shrader

Yeah, Toronto and Ottawa have really been going crazy lately. 2/5th of the division has made a couple of moves and all of a sudden everyone in the Northeast is "racking up guys like crazy" except Buffalo?

There's going to be some very good players after this initial rush of overpaying ends. The Sabres should be able to get some of those guys for much less than they'd have to pay right now. The season doesn't start next week, so there's plenty of time. Sit back, relax. The team will make some moves. Remember what happened in the NFL 4-5 years after they started using a salary cap? A bunch of teams found themselves in cap hell. With some of the deals that have been signed over the last 2 days, we're going to end up seeing the same thing from a few teams in about 3 years.

Two days in and its all doom and gloom. I'm so sick of this. The fans in this city are always looking for something to complain about. Me, I'd rather sign a couple solid players instead of signing one $5 million guy and then a bunch of veteran minimum guys.

My simple answer to the question is "too much". I don't know why the beer got to me tonight. I really didn't have all that much.

I guess every NBA draft lottery is fixed since the actual lottery isn't televized.

The more I think about it, I really believe that the Sabres did things like this just to keep their name in the news. They wanted the fans to think "hey, this team is really trying to improve the game".

As of today, yes. 10 years from now, maybe not.

I'd love to see a list of the people who won those tourneys that Jack finished 2nd or 3rd in. I'm guessing you'd see names like Palmer, Player, and Watson a bunch of times.

I wish I could find an article. Anyway, I would think that another concussion would be a career ender.

I'm getting pretty sick of people saying the fix is in. The worst part is when people think that they're the first to think of it. I guarantee right now that this thing will not be fixed. That doesn't mean that Crosby won't end up in New York though. I think he's going there no matter which team wins the lottery.

I'm pretty sure he hurt his leg this year while playing on that swiss team he was playing for. If you look at the stats labaatblue posted, he didn't play too many games. I've been searching for the story, but I can't find it. I'm sure someone here can back this up.

I thought I heard something about a leg injury. Anyone else hear something like that?

He also signed that deal so he could become an unrestricted free agent the next year. I forget how that ended. Where did he sign with the following offseason?

I'm too lazy to look it up, but this info has been all over most stories over the past week.

Any conversation about the most embarassing play in Bills history has to begin and end with the name Ronnie Harmon.

I'd love to see Weight centering a line with Vanek and Satan. That sounds pretty dangerous to me.

Christmas present actually. I love free stuff.

He's a restricted free agent. The big question is if he's worth the amount of money he would want. Not only is he a soft player, his effort has also come into question. You have to wonder if the money could be better spent on one or two other players. Personally, I want him to stay. I don't want to buy a new jersey.

There's too many ways around that. They'll just ice the puck anyway. If a guy desperately needs to get off the ice, he'll fake an injury.

Gilbert Perreault

It also makes the line changes after icing the puck on a penalty kill pretty risky. That hanger will usually stay on the side opposite the benches. The fresh skaters have to move pretty quickly from the bench in order to break up the play (assuming the pass connects).

Crosby's from Nova Scotia. It will be a bit tough for him to play in his hometown. Note: I don't know if he moved to a different area while young, making this post completely pointless.

Try watching a few higher level college games. By higher level, I mean the elite teams. There is no 2 line pass rule there and it really doesn't hurt the game at all.

Sorry about that. I think I'll read an entire post before replying next time. Anyway, I think its a good possibility that management around the NHL will have a tough time adjusting to this system. Yes, the Sabres have a lot of room now, but just like the NFL, Darcy has to be careful not to cripple the team a few years down the line. It's going to be a few years before we can really know whether or not Darcy and co. are any good. I just wonder if the fans are willing to give him enough time to find out.

I think its next to impossible to evaluate the roster right now. There's going to be so much player movement this summer. Half of the players who will be Buffalo Sabres come October probably aren't even in the system right now.