probably right

bizarre how a player nobody wanted in the offseason who then had his career worst season resulted in a no win situation when trying to trade him
- robz228

So no one wanted him but we gave him 8 mil?

Imagine saying this out loud before the season started

@wyshynski
Sabres GM Kevyn Adams traded Eric Staal, Taylor Hall and Brandon Montour for a second, two thirds, a fifth and Anders Bjork.
- sbroads24

I would have signed montour the day after he scored 2 goals when he was on a high

no! i cant take another 10 years of this
- wingz4life

Another 10 years of what? We are in dead last right now. It hasn’t worked. Only way your gonna continue 10 years of this is keeping this core

Imagine Adams being the one that trades Eichel? Fleeced

Agreed. Maybe he wants to come home?
- Stripes77

Useable leverage in the offseason. If he's insistent on getting to UFA, you don't want to pay much for him at the TDL.

I would have signed montour the day after he scored 2 goals when he was on a high
- homiedclown

He left out Lazar too.

Adams is trash

- homiedclown

Death, taxes and construction in Jacksonville !

Damn that’s pretty bad
- Fattony1187

So we got Staal and a 3rd and 5th and cap space for Mojo.

Imagine saying this out loud before the season started

@wyshynski
Sabres GM Kevyn Adams traded Eric Staal, Taylor Hall and Brandon Montour for a second, two thirds, a fifth and Anders Bjork.
- sbroads24

It’s fine we’re fine.

They got all the picks, prospects ready to come up and make a difference.

That robust scouting staff will use those picks wisely.

An experienced head coach and GM who have proven they can build winners.

Imagine saying this out loud before the season started

@wyshynski
Sabres GM Kevyn Adams traded Eric Staal, Taylor Hall and Brandon Montour for a second, two thirds, a fifth and Anders Bjork.
- sbroads24

No surprise, only thing I miss about GMTM he knew how to wheel and deal.

So no one wanted him but we gave him 8 mil?
- sbroads24

“We sign this guy, and we are competing for the cup”

So we got Staal and a 3rd and 5th and cap space for Mojo.
- Buff36

just throw this season out the window and we got Bjork and a 2nd for FREE... bright side?

No surprise, only thing I miss about GMTM he knew how to wheel and deal.
- Carubba-Kaleta

And yet we still sucked.

Great trades! (we still suck)

Terrible trades! (we still suck)

It’s fine we’re fine.

They got all the picks, prospects ready to come up and make a difference.

That robust scouting staff will use those picks wisely.

An experienced head coach and GM who have proven they can build winners.
- ImThatGuy

One word- Ownership

The Pegula's hired a lame duck and gave him no support whatsoever.

It's incredible

feel like im in crazytown here

weve been bashing all these players for being terrible, not even looking interested at all, and they produced like 6 wins in 30 games as our most important players and we are mad about the lack of return they got in trades?

montour is the only one that there was no reason to make that deal

At least Hall hasn't got his injury yet this season. Then we would have gotten nothing

just throw this season out the window and we got Bjork and a 2nd for FREE... bright side?
- SabresFaninIndiana

Hey I am just as unhappy about Hall, think Adams waited to long and panicked.

And yet we still sucked.

Great trades! (we still suck)

Terrible trades! (we still suck)
- Powerslave

True, it all smells the same.

Imagine saying this out loud before the season started

@wyshynski
Sabres GM Kevyn Adams traded Eric Staal, Taylor Hall and Brandon Montour for a second, two thirds, a fifth and Anders Bjork.
- sbroads24

Stop. You hated the Staal acquisition with a passion.

Montour for a third is fine.

feel like im in crazytown here

weve been bashing all these players for being terrible, not even looking interested at all, and they produced like 6 wins in 30 games as our most important players and we are mad about the lack of return they got in trades?

montour is the only one that there was no reason to make that deal
- robz228

Funny, good post

i thought lazar made some great progress while in buffalo...however, he went from a fringe nhl'er to a decent fourth line/depth player who did some good things...nuthin to cry over...save for what kong pointed out in that they're paying more for a player who's a fourth-liner right now
- Michael Pachla

Fair enough. Bury him, or buy it is pennies. Nothing worth the amount of internet ink that's been used on it

So we got Staal and a 3rd and 5th and cap space for Mojo.
- Buff36

What's sad is that Hall and Staal's value tanked so hard that this is what we are left with. That's the sad part. Looking at the trades for face value with what we know now, I think we did average. Staal looks as bad as he did here. Interested to see if Hall turns it around.

Also interested to see what Bjork has in him. Casey and Tallness were nothing before the season started and they finally look competent. There's a chance this kid does too.

I would have signed montour the day after he scored 2 goals when he was on a high
- homiedclown

Montour, once freed from Ralph’s system, was looking good. He’s always going to be a bit of a defensive liability but was really driving offense

feel like im in crazytown here


weve been bashing all these players for being terrible, not even looking interested at all, and they produced like 6 wins in 30 games as our most important players and we are mad about the lack of return they got in trades?

montour is the only one that there was no reason to make that deal
- robz228

Montour is horrible defensively. If Jason Nightengale has any usefulness, he helped facilitate that trade.

Stop. You hated the Staal acquisition with a passion.

Montour for a third is fine.
- Powerslave

When you see what other prices are going for is it?

Jeff Carter got more than Brandon Montour.