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Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Aug 5 @ 3:15 PM ET
Hmmmm...how do you figure?
- Michael Pachla


Jack Hughes and Nico Hiescher are primed to explode.

Bernier/Blackwood are going to be a good combo.

Hamilton is a top 5 d-man in the entire league.

Graves is an upgrade on what they had previously.

Tatar is the most underrated forward in the entire league.
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Aug 5 @ 3:19 PM ET
1 tampa
2. panthers
3 bruins
4. leafs


1. canes
2. caps
3. islanders



I think those 7 teams are almost a lock


so the devils are in the mix with the habs, rangers, flyers and pens for that last spot

- homiedclown


I don’t believe the Caps or the Isles are locks. The metro is wide open.

Habs aren’t making the playoffs this year unless they get Eichel
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Aug 5 @ 3:29 PM ET
I don’t believe the Caps or the Isles are locks. The metro is wide open.

Habs aren’t making the playoffs this year unless they get Eichel

- Pegullaville

Wow you’re such a hater. Analytics something something
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Aug 5 @ 3:45 PM ET
Wow you’re such a hater. Analytics something something
- sbroads24


The Devils may ultimately fall short but I have loved their offseason.

I think you can make a reasonable case for any of the metro teams to make the playoffs. They all have pretty good rosters, they all have pretty big flaws. Should be interesting to watch
BINGO!
Carolina Hurricanes
Location: I'll always remember the last words my grandfather ever told me. He said, "A Truck!", SK
Joined: 09.21.2009

Aug 5 @ 4:00 PM ET
Ratsreign
Florida Panthers
Location: Mo can stay awhile, FL
Joined: 10.27.2017

Aug 5 @ 4:11 PM ET

- BINGO!

They should put that logo on their white jersey, would look awesome.
Jet Jaguar BD
Seattle Kraken
Location: BD look 👀 at you pic and you look like a burned out short order cook hiding in mommy basement!!
Joined: 07.17.2021

Aug 5 @ 4:31 PM ET

- SabresFaninIndiana

Pingleheimer
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Member at Cazenovia CC
Joined: 07.24.2021

Aug 5 @ 4:33 PM ET
Rangers fans on Twitter are the thirstiest bunch. Jack has over 1000 followers and most of them are from a team that he will never play for lol.
Pingleheimer
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Member at Cazenovia CC
Joined: 07.24.2021

Aug 5 @ 4:34 PM ET

- Jet Jaguar BD


wtf haha
Gr8daygo
Joined: 04.23.2014

Aug 5 @ 4:36 PM ET

- Jet Jaguar BD




Someone is getting there love sausage on…
SDSabre
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.05.2014

Aug 5 @ 4:42 PM ET
Jack Hughes and Nico Hiescher are primed to explode. Hughes prolly, Hischier, will have to take a big step.

Bernier/Blackwood are going to be a good combo. Sure, good. Not great though.

Hamilton is a top 5 d-man in the entire league. Dougie fresh is worth every penny. But I guess he's a weirdo.

Graves is an upgrade on what they had previously. This isn't saying much. Graves is a good add, but if they try to play him above his skill level, might not be good.

Tatar is the most underrated forward in the entire league. Whoa, that's a statement. I don't know about that. He was traded for a 1,2, and 3. Don't think he's worth more than that.


- Pegullaville

Jet Jaguar BD
Seattle Kraken
Location: BD look 👀 at you pic and you look like a burned out short order cook hiding in mommy basement!!
Joined: 07.17.2021

Aug 5 @ 4:43 PM ET


Someone is getting there love sausage on…

- Gr8daygo

Hey, Maxi-poo just did it for me and that's my favorite moment in Sabres history - Max gets benched only to come back and be the OT hero next game and eliminate the Rags, does the penguin slide.
RichardRoma
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 01.18.2017

Aug 5 @ 4:51 PM ET

- Jet Jaguar BD


This is what happened to Pegullaville, back when he first scouted Draisatl and, more recently, with Eklund.
kritter65
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 07.11.2009

Aug 5 @ 5:21 PM ET

- BINGO!


That's a great jersey. Looks good with Eichel on it too.
Jet Jaguar BD
Seattle Kraken
Location: BD look 👀 at you pic and you look like a burned out short order cook hiding in mommy basement!!
Joined: 07.17.2021

Aug 5 @ 5:34 PM ET
That's a great jersey. Looks good with Eichel on it too.
- kritter65

It's a modern classic. Their current red uniform is excellent, too.
Jet Jaguar BD
Seattle Kraken
Location: BD look 👀 at you pic and you look like a burned out short order cook hiding in mommy basement!!
Joined: 07.17.2021

Aug 5 @ 5:34 PM ET
They should put that logo on their white jersey, would look awesome.
- Ratsreign

Yeah their white jersey is junk, they should just reverse this for their away look.
RawDog
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 07.14.2014

Aug 5 @ 5:38 PM ET
From an "insider" on a Flames board who's verified by the mods and broke the Coleman signing, Lucic/Neal trade, and Pitlick trade.

"I have heard it from a source close to management (if you don't want to believe me, all good) that the 3 teams still seriously in on Eichel are Anaheim, Vegas, and Calgary.

As well, there is a serious rift between Tkachuk and the team. He has not been training with any of the flames this summer, and has made it very clear he wants to go to the states (ideally St. Louis).

Last year after the Muzzin incident, closed door meeting for the players, but then Tkachuk met with management and was told "we will help you fight your battles, but we're not going to fight all of them every night".

From that point on, he was described as acting "pouty" for the rest of the season (which seems obvious now given how he was playing).

The Flames are looking to move him as part of the Eichel package, since there is almost 0% chance he re-signs here next summer, but Buffalo is not that interested in him. Likely because they know he isn't signing there either.
This seems to be the hold up on the Eichel deal. If a 3rd team got involved, Tkachuk would likely end up there with more futures going to Buffalo."
Slump Buster
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I root for draft picks but not the team, apparently, NY
Joined: 10.24.2006

Aug 5 @ 5:40 PM ET
From an "insider" on a Flames board who's verified by the mods and broke the Coleman signing, Lucic/Neal trade, and Pitlick trade.

"I have heard it from a source close to management (if you don't want to believe me, all good) that the 3 teams still seriously in on Eichel are Anaheim, Vegas, and Calgary.

As well, there is a serious rift between Tkachuk and the team. He has not been training with any of the flames this summer, and has made it very clear he wants to go to the states (ideally St. Louis).

Last year after the Muzzin incident, closed door meeting for the players, but then Tkachuk met with management and was told "we will help you fight your battles, but we're not going to fight all of them every night".

From that point on, he was described as acting "pouty" for the rest of the season (which seems obvious now given how he was playing).

The Flames are looking to move him as part of the Eichel package, since there is almost 0% chance he re-signs here next summer, but Buffalo is not that interested in him. Likely because they know he isn't signing there either.
This seems to be the hold up on the Eichel deal. If a 3rd team got involved, Tkachuk would likely end up there with more futures going to Buffalo."

- RawDog


Nor should we want him. He is bad news on many fronts.
BINGO!
Carolina Hurricanes
Location: I'll always remember the last words my grandfather ever told me. He said, "A Truck!", SK
Joined: 09.21.2009

Aug 5 @ 5:41 PM ET
Yeah their white jersey is junk, they should just reverse this for their away look.
- Jet Jaguar BD


agreed.

Though I think we're probably getting something with this logo going forward. They've been using this A LOT in promo material and it's all over the new practice arena:




Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Aug 5 @ 5:51 PM ET
From an "insider" on a Flames board who's verified by the mods and broke the Coleman signing, Lucic/Neal trade, and Pitlick trade.

"I have heard it from a source close to management (if you don't want to believe me, all good) that the 3 teams still seriously in on Eichel are Anaheim, Vegas, and Calgary.

As well, there is a serious rift between Tkachuk and the team. He has not been training with any of the flames this summer, and has made it very clear he wants to go to the states (ideally St. Louis).

Last year after the Muzzin incident, closed door meeting for the players, but then Tkachuk met with management and was told "we will help you fight your battles, but we're not going to fight all of them every night".

From that point on, he was described as acting "pouty" for the rest of the season (which seems obvious now given how he was playing).

The Flames are looking to move him as part of the Eichel package, since there is almost 0% chance he re-signs here next summer, but Buffalo is not that interested in him. Likely because they know he isn't signing there either.
This seems to be the hold up on the Eichel deal. If a 3rd team got involved, Tkachuk would likely end up there with more futures going to Buffalo."

- RawDog

Well maybe St.Louis gets involved if Tarasenko is moved.
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Unpopular opinion (i think): The best Die Hard movie is the 4th one- Live free or Die Hard -jdfitz7, NY
Joined: 10.07.2010

Aug 5 @ 6:01 PM ET
agreed.

Though I think we're probably getting something with this logo going forward. They've been using this A LOT in promo material and it's all over the new practice arena:


- BINGO!


Way better than the current one. White looks like poop in the logo
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011

Aug 5 @ 6:25 PM ET
Well maybe St.Louis gets involved if Tarasenko is moved.
- Buff36



Zary, Pelletier, Valimaki, 1st, Thomas (from St. Louis)
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Aug 5 @ 6:27 PM ET
Zary, Pelletier, Valimaki, 1st, Thomas (from St. Louis)
- Powerslave

That's a nice haul, I would do it without the 1st
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011

Aug 5 @ 7:00 PM ET
That's a nice haul, I would do it without the 1st
- Buff36



Me too. Lol
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Aug 5 @ 7:03 PM ET
Me too. Lol
- Powerslave

We can hope!!!
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