What......... you can't really blame Darcy??? smart GM's know how to build teams without the draft.
- SABRES 89

What teams have won without the draft?

What......... you can't really blame Darcy??? smart GM's know how to build teams without the draft.
- SABRES 89

Name a few of them. There's Boston and Detroit but thats about it. Even Boston had Horton a top 3 pick when they won.

2 words Ville Leino and if you want to go further.....Tyler Myers. Both of those contracts are horrible, he has no clue with money.
- SABRES 89

Leino I agree with but at the time you wouldn't have tried to lock Myers up to a long term deal? It's easy to say now it was a bad decision

2 words Ville Leino and if you want to go further.....Tyler Myers. Both of those contracts are horrible, he has no clue with money.
- SABRES 89

Pegula wanted Leino. Regier should have had the balls to tell his boss no.

Myers contract - who knows.

We need to keep Vanek to mentor our younger players and to provide scoring for us next year and in the future
- Cmulvey12

Vanek, although is a good scorer and real good player, is not "Mentor" material.

I think Ott is the guy to fit that bill...

I'm going to guess it's a cap/salary friendly roster player. Nashville isn't NYC so I doubt they'd take overpaid Stafford. Someone on twitter guessed McNabb, even though he's not a roster player he'd be good to pick up.
- GilPerreault11

Vanek maybe sekera and 8 to get to four. If they do that and get Barkov. that puts
Hodson on the block. If Darcy is truly trying to build a team. you go 2 scoring one checking one high energy center. Not 3 one way centers.

I think (if the deal mentioned is correct) we shouldn't move up if this is the cost. I'd rather trade guys for Mid-range/picks around 10 and have a haul like Lindholm, Ristolainen, Zadorov, and Mantha instead of Drouin alone...

I'm becoming such a flip-flopper as of late.

Hey, maybe I should just follow him. Then I won't need to read through all the these hockeybuzz posts.
- Jacob582

I don't even follow him and I'm pretty sure he's blocked me anyway, but I have to see his crap when I go to #Sabres because he's conned enoough people to retweet his plagiarism

Name a few of them. There's Boston and Detroit but thats about it. Even Boston had Horton a top 3 pick when they won.
- jc-13

Boston had 2 top 5? picks from Toronto and Detroit specializes in finding draft steals, Zetterberg/Datsyuk

What teams have won without the draft?
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What teams have won without the draft?
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I have my opinion of Darcy and it will never change, he's a failure.

Name a few of them. There's Boston and Detroit but thats about it. Even Boston had Horton a top 3 pick when they won.
- jc-13

Horton wasn't their pick, though.

What teams have won without the draft?
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Smart gms use trades the draft and free agents to build a team that matches the coaches sytem. NOT FIND SKILL PLAYERS WITH A SMALL HEART

I have my opinion of Darcy and it will never change, he's a failure.
- SABRES 89

Pegula wanted Leino. Regier should have had the balls to tell his boss no.

Myers contract - who knows.
- Jacob582

Regire wanted Leino because they knew Brad Richards wasn't going to come here, so they came up with some bull$$it story that they didn't want to "lose out" on him. Really, he scored 19 goals for the Flyers and couldn't make it with the Red Wings.

Vanek maybe sekera and 8 to get to four. If they do that and get Barkov. that puts
Hodson on the block. If Darcy is truly trying to build a team. you go 2 scoring one checking one high energy center. Not 3 one way centers.
- hafgod

They don't need Sekera....they traded for TJ Brennan.

I have my opinion of Darcy and it will never change, he's a failure.
- SABRES 89

Im not trying to change your opinion, but would you rather have Feester or Nonis or Burke?

I have my opinion of Darcy and it will never change, he's a failure.
- SABRES 89

He finds a way to get MacKinnon then i will be impressed

Im not trying to change your opinion, but would you rather have Feester or Nonis or Burke?
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Burke

Regire wanted Leino because they knew Brad Richards wasn't going to come here, so they came up with some bull$$it story that they didn't want to "lose out" on him. Really, he scored 19 goals for the Flyers and couldn't make it with the Red Wings.
- SABRES 89

I still have hope for Leino. But it was Pegula who wanted him and Ehrhoff.

Name a few of them. There's Boston and Detroit but thats about it. Even Boston had Horton a top 3 pick when they won.
- jc-13

Like i said, smart GM's get it done, Darcy hasn't got it done and he will continue to not get it done.

I have my opinion of Darcy and it will never change, he's a failure.
- SABRES 89

It's not as if he's given any reason to think of him any other way

They don't need Sekera....they traded for TJ Brennan.
- Jacob582

Sekera is more established. would be a solid 5 with a lower cap #

Burke
- hafgod

I knew I shouldn't have made Burke an option....I might agree actually

I still have hope for Leino. But it was Pegula who wanted him and Ehrhoff.
- Jacob582

I beg to differ on Leino