needing speed does not equate to needing sheary
- homiedclown

I guess they moved on from Namnitsnikov ? I remember you mentioning him as an option.

very true
- SABRES 89

I had olives today

I guess they moved on from Namnitsnikov ? I remember you mentioning him as an option.
- Pegullaville

yup, berglund situation put the feeling out talks on hold

it's still really waiting for closure on skinner, then things will be shook up a bit

World Juniors is my favourite time of year. I always get excited for this tourney. I think its the best hockey to watch. UPL had a huge game last night in pre-tournament play. I'm excited to watch Samuelsson, Laaksonen, Pekar and see how they stack up.

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

including sheary for the right price
- homiedclown

Blues defensemen...

Pietrangelo- will cost a lot
Parayko- will cost, but not as much as Piets
*for the right price, i think I’d be cool with both of the above options
BUT
We’d need to factor in what we are gonna give to Seattle to then protect Pilut

J Bo- no thanks. Old & declining

I like Dunn & Edmundson, but both LH
No need to create even more of a logjam than we have

yup, berglund situation put the feeling out talks on hold

it's still really waiting for closure on skinner, then things will be shook up a bit
- homiedclown

Makes sense. Appreciate the info

I had olives today
- homiedclown

Real men do

nylander or smith can replace sheary IMO
- homiedclown

Sure
But i think there’s others I’d rather have them replace

needing speed does not equate to needing sheary
- homiedclown

I agree, but I wouldn't replace Sheary with one of those guys. Okposo and Pommer to the press box

Olofsson-Mitts-Smith
Sheary-Wilson-Sobotka
Erod-Lockport-Latvian

I know, it's unthinkable to play 3 rookies together

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

I’m surprised the Players Union didn’t try to fight it at all

Good news for us

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

That’s why i wanna tinker with the lineup NOW

I feel pretty secure at this point that we will be a playoff team

If we can at least get the 2nd line going,
then maybe we can make a little noise

the day is early


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

😂😂😂
I’m gonna TRY not to argue with anyone till after Xmas

But Dec26... it’s on again! 😁😁😁

The D is better this year because of Steve Smith.

I have no issue with ERod, has a small cap hit ($650K), has speed and seems like a decent bottom 6 player 5 on 5.

The issue is Sheary and Okposo. 12 goals for $9M. Not good.

Ullmark has been good, future #1.

Hats off to Housley. And Botts. I would like to see a move after the break.


Merry Xmas you filthy whores.

I’m surprised the Players Union didn’t try to fight it at all

Good news for us
- jdfitz77

I am not, he wants to go home

World Juniors is my favourite time of year. I always get excited for this tourney. I think its the best hockey to watch. UPL had a huge game last night in pre-tournament play. I'm excited to watch Samuelsson, Laaksonen, Pekar and see how they stack up.
- Pegullaville

I keep forgetting about Pekar.

The D is better this year because of Steve Smith.

I have no issue with ERod, has a small cap hit ($650K), has speed and seems like a decent bottom 6 player 5 on 5.

The issue is Sheary and Okposo. 12 goals for $9M. Not good.

Ullmark has been good, future #1.

Hats off to Housley. And Botts. I would like to see a move after the break.


Merry Xmas you filthy whores.

- mhp

Sure but one of them is 6 mil and the other is 3, and the 6 mil has less goals.

I get what you mean, but I wouldn’t necessarily lump them together yet

. I would like to see a move after the break.


Merry Xmas you filthy whores.

- mhp

Elie, Wilson, Hunwick on waivers

there is your moves



Merry Christmas Al


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This is going to be a long 3 days of complaining about players that arent even playing...

Sure but one of them is 6 mil and the other is 3, and the 6 mil has less goals.

I get what you mean, but I wouldn’t necessarily lump them together yet
- sbroads24

That's fair. And yes, Okposo is the problem.

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
- homiedclown

Ideally...
Jack, Mitts & Sam (at Center?)
Skinner is the only “winger” i 100% want

Thompson is young, so I’m ok with him being here. But not if he’s playing with Sobotka or on the 4th line. That’s just dumb
I’ve obviously not been a fan of him as a prospect (average skater, we wanna get faster- and he doesn’t use his size)
But he’s also young & has skill (shot),
so it’s certainly possible he could prove me dead wrong (which would be awesome!)
I’d use Tage as a trade piece though

Okposo- move him, but is that realistic?
Sobotka- fine with him on line4 ONLY
Pommer- on a cheap deal, to play line4, ok
E Rod- liked last year. I wanna see more
Bailey- i still wanna see more
*lets give the other Roch guys a look too

Sheary-
I think could provide some speed & get scoring again if he plays with Jack or Mitts gets going
But i won’t lose sleep if he’s moved

Larsson & Girgs-
I got BLASTED last year when i told everyone they “weren’t actually that bad” and “just needed to be played in the right role- not top9”
Both worth bringing back at current deals unless someone wants to make us an offer worth taking

Wilson- depth forward line4, take or leave

*this leaves us with a lot of line4 guys imo though... so yeah, don’t bring them all back
Look to play a couple Roch guys on line3 with limited icetime & mostly O-Zone starts

Did i forget anyone?

***i want us to go after Stone big time
He can score & is a great defensive forward
Worth the 8mil he’d cost imo
And i do think he & Skinner can fit long term

Use those 1sts to draft forward depth
And don’t pay guys big $$$ unless you’re 100% sure they’re “core” players long term

I guess they moved on from Namnitsnikov ? I remember you mentioning him as an option.
- Pegullaville

Problem is that he hasn’t done much at all away from Stamkos
Could just be another Sheary
So if we get him cheap, then sure
But i doubt NyR would do that

Elie, Wilson, Hunwick on waivers

there is your moves



Merry Christmas Al


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- homiedclown

Al approves.

And those waiver moves make sense, although I doubt any team would have interest, maybe Hunwick.

Happy Xmas to you Clown.

Cheers!

Elie, Wilson, Hunwick on waivers

there is your moves



Merry Christmas Al


https://highter.files.wor...yb1qzoaqio1_500.jpg?w=700
- homiedclown

Where do I sign ?

I am not, he wants to go home
- homiedclown

Works for everyone then
So long...

That's fair. And yes, Okposo is the problem.
- mhp

The biggest problem the Sabres have

RAW DEAL