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Or maybe all the losing is actually your fault for taking the Sabres hat off? ?

Remember that 2 years ago Aaron Kromer had just taken the OL job in LA. It’s quite common for a new OL coach (or any coach, really) to try and bring some of their guys with them to help teach the new guys his philosophies/scheme/technique etc. (see Vlad Ducasse...lol) So that could’ve had something to do with LA’s interest.

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Agreed. In both drafts since McDeemitt and Beane got here one thing is for certain, they have shown they are not afraid to move around. They haven’t picked at their original spot in the 1st round yet, and I think the same might be true of the 2nd and possibly 3rd rounds too? Moved up for Zay, Dion. Back for Tre. Up for Josh and Tremaine. I wouldnt be at all surprised to see them target a player and then move up/down accordingly. Moving up does seem like a real possibility to me. They have holes at DT/DE and there are a couple big time players at those positions in reach of pick #9.

Was just coming to post this. lol

Sounds like he’s heard something.

I just looked up what the Zach Smith podcast was and wow! He is bitter as all hell. And also pretty douchey. Wonder if i’ll make his podcast hitlist for typing this? lol

I’ve been pretty impressed with Olofsson so far, especially considering it’s his first game. Kid looks like an NHL player to me, and looks ready to contribute at the NHL level.

about time! That would be absolutely amazing. Unfortunately, The ONLY place Yzerman is going is Detroit. His family never moved to Tampa. They still lives in Detroit. He’s commuted between Detroit and Tampa all these years he’s worked for the Lightning. Plus, Detroit is where he spent most of his playing career, and it’d where he got his start in management. There is zero doubt in my mind that he is going home.

Nice! He’s definitely earned it. Both guys I was hoping to see have been called up now. At least it helps give me a reason to watch these last 6 games.

What works the best for me is as soon as I start to feel a cold coming on I take a big dose (usually 2000mg) of a good quality Vitamin C supplement (like the vitamin shoppe brand capsules). It doesn’t always work, but it usually always at least helps. Sometimes it has even prevented me from getting a full blown cold. I also like to take Zinc when I feel like I’m getting sick. I believe it is supposed to help boost your immune system. Forgot to mention garlic. It has some natural antibiotic properties and it’s good for blood pressure too (careful if you’re on a high blood pressure medicine). I like the Kyolic Garlic supplements. Better/more potent. All 3 combined usually help knock out a cold pretty quick for me. Sometimes I will also take Vitamin C and Zinc during flu season when I know I’ll be somewhere that I have a higher chance of being exposed to colds/flus (like crowded subways/public places or doctors office etc). I don’t know if it works, but I don’t get sick very often, so maybe it does? lol

Among the many things the Sabres need, they are desperate for some Real veteran leadership, not just washed up vets no longer able to perform on the ice (that no one is going to follow). We need a Chris Drury type that can come in and actually command the respect of the entire locker room, including Eichel. The problem is, a Drury type isn’t all that easy to find. Maybe instead they need a top tier veteran head coach that can come in and truly change the culture. Like a Babcock or a Trotz. But again, those guys aren’t that easy to find. And even if they find/hire one, they are still going to need leadership on the players end. We clearly don’t have the veteran leadership in place right now to keep these kids in check and call them out when they continually make the same mistakes or don’t work hard enough. The entire time Eichel has been a Sabre, there has never been a player that can put him in his place. He’s been given pretty much free run of the team since day 1, and he wasn’t/isn’t always the most consistently hard working player from shift to shift himself. IMO the Sabres tore it down too far, too fast. They didn’t leave any trace of veteran leadership in place for the rebuild. They completely destroyed any semblance of a winning culture that they ever had. Again IMO, If they were going to tear it down that far they should have at least left Lindy in place (and maybe someone like Pominville - a guy who was actually willing to stay through the rebuild). I think toward the end Lindy sometimes had the tendency to stifle the development of young players. But in a rebuild he would’ve had no choice but to embrace the youth, and at least he would have kept a culture of accountability in place... At least Darcy and Lindy had built a team culture where they were clearly in charge. Even a face of the franchise like Ryan Miller knew that he had to listen to Lindy or he wouldn’t be playing (and he said as much in interviews). We are at the point where you now hear other GMs around the league using buffalo as a cautionary tale as to why not to strip your team down too far. I am not really sure how you even dig out of this hole anymore. It’s not as easy to turn over a roster in the NHL as it is in the NFL. Unfortunately, I don’t see many quick fixes. It’s getting harder and harder to maintain hope. The Sabres just look lightyears behind all of the best NHL teams and I don’t see any way we catch up any time soon. But at this point I’ll at least take respectability.

I’m curious myself. This hire and the Bengals hire are the 2 I was/am most skeptical over.

Lol! I guess some people really are freaking out over this - http://arizonasports.com/story/1890629/people-are-very-upset-kliff-kingsbury-will-allow-cardinals-cellphone-breaks/

Retired. But don't worry everyone. I am sure more washed up wide receivers with recognizable names Will be released before the season starts. So i’m sure there’s still plenty of pining left to do! lol (j/k)

“Cardinals' Kliff Kingsbury Allowing Cellphone Breaks During Team Meetings” https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/03/27/arizona-cardinals-kliff-kingsbury-meeting-cellphone-breaks

Happy Birthday Terry!

Yeah, that’s what we thought happened, but now we have new information and that was actually not the case at all. Listen to the audio that Antonio Brown released yesterday. Here are the quotes from it: https://wgr550.radio.com/articles/news/antonio-brown-bills-dont-even-waste-time If you listen to more of the audio, it’s very clear tha5 this conversation happened well before he was traded to Oakland. And then Pegula said this at the NFL owner’s meeting yesterday -

I would be all for adding Gerald McCoy. He would fill a position of need and is a great fit, culture wise. Plus he’s still a hell of a player. I have been a big fan of his ever since I watched him on Hard Knocks. Love his personality. Seems like a genuinely good person, too. He does a lot for charities and the Tampa community.

I just listened to the audio recording between AB and his agent. The recording is clearly from before any trade happened. Also saw where Pegula said it was Ab’s decision. So, it seems pretty clear now that AB isnt just throwing some temper tantrum about the Bills not meeting his contract demands. He didn’t want to come to Buffalo and it never even got as far as talking money. His agent shut it down before it got that far. It is what it is though. After many years of Buffalo fandom, I have fully accepted the fact that not every player wants to live/play here, especially a super star diva personality type like AB. Buffalo just isn’t a good match for a player with a personality like AB’s IMO. I honestly do not care though and think we are most likely better off (and I’m not just saying that). I just don’t think AB and the Bills were a good match. Too much potential for things to go wrong.

Nice! This is one of the 2 players I was hoping to see before the year was over. Olofsson is the other.

Fully agree. He really seems to be coming into his own as a head coach. I am excited to see what this year brings!

I have noticed that he seems much more comfortable in front of a camera so far this offseason.

Honestly.... that’s a good question. I was surprised to see it myself. The only reason I can think of is that I know he is very well respected in NHL circles. or maybe others turned it down? Also, the WHC starts near the end of April and the NHL playoffs will still be going on then, so that eliminates a lot of the top tier GMs that have really good teams right now. They had to pick someone who’s team wasn’t going to be playing. I guess they felt Botterill was the best canadien born GM of the bunch.

Thank you. I appreciate it.