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Back in the 17th century, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth occupied Latvia (and much of Estonia).

My point really is: Maybe Kevyn didn't talk to a single person besides Lindy. If that's what happened, I would call his "double digits" statement a white lie and move on.

That's kind of my point. I don't care. Just win.

I think Bill Belichick is a royal butthead, but if he coached hockey, at this point I'd be in favor of hiring him if he could bring some Ws to the Sabres. At this point that's about all I care about.

Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.

At this point, WHO F***ING CARES? Could care less about his pressers.

Not sure I trust them any less than Byram, tbh.

Don't mess with the "narrative." I want effective defense. Nothing more, nothing less. You want big hits? Here.

I think you're underselling him. In limited minutes at the NHL level, he's looked competent and composed. He makes the smart play. For all the hotdogging by Dahlin and the other top guys, we need good, no-nonsense Dmen to keep them out of trouble, and Johnson is one.

Ah, there's the morose PA we've come to know and.... well, know. Not surprised. He's a good player and after the Sabres didn't even want to talk about extension he's highly motivated to prove KA wrong.

Adams' strategy seems to be to grow from within, knowing that when players fully develop there isn't cap space to pay everybody, so he's depending on players on ELCs and low AAV bridge contracts to grow into the roles. I think that only works if your prospects are ready when you have to move your more developed players. In the case of Mitts that was not the case. Being an RFA the Sabres still had control and could have held him for another year at least to give time to grow a replacement out of the prospect ranks (and/or give Krebs one more year of seasoning).

No, the leap is in the current situation affecting past decisions when there was no way to know the current situation. If something gives, I kind of hope it's not moving Ryan Johnson. I think he will be a steady defender for quite a while. Because he's played a full college career, he's really a mature prospect ready for big NHL minutes.

What if your current manager matched the salary of your new offer?

Hmm. If only. From the article (which disagrees with the headline): I think it's a clickbait article and nothing more.

What do you give up to acquire Nelson? What do the Isles need?

Wow, that's impressive.

My condolences.

That was obnoxious. /nfreeman My post wasn't a critique of coaching styles but rather a commentary of the reaction of the fan base.

And we've seen just how long it's taken Tage, Mitts and Cozy to develop. Krebs is still a work in progress at best. And @seer775 thinks someone's gonna jump out of Rochester and be our 3C? Fat chance. Byram hasn't filled an obvious hole, and now we have a Mitts-shaped hole in the forward ranks. As others have said, this trade only makes sense if Adams as a plan to fill that hole.

I think keeping Casey would have helped Cozey's development. Casey could play second line and let Cozens play against lesser competition while he honed his game. Pay all three of 'em $7 million a year and let whoever's hotter play the top line, whoever's slumping can be 3C. Jost or Girgs or Krebs or Matt Murray could play 4C; it wouldn't matter with the spine led by Tage, Cozens and Mitts in whatever order.

That's BS. He was exactly that player. When Tage went down in 22-23, Casey kept that top line a-clickin' along.

Yeah, and when Donny was first hired it was "A Granato interview is straightforward and easy to comprehend. Plain talk and clarity."

That was my first thought. But there are a lot more than us. And it's not just two in the Western Conference; Seattle, the Kings, Blues, Devils and Senators are all looking for coaches.