I think after the boydchuk trade it’s pretty clear that making the cap floor is a non issue.
- joshs

Well when you have as much as they will need to spend the next couple years it could be.

Easiest thing to do in NHL. We just got boychuck for free
- Fattony1187

Yes easy when you have 5-10mill, not 20-30m without interfering with development.

.........

Yes easy when you have 5-10mill, not 20-30m without interfering with development.
- Buff36

Nothing we have to worry about this year

Well when you have as much as they will need to spend the next couple years it could be.
- Buff36

Probably best to worry about this season 1st then cross that bridge sometime around the 40 game mark.

https://theathletic.com/2945639/2021/11/10/sabres-by-the-numbers-12-takeaways-after-12-games-starting-with-victor-olofssons-near-elite-goal-scoring/
Some good stuff!
- Buff36

--butcher at 19+ evtoi is not good

--Bjork is not a shooter, but maybe he should be

--Buffalo averages 3.66 goals per game with Anderson in the crease. Only Washington’s Ilya Samsonov (4.6), Edmonton’s Mikko Koskinen (4.55) and Florida’s Sergei Bobrovsky (4.21) get better goal support.

--The Sabres are completely different at home and on the road
They’re 4-1-1 [at home] and have outscored opponents 20-13. They’re averaging a 34-30 shot advantage. They’re 1-4-1 [on the road] and have been outscored 23-15. They’re getting outshot 34-26.

let me rephrase.

What advantage does a trade for Kane provide for a rebuilding team, when the trade will almost assuredly center around a top prospect and a 1st.

NMC, makes 6.9 in celery, UFA after next season. Does Chicago want to get rid of him? Do the Sabres want to pay a premium for a guy they have a good chance of losing before the team is any good? poop doesn't line up to me.
- TheSabresTaco

ufa in two years?

I can't believe the insanity I'm reading in here this morning.

Trading away 3 pieces for 1 is partly why we're in rebuild number, I don't even know what number rebuild we're in.

If Terry wants Kane, if I'm Adams, I'd tell him Chicago wanted too much and move on.

Guys, Kane isn't coming here. He does not like Buffalo and just bought a huuuuuge place in Chicago. He's retiring there, bet on it.
- RhinoFan

something, something, yacht privileges?

They are still 2-3 years away if they continue to do that the way they are, and that's if everything goes according to plan and all these prospects pan out.

Fans are giving up and moving on from the Sabres. Its going to be very hard to get people back, this ain't football.

They are averaging 6K fans per game and that was before they started losing.

Something is going to have to give.
- ImThatGuy

I can't believe the insanity I'm reading in here this morning.

Trading away 3 pieces for 1 is partly why we're in rebuild number, I don't even know what number rebuild we're in.

If Terry wants Kane, if I'm Adams, I'd tell him Chicago wanted too much and move on.
- Powerslave

It’s hard to find something to talk about between these long stretches ,between games, during a losing streak. A good portion of our important players are injured and in reality we have no idea in what we are as a team bcz of it. It’s just talk.

Probably best to worry about this season 1st then cross that bridge sometime around the 40 game mark.
- joshs

They are still 2-3 years away if they continue to do that the way they are, and that's if everything goes according to plan and all these prospects pan out.

Fans are giving up and moving on from the Sabres. Its going to be very hard to get people back, this ain't football.

They are averaging 6K fans per game and that was before they started losing.

Something is going to have to give.
- ImThatGuy

They haven't made the playoffs in 10 years. If they make the playoffs everyone will go back. Winning cures all.

They'd also average more if Canadians could go without spending more money on some frankin covid test for a 5 hour venture cross the border.

- Michael Pachla

My bad

I can't believe the insanity I'm reading in here this morning.

Trading away 3 pieces for 1 is partly why we're in rebuild number, I don't even know what number rebuild we're in.

If Terry wants Kane, if I'm Adams, I'd tell him Chicago wanted too much and move on.
- Powerslave

IM all for a cast away trade but people want to give up 1s and our top prospect

They haven't made the playoffs in 10 years. If they make the playoffs everyone will go back. Winning cures all.

They'd also average more if Canadians could go without spending more money on some frankin covid test for a 5 hour venture cross the border.
- DirtyDan

Bingo

Not necessarily. This isn't the NFL where gate revenue has little effect on whether or not a team turns a profit.

And even if that is correct, you're talking about absorbing a ton of losses for a minimum of 3 years in hopes that your team might be near the top of the heap, which also takes some luck to get there. That's tough for any businessman to stomach.
- buffalofan19

Like that last 10 years.

If he wouldn't of pushed for faster re-builds he would have a playoff team by now.

Continue to push for faster re-builds you'll continue to lose money.

Probably best to worry about this season 1st then cross that bridge sometime around the 40 game mark.
- joshs

Not worried, just gonna be fun to see how Adams handles it.

Like that last 10 years.

If he wouldn't of pushed for faster re-builds he would have a playoff team by now.

Continue to push for faster re-builds you'll continue to lose money.
- DirtyDan

Playoff teams are not guaranteed to turn a profit. In fact, many of them don't. There's a certain level of loss that owners are willing to stomach as not all profit and loss is cash related. During this drought, attendance was at least somewhat consistent, and the building was mostly full up until around 2018-2020. However, when you're only averaging 6,000 fans in the seats, it becomes a serious problem that needs to be dealt with sooner. You can't just say "just wait a few years". Teams have costs they need to deal with now.

Like that last 10 years.

If he wouldn't of pushed for faster re-builds he would have a playoff team by now.

Continue to push for faster re-builds you'll continue to lose money.
- DirtyDan

You built the big F@cking Yacht, go enjoy it and let Adams and Co. Do there thing

John Vogl
@BuffaloVogl 14m


Sabres’ practice:

Skinner-Thompson-Asplund
Caggiula-Cozens-Hinostroza
Girgensons-Eakin-Okposo
Bjork-Ruotsalainen-Hayden

Dahlin-Butcher/Wolanin
Bryson-Miller
Hagg-Pysyk

Tokarski, Dell

Not worried, just gonna be fun to see how Adams handles it.
- Buff36

For sure. I apologize if I came off dismissively, it’s definitely a lingering problem with some talk worthy solutions.

John Vogl
@BuffaloVogl 14m


Sabres’ practice:

Skinner-Thompson-Asplund
Caggiula-Cozens-Hinostroza
Girgensons-Eakin-Okposo
Bjork-Ruotsalainen-Hayden

Dahlin-Butcher/Wolanin
Bryson-Miller
Hagg-Pysyk

Tokarski, Dell
- Michael Pachla

I just vomited 🤮

Is Chicago about to burn it down

Is Chicago about to burn it down
- Buff36

?

Other than the legal mess they're in what else is going on? They've won back to back games haven't they?