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It doesn’t exactly look like he’s been training hard. Look at that gut! lol (watch the whole video)

https://wgr550.radio.com/articles/news/sabres-okposo-impressed-ralph-krueger Sabres' Okposo is impressed with Ralph Krueger He seems to be well respected by every Sabres player that’s been interviewed and IMO that’s a start. Anything that helps to get this team to really buy in is a good thing.

It came from Eklund at hockeybuzz - https://hockeybuzz.com/blog/Eklund/Rumor-WingsSabres-Talking-Major-Trade-e4-Update-5-players-involved/1/101066 Not sure if you’re familiar with Eklund, but if not, he’s not a respected insider (to put it nicely). He just throws stuff at the wall daily. The whole premise of his site is new rumors daily/hourly. 24/7, 365. Today he is saying Risto to Edmonton - https://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=101193&blogger_id=1 What he says is really not even worth paying attention to. I think he’s said that Ristolainen was going to be traded to about 5-6 different teams in the last few months alone. The base of this whole rumor came from Friedman (or Dreger, can’t remember) months ago when he mentioned that buffalo would be looking for a young top 6 forward for Risto and he used Mantha as an example, and stated that it was just an example and he hadn’t heard anything connecting Mantha to Buffalo. Its not totally crazy. Yzerman was after Ristolainen when he was in Tampa, and Detroit needs RHD worse than Tampa did. So it wouldn’t shock me if it happened. I just put zero stock into Eklund saying it. I would be ok with a Risto for Mantha trade. I’m not as sold on Mantha as some others are. He is from the same draft as Ristolainen (2013) and only has 3 seasons in the NHL so far. He was trending toward bust status for a bit there, but made it to the NHL 3 seasons ago. Played pretty decent for his first 2 years (though there was, IMO, an issue with inconsistent play and inconsistent compete/effort level) and then he took a nice step forward last season and looks to finally be putting it all together. I’m just not 100% convinced that last year is who Mantha really is. He’s definitely trending in the right direction and is a legit top 6 forward right now. And it does seem to take power forwards more time to “get it”, so a slower development path for a player like Mantha isn’t unheard of, or even all that unusual I guess. Ideally, I’d like to see him prove it for 1 more season, but if he does then I doubt Detroit trades him (they may not even be willing to trade him now). If mantha was the best piece being offered for Ristolainen I would make the trade. Definitely wouldn’t be willing to add though. If anything, I’d want a pick with Mantha (just due to position value. Top 4, young RHD > top 6 winger) but if it had to be 1 for 1 I’d probably still do it. Only problem is Mantha would be yet another left handed forward. In a prefect world we trade Risto for a righty. But Mantha can (and does) play the right side so it’s really not that big a deal.

I was thinking of getting one but then A friend of mine who has one told me he hates it. He Said he tried to cook French fries and they wouldn’t get crispy unless there was space in between each fry, which he said made it so he could only cook a small handful of fries at a time. He said you can’t just put a pile of fries in there (like the pictures) and expect them to get crispy. Has this been been anyone else’s experience with the air Fryer? Maybe he just bought a crappy model? Lots of mixed reviews when I look online.

good read.

I hope they aren’t too deadest on having a punter with a huge leg. Yeah buffalo weather is a real factor but not enough of one to pass over better, more consistent punters for another Bojo (big leg, very inconsistent)...

Not going to try and predict the outcome of this game because I really have no idea what to expect from the Jets. We haven’t seen what their new schemes look like yet, or how well all the new additions fit in. I dont really know what to expect from the Bills either. It’s a new season with a lot of new additions. I definitely expect a tough game. Darnold looks legit and they have some pieces on defense.

Where did I use it to predict the outcome of the game? I was just addressing their public speaking and said McDermott inspires more confidence. And I even said I may be being s bit of a homer. Man you just look for any chance to B word about the Bills or their fans, huh? You know it’s funny... I was actually going to put a disclaimer, saying “I obviously don’t think this means we will win on Sunday” but then I thought, nah it’s not necessary. No one would actually think I was saying that... ?

Haven’t look through the whole thread, so this has probably already been posted - I just watched both press conferences back to back and was struck by the difference. Maybe I'm just a Bills homer but McDermott just inspired a lot more confidence vs Gase with the way both handle press conferences.

Dom Luszczyszyn (at the Athletic. Sub. Required) released his NHL win probabilities for this year and his computer model isn’t too favoring toward the Sabres. https://theathletic.com/1166232/2019/09/02/luszczyszyn-2019-20-nhl-season-previews/ (all NHL teams) 31. Ottawa 30. Detroit 29. LA 28. Buffalo 27. Edmonton His computer program has the Sabres as the 4th worst team in the NHL this year. https://theathletic.com/1166711/2019/08/31/2019-20-nhl-season-preview-buffalo-sabres/ (Buffalo Sabres season preview) This part art was painful to read and hammers home just how bad the Sabres have been in recent years - Depressing... lol. It’s a very long article, but here’s a general summary - Here’s one of many attached charts - 94% chance at missing the playoffs. If you read the entire article Its not as bad as it first looks. He said in 30% of his models the Sabres earn over 85pts and make a nice improvement over last year. He also said the Sabres had a really nice offseason, and have a real nice core starting to take shape but their depth is severely lacking still. He says we have the 4th worst ranked bottom 6 in the NHL (by added wins) which he said shows just how big a hole Buffalo is trying to dig out of.

There have been 4 NHL lockouts since 1992. The most recent was 2012 when they missed 48 games (1/2 the season). You are thinking of the 2004 lockout where they cancelled the entire season. They did a drawing for the top spot I; the draft that year. Sidney Crosby was the prize and the Sabres were one of 4 teams with the best odds to draft him (i can’t remember exactly how they calculated it).

Damn. That sucks. But at least they tried to add him.

He’s actually still here. He’s senior VP of football administration. Brandon was definitely one of the leaks. I think the other big leak was Scott Berchtold (the old VP of communications), who was replaced by Derek Boyko.

Today’s press conference -

I said the same in the other practice squad thread. Whoever gave him the advise to leave school and enter the draft did him a HUGE disservice.

Personally, I think it would be a better idea to use the exemption and give him a full year to learn the game of football, and then give him a legit chance to make the roster next year. Wade just started learning the game of football for the first time in his life a few months ago. Guys were saying that he had to be taught things that they learned way back in their pop-Warner leagues. Even the most basic football concepts were new to him. He even said himself that people don’t realize just how little he knows about football. I think eh could benefit from a year on the practice squad more than most.

I wish Tyree well but this isn’t all that surprising. Whoever advised him to leave college early and enter the draft gave him some really, really bad advise.

I don’t think they Have To sign 4 guys with 2 accursed seasons, do they? I thought the rule was that they are allowd up to 4 exemptions (upped from 2) for players with 2 accursed seasons.

Still waiting/hoping to hear news on a punter... I hope the Bills brass aren’t too firm on having a guy with a huge leg because “buffalo weather”. give me a guy with consistently over a guy like Bojo who can kick it 60+ yards 1/10 times in practice.

Damn it. Happy for him that he’s getting a shot, though.

Let’s see how long he actually sticks around before we get too upset about it.

Besides one catch in preseason game 4 against 4th string players, Sill did absolutely nothing. It would have been a giant head scratcher if he made the team. I can’t believe anyone was actually surprised he was cut...

That one surprised me too, but he may only be here for 24 hours or less, depending on waiver claims and/or free agent signings.

https://wgr550.radio.com/articles/news/beane-conference-call Beane’s conference call with the media today ^ here is Sunday’s interview -

Don’t 3rd round compensatory picks start after the 3rd round is over (and before the 4th round starts)?