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I don't see anything in the tweet that was so offensive - a tatted up girl with a nice figure in a tank top? The video of a loud mouth guy going "back to Florida"? He looked like Bisonette.

There are some compelling points here. Your boastful delivery style has been a bit abrupt, but your intent seems to be well meaning. I have dropped ~25 lbs since Jan but seem to have reached a plateau that is hard to get past. I have cut the calorie intake down, smaller portions, better food -more home made food, no fast food, less alcohol, and much more exercise (walking, golfing, and strength training in the gym). I am stuck at the same weight for the past few months. People are telling me that the increased muscle is "heavier" and that it's inches that I should be focused on. There just may be some foods that I am eating that are not good for me and they are holding me back. My wife is also in the same boat. We ordered the book on Amazon and we will get it on Friday.

Are you really saying that replacing Krebs and Joker with better players will not make the team better? One way to improving a team is by replacing lesser players with better ones. What is Joker? Is he really helping Power on the 2nd pair? He seems like a third pair guy on a good team. A 6/7 guy on a strong team. What is Krebs? He did not impress in his opportunity as a 3C because he did not create much at all. He is "ok for his age" as a 4C. Lindy wants a shutdown line, and guy that can win key defensive zone faceoffs. That is not Krebs right now, maybe its Krebs when he is 27 years old? Should we wait on a 4th line player? These are two guys that should be pretty easy to improve upon if you want to win now.

I am not optimist about Adams anymore. I like Lindy but Adams extensive coaching search left me shaking my head. He only had serious talks with Lindy, his neighbor in Clarence, and a guy that hired him many years ago. I really am looking forward to seeing what Adams does in the off season, this should be his make it or break it off season. Can he bring in enough good NHL players? Lindy clearly understands their needs. His talk about getting players for certain roles, like tools, was spot on. Can Lindy's presence help Adams? Everything hinges on it. Pegula really likes and trusts Adams. I think that if the Sabres are competitive and challenge for a wildcard birth right to the end, then Adams will be safe whether they make it of not. Pegula will probably be happy with another close miss and a still very young roster, that is just how he is. Ruff will then get his year 2. Ruff's year 2 will determine if Adams stays. I wish I was more positive about this team. What teams are falling in the Eastern Conference? Washington and Pittsburgh come to mind but they could retool and rebuild faster than the pace Adams has displayed thus far. The Isles and Lightning? Detroit and Philly past us last year. Are we really any better than NJ once they get a goalie? We need 5 or 6 new players that are NHL players and the right players. In addition we need the Core to be better, players like Thompson and Cozens must rebound and get back to the their game from the year prior to last. We also need a repeat of the UPL we saw in the second half of the season. The center spline is Thompson, Cozens, Krebs, Jost/Girgensons. Yuck!

This is a nice alternate view and I hope you are correct. I would love it if Skinner has "lost his love for the Sabres" and is asking for a trade, but that is probably just wishful thinking.

I am not even sure Byram will be a Sabre after this season. Lets see what players they bring in this off season, and at what cost. Lets see what Byram does after a full season too.

I am talking about more hockey trades that bring in NHL players and actually improve the roster. Taking a few risks in an effort for high reward. He has players, many prospects, picks, and cap room. He did one hockey trade last year, Mitts for Byram. And that is a trade that on its own cannot help this team unless he replaces Mitts. It is an incomplete move since he left a void at center. He made one other decent trade the year prior, using draft picks to get Greenway. Besides that, he has played in the bargain bins for guys like Jost, Robinson, etc. Plenty of GMs make trades for NHL hockey players every season. Adams has gone on record complaining that other teams want his prospects for nothing, and that other teams took less for players than what he offered. Time for him to grow a pair and impress us with his shrewdness. Four full years have past since Adams took the reins, he needs to finish this rebuild and get this team back into the NHL. The year 5 clock has started.

100% on the bolded. So far.

He got rid of a guy that he decided he didn't want to re-sign, and he added a younger and promising player at another position. I don't feel that he proved anything with that trade. Are the Sabres better with Bryam instead of Mitts? We don't know yet until they fill the very big hole at center.

The question remains: Does he have the gumption to make big hockey trades. (Not just unloading players that don't want to be here for futures.)

I have had a few good rounds myself @Thorny

McDavid was there and he was very noticeable but Florida did a good job on him last night. Weird game statistically, the shots end up about even but it seemed like the Oilers had the puck most of the time and they had better chances. Game 7 will be interesting to see. Florida looks like they do not know what to do. They have been playing cautious hockey since game 4.

It’s sounds that way. I really want to see 6 new NHL Level players on this roster. This presser gives me no confidence that big moves are coming.

Proven winner? Lindy or Skinner? Lindy seems to have already made his assessment on Skinner, hence the trade/buyout rumors.

Henrique again. Playing the shut down center role. Nice pick up.

Empty netter seals it. Back to Florida.

Henrique has always been a really good player. Great pick up by Edmonton to get him.

Agree, but caveat that Florida would not be in the final without Bobrovsky.

8 to 1 shots Edmonton. 13 - 3 hits Panthers. Who has the puck?

Ready to go. Looking for some great hockey. Oilers crowd is insane. Panthers need someone to step up. Oilers are all over them.

If the fan base is truly somnolent then they may lack the ability to be revved up, they would not be just sleeping on the team. I think much of the fan base is disgusted with the team, waiting for a turnaround, actually saying "show me", and meanwhile is focused on the Bills and Josh Allen. Kane is not the player that will fix a lot of things either. He is good enough to play on this team, but they need more than Kane.

Enjoy every moment. Soak it in.

Yes. They but wanted more than a 4C from Krebs though. A solid 3C that can create offense was what I thought he could be at one time. His shot as 3C came and he didn’t do much with it. Still young, maybe it clicks soon, maybe not. Tuch has been very good. Östlund is TBD. Greenway has been well worth giving up the #2 for. More trades like that please.

Lindy likes to have at least one solid two-way player on every line so we don't know what his first line will be, even if they can't or don't move Skinner, I don't see him being a Lindy first line player. It sure sounds like Lindy took the job with the promise of getting a major input into the roster. I do share your concern on getting rid of Skinner and then not bringing in a first line winger. I hope they are not going to just hand a first line position to Quinn or Peterka and then bring in Kulich or Rosen for the 2nd or 3rd line. If they move on from Skinner they need to replace him with an NHL player. They still need to replace Mitts too. We know that Lindy likes situational players, he referred to them as "tools". He said he wants to win key face-offs, to have a shut down line, to play a grittier game, and to have a few players that will keep the other team from getting out of line. In other words it sounds like we could be bringing in 5 or 6 new players. As for Skinner scoring 25+ on the 3rd line with Benson on the other wing? That would require a 3C that is capable of being a 2C and it is also asking a lot of Benson who will play next season at only 19 years old.

There were many reasons, call it chemistry for lack of a better word. Murray's group really started to rot an already bad culture. Coaching was a factor. Leadership on the team was probably an even bigger factor. Maturity of the players. Eichel and Reinhart were very young and being asked to carry more load than they could at the time. Some of the players acquired were very distracted and had personal issues that they brought with them - see Kane and Bogo. Lehner had a bunch of problems too, most of that came out a few years later. Veterans brought in like Gionta, Gorges, and Moulson were no longer effective players or listened too. Factions started to grow within the players that remained after Murray and Byslma were gone. On top of all that Murray did not draft (or develop) very well.