that didn't play well were.

I wonder if other teams have to tell their fans to expect them to work hard. You'd think that would be a given.