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I was in a car accident a few years ago and cracked 3 ribs (from the seatbelt). Yeah it took a good 6+ weeks for them to heal and a few months before they stopped hurting. The first month+ was the worst. Couldn’t laugh, cough or even breathe in without being in pain.

https://buffalofambase.com/2022/07/24/buffalo-bills-training-camp-tweets-july-24/ Buffalo Bills Training Camp Tweets: July 24 Seems like a really nice resource for all the day’s training camp tweets.

That’s an interesting haircut he has 😂

Only 11 days until the hall of fame game kicks off the preseason too! This summer has really been flying by.

I didn’t even know he still had a column… 😂

No, not really. It’s not a brand new offense but he does have a new offensive coordinator who is going to call some new plays I’m sure, and a new offensive line coach who has a different blocking scheme than the old o line coach. So I think he should get some reps in during the preseason.

Not from camp, but this seemed like as good a place as any to post this…

what a brutal offseason it’s been for Calgary and their fans. First their best player (Gaudreau) leaves in free agency for nothing in return and now their 2nd best player is refusing to sign long term. To complicate things even more Tkachuk is currently an RFA with only 1 year until he’s UFA and has a massive qualifying offer ($9M). The flames filed for salary arbitration which starts in 7 days so I’d imagine they’ll want to trade him before then because if he goes to arbitration and is awarded a contract, he can’t start negotiating a new deal until the end of January (iirc) so a team trading for him wouldn’t be able to sign him long term until at least then. Seeing as the arbitration contract can only be for 1 year I’m sure it would hurt his trade value because he could easily decide to just wait and turn UFA. Any team trading for him I’m sure wants a long term deal in order to give up the assets Calgary will want. I feel for their fan base. As Sabres fans I can empathize with them 😂

inspiring speech. Wise words!

I’m happy with this. He’s not a proven starter (28 nhl games played so far in his career) but there were no proven starters left and he looked very promising in his 19 NHL games last season with a .920 sv%. Of the options left I liked him the most. Plus he was a free agent so it didn’t take any assets to acquire him. We got him cheaper than I thought too! I was expecting more like $2.5-3M. I would be surprised to learn that other teams offered him more to be their backup. I think a starting opportunity was priority #1 for him. He’s just turned 27 a week ago so he could be more of a long term solution if he works out. He has never really been given an opportunity to start yet. I’m hopeful that he can be a good starter and anxious to see what he does with this chance.

I wonder if they don’t see him in the long term plans? He’s UFA at contract’s end and they have a # of internal options to replace him.

😢 Depressing to see 1/2 the list is recent Sabres goaltenders. I guess Samsonov would fit the mold huh? 😂 I don’t see any reason to sign him. I’d rather just give the starts to UPL vs Samsonov. At least he’s shown some promise in the NHL. Still hoping for someone better though. Or taking a shot at someone less proven (like Comrie or Hill). edit - sweet! Toronto it is! 😂 At least we don’t have to worry about h8m ending up in Buffalo. Not sure he was a culture fit anyway from what I’ve read about his maturity + attitude. hard not to see Murray + Samsonov as a downgrade on what they had in previous seasons.

https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/stars/2022/07/11/stars-notebook-ben-bishop-returns-to-dallas-in-an-informal-capacity-as-a-coach/ Ben Bishop returns to Dallas as a coach, while he’s still listed on Buffalo’s roster 🤷‍♂️😂 Yeah I agree selling UFA’s like Kuemper and Campbell on Buffalo was probably always going to be a losing battle, especially with the other teams that were interested. I never really had much hope either would sign here. But there’s no reason Buffalo couldn’t have been in on the goalie trade market for guys like Talbot, Husso, Vanacek, Georgiev

as expected, sounds like Kuemper to Washington and Campbell to Edmonton. goalie market looking pretty barren already. and another target I was hoping Buffalo would go after - Andrew Copp - is signing in Detroit. I have a feeling today is going to be an aggravating day. I would love to be wrong though! It’s a bit depressing seeing teams that Buffalo was better than (ottawa and Detroit) doing everything they can to improve while we sit on our hands so far. We’ll see what happens at noon though.

damn it.

I’m fine with this if they plan on him playing in Rochester. I’m hoping the 2 way contract signals that is their intent. He seems like a great guy but he’s not really an NHL level goaltender. At least not one who should be a full time backup. A handful games if needed? Sure.

https://novacapsfans.com/2022/07/11/capitals-do-not-tender-qualifying-offer-to-ilya-samsonov/ one more goalie to hit the UFA market now. Washington doesn’t qualify RFA Samsonov so now he will become a UFA. between trading vanacek and not qualifying Samsonov I think it’s safe to say Washington feels pretty good about signing a starting goaltender in free agency. My guess is Kuemper. I wonder if Buffalo will have interest in Samsonov? https://www.nhl.com/player/ilya-samsonov-8478492 a quick glance at his stats from last season don’t look pretty. .896% is worse than Anderson was. Maybe he wasn’t as bad as his stats look? I don’t know. He would not be my first choice, that’s for sure.

Where did you read that? Quantum currency is different than cryptocurrency. I don’t see how it’s tied into XRP. we are talking about econophysics and quantum computing… This is an interesting subject but Quantum physics and quantum mechanics are way over my head (and most people’s, I’d think). I do know we are still many years away from quantum computing being used at any large scale. The technology is still in its infancy. I also know that there is a lot of debate about what quantum computing could do to cryptocurrency and conventional cryptography. ex’s: https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/crypto/cryptocurrency-faces-a-quantum-computing-problem/ https://www.coindesk.com/learn/quantum-computers-vs-crypto-mining-separating-facts-from-fiction/ https://www.americanscientist.org/article/is-quantum-computing-a-cybersecurity-threat David schwartz (ripple’s CTO) actually addressed this subject. He said that he thinks quantum computing could threaten cryptocurrencies like XRP and bitcoin: https://dailyhodl.com/2020/07/25/ripple-executive-says-quantum-computing-will-threaten-bitcoin-xrp-and-crypto-markets-heres-when/ From what i understand, It could threaten any cryptocurrency using a public key (like XRP). Schwartz also said they are not yet using any quantum resistant algorithms but could implement them in the future if needed. I believe there are a few cryptocurrencies starting to use post quantum cryptography methods but afaik XRP is not one of them yet. My knowledge on this subject is very limited though.

this seems like a downgrade from what they had last year. I figured when they traded Mrazek that they’d go hard after Kuemper. Unless they still might? They do need a backup + starter. edit - and it’s now official 😂 Ottawa retained 25% of his $6.25M cap hit. I don’t see any way they can sign Kuemper.

Yeah I’m just saying that we have no other goalie in the system that’s anywhere near starting games in Buffalo besides UPL so, as far as our current prospects go (unless they trade for an NHL ready goaltender prospect). I think our best bet for this season is a free agent or trade. I think UPL has a chance to be a competent starter but I just don’t have confidence in him staying healthy, and he’s not proven enough to rely on him to be the starter this season. I want them to get a starting caliber goaltender but I’m worried Adams doesn’t want to acquire anyone who would lock down the starting role. Ideally I’d like to see Buffalo sign or trade for someone who can hold down the net for at least the next few years. If UPL happens to outplay them, great! Then they can either be the backup or we can trade them. It’s not like there’s an abundance of starting goalies in the NHL. Let UPL split games as a backup with Anderson this season and if he does well he can be the full time backup next season. And if he outplays the starter we can always trade them. Or if he (UPL) ends up as just a backup level goalie we can trade/cut him if/when Levi or Portillo are ready. I don’t see where it would block any prospects. It’s not like there’s anyone available that is some elite Shesterkin level young goalie that would lock the net down in Buffalo for a decade. Really, IMO the main thing potentially blocking our goaltender prospects is that we will have 2 goaltender prospects they’ll be looking to sign from college in the same offseason. I could see that scaring Portillo off if he thinks Levi will get preferential treatment for the starting role in Rochester. But there’s not much they can do about it now, besides trade Portillo. Ideally he would’ve signed this year and Levi next year to stagger their development by at least a year. I’d love to see them sign Kuemper but I don’t know how realistic it is. Though, If Toronto trades for Murray and Edmonton signs Campbell his only real option for a starting role is Washington or Buffalo and we have significantly more cap space than the Caps do.

XRP is not backed by gold in any way shape or form. and it seems weird that you are now claiming you don’t care about that when you just said this a couple pages ago: it seemed like you claimed it was the major selling point of XRP. Now it doesn’t matter? I also don’t understand why you think XRP is different than other cryptocurrencies you say are backed by “hope”. XRP is not backed by any actual asset either.

Yeah my bad they are in the market for a backup, not a starter. I think it’s really only the Leafs, Capitals, Oilers and Sabres looking for starting goaltenders at this point.

I would absolutely love it if they signed Kuemper or traded for Talbot. I agree this roster deserves better goaltending. I think with at least league average goaltending they could even potentially push for a wildcard spot (assuming they continue playing like they did in their late season surge). I just don’t see either happening if I’m being realistic. Kuemper wants to win and has not been linked to Buffalo even casually by anyone. It seems like it’s either Washington, Toronto or the NYR. Talbot would be awesome. But he’s 35. We can’t give up major assets for him, and it sounds like Minnesota isn’t too keen on moving him at all. plus MAF said he doesn’t want to start full time or even back to back games. He wants to split the net with Talbot so both are fresh. Rumor is that Talbot just wants an extension in Minnesota since fleury now makes slightly more than him.

If he’s scared off by someone like UPL being on the roster, he doesn’t have the confidence to be an NHL goalie. I highly doubt he would be deterred by whoever Buffalo has in net. He seems like a very confident kid. Reality is, he’s likely at least 3+ years away from playing games in Buffalo. Another year in college. Then most likely a year in Rochester as a backup. Then a year in roch as a starter. Then maybe Buffalo. Maybe Adams tried to rush him to the NHL (going against everything he’s continually said about refusing to rush prospects) and has him start in Rochester full time right away but I’d be surprised if he was ready to make the jump to the NHL after only 1 season in Rochester. Our best bet for the next few years is either UPL or a trade/free agent (though I’m not sure which FA at this point).