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IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Jul 2 @ 9:37 AM ET
Not a fan of Duffer and Marty?

I think they do fine. Duffer is solid. Marty is.. Marty.

- TheSabresTaco


Not a big fan of going g into another season like we have for the past two seasons.
Christ, the Sabres are getting better at selling blind, empty hope than the Bill's ever were.

Yes, it is 7/2....there remains time to make substantive trades.
So far on the player front, the team has improved marginally.
The biggest hope is tied to Ralphie-boy performing roster magic of epic porportions.
The roster surgery has been postponed.

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

Jul 2 @ 9:38 AM ET
So after 7/1

Skinner-Eichel-Nylander
Olofsson-ERod-Reinhart
Vesey-Mitts-Sheary
Smith-Larsson-Okposo
Girgs/Sobotka

Dahlin-Miller
McCabe-Montour
Scandella-Ristolainen
Hunwick/ Nelson
Injured Pilut/ Bogo

Hutton
Ullmark

Yikes

- mattmoulson


More to come....I hope.
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Jul 2 @ 9:38 AM ET
They also have 9 defensemen with Pilut knocking on the door and a pair of worthless forwards taking up space. Plenty of time.
- TheSabresTaco


FWIW, today or tomorrow has had at least a move or two in each of the last 3 years. If it doesn't happen in the next 48 hours, it's going to be a trade randomly in the dog days of summer
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Jul 2 @ 9:39 AM ET
It's waiting for all of us at the corner of 1st and 1st
- Der Kaiser


I've been standing here for days.
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Jul 2 @ 9:41 AM ET
I agree, it's a problem that pommer is our 4th best goal scorer.

But, it's not his problem. 1 year 2.125.

Book it.

- Boss34


When somebody steps in crap, it isn't appropriate to blame the crap.

But that doesn't mean you go looking for crap to step in.

(Not saying Pommer is crap. His skills are though.)
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Jul 2 @ 9:41 AM ET
FWIW, today or tomorrow has had at least a move or two in each of the last 3 years. If it doesn't happen in the next 48 hours, it's going to be a trade randomly in the dog days of summer
- jcragcrumple


There are too many bodies currently.

Unfortunately most of those bodies are 4th line players.
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Jul 2 @ 9:41 AM ET
Marty is far better than Peters or Rivet.
- buffalofan19


Yes 👍

Those 2 Need to be thrown into the sun
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Jul 2 @ 9:41 AM ET
Not a big fan of going g into another season like we have for the past two seasons.
Christ, the Sabres are getting better at selling blind, empty hope than the Bill's ever were.

Yes, it is 7/2....there remains time to make substantive trades.
So far on the player front, the team has improved marginally.
The biggest hope is tied to Ralphie-boy performing roster magic of epic porportions.
The roster surgery has been postponed.

- IonSabres


we're all impatient, but we all need to be patient.

Risto is good as gone, based on how Jason's spoke about him.
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Jul 2 @ 9:43 AM ET
There are too many bodies currently.

Unfortunately most of those bodies are 4th line players.

- ImThatGuy


And last year we thought there were too many of those bodies, but Botterill specializes in playing the IR game to accommodate them, so I assume all or the heavy majority will be on the 23-man roster, which is really more like 27 with Botterill
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Jul 2 @ 9:43 AM ET
I agree, it's a problem that pommer is our 4th best goal scorer.

But, it's not his problem. 1 year 2.125.

Book it.

- Boss34


If Botts has to resort to bringing back Pommer...holy crap did he fail.
mattmoulson
Buffalo Sabres
Location: WNY, NY
Joined: 06.14.2015

Jul 2 @ 9:45 AM ET
FWIW, today or tomorrow has had at least a move or two in each of the last 3 years. If it doesn't happen in the next 48 hours, it's going to be a trade randomly in the dog days of summer
- jcragcrumple


Last year from 7/2 to the end of September there were 8 trades in the league. 2 of those deals were minor league swaps. Skinner, Karlsson, Pacioretty deals, good luck Jason
jochfr
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Nashville , TN
Joined: 07.11.2009

Jul 2 @ 10:08 AM ET
Superservers!
Slump Buster
Buffalo Sabres
Location: GM's are graded based on moves made before June 28th, apparently., NY
Joined: 10.24.2006

Jul 2 @ 10:12 AM ET
If Botts has to resort to bringing back Pommer...holy crap did he fail.
- IonSabres


The amount of female dogging in the last day is stunning, even for this group. Everyone was euphoric on friday night and then two days later we revert back to being a bunch of teenage girls. It's freaking July 2nd. Botts will make at least two more moves. In theory just one move for a 2C is really the only move that is absolutely necessary. It doesn't matter that he qualified a bunch of slugs and that Sobotka is still technically here. What matters is opening night. Gentlemen, rest your sphincters.
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Jul 2 @ 10:13 AM ET
Superservers!
- jochfr



Who broke the website.

IDIOTS!
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Jul 2 @ 10:14 AM ET
The amount of female dogging in the last day is stunning, even for this group. Everyone was euphoric on friday night and then two days later we revert back to being a bunch of teenage girls. It's freaking July 2nd. Botts will make at least two more moves. In theory just one move for a 2C is really the only move that is absolutely necessary. It doesn't matter that he qualified a bunch of slugs and that Sobotka is still technically here. What matters is opening night. Gentlemen, rest your sphincters.
- Slump Buster


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

Jul 2 @ 10:18 AM ET
If Botts has to resort to bringing back Pommer...holy crap did he fail.
- IonSabres


Honestly, I wouldn't hate it. He's great in October when he's fresh. He can realistically play with Eichel still for a month, which frees up Samson to hold down 2RW

After that, he and Okposo can alternate press box tours

There are MUCH worse things he could do than re-sign Pommer, namely, doing nothing
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 2 @ 10:18 AM ET
Who broke the website.

IDIOTS!

- ImThatGuy



I was thinking the same thing, but it's actually the third party server that crashed. Someone else I know of Facebook was griping about his website that went down, and it's hosted by the same company.
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Jul 2 @ 10:24 AM ET
Who broke the website.

IDIOTS!

- ImThatGuy


Thought it was my phone
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Jul 2 @ 10:25 AM ET
I would rather bring back vanek then Pommer he’s useless without jack
Vanek will get 15-20 with anyone
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Jul 2 @ 10:26 AM ET
It’s honestly pretty sad that we have to mention vanek and Pommers still
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Jul 2 @ 10:30 AM ET
I would rather bring back vanek then Pommer he’s useless without jack
Vanek will get 15-20 with anyone

- gerbe75pts


Vanek only plays LW. Even if Sheary switches to RW, there's still Skinner, Vesey and VO on the left

You don't want Vanek on the 4th line, but Pominville can fill that role. He's more defensively responsible. Plus the RWs still suck, even with Sheary
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Jul 2 @ 10:33 AM ET
And I warmed up to the idea of bringing Brian Boyle for the third center

I didn’t realize he was this huge “leader” in looker rooms spending time with rookies for hours and watching videos together

Bringing the team over for Thanksgiving and then fighting off cancer


gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Jul 2 @ 10:36 AM ET
Vanek only plays LW. Even if Sheary switches to RW, there's still Skinner, Vesey and VO on the left

You don't want Vanek on the 4th line, but Pominville can fill that role. He's more defensively responsible. Plus the RWs still suck, even with Sheary

- jcragcrumple


I was wrong about sheary guy is useless and now we have vesey who is basically the same player

I honestly don’t get the direction of this team right now

“Talks about getting stronger and mean hockey” trades for vesey
jochfr
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Nashville , TN
Joined: 07.11.2009

Jul 2 @ 10:36 AM ET
I was thinking the same thing, but it's actually the third party server that crashed. Someone else I know of Facebook was griping about his website that went down, and it's hosted by the same company.
- buffalofan19

Cloudflare?
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011

Jul 2 @ 10:38 AM ET
So...

KHL players are the new Gretzky
There's a line to the bridge a mile long
Our roster is set
There's a trade moratorium until Oct 5th
Every single free agent is signed
Botts is a putz
He didn't draft any CHL players, so therefore we will be terrible until the sun swallows the earth
Lehner is going to win the Cup in Chicago


Did I forget anything?
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