- jochfr

perhaps the best fan made trailer I have ever seen

you probably score more at their home games than they do
- homiedclown

More riffing on the theme of resisting a juggernaut, eh?

People that mention Backus should remember he already turned down 5.5 a year from the Blues.

People that mention Backus should remember he already turned down 5.5 a year from the Blues.
- SABRES 89

what do you think he's looking for? $6M+ on a five-year deal?

what do you think he's looking for? $6M+ on a five-year deal?
- Michael Pachla

hell no, that's another bad contract in 3 years


I'd give him 13 mil for 2 years

the key for these older players is shorter term which means higher annual payout in a cap era

hell no, that's another bad contract in 3 years


I'd give him 13 mil for 2 years

the key for these older players is shorter term which means higher annual payout in a cap era
- homiedclown

Problem for these guys is that they're looking for a last contract with term, not short term $.

On one of the worst teams in the league over the past decade? Yes it was tough on him.

He was our #1 the last 2x we were a playoff team.

Ristolainen IMO will be better no doubt, but Myers didn't have the luxury of being 21 on an up and coming team, he was 21 on a team plummeting into a rebuild
- sbroads24

Fair. That being said his defense left a bit to be desired for a true number 1. I liked Myers and honestly if we had him now we'd look pretty good. I'm still okay with the trade, too.

People that mention Backus should remember he already turned down 5.5 a year from the Blues.
- SABRES 89

Bacchus has good duck

yup...good enough to attract a free agent like stamkos while also being good enough to move forward briskly should he not come to buffalo...I could live with them adding STL forward David Backes and DET d-man Kyle Quincey, probably for a combined $10+M/yr., instead of dishing out $10M-per for stamkos
- Michael Pachla

YES Michael!!!!! Not so much Backes, I was thinking of more of a sniper, but I like the non-Stamkos thinking. I understand the whole it doesn't cost us anything but money, but players need to be moved, we have a wealth of draft picks, get it done that route. I just don't think that Stamkos is worth the cap hell that he'll put us in in a couple of years.

YES Michael!!!!! Not so much Backes, I was thinking of more of a sniper, but I like the non-Stamkos thinking. I understand the whole it doesn't cost us anything but money, but players need to be moved, we have a wealth of draft picks, get it done that route. I just don't think that Stamkos is worth the cap hell that he'll put us in in a couple of years.
- bobmack13

I think you overestimate the hell we'll be in.

YES Michael!!!!! Not so much Backes, I was thinking of more of a sniper, but I like the non-Stamkos thinking. I understand the whole it doesn't cost us anything but money, but players need to be moved, we have a wealth of draft picks, get it done that route. I just don't think that Stamkos is worth the cap hell that he'll put us in in a couple of years.
- bobmack13

I'd rather fit stamkos in for 10 per for 7 years then a 31 year old for 5 years at 6 per


the upside is scary good

I'd rather fit stamkos in for 10 per for 7 years then a 31 year old for 5 years at 6 per


the upside is scary good
- homiedclown

You think that Stamkos settles for 10mill per? If so, I'm in.

YES Michael!!!!! Not so much Backes, I was thinking of more of a sniper, but I like the non-Stamkos thinking. I understand the whole it doesn't cost us anything but money, but players need to be moved, we have a wealth of draft picks, get it done that route. I just don't think that Stamkos is worth the cap hell that he'll put us in in a couple of years.
- bobmack13

find me that sniper and i'm all-in

find me that sniper and i'm all-in
- Michael Pachla

Murray can/will get it done!!! The guys an evil genius.

You think that Stamkos settles for 10mill per? If so, I'm in.
- bobmack13

$68 didn't even start the negotiations with TB

You think that Stamkos settles for 10mill per? If so, I'm in.
- bobmack13

if it's 11 per, so be it


I will worry about the bottom half of the roster in 3 years

$68 didn't even start the negotiations with TB
- Der Kaiser

8 years at 8.5 is different from 7 at 11

$68 didn't even start the negotiations with TB
- Der Kaiser

That's what I'm saying, he's probably looking for a close to max contract, and will get it from someone, hopefully not us.

find me that sniper and i'm all-in
- Michael Pachla

I'm liking the real possible reality that we could have a few players in the top 10 or even top 5 in scoring

Will Risto become fearless and feared? This one is on him. Agreed!


How well can he manage his time on ice to avert late-season slumps? I don't think this is his concern to address. This is a question for the guys in ties behind the bench. But it's real - he looked like less of a player as February rolled into March.

I think conditioning in the offseason will have a big affect on how he progresses into the role of a #1. As you put it and I believe it as well. This is on him. He has to keep hungry and want to be the best he can be.

I also think having a #1/2 D-Man here paired with him would help him tremendously as well.

We can only hope that player falls from heaven as GM TM put it, and compliments Risto.

if it's 11 per, so be it


I will worry about the bottom half of the roster in 3 years
- homiedclown

What does Risto get? What do Samson, and Eichel's deals look like??? I worry now.

if it's 11 per, so be it


I will worry about the bottom half of the roster in 3 years
- homiedclown

or...in three years you can have most of this roster in place, thinking deep playoff run, with holes filled, plus three years of them all playing under the same system

I'm liking the real possible reality that we could have a few players in the top 10 or even top 5 in scoring
- cabin

been a while, hasn't it?

been a while, hasn't it?
- Michael Pachla

Hells yeah its been a while .

Hells yeah its been a while .
- cabin

too long