Unless something career-ending happens to Eichel or O'rilley (like they fall off their toilet) We have time to build up our center depth. it might hurt Rochester for a few years, but if we had someone busting out of the AHL right now, we would have no where to put them any way. We'll probably be plugging and playing out bottom 2C's for the next 7-10 years considering where we're at with our top 2.
- seedy

That's the way I see it too
If guys like Larsson & Girgensons become too expensive for 3rd line center duties...
That's where we'd need a guy like Hurley, Estephan, or Cornel to hopefully be able to step in. I see Malone & Schaller as 4th line guys.
Regardless though...
With the Salary structure we'll have,
Not much will be spent on the bottom6 centers
And if we're as good as we think we'll be...
Then down the road we should be able to bring in some Vets who will sign on the cheap side to fill those holes

At which position?
We're actually in really good shape (as far as depth goes) with plenty of forwards coming up through the system
- jdfitz77

Every position besides center. We don't have a deep team, nor do we have a deep farm. Every team has injuries in playoffs, need to be able to overcome those when our time comes

Apologize in advance for asking this when I'm sure it's been discussed... but i have been unable to pay any attention as of late:
What is the latest on Stamkos and the 'inside info?'

Lack of depth will kill this team if it's not addressed

E5
- sbroads24

We were horrible everywhere on the last day of the season last year, with the possible exception of Risto.

We addressed lots of holes last year in the offseason. We have two glaring needs right now (sniper, LHD1), and then we have to replenish depth.

Every step is important, but every step takes time.

Rome wasn't built in a day. Eat the cow one steak at a time.

Apologize in advance for asking this when I'm sure it's been discussed... but i have been unable to pay any attention as of late:
What is the latest on Stamkos and the 'inside info?'
- Simple

Any Habs roomers?

Any Habs roomers?
- Der Kaiser

They need a goalie.

And they talk funny.

we miss varone

team got better looking when they moved him


at least we got Schaller
- homiedclown

They need a goalie.

And they talk funny.
- cabin

Da peelers der go all da way, no?

Da peelers der go all da way, no?
- Der Kaiser

Always a green light.

Every position besides center. We don't have a deep team, nor do we have a deep farm. Every team has injuries in playoffs, need to be able to overcome those when our time comes
- sbroads24

Bailey, Fasching, Baptiste, Olofsson, Possler, Cornel, Karabacek, Rodrigues, Carrier, Catenacci and a few more I think I'm forgetting, are all projected as NHL wingers

I think we're very good as far as "depth" goes on the wings
We just need a couple of them to become "top6" guys
Or sign Stamkos & Vesey, and then we're in really good shape

Every position besides center. We don't have a deep team, nor do we have a deep farm. Every team has injuries in playoffs, need to be able to overcome those when our time comes
- sbroads24

honestly, we have average d depth
decent goalie depth


and blah up front

if Donovan and Ruhwedel are not brought back, we have crap in rochester for d as well

honestly, we have average d depth
decent goalie depth


and blah up front

if Donovan and Ruhwedel are not brought back, we have crap in rochester for d as well
- homiedclown

So to put together the opinions we've seen in the last ten minutes:

we're great at center, we're average depth at the blue line, decent at goalie depth, and stocked at the wing.

But without more depth we're just SCHEISS.

That's classic Hockeybuzz.

Bailey, Fasching, Baptiste, Olofsson, Possler, Cornel, Karabacek, Rodrigues, Carrier, Catenacci and a few more I think I'm forgetting, are all projected as NHL wingers

I think we're very good as far as "depth" goes on the wings
We just need a couple of them to become "top6" guys
Or sign Stamkos & Vesey, and then we're in really good shape
- jdfitz77

There will be a bunch that will say those prospects are not good enough.

Bailey, Fasching, Baptiste, Olofsson, Possler, Cornel, Karabacek, Rodrigues, Carrier, Catenacci and a few more I think I'm forgetting, are all projected as NHL wingers

I think we're very good as far as "depth" goes on the wings
We just need a couple of them to become "top6" guys
Or sign Stamkos & Vesey, and then we're in really good shape
- jdfitz77

eichel and reinhart with big club

zads, gringo, compher and pick 31 for ror hurts the pool
pick 21 for an injured goalie hurts
lemieux, armia, a first and myers also sets it back a bit

So to put together the opinions we've seen in the last ten minutes:

we're great at center, we're average depth at the blue line, decent at goalie depth, and stocked at the wing.

But without more depth we're just SCHEISS.

That's classic Hockeybuzz.
- Der Kaiser

We are stocked at wing? I like Bailey a lot but jeez. Outside of him and Fasching we have a ton of ?'s.

eichel and reinhart with big club

zads, gringo, compher and pick 31 for ror hurts the pool
pick 21 for an injured goalie hurts
lemieux, armia, a first and myers also sets it back a bit
- homiedclown

We are stocked at wing? I like Bailey a lot but jeez. Outside of him and Fasching we have a ton of ?'s.
- sbroads24

You can read it for yourself:

Bailey, Fasching, Baptiste, Olofsson, Possler, Cornel, Karabacek, Rodrigues, Carrier, Catenacci and a few more I think I'm forgetting, are all projected as NHL wingers

I think we're very good as far as "depth" goes on the wings

From "The best poster (knowledgeable) on that blog is JDFitz, hands down"

We are stocked at wing? I like Bailey a lot but jeez. Outside of him and Fasching we have a ton of ?'s.
- sbroads24

Any new prospects we acquire will be ? marks also. Will have to wait till they develop and hope I guess.

We are stocked at wing? I like Bailey a lot but jeez. Outside of him and Fasching we have a ton of ?'s.
- sbroads24

I don't want to bash the Sabres for not being stacked in the farm system just because their recent high draft picks have matriculated to the NHL quickly (eichel, Reinhart, risto). Think of it this way...today Toronto has a "stacked" pipeline. If Matthews, Marner, and Nylander all jump to the NHL next year does their farm system suddenly suck??

I'm satisfied if my blue chip guys are in the NHL, otherwise we are playing the endless Darcy game of "man, just wait till 3 years from now..."

We are stocked at wing? I like Bailey a lot but jeez. Outside of him and Fasching we have a ton of ?'s.
- sbroads24

team lacks top end talent in the prospect pool

For 89: I know you don't know what will happen, but I'm curious based on your inside info and your knowledge, what you would predict to happen this off-season. Especially regarding Stamkos...
- Cup Crazy '07

All I got was, Stamkos is the number 1 priority, A few fall back options if that doesn't happen. He will move the 8th pick but doesn't have a problem keeping it, LHD is needed, up in the air as to what happens with Girgensons and Foligno, both want raises around 4 mill and 3 mill.

Sabres have a lot of picks that can put into a package, I didn't hear anything about offer sheets. I mentioned an offer sheet regarding Stamkos a couple weeks back but that's was to piss off Leaf fans that were on the blog.

Any new prospects we acquire will be ? marks also. Will have to wait till they develop and hope I guess.
- cabin

lehner says blue chip prospects don't mean much

team lacks top end talent in the prospect pool
- homiedclown

Top 5 picks will fix that.

I don't want to bash the Sabres for not being stacked in the farm system just because their recent high draft picks have matriculated to the NHL quickly (eichel, Reinhart, risto). Think of it this way...today Toronto has a "stacked" pipeline. If Matthews, Marner, and Nylander all jump to the NHL next year does their farm system suddenly suck??

I'm satisfied if my blue chip guys are in the NHL, otherwise we are playing the endless Darcy game of "man, just wait till 3 years from now..."
- Deuce81

Toronto still has Kapanen, Bracco, and Brown who are very good prospects behind them. Plus they have picks 30 and 31, and 56 if Pitt wins cup.

There will be a bunch that will say those prospects are not good enough.
- cabin

We really do have at best mediocre forward prospects except for maybe Fasching and Bailey. We need a couple players worthy of a 2nd round position culminating down there. Defense is quite rough outside of Guhle, Martin, Borgen.. could use another top prospect (8th) and our 2nd rounder, poop you could go with anything because we need a quality asset that we'd allow to mature through Rochester.