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Forums :: Blog World :: Michael Pachla: What would you do if Sabres GM Jason Botterill made minimal (or no) moves?
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washedup20
Location: the little apple
Joined: 08.19.2014

Jun 25 @ 5:38 PM ET
And there’s been NO ONE more vocal than me about that...
true or false???

- jdfitz77


mhp
Buffalo Sabres
Location: PROUD MEMBER OF RED SOX NATION SINCE 1975!!!! , SD
Joined: 01.14.2008

Jun 25 @ 5:38 PM ET
I’ll take Clarkson and Tuch to ease their pain.
- dadeadhead


For 250K more I'll take Marchesseault and Clarkson.
mhp
Buffalo Sabres
Location: PROUD MEMBER OF RED SOX NATION SINCE 1975!!!! , SD
Joined: 01.14.2008

Jun 25 @ 5:39 PM ET
No nylander on the rookie development roster ....... ummm
- Sabretooth9


Isn't he too old?
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jun 25 @ 5:41 PM ET
No it's not, it's just that the moves sometimes work only for one team

Kessel - pens
Duchene - avs
Seguin - Stars
ROR - Blues

I can go on and on. If this GM is shell shocked from a bad trade, and is unwilling to make a trade, then he needs to go. The team needs help. Doing nothing isn't a plan, it's autopilot. And that's not what a GM gets hired to do

- jcragcrumple


Depends if what’s available are good ideas or not

Did u wanna give up a 1st & 3rd for Jt Miller???
washedup20
Location: the little apple
Joined: 08.19.2014

Jun 25 @ 5:41 PM ET
Isn't he too old?
- mhp



We’re all the same on the inside:

sgk56
Buffalo Sabres
Location: WNY, NY
Joined: 06.16.2019

Jun 25 @ 5:42 PM ET
We’re all the same on the inside:


- washedup20

discuss lol
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jun 25 @ 5:42 PM ET
We both agreed on that but it's over and done. The question is what to do now, and as far as I'm concerned, "nothing" isn't an answer
- jcragcrumple


I hear ya
But i don’t wanna see bad moves made that will set us back either
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Jun 25 @ 5:44 PM ET
I hear ya
But i don’t wanna see bad moves made that will set us back either

- jdfitz77


Is it too much to ask this GM to make a good move this summer?

If so, then he isn't the right guy. And "nothing" doesn't qualify as good in my book
washedup20
Location: the little apple
Joined: 08.19.2014

Jun 25 @ 5:45 PM ET
I hear ya
But i don’t wanna see bad moves made that will set us back either

- jdfitz77



Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Unpopular opinion (i think): The best Die Hard movie is the 4th one- Live free or Die Hard -jdfitz7, NY
Joined: 10.07.2010

Jun 25 @ 5:47 PM ET
I have a feeling the Bored Trophy Wife is in for a big surprise at the turnstile this year. She thinks all she has to do is show a few more kids flossing and people will be flocking to see the crappy team she put together.

Once there in last place though, Mrs. Bored Trophy Wife will plan 15 nights of Hockey Supports XXXXXXXXXXXXX. (insert cause of the night here). The only way she can get someone to show, because the team she is totally responsible for is a colossal failure for the 7th year in a row.

- RippedFuel


You realize those are all NHL mandates, right?
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jun 25 @ 5:48 PM ET
Is it too much to ask this GM to make a good move this summer?

If so, then he isn't the right guy. And "nothing" doesn't qualify as good in my book

- jcragcrumple


We’ll see what happens

Sure as sh!t don’t need to fly off the handle RIGHT NOW about it
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Jun 25 @ 5:49 PM ET
We’ll see what happens

Sure as sh!t don’t need to fly off the handle RIGHT NOW about it

- jdfitz77


Again, it was the topic of Pach's blog
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Jun 25 @ 5:50 PM ET
Isn't he too old?
- mhp


Olofsson is going And he’s like 85 in rookie camp terms .... I doubt his age is an issue
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Unpopular opinion (i think): The best Die Hard movie is the 4th one- Live free or Die Hard -jdfitz7, NY
Joined: 10.07.2010

Jun 25 @ 5:52 PM ET
One other point on this: if Botterill fails to make a significant move, it would read to me like he's afraid to have a move backfire on him. You can't have a GM with a case of the yips
- jcragcrumple


FIFY

mhp
Buffalo Sabres
Location: PROUD MEMBER OF RED SOX NATION SINCE 1975!!!! , SD
Joined: 01.14.2008

Jun 25 @ 5:52 PM ET
Olofsson is going And he’s like 85 in rookie camp terms .... I doubt his age is an issue
- Sabretooth9


Maybe Nylander hurt his groin bending to grab a fresca out of his fridge.
Over50
Location: Eyes without a face, NY
Joined: 02.23.2018

Jun 25 @ 5:53 PM ET
Respectfully, the "jump from the bridge" cliche is tired and nauseously over used.

That said, no I wouldn't do that.
And I believe that this GM has an actual plan unlike the drunken beady eyed douche bag before him that I said from day one was in fact, a beady eyed douche bag right from the word go while so many of you self professed know it alls, licked his nut sack.

I'm out.
I've provided my one post for the month.
dadeadhead
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I don't want to say Greztky was a dude when I was watching. Mentalorgasm5 , NY
Joined: 07.16.2006

Jun 25 @ 5:58 PM ET
For 250K more I'll take Marchesseault and Clarkson.
- mhp


I wanted them to trade back into the 1st to draft Tuch originally.

He fits all the criteria including age.
Hatboro_Swords
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Next year is gonna be 05/06 all over again, PA
Joined: 07.30.2010

Jun 25 @ 6:04 PM ET
Botts Apologists have a big decision to make. Who to vote for in 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary. Pocahontas or Sleepy Joe? I'm a lifelong Sabres fan. Thank god that is all I have in common with that group of stone cold losers.
Sabres1523
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Ottawa, ON
Joined: 12.27.2016

Jun 25 @ 6:07 PM ET
I feel a mother(frank)ing rant building. This is such utter bullpoop (and none of this is directed at you) that we all recognize no playoffs in the 3rd year of Botterill. It's so (frank)ing unacceptable. You don't just get to sit on your hands and hope poop gets better. You have to make things better.

If he isn't willing to take some chances to make this team a playoff team with 2 absolute studs and 2 more in Reinhart and Skinner who are damn near studs, than hand the reins over to someone who will make some (frank)ing moves to maximize what we have here.

Counting on Krueger and Olofsson to turn this around while signing the (frank)ing Greg McKegg and jordie Benn while saying "sorry, nothing else made sense for us" is not acceptable.

Do. Something. Or get out of the way. Either there's a vision, or there's not. He doesn't get to just ride the tide with a margarita in his hand.

/Rant

- jcragcrumple


How do you know botts is doing nothing, there is no evidence to say he hasn’t called teams on players, attempted to make deals? Is it frustrating to not have change sure, but holy hell its not even July yet.
I wouldn’t have wanted to give a first round pick to tbay for Miller.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jun 25 @ 6:07 PM ET
Again, it was the topic of Pach's blog
- jcragcrumple


Ok... have fun hypothetically overreacting
Makes sense
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jun 25 @ 6:09 PM ET
How do you know botts is doing nothing, there is no evidence to say he hasn’t called teams on players, attempted to make deals? Is it frustrating to not have change sure, but holy hell its not even July yet.
I wouldn’t have wanted to give a first round pick to tbay for Miller.

- Sabres1523


^exactly
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Jun 25 @ 6:09 PM ET
Ok... have fun hypothetically overreacting
Makes sense

- jdfitz77


Talking about the upcoming season beats talking about ROR for the 365th day
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jun 25 @ 6:12 PM ET
Talking about the upcoming season beats talking about ROR for the 365th day
- jcragcrumple


Talking about what moves you’d like to see makes more sense than ranting about Botts hypothetically not making a move
Carubba-Kaleta
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.27.2013

Jun 25 @ 6:12 PM ET
No nylander on the rookie development roster ....... ummm
- Sabretooth9

Wasn’t he absent last year as well?
OneKaneOneCup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 06.21.2013

Jun 25 @ 6:13 PM ET
How do you know botts is doing nothing, there is no evidence to say he hasn’t called teams on players, attempted to make deals? Is it frustrating to not have change sure, but holy hell its not even July yet.
I wouldn’t have wanted to give a first round pick to tbay for Miller.

- Sabres1523

Yeah I still don’t get it.

He’s made multiple trades, fired and hired coaches.

He’s been active since he’s been here
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