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Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Hail Satan
Joined: 10.07.2010

Apr 7 @ 6:18 PM ET
Doesn't seem like it saddens you. You remind everyone in every thread. More than the list of prognostications the 3ER hit on. And that list is long and distinguished, like my Johnson.
- Hatboro_Swords



jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Apr 7 @ 6:19 PM ET
Can't argue with that. Pittsburgh has done all right for themselves too. Some day the ship is going to come in.
- Hatboro_Swords


How many of us took the early 90’s for granted when the Bills were ridiculous & the Sabres were pretty good (at least in the Reg season) too?

I do think both teams are looking up though

If we can get Dahlin on the Sabres,
and a QB for the Bills...
I’ll be very excited about the near future for both teams
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Apr 7 @ 6:19 PM ET
A defense that can move the puck up the ice helps the offense quite a bit
But i see your point

Let’s just say we’d be significantly better if Murray didn’t fail so horribly with the defense

- jdfitz77


Everyone loves to say that, but I rarely hear it mentioned that our forwards are terrible defensively. It cuts both ways. This teams is really bad at everything.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Apr 7 @ 6:23 PM ET
That trade's a total bust because Bogosian is a negative asset.
- Sabresfan-365


I guess
Keeping Kane would’ve still meant we had the best player in the deal though
So that would’ve been somewhat a win
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Apr 7 @ 6:24 PM ET
The gorges trade doesn't get enough hate.

Alex Debrincat is a legit top 6 forward

- Sabresfan-365


Would we have picked him though?
That’s why ppl aren’t really up in arms about it
Just as easily could’ve taken someone who is a bust
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Hail Satan
Joined: 10.07.2010

Apr 7 @ 6:26 PM ET
The gorges trade doesn't get enough hate.

Alex Debrincat is a legit top 6 forward

- Sabresfan-365


That again operates under the assumption that Murray would've picked Debrincat. If he traded Debrincat for Gorges you'd have a point.

And Chad Krys was the pick Chicago used that they got from Montreal, Debrincat was Montreal's own pick.

"The Minnesota Wild's second-round pick will go to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent Andrew Shaw to Montreal in exchange for a second-round pick in 2016 (39th overall) and this pick.[29]
Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 1, 2014 that sent Josh Gorges to Buffalo in exchange for this pick."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_NHL_Entry_Draft

45th pick footnote 9
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Apr 7 @ 6:26 PM ET
You're forgetting that if Murray was so bad what makes you think he'd have drafted any of those guys? I really don't get your fascination with Roslovic, he's not a very good player, certainly not "way better than Nylander", and the "right now" bit is irrelevant because all those players were drafted a year ahead of Alex.




- Wetbandit1

The way that draft is shaking out, Murray would have had to purposely drafted a poopty player.

And I watch every Winnipeg game, you don’t know what you’re talking about with Roslovic. He’s going to be very good

Edit- and he’s also not the guy who’d be way better than Nylander. That would have been our higher 2016 pick
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Hail Satan
Joined: 10.07.2010

Apr 7 @ 6:28 PM ET
The way that draft is shaking out, Murray would have had to purposely drafted a poopty player.

And I watch every Winnipeg game, you don’t know what you’re talking about with Roslovic. He’s going to be very good

- sbroads24


So with Roslovic the eye test is all that matters? I see...
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Apr 7 @ 6:32 PM ET
So with Roslovic the eye test is all that matters? I see...
- Wetbandit1

He’s 4th on Winnipeg in points per 60.....so yeah...

43rd in the NHL among those with at least 300 minutes
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Apr 7 @ 6:34 PM ET
The way that draft is shaking out, Murray would have had to purposely drafted a poopty player.

And I watch every Winnipeg game, you don’t know what you’re talking about with Roslovic. He’s going to be very good

Edit- and he’s also not the guy who’d be way better than Nylander. That would have been our higher 2016 pick

- sbroads24


I think there’s too many “IFs” to really say whether or not we’d be good now if we didn’t make all those trades

The one thing we can all agree on,
Murray’s excellerated rebuild was a disaster

Hopefully some of the picks he made will end up helping us out here in the coming years
Tbd though
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Apr 7 @ 6:36 PM ET
I think there’s too many “IFs” to really say whether or not we’d be good now if we didn’t make all those trades

The one thing we can all agree on,
Murray’s excellerated rebuild was a disaster

Hopefully some of the picks he made will end up helping us out here in the coming years
Tbd though

- jdfitz77

I don’t think we’d be very good now, unless maybe we landed Matthews/Laine instead of Nylander.

But we undoubtedly be in 10x better shape going forward
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Hail Satan
Joined: 10.07.2010

Apr 7 @ 6:37 PM ET
He’s 4th on Winnipeg in points per 60.....so yeah...
- sbroads24


Because he plays slightly better than 4th line minutes. He's the worst Jets player in Corsi not named Shawn Matthias. /60 stats when a player barely plays are subject to wild swings, what was it a few weeks ago before he had 4 of his 14 points in 2 games out of his last 3 games? I'd guess pretty poopty.
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Apr 7 @ 6:38 PM ET
I just watched that Jim Kelly special on ESPN that was awesome did not know he did not want to be here

I can’t believe a secretary pulled them out of the meeting when they were about to sign the contract with the bills that’s incredible
TheHank
Location: Yawn.
Joined: 01.11.2017

Apr 7 @ 6:38 PM ET
I think there’s too many “IFs” to really say whether or not we’d be good now if we didn’t make all those trades

The one thing we can all agree on,
Murray’s excellerated rebuild was a disaster

Hopefully some of the picks he made will end up helping us out here in the coming years
Tbd though

- jdfitz77

Might not be good yet, but the only way we could be worse is if there were 32 teams. Pretty much a guarantee we would be better.
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Apr 7 @ 6:41 PM ET
Because he plays slightly better than 4th line minutes. He's the worst Jets player in Corsi not named Shawn Matthias. /60 stats when a player barely plays are subject to wild swings, what was it a few weeks ago before he had 4 of his 14 points in 2 games out of his last 3 games? I'd guess pretty poopty.
- Wetbandit1

Any stat is subject to wild swings when a guy barely plays....like Corsi....
Hatboro_Swords
Buffalo Sabres
Location: WE'RE PRACTICING THE POWER PLAY!, PA
Joined: 07.30.2010

Apr 7 @ 6:42 PM ET

- Wetbandit1

Haha, you got me Bandito! Can't get much past you.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Apr 7 @ 6:51 PM ET
I don’t think we’d be very good now, unless maybe we landed Matthews/Laine instead of Nylander.

But we undoubtedly be in 10x better shape going forward

- sbroads24


We’d still have to take all those assets & use them well in trades though

Who knows if they’d turn out?
Probably couldn’t be worse,
but would they be good enough...
Who knows?
jochfr
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Nashville , TN
Joined: 07.11.2009

Apr 7 @ 6:57 PM ET
The team would stick suck monkey scrotum with any of the old players or with the other scumbag drafted players.

It's been said, now go (frank) yourselves!
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Hail Satan
Joined: 10.07.2010

Apr 7 @ 7:00 PM ET
Any stat is subject to wild swings when a guy barely plays....like Corsi....
- sbroads24



Exactly, so saying he's way better than Nylander is absurd, there's not nearly enough tape to say that.
cabin
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We need a You're an Ass button, NY
Joined: 09.07.2006

Apr 7 @ 7:03 PM ET
Any stat is subject to wild swings when a guy barely plays....like Corsi....
- sbroads24


More like every stat is subject sb24.
cabin
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We need a You're an Ass button, NY
Joined: 09.07.2006

Apr 7 @ 7:04 PM ET
The team would stick suck monkey scrotum with any of the old players or with the other scumbag drafted players.

It's been said, now go (frank) yourselves!

- jochfr



That is still considered getting some . heard there are folks that don't even get that.
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Apr 7 @ 7:04 PM ET
Exactly, so saying he's way better than Nylander is absurd, there's not nearly enough tape to say that.
- Wetbandit1

What?

Roslovic was over a PPG in the AHL.

Actually can play in the NHL.

In what world is he not better right now?
cabin
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We need a You're an Ass button, NY
Joined: 09.07.2006

Apr 7 @ 7:09 PM ET
What?

Roslovic was over a PPG in the AHL.

Actually can play in the NHL.

In what world is he not better right now?

- sbroads24


Question. How long was roslovic in the ahl and did he have better team mates ? Nylander was one of our top prospects and pretty much alone. Team is still growing .3-4 years from now if we draft correctly we should have 2 good - great teams .
Roch will lose a bunch of talent to the Sabres next season. Will the draft picks fill in so the team doesn't miss a beat ? That is a goal worth having .
Sabresfan-365
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Lockport, NY
Joined: 12.09.2012

Apr 7 @ 7:12 PM ET
oh gorges, i will miss these wonderful moments
cabin
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We need a You're an Ass button, NY
Joined: 09.07.2006

Apr 7 @ 7:13 PM ET
oh gorges, i will miss these wonderful moments
- Sabresfan-365

Until you mentoined him. I forgot he was still on the team.
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