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Sabresfan-365
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Lockport, NY
Joined: 12.09.2012

Apr 16 @ 11:41 PM ET
does MacKinnon have a shot for the Hart?


does the odds change if he did it for a bigger market than colorado?

- homiedclown



I'd go with him or maybe Giroux
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Apr 16 @ 11:41 PM ET

But we haven’t heard your ideas about who we are bringing in to make us a contender

- jdfitz77

casey, dahlin, guhle, ullmark, nylander and pu
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Apr 16 @ 11:42 PM ET
It looked like a great one
- Sabresfan-365



It pissed me off how a lot of people (okay, mostly James Duthie) kept complaining about how it wasn't fair because of the short tournament with the stakes being so high, etc. You don't lose tournaments in round robin. Sure, seeding could be affected (and it wasn't anyway), but ask Sweden how much good the 1-seed does them every year.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Apr 16 @ 11:42 PM ET
I'd go with him or maybe Giroux
- Sabresfan-365

Kuch
Sabresfan-365
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Lockport, NY
Joined: 12.09.2012

Apr 16 @ 11:43 PM ET
It pissed me off how a lot of people (okay, mostly James Duthie) kept complaining about how it wasn't fair because of the short tournament with the stakes being so high, etc. You don't lose tournaments in round robin. Sure, seeding could be affected (and it wasn't anyway), but ask Sweden how much good the 1-seed does them every year.
- buffalofan19


in fact they're specifically designed that way so that nobody really loses in the round robin, not unless you're terrible.

It might be that he's more in favour of rewarding round robin success.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Apr 16 @ 11:44 PM ET
Ryan O’Reilly first 3 seasons

235 games - 107 points - .45 PPG

Eichel’s first 3

209 games - 177 points - .84 PPG

- sbroads24



Pretty funny to see YOU use a PPG argument when u were so against it when discussing Kane’s production

Also,
no one expects O’Reilly to score like Jack
Sabresfan-365
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Lockport, NY
Joined: 12.09.2012

Apr 16 @ 11:45 PM ET
Kuch
- homiedclown



I dunno, that flyers team was going nowhere until Giroux took his game to the next level.
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Apr 16 @ 11:47 PM ET
Kuch
- homiedclown



I've hit more golf balls at the golf dome this past month than I did all last year.

It's like winter isn't going to end until 2019 after Game of Thrones is over.
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Apr 16 @ 11:47 PM ET
Pretty funny to see YOU use a PPG argument when u were so against it when discussing Kane’s production

Also,
no one expects O’Reilly to score like Jack

- jdfitz77

Dude what? You are the one who won’t let people use Kane’s lack of points in Buffalo because he’s a goal scorer.

Are you trolling or just not remembering?
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Apr 16 @ 11:47 PM ET
It's not un precedented. Stamkos spent 5 of his first 6 years out of a playoff spot.

Tavares something similar as well.

- Sabresfan-365



Certainly not ideal either though

Do u think we should “tank” for 3 more years?

I get the temptation to collect high end assets,
but it’s probably not a good idea to just keep sucking
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Apr 16 @ 11:48 PM ET
Well, at least now you why i wan't ROR gone


I don't think they'll get a core guy for ROR because he isn't one.

- Sabresfan-365


O’Reilly is MUCH better than a “decent top9” guy

Come on man
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Apr 16 @ 11:49 PM ET
reinhart .562 ppg
- homiedclown


But he doesn’t fit the supposed exact mold that Botts wants
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Apr 16 @ 11:50 PM ET
Certainly not ideal either though

Do u think we should “tank” for 3 more years?

I get the temptation to collect high end assets,
but it’s probably not a good idea to just keep sucking

- jdfitz77



It's a risk/reward thing. Suck for a decade and win a championship in Year 11 (not suggesting it's automatic) and that decade becomes a distant memory real fast.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Apr 16 @ 11:50 PM ET
When did I say trade all three?
- sbroads24


U advocate for those guys to get moved all the time!
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Apr 16 @ 11:50 PM ET
the good news if the sharks win the cup we get the 2019 pick

but.... i would like a Chance at the player that's going to be better then mcdavid in 2020
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Apr 16 @ 11:50 PM ET
U advocate for those guys to get moved all the time!
- jdfitz77

Yeah, 1 of them at least. Not all three on a whim
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Apr 16 @ 11:51 PM ET
the good news if the sharks win the cup we get the 2019 pick

but.... i would like a Chance at the player that's going to be better then mcdavid in 2020

- gerbe75pts



They're not winning the cup.

They have a better chance of re-signing him.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Apr 16 @ 11:52 PM ET
I've hit more golf balls at the golf dome this past month than I did all last year.

It's like winter isn't going to end until 2019 after Game of Thrones is over.

- buffalofan19




I had an 84 yesterday morning
Sabresfan-365
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Lockport, NY
Joined: 12.09.2012

Apr 16 @ 11:52 PM ET
O’Reilly is MUCH better than a “decent top9” guy

Come on man

- jdfitz77



he's better, but so much? outside of the man advantage he produces like a third liner.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Apr 16 @ 11:52 PM ET
I would take a top 15 pick and a B prospect and run
- sbroads24


That’s a terrible freaking return for O’Reilly

How does that make us better?

A top15 pick could just as easily be Grigorenko as it could be Forsberg
(they were drafted 1 pick apart)

And a “B” prospect is most likely a 3rd liner or bottom 6 defenseman

Wow...
no freaking way is that a good deal
Sabresfan-365
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Lockport, NY
Joined: 12.09.2012

Apr 16 @ 11:54 PM ET
Certainly not ideal either though

Do u think we should “tank” for 3 more years?

I get the temptation to collect high end assets,
but it’s probably not a good idea to just keep sucking

- jdfitz77



it's not temptation. it's calculated. I don't view it as tanking because i dont see it as trading away assets for a shot at a top pick.

I see some players who just don't fit their given roles at their current salaries. you may take a hit in the short term yes, but long term moving on from bad value is always in your best interest.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Apr 16 @ 11:54 PM ET
does MacKinnon have a shot for the Hart?


does the odds change if he did it for a bigger market than colorado?

- homiedclown


Yeah,
But I’d go with Kopitar or Hall
Both did about as much as the other contenders with less help
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Apr 16 @ 11:54 PM ET
That’s a terrible freaking return for O’Reilly

How does that make us better?

A top15 pick could just as easily be Grigorenko as it could be Forsberg
(they were drafted 1 pick apart
)

And a “B” prospect is most likely a 3rd liner or bottom 6 defenseman

Wow...
no freaking way is that a good deal

- jdfitz77

And if it’s Grigorenko than I guess we will just be a bad team again and draft really high and get someone really good.

Sounds like a win
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Apr 16 @ 11:54 PM ET



I had an 84 yesterday morning

- homiedclown



Sucks because I bought brand new Callaway XR's (Driver, 3 wood, and 5 hybrid...on sale at The Sporting Goods Store with a Slang Name for the Male Anatomy) over the past 2 months.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Apr 16 @ 11:56 PM ET
casey, dahlin, guhle, ullmark, nylander and pu
- homiedclown


We wouldn’t want those guys PLUS our “good” players?
I feel like we’d be a stronger team then if we just “Evander Kane’d” them
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