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IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Jul 29 @ 3:45 PM ET
I love how Sabre "fans" are hating on me because I think we could be could enough to grab the 7th or 8th seed in the east



#gobecomealeaffanf@ckers

#eatme

- homiedclown


Not sure who was hating on you.

I just dont subscribe to the Sabres being a playoff team in 2019, although I do see them being much improved...18-22 points better, not the 36 or so it will take to qualify for the playoffs.

To achieve the last playoff spot in the east, they will need to
- increase their GF to about 240-245, from 198 (~20%)
- decrease their GA to about 240 from 278 (~13%)
Bergy and Sovotka coul cover the points lost by ROR's departure, and Sheary could cover Kanes contributions....that merely g3t you back to even. The rest of the roster needs to find thoee extra 40 - 45 goals...While playing better defensively to shut down about 40 more goals

That is a very tall task to accomplish in 1 year.
jochfr
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Nashville , TN
Joined: 07.11.2009

Jul 29 @ 3:45 PM ET
Awful
TheHank
Location: Yawn.
Joined: 01.11.2017

Jul 29 @ 3:45 PM ET
bought 4 cases of ny seltzer bottles today

a case of raspberry, vanilla cream, peach and black cherry


vanilla cream and peach still top my list

- homiedclown

How’s your golf game these days?
Just posted my second course record yesterday. Private club in Minneapolis, 9 birdies, 1 bogey, 64. Didn’t even make a putt outside 8 feet. Made a weeks pay in the process, dude just kept pressing. It was a good day. Think I’ll go fishing this week.
Hit em straight!
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Unpopular opinion (i think): The best Die Hard movie is the 4th one- Live free or Die Hard -jdfitz7, NY
Joined: 10.07.2010

Jul 29 @ 3:48 PM ET
bought 4 cases of ny seltzer bottles today

a case of raspberry, vanilla cream, peach and black cherry


vanilla cream and peach still top my list

- homiedclown


Black Cherry all the way.
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Jul 29 @ 3:49 PM ET
How’s your golf game these days?
Just posted my second course record yesterday. Private club in Minneapolis, 9 birdies, 1 bogey, 64. Didn’t even make a putt outside 8 feet. Made a weeks pay in the process, dude just kept pressing. It was a good day. Think I’ll go fishing this week.
Hit em straight!

- TheHank


Nice
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Jul 29 @ 3:49 PM ET
"Struggle and floated" to 4th place behind Jack, Sam and ROR, right exactly where he should be.

This isn't for you, I'm just lazy:

If you want to call it a "stealth tank", fine, if "stealth tank" means the newly minted GM was going to take the year to see what he had before making any big moves. That is pretty damn close to diametrically opposed to what Murray did to try and land Jesus.

- Wetbandit1


Lazy is ok .. I’m glad we’re cool



Love you wetbandit



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

Jul 29 @ 3:51 PM ET
Black Cherry all the way.
- Wetbandit1


I love black cherry vanilla sparkling water

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

Jul 29 @ 3:52 PM ET
I don't see the ranger sniffing the 8th seed

I see them bottom 5 team overall

- homiedclown


With the king in net ?
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Jul 29 @ 3:55 PM ET
I love how Sabre "fans" are hating on me because I think we could be could enough to grab the 7th or 8th seed in the east



#gobecomealeaffanf@ckers

#eatme

- homiedclown


Some see the real picture still a lottery team this year draft a winger

Wildcard in 2019

Best team in 2020
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Jul 29 @ 3:56 PM ET
How’s your golf game these days?
Just posted my second course record yesterday. Private club in Minneapolis, 9 birdies, 1 bogey, 64. Didn’t even make a putt outside 8 feet. Made a weeks pay in the process, dude just kept pressing. It was a good day. Think I’ll go fishing this week.
Hit em straight!

- TheHank

sucks
no time

fish business never slowed down this summer so I played once since I got back from NY 2 weeks ago


plus I just bought a house with 4 acres of land and a 1700 square foot basement for the fish expansion

plan on moving all the tanks in early november after shipping season



to sum it up, my golf game is pretty much on hold until Late Jan.



homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Jul 29 @ 3:57 PM ET
Black Cherry all the way.
- Wetbandit1

I got the email from world market today, bottles were $1 ea


I had to make the drive and load up

best $100 I have spent this month
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Jul 29 @ 3:59 PM ET
With the king in net ?
- gerbe75pts

they were bad last season

7 teams had fewer points

hawks, sabres will be better then them this season as I feel the roster got worse
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Jul 29 @ 4:00 PM ET
Some see the real picture
- gerbe75pts

but you are batting about .052 when it comes to seeing things
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Jul 29 @ 4:03 PM ET
Some see the real picture still a lottery team this year draft a winger

Wildcard in 2019

Best team in 2020

- gerbe75pts


pretty much sums it up....the real hockey starts in 2019

it's the reason JB grabbed 1st rounders instead of immediate help
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Jul 29 @ 4:09 PM ET
they were bad last season

7 teams had fewer points

hawks, sabres will be better then them this season as I feel the roster got worse

- homiedclown


Lundqvist Was dealing with injuries all year with a healthy king they could surprise
sskkoo1
Buffalo Sabres
Location: You are all Weirdos, NY
Joined: 06.06.2012

Jul 29 @ 4:11 PM ET
Being a realist is a curse
- gerbe75pts



Are you going to start a Gerbe reality bus tour?
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Jul 29 @ 4:14 PM ET
but you are batting about .052 when it comes to seeing things
- homiedclown


Haven’t been wrong on the “Sabres” record yet

2019 will playoff race fun
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jul 29 @ 4:17 PM ET
I've always liked McCabe, but it feels like Pilut and Borgen are younger, cheaper replacements soon.
- Lunaion


I’m a big McCabe fan
He’s had some setbacks though
Hopefully he can continue to delevop into a solid defensive defenseman for us

I see Borgen in that respect too

Pilut is more of a puck mover with some offensive talent

I’m very happy with how our defense looks moving forward

Need 3-4 more forwards capable of scoring 20 goals (or more, hopefully)
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Jul 29 @ 4:19 PM ET
Are you going to start a Gerbe reality bus tour?
- sskkoo1






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jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jul 29 @ 4:19 PM ET
I don't see the ranger sniffing the 8th seed

I see them bottom 5 team overall

- homiedclown


That’s gonna be hard to do imo
They still have enough to possibly take a run at the postseason
Depends how good Lundqvist is
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jul 29 @ 4:21 PM ET
You were absolutely constructing a narrative. Now you're going back to building a strawman.

Frankly, this isn't about RoR. I think he is good. I've never said otherwise. For the majority of the season, the second line was bad, despite having good players. Line composition, coaching, injuries, poor play....something was wrong. My point has been that blaming the defense or goaltending to defend them, or saying they didn't have enough around them, is a cop out. I stand by that.

- Lunaion


Explain Eric Staal on Carolina the last couple years vs Eric Staal on Minny

Did he suddenly become a better player?
Or did his numbers increase bc he was on a better team with better players up & down the lineup?
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Jul 29 @ 4:51 PM ET
Black Cherry all the way.
- Wetbandit1


Straight seltzer, wedge of lime.
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Jul 29 @ 4:59 PM ET
Straight seltzer, wedge of lime.
- Der Kaiser

Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Jul 29 @ 5:23 PM ET

- gerbe75pts



Gerolsteiner is better
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Jul 29 @ 5:24 PM ET
Explain Eric Staal on Carolina the last couple years vs Eric Staal on Minny

Did he suddenly become a better player?
Or did his numbers increase bc he was on a better team with better players up & down the lineup?

- jdfitz77


pretty big red herring

Sam, RoR, and Kane are all rated very close in my book. Kane's the only one who has shown that he can produce on his own.
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