So what does our opening night roster look like right now?
- sambarugh

you need a new avatar

Wonder who we get for Miller and Vanek if we trade them... should be interesting
- Beezer33

Vanek will be traded for rejecting a maximum contract..

I think Pegula walks Myers, Ristolanian, Zadorov, and McNabb into the meeting room with Miller and says "You guys protect Miller. That is your job. That is your sole existence"

And Miller might resign and retire a Sabre.

Stafford is more of a win than some of others drafted around him. Plus the Sabres and Darcy aren't the only ones who have drafted "trash" as you put it. So what's you're point?
- awildmudkip

I don't trust Darcy's decision making and there is no reason to start. If you think he did a great job, then your basing that not on ANY fact available.

flip mcbain for sekera
- navinrjohnson

Sans the Population.

Are you drunk or riding the short bus?

You just made my point. 81% of players drafted wont play more than 200 games (less than 3 seasons). First rounders dont even have a 2/3rds chance of making the NHL, none the less amounting to anything once in the league.

210 players are drafted each year, most of those players wont amount to anything.
- Rally_Shots

pfft.... semantics

flip mcbain for sekera
- navinrjohnson

i don't know much about McBain...

Fill me in at all?

I have heard he is a lazy out of shape bum by carolina fans.. I have heard he can be a PP QB.. and then I heard he is a big checker and stay at home guy?

i don't know much about McBain...

Fill me in at all?

I have heard he is a lazy out of shape bum by carolina fans.. I have heard he can be a PP QB.. and then I heard he is a big checker and stay at home guy?
- JVince11

what I remember is a checker stay at home guy

kind of what we need

nobody likes that guy

don't be that guy
- navinrjohnson

Yeah, stop using data and facts. We only use wildly biased opinions, 'sources', unicorn horns, fairy dust and shamrocks

i don't know much about McBain...

Fill me in at all?

I have heard he is a lazy out of shape bum by carolina fans.. I have heard he can be a PP QB.. and then I heard he is a big checker and stay at home guy?
- JVince11

What do Carolina fans know about hockey? They think Sekera is a shut-down defenceman.

i don't know much about McBain...

Fill me in at all?

I have heard he is a lazy out of shape bum by carolina fans.. I have heard he can be a PP QB.. and then I heard he is a big checker and stay at home guy?
- JVince11

I think he was the Kotalik or Pardy of the deal. The real target was the 2nd round pick. McBain could start in Rochester next year and I'd be fine with the trade

Yeah, stop using data and facts. We only use wildly biased opinions, 'sources', unicorn horns, fairy dust and shamrocks
- RynoBull

there was a short bus reference

some regular posters on here have family members with issues that involve short buses


not myself, but more then a few regular posters

I think he was the Kotalik or Pardy of the deal. The real target was the 2nd round pick. McBain could start in Rochester next year and I'd be fine with the trade
- keptupl8

McBain hasn't played in AHL since 2010...Would never clear waivers. Ruhwedel will start in ROC

So what does our opening night roster look like right now?
- sambarugh

As of right now....

Vanek - CoHo - Briere
Foligno - Grigo - Leino
Ott - Girgensons - Flynn
Tropp - Porter - Kaleta
Scott

Ehrhoff - Pysyk
Myers - McNabb
Weber - Risto
McBain

Miller
Enroth

nobody likes that guy

don't be that guy
- navinrjohnson

Did that rustle your jimmies?

What do Carolina fans know about hockey? They think Sekera is a shut-down defenceman.
- awildmudkip

Oh yea.. i read that too... "he is a great top 4 stay home defensemen.. a real shut down a top line kind of guy.. we think he can log top minutes for us"

I about shot lemonade out of my nose when reading that at a birthday party yesterday.

i don't know much about McBain...

Fill me in at all?

I have heard he is a lazy out of shape bum by carolina fans.. I have heard he can be a PP QB.. and then I heard he is a big checker and stay at home guy?
- JVince11

Rutherford said Mc Bain shoed up to camp last season overweight and out of shape (sound famaliar?) got into the coaches doghouse and he didn't see him ever getting out so he traded him

there was a short bus reference

some regular posters on here have family members with issues that involve short buses


not myself, but more then a few regular posters
- navinrjohnson

We are getting worked up over short bus references? I would be more offended if they said tart cart or something a little more degrogetory.

Rutherford said Mc Bain shoed up to camp last season overweight and out of shape (sound famaliar?) got into the coaches doghouse and he didn't see him ever getting out so he traded him
- billyk

any one from the Winnipeg Jets?

McBain hasn't played in AHL since 2010...Would never clear waivers. Ruhwedel will start in ROC
- Jawallstar1

That's fine. I still think the real target was Compher and the more I learn about him, the more I like the trade. I don't see McBain in the long term plans, that's all.

Vanek will be traded for rejecting a maximum contract..

I think Pegula walks Myers, Ristolanian, Zadorov, and McNabb into the meeting room with Miller and says "You guys protect Miller. That is your job. That is your sole existence"

And Miller might resign and retire a Sabre.
- JVince11

IDK man.......Miller will be what 33 at the start of this season??????

by the time Zadorov and Ristolanian grow into the NHL game Miller will be in his late 30's

i don't know much about McBain...

Fill me in at all?

I have heard he is a lazy out of shape bum by carolina fans.. I have heard he can be a PP QB.. and then I heard he is a big checker and stay at home guy?
- JVince11

09/10 03G 07A 00PIM 06HITS 09GVA
10/11 07G 23A 32PIM 41HITS 36GVA
11/12 08G 19A 04PIM 15HITS 40GVA
12/13 01G 07A 12PIM 22HITS 18GVA

As of right now....

Vanek - CoHo - Briere
Foligno - Grigo - Leino
Ott - Girgensons - Flynn
Tropp - Porter - Kaleta
Scott

Ehrhoff - Pysyk
Myers - McNabb
Weber - Risto
McBain

Miller
Enroth
- JVince11

As of right now, we still have Stafford

Are you drunk or riding the short bus?

You just made my point. 81% of players drafted wont play more than 200 games (less than 3 seasons). First rounders dont even have a 2/3rds chance of making the NHL, none the less amounting to anything once in the league.

210 players are drafted each year, most of those players wont amount to anything.
- Rally_Shots

what are you talking about...do you understand odds? Do you know what most even means...

63 percent is very good odds at being able to do something most people cant.

We are getting worked up over short bus references? I would be more offended if they said tart cart or something a little more degrogetory.
- RynoBull

A. How was I getting worked up?

B. Ways to be classy when you know the situation


at least your making leaf and flyer fans look more classy

From what I can tell, who needs Goaltenders:

Calgary (Best Goaltender Leland Irving, Kiprusoff's retiring)
Edmonton (Devan Dubnyk)
Florida (Jacob Markstrom)
Islanders (Unless Nabokov returns)
Philadelphia (Steve Mason)

I think the only one he would accept would be Philly unless he really wants to leave and doesn't provide a list...
What is your ideal package from each of these teams?