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There is only one way to go, which is up. The first thing you must do when you realize you are in a hole is stop digging. In order for that to happen, everyone must be working to move in that one direction to get out of the hole. I'd only add that the list also includes from ownership all the way down to the janitors cleaning the locker room. They all have responsibilities that must be fulfilled if this team is going to change course and be the team we all want to see compete each and every year for the cup.

Possibly, although I hope not. I think that Sam is professional enough to give it everything he has for at least 1 more season with the Sabres. Hall took the payday, made minimum effort after the calendar changed to 2021 and then hung KA out to dry at the trade deadline. That's not the Sam we have seen for the past 5 seasons.

Voted yes. The 2 caveats are: Getting Samson to sign his 1 year contract and buy in to having a great season in anticipation of his big payday, wherever it may be. Moving Risto (+/- pieces to make the trade work) for a NHL 1B goalie to pair with Linus. The biggest question is who is coaching this team.

my team

That f...ing toilet is still clogged up? Damn it, someone call the plumber 'cause this thing just won't flush and the stench is overwhelming!

And there is the unenviable task KA is faced with. Does he hold out for more and not trade Jack before the season.... season goes in the crapper and Jack says he wants out.... Jack's trade value now drops far below what was being offered before. I agree with Weave that the trade has to be sum of its parts. Wookie is also right in that there is no trade happening were the best player is not Jack.

I agree with the bolded, but I'm not going to go 100%. I'll just say with a high degree of certainty. Everything else that you wrote is indeed plausible. I think it would take something really special to get KA to agree on a trade before the season starts. What are the chances of other teams coming up with really special when Jack is coming back from injury? That said, it only takes 2 teams to start a bidding war. I'll go out on a short limb here and say that Jack only gets traded after training camp starts. Other teams have to see that he is healthy and capable of playing high quality hockey before they are taking on a $10M contract and giving up what has to be a very significant return. This will not be the ROR trade, part 2.

Jack will be back. He is going nowhere until he proves he is healthy, fully recovered from his injury and playing like the Jack that we know he can be. He will determine his place on the team by how well he plays, how well he handles the difficulties he will face (ie- not pouting, always skating hard and not giving up on any play) and how good of a teammate and veteran leadership he provides. The first month will set the tone. I'd be excited to see the 2019-20 version of Jack back in the blue and gold.

Exactly this. I was having a conversation this weekend with an old friend who is a life long North Star and Wild fan. When talking about the Sabres, he called them the anchor of the NHL. As in anyone and anything associated with them sinks to the bottom. Think about it for a minute and you will agree. Nothing for the last 15 years has worked like we hoped it would. Not one trade, not one draft pick, not one coach or GM, not nothing. It's fast approaching the point where even the diehard fans won't be able to keep the arena filled and the bills paid. Pegula's have lots of $$$, but not that much. It either gets turned around and soon, or the Buffalo Sabres will cease to exist.

Tradings all done. Now who do you think wins it all? I really don't know and also really don't care! I know it won't be the Sabres. I mostly started this thread to get you guys to stop bitching and moaning about anything and everything to do with the Sabres. P. S. extra credit is what do the Bills do with pick 30? That will give us another few seconds of not bitching and moaning about the Sabres.

I was intimating that Kevyn's mom started that rumor.

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.