Best to just ignor.....who cares what they think anyway.
- gordong

EXactly.

Remember when Baptiste was slow?
- Wetbandit1

Whoever said that didn't know wtf they were talking about

who will make the playoffs first

sabres or bills?

choke
choke
choke

who will make the playoffs first

sabres or bills?
- homiedclown

Sabres...
next season!

Sabres...
next season!
- jdfitz77

hope so

hate to wait til july to get a read on next season but that is where I am

hope so

hate to wait til july to get a read on next season but that is where I am
- homiedclown

-Fasching for Manson
-Sign Alzner
-Trade a 2nd (maybe 2?) for Nash bc NyR needs the Cap space & wouldn't want to lose Hayes or Zibanejad in the expansion draft

Whoever said that didn't know wtf they were talking about
- jdfitz77

It was a scouting report. I don't remember who wrote it, but I remember Homie posted he saw it on a scouting report and I remember reading it in another place too.

-Fasching for Manson
-Sign Alzner
-Trade a 2nd (maybe 2?) for Nash bc NyR needs the Cap space & wouldn't want to lose Hayes or Zibanejad in the expansion draft
- jdfitz77

-Never happen(would love it to).
-God, no, not for the money he'll get anyway, for a Franson deal, sure.
-Sure, but no extension, or a one year deal only.

It was a scouting report. I don't remember who wrote it, but I remember Homie posted he saw it on a scouting report and I remember reading it in another place too.
- Wetbandit1

Well that "scout" is an idiot then

-Never happen(would love it to).
-God, no, not for the money he'll get anyway, for a Franson deal, sure.
-Sure, but no extension, or a one year deal only.
- Wetbandit1

Anaheim is probably gonna trade a defenseman
and what they'd want in return (imo) is a forward they don't have to protect in the expansion draft

I don't get the ppl who don't want Alzner?
He's the best defensive defenseman on the best team in the league
He's LH, and would seem to be a good fit to pair with Risto, letting him be more offensive & skate with the puck more
At about 5.5mil, I'm totally ok with that price tag
Unless we can pull off multiple trades for defensemen,
he's probably the best UFA suited for us

I wouldn't give Nash a long extension either
He'll be 33, so a 2year deal tops

The Bills are so screwed with relatively very low Cap Room of $24m and glaring needs to fill in WR, L-OT, CB, S, LB.

I remain convinced the proper course of action,
Fill WR with low cost FA players, probably 2 of them
L-OT, find one in FA
CB, S with strong Draft at these positions, use draft round 1,2,3 on them
Release /Trade TT ... sign Simmons (sp) from Denver as 1 year stop gap
Get your franchise QB next year

i havent read back so i am not sure if anyone has mentioned this but.. danny boy blows and needs to go

who will make the playoffs first

sabres or bills?
- homiedclown

browns

hope so

hate to wait til july to get a read on next season but that is where I am
- homiedclown

who is the sabres coach next season.. that will be a huge factor

Anaheim is probably gonna trade a defenseman
and what they'd want in return (imo) is a forward they don't have to protect in the expansion draft

I don't get the ppl who don't want Alzner?
He's the best defensive defenseman on the best team in the league
He's LH, and would seem to be a good fit to pair with Risto, letting him be more offensive & skate with the puck more
At about 5.5mil, I'm totally ok with that price tag
Unless we can pull off multiple trades for defensemen,
he's probably the best UFA suited for us

I wouldn't give Nash a long extension either
He'll be 33, so a 2year deal tops
- jdfitz77

That doesnt mean they're going to move one of their best young guys for magic beans

He's really not. He's good defensively the way everyone thought kulikov and bogosian were good defensively. And at 5.5 mil? Hard pass like the crazy chick who loves horses.

who is the sabres coach next season.. that will be a huge factor
- IndianaSabresFan

Can I nominate myself?

I know nothing, but I can try really hard.

i havent read back so i am not sure if anyone has mentioned this but.. danny boy blows and needs to go
- IndianaSabresFan

On GR this am he claims we have guys who are actually pretty good on the shootout - first 2 names out of his mouth are Ennis and Girgs (who were not among the 3 picked against PITT) and sam was NOat among the 7 he named.

The shoot out is low on my priorities of things to fix - before this weekend we haven't even seen it since December.

But what does that answer say about decisions made in game and deploying people consistent with their skills?

The Bills are so screwed with relatively very low Cap Room of $24m and glaring needs to fill in WR, L-OT, CB, S, LB.

I remain convinced the proper course of action,
Fill WR with low cost FA players, probably 2 of them
L-OT, find one in FA
CB, S with strong Draft at these positions, use draft round 1,2,3 on them
Release /Trade TT ... sign Simmons (sp) from Denver as 1 year stop gap
Get your franchise QB next year
- IonSabres

if they bring brown back, I think they will be fine at lb's


if you cut tyrod, your up to 40 mil


need to hit on your draft picks for sure

That doesnt mean they're going to move one of their best young guys for magic beans

He's really not. He's good defensively the way everyone thought kulikov and bogosian were good defensively. And at 5.5 mil? Hard pass like the crazy chick who loves horses.
- Sabresfan-365

I'm okay with Alzner, even at $5.5. They need at least 2 defensemen next year in order to be able to say "we feel like we are a playoff contender" with a straight face. The problem with Alzner would be if they signed him, and nobody else saying "yep, this is our guy".

Anaheim is probably gonna trade a defenseman
and what they'd want in return (imo) is a forward they don't have to protect in the expansion draft

I don't get the ppl who don't want Alzner?
He's the best defensive defenseman on the best team in the league
He's LH, and would seem to be a good fit to pair with Risto, letting him be more offensive & skate with the puck more
At about 5.5mil, I'm totally ok with that price tag
Unless we can pull off multiple trades for defensemen,
he's probably the best UFA suited for us

I wouldn't give Nash a long extension either
He'll be 33, so a 2year deal tops
- jdfitz77

Is there literally any proof of this, or is this just reputation? Because this feels similar to saying Dan Girardi is still good

That doesnt mean they're going to move one of their best young guys for magic beans

He's really not. He's good defensively the way everyone thought kulikov and bogosian were good defensively. And at 5.5 mil? Hard pass like the crazy chick who loves horses.
- Sabresfan-365

Alzner's numbers are beyond bad this year. (relative to his team, of course)

I'm okay with Alzner, even at $5.5. They need at least 2 defensemen next year in order to be able to say "we feel like we are a playoff contender" with a straight face. The problem with Alzner would be if they signed him, and nobody else saying "yep, this is our guy".
- buffalofan19

at least 2 good defensemen**

you'd just be saddling yourself to another overpaid guy who cant really move the puck and isnt all that great defensively.

Smith would give you similar stats at half the cost/term.

Hard pass like the crazy chick who loves horses.
- Sabresfan-365

at least 2 good defensemen**

you'd just be saddling yourself to another overpaid guy who cant really move the puck and isnt all that great defensively.

Smith would give you similar stats at half the cost/term.
- Sabresfan-365

I'm not saying that there aren't better options out there. I'm just saying you can make it work with Alzner. What you can't do is make him the best defenseman you pick up.