I think we will be fine in net a couple years down the line. Draft a goalie this year and sign nieuvirth for 2 years. In about 3 years when we are on the cusp of being good I think a lot of teams in cap trouble will be looking to dump their goalie for their emerging backup. Just look at these teams who have big dollar goalies with good backups who will be way cheaper

Howard/merzek (
Quick/jones
Crawford/raanta
niemmi/stahleck
Price/fucale
Elliott/Allen
Anderson/Gibson
Rask/subban

Either they will keep their goalie for high dollar or need to trade their good backup. Won't be able to do both. I'm not big on a high dollar goalie but to grab one cheap due to their cap trouble and have one for 2-3 years while our young goalie develops we can go on some cup runs. Just dump them when their contract is over. A 1st Ed pick and a mid prospect to have one for a couple years when we are good can be wort it. We will have cap space since our core studs will be on entry or bridge deals still

I am surprised they never gave Klepis a shot

let alone zags and googs
- homiedclown

Stop thinking

MAKE A TRADE MURRAY!!
- mhp

http://sabrenoise.com/201...rs-value-andrej-meszaros/

other darcy deadline blunders

4th rd for tellqvist
4th rd for Lehtonen
first rd and novotny for Zubrus (because there was no way he would resign him)
5th rd for corkum
- homiedclown

We tried that 6 mill a year goalie........................ it didn't work

other darcy deadline blunders

4th rd for tellqvist
4th rd for Lehtonen
first rd and novotny for Zubrus (because there was no way he would resign him)
5th rd for corkum
- homiedclown

of all the back-ups, I thought tellqvist should have been re-signed...thought he did very well

We tried that 6 mill a year goalie........................ it didn't work
- SABRES 89

silver

- homiedclown

do you have his classic stoned look?

http://sabrenoise.com/2015/02/18/buffalo-sabres-trade-rumors-value-andrej-meszaros/
- homiedclown

He said the Ducks may look to upgrade, just like I posted a few weeks ago the Ducks were interested in trading for Mez before but they went with Brewer instead.

of all the back-ups, I thought tellqvist should have been re-signed...thought he did very well
- Michael Pachla

I liked conklin

tellqvist went to europe I think after that season

do you have his classic stoned look?
- Michael Pachla

silver


- homiedclown

We shouldn't pay any goalie more then 4 a year, we don't need to spend a ton on a goalie. If we can keep it under 4 that's even better.

MAKE IT STOP!
- SABRES 89

Give him respect.

- homiedclown

That S$$T cracks me up

Stop thinking
- SABRES 89

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqerKm_1Ml0

I liked conklin

tellqvist went to europe I think after that season
- homiedclown

sure did...

Give him respect.
- TheSabresTaco

He should slip in the shower

We shouldn't pay any goalie more then 4 a year, we don't need to spend a ton on a goalie. If we can keep it under 4 that's even better.
- SABRES 89

unless you have elite, which there is few of


no reason not to use a 2 goalie system

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqerKm_1Ml0
- homiedclown

We tried that 6 mill a year goalie........................ it didn't work
- SABRES 89

Last time we built our team around a 6 million dollar goalie. New plan is to build a team first around our young guys and we can add the goalie last. Saying a 6 million dollar goalie doesn't work then watch the Kings and Hawks win with a 6 million dollar goalie is foolish

- homiedclown

pass the bong, ya bogart

http://sabrenoise.com/2015/02/18/buffalo-sabres-trade-rumors-value-andrej-meszaros/
- homiedclown

I would think we'll get a 4th for Meszaros.

Stewart is the wild card. My guess is Boston or Calgary.

Mitchell will get us similar to Meszaros unless packaged with someone.

No one will want Benoit.

Neuvirth stays.

unless you have elite, which there is few of


no reason not to use a 2 goalie system
- homiedclown

That's fine but even if they don't use that, no goalie on this team should make over 4 and IMO, that's high considering what's out there.

Last time we built our team around a 6 million dollar goalie. New plan is to build a team first around our young guys and we can add the goalie last. Saying a 6 million dollar goalie doesn't work then watch the Kings and Hawks win with a 6 million dollar goalie is foolish
- Fattony1187

Calm down it's an inside joke around here with Miller, I'm a Miller fan and always will be but some here don't agree with me and part of that is due to his contract.

unless you have elite, which there is few of


no reason not to use a 2 goalie system
- homiedclown

There may be some goalies worth it right when we become good in 3 years be available. in recent years the two goalie teams havnt had much success in the playoffs. Look at the blues with Elliott and halak as an example. Although miller blew for them too

pass the bong, ya bogart
- Michael Pachla

Puff, Puff, Pass