03-05-2026, 11:09 AM
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#61
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Man that's rough for the Sabres. They don't get their guy, and now the rest of the league knows what pieces they were willing to give up.
Brutal for them.
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03-05-2026, 11:10 AM
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#63
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Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Springbank
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Whoever leaked that deal is looking bad. And Parayko should have ill feelings that he was put in that position openly.
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03-05-2026, 11:10 AM
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#64
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So now that Buffalo isn't an awful team I wonder what the factors are.
- Buffalo itself
- History of losing, not erased still
- Or how they treated Eichel.
I wonder how much that last one is a factor. Players talk.
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03-05-2026, 11:14 AM
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#65
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Scoring Winger
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^ owner
^ owner more focused on NFL team than NFL team
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03-05-2026, 11:15 AM
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#66
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
So now that Buffalo isn't an awful team I wonder what the factors are.
- Buffalo itself
- History of losing, not erased still
- Or how they treated Eichel.
I wonder how much that last one is a factor. Players talk.
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Probably treatment and investment in the team itself.
Facilities, food, hotels, etc.
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03-05-2026, 11:15 AM
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#67
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First round-bust
Join Date: Feb 2015
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It's all Pegula.
Nevertheless, Buffalo already has an excellent top four. They didn't need Parayko at all and especially not if it meant giving up their only notable D prospect in Mrtka. This is a quality save for them, IMO.
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03-05-2026, 11:16 AM
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#68
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
So now that Buffalo isn't an awful team I wonder what the factors are.
- Buffalo itself
- History of losing, not erased still
- Or how they treated Eichel.
I wonder how much that last one is a factor. Players talk.
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Buffalo is still a dump. One of the worst cities I've been in, if not the worst.
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03-05-2026, 11:17 AM
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#69
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
So now that Buffalo isn't an awful team I wonder what the factors are.
- Buffalo itself
- History of losing, not erased still
- Or how they treated Eichel.
I wonder how much that last one is a factor. Players talk.
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I just think it takes a long time to recover from lengthy bad reputation. Nothing Buffalo can do about not being a non popular location re: city of choice. So they need to overcome that with people feeling positive about the organization and direction on the ice.
People are likely nervous about waiving for a less than desirable location, without more traction / proof that Buffalo is going to be a perennial playoff contender.
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03-05-2026, 11:17 AM
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#70
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Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
Buffalo is still a dump. One of the worst cities I've been in, if not the worst.
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Never been to Edmonton?
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03-05-2026, 11:19 AM
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#71
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Parayko would have connections to current and former Sabres players, including those in the Tage Thompson/ROR trade from years back. No doubt got some insight on the Sabres organization
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03-05-2026, 11:19 AM
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#72
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by CalgaryFan1988
Never been to Edmonton?
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It's not a city. It's a wasteland.
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03-05-2026, 11:20 AM
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#73
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that's a pretty big burn for Buffalo although that was a bad trade for them so IDK
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03-05-2026, 11:22 AM
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Ate 100 Treadmills
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Interesting. Wonder what it was about Buffalo he didn't like. Assuming the makeup of their roster. There's been reports about various d-men not being 100% happy there.
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03-05-2026, 11:23 AM
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#75
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Originally Posted by DionTheDman
It's not a city. It's a wasteland.
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Detroit is a wasteland. Edmonton is a waste of land.
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03-05-2026, 11:24 AM
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#76
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Join Date: Mar 2020
Location: Dallas
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Too good to be true
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03-05-2026, 11:25 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2020
Location: Dallas
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Originally Posted by blankall
Interesting. Wonder what it was about Buffalo he didn't like. Assuming the makeup of their roster. There's been reports about various d-men not being 100% happy there.
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Just from the city perspective, not many people wants to live there
You can only go to Niagara Falls so many times
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03-05-2026, 11:25 AM
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#78
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by CalgaryFan1988
Never been to Edmonton?
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I thought Edmonton was bad. Then I visited Buffalo.
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03-05-2026, 11:28 AM
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#79
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Ate 100 Treadmills
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Originally Posted by Flamesfan05
Just from the city perspective, not many people wants to live there
You can only go to Niagara Falls so many times
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Fair enough. I've never been to Buffalo but have been to St. Louis. St. Louis was very grimy in large parts. However, it also had a friendly vibe in a lot of places, with a Southern type charm. There seemed to be a focus on community and culture there, even though it wasn't the most affluent city. St. Louis is also a much bigger city and somewhat rapidly growing, as opposed to Buffalo standoffish stagnation.
I guess Buffalo is more like Detroit and St. Louis more like Chicago?
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03-05-2026, 11:40 AM
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#80
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Quote:
Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
I thought Edmonton was bad. Then I visited Buffalo.
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I've been to both, I prefer Buffalo. But I also lived in Edmonton and didn't just visit.
Regardless, makes you wonder if Buffalo would have been interested in Weegar if this deal was rejected earlier.
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