00:00It was just like this, and I'm a little bit, I want to sort of give you a disclaimer right
00:07in front of this.
00:08I'm a little bit embarrassed about this.
00:12Like, I don't think I should be, but it's not exactly like my ethos as a sports fan, as an
00:23analyst, but I still want to say it.
00:26Here are the Buffalo Sabres off an incredible, shocking season where they finished in first place in their division.
00:37Here they come into the ensuing year with higher expectations, to put it mildly, with a lot of good young
00:46talent.
00:47And, by the way, there is a goaltender available, right?
00:53There is a goaltender available that is arguably the best in the world, still, after a decade of already being
01:03in the league.
01:03The reigning Olympic champion who seemingly wants a trade to any team that isn't in Canada.
01:15How much better can the Sabres ever expect to do for an opportunity than this?
01:25And why am I embarrassed?
01:27Why do I want to apologize for this?
01:29You know, only because throughout the offseason, I never thought that it was like the only good idea, that it
01:37had to happen, home run.
01:39I mean, just, I always wanted to be a little bit careful with this, and I'm sure, I mean, I
01:44believe that the Sabres have been interested in Connor Hellebuck.
01:46I believe that completely, and one reason or another why it hasn't happened yet, or will not happen.
01:54Maybe it just has to be Carolina, or it has to be Vegas.
01:57I don't know.
02:00But we're not, newsflash, we're not the Los Angeles Lakers, you know?
02:07Like, we're not a city, a franchise where you can just get the next guy, where you can just sort
02:13of, ah, I'll pass on this one.
02:17I'll just get the next guy that comes along because he'll want to be here, and I can afford that
02:22player, whatever it is that they need.
02:24Like, the Sabres rarely, need I say so, the Sabres rarely are in a position where they are kind of,
02:34like, in line for, or available to somebody like Hellebuck.
02:40And that should probably not be ignored.
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