So you aren't going to tell me what Tarasenko has to do with Reinhart?
- sbroads24

You said it.

Well after 3 months away I see that ya'll haven't changed your STRIPES. Still a gong show. Later know it alls!

I don't know how we can be this bad and have not made changes

How does the top D pair allow that to happen? Three chances?
- rmiethaner

Risto is not a morning/afternoon person

Fowler for the 8th would have been a good move actually. Fowler is a top pair player and fits the age range with RoR.
- Larsson_fan

He's not and Nylander will fit better long term

Because my team has exactly 3 contemporaries. Toronto, Arizona, Buffalo. We are all scorched earth rebuilds. we have the benefit of hindsight now with my team, but the mistakes were glaring, and were still paying for them. I like to think from watching the Oilers and studying other teams past rebuilds that I have a pretty fair idea where teams go wrong in rebuilds, what works, what has NEVER worked, and what seems to be the common denominator with the successful teams.

My criticisms of the Oilers rebuild:

1. Failed to maximize returns for core players not in the long term plans. ( Hemsky, Souray, Horcoff, And Penner yielded a whopping Oscar Klefbom in the end).
2. Failed to add signifgant veterans to assist the young players in their earliest seasons, expecting too much from the young players.
3. Failed to load up on defensive prospects a little further along in their development than the young forwards they drafted. Clearly the Oilers did not have a balanced line up.
4. Questionable draft picks in all rounds.

Luck plays such a huge part in rebuilding as well, good and bad, so I offer no criticism or credit to the following 'happenings'.
1. Ryan Whitney career ending injury. He went from 5th in scoring among D-Men, a legit #1 D man and cornerstone to a useless plug in 1 season. Bad luck.
2. Drafted 1st over in the two weakest draft years since the late 90's. Bad luck.
3. Won the McDavid lottery. Very,very good luck.

So when Ryan Miller was rumoured to be traded I though to myself " this team,looking at its roster, is primed for a much more efficient rebuild than the Oilers, if they dont (frank) it up", and so I've been paying attention. I see some similarities, some differences, and how luck has played a factor, but overall it appears as though GMTM has (frank)ed things up to the point that the team is still 3-4 years away from being a contender and legit SC threat.

Toronto, on the other hand, has most of the core in place, they just need maturing. If they can find that #1 D man similar to how y'all found RoR , all they have left to do is let their core mature.
- Larsson_fan

Get bent.

You been using lots of keyboard ink today. Lots of good opinions from the outside.

Thanks
- cabin

Yeah well Pachla pissed me off implying that Im infatuated with the job GMTM is doing. Like I cant take great interest in the Sabres rebuild because Im not a Sabres fan? (frank) that.

Get bent.
- Der Kaiser

No.

You said it.



- BeadyEyedDouche

Ouch, that one is going to leave a mark

Armia

He's not and Nylander will fit better long term
- Sabresfan-365

THats fair if you dont Fowler is a top pair. Top 4 for sure and 1st unit PP. There s nothing to suggest Nylander will have a better, more impactful NHL career tho, outside of your own personal hopes and dreams . AS for position, you think you need forwards more than D right now?

Right on schedule let's in 3 goals a game

Yeah well Pachla pissed me off implying that Im infatuated with the job GMTM is doing. Like I cant take great interest in the Sabres rebuild because Im not a Sabres fan? (frank) that.
- Larsson_fan

I don't know why anyone is offended, you're not trolling and you actually try to engage people in conversation.

They like to ban us here on Hockeybuzz if we over-engage in conversation.

Armia on Bogosian

This team just stinks

Semis scores his 2nd of the year! Lmao

stafford and armia

Yeah well Pachla pissed me off implying that Im infatuated with the job GMTM is doing. Like I cant take great interest in the Sabres rebuild because Im not a Sabres fan? (frank) that.
- Larsson_fan

FYI I was just kidding when I told you to fall down the stairs

Armia on Bogosian
- sbroads24

Love it

Right on schedule let's in 3 goals a game
- GERBE!!!75PTS

He's not the problem

Ouch, that one is going to leave a mark
- GilPerreault11

I'm dumbfounded, honestly.

No.
- Larsson_fan

How about that gold metal game.... was great wasn't it!

Armia scores his 2nd of the year! Lmao
- MEBSabresFAN

Fowler for the 8th would have been a good move actually. Fowler is a top pair player and fits the age range with RoR.
- Larsson_fan

I don't believe Fowler is a true top pair D man.

Right on schedule let's in 3 goals a game
- GERBE!!!75PTS

no mention of 6 being useless?