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Seriously... doesn't it make sense that some kind of announcement could really energize the team and fan base going into the second half? You'd think this would enter into a decision to announce this sooner rather than later.

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My Monday morning question is what do these news organizations, and I use that term lightly, owe us in terms of explanation/apology when their big scoops fall through? Do they even care or are they just trying to jump on a big story and get some publicity? Beyond reporting the "buzz" that the Sabres are being sold, apparently true, I can't think of one substantive detail about this story that has turned out to be true.

 

Now... please... let there be an announcement of a presser in the next hour!

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Here's a thought: Does Pegula sit down with Darcy and tell him to make some deadline deals like his job depends in it...because it does?

 

PTR

 

Great question. I am just not able to process the possibility that come next October, Darcy is still the GM. Same for Lindy. Why not tell him he's coaching for his job? Pegula will have 13 years as a body of work to look at. Forget six weeks.

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My Monday morning question is what do these news organizations, and I use that term lightly, owe us in terms of explanation/apology when their big scoops fall through? Do they even care or are they just trying to jump on a big story and get some publicity? Beyond reporting the "buzz" that the Sabres are being sold, apparently true, I can't think of one substantive detail about this story that has turned out to be true.

 

Now... please... let there be an announcement of a presser in the next hour!

If their scoops fall through, media sources lose credibility, which is really all they have.

 

OTOH, have any reported substantive details turned out to be false? I think the lid on this has been tight enough so that nothing has been confirmed or refuted.

 

Here's a thought: Does Pegula sit down with Darcy and tell him to make some deadline deals like his job depends in it...because it does?

 

PTR

Great question. I am just not able to process the possibility that come next October, Darcy is still the GM. Same for Lindy. Why not tell him he's coaching for his job? Pegula will have 13 years as a body of work to look at. Forget six weeks.

I think both DR and LR understand that they are going to need to demonstrate to the new owner that they are worth keeping. Hopefully this means DR will pull the trigger on a couple of deals.

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My Monday morning question is what do these news organizations, and I use that term lightly, owe us in terms of explanation/apology when their big scoops fall through? Do they even care or are they just trying to jump on a big story and get some publicity? Beyond reporting the "buzz" that the Sabres are being sold, apparently true, I can't think of one substantive detail about this story that has turned out to be true.

 

Now... please... let there be an announcement of a presser in the next hour!

Maybe it's just me, but I just couldn't care any less about this story. With the emergence of Weber and Stafford, with the absence of Roy and Connolly :D , and with the new faces like Ennis and Adam, I've been much more interested in the changes of this team on the ice lately than I am in the changes off of it.

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OTOH, have any reported substantive details turned out to be false? I think the lid on this has been tight enough so that nothing has been confirmed or refuted.

Ken Campbell had the deal closing before the end of the year.

 

Bucky had Pegula in NYC meeting Bettman. Had to retract that to explain he was there to see a concert. (Still could have met Bettman I guess.)

 

Nick Mendola had the deal "imminent." Imminent isn't measured in days.

 

There was reporting that Pegula would attend the board of governors meeting. Unless they snuck him in (and denied it), he didn't

 

Various reports of letters of intent shot down. (Quinn could be lying... nah.)

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I tried a few days ago. Got a 404: Brain Not Found

 

Reminds me of the very first error message I ever saw as a young pup going to RIT for Computer Science. This was back in the days of the VAX machine. We used to get a ubiquitious error meesage that said, "A603 Load Module does not exist". Can't remember much from those days any more, but I sure remember, A603... Always reminded me of a comment that would come from the Martian on Bugs Bunny.

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Anyone else think this thread can reach 1,000 posts before the sale is announced?

 

Bar Bill in EA has the best wings on the planet and there is no other establishment that can even come close!

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Please be courteous to your fellow posters/readers and stay on topic. I have split the OS discussion to a new thread.

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Please be courteous to your fellow posters/readers and stay on topic. I have split the OS discussion to a new thread.

Sorry about kinda spawning that. It kinda just happened. I still think we hear something before the puck drop tomorrow though.

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god i hope so.

 

Is it possible, and I have no "sources that can't be named" for this, that the recent run of success these last few games may be holding it back. Cuz while fans are gonna view this as an awesome change, Players and coaches and GMs may get uneasy and it's possible they don't wanna throw anything off during a winning streak. Just a thought, doubt it's true.

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god i hope so.

 

Is it possible, and I have no "sources that can't be named" for this, that the recent run of success these last few games may be holding it back. Cuz while fans are gonna view this as an awesome change, Players and coaches and GMs may get uneasy and it's possible they don't wanna throw anything off during a winning streak. Just a thought, doubt it's true.

 

No way. This is a multi-million dollar deal. This is Pegula's dream (hopefully) to own the team and this is a huge financial gain by TG. There is no way a 5-0-1 record or whatever by a 10th place team is going to slow the process. On that note, not sure what is slowing it....

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