LabattBlue

Glad I saw this just now. I would have gone on around 945 and the draft would have been over. 😂

Don't worry there will be plenty to join us, if the bottom six does little to nothing offensively over the 1st ten games, and Hutton's eyes start crossing again.

Yes the GM is gone, but the owners who have final say especially on contracts that LARGE are still here. The same owners who have destroyed this franchise for the last 10 years. I've said it since the start of last season, the Sabres better hope for a compliance buyout in the next CBA, or Skinner's contract is going to kill them for years to come. We will see how the season plays out, but it sound like the differences between RK and Skinner are still there. It's up to Ralph to break bread and make it work with Skinner, as he is not going anywhere.

I’ve been singing this chorus for days now. If I remember right, Jeremy White was the one who was touting using this as the new goal song, before they adopted “here we go now, here we go now...” I wonder if the reason they didn’t go with this, is because the game presentation staff didn’t want to use something being pushed by a sports talk host versus something they picked on their own? Anyways, once fans get back in the stands, I really wish they would at least give this a trial run.

Is this going to be where you get a point for every category you win in your head to head match, or will it just be total points all categories combined for the given week.

I'm in. Looks like SS Blue and Gold will be dormant this year.

Anyone know the date/time for the 2nd intra-squad scrimmage? Poked around sabres.com, but no luck.

If Eakin, as the Sabres 3rd like center, only gets 15 points, this team is in BIG trouble, as this means there is little to no production from the 3rd or 4th lines.

I voted for this, because I love your description of the song, in the poll options. 😂 PS This should have been named the goal song last time...instead of the travesty they currently are using. 🎶 ...Hear their shout, hear their roar They've probably had a barrel of ale and much, much more Hooray, hooray, hooray, yeah Over the hill went the swords of a thousand men...🎶

I didn’t know this. I would have guessed that most AHL teams had independent owners.

Me too. As disappointing the last decade was, I’d always go down for rookie camp, training camp, and in more recent years, the prospect challenge.

Good insights.

Yeah...but did he have the kiddie hockey academy on his resumé. 😈

I’d really like to see Borgen or to a lesser extent Bryson get some chances early in the season, over old man Hal Irwin, or the other blueline fodder signed during the off-season.

You beat me to it. 😊

I don’t care how tough the division looks on paper, if the Sabres miss the playoffs again, it will be a huge disappointment.

This! Unless the NHL owners are willing to absorb the losses of their AHL affiliates playing in empty arena’s, I can’t see a way there will be an AHL season.

Here’s hoping the Sabres stream some of the training camp sessions, or at least the two planned intra-squad scrimmages. No need to have Peters and River blabbering, just give me the video feed.

I used to be in "Blue", and then dropped out. If there is enough interest, I would be willing to takeover duties to run "Blue".

With no AHL until 2/5 at the earliest, what happens to all the training camp players who don’t make the Sabres roster or taxi squad? Workout on their own? Rochester coaching staff?

So did I read this earlier, Kucherov can be put on LTIR to get them under the cap, but come playoff time, he can come back and play? If so, that’s a joke and the NHL needs to address that.

I'd like to be optimistic, but with the numbers on the rise, and no bubble(which the players were never going to agree to and I can't blame them for that), I see covid reaking havoc on this already shortened season. Don't get me wrong, Sabres hockey on TV basically every other day will help January and February move a little faster....so for my sake, I hope the season can play out with as few hiccups as possible.

Well...clearly the German bubble has some leaks. If any Germans test positive tomorrow or the next few days, the whole team should be sent home.

Hate the idea. It’s a bush league move for a professional big 4 US sports league. 👎👎👎

What happens to AHL teams at that point? Do they just become independents who sign players not under contract to NHL teams? I wonder if they could still afford a handful of guys who make the $500-750k salaries? Anyways...interesting concept.