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Forum: Armchair-GM10 hours ago
Thread: guerin offseason take II
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Caerii</b></div><div>I can reply to whatever I want brother, do you know where you are? You're not having private conversations if that's what you think. The post you keep referring to has nothing worth replying to.</div></div>

Alright by all means don’t acknowledge the very reasonable reply that addressed the issues you were raising. Even if you keep raising the same issues past my reply that addressed them it’s all good. If there’s nothing to reply to then that means I made my point and you understood it, maybe even agreed.

But now that we established what I said was fair, by all means go and reply to whatever you like.

Same way you can reply to whatever you like I think I’m done replying to anything in this thread tho lol
Forum: Armchair-GM10 hours ago
Thread: 2024-25 Buffalo Sabres Playoff team
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Tjm220</b></div><div>Didn’t the same thing happen to Chris Pronger in Edmonton? We heard a BS rumor that he wasn’t happy in Edmonton and everyone glommed onto it, and the media wouldn’t stop talking about it until they finally forced it into being. In reality, I bet the NHL didn’t like Chris Pronger in Edmonton and wanted him in a bigger market. Anaheim isn’t the media hotbed that another city might be, but it’s a bigger metropolitan area than Edmonton anyway. The same thing happened with Jack Eichel. For years fans of other teams kept saying he wanted to leave Buffalo, as soon as his second season in the NHL. Every year, even as his play improved, we would still hear how he should want out. Eventually he finally did. Of course the NHL benefits getting him to a bigger, new market like Vegas. That said how much do you think the NHL likes having a Tkachuk brother in Ottawa? About as much as they liked having one in Calgary I assume.</div></div>

I think this speaks to a much larger conversation but at its core I think each situation is different even if there are similarities. If Matthew wanted to stay in Calgary then I’m sure he would’ve made that a reality whether the league wanted it or not. Same goes for Pronger. A final appearance wasn’t enough for him but in reality he got out at the right time.

If Brady wanted out and the league wanted him in a bigger market I’d imagine it would be somewhere other than Buffalo? It’s possible but given Brady’s personality and how they’ve tried to cater to him as they’ve built around him I feel like he’s a senator for life. Dorion prioritized him and I’m sure Staios will do the same.

Definitely food for thought tho.