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Wow. It seems like a sellers market at the moment. Dude is 28 and has a career high of 22 goals and 36 points. He’s on pace to break that this year (21g, 31pts), but still, that seems like quite a steep price for Coleman. They're getting Vancouver’s 1st round pick + Nolan Foote, Who Tampa Bay just drafted in the 1st round this past draft (2019). Im guessing Coleman being signed to a bargain deal that runs the next season played a part here. Tampa has some cap issues this summer. I mean, tey basically got as much for Blake freaking Coleman (with 1 year left on his deal) as Botterill got for ROR (with 5yrs left on his deal). I think i’d actually prefer Vancouver’s 1st and Nolan Foote... ??‍♂️ A 2nd + a pretty good prospect for a 37yr old defenseman... Tom Fitzgerald is making some nice trades as NJ interim GM.

Haven't had a chance to listen yet but I bet it will be a pretty good interview. eichel interview starts just past 56 mins in.

https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2020/02/15/amid-virus-outbreak-concerns-about-a-hockey-stick-shortage/ Amid virus outbreak, concerns about a hockey stick shortage

Cozens with the hat trick

I can’t decide which one to vote for

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Yeah I was going to mention that too. But I decided to double check just to make sure first and was surprised to learn that wasn’t true. He only played forward for about 25 games during his 3rd and 4th seasons (age 20 and 21). https://thehockeynews.com/news/article/heres-why-it-took-so-long-for-housley-to-make-hhof-grade

I feel like It’s been quite a while since there was so many good coaches on the market at the same time.

3 more points and he will be 2nd in NHL history. No way he catches Housley for #1. I’m not sure any teenage defenseman ever will. But that was during the “live puck era”.

https://www.nhl.com/sabres/video/evan-rodrigues-postgame-21320/t-277437090/c-5252106 (ERod post game) https://www.nhl.com/sabres/video/jack-eichel-postgame-21320/t-277437090/c-5252210 (Eichel post game) Sounds like having Olofsson back gave the team some confidence. Hopefully they can start putting some wins together now. Good to see Skinner looking more like himself. He had a good game. He was playing with that edge we saw last year. If he keeps playing like he did tonight, it’s only a matter of time until he starts scoring., and that could really help the Sabres finish strong if that happens.

I win! Edit -, wait, or you win? lol Eh, whatever. I finally got to see a win in person. My streak would’ve hit 3 years if they had lost tonight.

https://wgr550.radio.com/articles/opinion/olofsson-and-okposo-return-to-the-lineup-against-columbus Olofsson and Okposo back in the lineup tonight. I’ll be at the game, so I fully expect another loss. But at least I’ll get to see Olofsson.

I don’t really want to see Larsson traded. He’s one of the only true centers left on the roster, and he’s one of the only guys who plays with any type of edge/grit to their game. He’s also one of the only players that can be counted on to give a full effort every night. IMO they should be looking to re-sign him. They need more guys that can play center, not less. The rest, go ahead and trade them. Idgaf.

You were actually right, just wrong interview. He did say “some of these guys have earned the right to test free agency”. Now, he didn’t say “all of these guys” so he left some wriggle room there. https://www.buffalobills.com/video/brandon-beane-there-are-good-players-out-here At roughly the 10:30 mark of the video.

I guess it depends exactly what Beane meant when he said see what his value is on the market”. If they use the non-exclusive franchise tag, or the transition tag Phillips could still negotiate with other teams. Though using the non-exclusive franchise tag would make any other team actually signing him pretty unrealistic (since the Bills get two 1sts if they don’t match, which not matching would be a no-brainer). But a transition tag would allow the Bills the opportunity to match an offer, and it wouldn’t really restrict Phillips from seeing what his value is on the market. This year’s transition tag number is $12.3M. That’s more than I want to spend on Phillips but it’s not totally unrealistic that the Bills decide to use it (though I still doubt they do). I agree that the quote from Beane sounds more like he will let him test free agency though.

Scary situation during the 1st period of the Blues vs Ducks game last night - They called it a “cardiac episode’. I guess they had to use the defibrillator on him. https://www.stltoday.com/sports/hockey/professional/bouwmeester-alert-and-undergoing-tests-after-suffering-cardiac-episode-and/article_e121798d-f74e-57dc-8180-477dd4518e43.html https://wgr550.radio.com/articles/radiocom/blues-game-postponed-after-jay-bouwmeester-collapses It happened on the team’s dad trip too, so Bouwmeester’s father was in the crowd. They ended up postponing the game until a later date.

There are ways around it (and they’re legal). - VPN (virtual private network). Lots of options for VPN’s. Some are free, some are a 1 time fee, some are monthly. but even the best VPN’s are only a few $ a month (like NordVPN, the one i’d recommend - $3.49/mo). Well worth it for the security (especially if you shop + pay bills online, or watch pirated streams/movies, etc). With a VPN you can set your IP address to be in any country you’d like (so you can access any gel-restricted content. You can also use it to unlock to use it to see geo-restricted content on Netflix, Hulu etc), and it totally encrypts everything so any online banking/shopping you do is always secure. It hides your identity and online activity. Your internet provider can’t even track you. You won’t get ad trackers and pop-up ads. Many benefits. Make sure you get a no-log VPN. And I’d recommend one that you pay monthly for vs using the VPN’s that only charge a 1 time fee (they are not maintained as well, but im sure would be more than good enough to watch geo-restricted content). - Smart DNS proxy. It identifies what country the geo-content is from and gives you an IP address to access it. Faster internet speeds than a VPN but it doesn’t protect/encrypt your info like a VPN, and they seem to cost about the same as a VPN ($2-3/mo). - you can simply use the free proxy server lists available with a google search. Just enter in the proxy server #. But I wouldn’t recommend this unless you know how to check the proxy server to make sure it’s legit. - you can also use a free tor browser, but I definitely would not recommend using any type of tor browser without first turning on a VPN.

Yeah I hate that. What really pisses me off is when you get to watch those 2 ads they always play before their videos (on the TSN site), but then you can’t watch the actual video itself. Usually I can watch their YouTube stuff, though.

That was hard to listen to. They’re trying to sound all informed about the Sabres, then say things like “Mittelstadt should have went back to college for a year” (he did) and “Buffalo has no cap space this offseason” (they have the 3rd most cap space in the entire NHL). They did make a few good points though.

Exactly. McDermott likes to have a veteran in every meeting room. That’s not a bad thing, even if it raises some stupid “average age of the team” number some (of the more negative) fans like to obsess about.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/02/11/shad-khan-playing-outside-the-country-turned-out-great-for-the-jaguars/ Shad Khan: Playing outside the country turned out great for the Jaguars

https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2020/2/11/21133661/buffalo-bills-star-lotulelei-agree-to-restructured-contract-ensuring-he-stays-on-the-team-in-2020 Cap hit: 2020 - $8.35M (was $10.1M) 2021 - $10.5M (was $10.85) 2022 - $8.95M (was $10.85M) Dead cap: 2021 - Dead cap: $5.2 million Cap savings if cut: $5.3 million 2022 - Dead cap: $2.6 million Cap savings if cut: $6.35 million

I think someone hacks his account to mess with him. I’ve seen that happen before and then later in the comment section he’s complaining about being hacked. But who knows, that dude definitely has some serious issues. I mean, honestly, who would dedicate so many years to constantly posting negative about buffalo (of all places)? It’s actually kind of sad. I imagine he’s probably a pretty miserable, lonely person.

I don’t think he trashed Buffalo. Amari Cooper made it pretty clear he has no interest. Maybe that’s what he was thinking of? They had Hooper’s and Cooper’s comments together in the article, so he may have just confused the two. Here are Hooper’s comments - https://theathletic.com/1569231/2020/01/29/are-the-bills-shaking-the-siberian-stigma-it-depends-what-matters-to-nfl-players-in-free-agency/ (sub. req.) And here are Amari Cooper’s comments -