What about Pommer as a piece in a ROR deal?
- Pierceme69

As a piece? I think Pommer straight up should get me ROR. I like the kid but I'm not down for overpaying for him player wise and then monetarily as well. Maybe Pommer and a pick

As a piece? I think Pommer straight up should get me ROR. I like the kid but I'm not down for overpaying for him player wise and then monetarily as well. Maybe Pommer and a pick
- twistedwrister9

Yeah if anything I would think ROR++ for Pommer+

As a piece? I think Pommer straight up should get me ROR. I like the kid but I'm not down for overpaying for him player wise and then monetarily as well. Maybe Pommer and a pick
- twistedwrister9

the problem i am having with that is RoR is not a goal scorer and we are extremely weak at RW and RoR has only scored 39 goals in the NHL over 3 seasons. he's a neat 3rd center but why trade a guy who scores 30 a season for a guy who is unproven. we have alot of unproven on this team already. coho, ennis, grigorenko, foligno.

No... why?
- rsj2588

Rolston did have Foligno and Hodgson playing together durin the lockout,
So it makes since he might put them back together to try n get that 2nd line scoring more

Vanek at 30 making 7 mil had Jerome Iginla written all over it. I do like Vanek and think he's coming into his own but a 7mil deal scares me do to guys tend to slow down at 32/33 and he isn't the quickest guy as it is.
- dadeadhead

vanek is just like hossa

vanek is just like hossa
- joshs

Maybe Hossa now.

Just gonna guess that Rolston is going to put Grigs on the wing to get him going. He did the same thing for Girgs in Rochester. Center is a tough position for and 18 yr old to come in and play especially on the 3rd line which is traditionally a checking/defensive responsible line.
- dadeadhead

Makes sense

Makes sense
- jdfitz77

I could be completely wrong though. Just can't figure out why you put a guy thats weak in his own end on a line that is supposed to be defensively responsible.

I could be completely wrong though. Just can't figure out why you put a guy thats weak in his own end on a line that is supposed to be defensively responsible.
- dadeadhead

i guessing no new line changes tomorrow. if that 1st line stays cool i bet we will see a shuffle.

i guessing no new line changes tomorrow. if that 1st line stays cool i bet we will see a shuffle.
- joshs

**im

If Porter gets used right I think people will be surprised at what he can do.

i guessing no new line changes tomorrow. if that 1st line stays cool i bet we will see a shuffle.
- joshs

I think the Kid plays.

Yeah if anything I would think ROR++ for Pommer+
- dadeadhead

You have to remember Pommer is already 30 and has only 1 year left on his deal. ROR is 22.

Anyone else alive out there? Can't get the last 101 posts by myself.

Anyone else alive out there? Can't get the last 101 posts by myself.
- Pierceme69

its not gonna happen.

Anyone else alive out there? Can't get the last 101 posts by myself.
- Pierceme69

You can if you post Olli

Anyone else alive out there? Can't get the last 101 posts by myself.
- Pierceme69

Was watching Men in Black 3.....


Sorry.

Come on! Go Sabres.....! Beat Toronto tomorrow and all is forgiven, actually Toronto are playing well, think they will smash the Oinks.

Anybody still here ? it is 8:30pm here in Australia..... just watched Matt Duchenes' AWESOME offside goal, that was a beauty.

Anybody still here ? it is 8:30pm here in Australia..... just watched Matt Duchenes' AWESOME offside goal, that was a beauty.
- MikeyOz

No one is ever on this late. Except me. Work the graveyard shift.

OK... So now the coach is gone .... lets talk..... Why are so many on here again hanging their hats on that huge player move which promotes Porter to the Sabres and hailing it as a great move? Some are even insinuating that he will have a significant impact on this team. Really? Again many of you think an AHL player will greatly improve things here? RIIIIIIGHT..... Also some are saying Leino, when he comes back, will be somehow different than last season. Really? IMO, Leino is another Tim Connolly sitting at home counting his millions. He has been hurt more than he has played...... Why are we still not wondering where that number one center is on this team? Oh.... maybe somehow Porter can fill that eh?
Wake up people....... This is still a terrible team.........

Anybody still here ? it is 8:30pm here in Australia..... just watched Matt Duchenes' AWESOME offside goal, that was a beauty.
- MikeyOz

Still here.

OK... So now the coach is gone .... lets talk..... Why are so many on here again hanging their hats on that huge player move which promotes Porter to the Sabres and hailing it as a great move? Some are even insinuating that he will have a significant impact on this team. Really? Again many of you think an AHL player will greatly improve things here? RIIIIIIGHT..... Also some are saying Leino, when he comes back, will be somehow different than last season. Really? IMO, Leino is another Tim Connolly sitting at home counting his millions. He has been hurt more than he has played...... Why are we still not wondering where that number one center is on this team? Oh.... maybe somehow Porter can fill that eh?
Wake up people....... This is still a terrible team.........
- rapperray

Who pissed in your cornflakes?


You should be happy, it's rice pudding day.

bump...

I was going to boycott the season because of the strike and then this happened.

I hope that the Sabres are bringing Ruff upstairs to help with the management decisions and that they are not just parting ways....he brings a lot of hockey knowledge and he should help get rid of some of the deadweight on the team.

There are some sorry lads on this team that are getting some big dollars...it is one of the biggest payrolls in the NHL. McCormick should have gone to the minors a long time ago, but he will end up on another team in the East.

Although I like Ruff and Reigher, it does not look like they are folks that can win.

Leadership cannot be passive, when people tend to work only to survive from year to year, then there is no success. It is a recipe for collapse from within.
The economy sucks because no one is willing to take risks...the old guys running companies never want to change because they like the way things are and they want things to stay that way until they retire.......well that's not what sports is all about.
And that is also not what brought Terry Pegula success.

Not winning the Stanley Cup is one thing; not making the playoff still another;
Losing games on the road, ok; but not winning at home and not icing a team with grip and grind, or entertainment value, well that is just totally unacceptable.

The team has attracted Passive people and they in turn surrounded themselves with introverted people. Nothing against Reigher's ability or Ruff's coaching style. However, the players like Miller or Pomminville - they would not know how to yell at someone if they had to....their interviews put me to the sleep when I'm running on a treadmill. Ott is a move in the right direction, but not enough.

We need a few players with charisma and drive; and we need a coach like Tortellera or Roy to put some drive in and nails in the rears of a few other players. Maybe even Shoenfield.....to tell the refs to eat some more donuts....that would get the adrenalin going....instead I can fall asleep running on a treadmill watching these guys!

Use the minor team....give some of the no name players a chance...not just the prospects.....find out where your character guys are? be inventive? not Hechtive!

So what if we brought back Hasek and maybe even Satan and we had some controversy in the changeroom, maybe a couple of guys stepping it up, calling each other out and punching each other out. Maybe thats what Connolly and Roy did, but the first sign of extraverted behavior, we had to ship them out. So what if we pulled Connolly off waivers when he goes on re-entry?

Philadelphia thought they had the right idea last year....too much extroverted adrenalin here they said....lets get rid of Richards and Carter.....the introverted LA KINGS got that message and look what happened......I rest my case!
- RicoMartin

OK... So now the coach is gone .... lets talk..... Why are so many on here again hanging their hats on that huge player move which promotes Porter to the Sabres and hailing it as a great move? Some are even insinuating that he will have a significant impact on this team. Really? Again many of you think an AHL player will greatly improve things here? RIIIIIIGHT..... Also some are saying Leino, when he comes back, will be somehow different than last season. Really? IMO, Leino is another Tim Connolly sitting at home counting his millions. He has been hurt more than he has played...... Why are we still not wondering where that number one center is on this team? Oh.... maybe somehow Porter can fill that eh?
Wake up people....... This is still a terrible team.........
- rapperray

Don't worry, that wonky hip is going to keep him out all season and then we can buy him out.