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mhp
Buffalo Sabres
Location: PROUD MEMBER OF RED SOX NATION SINCE 1975!!!! , SD
Joined: 01.14.2008

Dec 28 @ 12:53 PM ET
Meh
- dadeadhead


Just clearing space for Stewart.
dadeadhead
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I don't want to say Greztky was a dude when I was watching. Mentalorgasm5 , NY
Joined: 07.16.2006

Dec 28 @ 12:54 PM ET
doesn't being a number 1 overall draft pick carry enough weight to command what the previous 2 make?
- joshs



Galchenyuk will make more on his new deal than Yak will.
BuffaloHardHat
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity., NY
Joined: 11.27.2012

Dec 28 @ 12:55 PM ET
I have a feeling I'm going to lose interest in this Bills game pretty quick today.
- HonkFortheGoose

Edelman and Gronk out.

Dareus is out so I fully expect BB to try running the ball down our throats with Blunt and others. I mean didn't Blunt have a pretty fantastic outing last game against us?

If he saw what happened after Dareus left the game last week against the Raiders he will try to.
Time to see if Charles is up for the challenge.
dadeadhead
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I don't want to say Greztky was a dude when I was watching. Mentalorgasm5 , NY
Joined: 07.16.2006

Dec 28 @ 12:56 PM ET
Just clearing space for Stewart.
- mhp



They can now trade for him without giving anything of real value up(providing Buffalo eats half the cap hit) but that does put them in a bigger cap hell.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: ICE DIRECTOR SAYS OVER 13 THOUSAND MURDERERS CROSSED OUR BORDER ILLEGALLY OVER THE LAST 4 YEARS, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Dec 28 @ 12:56 PM ET
Galchenyuk will make more on his new deal than Yak will.
- dadeadhead

So will girgens
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: ICE DIRECTOR SAYS OVER 13 THOUSAND MURDERERS CROSSED OUR BORDER ILLEGALLY OVER THE LAST 4 YEARS, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Dec 28 @ 12:57 PM ET
Edelman and Gronk out.

Dareus is out so I fully expect BB to try running the ball down our throats with Blunt and others. I mean didn't Blunt have a pretty fantastic outing last game against us?

If he saw what happened after Dareus left the game last week against the Raiders he will try to.
Time to see if Charles is up for the challenge.

- BuffaloHardHat

Bouldon runs for 130 on the bills today
dadeadhead
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I don't want to say Greztky was a dude when I was watching. Mentalorgasm5 , NY
Joined: 07.16.2006

Dec 28 @ 12:57 PM ET
So will girgens
- homiedclown



Is it to early to pat myself on the back about my Yak prediction?
HonkFortheGoose
Buffalo Sabres
Location: "___________ stinks."-Sabres89, NY
Joined: 07.26.2008

Dec 28 @ 12:57 PM ET
Galchenyuk will make more on his new deal than Yak will.
- dadeadhead


I would bet that Girgensons probably does as well. He has more goals this year than Yak has points. Also only had 2 less points last season. Not bad for a guy that a lot of people around here liked to say was at best a 3rd line center.

I'm not sure if his contract sliding one year due to his time in Rochester is gonna be a good thing or bad thing. Being that he has 1 more year to go after this one because of that, his next deal could end up a nice chunk of change for him.
Buffalo-Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I lost a bet, NY
Joined: 07.05.2007

Dec 28 @ 12:58 PM ET
I have a feeling I'm going to lose interest in this Bills game pretty quick today.
- HonkFortheGoose



We have zero chance of watching Gronk blow a knee out so there goes half the fun.
HonkFortheGoose
Buffalo Sabres
Location: "___________ stinks."-Sabres89, NY
Joined: 07.26.2008

Dec 28 @ 12:58 PM ET
Edelman and Gronk out.

Dareus is out so I fully expect BB to try running the ball down our throats with Blunt and others. I mean didn't Blunt have a pretty fantastic outing last game against us?

If he saw what happened after Dareus left the game last week against the Raiders he will try to.
Time to see if Charles is up for the challenge.

- BuffaloHardHat


No, because he wasn't even with the Pats the last time we played them.
BuffaloHardHat
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity., NY
Joined: 11.27.2012

Dec 28 @ 1:02 PM ET
No, because he wasn't even with the Pats the last time we played them.
- HonkFortheGoose

Last year I was referring to Goose.
Not this year.
dadeadhead
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I don't want to say Greztky was a dude when I was watching. Mentalorgasm5 , NY
Joined: 07.16.2006

Dec 28 @ 1:03 PM ET
I would bet that Girgensons probably does as well. He has more goals this year than Yak has points. Also only had 2 less points last season. Not bad for a guy that a lot of people around here liked to say was at best a 3rd line center.

I'm not sure if his contract sliding one year due to his time in Rochester is gonna be a good thing or bad thing. Being that he has 1 more year to go after this one because of that, his next deal could end up a nice chunk of change for him.

- HonkFortheGoose



Do you extend him July 1 or let the year play out?
HonkFortheGoose
Buffalo Sabres
Location: "___________ stinks."-Sabres89, NY
Joined: 07.26.2008

Dec 28 @ 1:04 PM ET
Last year I was referring to Goose.
Not this year.

- BuffaloHardHat


Different defense. The run D has been much better with Schwartz as the D coordinator. I realize that with Dareus out it'll be harder for the D overall, but I still think you can't compare the two.
HonkFortheGoose
Buffalo Sabres
Location: "___________ stinks."-Sabres89, NY
Joined: 07.26.2008

Dec 28 @ 1:04 PM ET
Do you extend him July 1 or let the year play out?
- dadeadhead


If they're smart, they do this summer.
Buffalo-Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I lost a bet, NY
Joined: 07.05.2007

Dec 28 @ 1:04 PM ET
Do you extend him July 1 or let the year play out?
- dadeadhead



Will he be a UFA or RFA?
dadeadhead
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I don't want to say Greztky was a dude when I was watching. Mentalorgasm5 , NY
Joined: 07.16.2006

Dec 28 @ 1:05 PM ET
If they're smart, they do this summer.
- HonkFortheGoose



If you were his agent, do you tell him to wait?
dadeadhead
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I don't want to say Greztky was a dude when I was watching. Mentalorgasm5 , NY
Joined: 07.16.2006

Dec 28 @ 1:05 PM ET
Will he be a UFA or RFA?
- Buffalo-Sabres



RFA with one all star game under his belt.
Buffalo-Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I lost a bet, NY
Joined: 07.05.2007

Dec 28 @ 1:07 PM ET
RFA with one all star game under his belt.
- dadeadhead



Someone will offer sheet him.
HonkFortheGoose
Buffalo Sabres
Location: "___________ stinks."-Sabres89, NY
Joined: 07.26.2008

Dec 28 @ 1:07 PM ET
If you were his agent, do you tell him to wait?
- dadeadhead


It depends. He could be in a slightly more reduced role next year depending on where they draft and on what happens with Reinhart. It could be beneficial to negotiate something based off of his season playing on the 1st line.
HonkFortheGoose
Buffalo Sabres
Location: "___________ stinks."-Sabres89, NY
Joined: 07.26.2008

Dec 28 @ 1:08 PM ET
Someone will offer sheet him.
- Buffalo-Sabres


He has to want to sign somewhere else though, and with Nolan here, I don't think he'll be interested right now. He's in a really good situation here. I don't see him jumping ship. He's a completely different type of guy than Vanek was.
Buffalo-Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I lost a bet, NY
Joined: 07.05.2007

Dec 28 @ 1:09 PM ET
He has to want to sign somewhere else though, and with Nolan here, I don't think he'll be interested right now. He's in a really good situation right now. I don't see him jumping ship. He's a completely different type of guy than Vanek was.
- HonkFortheGoose


Yeah he also played under Nolan in the Olympics. But if he reaches RFA status you can't stop teams from offering. However I think it will be wrapped up before then.
dadeadhead
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I don't want to say Greztky was a dude when I was watching. Mentalorgasm5 , NY
Joined: 07.16.2006

Dec 28 @ 1:10 PM ET
Someone will offer sheet him.
- Buffalo-Sabres



Not up until July of 16.

They have a full year to get the deal done prior.

Do you try to get him signed to a 8 year deal in the 5-6 range or a 2-3 year bridge deal?

Keep in mind(I'm not positive but) I believe he is a UFA at 25.
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Dec 28 @ 1:10 PM ET
Should I just turn the game off now? Orton has already had his drive. Downhill from here, right?
HonkFortheGoose
Buffalo Sabres
Location: "___________ stinks."-Sabres89, NY
Joined: 07.26.2008

Dec 28 @ 1:11 PM ET
Yeah he also played under Nolan in the Olympics. But if he reaches RFA status you can't stop teams from offering. However I think it will be wrapped up before then.
- Buffalo-Sabres


An offer sheet has to be accepted by the player. Teams can call his agent and try to get him to sign, but if he says no, it's a moot point.
Buffalo-Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I lost a bet, NY
Joined: 07.05.2007

Dec 28 @ 1:12 PM ET
Can the Bills ever not block a guy in the back on a punt?
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