7 I believe.

Where is the net gain on anything he does?

And this isn’t singling him out it’s an entire team issue outside the top line

He doesn’t score, he doesn’t play responsible hockey, I just don’t see a long term fit
- sbroads24

I’m ready to at least try him at 3C though
Didn’t he look better last year when playing Center?
I know E Rod hasn’t earned it,
but we don’t have many options left

I’m absolutely done with Sobotka at 3C
Put him on line4 & i won’t hate that he doesn’t score at all so much
Sobatka-Larsson-Girgs

Sheary/Thompson-Mitts-Pommer/Okposo
Thompson/Sheary-E Rod-Okposo/Pommer

And if that doesn’t work...
then we gotta try Sam at Center again

you left a few off the list I think
- homiedclown

Sheary isn't a problem but isnt a solution. Mitts and Thompson need to produce more but I think it will come. Elie is gone in a couple of weeks once Wilson is healthy.

CURRENT CAP SPACE Tooltip : $5,067,450
DEADLINE CAP SPACE Tooltip : $13,175,370
TODAYS CAP HIT Tooltip : $75,307,024

https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/sabres
- homiedclown

Plenty of room to maneuver,
But i don’t wanna see us making moves unless it’s for help beyond this year

Thankfully, Botts pretty much said as much
We don’t need any rentals here unless they’re dirt cheap
And those guys probably don’t help much,
if at all

Sheary isn't a problem but isnt a solution. Mitts and Thompson need to produce more but I think it will come. Elie is gone in a couple of weeks once Wilson is healthy.
- Pegullaville

you can add elie and wilson to the list though

CURRENT CAP SPACE Tooltip : $5,067,450
DEADLINE CAP SPACE Tooltip : $13,175,370
TODAYS CAP HIT Tooltip : $75,307,024

https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/sabres
- homiedclown

Berglund coming off the books helps. I could be wrong but I don't believe current cap space includes guys on IR ? If not then we have more space then I thought.

Plenty of room to maneuver,
But i don’t wanna see us making moves unless it’s for help beyond this year

Thankfully, Botts pretty much said as much
We don’t need any rentals here unless they’re dirt cheap
And those guys probably don’t help much,
if at all
- jdfitz77

unless they go after a blues d man, I really want to just be sellers right now

including sheary for the right price

Sheary isn't a problem but isnt a solution. Mitts and Thompson need to produce more but I think it will come. Elie is gone in a couple of weeks once Wilson is healthy.
- Pegullaville

I can't even imagine how terrible the bottom 9 would look without Sheary and ERod. Everyone else has average NHL speed at best. We'd be watching Risto get stuck making failed breakout passes again

I’m ready to at least try him at 3C though
Didn’t he look better last year when playing Center?
I know E Rod hasn’t earned it,
but we don’t have many options left

I’m absolutely done with Sobotka at 3C
Put him on line4 & i won’t hate that he doesn’t score at all so much
Sobatka-Larsson-Girgs

Sheary/Thompson-Mitts-Pommer/Okposo
Thompson/Sheary-E Rod-Okposo/Pommer

And if that doesn’t work...
then we gotta try Sam at Center again
- jdfitz77

I’m fine with trying him there.

Sobotka is a 4th liner at this point.

Berglund coming off the books helps. I could be wrong but I don't believe current cap space includes guys on IR ? If not then we have more space then I thought.
- Pegullaville

https://www.spotrac.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/cap/

they have us just over 2 mil

Sheary isn't a problem but isnt a solution. Mitts and Thompson need to produce more but I think it will come. Elie is gone in a couple of weeks once Wilson is healthy.
- Pegullaville

I bet Sheary & Okposo (maybe Thompson too) would score with Jack

But can Skinner & Sam score with Mitts?

I can't even imagine how terrible the bottom 9 would look without Sheary and ERod. Everyone else has average NHL speed at best. We'd be watching Risto get stuck making failed breakout passes again
- jcragcrumple

nylander or smith can replace sheary IMO

Cap Friendly as of December 20th: "Having cleared unconditional waivers, Patrik Berglund's contract has now been terminated by the Buffalo #Sabres.

Berglund is now an unrestricted free agent free to sign with any club he chooses.

Sabres now have $2,435,913 in projected cap space with a roster of 22" (13F/7D/2G)

And with Berglund coming off the books saved us $2.2M this year so at one point we did have 200K of cap space so suck it

I have no bias against Erod, he’s just has had some incredibly bad games

I bet Sheary & Okposo (maybe Thompson too) would score with Jack

But can Skinner & Sam score with Mitts?
- jdfitz77

I'd give Jack Tage and Nylander for5 or 6 games

put skinner and skunk with casey


but if that second line produces it would probably be all because of skinner

I’m fine with trying him there.

Sobotka is a 4th liner at this point.
- sbroads24

It’s a Christmas miracle!

I knew we’d find something we could agree on 😁😁😁

Also...
F the Leafs!

so at one point we did have 200K of cap space so suck it
- Pegullaville

but that was in the past

like when kane, myers and armia graced us with their uniforms and ror showed us it's ok to get paid and then crash into a tim horton's drunk

I'd give Jack Tage and Nylander for5 or 6 games

put skinner and skunk with casey


but if that second line produces it would probably be all because of skinner

- homiedclown

If that 2nd line produces we are going to scare a lot of teams come playoff time. Jack will produce no matter what.

Cap Friendly as of December 20th: "Having cleared unconditional waivers, Patrik Berglund's contract has now been terminated by the Buffalo #Sabres.

Berglund is now an unrestricted free agent free to sign with any club he chooses.

Sabres now have $2,435,913 in projected cap space with a roster of 22" (13F/7D/2G)

And with Berglund coming off the books saved us $2.2M this year so at one point we did have 200K of cap space so suck it
- Pegullaville

It's not a big deal you were wrong.

nylander or smith can replace sheary IMO
- homiedclown

This team needs Sheary's speed plus 2 more fast players

but that was in the past

like when kane, myers and armia graced us with their uniforms and ror showed us it's ok to get paid and then crash into a tim horton's drunk
- homiedclown

Berglund's buyout was not even a week ago. We had $200K in cap space a week and a half ago. None of the other players mentioned had an impact on our 2018 cap.

It’s a Christmas miracle!

I knew we’d find something we could agree on 😁😁😁

Also...
F the Leafs!
- jdfitz77

the day is early


he will turn on you, don't take the bait

unless they go after a blues d man, I really want to just be sellers right now

including sheary for the right price
- homiedclown

Unless it’s Okposo,
Idk that any “sale” we make is gonna have much impact?
And he only would bc we’d get the Cap space,
Bc he isn’t gonna bring back anything of value
We’d be lucky if some sucker doesn’t make us ADD to move him

Scandella & Beaulieu can probably be moved for decent picks

Sheary i might hang onto still
But if he’s part of a package to get someone that’ll be around for a while,
then of course I’d do that

Good to see the Sabres still in playoff position, but we'll see where this team really stands when we're closer to Canadian Christmas
- jcragcrumple

very true

This team needs Sheary's speed plus 2 more fast players
- jcragcrumple

needing speed does not equate to needing sheary

Unless it’s Okposo,
Idk that any “sale” we make is gonna have much impact?
And he only would bc we’d get the Cap space,
Bc he isn’t gonna bring back anything of value
We’d be lucky if some sucker doesn’t make us ADD to move him

Scandella & Beaulieu can probably be moved for decent picks

Sheary i might hang onto still
But if he’s part of a package to get someone that’ll be around for a while,
then of course I’d do that
- jdfitz77

from the current roster

how many players do you keep for next year if you could make a bunch go away

IMO it's 5

jack, skinner, skunk, tage and casey


I could care less about every other forward


they are all blah, soft and unable to score