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

Jul 2 @ 1:37 PM ET
https://hfboards.mandatory.com/threads/this-franchise-is-an-absolute-mess-right-now.2512225/

This franchise is an absolute mess right now



At least you guys are not these Fans that think Ryan O’Reilly is Kopitar

- gerbe75pts


I sometimes wish i wasn't a Sabres fan.
Stripes77
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012

Jul 2 @ 1:38 PM ET
I hope Robert Thomas takes the #1 center job, and Cryin Ryan maneuvers his way out of St. Louis
- sbroads24



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

Jul 2 @ 1:38 PM ET
Tangerine Thompson
- gerbe75pts




Sounds like an experimental jazz fusion artist
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Jul 2 @ 1:38 PM ET
When will this site allow us to mute users??? 🦄
- SyrSabreFan


It be a Desert then
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Jul 2 @ 1:39 PM ET
Is tage short for something? Taggert? Tagebert? Tagetha?
- jcragcrumple


Who Cares what it really is...

I say we go with Tagetha
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Jul 2 @ 1:40 PM ET
I sometimes wish i wasn't a Sabres fan.
- ImThatGuy


Just be happy I’m not one of them comparing Ryan O’Reilly to Bergeron

I mean come on
Hatboro_Swords
Buffalo Sabres
Location: WE'RE PRACTICING THE POWER PLAY!, PA
Joined: 07.30.2010

Jul 2 @ 1:41 PM ET
Is tage short for something? Taggert? Tagebert? Tagetha?
- jcragcrumple

idk, but hearing it takes him a coon's tage to get up the ice.
jochfr
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Nashville , TN
Joined: 07.11.2009

Jul 2 @ 1:43 PM ET
I sometimes wish i wasn't a Sabres fan.
- ImThatGuy

Come to the darkside... We have Predators.
PrinceChill
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.06.2014

Jul 2 @ 1:43 PM ET
Botts in on Voynov? He’d be good in the locker room.
Shadman306
Season Ticket Holder
Joined: 06.11.2015

Jul 2 @ 1:44 PM ET
I don't really understand this place, it's like reading through the twilight zone during a fever dream.

The last 3 months here most of the posters have been talking about RoRs issues in the room, how a trade involving him would be fine as long as there was a fair return and Mitts would be protected and would make us better next year and in the future.

Many people were really happy about the price of a 1st, 2nd, and a prospect.

Then yesterday, we make a trade that checks literally every single one of those boxes:

We get the first and second round picks

We get two "third liners" that produced more 5v5 goals each than RoR had last year and who can take some pressure off Mitts.

We get a 20 year old prospect who is better than our lord and savior Alex Nylander.


We got exactly what we needed. We changed the culture at a fair price. We are better next year immediately and the futures will make us better down the road.

All of this happened by trading a player who will be a 3C in 2 years.

And many people here are imploding.
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Jul 2 @ 1:44 PM ET
Who Cares what it really is...

I say we go with Tagetha

- IonSabres

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

Jul 2 @ 1:44 PM ET

- Stripes77

In all seriousness, Andy Stricklin on WGR said they think it’s possible Thomas would center O’Reilly on a top line.

And we thought we had any shot at him?

Prospects always lose value from year 1-2.

Mark my words if Kyrou doesn’t light up the A, or produce in the NHL, the hype on him will decrease
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Jul 2 @ 1:45 PM ET
I don't really understand this place, it's like reading through the twilight zone during a fever dream.

The last 3 months here most of the posters have been talking about RoRs issues in the room, how a trade involving him would be fine as long as there was a fair return and Mitts would be protected and would make us better next year and in the future.

Many people were really happy about the price of a 1st, 2nd, and a prospect.

Then yesterday, we make a trade that checks literally every single one of those boxes:

We get the first and second round picks

We get two "third liners" that produced more 5v5 goals each than RoR had last year and who can take some pressure off Mitts.

We get a 20 year old prospect who is better than our lord and savior Alex Nylander.


We got exactly what we needed. We changed the culture at a fair price. We are better next year immediately and the futures will make us better down the road.

All of this happened by trading a player who will be a 3C in 2 years.

And many people here are imploding.

- Shadman306


its one person, (Two) but Its not "People"
Shadman306
Season Ticket Holder
Joined: 06.11.2015

Jul 2 @ 1:45 PM ET
Botts in on Voynov? He’d be good in the locker room.
- PrinceChill


He would certainly do his best to beat our guys into shape
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Jul 2 @ 1:45 PM ET
Come to the darkside... We have Predators.
- jochfr


Meh I don't think I can take choking every year
dadeadhead
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I don't want to say Greztky was a dude when I was watching. Mentalorgasm5 , NY
Joined: 07.16.2006

Jul 2 @ 1:45 PM ET
Even if ours is top 15, SJ and StL won't be. I still doubt whoever has the 1st pick will trade it. I can't recall anyone trading the 1st pick.
- sskkoo1



http://grantland.com/the-...rading-the-nhls-top-pick/
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Jul 2 @ 1:46 PM ET
Cool blog Pachla,

Murray had no appreciation for chemistry, he was bold and entertaining but was ignorant to reality vs. his vision on paper. The guy traded Pysyk for Kulikov, forget about it.

This organization and team got better yesterday. No 1 player can make or break a team, the arguments on here are all about supporting players. Botts traded a supporting player for futures and a young, shoot first player that he sees playing with Eichel or Mitts as a core piece. Worth the price. I'm very pleased with the direction Botts is heading, some crazy German comes on here sometimes and says " I think we're going to be good" and I agree.


Nelson for President 2020

- washedup20


Suck it Beady
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Jul 2 @ 1:46 PM ET
He would certainly do his best to beat our guys into shape
- Shadman306


You guys got jokes
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Jul 2 @ 1:47 PM ET
When's the Jack eichel press conference
jochfr
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Nashville , TN
Joined: 07.11.2009

Jul 2 @ 1:48 PM ET
Meh I don't think I can take choking every year
- gerbe75pts

Your mom can...
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011

Jul 2 @ 1:49 PM ET
For the amount of moves made by the Sabres,they’re not a vastly speedier team than last year. Dahlin and Sheary will help with that, but Berg and Sabotts won’t.
- PrinceChill


But Casey will, not to mention whoever else makes this team out of camp, hopefully pushing Larsson out.
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Jul 2 @ 1:49 PM ET
Your mom can...
- jochfr


Faux job
Slapjackzack
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 08.02.2016

Jul 2 @ 1:49 PM ET
Antpin signed 3 year deal in the Khl doubt anyone cares...
turbo044
Joined: 02.18.2009

Jul 2 @ 1:50 PM ET
What happens if we win 1 -2 -3 in the 2020 lottery
- gerbe75pts


Would be amazing, considering we have only 1 2020 1st round pick currently. If you meant 2019, it's still impossible and the SJ and STL picks are lottery protected
Shadman306
Season Ticket Holder
Joined: 06.11.2015

Jul 2 @ 1:50 PM ET
its one person, (Two) but Its not "People"
- ImThatGuy


One or two are imploding, but many yesterday were very mad.

We got 5 pieces for someone we were calling trash last week.

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