With Risto gone,
our top RH defenseman is Bogosian

How the hell is that a good idea?!
- jdfitz77

You don't get it. We're gonna trade Risto for someone who is Elite

No one supported him. Got criticized by every liberal outlet. Was also ran out of league. Won a playoff game, was still young, sucked, but better then some backups and 3rd strong QBs.
- Fattony1187

Well pretty much none of that’s true
Tebow sucked, u got that right

You don't get it. We're gonna trade Risto for someone who is Elite
- jcragcrumple

For a pick. Who will turn into elite. In a few years. And we’re doing that to avoid wasting Jack’s prime.

For Gerbe
Reasons we will be better this year:

Goaltending
-no matter who we bring in to pair with Ullmark, it will most likely be MUCH better than the horrible play from Lehner & Johnson last year

Bounce back seasons
-hard to imagine Reinhart & Okposo having terrible 1st half’s again. Sam seems to have gotten his sh!t together, and Okposo is healthy again

Other forward depth
-guys like Bailey, Baptiste, and other kids at least have the speed to play like we want- along with potential to score more goals than a bunch of the sh!tty forwards we played last year
*i don’t need to list them, do i?

MAJOR additions
-Dahlin & Mittelstadt should have a nice effect on the defense & offense

Defense additions
-besides Dahlin, Guhle & Nelson for the whole year should help. Not only in our own end, but getting the puck up ice to the forwards as well


There ya go Gerbes...
FIVE realistic reason we will improve
How much?
To be determined...

With Risto gone,
our top RH defenseman is Bogosian

How the hell is that a good idea?!
- jdfitz77

I’m 100% sure there’s a plan for that

But can you explain to me why you can’t have another left-handed defenseman on the first pair ? I’ve seen it in the NHL and some of them prefer it is there some unwritten rule that I don’t know about because I’ve seen NHL players do it

Please I’m waiting
- gerbe75pts

Im waiting for Georges career to end due to microfractures.
Remember that, stupid?

No one supported him. Got criticized by every liberal outlet. Was also ran out of league. Won a playoff game, was still young, sucked, but better then some backups and 3rd strong QBs.
- Fattony1187

He ran himself out of the league. He refused to switch to TE, which several teams said they were interested in.

I think it goes 7 to be honest, but i'm going with the Knights.
- SABRES 89

I was left with the feeling while watching game-5 vs. the jets that they were running on fumes...

it's been a helluva run and I think it's taken a huge toll on them

I’m 100% sure there’s a plan for that

But can you explain to me why you can’t have another left-handed defenseman on the first pair ? I’ve seen it in the NHL and some of them prefer it is there some unwritten rule that I don’t know about because I’ve seen NHL players do it
- gerbe75pts

Ok, who?
No one currently on the roster
Not even Dahlin
He should be on the left, at least to start

Trade Risto
Bogo gets hurt naturally
Only RH guy we’d have is Nelson

RH vs LH does matter

Of course there are some LH guys who can play the right side
But it’s obviously not ideal
Otherwise,
RH defensemen wouldn’t be in such demand

What branch/theater?

My grandpa was in the Army Air Corps/army air service in the Pacific

Almost never talked about it unless he had a couple of Manhattans. He told me a story that when the B17s took off, they'd be so loaded with munitions that they would sometimes bounce a couple times on the tarmac before getting off the ground. He thought they were gonna blow up
- jcragcrumple

uncle mike was in the army...sergeant, tank command...got taken out by an incoming mortar

dad and in-law were both in the pacific--ss cole and ss Sigsbee, respectively

Gus sucks I’m absolutely done with him if he’s on the 4th line fine but you can upgrade on the 3rd line

Stop moving Ristolainen ? God people overrate this dude so much tell me what is he ? Franchise defenseman Or first paring defenseman Or just needs to be on the second pair to be good ?

I’ve Heard it all ..

Really no one has explained to me how this team is suddenly going to be so good without moving one of ROR or Sam or Ristolainen

Please I’m waiting
- gerbe75pts

tell me who their replacements are and i'll let you know if I think the team will be better

Im waiting for Georges career to end due to microfractures.
Remember that, stupid?
- seedy

What ? And no

Well pretty much none of that’s true
Tebow sucked, u got that right
- jdfitz77

A simple google search will show 100 articles about him getting criticized and mocked. Hell, even South Park made an episode making fun of him.

He won a playoff game so again that was true.

He sucked. True.

Better then 3rd string QBs, only debatable part of my point, which I believe is true. There are some bad QBs in league. He could of been a goal line package.

So not sure where your coming from with this statement.

uncle mike was in the army...sergeant, tank command...got taken out by an incoming mortar

dad and in-law were both in the pacific--ss cole and ss Sigsbee, respectively
- Michael Pachla

Cheers to them

Idk how accurate it was, but Fury sure showed what the guys in the shermans were up against with the German tanks and artillery

Goaltending
-no matter who we bring in to pair with Ullmark, it will most likely be MUCH better than the horrible play from Lehner & Johnson last year

- jdfitz77

Why so much blind confidence? Ullmark + ? + ? is a huge unknown. It could easily end up being similar or worse.

Gus sucks I’m absolutely done with him if he’s on the 4th line fine but you can upgrade on the 3rd line

Stop moving Ristolainen ? God people overrate this dude so much tell me what is he ? Franchise defenseman Or first paring defenseman Or just needs to be on the second pair to be good ?

I’ve Heard it all ..

Really no one has explained to me how this team is suddenly going to be so good without moving one of ROR or Sam or Ristolainen

Please I’m waiting
- gerbe75pts

how are you improving your team by trading your best defenseman? that's all i'm saying

how are you improving your team by trading your best defenseman? that's all i'm saying
- Acup2buff

We're trading Dahlin? I'm confused.

Fun fact: Tim Tebow kneeled during the national anthem during an entire season to protest abortion and said he couldn't stand for a flag that allows such a thing.

Everyone supported him.
- BeadyEyedDouche

https://www.snopes.com/fa...k/tim-tebow-kneel-anthem/

What branch/theater?

My grandpa was in the Army Air Corps/army air service in the Pacific

Almost never talked about it unless he had a couple of Manhattans. He told me a story that when the B17s took off, they'd be so loaded with munitions that they would sometimes bounce a couple times on the tarmac before getting off the ground. He thought they were gonna blow up
- jcragcrumple

My Father was a Tail Gunner in the Army Air Corps in the European Theatre, His unit were decoys for the D-Day Invasion, drawing German attention away from Normandy.

how are you improving your team by trading your best defenseman? that's all i'm saying
- Acup2buff

Because on here there are a few rules...one of them...is Rule 1: hate the players on your team and covet the players on other teams.

For example...hate Risto because he is a sabre...and love Kelfbom because he is not a sabre.


And another rule....when someone points out Rule 1....scream a lot and vomit statistics.

Risto is the best Rd we have had since Teppo Numminen

the gap between risto and our next RD is huge


someone explain why trading him helps us

Risto is the best Rd we have had since Teppo Numminen

the gap between risto and our next RD is huge


someone explain why trading him helps us
- homiedclown

Because he's not elite, and players are either elite or full of suck

Gus sucks I’m absolutely done with him if he’s on the 4th line fine but you can upgrade on the 3rd line

Stop moving Ristolainen ? God people overrate this dude so much tell me what is he ? Franchise defenseman Or first paring defenseman Or just needs to be on the second pair to be good ?

I’ve Heard it all ..

Really no one has explained to me how this team is suddenly going to be so good without moving one of ROR or Sam or Ristolainen

Please I’m waiting
- gerbe75pts

That makes bogo our top rhd and makes ko our top rw, I agree you could move ROR, but you move the other two you create two more holes that we cannot fill at this moment.
We don't have the depth to move those guys for anything else other than the position you are trading away, ie you would have to get a good young rhd for Risto for it to make sense to move him.

how are you improving your team by trading your best defenseman? that's all i'm saying
- Acup2buff

Ristolainen is our best defenseman? Could have fooled me I've seen him too many times get beat so many times

This is a guy that 3 years all the fans said franchise defenseman

Now I'm hearing that he played to many minutes and too many situations for him to fail

Now people are saying he's going to be this number one defenseman with dahlin

We're trading Dahlin? I'm confused.
- buffalofan19

You sure are. He isn't even Sabres property yet.