Looking at what was needed he needed to add to the top 6.

Guhle is in the lineup next season.

Move Bogo sign Shattenkirk find another winger...
- Stripes77

honestly, with okposo, nylander, reinhart, kane baptiste and bailey

you probably have the 4 wingers you need for next year and beyond

which means use other players, picks and other prospects to get that 1 d man

Even though they won cups, they are not anywhere near the top 10 captains of all time.
- buffalofan19

but that is the goal

and peggy said cups, not cup

I won't speak for the rest of the idiots but this particular idiot doesnt see reinhart as a bust. He believes (as homie stated) that we should move reinhart for the right d-man because a) that position holds more value when building a cup contender b) replacing production on the wing through FA is far easier c) im confident that like 87/71 in pittsburgh, Eichel will generally make any winger look better so as long its someone with scoring prowess who isnt a complete sh!thead in his own end it should work out fine.
- Sabresfan-365

Reinhart can do no wrong in my eyes. He's going to bust out and start scoring more. Big mistake if we let him go. Ask any Flyer fan if they regret giving up on Patrick Sharp too early.

I don't think anyone sees him as a bust. I think people see him as a (get ready for it) complimentary piece, rather than a building block.

Maybe some GM's still think Reinhart can be a #1 center. Maybe a team has a surplus of young D, but lack offense (looking at you, Carolina)
- sbroads24

Yep, I bet st louis would be very interested too just a matter of convincing shattenkirk to sign here long term.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Tim Kennedy is back in North America and was ready to rejoin the Sabres’ organization. Carolina had other plans.

Kennedy, the South Buffalo native who played for the Sabres from 2008 to 2010, was set to sign a minor-league contract with Rochester on Saturday, sources told The Buffalo News. Kennedy, however, needed to clear waivers to join the Americans. The Hurricanes, who hosted the Sabres on Saturday night, put in a claim on the 30-year-old.

http://buffalonews.com/20...dy-thwarted-fedun-amerks/

off topic, but I think the stagnant salary cap is hurting the NHL product. parity is such that the entire league is super even (as evidenced by the insane amount of loser points and the almost completely lack of teams with a losing record). It's hard to build a good team when you can't pay good players.

I'm not advocating for a reversal of the cap - which would obviously never happen anyway - but if the cap went up 7 MIL, you could build better teams. Right now, teams are so equal that every night is basically a slug fest for the 2nd point. The first point is becoming almost a given.

TLDR; salary cap needs to go up in order to break the forced-parity gridlock

Reinhart can do no wrong in my eyes. He's going to bust out and start scoring more. Big mistake if we let him go. Ask any Flyer fan if they regret giving up on Patrick Sharp too early.
- Hatboro_Swords

Difference between giving up on a guy and moving him for a #1 d-man.

I don't think anyone sees him as a bust. I think people see him as a (get ready for it) complimentary piece, rather than a building block.

Maybe some GM's still think Reinhart can be a #1 center. Maybe a team has a surplus of young D, but lack offense (looking at you, Carolina)
- sbroads24

I doubt there is any GM that thinks he can be a number 1 center.

He is the definition of quality 2nd line center.

I don't have a problem trading him in a deal for a true top end D man, but I have a big problem trading him and Nylander together for that player.

No thank you to that.

Yet this team could only get one winger here this offseason and that was a mix of Moulson and Eichel being here.

My point is they tried like hell to get 2 wingers here last off season and only got 1.

They added a guy who they thought could be a 2nd pairing defensemen.

I have a hard time moving Reinhart for a defensemen and leaving 2 gaping holes in the top 6.
- Stripes77

The winger they did wind up adding was great, and kulikov is meh. They tried like hell on both ends but as is the case most of the time they struck gold with the winger and the d-man is again just meh. I wish we didnt have to but I like our chances of fixing the wings through FA or TDL way better than getting a top pairing guy.

Looking at what was needed he needed to add to the top 6.

Guhle is in the lineup next season.

Move Bogo sign Shattenkirk find another winger...
- Stripes77

Would love that

Difference between giving up on a guy and moving him for a #1 d-man.
- Sabresfan-365

pronger is a free agent in july

honestly, with okposo, nylander, reinhart, kane baptiste and bailey

you probably have the 4 wingers you need for next year and beyond

which means use other players, picks and other prospects to get that 1 d man
- homiedclown

I'm not sure Bailey is a top 6 guy.

I think Kane and Bailey on the 3rd line would be one hell of a 3rd line.

Nylander has the tools. Baptiste has the motor.

However to get one of those D assuming you don't overpay on July 1st for Shattenkirk two of those players named would probably have to be dealt to get that defensemen.

Moving Kane to the 3rd and having Bailey with him there as well that leaves

Okposo, Nylander, Reinhart and Baptiste as the top 6 wingers. Which I am good with IF Nylander and Baptiste shows they can hack it in the NHL. That still leaves a hole on the blue line and to get that guy one of maybe 2 of those guys are dealt to get him.

off topic, but I think the stagnant salary cap is hurting the NHL product. parity is such that the entire league is super even (as evidenced by the insane amount of loser points and the almost completely lack of teams with a losing record). It's hard to build a good team when you can't pay good players.

I'm not advocating for a reversal of the cap - which would obviously never happen anyway - but if the cap went up 7 MIL, you could build better teams. Right now, teams are so equal that every night is basically a slug fest for the 2nd point. The first point is becoming almost a given.

TLDR; salary cap needs to go up in order to break the forced-parity gridlock
- jcragcrumple

If they started calling all obstruction, you would see a much larger separation between teams and it wouldn't take long to see it either.

Odd we are claiming it's Jacks team. How do we know this ?
- cabin

Because if you asked 100 random non sabres fans what the first thing they think of when you say buffalo sabres id bet 95 of them say jack eichel. Undoubtedly the face of the franchise and pointless to pretend otherwise.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Tim Kennedy is back in North America and was ready to rejoin the Sabres’ organization. Carolina had other plans.

Kennedy, the South Buffalo native who played for the Sabres from 2008 to 2010, was set to sign a minor-league contract with Rochester on Saturday, sources told The Buffalo News. Kennedy, however, needed to clear waivers to join the Americans. The Hurricanes, who hosted the Sabres on Saturday night, put in a claim on the 30-year-old.

http://buffalonews.com/20...dy-thwarted-fedun-amerks/
- cabin

Queue the Bucky Gleason article where Tim Kennedy's failure at the NHL level was everyone else's fault but his own.

off topic, but I think the stagnant salary cap is hurting the NHL product. parity is such that the entire league is super even (as evidenced by the insane amount of loser points and the almost completely lack of teams with a losing record). It's hard to build a good team when you can't pay good players.

I'm not advocating for a reversal of the cap - which would obviously never happen anyway - but if the cap went up 7 MIL, you could build better teams. Right now, teams are so equal that every night is basically a slug fest for the 2nd point. The first point is becoming almost a given.

TLDR; salary cap needs to go up in order to break the forced-parity gridlock
- jcragcrumple

I think it's more the over payed contracts out there . A lot of money being spent on non roster players .

RALEIGH, N.C. – Tim Kennedy is back in North America and was ready to rejoin the Sabres’ organization. Carolina had other plans.

Kennedy, the South Buffalo native who played for the Sabres from 2008 to 2010, was set to sign a minor-league contract with Rochester on Saturday, sources told The Buffalo News. Kennedy, however, needed to clear waivers to join the Americans. The Hurricanes, who hosted the Sabres on Saturday night, put in a claim on the 30-year-old.

http://buffalonews.com/20...dy-thwarted-fedun-amerks/
- cabin

and now he is in Rochester

http://www.buffaloscoop.c...igns-rochester-americans/

Because if you asked 100 random non sabres fans what the first thing they think of when you say buffalo sabres id bet 95 of them say jack eichel. Undoubtedly the face of the franchise and pointless to pretend otherwise.
- Sabresfan-365

eichel, ror, risto, okposo, reinhart, kane

I'd put those 6 against any other teams 6 for the future

Queue the Bucky Gleason article where Tim Kennedy's failure at the NHL level was everyone else's fault but his own.
- buffalofan19

A 6th round draft pick.

The fact that he played over 160 games in the NHL is better than most 6th rounders.

Nothing wrong with being a betweener for a 6th round pick.

If they started calling all obstruction, you would see a much larger separation between teams and it wouldn't take long to see it either.
- kingcong39

The defensemen holding up forwards on the forecheck is infuriating. It makes the game so much less exciting

The defensemen holding up forwards on the forecheck is infuriating. It makes the game so much less exciting
- jcragcrumple

There's so much they need to start calling again IMO

The picks in the zone, the interference off of the faceoff, etc...

I think it's more the over payed contracts out there . A lot of money being spent on non roster players .
- cabin

Yeah, but that's kind of my point. if you swing and miss on signing a guy 5 for $5 you're screwed on making moves for a while. Either allow amnesty buyouts (which I don't get why players would be opposed to this? They get paid either way), or raise the cap. It's too easy for everyone to build a good team, and too hard to build a great one

eichel, ror, risto, okposo, reinhart, kane

I'd put those 6 against any other teams 6 for the future
- homiedclown

Even Edmonton and Toronto? I like theirs a little better.

http://www.buffalohockeyb...uth-buffalos-tim-kennedy/

Even Edmonton and Toronto? I like theirs a little better.
- Sabresfan-365

I can see the oilers, not the leafs

esp if you go by top 7 and add nylander to the mix