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Seems more need-based drafting as opposed to traditional consensus best player available.

Right before CHI picks at 16. #showtime

I'm bumpin' this ***** because CHI just moved out Patrick Kane's opposing winger, with whom Kane played the majority of his 5v5 ice time with. DeBrincat had 78P in 82GP and was under contract through this next season. Perhaps this is the beginning of the CHI fire sale.

Disagree. I'd easily still take 16+41->7+25OA for those changes, and our cap space is cheap. TOR trading a 1st and 3rd for an average G (at an affordable cap hit) is steep, but they're cap constrained and Mrazek is untenably bad. Mrazek->Murray is a big upgrade, but not a division-breaking one. Ottawa ridding Murray but going 7->16 is definitely a net loss for them, which is why the 3rd is there. They take the biggest hit, but no longer have to pay Murray's salary.

In the proposed scenario: Buffalo receives: 7th overall (OTT) 25th overall (TOR) Buffalo already has: 9th overall (BUF) 28th overall (FLA)

Live look at Kevyn Adams meeting with Ryan Johnson's agent:

KA rolling onto the floor of the Bell Centre with four firsts in hand:

Not that I can infer from the stats over his 20 games (five of which were going 0-5-0 before being sent down). He sits about 40th in GSAA/60. If there's other data, I'm open to it. How many first round draft picks should we acquire?

Murray is average. Mrazek is hot trash.

Not with that attitude he won't. We're going to win it all this year.

To sign him before he turns UFA.

Honestly, we could trade for Kuemper's rights and do a pretty rich deal (he's currently at $4.5MAAV) and I wouldn't be mad about it. He's still a top five to 12-ish goalie in this league.

Kuemper's a UFA. Francouz is under contract for two more years, then UFA. Georgiev is an RFA. Francouz and Kuemper are 5th and 6th in 5v5 GSAA/60 this season. 11th and 7th in HDGSAA/60. Both worthwhile to examine. Francouz performed similarly to Kuemper, but makes only $2M. Kuemper made $4.5M last season. They might trade Kemper's signing rights for a late round pick. Clearing cap space, etc.

I knew our draft capital gave us a lot of options, but I did not think we'd be adding more 1st round draft capital. But that value is crazy. Also Pierre Dorion is drunk. Try to make another trade with him.

***** Antonio Brown.

Wins.

Haha, if the local media is respecting her medical privacy, it's not just a failure of journalistic integrity, it's a conspiracy. What a ***** take.

Was it Tim Murray that effectively said it was really easy to spend lots of money on bad players and that getting to the cap floor was the easy part? I believed him.

There's a potential scenario for a blockbuster draft trade. I could definitely see CHI/BUF/NHL colluding to send #9 or #16 (and other things) to CHI for Kane (and maybe other things). We'd still have two 1sts, including #9 or #16. Quinn, Cozens, Mitts et al don't go anywhere. CHI would get back into the 1st round (they don't have a 1st this year; they were to pick #6). The league would definitely wait until the pick to announce this. The draft's in MTL so it won't get booed on TV by Hawks fans. That kind of draft day spectacle would make Gary Bettman's maw moist. Over the past three years, Kane's rankings: Goals 32nd Assists 5th Points 7th P/GP 11th Kane hasn't had any major injuries. His game is kind to his longevity. One of seven active players with three Stanley Cups. His speed may wear off in the next couple of years, but his hands and veteran influence will last. If BUF thinks they have any edge on the market for a player that produces like that, you have to believe they're going to pursue it. We have the draft capital.

Kane stats while working with Granato: 2017-18 82GP 27G 49A 76P 2018-19 81GP 44G 66A* 110P* *career highs

Don't wait the year, pay the reduced "rental" asset price to secure the player and then re-sign them before having to compete in the open market on salary. If it doesn't work out, trade the rights before the deadline to recoup the rental fee.

Is this broadcasted or streamed somewhere?

"Undisclosed Personal Issue" caused him to sit out the 2nd half of his junior year at Notre Dame after posting 16P in 21GP. Team reportedly excluded him in that summer's media communication. He transferred to Minnesota, being forced to sit out a year due to NCAA transfer rules. Didn't suit up for Minnesota in Fall 2018 (reason unknown) and immediately signed with Norfolk (which eliminated his NCAA eligibility), played 2018/19 there. Sabres rights to him expired August 2018, before he signed with Norfolk.

Big oof. Naw. Maths: If impact is defined by a 200GP player, then even in the back half of the 1st round, you still have a ~44% chance of selecting an impact player. Over the course of four selections, each which that chance, here's what you get: 9.8% chance of not selecting an impact player 30.9% chance of selecting precisely one impact player 36.4% chance of selecting precisely two impact players 19.1% chance of selecting precisely three impact players 3.8% chance of selecting precisely four impact players And four years of firsts isn't temporary. In a sport with an average career length of five years, that's an eternity. But none of this matters because: ...be matched by the other team.

Former Buffalo Sabres picks at 9OA and 16OA: 1982 (9OA) Paul Cyr 1982 (16OA) Dave Andreychuk 1995 (16OA) Martin Biron 2011 (16OA) Joel Armia 2013 (16OA) Nikita Zadorov