Botts unofficially stated sobotkas season is over
- TheSabresTaco

If this is true, this trade makes complete sense. And makes me very angery.

Erod and Sheary are simply too weak to play at this level.

Really enjoy Asplund and Lazar, make the other two expendable.

Also, Risto has to lead the league in “other team lining up a hit but they get leveled instead” stat LOL

This is not the forward this team needed.
- ImThatGuy

I’d rather watch the young kids struggle and possibly get through it than a guy who is going to be 32 is not going to play any meaningful games for this team and will be gone at the end if the year.


Wait ....we have been saying the damn same thing for over 10 years now

Two guys many begged to be here from the start of the season.
- kingcong39

Botteril and Krueger lost me before the season started with that "competition" and "best players make the team" crap.

They refused to ice the best team and now it shows.

Botts unofficially stated sobotkas season is over
- TheSabresTaco

Yup, that's why I'm pretty sure this is the "top 6" move

Two guys many begged to be here from the start of the season.
- kingcong39

Glad they are here

Erod and Sheary are simply too weak to play at this level.

Really enjoy Asplund and Lazar, make the other two expendable.

Also, Risto has to lead the league in “other team lining up a hit but they get leveled instead” stat LOL
- IceColdBeer

Seriously, but he totally baits them.

CMON people... The Sabres needed an IMPACT player... instead they brought in more fluff.... You can't be serious defending this as anything but a stunt by Botts to shut the fans up...

Botts unofficially stated sobotkas career is over
- TheSabresTaco

You gotta go blocker there Olo

I’d rather watch the young kids struggle and possibly get through it than a guy who is going to be 32 is not going to play any meaningful games for this team and will be gone at the end if the year.

This is not the forward this team needed.
- ImThatGuy

Well if Tage didn't get hurt or Skinner probably wouldn't have even made the trade.

CMON people... The Sabres needed an IMPACT player... instead they brought in more fluff.... You can't be serious defending this as anything but a stunt by Botts to shut the fans up...
- rapperray

I'm honestly starting to believe he has brain-damage

CMON people... The Sabres needed an IMPACT player... instead they brought in more fluff.... You can't be serious defending this as anything but a stunt by Botts to shut the fans up...
- rapperray

Once again, who is dealing that impact player at this point in time ? One whom isn’t a rental which would be a waste of our time ?

Scandella’s name has been in the rumour mill for months and we got a 4th.

Nobody wants our crap.

- U Sir Name

So they are seabrooking him?

Too bad they cant find a way to seabrook okposo

CMON people... The Sabres needed an IMPACT player... instead they brought in more fluff.... You can't be serious defending this as anything but a stunt by Botts to shut the fans up...
- rapperray

Ray .

Still time to make the right moves . Need to get the team on the same page before we start causing unfamiliarity on the bench. The team is starting to get some chemistry together . thats what the top teams in the league have .

I'm honestly starting to believe he has brain-damage
- U Sir Name

A good trade for us takes 2 GM's not just ours (ares) Trades are tough to come by . Let alone a great one that we don't lose valuable assets .

Once again, who is dealing that impact player at this point in time ? One whom isn’t a rental which would be a waste of our time ?

Scandella’s name has been in the rumour mill for months and we got a 4th.

Nobody wants our crap.
- Pegullaville

I know you will call me crazy but hear me out.... The Sabres desperately needs scoring right? The Sabres have a glut of dmen, supposedly, Right? So in order to get that top 3 maybe 4 forward they need to hang DAHLIN out there for bait. This has got to be a move to drastically improve their chances going forward not an emotional desire to see if Dahlin actually pans out, which is still a crapshoot.

Botts unofficially stated sobotkas season is over
- TheSabresTaco

I other terrible news my doctor says I’m allergic to wax beans and now I not only *wont* eat them, I *cant*

Ray .

Still time to make the right moves . Need to get the team on the same page before we start causing unfamiliarity on the bench. The team is starting to get some chemistry together . thats what the top teams in the league have .
- cabin

Cab I just don't see this chemistry at all. Maybe I am missing something. What I see is a physically and emotionally weak team that has no definition or identity..

Cab I just don't see this chemistry at all. Maybe I am missing something. What I see is a physically and emotionally weak team that has no definition or identity..
- rapperray

You are missing something. We look much better than last year IMO.

Once again, who is dealing that impact player at this point in time ? One whom isn’t a rental which would be a waste of our time ?

Scandella’s name has been in the rumour mill for months and we got a 4th.

Nobody wants our crap.
- Pegullaville

There have been plenty of names out there.

The issue is they cost more than a 4th round pick.

Take a look around at JBotts trade history, Virtually every move is a low cost move
3rd/4th rd picks.

That gets you Sheary who we dislike, Scandella, who we couldnt wait to get rid of, Bowl-U etc.

Frolik is no different.

You are missing something. We look much better than last year IMO.
- IceColdBeer

We actually have 9 less points than last year at the half way point.

I know you will call me crazy but hear me out.... The Sabres desperately needs scoring right? The Sabres have a glut of dmen, supposedly, Right? So in order to get that top 3 maybe 4 forward they need to hang DAHLIN out there for bait. This has got to be a move to drastically improve their chances going forward not an emotional desire to see if Dahlin actually pans out, which is still a crapshoot.
- rapperray

Stop

You are missing something. We look much better than last year IMO.
- IceColdBeer

This was true the first 20 games

Not once since

There have been plenty of names out there.

The issue is they cost more than a 4th round pick.

Take a look around at JBotts trade history, Virtually every move is a low cost move
3rd/4th rd picks.

That gets you Sheary who we dislike, Scandella, who we couldnt wait to get rid of, Bowl-U etc.

Frolik is no different.
- ImThatGuy

Frolik has to be better than a sheary or erod right?

Botts isn’t done but he realizes not playing those two players is addition by subtraction.