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In chronological order: Yvan Cornoyer Borje Salming Cam Neely Mark Tinordi Jarome Iginla Lots of other options: Jean Ratelle, Rod Langway, Larry Robinson, Lanny MacDonald, Marcel Dionne, Mark Howe, Adam Oates, Trevor Linden, Eric Nesterenko, Steve Yzerman, and so on.

When I think "ye olde blue and golde", I think of the original, which is royal with what looked like a tint of cobalt. I also preferred the thinner strips on the uniform and the socks from the original uniform. Maybe because those teams were so much fun to watch.

They won't do that. They saw what a fiasco that made the NBA draft back in the day.

Who's that little old man? He belongs to Paul.

Don't be sad. (Don't be sad.) Just Meatloafing around.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr-kn0JG5p4

Cirelli is an RFA, correct? How much do we need to offer him to have him not demand a trade?

If Lundell is the top idea for us at #8, I want that pick traded immediately. Having said that: When I have heard the Zemgus comparison to Lundell, it was with the caveat, "what Zemgus Girgensons would have been had the Sabres not rushed him" -- a middle-6 Centre.

Obviously. But without it, Henrique would be my expected average return. #8 might get you someone on the level of Dylan Strome. JMO.

For that smorgasbord, the best I think you can get is an established low-tier 2C, such as Adam Henrique. Probably 2021 1st unprotected, Johnson, and Mittlestadt would be close to my minimum acceptable return if I am Anaheim. To shoot higher, #8 is an absolute necessity.

I can't think of any combination of those things that can be used to get a legit 2C. We would need to find the next Mike Peca or Stu Barnes who is undervalued by his organisation and has the drive to prove it.

Waitaminnit, waitaminnit, waitaminnit. Doesn't this sound a lot like what BTG thought with video scouting, except that maybe the Sabres took it too far?

As I have said a few times, I would have preferred several posters here to have been GM after Darcy was fired over the parade of incompetents we have had. I am hoping that he telepathically channels the board's consensus on player evaluations, usage of analytics, and resource management. That would be far preferable to GMTM and JNot.

Your idea is why Darcy and Lindy worked with Rochester the entirety of the Great Lockout. I figured Taylor would be in Buffalo next season. The one inference I draw is that Taylor was more aligned with Housley's coaching philosophy than Krueger's.

Must your vendetta contaminate everything you post? At this point, I am rooting for them to hold the team in perpetuity just to annoy you to your grave. And the daughters really want the team anyway.

I think we may be for a few years. The cap is flat and, in the worst-case scenario from medical economics types, th US may not recover until after 2025. Honestly, the NHL and the NHLPA needed a quick salary adjustment phase for a couple of years to right the finances. I imagine cutting the cap by up to 50% was unacceptable on both sides.

You hire a GM who agrees with that philosophy. That's just normal ownership. Right now, I would have been cool with Lindy and Darcy all these years.

On the upside, we were better then.

Just musing. The last 2 times, the Pegulas went with full search and selected highly regarded hockey people. But GMTM and JBot stunknown. Maybe, this time, they just said **** it and went with Adams.

The Pilut problem may have set them off. The timing works.

You might have hit on something. Can you imagine the Pegula's reaction to being asked to draw up longish-term, high-ish money contracts for, as a worst-case scenario, Simmonds, Frolik, and Sobotka?

Thanks, Liger. I am glad for a breakdown like this. What prompted my question was that after "the top tiers", there were classic JBottom "safe picks." The one with the most play is Anton Lundell. Holtz is allegedly a steal at 8. Sanderson is a "safe" defencemen. Gunler is in this group as well from what I was reading. IMHO, JNot gets a clear top prospect or should trade out for a #2C.

The first 10,000,000 years were the worst. The second 10,000,000 -- they were the worst too. The third 10,000,000 -- I didn't enjoy at all. After that, I went into a bit of a decline. Addendum: zounds, that sounds a lot like being a Sabres fan this past decade...

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Changes are underlined: Citi Zen AMF FML Nothing obvious for Short Wave or SACLANT.