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Seem to be out of proportion to whatever rumors have been swirling around for the past week. But thank you Mrs Adams for trying to help Kevyn out by resetting the bar on this trade.

Hoping for more. Expecting less. Life as a fan of the Buffalo Sabres. Just get it done and we are one step closer to getting this nightmare of a season over with.

Giving up the Sabres for Lent. Damn, why didn't I think of that!

Getting really tired of the Reader's Digest version. Would love to see something that had a second chapter and maybe a plot twist or two.

Look into the farm implement dealers that are outside of Buffalo. They have the knowledge and expertise for the mechanical aspects. Most any auto body shop can do your paint for you.

I'm sorry my friends, I had to stop reading the replies after the first dozen or less. So depressing and mind boggling at the same time. I will add this. They are my Sabres, they always will be as long as they are located in Buffalo and I will cheer for them until my death. Now let's back on with this crappy season!

Good news, and we trust no side effects. I'm still waiting to be classified, which is odd given that 100% of my patient census is COVID positive! I'm thinking 1A, but they seem to be thinking otherwise.

It's a business, a really big business for some conferences. A super important business for many of the smaller schools where athletics money helps to keep the entire system afloat. Michigan's football subsidiary has been making some bad business decisions for the past 20 years.

Most of the time last season it was Miller taking the healthy scratch. Therefore you move Miller, and probably some pieces, for the best LHD you can get. Keep it simple. Give Ralph something to work with rather than forcing the odd man out onto the gameday roster.

NHL might not care about the summer olympics, but NBC has a ton of $$$ tied up in the olympics. NBC will make sure the playoffs are over before the opening ceremony, regardless of how the NHL feels about it.

Hall/Eichel/??? is going to tilt the ice toward the opposing goal. The thought of VO with his L shot on RW and those quick one-timers is enticing. Skinner/Staal/Reinhart is just a nightmare line to the opposing coaches. 60 game season and I could see Jeff and Sam with point a game seasons, or more. Third line is the unknown to me. Lots of possibilities and who wants to show they are ready to play. This line could be The Who is Hot/Who is healthy line.

Although it's exactly what none of us want to to do, it is the correct thing to do. Stay vigilant and do not fall prey to traditions or Covid fatigue. It's a different world right now. There are signs of hope if we can all just hang in there a little longer.

I think it's too early yet to make this decision. Yes, we are desperate for some real hockey and have seen signs that give us hope for playoff hockey. I'm gonna say that there is at least one more move coming before training camp starts. The LH/RH defensemen still need to be balanced and improved. I also don't see Hutton being the backup. Once one or both of these issues is addressed, then we will have a better idea of how this plays out and can give a more accurate determination of what our expectations may be.

It took every bit of my willpower to leave that one alone, just so you could respond to it. As screwed up at 2020 is, there are some rules (written or unwritten) that simply can not be violated.

The logistics problems will be with us for several months once a vaccine is released. That is a given. There are vaccines in development that do not require ultra deep hypothermic storage. Those are going to take some time to clear FDA approval. Inovio is attempting an unrefrigerated version and got pinched by the FDA over their delivery device, not the vaccine. Just another hurdle for the developers to deal with. The big question now seems to be durability. If you do receive a vaccine, how many days/weeks/months of functional antibody protection will it provide? There is no answer to this question as of today, and there can be no answer until the testing of the original cohort starts to provide that information. Stay vigilant and be smart. That's the best you can do right now.

That's a good explanation of your thought process, or you've got it worse than we thought.

Weave, you are displaying all of the signs and symptoms of PBSD (Post Botteril Stress Disorder). Your expectations are that nothing will be done when something obviously needs to be done. If something where to happen, it would be blatantly underwhelming and too late to matter. Fear not, there are treatments available. Continued doses of KA have shown promise for those afflicted with PBSD. Additionally, Woody will probably (for proper monetary compensation) write you a Rx for something to take the edge off. He has plane tickets to pay for.

Sounds like AHL training camp starts when the NHL season starts. Teams will likely need to have A and B teams during NHL camp, much like baseball does early in camp. Otherwise there won't be enough ice and instruction for everyone to get the work they need.

I view Hutton as being untradeable until he proves that he can play hockey again. Best case scenario is his starting in Rochester and hopefully rehabbing his career. It is just as likely that he ends up on LTIR then we see him playing NHL games again.

The best thing we can do for Mittelstadt this year what exactly what they did with Thompson to start last year. Rochester immediately, you'll be back when you've earned it. In the meantime, you'll get the best minutes we have in Rochester. Don't waste them. If you don't have what it takes to make it back to Buffalo next season, at least make yourself attractive to the good people of Seattle for the expansion draft. You can get your next contract from them.

Compared to your previous effort: Centers = better D pairings = better GT = same with MAF Youngsters gonna have to carry their fair share of the water for the team to be in the playoffs, but I like it.

I'm a benchwarmer on Team Blissfully Ignorant. Sorry, lost my head when typing that sentence.

And yet, here you are! So hope is not lost. The Sabres' have tried their best to ruin hockey for all of us over the past decade plus. Say a prayer, light a candle, sacrifice a chicken or 2, but keep the faith. There is hope. Changes have been made. Most of all, it can't get much worse. You've made it this far, no time to quit.

Agreed. That's why I come here. The amount of knowledge here far exceeds mine. I even enjoy the guys that throw out the fancy stats and multicolor charts that are way above my ability to comprehend. I just deleted an additional 150 words that none of you wanted to read. It's a game. We are fans. Keep it in perspective.

I made similar statements about Jack a couple years ago when he was given the C and was not coming close to acting like a captain with his body language, lack of hustle and not caring about the team. I have a sneaking suspicion that ROR didn't think much of it either, but that is a story for another thread. I'm happy to say Jack has proven me wrong and I am much appreciative of his doing so. It is time for Casey to step up. If he is in the Sabres training camp, he better be in the best shape of his career and ready to show that he is a first round talent or he can be shuttled off to Rochester before the end of the first practice.