this is what i was getting at. Is there a way we can trap vegas into taking one of those players? Say we protect jake, risto and falk...
- yen6d1

yep, if you protect the obvious forwards and those three d-men their "best" choices are the dead weight you're trying to move and Ullmark.

I'm torn on the whole Evander Kane issue. I love that he's scoring goals. I love the idea of a power-forward. I love that he adds another dimension to this team. But right now our backend is in rough shape. Sadly, Kane is the guy who could possibly change that for us. His value is currently quite high. There are a handful of teams with an imbalance of dmen who need scoring forwards (Anh, Car, maybe Min). I don't see this as being a deadline deal...but in the off-season? If we could swing a Vatanen, or Hanifan. How can you say no?

I like what someone posted earlier on a different thread about the Blackhawks and their "core". If you want to go on a run of cups, you commit to a core, and continually fill the holes around them, because in cap-based league, players are constantly out-pricing themselves on successful teams.

So is Kane a part of that core? I would say Eichel, ROR, Risto and Reino are for sure. We need another dman (McCabe?...I see him more as a good 2nd pairing), and a couple forwards (Nylander? Hopefully.) I don't know if Kane is that guy. I'm leaning towards moving him to possibly find that second dman. We have a lot of potentially good forwards coming up through the ranks that can develop together and change the culture of this team (Nylander, Asplund, Rodrigues, Bailey, Baptiste, Faesching, Pu, Carrier).

If we get Sergachev for Kane ..


Trade deadline won lol
- GERBE!!!75PTS

Relax they're not doing that. The LA offer is shockingly bad.

Relax they're not doing that. The LA offer is shockingly bad.
- Sabresfan-365

Have hope

Have hope
- GERBE!!!75PTS

http://www.eliteprospects...m/player.php?player=37021


generated some nhl interest, i think he could be a 6 or 7 for us next year.

http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=37021


generated some nhl interest, i think he could be a 6 or 7 for us next year.
- Sabresfan-365

I will be perfectly fine in signing him but Tim Murray makes me angry when he doesn't try to sign people overseas

injury to key players like eichel sure but we've seen this team play full strength and still not be very good. I get the blueline has had injuries but two things stick out for me.

a)most of the lapses are mental, just poor decision making.
b) you could easily make the case that we'd be a better team if you took two of these guys out and subbed in guhle and fedun.
- Sabresfan-365

I actually think we played OK with falk and fedun replacing any of georges, kuli, franson or bogo.
and im thinking its because they're bottom pairing dmen who just do what they're told.

serious injury problems that concurred after we acquired them

My thoughts exactly.
- Khmylev

still not following. if it was a grammatical error, i apologize. but then again, this aint "grammarbuzz."
Within the context of hockey, i think my point still stands.

Have hope
- GERBE!!!75PTS

Can't, she is indiposed.

Protect:
O'reilly, okposo, kane, Foligno, Zemgus, Larsson, Carrier, Risto, mccabe, Falk and Lehner

That leaves them moulson, ennis, gio, D Lo, Bogo, Gorges

It could work,,,

injury to key players like eichel sure but we've seen this team play full strength and still not be very good. I get the blueline has had injuries but two things stick out for me.

a)most of the lapses are mental, just poor decision making.
b) you could easily make the case that we'd be a better team if you took two of these guys out and subbed in guhle and fedun.
- Sabresfan-365

I agree with both of these statements (more emphasis on the first than the second). And I suggest that neither of the problems relates to the way the roster is constructed.

With the point being that the finger should not be pointed at the (at best) fat faced alcohol abuser, but rather the players themselves, and the bad system implementer and unable to adjust on the Fly-er.

http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=37021


generated some nhl interest, i think he could be a 6 or 7 for us next year.
- Sabresfan-365

We don't need 6 or 7, we need 3, 4 and 5.

Protect:
O'reilly, okposo, kane, Foligno, Zemgus, Larsson, Carrier, Risto, mccabe, Falk and Lehner

That leaves them moulson, ennis, gio, D Lo, Bogo, Gorges

It could work,,,
- yen6d1

GIO's a free agent and you left out Ullmark, who probably would be taken over all of those castoffs

I agree with both of these statements (more emphasis on the first than the second). And I suggest that neither of the problems relates to the way the roster is constructed.

With the point being that the finger should not be pointed at the (at best) fat faced alcohol abuser, but rather the players themselves, and the bad system implementer and unable to adjust on the Fly-er.
- Der Kaiser

I agree, but the (at best) fat faced alcohol abuser chose to add these guys at high cost both to the cap and assets.

I honestly cant think of a GM in the last few years that spent so much to get so little out of his blueline. somewhere in the neighbourhood of 16 million spent on defenders who either can't keep up, can't play defence or can't generate any sort of offence above what you could get from someone making 1 mil or less.

We don't need 6 or 7, we need 3, 4 and 5.
- buffalokb

My point is more that Rosen at 6 and >1mil is better than Gorges at close to 4. Will probably bring far more to the table anyways. Its a start.

Sup (frank)ers.

Tyrod Taylor staying with the bills mediocre four life

Sup (frank)ers.
- CaptainRivet

Frank suppers

Tyrod Taylor staying with the bills mediocre four life
- GERBE!!!75PTS

Official?

Tyrod Taylor staying with the bills mediocre four life
- GERBE!!!75PTS

If true, good news. I'm not a big Tyrod fan, but, draft Davis in Rd #1 and it'll make Tyrod a lot better. Mahones in Rd #2, if you want to develop another QB and if Mahones is gone before the rd 2 pick, Take Kelly in rd 4

Tyrod Taylor staying with the bills mediocre four life
- GERBE!!!75PTS

If true, good news. I'm not a big Tyrod fan, but, draft Davis in Rd #1 and it'll make Tyrod a lot better. Mahones in Rd #2, if you want to develop another QB and if Mahones is gone before the rd 2 pick, Take Kelly in rd 4

LeSean McCoy’s “Buffalo was so special” tweet isn’t a farewell

So while Sunday’s tweet isn’t a goodbye, there’s still a chance that farewell is coming. If it happens, plenty of other teams will be line up to give McCoy

http://profootballtalk.nb...al-tweet-isnt-a-farewell/

Only the bills would be this dumb

Official?
- mattmoulson

Enjoy just being in the "hunt" every year

and miss out on one of the greatest QB classes next year

still not following. if it was a grammatical error, i apologize. but then again, this aint "grammarbuzz."
Within the context of hockey, i think my point still stands.
- seedy

it's the wrong word. "occurred" not "concurred". I realize this isn't grammarbuzz but, dude?

LeSean McCoy’s “Buffalo was so special” tweet isn’t a farewell

So while Sunday’s tweet isn’t a goodbye, there’s still a chance that farewell is coming. If it happens, plenty of other teams will be line up to give McCoy

http://profootballtalk.nb...al-tweet-isnt-a-farewell/

Only the bills would be this dumb
- GERBE!!!75PTS

Bills won't vut McCoy. His cap hit of $6m isn't ridiculous. I know the OC is a one gap guy, but, if you have someone as talented as McCoy, you make it work