he gone


turn the page
- homiedclown

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drop the price to 3 first rd picks/prospects and turn the page
- homiedclown

I am ok with this on 2 stipulations.

1- the first round pick is a unprotected one

2- there is a solid, young center coming back.

The 3rd piece I’m flexible on.

I will also take a cap dump with up to 2 years left.

I will also include olofson.

If the dump is longer and the pp specialist is included I want better stuff.

You'd take Olo over Samson?

This is joke.

Both rode Eichel's coattails... Only one showed he could match his play without him.
- DirtyDan

Olo over sam in a nhl cap situation....
For less than 1/2 the price.....

All day every day.....

Both ride eichels coattails, only one rode a bike with eichel ☝️

Olo over sam in a nhl cap situation....
For less than 1/2 the price.....

All day every day.....

Both ride eichels coattails, only one rode a bike with eichel ☝️
- Boss34

Greatest Tandem of all-time.... next to none other than

Slow dave was not the difference between a cup or no cup.

Mucklers loyalty to fuhr was a joke.
Hasek was clearly better, but we had to keep chubby in net.
- Boss34

puppa was better than fuhr at the time, let alone throwing in dave

dave had 38 points in 31 games after traded to leafs and almost a ppg player in playoffs for leafs

add him to the roster and play either puppa or dom, we probably win the hab series instead of losing all 4 games by a goal

and the habs won the cup that year

Did we have a choice of olofsson over drysatlyl?
No

How long does the nhl keep the salaries low for a 7th round pick vs. 2nd overall?

Seems absolutely crazy that you dislike olofsson.
Your kinda looking to bash the Sabres every post.

Sam at 6.5 million x 3 years
Olofsson at 3.05 x 2 years

I'd take olo but,

Sammers gonna sam ....
- Boss34

You have control of Olofsson for this season and next, as next season is his last as an RFA before he becomes a UFA.

You're the Sabres GM: What is your long term plan with Olofsson?

puppa was better than fuhr at the time, let alone throwing in dave

dave had 38 points in 31 games after traded to leafs and almost a ppg player in playoffs for leafs

add him to the roster and play either puppa or dom, we probably win the hab series instead of losing all 4 games by a goal

and the habs won the cup that year
- homiedclown

Losing Andreychuk hurt them obviously. However, Puppa was not good enough to get them where they needed to be either. Who knows if Hasek was already in the form that he was in the following season, but that would have been their only hope.

puppa was better than fuhr at the time, let alone throwing in dave

dave had 38 points in 31 games after traded to leafs and almost a ppg player in playoffs for leafs

add him to the roster and play either puppa or dom, we probably win the hab series instead of losing all 4 games by a goal

and the habs won the cup that year
- homiedclown

I'm not sure I disagree....

Players do get stale, it's the nature of the nhl business.

Players especially in the 90's played for 3 , 4 or even 5 teams in their careers.

I liked puppa, not sure if he really proved to be a nhl Stanley cup type guy?

39 would have extended puppa at 8 years old, he would has traded him at 10 years old for (3) 1st rounders , but wouldnt trust him to make the playoffs....

seriously you have a problem


he gone


I mean I could say 5 to 9 times a day that the sabres would have won a cup in 93 if they did not trade andreychuk and puppa for fuhr

imaganie if I brought that up 5-9 times a day since you were on this site

that is the level of the problem you have





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- homiedclown

They also traded a 1st in that deal….

Kenny Jonsson.

Olo over sam in a nhl cap situation....
For less than 1/2 the price.....

All day every day.....

Both ride eichels coattails, only one rode a bike with eichel ☝️
- Boss34

I don't think it is 39 and Sam and his ilk and their disdain for Olo, I think it is Olo taking Skinner's number one line position and sending him to the gutter and that is why the trade the productive 7th round pick and the garnering on hate is there for him.

Losing Andreychuk hurt them obviously. However, Puppa was not good enough to get them where they needed to be either. Who knows if Hasek was already in the form that he was in the following season, but that would have been their only hope.
- buffalofan19

Puppa had better numbers for the Sabres than Fuhr did.

They traded Andreychuk, Puppa, and a 93’ 1st (Kenny Jonsson) for Fuhr and a 4th.


They lost 3 OT games in the playoffs to Montreal.

You can’t tell me Andreychuk couldn’t have helped them there.


If there was ever a trade where Muckler was trying to get the band back together, its this trade.

You have control of Olofsson for this season and next, as next season is his last as an RFA before he becomes a UFA.

You're the Sabres GM: What is your long term plan with Olofsson?
- kingcong39

I'm probably moving olo for a future 1st and a goaltending prospect at the deadline or offseason.

If he scores 20- 25 goals without eichel or a true #1 c, and likes buffalo... I give him the matt moulson special 5 x 5.

His age vs. Tank4 could really be the deciding factor.

We will need to spend some cash to get to the cap floor the next few seasons.

Hate to finally hit on a late round pick and not reap the benefits.....

Uncle ion may disagree, but I think olo's skating is very under appreciated. He has good speed and vision IMO.
The nhl is a growing process.

78 points in 116 nhl games is just the tip of the iceberg.

Imagine not liking him? Anti Sabres gonna anti sabre I guess.

I don't think it is 39 and Sam and his ilk and their disdain for Olo, I think it is Olo taking Skinner's number one line position and sending him to the gutter and that is why the trade the productive 7th round pick and the garnering on hate is there for him.
- GilPerreault11

This is a good post.

Olo makes the irrelevant skimmer and sammer fans look bad....

7th round pick scoring at a much better $ per point percentage.

Why would a Sabres fan not like the guy?

Oh I agree.

I thought you meant you didn’t have one in the organization itself.

Holtz profiles a lot like Olofsson to be fair
- Pegullaville

I do think holtz has a higher ceiling and be better at 5v5 but I agree same profile

The devil's PP was atrocious the last few years as they had no pure scorer or sniper, palms was good but not enough.

Sharangovic looked very good his rookie year and hopefully builds on that and tatar should also help but Nico and Hughes need someone else on their wings who can score, they set up alot but devil's have a hard time getting it on goal and in the net

Hamilton and Smith will help from the backend

I'm probably moving olo for a future 1st and a goaltending prospect at the deadline or offseason.

If he scores 20- 25 goals without eichel or a true #1 c, and likes buffalo... I give him the matt moulson special 5 x 5.

His age vs. Tank4 could really be the deciding factor.

We will need to spend some cash to get to the cap floor the next few seasons.

Hate to finally hit on a late round pick and not reap the benefits.....

Uncle ion may disagree, but I think olo's skating is very under appreciated. He has good speed and vision IMO.
The nhl is a growing process.

78 points in 116 nhl games is just the tip of the iceberg.

Imagine not liking him? Anti Sabres gonna anti sabre I guess.
- Boss34

He can look surprisingly fast at times

He can look surprisingly fast at times
- Hank Balling

OLO makes nice passes if you notice as well. Head up, passes made but they do not get noticed by the hating OLO Sabres fan.

If OLO is not very good defensively why was he trusted by both Ralph and Granato to play OT, I mean he is no Selke but he can play 3v3 where you do have to cover your own end and be able to skate some.

If OLO is not very good defensively why was he trusted by both Ralph and Granato to play OT, I mean he is no Selke but he can play 3v3 where you do have to cover your own end and be able to skate some.
- GilPerreault11

Plenty of space for him to unleash that wicked shot.

The combination of Eichel and Olo in overtime was pretty, pretty good

https://youtu.be/mIWAsEkfSP8

Plenty of space for him to unleash that wicked wrister.

The combination of Eichel and Olo in overtime was pretty, pretty good

https://youtu.be/mIWAsEkfSP8
- Hank Balling

True, but you don't want to lose either and so I think he has some ability to not f#ck up to lose the game.

I'm probably moving olo for a future 1st and a goaltending prospect at the deadline or offseason.

If he scores 20- 25 goals without eichel or a true #1 c, and likes buffalo... I give him the matt moulson special 5 x 5.

His age vs. Tank4 could really be the deciding factor.

We will need to spend some cash to get to the cap floor the next few seasons.

Hate to finally hit on a late round pick and not reap the benefits.....

Uncle ion may disagree, but I think olo's skating is very under appreciated. He has good speed and vision IMO.
The nhl is a growing process.

78 points in 116 nhl games is just the tip of the iceberg.

Imagine not liking him? Anti Sabres gonna anti sabre I guess.
- Boss34

Olofsson does skate well, but not consistently enough. I wish he would use his speed more.

If you get a 1st round pick for him, you're turning a 7th round pick into a 1st in a strong draft, which sounds like reaping benefit from drafting Olofsson to me.

Overall, you have a plan which doesn't involve walking him to UFA status, and that was the point I was making with Ullmark.

Ideally, for me, I'd make a decision on him now and not wait until next offseason as I prefer to not wait until there is only one year of team control left.

Puppa had better numbers for the Sabres than Fuhr did.

They traded Andreychuk, Puppa, and a 93’ 1st (Kenny Jonsson) for Fuhr and a 4th.


They lost 3 OT games in the playoffs to Montreal.

You can’t tell me Andreychuk couldn’t have helped them there.


If there was ever a trade where Muckler was trying to get the band back together, its this trade.
- dadeadhead

I'm not arguing that Fuhr was better than Puppa, nor am I arguing that it was a good trade. I am just saying that Puppa wasn't good enough to get them there. Obviously, losing Andreychuk hurt too, but the only hope of a Cup that year would have been Hasek catching fire a year sooner than he did. Muckler wasn't ready to give him the reigns yet judging by how little he played pre and post trade.

If OLO is not very good defensively why was he trusted by both Ralph and Granato to play OT, I mean he is no Selke but he can play 3v3 where you do have to cover your own end and be able to skate some.
- GilPerreault11

He was much improved defensively when watching the last 20 games, and maybe that's why his offense dried up a bit.

He was much improved defensively when watching the last 20 games, and maybe that's why his offense dried up a bit.
- kingcong39

I thought that over those last 20 games he definitely showed more upside than most of us assumed we had. Being on Jack's line really casts a shadow over his linemates because Jack always had the puck. Olo is faster than I thought he was and wasn't as easy to knock off the puck than I thought he was. Not saying he is worth his contract but he could still be part of the long-term solution.

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This sucks, he was a huge upgrade over Rodak

I thought that over those last 20 games he definitely showed more upside than most of us assumed we had. Being on Jack's line really casts a shadow over his linemates because Jack always had the puck. Olo is faster than I thought he was and wasn't as easy to knock off the puck than I thought he was. Not saying he is worth his contract but he could still be part of the long-term solution.
- Slump Buster

The puck still died on his stick more than I would like to see, but I'm hoping he improves that this season.