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kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Oct 12 @ 10:39 AM ET
The new LOG line takes on those difficult defensive zone faceoffs

Hopefully Lazar can play close to what Larsson did

It might not be a strong defensive team but I'll take that over last year and with more goals and improved goaltending that is a playoff team IMO

- Stripes77


I am not attempting to rain on the parade, but advanced stats have the team now estimated at 85 points for next year.

That is with no change in the goaltending or defense.
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Oct 12 @ 10:44 AM ET
Trade Risto, Montour and Miller (-$13m)....go get Dahlin's partner...Pietrangelo (+8.5)

Dahlin - Pietrangelo
McCabe - Joker
Pilut - Borgen

- IonSabres


It certainly looks like Pietrangelo is signing with Vegas, but that doesn't stop the Sabres from finding another impactful defenseman like Weegar from the Panthers, for example.
gcomella34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Endicott, NY
Joined: 03.03.2015

Oct 12 @ 10:57 AM ET
We got...Taylor Hall? I still am in shock.
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011

Oct 12 @ 10:59 AM ET
The way I see it is ..... the sabres have 7 top 6 forwards.

Eichel
Staal
Hall
Skinner
Olofsson
Reinhart
Cozens -> I expect with his skills and speed to be on the wing.

Anyways .... odd man out plays on the 3rd line.

Mitts - Eakins - odd man out of the top 6.

- Sabretooth9



I think, with his strong offseason, Tage makes that push for 3rd line
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Oct 12 @ 11:00 AM ET
Curious who people like from the list below, assuming Pietrangelo is signing with Vegas today.

https://twitter.com/CapFr.../1315667778603540483?s=19
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Oct 12 @ 11:05 AM ET
It certainly looks like Pietrangelo is signing with Vegas, but that doesn't stop the Sabres from finding another impactful defenseman like Weegar from the Panthers, for example.
- kingcong39


Does AZ have a steady-Eddy 1st pair RhD? Beside Hammer?

Edit: if not, who else besides Weegar?
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Oct 12 @ 11:07 AM ET
Curious who people like from the list below, assuming Pietrangelo is signing with Vegas today.

https://twitter.com/CapFr.../1315667778603540483?s=19

- kingcong39


Slater koekkoek.

But our use of analytics is questionable at best
SabresFaninIndiana
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Bananaville, IN
Joined: 12.16.2009

Oct 12 @ 11:07 AM ET
maybe hall signed here after watching ROR and Bogo leave to immediately win the cup.. 2 weeks for the TDL he will request a trade
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Oct 12 @ 11:14 AM ET
Hall-Eichel-Cozens
Skinner-Staal-Thompson
Olofsson-Eakin-Reinhart
Girgensons-Lazar-Okposo
jochfr
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Nashville , TN
Joined: 07.11.2009

Oct 12 @ 11:27 AM ET
Hall - Eichel - Girgs

You all know this is going to happen so just accept it and move on.
kritter65
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 07.11.2009

Oct 12 @ 11:29 AM ET
Can't wait for the Seattle expansion draft. New name for Kyle Okposo :

Kyle Exposo
Da_Cashman
Buffalo Sabres
Location: London, ON
Joined: 04.18.2011

Oct 12 @ 11:47 AM ET
James Mirtle
@mirtle
Taylor Hall's $8 million contract will actually pay him only $6.4 million due to escrow. And a further $640,000 of salary will be referred to a later year.

As such he'll receive the lowest salary he's had since his entry level contract ended in 2012-13.

He bought himself a first class suite on the Pegula yacht.

The bolded confuses me

- ImThatGuy

Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Oct 12 @ 11:48 AM ET
Funny how many butt hurt people on other sites are ripping this apart. If the Sabres can find consistency with how they have started the last 2 seasons and not fall apart. Which I think having Staal, Eakins, and Hall's leadership in the locker room will help immensely. Could be a interesting year.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Oct 12 @ 12:01 PM ET
Funny how many butt hurt people on other sites are ripping this apart. If the Sabres can find consistency with how they have started the last 2 seasons and not fall apart. Which I think having Staal, Eakins, and Hall's leadership in the locker room will help immensely. Could be a interesting year.
- Buff36

I am curious if they make a few moves to shake up the D and goalie situation


seems the right 2 moves puts us in the conversation for the 2021 post season

esp. if 2 or 3 of the kids pan out up front
sgk56
Buffalo Sabres
Location: WNY, NY
Joined: 06.16.2019

Oct 12 @ 12:02 PM ET
Funny how many butt hurt people on other sites are ripping this apart. If the Sabres can find consistency with how they have started the last 2 seasons and not fall apart. Which I think having Staal, Eakins, and Hall's leadership in the locker room will help immensely. Could be a interesting year.
- Buff36


Clouds have parted... May be sunny for quite some time!!!!
dadeadhead
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I don't want to say Greztky was a dude when I was watching. Mentalorgasm5 , NY
Joined: 07.16.2006

Oct 12 @ 12:04 PM ET
Bonilla still gets paid 1.19 million a year for the next 15 years
- homiedclown



People pay to get wet.
sgk56
Buffalo Sabres
Location: WNY, NY
Joined: 06.16.2019

Oct 12 @ 12:05 PM ET
I am curious if they make a few moves to shake up the D and goalie situation


seems the right 2 moves puts us in the conversation for the 2021 post season

esp. if 2 or 3 of the kids pan out up front

- homiedclown

Upping the D and Goalie certainly seem possible!!

As far as the kids, who would have thought that we're starting to run out of room for them.

Takes the immense pressure off them and should help in their development!
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Oct 12 @ 12:06 PM ET
Curious who people like from the list below, assuming Pietrangelo is signing with Vegas today.

https://twitter.com/CapFr.../1315667778603540483?s=19

- kingcong39



Here's 4 names to keep an eye on the Sabres acquiring:

Jordan eberle
Ryan Nugent Hopkins
Justin Schulz

* Devan dubnyk
This is the most probable in my opinion

sgk56
Buffalo Sabres
Location: WNY, NY
Joined: 06.16.2019

Oct 12 @ 12:08 PM ET
Here's 4 names to keep an eye on the Sabres acquiring:

Jordan eberle
Ryan Nugent Hopkins
Justin Schulz

* Devan dubnyk
This is the most probable in my opinion

- Boss34

What happened to Gerbe ??

Lynched for leaking??

Anyways nice job calling it!
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011

Oct 12 @ 12:09 PM ET
Here's 4 names to keep an eye on the Sabres acquiring:

Jordan eberle
Ryan Nugent Hopkins
Justin Schulz

* Devan dubnyk
This is the most probable in my opinion

- Boss34



Wasn't Dubnyk just traded?
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Oct 12 @ 12:11 PM ET
Wasn't Dubnyk just traded?
- Powerslave

yes to sharks
Carubba-Kaleta
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.27.2013

Oct 12 @ 12:12 PM ET
What happened to Gerbe ??

Lynched for leaking??

Anyways nice job calling it!

- sgk56

Even a blind squirrel finds a nut... hahaha jk nice work, I certainly didn't think it was possible.

My take on Hall is he signed with buffalo to up his value in a flat cap year. Unfortunately playing with eichel will get him a max deal. I highly doubt they pay him max to stay. Either way its great to have him and possibly end the drought.
wingz4life
Detroit Red Wings
Location: Canada Sucks, MI
Joined: 01.31.2006

Oct 12 @ 12:14 PM ET
yesterday -doom and gloom
today- enthusiastic optimism!
Carubba-Kaleta
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.27.2013

Oct 12 @ 12:15 PM ET
yesterday -doom and gloom
today- enthusiastic optimism!

- wingz4life

Thats what winning the lottery essentially will do to people.
jochfr
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Nashville , TN
Joined: 07.11.2009

Oct 12 @ 12:16 PM ET
yesterday -doom and gloom
today- enthusiastic optimism!

- wingz4life

Bipolar (frank)ers
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