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Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Apr 5 @ 2:52 PM ET
Can't tank for 5+ years . sometime you need to build before on it before the said tanked draft pics want out .
- cabin


Pittsburgh, LA, Chicago all picked top 12 for 5+ consecutive years in the 2000-2010 range.

8 cups combined.

Winnipeg, Toronto, Florida, Edmonton, Buffalo, Arizona are all following that similar path and have bright futures.

Tampa did as well to some extent. How else do you think they got Stammer, Hedman, Drouin with some misses in between.
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Apr 5 @ 2:53 PM ET
Reinhart is who he is, a complementary player.
He is far from their biggest issue.
Yet, he also represents one of the biggest chips on the table necessary for improvement.
A good GM looks at all his assets and properly values them, if there is an opportunity to improve the team then he has a duty to do so.

If Risto isn't the major piece of a trade to acquire a 2C, but Reinhart is...bye, bye Sam.
Then use Risto to upgrade the RW position.
Swap Montour for Risto in above scenario as needed.
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Apr 5 @ 2:55 PM ET
Reinhart is who he is, a complementary player.
He is far from their biggest issue.
Yet, he also represents one of the biggest chips on the table necessary for improvement.
A good GM looks at all his assets and properly values them, if there is an opportunity to improve the team then he has a duty to do so.

If Risto isn't the major piece of a trade to acquire a 2C, but Reinhart is...bye, bye Sam.
Then use Risto to upgrade the RW position.
Swap Montour for Risto in above scenario as needed.

- IonSabres


Totally agree on all of the above.
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Apr 5 @ 3:02 PM ET
Reinhart is who he is, a complementary player.
He is far from their biggest issue.
Yet, he also represents one of the biggest chips on the table necessary for improvement.
A good GM looks at all his assets and properly values them, if there is an opportunity to improve the team then he has a duty to do so.

If Risto isn't the major piece of a trade to acquire a 2C, but Reinhart is...bye, bye Sam.
Then use Risto to upgrade the RW position.
Swap Montour for Risto in above scenario as needed.

- IonSabres


Pretty much yea
TheHank
Location: Yawn.
Joined: 01.11.2017

Apr 5 @ 3:20 PM ET
Absolutely!
- Pegullaville

Ftfy
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Apr 5 @ 4:06 PM ET
Looks like Hamburg is closing all town parks
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Apr 5 @ 4:16 PM ET
Looks like Hamburg is closing all town parks
- Buff36


Have they found people congregating there in groups?
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Apr 5 @ 4:26 PM ET
Have they found people congregating there in groups?
- IonSabres

I got a call from the town supervisor, most have been, said something about basketball. Think you can walk thru them, but cops will be called for anything else.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Apr 5 @ 4:26 PM ET


If Risto isn't the major piece of a trade to acquire a 2C, but Reinhart is...bye, bye Sam.

- IonSabres

between casey, cozens and the 2020 first round pick

they do not need a second line center, unless it's a 1 year rental
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Apr 5 @ 4:28 PM ET
when Boris Johnson dies tonight, will he be the first leader of a country to die from this virus?

homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Apr 5 @ 4:35 PM ET
Have they found people congregating there in groups?
- IonSabres

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

Apr 5 @ 4:49 PM ET
between casey, cozens and the 2020 first round pick

they do not need a second line center, unless it's a 1 year rental

- homiedclown


Looks like they need a new GM then.

Mitts is Nylander 2.0 from the looks of it. If the issue for him is taking his career seriously enough to work hard at it so someone can pay him $M's to do so, then he just adds to the weak mental issue with the team. I'll give him another year to prove me wrong, but I'm not holding out hope.

Cozens is young. He might thrive in a 2C position right away. Planning for it would make 3 years in a row of poor decisions at that position. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me, fool me three-times...welp, fire my ass as incompetent.

Giving a 2C to a newly drafted 18 YO would be very unique.
But then again, 9 years of losing shows they are that, rather unique.
adambuffalo
Buffalo Sabres
Location: United States, NY
Joined: 01.30.2007

Apr 5 @ 5:05 PM ET
between casey, cozens and the 2020 first round pick

they do not need a second line center, unless it's a 1 year rental

- homiedclown

I've been saying it for months. Bonino.

On a different topic but still involving Nashville, if they do allow a compliance buyout should they trade for Weber? If he retires early they could face something like a $12m and $24m recapture penalty for the last two years of his contract.

If Montreal could send him back to Nashville and then buyout Price they could make a quick turnaround.
Fattony1187
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.12.2015

Apr 5 @ 5:10 PM ET
when Boris Johnson dies tonight, will he be the first leader of a country to die from this virus?
- homiedclown




Is it that bad? Saw he went to hospital but didn’t know how bad
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Apr 5 @ 5:16 PM ET
Is it that bad? Saw he went to hospital but didn’t know how bad
- Fattony1187

pretty sure it's bad when his private at home doctor can't handle it
Fattony1187
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.12.2015

Apr 5 @ 5:19 PM ET
Looks like they need a new GM then.

Mitts is Nylander 2.0 from the looks of it. If the issue for him is taking his career seriously enough to work hard at it so someone can pay him $M's to do so, then he just adds to the weak mental issue with the team. I'll give him another year to prove me wrong, but I'm not holding out hope.

Cozens is young. He might thrive in a 2C position right away. Planning for it would make 3 years in a row of poor decisions at that position. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me, fool me three-times...welp, fire my ass as incompetent.

Giving a 2C to a newly drafted 18 YO would be very unique.
But then again, 9 years of losing shows they are that, rather unique.

- IonSabres



Mitts has been in the organization as long as Nylander was. This is the summer to trade for him before he is girgenson value.
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Apr 5 @ 5:40 PM ET
Mitts has been in the organization as long as Nylander was. This is the summer to trade for him before he is girgenson value.
- Fattony1187

Alex 3 pro yrs in the org...Mitts 2
adambuffalo
Buffalo Sabres
Location: United States, NY
Joined: 01.30.2007

Apr 5 @ 5:51 PM ET
Alex 3 pro yrs in the org...Mitts 2
- Michael Pachla

Wish he would have gone back to school for one more year at least.
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Apr 5 @ 5:56 PM ET
Wish he would have gone back to school for one more year at least.
- adambuffalo

Agreed.
Da_Cashman
Buffalo Sabres
Location: London, ON
Joined: 04.18.2011

Apr 5 @ 6:08 PM ET
The (frank) are you on about? HE WAS NEVER IMPEACHED.

Everyone knew it was a waste of time and here you are talking about how he was impeached because of it? OK..?

- BareMetal



He was impeached moron. Maybe the daily caller or whatever moronic website you get your lies from didn’t tell you that, but he was impeached by the house of representatives.

It’s really amazing the mental gymnastics you guys will go through to believe the crap you post on here daily.

But you’re probably right. Trump is an amazing intellect with a gift for pick if speaking. He is never wrong, always right, and cares deeply for America. Never steals or works against American values and policies. And even more impressive, always writes his own speeches before giving them. Never speaks off the cuff and neve had bone spurs. Never took Russian help, Mexico is definitely paying for the wall that is almost finished. He never partied with Epstein and would never cheat on his chaste and modest genius wife.

Even better, Jared Kushner is even more of an intellect, on par with Einstein or hawking. Solving every problem around the world and never pocketing taxpayer money!

It is simply the mean newspaper article and TVs news people who always seem to want to make him loon bad by telling people what he says using his own words! Imagine that!
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Apr 5 @ 6:16 PM ET
but if you are expected to have first line talent, you learn more IMO from a well run nhl team then you could ever learn in the ahl or jr leagues

either you have the drive or you don't


the development leagues are great for those who need work to be that second or third line player


someone like cozens, all he learned this year is maybe a little leadership skill, and possibly bad habits

- homiedclown


Although I agree with your post, I'm not sure the nhl is a 1 size fits all league. Guys develop differently.

Just like going away to college, it lets these guys be kid's for another year. Good and bad
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Apr 5 @ 6:18 PM ET
He was impeached moron. Maybe the daily caller or whatever moronic website you get your lies from didn’t tell you that, but he was impeached by the house of representatives.

It’s really amazing the mental gymnastics you guys will go through to believe the crap you post on here daily.

But you’re probably right. Trump is an amazing intellect with a gift for pick if speaking. He is never wrong, always right, and cares deeply for America. Never steals or works against American values and policies. And even more impressive, always writes his own speeches before giving them. Never speaks off the cuff and neve had bone spurs. Never took Russian help, Mexico is definitely paying for the wall that is almost finished. He never partied with Epstein and would never cheat on his chaste and modest genius wife.

Even better, Jared Kushner is even more of an intellect, on par with Einstein or hawking. Solving every problem around the world and never pocketing taxpayer money!

It is simply the mean newspaper article and TVs news people who always seem to want to make him loon bad by telling people what he says using his own words! Imagine that!

- Da_Cashman


Good post.
I'm a homer though, so I like mine better about the lies from the left...especially the ones from Democrats in the Articles of Impeachment brought forth and approved by a Democratically controlled House which was then shot down by a Republican controlled Zenate that resulted only in wasted time, effort, focus during a crisis, and money.
BOTH PARTIES SUCK.
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Apr 5 @ 6:28 PM ET
between casey, cozens and the 2020 first round pick

they do not need a second line center, unless it's a 1 year rental

- homiedclown


If Monahan is truly on the outs in Calgary, they need to go after him.
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Apr 5 @ 6:39 PM ET
If Monahan is truly on the outs in Calgary, they need to go after him.
- kingcong39



Good post
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Apr 5 @ 6:39 PM ET
Good post.
I'm a homer though, so I like mine better about the lies from the left...especially the ones from Democrats in the Articles of Impeachment brought forth and approved by a Democratically controlled House which was then shot down by a Republican controlled Zenate that resulted only in wasted time, effort, focus during a crisis, and money.
BOTH PARTIES SUCK.

- IonSabres

Green Jello Sux
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