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1 - I'd like it to be, but it will be tough to pry it away from Ann Arbor or wherever Men's development team is based. 2 - DDB. I don't like DB because everytime I see that acronym I think of douchebag. 3 - If he doesn't win a cup by year 5 or at least make it to the finals, I think he is outta here. 4 - 5% 5 - Batistta!!! LOL Did I match?(old match game reference)

That would be disappointing. Only a 10-15 point improvement over the last two years of HORRIBLE rosters. I would think 75-80 is a reasonable goal, and if the right pieces are brought in and mesh, maybe 85 points.

Does it really matter what TM is smiling at or why he is smiling? IT'S A SMILE! I just thought it was unusual compared to his usual "i'm mad at the world" look. ...and the more picks you have the more the odds go up that you find a player that will make it to the show. I just don't like the idea of accumulating all these draft picks and then start including them in every single transaction.

TM with the rare smile...

Took another hit today. Still room to improve! :)

I didn't hear it, but since Schoop is off, I assume he was interviewed by the Bulldog, and considering he can't get 3 words out of his mouth without tripping over his tongue, anyone he interviews sounds good/"more natural". LOL

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I always thought Toyota made good cars, but I have a 2010 Corolla that has had crap break on it, that I would never expect to break on a Toyota. All of this beginning shortly after bumper to bumper warranty expired. 1 - Wire to horn broke. Fixed once, broke again. 2 - Radio display just goes haywire from time to time and you see nothing but jibberish on the display. 3 - Driver side controls for power windows/locks is recessed in door handle(more so than normal). I'm sure it is a penny piece of plastic or a screw which would cost $100+ to fix. 4 - Aux jack for radio cuts in and out when in use. This is the kind of crap that led me to stop buying cars from the big 3 american automakers. WTF! :censored:

Just picked up the Hockey News Draft Preview... 7 pages on McDavid/Edmonton 4 pages on Eichel(with one of the 4 being a full page pic of him) Like most print publications, this will be outdated compared to internet resources by draft day, but that being said, it will help tide me over until draft day. Also, nice keepsake of Eichel in a Sabres jersey on the cover.

What say you?

I heard the PC on the radio and noticed a bad echo. Where was the PC held?

I will be interested to see how quickly DDB hires his assistants. I could be wrong, but I believe that TN didn't hire Trottier and co. until sometime in the first half of August.

Unless DDB is that much better than the next guy on TM's list, I would have told $hit$burgh to go pound salt. The Sabres are taking the salary of your former coach off your books. If that isn't good enough, then FU. I don't like pissing away draft picks that are meant to keep the cupboards restocked.

I stated that if I misread it, I'm sorry. Feel free to step off the pedestal you are on.

Sorry...If that is the case, I misread it.

They have Eichel, Kane, Ennis, Moulson and probably Reinhart in their top 6 next year. In what scenario is there room for 4 new guys in the top 6?

Did the Oilers have to give a 3rd round pick to the Sharks when they signed McLellan?

So if he is hired will his acronym here be DDB?

It's a message board, not the Sabres war room...why does there have to be a consensus on anything? :blink: :blink:

No way I give up anything close to a 1st for Bylsma. If Babcock was only going to be a 3rd, Bylsma is not worth anymore than a 4th or 5th. As far as part of a package deal, any deal for Bylsma is separate from any deal for players/prospects. No combo deal...sorry Shitt$$burgh.

What about draft picks traded away? :P

I don't think I will be able to go, but I put in for tickets sometime back in early spring, and also have not heard anything from them.

Only time will tell, but I've said the same thing about TM. No brainers to pick Reinhart and EIchel, we'll see how he does with the rest of his drafts, trades & F/A.

Perreault along with OJ and McAdoo were my boyhood sports heroes. Perreault was AWESOME. Enough said.

You know what really sucks? If the announcer for the 15-16 season was told to be just like Milt Ellis, it wouldn't have any negative impact on the crowd atmosphere versus "monster truck" style of PA announcer. You would think there would be someone old school in the organization <cough cough> Pegula <cough cough> who would just say, this is what I want! In case you can't tell, I HATE monster truck PA guy...especially the Sabres current guy. Every time I had to listen to him say Thomas Vanek, it made me want to go on a seek and destroy mission and rip the microphone out of his hand.