Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY Joined: 05.05.2011
Feb 11 @ 10:07 AM ET
Starting is the key word, here. The Athletic did a survey of pro bowl players, and Buffalo is still the destination a lot of guys don't want to go. - buffalofan19
As I read that, it was also noted that players are starting to take note of the direction of the franchise. When you can diversify your team with FAs, all of these guys talk. Everyone that comes here genuinely seems to love it. Guys on other teams hear about that.
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY Joined: 11.04.2010
Feb 11 @ 10:10 AM ET
The NHL has an issue.
Not just a Sabres issue.
Being after Zucker for three years is a joke.
The NHL needs an influx of new management and a new system.
Trades are barely made. And when they are you hear “this was years in the making”
Between the reluctance of GMs to give up anything and the contract structure of the players. The NHL has handcuffed themselves into a situation where trades/ moves are next to impossible.
The league has the least exciting trade deadline, offseason and draft.
The only players out in the UFA market are old or not very good. Rarely is a guy paid during in FA that lives up to his contract.
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes Joined: 07.01.2007
Feb 11 @ 10:12 AM ET
The NHL has an issue.
Not just a Sabres issue.
Being after Zucker for three years is a joke.
The NHL needs an influx of new management and a new system.
Trades are barely made. And when they are you hear “this was years in the making”
Between the reluctance of GMs to give up anything and the contract structure of the players. The NHL has handcuffed themselves into a situation where trades/ moves are next to impossible.
The league has the least exciting trade deadline, offseason and draft.
The only players out in the UFA market are old or not very good. Rarely is a guy paid during in FA that lives up to his contract. - ImThatGuy
The NHL is the only league with fully guaranteed contracts. This is the result. It's not a GM/management issue, it's a CBA issue. We wanted parity and the ability for small markets like Buffalo to compete. This is the cost of that.
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA Joined: 09.03.2009
Feb 11 @ 10:14 AM ET
The NHL has an issue.
Not just a Sabres issue.
Being after Zucker for three years is a joke.
The NHL needs an influx of new management and a new system.
Trades are barely made. And when they are you hear “this was years in the making”
Between the reluctance of GMs to give up anything and the contract structure of the players. The NHL has handcuffed themselves into a situation where trades/ moves are next to impossible.
The league has the least exciting trade deadline, offseason and draft.
The only players out in the UFA market are old or not very good. Rarely is a guy paid during in FA that lives up to his contract. - ImThatGuy
I’m keeping my expectations for Casey extremely low. - PrinceChill
It’s up to him at this point. I definitely fell for the small sample size dominance of the WJC. His ceiling is not going to be as high as it once was as a high end 2C but he definitely has top 6 skill if he figures his poop out and takes this seriously.
