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I don't ever recall a Bill being more FOS than this guy.

I love Milano and am certainly not looking to find holes in his game or a way for him off the team. Having said that, he is a quality asset valued around the league. If moving him now would make the team BETTER OVERALL, I'd do it in a heartbeat. Who wouldn't? I would say the same of almost anyone on the team save Josh.

When we let Mike Peca get away from the organization a while ago, I knew things were even worse over there than I thought. We are not operating as a "full service," "real," "professional" hockey team. We just aren't. The Sabres the pet project/hobby of a laissez-faire owner who has made it very clear over time that he is BEYOND CLUELESS when it comes to sports, and in particular, sports organization/management. Notice he has actually shown up at the last couple Sabres games, after he took a lot of heat for NEVER appearing at a game ALL YEAR. He is NOT looking to win a Cup. He is looking to avoid losing money with a business that loses a lot of money every year. He also wants to be the guy in charge and have direct impact over hockey decisions. As long as he is on the top of the pyramid, we will be a joke show. It's so bad now, good luck attracting quality people to the organization. Will be very hard to do.

We have had plenty of players who were capable of getting the job done during the drought. We had ROR, left the Sabres, went to St. Louis, won a Cup AND THE FRIGGING CONN SMYTHE! Eichel moves to LV; wins a Cup as the 1C on their team. Reinhart goes to FL, gets to Cup finals on a great team, and nets 50 goals this season. Still on the team are ELITE talents like Dahlin (as good of a young D-man as there is in the game), Power (who is nowhere CLOSE to his ceiling and still is coming off a monster season), and Tage Thompson (who I think we will find out in a few days played with some type of injury for much of the year). We have and have had the talent. I haven't even mentioned guys like Tuch who is a solid, fast, talented, BIG, hockey player. Goaltending was finally GOOD this past season, and we look good for next year sharing the net between 6K and Levi. What is the one common denominator over the 13 years? PEGULA. OF COURSE IT IS. Whenever a franchise goes this bad for this long, it's ALWAYS the ownership. You would think Buffalo sports fans would be aware of this, seeing as we went through EXACTLY the same thing with the Bills for @ 20 years with Ralph. There was a LONG stretch of time where the Bills were garbage, were going to remain garbage, and nothing anyone did would change the situation substantially until RALPH DIED. I truly feel we are in a similar situation now; we need Pegula to sell the Sabres and focus on the Bills. It is, by far, the #1 way to move this franchise forward, quickly.

The overall theme is that these guys do NOT know how to properly evaluate talent, even though they ALL think they do. The overwhelming superstar of the WR class might go early second round. Who knows. Look at all the highly paid NFL executives/scouts who completely BOTCHED the QB position in the 2018 draft as just one recent example we are all probably familiar with.

I'm holding off comment until the day after the season ends. If Granato isn't fired with 24 hours of the season ending, we'll officially know where we stand with Pegula at this stage of his ownership. He still might surprise me and fire Granato, but I don't think he will.

ACTUALLY, IT IS A TYPO. "RECEIVERS" Einstein.

Didn't know tonight was the final 4; don't watch; it and the SB are not my favorite sporting event. Stanley Cup Playoffs!!!

DSOM is one of my all time favorite albums. Listen to the original album plus lots of Pink Floyd performances of DSOM from other shows all the time. One of my favorites is David Gilmore Live in Gdansk; might be the best 2nd solo to Comfortably Numb David ever did. They also do a good chunk of DSOM at that show.

The Sabres league leading negative goal differential in the first period is 100% on Don Granato. That's coaching! Will it matter? If I had to bet, I'd say Granato will be back next year. The fundamental makeup of this team is flawed. Too many of the same type of player. We need more grit, we need more competitiveness, and we need more nasty players who are hard to play against. The day after the season ends, it should be automatic that Granato is fired... Don't hold your breath!

The reality is that on most days, there is not a damned thing worth talking about with the Bills that you don't already know, especially in the off-season. The internet and a 24 hour news cycle has created the mess we have now. How to deal with it? Switch it off and switch out. It's not hard.

Giving up that much for an elite draft prospect is insane IMO. You must don't know how any of those guys will play out as pros. If you are going to give up a TON, do what we did when he got DIGGS.....get a guy who has proven exactly who he is at the NFL level but demands a high price. I.E., find a way to get AIYUK, not a draftee. That would be my preference if we are giving up the house. There is no doubt, Beane is not done at WR. He hasn't even started.

He's untradable. Beane really #*)@ the bed with that K.

Love Matt, but he is NOT an impact player of the type that will win championships. It's not Matt's fault; he's a LB. We need impact players at positions that MATTER to winning close games in the big moments. No one on D is going to do that IMO.

There's not a chance in hell that we are done at the WR position. We're just getting started.

1) In due course, pot will be legal everywhere in America, as it should be, though backward states like Texas may be the last to adapt. 2) If we are going to start caring about pot and enforcing anti-pot policies among ALL NFL PLAYERS, there will not be anyone left to play football. Abandoning an accident scene with injured people who were receiving medical care is a serious offense. The pot thing is not worth discussing.

He has been FAR from perfect but he's also gotten a lot right. I would keep Beane moving forward if he wanted to stay when McD gets fired.

Is this Stefon's most memorable moment as a Bill? It's the one I'll remember.

No, don't trade up. Yes, we need a replacement for Stefon immediately.

The Sabres can still get in the playoffs THIS YEAR TOO!

There is no way in HELL, at least in the short term, we are better off as a football team WITHOUT Stefon Diggs. Don't be foolish.

I have been pointing out for a while around here that Diggs doesn't want to be in Buffalo. It's probably more likely to involve moving way up to draft a DT.

AMEN BROTHER! AMEN!