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Gr8daygo
Joined: 04.23.2014

Oct 14 @ 5:56 PM ET
[quote=Gr8daygo]Five teams…. Hhuumm.

1- Vegas
2- kings
3- ducks
4- sharks
5- flames

I haven't heard anything about San Jose. I did hear those damn Rags are still trying to buy low. And Minnesota are still a wild card. My guy has never gotten ANYTHING right though, EVER. So, you know, grain of salt and stuff.
FWIW, he thinks Vegas or Calgary get Eichel.

- Sir Tindoom


Yeah, f the rags! Vegas makes the most sense, krebs and a conditioned 2022 first plus plus? And cap work…

Flames could get there.

I don’t think the wild pony up. Or the kings/ ducks for that matter. I’ll still hold out a little hope for a Zegras or Turcott/Byfield deal, but I don’t see it happening at this point.

Just gotta hope Adams doesn’t get ROR’d
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Oct 14 @ 6:00 PM ET
Do yo remember Brady's easy schedule for 19 years because he played the Bills/Jets/Dolphins 6 times a season?

Wonder if they'll hold off on his gold jacket because of it

- sbroads24


Ahh so you are able to read between the lines and not just look at simple box scores.

But we are still hung up on the “well this guy is a hall of famer” while winning a SB despite not being a top 5, in some cases top 10, passer that particular season
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Oct 14 @ 6:04 PM ET
Swap Tom Brady with either of Matt Ryan and Matthew Stafford and Bill still wins all of those Super Bowls.

Stafford and Ryan on crappy teams with no supporting cast though and they are in the Hall of Very Good.

Stafford is going to win more games in LA this year than he did across half his career in Detroit

sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Oct 14 @ 6:08 PM ET
Swap Tom Brady with either of Matt Ryan and Matthew Stafford and Bill still wins all of those Super Bowls.

Stafford and Ryan on crappy teams with no supporting cast though and they are in the Hall of Very Good.

Stafford is going to win more games in LA this year than he did across half his career in Detroit

- Pegullaville

This is absolutely insane to say

Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Oct 14 @ 6:09 PM ET
Swap Tom Brady with either of Matt Ryan and Matthew Stafford and Bill still wins all of those Super Bowls.

Stafford and Ryan on crappy teams with no supporting cast though and they are in the Hall of Very Good.

Stafford is going to win more games in LA this year than he did across half his career in Detroit

- Pegullaville


Bill's just trying to beat the Dolphins these days. Forget the superbowl.

He gets a couple but he doesn't get six
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Oct 14 @ 6:10 PM ET
On that report that Eichel was close to getting moved...

I don't believe it. If it was close they would keep working on it. It wouldn't just fall apart. Both teams would have to have the frame work done for it to be considered close, both teams would what each team needs and won't give up.

Sounds like agents/teams are leaking info again to try to get Adams to budge.

- Stripes77


Or it's an incredibly complicated trade due to teams wanting conditions on any and maybe all picks due to the surgery risk and having to assess how to send players back to make the cap work for players that may have no trade clauses that have little interest in going to Buffalo.
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Oct 14 @ 6:14 PM ET
This is absolutely insane to say
- sbroads24


As soon as Brady left, so did the rest of the good players, like rats deserting a sinking ship.

The QB is the draw to a good team. The Bills don't retain Milano or get Sanders without Allen
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Oct 14 @ 6:15 PM ET
This is absolutely insane to say
- sbroads24


Brady was outside the top 10 in his first 3 SB wins. 2018 he was meh.

Stafford and Ryan win those 4 SB’s too.

It’s not insane at all if you don’t have sh*t for brains
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Oct 14 @ 6:19 PM ET
As soon as Brady left, so did the rest of the good players, like rats deserting a sinking ship.

The QB is the draw to a good team. The Bills don't retain Milano or get Sanders without Allen

- Hank Balling

Coincidence my man.

Don’t have sh1t for brains or something

Brady/Stafford/Ryan are all the same QB

In all of what 35-40+ Tom Brady’s playoff wins, you could just plug Matt Ryan or Matt Stafford in there and the exact same result with no variance happens

Genius stuff
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Oct 14 @ 6:25 PM ET
Coincidence my man.

Don’t have sh1t for brains or something

Brady/Stafford/Ryan are all the same QB

In all of what 35-40+ Tom Brady’s playoff wins, you could just plug Matt Ryan or Matt Stafford in there and the exact same result with no variance happens

Genius stuff

- sbroads24


Brady is the best QB and probly NFL player of all time

Stafford is one of the most talented QBs ever to be held back by his team.

Ryan was good for a couple years and died off. So I’ll compare his career to Eli Manning or Flacco without the supebowls.

2-3 good years and then died off
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Oct 14 @ 6:26 PM ET
Coincidence my man.

Don’t have sh1t for brains or something

Brady/Stafford/Ryan are all the same QB

In all of what 35-40+ Tom Brady’s playoff wins, you could just plug Matt Ryan or Matt Stafford in there and the exact same result with no variance happens

Genius stuff

- sbroads24


Take a look at Matt Ryan’s career. He’s a lot better than you give him credit for.

Look how good Stafford looks surrounded by an NFL roster.

Each of those QB’s would have SB’s in the AFC East over that time frame
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Oct 14 @ 6:29 PM ET
Or it's an incredibly complicated trade due to teams wanting conditions on any and maybe all picks due to the surgery risk and having to assess how to send players back to make the cap work for players that may have no trade clauses that have little interest in going to Buffalo.
- kingcong39


Flip the script.

Eichel for a '23 -2nd, with:
• If Eichel meets condition 1; it becomes a '22-1st. [E.g. Successful surgery, clearance to begin training w/in 8 weeks]
• If Eichel meets condition 2; add '23-1st [E.g. Cleared to return to play by Feb 28th]
• If Eichel meets condition 3; Sabres get their 1st choice of 2 Highly rated prospects [E.g. X games played, Prospects 1 & 2 identified E.g. MacTavish / Zegras]
• If Eichel meets condition 4; Sabres get the 2nd of those 2 highly rated prospects [E.g. Eichel plays 18+ ATOI ]

I'm sure those are not the right conditions, but it is the idea of a progressive return.
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Oct 14 @ 6:31 PM ET
Take a look at Matt Ryan’s career. He’s a lot better than you give him credit for.

Look how good Stafford looks surrounded by an NFL roster.

Each of those QB’s would have SB’s in the AFC East over that time frame

- Pegullaville

They’re great QB’s

You can’t just sit here and pretend that they’d put up better or worse performances in the same spots.

If you wanna say BB would have the same amount of rings with Aaron Rodgers or Manning? Sure I’d agree with that
SabreWest
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BC
Joined: 03.02.2015

Oct 14 @ 6:34 PM ET
[quote=Gr8daygo]Five teams…. Hhuumm.

1- Vegas
2- kings
3- ducks
4- sharks
5- flames

I haven't heard anything about San Jose. I did hear those damn Rags are still trying to buy low. And Minnesota are still a wild card. My guy has never gotten ANYTHING right though, EVER. So, you know, grain of salt and stuff.
FWIW, he thinks Vegas or Calgary get Eichel.

- Sir Tindoom


Selfishly, I would like to see them trade with the Flames. Living in B.C., I watch a lot of Canucks, Oilers and Flames games so it would be great to see Eichel line up against McDavid and Peterssen 6X per year each.
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Oct 14 @ 6:37 PM ET
They’re great QB’s

You can’t just sit here and pretend that they’d put up better or worse performances in the same spots.

If you wanna say BB would have the same amount of rings with Aaron Rodgers or Manning? Sure I’d agree with that

- sbroads24


Ok, I was a tad bit hyperbolic.

I believe Stafford or Ryan win 3 possibly 4 Superbowls in New England not 6. Nor do they carry the Pats roster that lost to the Eagles.


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

Oct 14 @ 6:39 PM ET
As an encore to Paul Walker, Dirty Dan and Sbroads are going to tell us there favourite Dale Earnhardt jokes.

As it is humorous to make fun of peoples deaths via car accidents.

You only live once Pach, I’m sure a lot of good karma is heading Squirrely Dan’s way.

- Pegullaville

i'm not here to judge, i'm only her for the never-ending 504 gateway timeouts
Sir Tindoom
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 12.27.2019

Oct 14 @ 6:39 PM ET
Brady is the best QB and probly NFL player of all time

Stafford is one of the most talented QBs ever to be held back by his team.

Ryan was good for a couple years and died off. So I’ll compare his career to Eli Manning or Flacco without the supebowls.

2-3 good years and then died off

- Sabretooth9


Ryan = Eli = Flacco is 100% accurate, IMO. 3 of the goodest QBs of all time. Ryan would have at least 1 SB if Atlanta had ever given him a good defense.
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Oct 14 @ 6:42 PM ET
https://www.facebook.com/.../posts/10159506299327954/


🤣

- Powerslave

that was worth a good chuckle
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Oct 14 @ 6:43 PM ET
2C tage = yuck

Oh well, i guess it helps the tank
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Oct 14 @ 6:51 PM ET
Ok, I was a tad bit hyperbolic.

I believe Stafford or Ryan win 3 possibly 4 Superbowls in New England not 6. Nor do they carry the Pats roster that lost to the Eagles.

- Pegullaville


Common ground
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Oct 14 @ 6:52 PM ET
Brady made below average Wideouts look like superstars.
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Oct 14 @ 6:54 PM ET
2C tage = yuck

Oh well, i guess it helps the tank

- jdfitz77

Now now it’s not a tank it’s icing a bad team on purpose with the hopes of finishing in last
Chris16
Buffalo Sabres
Location: CT
Joined: 06.22.2012

Oct 14 @ 7:00 PM ET
Cheers boys to the start of a new season. It might be a difficult one, but I’m here to support the players that want to be here and are going to work hard every game. It’s not their fault this organization is a mess. Go Sabres.
Stripes77
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012

Oct 14 @ 7:03 PM ET
The arena is EMPTY
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Oct 14 @ 7:03 PM ET
Wow. The 100 bowl is empty.

Brutal
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