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Phatjohnsn
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 02.28.2016

Jul 1 @ 1:21 PM ET
Great point just made.

Fla drafted a goalie 13th overall this year.

Talon is bad at his job.

Call him now to get Huberdeau.

- ImThatGuy


If you have so much elite goaltending that nobody can ever score, do you really need forwards?
washedup20
Location: the little apple
Joined: 08.19.2014

Jul 1 @ 1:21 PM ET
All Casey is doing every day is playing video games and golfing ...
- gerbe75pts



What a boring life, where’s the hookers and blow?
Mentalorgasm5
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 06.29.2007

Jul 1 @ 1:21 PM ET
I look at his Instagram every day 🥺
- gerbe75pts

that is very weird, borderline creepy.
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Jul 1 @ 1:21 PM ET
I look at his Instagram every day 🥺
- gerbe75pts


Oh.
PrinceChill
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.06.2014

Jul 1 @ 1:22 PM ET
“Roster Surgery”

He never specified it was going to be the Sabres roster.

- ImThatGuy

This checks out.
dadeadhead
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I don't want to say Greztky was a dude when I was watching. Mentalorgasm5 , NY
Joined: 07.16.2006

Jul 1 @ 1:23 PM ET
If you are drafting a goalie 13oa shouldn’t you expect him to be there in 2-3 years?
- ImThatGuy



Not really.
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Jul 1 @ 1:23 PM ET



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

Jul 1 @ 1:25 PM ET

- gerbe75pts


We have overhauled the roster with surgical precision
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Jul 1 @ 1:25 PM ET
All Casey is doing every day is playing video games and golfing ...
- gerbe75pts



This is checkers
lulags
Buffalo Sabres
Location: St Louis
Joined: 02.24.2007

Jul 1 @ 1:25 PM ET
The only stupid contracts so far are Zucc and bob.

Other than that, some decent deals are being signed.

- ImThatGuy

The decent deals are to teams they probably requested their agent to get them to. Gotta remember the Buffalo tax or the fact most of those guys flat out don’t want to play for us
Stripes77
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012

Jul 1 @ 1:25 PM ET
This is checkers
- Der Kaiser



Sir this is a Wendy's
Mentalorgasm5
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 06.29.2007

Jul 1 @ 1:26 PM ET



On Twitter

- gerbe75pts

Whats the point of this? Some guy is putting players on a piece of paper
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Jul 1 @ 1:26 PM ET
Sir this is a Wendy's
- Stripes77


I'll take a frosty. I'm gonna huck it at something
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Jul 1 @ 1:30 PM ET
Whats the point of this? Some guy is putting players on a piece of paper
- Mentalorgasm5


Yeah but some of them have asterisks!!!!!
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Jul 1 @ 1:31 PM ET
Yeah but some of them have asterisks!!!!!
- Der Kaiser


Those are all RFAs.

Though so too is Ullmark
dadeadhead
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I don't want to say Greztky was a dude when I was watching. Mentalorgasm5 , NY
Joined: 07.16.2006

Jul 1 @ 1:31 PM ET
Yeah but some of them have asterisks!!!!!
- Der Kaiser



Because they’re RFA’s
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: ICE DIRECTOR SAYS OVER 13 THOUSAND MURDERERS CROSSED OUR BORDER ILLEGALLY OVER THE LAST 4 YEARS, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Jul 1 @ 1:32 PM ET
Not really.
- dadeadhead

F@cking Florida wings
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Jul 1 @ 1:32 PM ET
Yeah but some of them have asterisks!!!!!
- Der Kaiser

Fake News.

Hammond is not written down.

SabreWest
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BC
Joined: 03.02.2015

Jul 1 @ 1:32 PM ET



On Twitter

- gerbe75pts


Pretty funny to see where this guy penciled in Vesey. Personally i am OK with the moves that Botts has done so far. He hasn't done anything stupid like the other GM's during the frenzy. As others on this site mention, I think he is being prudent. He will be able to swoop in and make his trades or bargain UFA signings after the insanity ends.

I also like the fact we have all of these UFA's/RFA's heading into this season. One of two scenarios will likely happen: 1) these UFA's will have "career years" which will help drive the team towards the playoffs and/or result in good trade bait at the deadline, 2) they will all stink but they will all be coming off the books at the end of the year. Next year will be the year we move into "go for it" mode.

I also think Risto and/or McCabe is gone and they will net us either a 2C or a Top 6 RW. Still lots of time before October. Let's see how all of this shakes out before we cast our final judgement on the roster - today.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: ICE DIRECTOR SAYS OVER 13 THOUSAND MURDERERS CROSSED OUR BORDER ILLEGALLY OVER THE LAST 4 YEARS, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Jul 1 @ 1:32 PM ET
What a boring life, where’s the hookers and blow?
- washedup20

1st and 1st
Mentalorgasm5
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 06.29.2007

Jul 1 @ 1:32 PM ET
Because they’re RFA’s
- dadeadhead

So what you're saying is they couldn't even do a depth chart properly?
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Jul 1 @ 1:34 PM ET
Pretty funny to see where this guy penciled in Vesey. Personally i am OK with the moves that Botts has done so far. He hasn't done anything stupid like the other GM's during the frenzy. As others on this site mention, I think he is being prudent. He will be able to swoop in and make his trades or bargain UFA signings after the insanity ends.

I also like the fact we have all of these UFA's/RFA's heading into this season. One of two scenarios will likely happen: 1) these UFA's will have "career years" which will help drive the team towards the playoffs and/or result in good trade bait at the deadline, 2) they will all stink but they will all be coming off the books at the end of the year. Next year will be the year we move into "go for it" mode.

I also think Ristoand/or McCabe is gone and they will net us either a 2C or a Top 6 RW. Still lots of time before October. Let's see how all of this shakes out before we cast our final judgement on the roster - today.

- SabreWest



RNH ($1M retained by EDM) and that perceived bust kid Jesse for Risto.
gordong
Location: NY
Joined: 02.06.2007

Jul 1 @ 1:34 PM ET



On Twitter

- gerbe75pts


Botts doing a hell of a job, yawn..... I guy that doesn't want to be here a two scrubs...
Mentalorgasm5
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 06.29.2007

Jul 1 @ 1:35 PM ET
Sobotka is the 5th highest paid forward on our team.
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Jul 1 @ 1:35 PM ET
Pretty funny to see where this guy penciled in Vesey. Personally i am OK with the moves that Botts has done so far. He hasn't done anything stupid like the other GM's during the frenzy. As others on this site mention, I think he is being prudent. He will be able to swoop in and make his trades or bargain UFA signings after the insanity ends.

I also like the fact we have all of these UFA's/RFA's heading into this season. One of two scenarios will likely happen: 1) these UFA's will have "career years" which will help drive the team towards the playoffs and/or result in good trade bait at the deadline, 2) they will all stink but they will all be coming off the books at the end of the year. Next year will be the year we move into "go for it" mode.

I also think Risto and/or McCabe is gone and they will net us either a 2C or a Top 6 RW. Still lots of time before October. Let's see how all of this shakes out before we cast our final judgement on the roster - today.

- SabreWest


Where there was room to write on the paper?
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