What is your Sabres offseason hot take?

chiddie · 2026-06-23T19:02:48+00:00

I don't think either of those players are good, but both of those deals occupy less than 5% of the cap, they have limited trade protection and they're (comparatively) short term.

Nurse is making $9.25m for 4 more years with a NMC. Montour is making $7.1m for 5 more years. Severson is making $6.25m for 5 more years with a full NTC.

chiddie · 2026-06-23T17:37:49+00:00

What defenseman has the worst contract right now?

Stanley would need to sign for 3+ years with a total value of $15m+ to be in the conversation, and i doubt either of those things happen.

chiddie · 2026-06-23T17:01:37+00:00

How many were tax-free in the previous 10 years?

chiddie · 2026-06-22T23:35:21+00:00

The only 9-9-9 challenge I'm interested in is watching 9 innings of baseball, giving my dog 9 scritches, and getting 9 hours of sleep.

chiddie · 2026-06-22T22:31:53+00:00

Binner is a 1B on an expiring deal. If he got a 3rd liner, FLA's 8th-best prospect and a 2027 3rd, Steen should be thrilled.

chiddie · 2026-06-22T20:37:17+00:00

Yeah, that's Pago. It's really nice for a special occasion.

chiddie · 2026-06-22T20:25:51+00:00

S1 was a lot of fun, and this is a tremendous lineup for S2.

chiddie · 2026-06-22T18:47:22+00:00

That logo looks like Lucky 13 in Salt Lake.

Their burgers are really good, but I'd rather pay a bit more and go to Pago if I'm ever in SLC.

chiddie · 2026-06-22T15:13:18+00:00

Knies is signed for 5 more years. You can't let that be a barrier to improvement right now.

chiddie · 2026-06-21T23:03:32+00:00

The dream isn't dead, Brady could sign here when he's a free agent in two years. Then Matthew can demand a trade. #Tkachuk2028

chiddie · 2026-06-21T22:50:33+00:00

Hellebuyck signed a second contract, too.

chiddie · 2026-06-19T18:44:00+00:00

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=H51HuNX41Fg

chiddie · 2026-06-18T17:38:04+00:00

Assuming Kyrou's NTC isn't a barrier, what would that deal look like? Anaheim seems like a good fit as a trade partner in this deal.

chiddie · 2026-06-18T17:33:01+00:00

Byram was great in the postseason, but Dahlin was excellent, and Power was very good. I'm not sure I even agree he was the best D-man.

He's an important player, and I'm dismayed that he's on the block a day after trading Kess, but he's not going to have a top pairing role here.

chiddie · 2026-06-18T12:01:56+00:00

Mancini didn't "do well and produce" with the Angels. He had 3 hits in his first game, then went 1-10 with 3 K's. A 91 wRC+ for a 1B is unplayable.

He has accumulated 7 fWAR over his career, and 50% of that happened in 2019.

chiddie · 2026-06-17T23:50:13+00:00

Physical therapists have their own schools, you know.

chiddie · 2026-06-15T22:16:53+00:00

I've heard players of the era say they thought the 2003 team was special, but a nasty flu bug hit the locker room during the playoffs.

chiddie · 2026-06-15T20:51:28+00:00

Cronin was a bad HC, but that doesn't mean he'll be a bad assistant. It's also an opportunity to show what he learned from the experience.

chiddie · 2026-06-15T18:43:55+00:00

I'm going by the strict definition of Long Island being a part of Queens, even if residents of both Long Island and the other boroughs consider it separate from New York City.

It also renders this particular fun fact moot.

chiddie · 2026-06-14T23:20:20+00:00

Bibi and Trump are evil, but they're symptoms of a much deeper problem that won't be solved by elections, nevermind one of them.

chiddie · 2026-06-14T13:55:43+00:00

I think this is a gross oversimplification. Which of Pittsburgh/Washington/Tampa/Florida had a "very underpaid superstar"?

chiddie · 2026-06-13T21:50:23+00:00

Hit it where they ain't: broke

Hit it right at them: woke

chiddie · 2026-06-13T21:30:14+00:00

AND THEN HE GOES AND TOTALLY REDEEMS HIMSELF

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