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I don’t think they have. now If the $5,000 was for Sabres giving up a goal in the first min ... Keybank would be filing for chapter 11 by now...?

If it’s not the Sabres, then some team will give Skinner a max or near max term for 8mil per. For contracts that start now, in 2019, for a 27 year old winger who has shown in most years to be a 55-60 point producer who is a dynamic skater, that’s pretty much what a team will have to pay. I would be shocked if it’s lower than 7.5 per for max or near max term.

LAST GAME Sunday, March 31 Columbus 4 at Buffalo 0 Goals: N/A Goalie: Ullmark (32 saves/36 shots) PP: 0/1; PK: 2/2; Shots: Buffalo 38 – Columbus 36 CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 239) Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed Matt Hunwick (upper body, March 23) – 6 games Zach Bogosian (lower body, March 25) – 5 games Rasmus Ristolainen (illness, March 26) – 4 games Vladimir Sobotka (upper body, March 30) – 2 games Marco Scandella (lower body, March 31) – 1 game TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS 3/27: Recalled F Victor Olofsson from Rochester (AHL) 3/28: Recalled D Matt Tennyson from Rochester (AHL); Assigned F Tage Thompson to Rochester (AHL) REMAINING GAMES Thursday, April 4: Ottawa at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Saturday, April 6: Buffalo at Detroit, 7 p.m. TONIGHT’S GAME PREDATORS at SABRES This is the second of two meetings between the Sabres and Predators this season. Last meeting: Nashville defeated Buffalo 2-1 in Nashville on Dec. 3, 2018 The Sabres are 3-5-2 in their last 10 games vs. the Predators; 1-5-4 at home. This is the 27th game all-time between Buffalo and Nashville; Buffalo has a 10-12-4 series record. The Sabres are 1-7-4 at home against the Predators all-time. THIS DATE IN SABRES HISTORY The Sabres are 8-7-3 all-time on April 2. April 2, 2011: Thomas Vanek records his 200th NHL goal in a 5-4 overtime loss at Washington. April 2, 2013: Ryan Miller plays his 492nd game in the NHL, breaking Dominik Hasek’s franchise record for most games played by a goaltender.

You can use the phrase “fact is” all you want, it doesn’t make your opinion any more factual. Your take on Sam is opinion driven, not fact based. No one is arguing he’s a top line dominant player. So you can stop with the straw man. And no one is “pinning hopes” on Reinhart to single handedly lead this team to the playoffs so you can stop with that strawman. He does not have “work ethic” issues so you can stop with that strawman. While he may never be that top-six center he was drafted as back in 2014, he has the ability to drive his own line as a winger in the NHL. He’s had a positive impact on a handful of players that have seen their numbers and scoring chances grow. So while you want to close your eyes and cross your arms and remain obtuse about Reinharts impact, others are seeing his development and overall positive impact he has whenever he’s on the ice. And if you want to confuse and point to poor team play as an indication of Reinharts (or any one players) failure, that’s on you. It’s a team sport. Go to naturalstattrick.com and click around. Maybe what you find regarding different players will change your attitude about certain players you dislike. Because value goes well beyond pointzzzz. His 62 points this season is a career high, while also making his linemates better. His CF% is above 51%. And in case you don’t know, That’s pretty damn good, especially for this current team. His FF% is above 51%. And in case you don’t know, that’s pretty damn good, especially for this current team. His SF% is above 51%. And in case you don’t know, that’s pretty damn good, especially on this team. Just because he’s not speedy or flashy doesn’t make him less effective. If it doesn’t end up on the scoresheet, Some have a hard time seeing the little plays he makes, the great hockey IQ he has and the terrific passing he possesses. No need to set up strawman false comments that are easily dismissed that no one is typing. Have your opinion, fine. But don’t trot it out as if it’s fact. Fact is, you seem to only see pointzzz and box scores when determining a players value to a team. But perhaps you are set in your ways and opinions and aren’t open to changing your view on players who don’t dipsy doodle and make sick deeks. I hope that’s not the case. lastly, this is a Housley thread ... and he’s the main reason the team is doing poorly. Not one or two individual players. As much as some want to pin the success or failure on the shoulders of a couple individuals. The team as a whole is underperforming. Almost all season long.

Great listen!

Did you type Botterill really big because he has a big cranium? ?

Pinning hopes on one or two players in a team sport of 23, is at best desperate. And i’m not seeing anyone pinning hopes on one or two players for team sucesss. ?‍♂️

I stopped at the word offersheet. When that becomes semi-common place, then you may be on to something with projecting rosters. Until then, it’s just EA sports 2020 level of fantasy. i don’t have the info, but can anyone muster up when the last offersheet was offered to a player AND the team got the player and had to give up draft picks? and then can someone muster up when it was done before that?

Exit interviews are a hell of a drug.

When someone judges a player on only the goals he scores, And nothing else, it really says a lot about what they watch or don’t watch in a game. Therefore… Everybody must suck Except Jack Eichel. Unless you expected him to score over 50 goals this season, then he sucks too!

Meh ... I guess that passes for EPIC nowadays?

I would love to see an even 8 teams. 30-40 game seasons. And at least a best of 3 series in the playoffs

Nope. Not overvaluing players at all. Just placing most of the blame where I see is the biggest Achilles heel. agree to disagree

A better coach would get a lot more out of this group. To think changing the roster and having the same coach will yield better results is false hope. At the beginning of the season, If you replaced Jon Cooper, Bruce Cassidy, Mike Babcock, Todd Reirden, Barry Trotz, Mike Sullivan, Paul Maurice, Peter Laviolette, Bill Peters, or Peter DeBoer with Phil Housley ... those teams wouldn’t make the playoffs. And if the Sabres had any of those coaches all season, we would easily be 20-25 points better. State of the Sabres: I place the blame like this ... 50% Housley and staff 20% JB 15% Pegulas 15% Roster Fix the coaching and a 3-4 roster spots and this team looks soooo much better.

I like reasoned, logical, even tempered thoughts that aren’t knee-jerk... well done!

I would guess he knows most of the things you are spewing about.... he’s just not saying it in a freaking media scrum staffed by salivating “reporters” looking for a headline to run to twitter with.... predictable is predictable ...

Why fans think McCabe or any player is gonna throw the coach or another player under the bus, or cause drama and strife in the locker room is beyond me ...

T-minus 3 ...

I bet the new to the NHL young developing goaltender is here for at least 3-4 more years.

Hamilton is a boob. A dramatic sensational boob.

No option for “sometime after the last game but before the playoffs begin”. That’s my prediction.

Oh it’s bad. But when Marty is on, its much better than the clown show of Schoops

I would bet Ullmark will be the starter (he’s still developing he’s not a finished product), and UPL will be backing him up once Hutton’s contract is up.

The first smart move would be to not listen to his show. It just isn’t good radio for hockey discussion. The second smart move would be to listen to hockey central and spittin chicklets and a plethora of other hockey podcasts. hell, even The Instigators show is better than Schoop and the Bulldog show.