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BareMetal
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 11.15.2017

Apr 4 @ 7:56 PM ET
Agreed on the Dems. 2016 was a complete screwup that left a foul taste in many mouths.
- Michael Pachla


And they've done it again this year.

Tulsi Gabbard? Yeah, she's a Russian asset according to the left. A literal active duty US military woman is a Russian asset.

She was even barred from debates.

"Vote blue no matter who" people are a bunch of suckers.
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Apr 4 @ 7:57 PM ET
A man needs to eat.
- IonSabres

Fresh rainbow trout is pretty tasty
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Apr 4 @ 7:57 PM ET
I think he stays. Like it or not. And for me the first move is what to do with skunk.
- Michael Pachla

Anything over 7mill and I would think of moving him.
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Apr 4 @ 7:59 PM ET
And they've done it again this year.

Tulsi Gabbard? Yeah, she's a Russian asset according to the left. A literal active duty US military woman is a Russian asset.

She was even barred from debates.

"Vote blue no matter who" people are a bunch of suckers.

- BareMetal

For another time.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Apr 4 @ 8:02 PM ET
I was talking about him at the trade deadline, can play C or RW, is a really good skater, and can dish the puck, be a nice compliment to Skinner.
- Buff36


Meh
He’s only been good at RW
And it’s been years since he was good
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Apr 4 @ 8:02 PM ET
Anything over 7mill and I would think of moving him.
- Buff36

He produces and will do so for a very long time. I don't think they can go wrong signing him long term. If they're gonna trade him, the better get that no.2 center they're looking for or an equal talent with a style of play more akin to the up-tempo style they keep talking about. Someone like Johnny Hockey
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Apr 4 @ 8:05 PM ET
Mike -

Mitts
Borgen
2021 lottery protected 1st

For

Henrique. 4 years 23 million left

Solid 2C

Who says no?

- Boss34


That is a seriously horrible trade for us
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Apr 4 @ 8:05 PM ET
Meh
He’s only been good at RW
And it’s been years since he was good

- jdfitz77

69pts 2016-17
67pts 2017-18
54pts 2018-19
I would take those numbers, especially working with Skinner because he can dish the puck
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Apr 4 @ 8:06 PM ET
I have come to the realization that Botts is getting another offseason, or that move would have been made already.
- Buff36


Probably, and it is a big mistake, IMO of course.

He will (frank)up the contract for Reinhart.
He apparently won't consider a Risto trade
I have my doubts about if he would even consider a Rhino trade.
I don't trust him to effectively construct a winning roster.
He has the opportunity finally to remake this entire roster, yet I suspect from previous moves he can't won't make the necessary trades to optimize the roster.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Apr 4 @ 8:07 PM ET
He wasn't impeached.
He was brought up on charges for Impeachment, which failed miserably.
The Demos have wasted 3 years spewing forth BS after BS.
They can't even keep the same positions from year to year.
One year they for border control
The next year, not.
Then a wall was needed, next...nope.
(frank)ing Churmur and Pelosi are a GD disgrace.
DeBlasio and Cuomo (frank)ed up the NYC area with further transmissions by playing down the need to social distance while encouraging NYCers to go to the Chinese Parade.
Dimpoop Biden can't remember his name and called Trump a Xenophobe after shutting down Travel from China...what a complete dumb stupid (frank)ing asswipe.
The WHO said a travel ban was unwarranted on 2/3
China withheld info
The CDC's test failed miserably requiring the need to start from s ratch with new test, pricoccesses, devices, test sites and personnel traing...but (frank), why weren't more tests ready in early Feb?
Jesus Christ the left is so GD hung on pointing fingers at Trump, yet they are the fvcking idiots...
Oh, I need to be told to social distance ... fvck-tards can't think for themselves.
The Nat'l Stockpile was devoid of PPE since 2013 citing funding issues, yet it is all on Trump.
Get a life and STHFU!

- IonSabres


Easy there snowflake, u look triggered
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Apr 4 @ 8:09 PM ET
He produces and will do so for a very long time. I don't think they can go wrong signing him long term. If they're gonna trade him, the better get that no.2 center they're looking for or an equal talent with a style of play more akin to the up-tempo style they keep talking about. Someone like Johnny Hockey
- Michael Pachla


This is the problem. Is anyone trading a #2 center for Reinhart? I doubt it. I don't love the idea of paying him a lot of money (my personal opinion is that a max-length contract buying UFA years will be $8+). Like everything else with this organization, they just delay decisions and put themselves in the worst possible situations. Maybe we can get another 2nd pairing defenseman for him. Serenity now
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Apr 4 @ 8:10 PM ET
Probably, and it is a big mistake, IMO of course.

He will (frank)up the contract for Reinhart.
He apparently won't consider a Risto trade
I have my doubts about if he would even consider a Rhino trade.
I don't trust him to effectively construct a winning roster.
He has the opportunity finally to remake this entire roster, yet I suspect from previous moves he can't won't make the necessary trades to optimize the roster.

- IonSabres

I have defended him for some of the things he's done and what he came into, but there is no more excuses because as you pointed out he has the resources this offseason to really change the direction of this franchise.
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Apr 4 @ 8:14 PM ET
This is the problem. Is anyone trading a #2 center for Reinhart? I doubt it. I don't love the idea of paying him a lot of money (my personal opinion is that a max-length contract buying UFA years will be $8+). Like everything else with this organization, they just delay decisions and put themselves in the worst possible situations. Maybe we can get another 2nd pairing defenseman for him. Serenity now
- jcragcrumple

If they're goin 8 yrs. my bet us that it's 7.5 give or take
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Apr 4 @ 8:18 PM ET
If they're goin 8 yrs. my bet us that it's 7.5 give or take
- Michael Pachla


I think the only way that his AAV starts with a "7" or below is if they go between 5-7 years. Evolving hockey has his max length deal at $9.2 which is ludicrous imo, but $8+ is realistic to me.

I'd target 5 years, $7 per. That will let him get an Eberle-type payday at the end
Camel
Season Ticket Holder
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Sudbury, ON
Joined: 04.25.2009

Apr 4 @ 8:18 PM ET
We already need a new GM
- gerbe75pts

Sorry but I just can’t agree with that.
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Apr 4 @ 8:20 PM ET
I have defended him for some of the things he's done and what he came into, but there is no more excuses because as you pointed out he has the resources this offseason to really change the direction of this franchise.
- Buff36

I've yet to put this on him, but this season is do or die. I know he scares the sh!t out of many here but I'm ok with him this off season.
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Apr 4 @ 8:22 PM ET
I think the only way that his AAV starts with a "7" or below is if they go between 5-7 years. Evolving hockey has his max length deal at $9.2 which is ludicrous imo, but $8+ is realistic to me.

I'd target 5 years, $7 per. That will let him get an Eberle-type payday at the end

- jcragcrumple

I think his agent will want to go full term. 5 yrs. is like an extended bridge contract and they've already done that
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Apr 4 @ 8:23 PM ET
I've yet to put this on him, but this season is do or die. I know he scares the sh!t out of many here but I'm ok with him this off season.
- Michael Pachla


He does the opposite of scare the poop out of me. He bores me to death.

They're going to bring in an over-the-hill 3C to compete with Kahun (yup, ralph will make him a center), Mojo, Mittelstadt ("we feel he learned a lot of valuable lessons in Rochester and took his training seriously"), and Cozens.

They'll probably re-sign Larry and play him 15 minutes a night again. We still wont be able to score and we'll be talking about the same poop in April 2021 if the 'Rona doesn't take us
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Apr 4 @ 8:26 PM ET
He does the opposite of scare the poop out of me. He bores me to death.

They're going to bring in an over-the-hill 3C to compete with Kahun (yup, ralph will make him a center), Mojo, Mittelstadt ("we feel he learned a lot of valuable lessons in Rochester and took his training seriously"), and Cozens.

They'll probably re-sign Larry and play him 15 minutes a night again. We still wont be able to score and we'll be talking about the same poop in April 2021 if the 'Rona doesn't take us

- jcragcrumple

He is boring. Some might say meticulous. Others might say squeamish. We'll see.
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Apr 4 @ 8:26 PM ET
Megan Chayaka is a smoke.
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Apr 4 @ 8:26 PM ET
He is boring. Some might say meticulous. Others might say squeamish. We'll see.
- Michael Pachla


As long as he doesn’t screw up this years pick we are going to be more than ok.
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Apr 4 @ 8:27 PM ET
I think his agent will want to go full term. 5 yrs. is like an extended bridge contract and they've already done that
- Michael Pachla


I view that as the trend for players. The agents know the TV deal will be renewed shortly. Matthews will be a $15m player when that happens. Reinhart, $10
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Apr 4 @ 8:28 PM ET
He does the opposite of scare the poop out of me. He bores me to death.

They're going to bring in an over-the-hill 3C to compete with Kahun (yup, ralph will make him a center), Mojo, Mittelstadt ("we feel he learned a lot of valuable lessons in Rochester and took his training seriously"), and Cozens.

They'll probably re-sign Larry and play him 15 minutes a night again. We still wont be able to score and we'll be talking about the same poop in April 2021 if the 'Rona doesn't take us

- jcragcrumple

The Pegula's scare me, they need to get out of the way and just sign the checks. They pushed 1 GM into stupid mistakes and handcuffed another.
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Apr 4 @ 8:29 PM ET
As long as he doesn’t screw up this years pick we are going to be more than ok.
- Pegullaville

We'll see. Aint3 gonna lose any sleep over it
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Apr 4 @ 8:29 PM ET
he got impeached? he will be around for four more years. are you saying the democrats were concerned with this virus in January? I do usually agree with you on hockey topics but political topics? I'm not a socialist. I have no opinion about Trudeau or your political landscape. if I did I would expect the same from you. stay in your lane on this one.
- TheHank


So which Euro league do u think Lehner will be playing in next season??
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