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Ok. I’m sure your joking but ... I wouldn’t want JB or anyone to die in a fire for a poor sports trade... breath ...

If anyone wants to do the homework ... what’s the average salary for 2nd line center currently playing? then add on another 15-20% because UFA’s almost always cost more to sign. my uneducated guess is $6-8 mil. for a solid 2nd line UFA center. Sabres are moving out salary in the summer. But will it be enough for a high priced 2nd line center UFA? Hmmmm

Hmmm ... and not everyone uses the same definition or weight when using a word. My vocabulary would go something like this ... Chris Drury was a great player. But not Elite. I watched him from the time he was in Colorado thru his time in Buffalo and NY. Jack Eichel is a great player on the cusp of elite. I need to see more (time and consistency, not necessarily more talent), before I throw elite or generational or whatever clarifying words fans like to throw around when describing players talents. Elite > Great > Very good > good > Ellis > gragnani > Delmore > Peters > Scott > Vinz ?

So, you say ... Sabres games have been on it a few times already. So ESPN+ doesn’t stream every Sabres game?

If we are going to add grit (or as some like to call it “toughness”), I want a guy who can contribute more than 5-7 goals a year and 100 pims. Good grief. Way more points, less pims. Reaves and Foligno would be a freakin joke. They would in short order become the fan favorite in Oct and Nov... followed by being the whipping boy/strongly disliked by Jan thru Apr.

So perhaps Thursday or Saturday

Ah ok. Yea. I have spectrum internet and cable. Looking to see the options after I drop the cable. Looks like Fubo is it for my situation.

I don’t think this way, but I see that a certain chunk of fans do ... so I’m asking, not out of snark, but only out of pure curiosity.... why does it matter so much to some fans, that a Sabre “gets respect” or “gets recognized” by the league or by other cities or other fans. For me, personally, I couldn’t care less about what the league recognizes. Let alone other fan bases or publications/sports journalists Etc.... Not saying you ... but some fans put so much stock in what others think.

Some Sabres fans ... and the NHL brass as a whole ...

If no team picks him up, yes. Hutton is staying here. For at least 4 more months.

Hey, thanks for replying! So, I looked at the whole Spectrum steaming thing. But when I looked at what stations were available, I didn’t see MSG or MSG-B. So I dismissed it. But from what you’re saying it IS available thru spectrum steaming. It’s just poor quality. furthermore, everything I’m seeing keeps pointing me to Fubo (thru Roku) as the only option (besides paying extra for NHL.tv or center ice). I don’t think YouTube TV is a viable option Due to blackout rules. I’m learning as I go.

.500 road trip. I like it.

All of them. How many will he “look good” in? 50-60% of them.

The Buffalo Sabres will look to close out their three-game road trip on a high note. They're in Edmonton tonight to play the Oilers at Rogers Place. It's an 8 p.m. ET faceoff with the Buick Game Night pregame show kicking things off on MSG at 7:30. Buffalo's next home game is Tuesday against St. Louis. That game will air on NBCSN. Here's what you need to know. This is the first of two meetings between the Sabres and Oilers this season. Last meeting: Edmonton defeated Buffalo 7-2 in Edmonton on Jan. 14 Next meeting: Thursday, Jan. 2 in Buffalo The Sabres are 4-5-1 in their last 10 games vs. the Oilers; 6-4-0 on the road. Tonight's game is the third in a three-game road trip through Western Canada for the Sabres. Buffalo is 13-7-4 against the Pacific Division since the beginning of last season, including a 3-2-3 record in 2019-20. The Sabres are 26-40-11 all-time against the Oilers but are 11-6-1 against Edmonton since 2005-06 and 4-2-0 against them in the last three seasons.

If fans want to buy better goaltending this season, right away, then that takes away from the ability to sign higher end talent. I didn’t say prevent. so we trade for goalie XYZ who carries a cap hit of 6 mil. For the next 3 years after this season. Ok, well, we had to trade away significant talent to acquire him. now he’s our “starter for the next 3 years. Ullmark is the backup. Ok, so when UPL is knocking on the door, what do we do? Trade away Ullmark? What if Ullmark is a damn good backup? Trade away UPL? Trade away the 6 mil. starter we traded away significant talent for just a year or so ago? Instead of stomping feet and crossing arms and just yelling that you want a player, or coach or GM gone, how about you come up with a reasonable, logical well thought out plan that not only makes sense short term, but long term as well. Not accomplishing short term feel good decisions at the expense of long term success both financially and professionally. Some think in terms of sprints, when they should be focused on marathons. i look at the money for Price and Bobrovsky and I just laugh. Laugh and say no thank you to that team building concept. (Paying a ton to goaltending).

Is this serious? Read again if you want to debate my post. Geesh...

I would want JB to think this way in order of most important... 1. 2nd line center 2. Gritty top 6 winger 3. Gritty bottom 6 guy try to move two of Scandella, Risto, Bogo. Then try to move two of ERod, Vesey, Miller. IMO, Goaltending will not be changed at all this season. Build around that duo.

Well since the streaming threads were closed for some reason, I’ll ask it here ... a family member who lives in SC suggested if I cut the cord with spectrum (only keep internet), I should just get YouTube tv to watch the Sabres games. Being in WNY, is this true? Can I watch the MSG-B broadcasted games via YouTube tv? What about NBCSN Sabres games? i see that Fubo has MSG available, but is it MSG-B? And can I get MSG-B thru Fubo if I live in the WNY area? I just bought the latest Roku express. Haven’t hooked it up yet. Gonna do it around Christmas. Trying to learn as I go here ...

JB isn’t going anywhere. Especially if he makes a couple trades in an attempt to improve the team. So some will just have to keep waiting another 1+ years at best ...

Bogo isn’t returning. I would lay money on it. Unless, unless ... he takes a significant pay cut. And it’s only a one or two year deal. His current salary is at the least 2 mil. too high for what he brings.

Comparing the competency or effectiveness of NFL and NHL GM’s is like comparing Legos to Mega Blocks. GI Joe to Action force. Del Monte to Great Value. Levi’s to H&M’s. Sure it’s the same to a point. A very loose and broad spectrum point.

Loss vs. Calgary OT loss vs. Vancouver The obvious result is a win in Edmonton for a 50/50 split

Beautiful pass by Reinhart.

Couldn’t have happened to a better idiot. Good for Delauriers.