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Infinitely better post than everyone else on social media pretending they're some sort of draft savant.

Yeah I appreciate the response from Tuch, but he shouldn't have to do that - he's not a fighter. They need to find their own Tom Wilson - a guy that can score 20+ goals playing in your top 6 who intimidates and beats the crap out of any opponent that gets out of line.

Florida pretty much rests all their good players against us, still gets the win.

Does this move him up the Chiefs board?

They simply didn't have the money for him last year, so there certainly wasn't any interest at the price he wanted. He didn't have the best season last year, so if he wants to play for a winner maybe a team-friendly deal is on the table? Who am I kidding - he'll sign with the Carolina Panthers if they offer him the most money.

Niagara-on-the-lake is the go-to place for most locals (Toronto, Buffalo, Roch, etc) in the know that vacation annually at the Falls. The area directly around the Falls is a tourist trap which of course is designed to drain every last dollar from your wallet. Niagara-on-the-lake is also touristy, but far less discordant and greedy (it's a quiet Victorian town). If you go during the warm months you can't beat its walkability factor - it's packed with shops, eateries, wineries, theatres, parks, hiking trails, historic sites, etc. We typically stay at the Prince of Wales hotel which is a popular choice, but have had great experiences with other smaller bed & breakfasts too. The biggest drawback is that it is 15 miles from the Falls. On the positive side, the drive is serene on a 35MPH parkway that rims the Niagara Gorge with nice scenery. If you're just going to a Bills game you can take the Queenston bridge which will put you right on the 190 thus avoiding the Peace Bridge crossing.

No, I think his point is that the Sabres have historically been unable to carry over late-season success into the next year. I think the majority of fans understand this, but does the front office?

Exactly. Anyone that knows anything about football could tell you that New England getting an extra 5th round pick in the draft this year pretty much screws the rest of the AFC over for the next decade.

Harrington pointing out that the late-season Sabres' runs are fools gold. Mike Harrington: What impact does this run of good hockey have on the Sabres next season? "In 2021-22, the first full year under coach Don Granato, the Sabres were 18-32-8 before finishing the season 14-7-3. The ’22-23 team endured that ugly eight-game losing streak in November and missed out by a point after going 10-5-2 in the last 17 games. Last year’s team was on the playoff periphery and never really got close thanks to two losses in Detroit in the late going. But they still finished 10-7-1 before moving on from Granato and hiring Lindy Ruff. And this year’s club, of course, had that 13-game winless streak in December and went on an 0-5-1 slide around the trade deadline before finally showing what everyone had hoped for over the last 12 games. Too bad it took 60-plus games for the full package to finally be on display."

I mentioned in the other thread that AAV has almost nothing to do with this particular negotiation. This is all about term, aka GTD money. The belief that Beane and Cooks' agent are on the phone having a back-and-forth about AAV is naïve.

Yeah he's 100% the type of QB to take a flyer on - Dallas essentially got him for a 6th rd pick.

Hold-ins are the trendy thing to do nowadays. After that Beane press conference, I think we're about to see a good old fashioned hold-out.

Sure. I was talking about the difference between 15.7% and 17.5%. Is that a huge difference?

No issues with the date, but put them on network TV.

I think those graphics greatly overexaggerate what should be minor differences. Almost the entire state of Mississippi is green with 15.67% of it's pop tagged as excessive drinkers. There's no green at all in Illinois with 17.54% excessively drinking. That's a 1.87% difference - which is probably not even within their sampling error, however the color-coding makes them look worlds apart.

It's a serious problem. If they go into next year with UPL/Levi in net they're likely flushing another season down the drain. How does Adams move away from UPL after giving him a 5yr contract? Solution seems to be fire Adams and let a new GM make that call.

You are absolutely correct, the AAV is irrelevant. Those arguing about $12M, $13M, $15M AAV etc aren't completely understanding the situation. Second contracts given to RBs are judged by term AKA gtd money more so than any other position.

The upper deck has more seats than the old stadium - it spans the entire circumference save for 1 endzone where a scoreboard will go. As I said earlier the opposing side (leeward) has ~30 rows. Almost every question and concern that you've brought up could be answered if you simply knew how to search for video. There are 4-5 people that have been flying a drone over the construction site every week for the past year. This isn't some mystery. It's clear the overhang covers the 400 seats.

Don't sleep on his 40 time of 5.93. They timed it with a sundial.

He could be our next Michael Jasper. IYKYK

I think that's going to be the "sweet spot" on pricing for many. I didn't make the Tottenham trip, but I had friends sit high up and they said the view was fantastic. Will be interesting to to see the resell pricing when the weather gets bad at the end of the year.

That is an insane amount of money for a 31-yr old who has lost a step and is coming off an ACL tear. $26M GTD?? Watching the Pats turn into the Jets right before our eyes is pretty amazing.

Definitely a case where both things are true, because our defensive play is lousy. It just feels like we are 13 years from the Ryan Miller days and still trying to fix the goaltender issue.

He's not the same coach from 20 years ago, but 2 years ago he did lead the Devils to a franchise record in points (112) with a relatively young roster, so I wouldn't say the game has passed him by. Of course he got canned the next year when his goaltending cratered, but we have a similar problem here: Reimer - 37yr old journeyman backup goaltender thinking retirement 2.72 GA and .904 SV% UPL - our starter just signed for 5yrs $24M has a 3.16 GA and .888 SV% It's crazy how bad UPL regressed this year the minute he gets his contract. I think a lot of fans want the problem to be the coach because it's the easiest fix, right? Just get the right coach and all is well. But that's not the case here. There are serious problems with the way this roster is constructed.