So this is real for Oduya then??? Strickland is not blowing smoke that we offered and got turned down 3x5??

Good lord... not paying a 34 or 35 year old dude 6M AAV because he was the 4th or 5th DMan on a rotation.

PASS!!!!!
- JVince11

if its three years i don't give a crap it aint my money and we have the space.. its not like we are saving it for someone else

Pass on Oduya he's not worth that much easily worth 3 to 4 million imo (frank) that
- GERBE!!!75PTS

it ain't your money and if it is for only 3 years it doesn't matter..

Pass on Oduya he's not worth that much easily worth 3 to 4 million imo (frank) that
- GERBE!!!75PTS

Brooks Orpik makes 5.5
James Wisnieski was a healthy scratch and made 5+
Bogosian makes 5.8


He's worth 5

Brooks Orpik makes 5.5
James Wisnieski was a healthy scratch and made 5+
Bogosian makes 5.8


He's worth 5
- sbroads24

I would rather have James Wisniewski tbh I like him

"From this day forward we are aware of the situation and gathering the facts" Terry Pegula


New slogan in the Bills and Sabres entranceways.

Nvm he shoots right

I would rather have James Wisniewski tbh I like him
- GERBE!!!75PTS

Time to update that location broski

Thanks, and yes you're correct. Orlando, Florida and South Carolina will probably be the 3 teams I do a lot. I will mostly stay in Orlando though I might travel two or three times.
- Stripes77

Good.. at least I'll more or less know who I'm booing at games now when the ref's make a bad call. Congrats!

So will you still work at the RDV in some capacity?

Time to update that location broski
- Buffalo--Sabres

I got a ban so this is my old account lol

I got a ban so this is my old account lol
- GERBE!!!75PTS

Must have used a on a Leafs board

And hopefully comes into training camp apologetic and with his tail between his legs.

(frank)ing a$Shole.

I'm torn. As a Sabres fan, I don't want him missing any time. As a human being and family man (could have been someone sitting there, such as my wife or child) he needs his license suspended, fines and community service, and some game suspensions.
- grand-magus

It was at 4AM... No one was sitting there. Certainly not a family

I got a ban so this is my old account lol
- GERBE!!!75PTS

It's over now.

Not a jury trial will be tried in front of a judge alone. Cops will have needed reasonable and probable grounds to lay the charges against ROR instead of the other guy. Maybe he admitted he was driving, who knows.

ROR will have significant incentive to plead guilty rather than go through a trial which might might not happen until the season starts and will result in a much higher sentence than if he pleads guilty.
- Canada Cup

Absolutley but I was just responding to a question

Pass on Oduya he's not worth that much easily worth 3 to 4 million imo (frank) that
- GERBE!!!75PTS

I'd rather have him then have extra cap space rotting for the next 3 years

Must have used a on a Leafs board
- Buffalo--Sabres

I exploded at hardhat

I got a ban so this is my old account lol
- GERBE!!!75PTS

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I exploded on hardhat
- GERBE!!!75PTS

I thought you went that way

It was at 4AM... No one was sitting there. Certainly not a family
- bluengold12

playing down things that are still illegal, still irresponsible, and something you would be furious over should it happen to your family just because something didn't happen *this time* isn't how I want to live my life or what I want to pass on to my children.

That's not to say O'Reilly is guilty. Just because it was his vehicle and police found him and gave him a breathalyzer and he was "impaired" doesn't mean he did anything, but chances are some asshat did something illegal along those lines and it's still despicable.

That said, I'm not innocent either and have driven "impaired" before, but it also doesn't excuse me for doing it, and it's something I know I was poopty for doing

I'd rather have him then have extra cap space rotting for the next 3 years
- homiedclown

Yeah, here's what I think. While it's unlikely any of us has a clue about what's inside Darcy's head, and things like the salary cap, NTCs/NMCs, and the declining economy's impact on future revenues make it nearly impossible to trade anyone of any significance, it's not inconceivable that the Sabres could make a mid-season move.

Vanek, Roy, Miller, Pommer are probably not on the block since they represent the young core of this team and are all locked up long-term. We all know Vanek's contract is insane, but given the length and amount of the others, it seems unlikely to me there's a better deal out there. Remember Larry Quinn is a numbers guy, and 5 mil 6 years from now will be looking pretty good. Roy's deal is an especially favorable one for the club. You might even be able to throw Goose into this category b/c his value to the Sabres is high given his hustle and toughness.

Max, Kotalik, and Connolly are popular choices for a change of venue, but their UFA status would mean they'd need to go to a contender for the receiving team to be willing to assume the risk. That said, what's the likelihood of a contender sending the Sabres something worthy of a blockbuster? That's not even taking into account Max sucking for the last 2 years, Kotalik getting a reputation of being lazy, and (Tin) Connolly being more fragile than the leg lamp in A Christmas Story. This, coming from the guy who actually owns a Connolly jersey.

As far as young talent at forward goes, Stafford, MacArthur, Paille are the only roster players in that category. They're all tradable, but not enough to bring in an impact player. To me, the Sabres would need to include one of Mancari, Gerbe, or Kennedy to get another team interested. Possible, though Gerbe seems like he's got a future here.

Lastly, if they're really trying to fix the recent injury problem at defense, they're not going to trade any defensemen. Even still, it's more likely they'll do what they did last year and bring in a veteran like Nolan Pratt to temporarily fill the gap until Weber and Sekera are healthy again (a few weeks?). I haven't looked to see who like that is available, but they found someone last year and could probably do it again.

We Sabres fans have gotten used to the fact that Darcy rarely makes any moves. In fact, who really does anymore? I'd love to be wrong, but not at the expense of 26 / 9 / 30 / 29. You can have Peters. Twice.

It's over now.
- stashu

well then I'm back ...

I thought you went that way
- homiedclown

Oh. My.

I thought you went that way
- homiedclown

- CaptainRivet

too much?

too much?
- homiedclown

you beat me to it