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ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Aug 28 @ 2:06 PM ET
Feel bad for me? I feel bad for you 0 Stanley cups and they've been around for almost 50 years yet you feel bad for me
- Devils314

jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Aug 28 @ 2:07 PM ET
You have your opinion and I have mine NJ will be a contender before Buffalo I guarantee it
- Devils314



I don't think there's an analyst outside of jersey who would agree with you
Sabresfan-365
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Lockport, NY
Joined: 12.09.2012

Aug 28 @ 2:07 PM ET
I said star. He's a world cup center for the best team in the world. He's one of the best defensive forwards in the league today. He had better stats than everyone's favorite Bergeron last year
- jcragcrumple



gotta produce more offensively, particularly at 5v5, before he can be called a star
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Aug 28 @ 2:08 PM ET
gotta produce more offensively, particularly at 5v5, before he can be called a star
- Sabresfan-365

He's a star-lite
Devils314
New Jersey Devils
Location: NY
Joined: 08.16.2016

Aug 28 @ 2:14 PM ET
I don't think there's an analyst outside of jersey who would agree with you
- jcragcrumple


And I'm okay with that lol... just don't see Buffalo being able to build a contender especially after the give Eichel a big fat contract Cap space will be a major issue they will need to overcome
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Aug 28 @ 2:14 PM ET
Feel bad for me? I feel bad for you 0 Stanley cups and they've been around for almost 50 years yet you feel bad for me
- Devils314



Well, you are from New Jersey.

Devils314
New Jersey Devils
Location: NY
Joined: 08.16.2016

Aug 28 @ 2:15 PM ET
I don't think there's an analyst outside of jersey who would agree with you
- jcragcrumple


Buffalo might have a better team right now but I feel the devils have a brighter future with the core locked up and a lot of promising prospect who will be playing on RFA deals with a boat load of cap space to fill in the holes when the prospects develop
Devils314
New Jersey Devils
Location: NY
Joined: 08.16.2016

Aug 28 @ 2:16 PM ET
Well, you are from New Jersey.
- Der Kaiser


But I'm not I'm from NYC
Devils314
New Jersey Devils
Location: NY
Joined: 08.16.2016

Aug 28 @ 2:22 PM ET
We will all get a glimpse of each other's teams prospects in less then two weeks at the prospect tournament
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Aug 28 @ 2:23 PM ET
Buffalo might have a better team right now but I feel the devils have a brighter future with the core locked up and a lot of promising prospect who will be playing on RFA deals with a boat load of cap space to fill in the holes when the prospects develop
- Devils314


I don't think that's based on a rational evaluation; that's a fandom-based hope based on unknown prospects and mostly b-grade NHL talent
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Aug 28 @ 2:25 PM ET
But I'm not I'm from NYC
- Devils314


Oh
Hatboro_Swords
Buffalo Sabres
Location: WE'RE PRACTICING THE POWER PLAY!, PA
Joined: 07.30.2010

Aug 28 @ 2:30 PM ET
What team did Ragland get traded to?
Sabresfan-365
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Lockport, NY
Joined: 12.09.2012

Aug 28 @ 2:31 PM ET
And I'm okay with that lol... just don't see Buffalo being able to build a contender especially after the give Eichel a big fat contract Cap space will be a major issue they will need to overcome
- Devils314



i assume they'll build one the same way literally every other team that has ever contended for a cup since the lockout will do so?
Sabresfan-365
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Lockport, NY
Joined: 12.09.2012

Aug 28 @ 2:32 PM ET
He's a star-lite
- sbroads24


agreed
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Aug 28 @ 2:32 PM ET
And I'm okay with that lol... just don't see Buffalo being able to build a contender especially after the give Eichel a big fat contract Cap space will be a major issue they will need to overcome
- Devils314



A problem new jersey doesn't have due to their lack of elite talent. Hall can definitely be elite, but he's gonna need a center to get back to elite level scoring
Devils314
New Jersey Devils
Location: NY
Joined: 08.16.2016

Aug 28 @ 2:38 PM ET
A problem new jersey doesn't have due to their lack of elite talent. Hall can definitely be elite, but he's gonna need a center to get back to elite level scoring
- jcragcrumple


Hischier and McLoed future 1 2 punch down the middle Hall looked good when he played with Zacha last season briefly so it'll be interesting to see how Hall and Hischier will play together in the future I expect to see them play limited time together this season since it's a development year and nothing else top 5 pick here we come
chilliard77
Location: NY
Joined: 08.23.2011

Aug 28 @ 2:42 PM ET
The Game of Thrones spoilers were true but I ain't even mad
Devils314
New Jersey Devils
Location: NY
Joined: 08.16.2016

Aug 28 @ 2:47 PM ET
The Game of Thrones spoilers were true but I ain't even mad
- chilliard77


I'm pissed have to wait over a year for the next season
hammatoe
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 02.13.2007

Aug 28 @ 3:04 PM ET
What team did Ragland get traded to?
- Hatboro_Swords


KC
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Hail Satan
Joined: 10.07.2010

Aug 28 @ 3:19 PM ET
On to the season. Nights are getting colder, September is here and it's time for some hockey

I cannot wait to see the new look D, which Butcher couldn't have been a part of this year anywat

- jcragcrumple



Too easy.
dmarsden2988
New Jersey Devils
Location: stafford is about equal to rya, NJ
Joined: 03.07.2011

Aug 28 @ 3:27 PM ET
LOL what? The Sabres have two star centers and 6 NHL d men and an above average goalie. The devils have Corey Schneider and not much else
- jcragcrumple


So with 2 star centers, an above average goalie and 6 NHL dmen the sabres still couldn't make the playoffs

Must be the NBA where the whole team needs to be all Stars just to sniff the playoffs these days
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Hail Satan
Joined: 10.07.2010

Aug 28 @ 3:28 PM ET
https://twitter.com/BuffaloSabres/status/902176517983227904

Some new numbers to get used to

- Stripes77


Scandella just cursed himself. Associating with Weber and Franson like that...
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Hail Satan
Joined: 10.07.2010

Aug 28 @ 3:33 PM ET
is McCabe trying to see if he can get a Sabres jersey with every number on it? how many numbers has he had now? i think he has had like 4 or 5 different numbers
- IndianaSabresFan


This will be his second(regular season, and really that's all that matters). https://www.hockey-refere.../players/m/mccabja01.html doesn't lie.
Stripes77
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012

Aug 28 @ 3:34 PM ET
So with 2 star centers, an above average goalie and 6 NHL dmen the sabres still couldn't make the playoffs

Must be the NBA where the whole team needs to be all Stars just to sniff the playoffs these days

- dmarsden2988


The Sabres did NOT have 6 NHL dmen last year

Which is exactly why they traded for 2 and signed a 3rd from Russia this offseason

Not to mention there was a huge disconnect between players and the head coach last year.
GERBE!!!75PTS
San Jose Sharks
Location: Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser." - Jack Eichel-, CA
Joined: 02.11.2009

Aug 28 @ 3:37 PM ET
Who's next to go on the bills lol


Tank it hard
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