Stop being so naive. Doug Wilson has been a GM for over 15 years. You don't think he is calling other GM's to see what their offers are? The guy is one of the most respected GM's in the league. It's over and done with move on.
- buffalokb

Yes a Rookie GM got played by a vet

I know a Tomasello that a long time ago that got into the back seat of a car after a night of heavy drinking.
Thought IT was a chick, IT wasn't!
He proceeded to beat the (frank) out if IT right in the back seat.
- Over50

Gross

Big deal he fixed downtown, his job is to bring a cup to Buffalo like he said his goal was, not to paint and build downtown.
- SABRES 89

I thought it was a 'big deal'.
The Caps and I made a lot of money working downtown.

Sanford and Son also The Jeffersons
- SABRES 89

Wasn't so big on Sanford and son but the Jeffersons was hysterical.

I thought it was a 'big deal'.
The Caps and I made a lot of money working downtown.

- Over50

How much did you end up making on that job 30,000 ?

Dude he got played I don’t understand how anybody can see that after the comments Doug made it’s pretty obvious they wanted to kane

I would’ve just hung up the god damn phone

Or just go behind his back and just moved him to a different team for second round pick in 2018 !

This is all on him you should’ve never trusted Kane to increase its value he should’ve moved him Months ago
- GERBE!!!75PTS

You can hang up the phone and play hard ball if you have other options. Like it's been said repeatedly, they were the only team to give him a viable offer. He did not have the luxury of playing tough with the Sharks.

I can at least see the frustration if you believed he could have traded him earlier in the season for more. But what makes you think he had offers then? Once again, 29 other NHL clubs didn't want him yesterday. You have no proof they wanted him 2 months ago, either. Especially if the deciding factor was all of the off-ice issues Kane has had in his past. Those issues still existed 2 months ago.

This isn't NHL18. You can't just brute-force a trade to another club. You need to have a dance partner in order to get rid of a UFA with baggage. JB had one team to work with and he made the best of it.

most watched finale


all in the family was the most watched show during that era

https://en.wikipedia.org/...asts_in_the_United_States
- homiedclown

Wasn't the most watched finale Cheers?
I could be wrong of course but I know Mash was big.

As time moved on Cheers and Three's Company were my feel good shows.

You can hang up the phone and play hard ball if you have other options. Like it's been said repeatedly, they were the only team to give him a viable offer. He did not have the luxury of playing tough with the Sharks.

I can at least see the frustration if you believed he could have traded him earlier in the season for more. But what makes you think he had offers then? Once again, 29 other NHL clubs didn't want him yesterday. You have no proof they wanted him 2 months ago, either. Especially if the deciding factor was all of the off-ice issues Kane has had in his past. Those issues still existed 2 months ago.

This isn't NHL18. You can't just brute-force a trade to another club. You need to have a dance partner in order to get rid of a UFA with baggage. JB had one team to work with and he made the best of it.
- TerryPegula

I’ll wait until the other offers come out then I’ll judge but you can see he got played

The biggest rookie mistake was trusting a player to increase its value even more two months ago and it bit him in the ass

I thought it was a 'big deal'.
The Caps and I made a lot of money working downtown.

- Over50

His job per Pegula standing there when he bought the team in his presser was to bring a Stanley Cup to Buffalo, multiple Stanley Cups, I didn't hear anything about revitalization of Buffalo. That was the " Sabres existence" per Pegula, everything else he's doing is a bonus.

I’ll wait until the other offers come out then I’ll judge but you can see he got played

The biggest rookie mistake was trusting a player to increase its value even more two months ago and it bit him in the ass
- GERBE!!!75PTS

How much did you end up making on that job 30,000 ?
- GERBE!!!75PTS

There were quite a few big projects downtown because of the Pegulas.
I worked downtown on the Harbor Center as well as my crew and I did all of the concrete at the outdoor rink.
We did a portion of the cobble stone district as well.

I worked downtown for almost 4 years straight everyday.
That's where I met BED !
Hahaha

His job per Pegula standing there when he bought the team in his presser was to bring a Stanley Cup to Buffalo, multiple Stanley Cups, I didn't hear anything about revitalization of Buffalo. That was the " Sabres existence" per Pegula, everything else he's doing is a bonus.
- SABRES 89

Oh, I agree 89....I agree with you.

I remember all of us thought kane was going to bring in a defenseman to help us

And I’m not gonna lie I thought the picks that we were going to get for kane was going to help us acquire a good defenseman in the summertime

Woopsie Daisy

There were quite a few big projects downtown because of the Pegulas.
I worked downtown on the Harbor Center as well as my crew and I did all of the concrete at the outdoor rink.
We did a portion of the cobble stone district as well.

I worked downtown for almost 4 years straight everyday.
That's where I met BED !
Hahaha
- Over50

Yeah terry is an awesome person I just wish some people would realize that ..

I’m not sure if you were there but I was with Terry When they gave the construction workers lunch at the Lexus club for your hard work

I remember all of us thought kane was going to bring in a defenseman to help us

And I’m not gonna lie I thought the picks that we were going to get for kane was going to help us acquire a good defenseman in the summertime

Woopsie Daisy
- GERBE!!!75PTS

It's done and over with, can we stop talking about Kane, let's move on.

Yeah terry is an awesome person I just wish some people would realize that ..

I’m not sure if you were there but I was with Terry When they gave the construction workers lunch at the Lexus club for your hard work
- GERBE!!!75PTS

Yes, I was there.
I went with a few of my brothers and sisters of the company I was with.

- TerryPegula

Give a facepalm but the truth hurts

I’m just hoping he doesn’t (frank) up the trades for Ristolainen, ROR if he hits big on those The rebuilding process will be a smooth ride

Good morning Cab. I see you toughed it out in here last night, I admire your durability.

The Rockford Files and Magnum PI both deserve a little love.

I’m hoping we can flip the picks acquired yesterday to assets at the draft, and those draft day assets can help us sooner than the Picks would. I don’t have any desire to sit through another rebuild.
- Der Kaiser

It was the best deal on the table not sure how he got bent over. If this deal was made 2 months ago maybe you say he got taken advantage of. Kane was just a toxic asset and unfortunately every GM viewed him that way. We all know Kane will most likely have a nice run in the playoffs so everyone should prepare themselves for that.
- buffalokb

he got a player that might be a breakout kid next season in the nhl who has chemistry with jack
speed and skill


a second or first rd pick

a 4th

if that pick turns into a first, and regan contributes well as a second line winger next season

it's then a hockey trade, which is not a bad thing


let the process play itself out

Yes, I was there.
I went with a few of my brothers and sisters of the company I was with.
- Over50

Awesome it was incredible to see all the people that worked on the project

It's done and over with, can we stop talking about Kane, let's move on.
- SABRES 89

book mark this blog


that way if regan plays with jack and put up 55 points in the fall, maybe then people will STFU

The value for Kane was never that high. Teams didn't only just decide last week that his baggage was a problem. Maybe Botterill did overestimate his value, but if he did, he overestimated it from day 1, not as the deadline approached.
- buffalofan19

Also, what Murray paid for Kane was a massive over payment. Botteril had to try and recoup some of that, hence the high value placed.

he got a player that might be a breakout kid next season in the nhl who has chemistry with jack
speed and skill


a second or first rd pick

a 4th

if that pick turns into a first, and regan contributes well as a second line winger next season

it's then a hockey trade, which is not a bad thing


let the process play itself out
- homiedclown

I think this is a massive stretch. I don't see Regan contributing much. Maybe a 3rd/4th line guy.

book mark this blog


that way if regan plays with jack and put up 55 points in the fall, maybe then people will STFU



- homiedclown

I remember I thought kane was going to bring in a defenseman to help us

- GERBE!!!75PTS

FTFY.

Maybe its your own fault for thinking Kane held that much value....