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- homiedclown

Lol

I actually went to this game in Hartford. Their arena was the worst - it looked like a parking garage from the outside. It was the second last home game before they moved and people were handing out the owner's home phone number on the way into the building. I miss the old Adams division.
- Slump Buster

Heading to the Jersey game on the 30th. Corp suite limo bus ride there and back . Hope they win

probably different definitions. i left kessel off cause two teams tried building around him and it didnt work out but id believe kessel is closer to being a core guy before kane.
- Sabresfan-365

Sure...
but I’d say your best goal scoring wing is part of the group of players who help u win games

Kane isn’t Kucherov or Ovechkin
But that doesn’t mean he can’t help us win going forward

If we trade Kane & sign JvR will u be upset?
I won’t
We need help scoring an a big way

Ok...
but u don’t have to NOT sign him

What if we trade for a defenseman?
What if we sign Carlson?

We don’t need to go
A, then B, then C
It’s ok if C comes first
Just as long as u get A & B too

Signing Kane won’t prevent us from getting a defenseman
And it won’t prevent Mittelstadt from developing
- jdfitz77

If you want to draft high to get a d-man and add extra lottery tickets (prospects, picks from his trade) it makes sense.

The bigger issue is if you believe that contract will be bad value which i personally do, then its just another bad contract to deal with. It just doesnt make sense right now

Sure...
but I’d say your best goal scoring wing is part of the group of players who help u win games

Kane isn’t Kucherov or Ovechkin
But that doesn’t mean he can’t help us win going forward

If we trade Kane & sign JvR will u be upset?
I won’t
We need help scoring an a big way
- jdfitz77

if we sign him to a 7 year 7 million dollar deal i would. kane's impact on the team is what eichel gave him and a december to remember.

I would like 4
with one of them being a shut down line too. That would be my Ideal team

Why not be able to score with any line you have out there? . We have hopes for 1 line atm. Not good enough.

I agree them youngings need to start out 2nd or 3rd line . but who will be our 1st line ?
- cabin

Well if Botts is willing to bring up the kids...
there’s no reason we can’t have a 4th line that’s something like
Smith-Rodrigues-Baptiste

I’m just not thinking we get 15goals out of any of them bc they’ll only get so much ice time

If you want to draft high to get a d-man and add extra lottery tickets (prospects, picks from his trade) it makes sense.

The bigger issue is if you believe that contract will be bad value which i personally do, then its just another bad contract to deal with. It just doesnt make sense right now
- Sabresfan-365

Comes down to hoping a pick works out vs a signing works out until that draft pick can take over .

lockout in 18 months
- homiedclown

Ugh
You’re probably right
but i hope not

NHL needs to get their sh!t together
Betman is the worst commissioner in ANY sport I’ve seen
He seriously sucks

Well if Botts is willing to bring up the kids...
there’s no reason we can’t have a 4th line that’s something like
Smith-Rodrigues-Baptiste

I’m just not thinking we get 15goals out of any of them bc they’ll only get so much ice time
- jdfitz77

If they put a good run at the Calder. win or lose , bring them all up and sell off what we have to build another ahl team.

Poso

3rd star

- Wetbandit1

Nice post

5 teams currently with 42 or 43 points.

We need to keep losing and steer clear of that group.

5 teams currently with 42 or 43 points.

We need to keep losing and steer clear of that group.
- Boss34

How many we have ?

Poso

3rd star
- cabin

He played great

Not trying to convince anyone

How many we have ?
- cabin

31 points
45 games

He played great

Not trying to convince anyone
- Boss34

Good stance .

Pretty much the same . lots of our games were lost from lack of goals .Offence is coming around but seems Lehner has given up already
- cabin

I just don’t know that he’ll ever be able to overcome his size

I think he’s too big to keep body control when he tries to be quick or agile
That’s why u see him so wildly outta position at times
Drives me nuts

Bc of he can fix that... then he can get MUCH better & be a really good goalie

He so big, that the puck finds him...
when he stays in position

Which one? The one where he came out to make the save and it was deflected wide? If it's not deflected that's textbook, right at the top of the crease, come out, challenge the shooter, give him nothing to shoot at. It was deflected and Nash was all alone and Jack couldn't get there in time.
- Wetbandit1

On the game winner where he wasn’t even in the blue paint at all & was WAY off to the side

31 points
45 games
- Boss34

good pick should be in the teams sights. no more call up this year . Roch needs to dominate as long as they can. Better for them to adjust for next season here .

I just don’t know that he’ll ever be able to overcome his size

I think he’s too big to keep body control when he tries to be quick or agile
That’s why u see him so wildly outta position at times
Drives me nuts

Bc of he can fix that... then he can get MUCH better & be a really good goalie

He so big, that the puck finds him...
when he stays in position
- jdfitz77

Good points . I do think he is a good goalie .I was and still am critical of when Miller was here . Not a fan. he was more a media glamorized goalie

if we sign him to a 7 year 7 million dollar deal i would. kane's impact on the team is what eichel gave him and a december to remember.
- Sabresfan-365

Kane scores goals at the same rate with or without Eichel
His assists have gone up
That’s the change

I think Kane can score goals & help us win going forward

I don’t think we need to be drafting in the top5 again next year
Although i said that about this year too

I actually went to this game in Hartford. Their arena was the worst - it looked like a parking garage from the outside. It was the second last home game before they moved and people were handing out the owner's home phone number on the way into the building. I miss the old Adams division.
- Slump Buster

I remember watching the game and thinking it was a bad idea for Wayne to tangle with Keith. It was.

If they put a good run at the Calder. win or lose , bring them all up and sell off what we have to build another ahl team.
- cabin

Interesting...

Idk if we wanna bring up so many kids at once, but I don’t think I’d hate it either

I remember watching the game and thinking it was a bad idea for Wayne to tangle with Keith. It was.
- Wetbandit1

5 teams currently with 42 or 43 points.

We need to keep losing and steer clear of that group.
- Boss34

Barring something crazy...
i think we are locked in at 30th