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What in the actual f***??? OMG, what a nightmare. so horrible to hear this news. Sad = (

This reminds me of the story of the parents who lost their Daughter (I believe on the Meadowbrook) coming back from a wedding where the Limo driver was drunk and drove on the wrong side of the highway....smfh.
 
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Investing quote from Eichel on comparing Vegas to Buffalo and what is like on a perpetually rebuilding team.

"I went from one polar opposite to the other. It was almost like in Buffalo for a few years there, we were always kind of working towards the future. It was never about right now," Eichel said.

"I understand that situation was about getting draft picks, developing them, and working towards, 'OK, well, what can we be like in a year or two years? Whatever it might be from now.' But, at the same time, when you're in the situation where you're the player representing the team every day on the ice, it's like, 'OK, I want to win, I want to be competitive now.'

"To be able to play in a place (like Vegas), where the goal and the standard every season is to be the last team, it's the best. It's what you want as a player. You have the utmost confidence in management and ownership to make our team as good as they possibly can every year to try and win the ultimate goal. As a player, I think that's all you can ask for."
 
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Glory Days said:
Investing quote from Eichel on comparing Vegas to Buffalo and what is like on a perpetually rebuilding team.

"I went from one polar opposite to the other. It was almost like in Buffalo for a few years there, we were always kind of working towards the future. It was never about right now," Eichel said.

"I understand that situation was about getting draft picks, developing them, and working towards, 'OK, well, what can we be like in a year or two years? Whatever it might be from now.' But, at the same time, when you're in the situation where you're the player representing the team every day on the ice, it's like, 'OK, I want to win, I want to be competitive now.'

"To be able to play in a place (like Vegas), where the goal and the standard every season is to be the last team, it's the best. It's what you want as a player. You have the utmost confidence in management and ownership to make our team as good as they possibly can every year to try and win the ultimate goal. As a player, I think that's all you can ask for."
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It also helps that top free agents (Pietrangelo, Stone, etc.) want to go to Vegas.

The biggest free agents Buffalo have been able to attract in the last 10 years have been Kyle Okposo and Jeff Skinner.
 
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seafoam said:
It also helps that top free agents (Pietrangelo, Stone, etc.) want to go to Vegas.

The biggest free agents Buffalo have been able to attract in the last 10 years have been Kyle Okposo and Jeff Skinner.
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It helps attract free agents when the team is looking to win and is not in constant rebuild mode. Players want to play for a team that has a chance to win.
 
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It helps attract free agents when the team is looking to win and is not in constant rebuild mode. Players want to play for a team that has a chance to win.
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Players also want to live in a warm climate with favorable tax regulations.

NY state has the highest tax burden in the nation and Buffalo has arguably the most snowfall out of any American franchise.
 
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