Every year I think team X is totally screwed with the cap, and every year that team finds a way to offload their problems. Wish the Sabres could find a way, although their cap situation isn't exactly dire.

You're right, Callahan is a problem for them but it's only one more year. I think it's accurate they'll find a home for him but it'll indeed cost them someone they like.
- PrinceChill

Tampa has some good young forwards about ready to come up to the big club too:
Verhaeghe, Barre-Boulet, Raddych and Volkov

Yeah, pretty much the whole season hinges on this guy. Defense should be good, but ya GOTTA score points.
- PrinceChill

I think it’s gonna be an 8-8ish season, maybe even sub .500
But i also think we are heading in the right direction & you’ll see overall growth from the
D-line & O-line especially

But yeah...
how good we are this year and beyond is gonna depend on how far Allen progresses

Tampa has some good young forwards about ready to come up to the big club too:
Verhaeghe, Barre-Boulet, Raddych and Volkov
- jdfitz77

Geez, and now we can forward to Detroit having a similar turnaround? Looking like it's gonna be a tough division for years to come. Ah the legendarily tough and unfortunately named "Atlantic Division".

Who are they taking off?
-Point
-Stamkos
-Kucherov
-Hedman
-Gourde
-Miller
-Sergachev
Are their most notable PP guys
- IonSabres

no clue, it was on xm home ice

said tampa was determined to get him more involved including a shot on first team pp because of all the little things he does well

I think it’s gonna be an 8-8ish season, maybe even sub .500
But i also think we are heading in the right direction & you’ll see overall growth from the
D-line & O-line especially

But yeah...
how good we are this year and beyond is gonna depend on how far Allen progresses
- jdfitz77

Strike up the choir, Marv..."Go Bills, for we are here to cheer for you, go Bills..."

Geez, and now we can forward to Detroit having a similar turnaround? Looking like it's gonna be a tough division for years to come. Ah the legendarily tough and unfortunately named "Atlantic Division".
- PrinceChill

Well the Head scout for Tampa (Al Murray) was the guy telling Yzerman to to pick

He was also the head scout that built the Kings’ Cup teams drafting Quick, Kopitar, Brown & others

Tampa just named him AsstGM and gave him a raise to keep him

I’d offer him triple to come here & be our head scout / asst gm

Well the Head scout for Tampa (Al Murray) was the guy telling Yzerman to to pick

He was also the head scout that built the Kings’ Cup teams drafting Quick, Kopitar, Brown & others

Tampa just named him AsstGM and gave him a raise to keep him

I’d offer him triple to come here & be our head scout / asst gm
- jdfitz77

You wouldn't offer him GM?

Especially on a hot day....
- dadeadhead

A+

Well the Head scout for Tampa (Al Murray) was the guy telling Yzerman to to pick

He was also the head scout that built the Kings’ Cup teams drafting Quick, Kopitar, Brown & others

Tampa just named him AsstGM and gave him a raise to keep him

I’d offer him triple to come here & be our head scout / asst gm
- jdfitz77

I'm not going to go look up his contract situation. You made it clear he has one. Why is TB going to grant us permission to talk to him about a parallel job?

Well the Head scout for Tampa (Al Murray) was the guy telling Yzerman to to pick

He was also the head scout that built the Kings’ Cup teams drafting Quick, Kopitar, Brown & others

Tampa just named him AsstGM and gave him a raise to keep him

I’d offer him triple to come here & be our head scout / asst gm
- jdfitz77

I could almost guarantee Botterill isn't clamoring to hire the guy who has a 50/50 shot to replace him in 12 months

I could almost guarantee Botterill isn't clamoring to hire the guy who has a 50/50 shot to replace him in 12 months
- jcragcrumple

Botts also has his Pitt guys in place already. He is most likely loyal to them.

I could almost guarantee Botterill isn't clamoring to hire the guy who has a 50/50 shot to replace him in 12 months
- jcragcrumple

I think Pegula has his guys on both Bills/Sabres.

Unless it’s another bottom 5-10 finish I don’t see Botterill fired.

Or he (frank)s this Skinner deal up

Strike up the choir, Marv..."Go Bills, for we are here to cheer for you, go Bills..."
- PrinceChill

I worked a party for Thurman Thomas’ family on Sunday
Darryl Talley & Tasker were there

Good time

You wouldn't offer him GM?
- PrinceChill

I guess that would be determined by what happens this year with Botts

Also, as a scout he can pretty much live where he wants
If he’s GM he’d pretty much have to be in Buffalo

I think Pegula has his guys on both Bills/Sabres.

Unless it’s another bottom 5-10 finish I don’t see Botterill fired.

Or he (frank)s this Skinner deal up
- sbroads24

I agree with all that. I also think JB has a fair amount of work to accomplish in order to finish out of the top 5 or 10, and Skinner is only the beginning. We finished in the bottom 10 with him, after all.

Idk, maybe 9th or 10th in the conference saves his job. Maybe not

I think Pegula has his guys on both Bills/Sabres.

Unless it’s another bottom 5-10 finish I don’t see Botterill fired.

Or he (frank)s this Skinner deal up
- sbroads24

I think Botts could survive another bottom 5 finish.

I think Botts could survive another bottom 5 finish.
- PrinceChill

Im not even sure that's literally true.

I think Botts could survive another bottom 5 finish.
- PrinceChill

I was there in the waning days of Darcy when the fans were calling for his head. Murray won't last til Thanksgiving if they're clearly out of it. KBC will be a poopshow

Edit: I said Murray. Leaving it

I agree with all that. I also think JB has a fair amount of work to accomplish in order to finish out of the top 5 or 10, and Skinner is only the beginning. We finished in the bottom 10 with him, after all
- jcragcrumple

Average goaltending would’ve gotten us outta the bottom 10.

I think Hutton/Ullmark get better results with a (hopefully) coaching upgrade.

I also think people are really underestimating how big of a jump Dahlin is going to make. Mittelstadt too.

Couple decent adds and we’re in great shape

https://buffalonews.com/2019/05/30/josh-allen-buffalo-bills-chris-sims-first-start-chargers-houston-texans-interview/



Straight from Josh Allen’s mouth...
admitting he was NOT READY
- jdfitz77

JFC!

I'm not going to go look up his contract situation. You made it clear he has one. Why is TB going to grant us permission to talk to him about a parallel job?
- Lunaion

Pretty sure they extended him when they gave him the Asst GM title

So good point...
probably would have to name him GM
Or Team President / Scouting director
Something like that

I was there in the waning days of Darcy when the fans were calling for his head. Murray won't last til Thanksgiving if they're clearly out of it. KBC will be a poopshow

Edit: I said Murray. Leaving it
- jcragcrumple

😂😂😂

https://twitter.com/GMill...tatus/1136016119238725634

I worked a party for Thurman Thomas’ family on Sunday
Darryl Talley & Tasker were there

Good time
- jdfitz77

Too bad it wasn't 1991. That "good time" would've been "holy hell, what just happened?!?!"

JFC!
- Wetbandit1

Validated right from the player’s own words
BOOM