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Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Oct 20 @ 3:05 PM ET
Yeah me either.

His press conference at the end of last year was disgracefull IMO.

Some things said should have been left behind doors.

If this whole scenario was left behind doors I feel it would be over by now. But it has become a pissing contest between player and team.

And so far we are pissing way further than that T**t

- DirtyDan


He (or the Peters) thought that would be his "ROR love of the game" express ticket out of town.

Boy were they wrong
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Oct 20 @ 3:05 PM ET
https://www.wivb.com/spor...nter-sells-out-on-friday/
Free Beer is this City
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Oct 20 @ 3:07 PM ET
https://www.wivb.com/sports/buffalo-sabres/espn-commentator-promises-everyone-a-beer-if-keybank-center-sells-out-on-friday/
Free Beer is this City

- Buff36



Arena would have been sold out twice if Canadians were allowed over and didn't have to pay $200 for a covid test for maybe 5-6 hours in the states. (dinner and a game)

Only have our own country to blame at this point though.
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Oct 20 @ 3:09 PM ET
we know but speculation is fun
- DirtyDan

Yea but we are not allowed to have fun.

Signed,

That one random blues fan.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Oct 20 @ 3:10 PM ET
If crazy man Lehner is still pissed at Buffalo doctors for the handling of his ankle and I thought I'd never take his side but Sabres doctors must have really screwed the pooch for him to keep talking sh*t all these years later.

And that was an ankle. I don't care how many surgeons the one guy has taught around the world.

This is now 2 big stories around buffalos medical team in the last 5 years.

Where there's smoke

- DirtyDan

Well not gonna get into Lehner and his drunk stories. Or another guy that didn't show up for his PT sessions and went home instead.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Oct 20 @ 3:11 PM ET
Arena would have been sold out twice if Canadians were allowed over and didn't have to pay $200 for a covid test for maybe 5-6 hours in the states. (dinner and a game)

Only have our own country to blame at this point though.

- DirtyDan

Yeah pretty ridiculous
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Oct 20 @ 3:11 PM ET
Thats what the Olympics are for and i wonder when he needs its done by
- hubie


Would Team USA even take him at this point?

Forget all this nonsense between him and the Sabres. He's already not in game shape. He would need the surgery, recovery time, etc., and then get to game speed. Does USA Hockey want to put a guy in that condition out there if it seriously wants to contend for gold?
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Oct 20 @ 3:12 PM ET
Fair enough. I personally don't want to see Eichel on this team ever again other than if he had to play a couple games following surgery to prove he's healthy.

The Jack Eichel era was a total failure - certainly not entirely or even mostly because of him - but it was a failure nonetheless. It's time for him to go

- Hank Balling



Good post baller.

They made still need to have eichel play , to indeed trade him.

In that case, why not see how he fits in with the new leadership and system.
Maybe Great28A gives him a pass...
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Oct 20 @ 3:12 PM ET
If crazy man Lehner is still pissed at Buffalo doctors for the handling of his ankle and I thought I'd never take his side but Sabres doctors must have really screwed the pooch for him to keep talking sh*t all these years later.

And that was an ankle. I don't care how many surgeons the one guy has taught around the world.

This is now 2 big stories around buffalos medical team in the last 5 years.

Where there's smoke

- DirtyDan


This goes back further than that. The medical staff (frank)ed up with Tim Connolly in 2006-2007 too.
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Oct 20 @ 3:13 PM ET
Good post baller.

They made still need to have eichel play , to indeed trade him.

In that case, why not see how he fits in with the new leadership and system.
Maybe Great28A gives him a pass...

- Boss34


If it were plausible to have him rejoin the team on a more permanent basis, would you want that?
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Oct 20 @ 3:14 PM ET
Well not gonna get into Lehner and his drunk stories. Or another guy that didn't show up for his PT sessions and went home instead.
- Buff36



Where there is smoke.

I mean for the guy to talk smack 5 years later there is a story there.




Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Oct 20 @ 3:15 PM ET
This goes back further than that. The medical staff (frank)ed up with Tim Connolly in 2006-2007 too.
- buffalofan19

I believe they fired the whole medical staff after that screw up.
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Oct 20 @ 3:18 PM ET
If it were plausible to have him rejoin the team on a more permanent basis, would you want that?
- Hank Balling


Yes, I think his value and the Sabres future is very reliant on the eichel return.

I'm mad at him, he's a crybaby.

But, top 5 centers do not grow on trees.
We actually have a good mix of young talent.
joshs
Buffalo Sabres
Location: cheektowaga, NY
Joined: 07.07.2012

Oct 20 @ 3:20 PM ET
I like the sabres effort and simple/straight forward style but we really got lucky last night. Vancouver had more and better missed opportunities. A 5-2 score doesn’t really paint a good picture of how close of a game it was.
dadeadhead
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I don't want to say Greztky was a dude when I was watching. Mentalorgasm5 , NY
Joined: 07.16.2006

Oct 20 @ 3:22 PM ET
What’s up hopple heads?
hubie
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt Ellis is my patronus, NY
Joined: 06.28.2011

Oct 20 @ 3:22 PM ET
Would Team USA even take him at this point?

Forget all this nonsense between him and the Sabres. He's already not in game shape. He would need the surgery, recovery time, etc., and then get to game speed. Does USA Hockey want to put a guy in that condition out there if it seriously wants to contend for gold?

- buffalofan19



With His talent yes you take him. Basically he would have the surgery then go to Ann Arbor and practice with them until they had to make a final decision. figure its at least a 2 month till he can practice so the clock may be over.
hubie
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt Ellis is my patronus, NY
Joined: 06.28.2011

Oct 20 @ 3:23 PM ET
Arena would have been sold out twice if Canadians were allowed over and didn't have to pay $200 for a covid test for maybe 5-6 hours in the states. (dinner and a game)

Only have our own country to blame at this point though.

- DirtyDan


Ive sold all of my Canadiens teams except Edmonton so far so they are still coming, I think they are still coming up for multiple days to shop and stuff so its nto a total waste.
Welcome back to everything sold out at Trader Joes
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Oct 20 @ 3:24 PM ET
What’s up hopple heads?
- dadeadhead

What's up Bud, how's everything going with the new adventure.
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011

Oct 20 @ 3:25 PM ET
I like the sabres effort and simple/straight forward style but we really got lucky last night. Vancouver had more and better missed opportunities. A 5-2 score doesn’t really paint a good picture of how close of a game it was.
- joshs



https://www.naturalstattr...2&game=20039&view=limited


I beg to differ
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Oct 20 @ 3:27 PM ET
I like the sabres effort and simple/straight forward style but we really got lucky last night. Vancouver had more and better missed opportunities. A 5-2 score doesn’t really paint a good picture of how close of a game it was.
- joshs

Sure you watched the same game last night.
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Oct 20 @ 3:27 PM ET
Ive sold all of my Canadiens teams except Edmonton so far so they are still coming, I think they are still coming up for multiple days to shop and stuff so its nto a total waste.
Welcome back to everything sold out at Trader Joes

- hubie



If your making it a trip for sure the test makes sense.

But when I want to go over for Dinner and then a game and I'm over for 5 maybe 6 hours Its ridiculous to spend $140 or $200 or whatever tf it is.

Not sure if true but Wegmans is giving free tests? Like my country is joke.
Stripes77
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012

Oct 20 @ 3:29 PM ET

Matt Lombardo
@MattLombardoNFL
· 1h
Asking around a bit on Evan Engram, and my impression from conversations around the league is that the #Giants may struggle to move him. Few competing teams really need a TE right now, and the #Cardinals' trade for Zach Ertz took a major suitor.

One team to watch: #Bills. #NFL
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Oct 20 @ 3:29 PM ET
Sure you watched the same game last night.
- Buff36



Was going to say that lol.
hubie
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt Ellis is my patronus, NY
Joined: 06.28.2011

Oct 20 @ 3:29 PM ET
If your making it a trip for sure the test makes sense.

But when I want to go over for Dinner and then a game and I'm over for 5 maybe 6 hours Its ridiculous to spend $140 or $200 or whatever tf it is.

Not sure if true but Wegmans is giving free tests? Like my country is joke.

- DirtyDan


Not sure if they are for free or not..... i should ask the guy next to me what hes doing they are from Hamilton
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Oct 20 @ 3:30 PM ET
Matt Lombardo
@MattLombardoNFL
· 1h
Asking around a bit on Evan Engram, and my impression from conversations around the league is that the #Giants may struggle to move him. Few competing teams really need a TE right now, and the #Cardinals' trade for Zach Ertz took a major suitor.

One team to watch: #Bills. #NFL

- Stripes77



he's very underwhelming... has never played on an Offence like Buffalo though or with a QB like Allen
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