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Of course he’s open to being traded. I’d imagine every Sabres player is at this point and who can blame them? No interest in re-signing him anyway, unless it was a bargain deal. He’s not the same player he used to be. Let someone else overpay him. Hopefully we can at least get something semi decent in return (though that seems doubtful). I’d be more worried about trading him if I actually cared about winning the #1 overall pick this year. Every team Hall plays for seems to win #1 picks. He a good luck charm for the draft lottery 😂

I hope Don Granato is alright. Praying he doesn’t actually have covid. He is high risk and almost died from pneumonia back in 2019. https://buffalonews.com/sports/sabres/sabres-assistant-coach-don-granato-returns-to-practice-after-serious-illness/article_faeb6137-60f9-5a5c-9b4a-91bce24e6500.html

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/bettman-nhl-salary-cap-will-remain-flat-near-flat-immediate-future/ sounds like the salary cap may stay flat for potentially the next (up to) 4 years, even with the new mega TV deal. Salary cap space is going to be The premium asset in the NHL the next few years.

Tim Peel (the ref) was just fired by the NHL for this. problem isn’t what he said, it’s that he said it on a hot mic. every ref in the NHL calls makeup calls and the NHL knows it (and has even encouraged it).

And that is perfectly fine by me. I said back when McDermott and Beane were first hired that Buffalo was the absolute perfect spot for the type of team they wanted to build (hard working guys who are only in it to play football/for their love of the game), and IMO could actually be used as an advantage, because you’re not drawing players that want to come here for the night life, or the beaches/warm weather, or a hundred other reasons that are NOT football related. great article btw!

If anyone has Amazon Prime, Obada is featured in episode 2 of “All or Nothing” with the Carolina Panthers (it’s like HBO’s Hard Knocks). I really liked him on that season of the show. Definitely a process guy. Seems like a great dude. Definitely recommend checking out the show if you haven’t seen it.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/31-thoughts-nashville-move-ryan-ellis-instead-mattias-ekholm/ Hopefully it includes changes to the pro scouting staff this time! Outside of a handful of acquisitions our pro scouting has been atrocious. I was shocked no changes were made to the pro side when they fired 1/2 the scouting staff. Looks like Adams is still evaluating everything/everyone in the organization.

interesting that he doesn’t deny Watson had sex with the women. Only that he didn’t force them to have sex.

The draft rules are changing to limit the number of #1 picks allowed to 2 times in a 5 year span. Thankfully it doesn’t kick in until next year though, because this year would be a horrible year to waste one of the 2 allowed #1 overall picks. This year the #1 pick is meaningless. It’s about the weakest draft I can remember. There’s not really even a defined #1 guy, or even top 3. There’s 1/2 a dozen+ guys that you could make an argument for and not be wrong. Owen Power (defenseman) is probably the most commonly listed player in the #1 spot but I don’t really think he’s anything special. The whole top of the draft is pretty much defenseman and none look like anything all that special. Next year and the year after the top of the draft looks amazing.

Great to see. They need him back so very badly. Good timing too with Hutton hurt. The Sabres would’ve had to sign another goalie because of the new rules about having to have 3 goalies at all times this season.

Awesome! I was really hoping he would be back. He adds an element to the offense that none of our other receivers do, and with Roberts leaving I’d think he could be of use returning punts.

Id be a lot more excited about this if it were the 2022 or 2023 draft classes. This draft looks terrible. I’m not even sure there’s really even a defined #1 pick or even top 3 in this draft (so watch the Sabres win the #1 pick), but at least it increases the Sabres odds at winning #1 overall when they inevitably suck again in the future (especially if they trade Eichel).

A few things look somewhat suspicious to me, if actually true. https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/texans-star-deshaun-watson-now-facing-13-sexual-misconduct-lawsuits-under-investigation-by-nfl/ - it seems like almost every time he went for a massage, he went to a new, relatively unknown female masseuse. - most appear to be single mothers he reached out to on Instagram - the details shared by all of these women are very similar. - just the sheer number of women coming forward (13 lawsuits filed so far) Why look for random female masseuses on Instagram? Why go to unknown/cheap masseuses at all when you have access to the best trainers + therapy in the world? Why a new person all the time? Most people I know who go to massage therapy find a therapist they like. We don’t even know if these allegations are true though. I’ll hold judgement until I see how Watson’s lawyer responds and what evidence both sides offer.

Apparently, according to what a couple posters here have said, Paul Hamilton said a couple weeks ago that the Pegulas actually regret giving up so much power to Beane & McDermott. terrifying, if true.

This is totally normal. when you get your 2nd dose, start rotating your arm in circles and then massage the muscle while you’re waiting that 15 minutes after the shot. Then rotate your arm in circles for a few minutes every hour for the first 1/2 day and it should hopefully keep your arm from getting nearly as sore. Same here. I was told to bring a letter from my doctor by the lady who made the appointment. Since the appt. was only 2 days from then I had to scramble like crazy to get that letter in time. Show up to the appointment. Some guy just asked if a met the qualifications (and said I didn’t have to tell him the exact medical reason I did) and I said yes. Then said “here I have a letter from my dr.” and he wouldn’t even look at it... 🤷‍♂️ I think it’s probably due to HIPPA laws.

I’ve heard from friends in the medical field that the reaction is actually less the weaker your immune system is. That it’s more likely for younger people to get more severe reactions. I’ve also read the same thing online. But I don’t know for 100% sure that it’s true. Just thought I’d mention it though. Both my elderly parents (not in the best health) had zero reaction to Moderna. tell him to just get whatever one is offered 1st. edit - just to ease your dad’s mind a bit - My sis works at a hospital that deals pretty much exclusively w/cancer patients so they gave out a lot of vaccines to immune compromised people and no significant reactions to report.

Got my 1st dose of the Pfizer a couple weeks ago. I go for the 2nd dose this Friday!! Ive never been so excited to go get jabbed with a needle! 😂 Both my elderly parents already had both doses of the Moderna vaccine. My sis has had both doses of the Pfizer. A Bunch more friends, family and neighbors have had 1 or both doses of the vaccine (in fact most people I know have, now that I think about it). Vaccine rollout here seems to be going pretty well. I’ve been impressed.

i’m shocked we got a 6th round pick for JJ. Actually I’m shocked any team gave up anything for him at all.

Maybe. You could be right. I don’t know enough about him to say. I do know that I did some really dumb **** I didn’t even think twice about when I was his age, but I would change it in a heartbeat looking back now. anyway.... I just meant it’s sad to see someone throwing his life away, for whatever reason.

Wow. Crazy. He’s going to be out of the NFL completely very soon, if he’s not already. Sad. One day he’s going to look back with an awful lot of regret.

Paul Hamilton went off about this the other day. He said they practice slow. No pace. They never stop drills when they miss a pass or go Offside, even when it happens over and over. He said it’s been that way with every coach. Bylsma. Housley. Krueger. The last coach who stopped practice for mistakes and demanded the execute it right was Lindy ruff. Go watch the first interview with Don Granato. I thought he threw some shade at Krueger. Said practices will be run much differently (and he emphasized MUCH). just one more example of how desperately they need a competent coach, and why I want someone proven like Boudreau or my dream that’ll never happen, Brind’amor. I remember when Marcus Foligno was traded to Minnesota when Boudreau was there. He said it was like a different world. How they practiced and played. How they were coached. How much Boudreau demanded of them. etc.

Lots of good Sabres related talk here: https://podcast.sportsnet.ca/31-thoughts/crossroads-with-kaleb-dahlgren/ Some interesting Bills/Sabres related info right around 13mins in. Friedman says that it’s believed Beane & McDermott came to some sort of written agreement with the Pegulas on exactly what they’re allowed to do and it prohibits the Pegulas from interfering too much. But with the Sabres there’s never been that type of agreement. worth a listen. some terrifying scouting talk info around 19mins. They're saying the Sabres might be scouting 90% by video. 90%!! 😯 ans they’re not even scouting entire countries like Finland and Russia, or entire leagues in juniors. Crazy. edit - here’s part of what I was talking about:

gee, good thing the NHL said contact tracing came back fine before last night’s game and NHL doctors said they could play. What a ****** joke.

Well, scratch one more name off that list...