Broken Ankles

Agreed.

LGR and Perreault agree. I have a dream that one day down in Buffalo with its vicious fans, with its GM having his lips dripping with the words of taxes and palm trees, one day right down in Buffalo little Canadian boys and American boys will be able to raise hands, during the wave, and boo this team soundly. I have a dream today.

Edvinsson? Big, left handed defenseman. Can never have too many. And, they get younger. Keeps the average age of the blue line below 25. Still on his ELC. Saves T Pegs $3.5M this season. Checks all the boxes.

Nice callback. I remember that post…chill bros. Definitely something there. The quotes from Shorsey, “They don’t hate to lose”. And of course “sniper”. Good stuff. One of these days I will have to find this show on a streaming platform and binge watch it.

If I recall, you wanted to wait until December before you would consider the team a viable playoff candidate and whether or not Ruff would be able to covert/improve the squad. That time has come and gone and halfway through they are close to DFL and regressing. What say you now on the Ruff hiring and state of the union?

Power has shown offensive prowess in the O-zone, which I agree, considering his age gives him a longer leash. But both have huge cap hits making their existence unacceptable. Both have been putrid in their own end. If either of these two were bridged, Cozens with a Samson like 2 year deal and Power with a Dahlin $6m AAV it might mitigate my frustrations.

People “blame him” because he has allowed a significant number of goals this season while on the ice. Like directly responsible. His +\- of negative 9 is an accurate reflection of his play. Below average. Does he contribute on offense, sure. That only makes his -9 even more concerning. At the end of the day, the pitchforks seem to be sharper for Power and Cozens because of their AAV. You just can’t have your 2nd and 4th highest paid players as liabilities. Power may develop into an all star, but how long can you tolerate his play at $8m/year?

Blasphemy!

MGM rewards had multiple comps this weekend and tick pick prices seemed reasonable for tonight’s game. Still can’t justify a last minute drive through the desert to see this team. Probably will watch the last two periods after the Bengals/Steelers game.

He clearly aged out of Adams archetype for a Sabre skater. #Blueprint.

I hope adjunct teaching is not in your future. For the kids sake. Harsh criticism. Zucker A-. Record precludes any A+ moves. McCloud - C+. Moves to a B if Savoie doesn’t crack roster next year either. Beck - B-. He is who he is. 4th line grinder who doesn’t cost $3-5m (which is what they were doing in previous seasons). Lafferty and A-K - C+. Again, 4th liners. Reimer-Incomplete Gilbert - C; Your Expectations are high for an 8th D man making close to the league minimum. More hits per minute of ice time than any Sabre. Corsi and possession numbers not great but limited use. Ruff and Appert - agree with F’s based on regression and minimal roster improvement (can I say this without laughing-no). We could consider Skinners buyout as an acquisition - addition by subtraction was supposed to occur. If the kids he was blocking were contributing it might be a B+ ; based on what’s happening in EDM could also be considered a net positive but they are not and he failed to use the cap space so he gets a D.

Trade Dahlin. Two reasons. Frees up most cap space and flexibility for a new GM. Second, his NMC kicks in July 1st and we can’t have this sitting over our head. Then trade any one of Cozens, JJP, QUINN and Benson. Whatever gets you the biggest return. Trade Levi to Montreal. Get a solid return while you still can. Trade Joki, Krebs, and Bryson for whatever to free up space and roster spots. Keep Tage, UPL and Kulich. Resign Zucker and Greenway. Hold on Tuch and see how he does next year. Bridge Quinn or JJP (whoever stays). Muel will only cost you to move based on his ridiculous AAV (thanks Kevyn). So,unfortunately Mr. Glass has to stay another year.

COL is 7th in the west. Not one of the best teams. They lost because they are mentally and physically weak.

Actually, Zucker IS the only professional hockey player in that room. The others are acting. If he doesn’t dress tonight this is a 8-1 laugher. I’m tired of these weak forwards who are afraid to go to the net or are too small.

https://youtu.be/KnmIoF_2Q4Y

Well I did not have Randy Burrige on my Bingo card as the gold standard for UFA free agents in Buffalo history. It explains a lot. I guess Randy preferred his backyard (Fort Erie kid) vs palm trees 🌴. As for Zucker, you can’t not resign him, even if you have to trade him at the deadline. Without knowing the inner workings of the locker room, he appears to be a leader of this team. Both on the ice and on the bench. He’s blocking no one. As for the game, it will have to wait. Guests coming over for NYE where they will expect the Fiesta Bowl. Outside of Pi, not too many hockey fans, let alone Sabre fans in south OC.

** Spoiler alert 🚨 He’s a bad one.

Even with the winless streak, it’s a wonderful life. Merry Christmas all.

Marty is better suited to be a color analyst for the Sabres. Much more insightful than Ray. I would actually prefer he replace Ray. That said, with Birons’ absence from the pre/post game show, the bench is weak. Is Kaleta the best you can do? Gionta unavailable or doesn’t want to drive down the 90? Nothing against Baker, but he never played so unless he is replacing the cackler, no thanks.