Ok great...you all want to.pay Skinner 70m for what he does....or the last month DOESNT DO....

GREAT.

im done. He stopped doing his job....period.

One goal in 14. Build him a statue...

Im going for a run....
- RippedFuel

Make a lineup for us next year WITHOUT Skinner

That would be pretty scary,
unless the goal would be to TANK for
Lefreniere

And keep in mind,
that any UFA they might sign to replace Skinner will almost assuredly be OVERPAID as well

You’re on here ranting about not bringing back Skinner... fine...
let’s see an alternative plan from you that makes some sense

lol
- gordong

Make a lineup for us next year WITHOUT Skinner

That would be pretty scary,
unless the goal would be to TANK for
Lefreniere

And keep in mind,
that any UFA they might sign to replace Skinner will almost assuredly be OVERPAID as well

You’re on here ranting about not bringing back Skinner... fine...
let’s see an alternative plan from you that makes some sense
- jdfitz77

- homiedclown

Homie,
Have u heard anything about Skinner lately?

I’m pretty concerned a deal hasn’t gotten done at this point
I’m wondering if he’s having second thoughts about signing on here long term

Homie,
Have u heard anything about Skinner lately?

I’m pretty concerned a deal hasn’t gotten done at this point
I’m wondering if he’s having second thoughts about signing on here long term
- jdfitz77

term

skinner wants 7 or 8 years

botts 4 or 5 years


botts will cave, wait for it

Again..i want Skinner here...at 7 million..not a dime more
- RippedFuel

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Yea. Okay.

If we COULD get rid of 21, we would. We dont HAVE to overpay a guy who VANISHED when he was needed most.
- RippedFuel

Are you having a rough day little buddy?

Don't worry, tomorrow is another day and I am sure it will be an extra special day for you!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Yea. Okay.
- justplaintravis

term

skinner wants 7 or 8 years

botts 4 or 5 years


botts will cave, wait for it
- homiedclown

Oh, i would totally do 9 for 5.....

Oh, i would totally do 9 for 5.....
- hehateme

term

skinner wants 7 or 8 years

botts 4 or 5 years


botts will cave, wait for it
- homiedclown

Cool
Thanks for the update sir

term

skinner wants 7 or 8 years

botts 4 or 5 years


botts will cave, wait for it
- homiedclown

6 years $4 billion per

I'm sick of the ROR "quit on his team" crap. I remember my first three tears on my job here in the late 80s. I LOVED it. I'm still here and now I effing hate it. I've lost my love for my job a long time ago, BUT I still try my ass off every day, just like Ryan O'Reilly did in his final year here. 24 goals last year ... his best goal output while here. He didn't quit - he played well and then said some words - some truth - people couldn't handle it, and then he was incorrectly run out of town.

Stupid, unnecessary trade. Everyone rags on Housley first, but it should be Botterill that gets canned first.
- kritter65

I agee, botts should've waited & probably would've gotten a better return. but he got a st louis blues fleece blanky autographed by armstrong himself. too bad, botts thought it was neil armstrong.

term

skinner wants 7 or 8 years

botts 4 or 5 years


botts will cave, wait for it
- homiedclown

At least Botts isn’t just bending over and taking it in the a**. Hold strong on the negotiation but we obviously have no leverage. Skinner is the furthest thing from the problem on this team but I don’t want to overpay him. The same people complaining about not having Skinner would be the same ones 3 years from now saying Botts is an idiot for overpaying a sniper on the wrong side of 30. Botts has backed himself into a lose-lose situation here.

term

skinner wants 7 or 8 years

botts 4 or 5 years


botts will cave, wait for it
- homiedclown

I've heard Skinner wants to stay, but you don't overpay. 5yr 36 million should be the range imo.

Maybe
But it sure stings right now when our biggest hole on the roster wouldn’t be an issue if we were able to work it all out & keep him
- jdfitz77

Absolutely. Berglund was supposed to bridge us to CM. Even prior to the ROR trade I was saying we need a solid 2C if we were going to do it.

No matter how one feels about the image he has crafted for himself, he was a solid contributor point wise they never made up for.

On the Athletic, Ryan Stimson I think, put up a great article that showed how much the Sabres relied on one line for scoring.

If ROR were here the second line would be better and scoring better balanced.

I think long term it’s better he’s not here, cap reasons mainly, but anyone saying losing those points didn’t hurt, would be lying.

He was so badly injured...so close to deaths door...he missed exactly ONE SHIFT...

Cry me a river...what a hero
- RippedFuel

Sounds like you need a bag of ginger snaps to get LOOSE on

You're not you when you're hungry

[quote=SoCalPucks]

Year 5 of the tank.

My jimmies remain unrustled

Absolutely. Berglund was supposed to bridge us to CM. Even prior to the ROR trade I was saying we need a solid 2C if we were going to do it.

No matter how one feels about the image he has crafted for himself, he was a solid contributor point wise they never made up for.

On the Athletic, Ryan Stimson I think, put up a great article that showed how much the Sabres relied on one line for scoring.

If ROR were here the second line would be better and scoring better balanced.

I think long term it’s better he’s not here, cap reasons mainly, but anyone saying losing those points didn’t hurt, would be lying.
- gcomella34

We essentially traded ROR for a top 10 selection. Odds are if we kept ROR this year we would be picking most likely in the same range the Blues would be picking. So the question is, are we better long term with Thompson and the top 10 pick. Or with ROR and the pick the Blues player turns out to be ? I pick the former. With ROR we aren’t picking top 10, probbaly arent a playoff team either.

We essentially traded ROR for a top 10 selection. Odds are if we kept ROR this year we would be picking most likely in the same range the Blues would be picking. So the question is, are we better long term with Thompson and the top 10 pick. Or with ROR and the pick the Blues player turns out to be ? I pick the former. With ROR we aren’t picking top 10, probbaly arent a playoff team either.
- Pegullaville

This is revisionist history at its finest. You must do a lot of yoga to be able to perform the mental gymnastics involved in this post

This is revisionist history at its finest. You must do a lot of yoga to be able to perform the mental gymnastics involved in this post
- jcragcrumple

Pretty simple actually. Without ROR, no good. With ROR, mediocre. Our first rounder this year is dependant on our success.

ROR for Thompson, Sobotka, Top 10 pick and Blues 2nd rounder in 2021 looks good to me. Our first rounder with ROR and the Blues first rounder essentially cancels itself out.

Pretty simple actually. Without ROR, no good. With ROR, mediocre. Our first rounder this year is dependant on our success.

ROR for Thompson, Sobotka, Top 10 pick and Blues 2nd rounder in 2021 looks good to me. Our first rounder with ROR and the Blues first rounder essentially cancels itself out.
- Pegullaville

I am beyond sick of the “they got a good draft pick by losing”

I realize short circuiting the rebuild by the previous GM got them to the point they are and there are no shortcuts but they need to start developing players and have a couple guys step up.

Right now, everyone on the Amerks only look like role players at the NHL level.

Absolutely. Berglund was supposed to bridge us to CM. Even prior to the ROR trade I was saying we need a solid 2C if we were going to do it.

No matter how one feels about the image he has crafted for himself, he was a solid contributor point wise they never made up for.

On the Athletic, Ryan Stimson I think, put up a great article that showed how much the Sabres relied on one line for scoring.

If ROR were here the second line would be better and scoring better balanced.

I think long term it’s better he’s not here, cap reasons mainly, but anyone saying losing those points didn’t hurt, would be lying.
- gcomella34

Here’s the crazy thing. That was the 2017-18 Sabres too