It’s doable. Just have to get rid of Okposo, Berglund, Sobotka, Sheary, Scandella, Beaulieu, Hunwick, and Pominville by the time Mitts and Dahlin are due their contracts. Reinhart might have to go as well depending on how big of a raise he is looking for from the $3.6M - Pegullaville
Mitts might be looking at a bridge deal.
Unless his numbers greatly improve
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Dec 17 @ 11:00 PM ET
Pegula can't do anything right, remember the good ole days with rigas.
That dude would spend money......
On his own golf course - Boss34
I for the life of me can’t figure out why people have Pegula.
I might not agree with everything he does as an owner or businessman in general, but holy (frank) we almost went bankrupt and had the Bills moved to Toronto before him
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Dec 17 @ 11:11 PM ET
I for the life of me can’t figure out why people have Pegula.
I might not agree with everything he does as an owner or businessman in general, but holy (frank) we almost went bankrupt and had the Bills moved to Toronto before him - sbroads24
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Dec 17 @ 11:14 PM ET
I for the life of me can’t figure out why people have Pegula.
I might not agree with everything he does as an owner or businessman in general, but holy (frank) we almost went bankrupt and had the Bills moved to Toronto before him - sbroads24
I for the life of me can’t figure out why people have Pegula.
I might not agree with everything he does as an owner or businessman in general, but holy (frank) we almost went bankrupt and had the Bills moved to Toronto before him - sbroads24
It's the same guys on here.
The pegula's saved this town from misery.
Our patience is finally paying off
Imagine how great downtown would be.
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Dec 17 @ 11:28 PM ET
Maybe not lately, but in the past there's been lots said. - Wetbandit1
Sometimes he's to much of a fan, the last thing this team needs is P Kane and his big contract. Would it be nice if he came home? sure it will but it would hurt. Sure he's very smart business man no doubt about it and he's done a lot for Buffalo but my point was, have to take a step back and let Botterill do what he needs to do to fix Murray's mess and keep this team in the right direction. Pegula watched TMGM make a mess of things but adding Kane would make it worse for the future.
Nobody is making fun of him or saying he's a bad person for what he has done, some just can't separate things.
Yeah, here's what I think. While it's unlikely any of us has a clue about what's inside Darcy's head, and things like the salary cap, NTCs/NMCs, and the declining economy's impact on future revenues make it nearly impossible to trade anyone of any significance, it's not inconceivable that the Sabres could make a mid-season move.
Vanek, Roy, Miller, Pommer are probably not on the block since they represent the young core of this team and are all locked up long-term. We all know Vanek's contract is insane, but given the length and amount of the others, it seems unlikely to me there's a better deal out there. Remember Larry Quinn is a numbers guy, and 5 mil 6 years from now will be looking pretty good. Roy's deal is an especially favorable one for the club. You might even be able to throw Goose into this category b/c his value to the Sabres is high given his hustle and toughness.
Max, Kotalik, and Connolly are popular choices for a change of venue, but their UFA status would mean they'd need to go to a contender for the receiving team to be willing to assume the risk. That said, what's the likelihood of a contender sending the Sabres something worthy of a blockbuster? That's not even taking into account Max sucking for the last 2 years, Kotalik getting a reputation of being lazy, and (Tin) Connolly being more fragile than the leg lamp in A Christmas Story. This, coming from the guy who actually owns a Connolly jersey.
As far as young talent at forward goes, Stafford, MacArthur, Paille are the only roster players in that category. They're all tradable, but not enough to bring in an impact player. To me, the Sabres would need to include one of Mancari, Gerbe, or Kennedy to get another team interested. Possible, though Gerbe seems like he's got a future here.
Lastly, if they're really trying to fix the recent injury problem at defense, they're not going to trade any defensemen. Even still, it's more likely they'll do what they did last year and bring in a veteran like Nolan Pratt to temporarily fill the gap until Weber and Sekera are healthy again (a few weeks?). I haven't looked to see who like that is available, but they found someone last year and could probably do it again.
We Sabres fans have gotten used to the fact that Darcy rarely makes any moves. In fact, who really does anymore? I'd love to be wrong, but not at the expense of 26 / 9 / 30 / 29. You can have Peters. Twice.
