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Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

May 9 @ 11:37 AM ET
no, but I know a guy on Minny who definitely is.
- TheSabresTaco


The nhl website must be messed up. It's saying he hasn't played a playoff game this spring but there's no way they're scratching a legend
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

May 9 @ 11:38 AM ET
Unless they go into rebuild mode this move wouldn't make sense from WIN's perspective. If anything I would think they might try to trade for vets so as to take advantage of the end of the window of some of their stars. They are probably the perfect example of a place where you don't want to be - not enough talent to come anywhere close to winning a cup yet not rebuilding either (and not to mention, fairly old as well).
- Slump Buster


Well they aren't pushing for playoffs with their roster how it is.... They're to old up front and not enough talent beyond a few players
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

May 9 @ 11:38 AM ET
Adding 2 top 6 F a top 4RD and a goalie or 2 is very unrealistic.

Get a goalie first then worry about in front of him

- DirtyDan

Forwards might be, but might get 1 of those from within. And the other one's RD and G should be attainable if KA wants.
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

May 9 @ 11:39 AM ET
Forwards might be, but might get 1 of those from within. And the other one's RD and G should be attainable if KA wants.
- Buff36


RD and G should be attainable I agree, beyond that I expect nothing and for good reason. Don't stretch us to thin.
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

May 9 @ 11:44 AM ET
We're trying to build something special for the long term and YOU want to TRADE all of our picks.

I hate you and your family and you think Kevyn is getting FIRED tomorrow.

- TheSabresTaco

Not just ALL of NEXT YEARS picks. but ALL the picks they could possible ever have.

Connor McDavid for a lifetime supply of 1st rd picks for as long as he is on the team.
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

May 9 @ 11:46 AM ET
The nhl website must be messed up. It's saying he hasn't played a playoff game this spring but there's no way they're scratching a legend
- Hank Balling


Elon sent him to the ISS for cosmic research.
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

May 9 @ 11:48 AM ET
Not just ALL of NEXT YEARS picks. but ALL the picks they could possible ever have.

Connor McDavid for a lifetime supply of 1st rd picks for as long as he is on the team.

- ImThatGuy


Yeah I disagree with the 2024 pick cause that's gonna be an AMAZING draft otherwise yeah defiinitely FORFEIT our FUTURE for some bro named Connor.
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

May 9 @ 11:50 AM ET
Adding 2 top 6 F a top 4RD and a goalie or 2 is very unrealistic.

Get a goalie first then worry about in front of him

- DirtyDan

adding an NHL level goalie and a top 6 F is not unrealistic to me.

Kuemper, DeSmith or Holtby should be UFA targets.

or trade a 3rd for the rights to one of Washingtons guys.
SDSabre
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.05.2014

May 9 @ 11:59 AM ET
adding an NHL level goalie and a top 6 F is not unrealistic to me.

Kuemper, DeSmith or Holtby should be UFA targets.

or trade a 3rd for the rights to one of Washingtons guys.

- ImThatGuy


You're really trying to Murray this thing
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

May 9 @ 11:59 AM ET
Lunaion is now entered into the convo 😉

Jack is not good. No thank you.

- Boss34


You suggested dealing VO, I never need to post again. Mission complete.
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

May 9 @ 12:01 PM ET
adding an NHL level goalie and a top 6 F is not unrealistic to me.

Kuemper, DeSmith or Holtby should be UFA targets.

or trade a 3rd for the rights to one of Washingtons guys.

- ImThatGuy



Making those 4 additions in one offseason where we have limited spots open and our team just turned into a real team is unrealistic to me.

I could care less about geting a forward this offseason. Find your starter, and find Power a real top 4 partner.

If you get those done early sure look for a upgrade at forward but G and D need to come first and foremost
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

May 9 @ 12:01 PM ET
Definitely impacts it for sure.
So sick of Fitz and Beady.
JC 3 yo's are far more mature

- IonSabres

Oh shut the (frank) up dude
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

May 9 @ 12:04 PM ET
What are social media trolls? They're people who deliberately provoke others online. By saying inflammatory and offensive things. They live to make people upset and angry.


When you posted sponge Bob, did you think fitz would get upset?

Of course.....

- Boss34

No actually. Pardon me for thinking the dude could take a joke. My post was in response to him and not even close to inflammatory. Nor was it even close to being offensive. Who the honest (frank) gets upset by a Sponge Bob meme?

He's the guy who tries to fight you for looking at him when you walk down the street.
Stripes77
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012

May 9 @ 12:12 PM ET
You're really trying to Murray this thing
- SDSabre


Signing a UFA goalie is much different than trading away multiple first round picks in the same draft...

They should be signing a decent NHL goaltender this off season

Kuemper would be fine

I still like the MAF idea and have UPL back him up

The top 6 forward/top 4 D is where it gets tricky

I would look at a top 4 D first and move Joker down to the 3rd pairing/pp guy. I don't like the idea of a full season of Power playing with Joker. Adding a top 4 D doesn't take a spot away from the young core (Dahlin, Power and Samuelsson). Adding a top 6 forward could take a spot away from Quinn, JJ, Mitts/Cozens though.




BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

May 9 @ 12:15 PM ET
To the guys pissing and moaning about this blog: You ever think that maybe you're the ones who don't make this a good place to visit anymore?

I actually talk hockey on here 90% of the time. But guys like Ion, who post in a format that is completely unreadable, sbroads who is constantly on the edge of a cliff and Fitz, who literally tries to fight people for looking at him the wrong way, Pegulaville who is just so much smarter and more successful than everyone in addition to Boss and his pissy attitude...

Maybe you guys are the (frank)ing problem? Yeah? Maybe coming here for the sake of coming here is the issue?

The team has sucked for 11 years now. It's been an absolute mess of an organization. Yeah the blog is slow, we don't have much to talk about and our blogger is leaving. But for a guy like Ion to call me out by name, and other dudes to say "it's the same 3 guys arguing about the same things" is (frank)ing rich, because I regularly offer lengthy and well thought out hockey posts that routinely get ignored because god forbid someone actually uses their (frank)ing brain on here once in a while, right?

I don't like to use the term snowflake but good god, the guys who keep coming on here to female dog and start poop with each other are 100% snowflakes.

Get a grip dudes. We're all posting the same poop over and over on an obscure web 1.0 hockey blog that is seen as an absolute joke all over the internet.

Every (frank)ing day with your poop. Someone proves you wrong? TELL HIM HOW SAD HIS LIFE IS DERP. Someone posts a Sponge Bob meme? WAIT 12 HOURS AND CRY ABOUT IT.

Funny how I can go into the Leafs blog and never get banned yet half of you can't even lurk there without getting the hammer. Says something, don't you think?

Tyler Myers is gone. Get over it.
SDSabre
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.05.2014

May 9 @ 12:15 PM ET
Signing a UFA goalie is much different than trading away multiple first round picks in the same draft...

They should be signing a decent NHL goaltender this off season

Kuemper would be fine

I still like the MAF idea and have UPL back him up

The top 6 forward/top 4 D is where it gets tricky

I would look at a top 4 D first and move Joker down to the 3rd pairing/pp guy. I don't like the idea of a full season of Power playing with Joker. Adding a top 4 D doesn't take a spot away from the young core (Dahlin, Power and Samuelsson). Adding a top 6 forward could take a spot away from Quinn, JJ, Mitts/Cozens though.

- Stripes77


Sarcasm font wasn't turned on...
Slump Buster
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I root for draft picks but not the team, apparently, NY
Joined: 10.24.2006

May 9 @ 12:22 PM ET
Well they aren't pushing for playoffs with their roster how it is.... They're to old up front and not enough talent beyond a few players
- DirtyDan


Right. They should probably blow it up but I would be really surprised if they did. And if they don't blow it up they surely won't trade the goalie.
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

May 9 @ 12:25 PM ET
To the guys pissing and moaning about this blog: You ever think that maybe you're the ones who don't make this a good place to visit anymore?

I actually talk hockey on here 90% of the time. But guys like Ion, who post in a format that is completely unreadable, sbroads who is constantly on the edge of a cliff and Fitz, who literally tries to fight people for looking at him the wrong way, Pegulaville who is just so much smarter and more successful than everyone in addition to Boss and his pissy attitude...

Maybe you guys are the (frank)ing problem? Yeah? Maybe coming here for the sake of coming here is the issue?

The team has sucked for 11 years now. It's been an absolute mess of an organization. Yeah the blog is slow, we don't have much to talk about and our blogger is leaving. But for a guy like Ion to call me out by name, and other dudes to say "it's the same 3 guys arguing about the same things" is (frank)ing rich, because I regularly offer lengthy and well thought out hockey posts that routinely get ignored because god forbid someone actually uses their (frank)ing brain on here once in a while, right?

I don't like to use the term snowflake but good god, the guys who keep coming on here to female dog and start poop with each other are 100% snowflakes.

Get a grip dudes. We're all posting the same poop over and over on an obscure web 1.0 hockey blog that is seen as an absolute joke all over the internet.

Every (frank)ing day with your poop. Someone proves you wrong? TELL HIM HOW SAD HIS LIFE IS DERP. Someone posts a Sponge Bob meme? WAIT 12 HOURS AND CRY ABOUT IT.

Funny how I can go into the Leafs blog and never get banned yet half of you can't even lurk there without getting the hammer. Says something, don't you think?

Tyler Myers is gone. Get over it.

- BeadyEyedDouche


lol
Hatboro_Swords
Buffalo Sabres
Location: WE'RE PRACTICING THE POWER PLAY!, PA
Joined: 07.30.2010

May 9 @ 12:36 PM ET
To the guys pissing and moaning about this blog: You ever think that maybe you're the ones who don't make this a good place to visit anymore?

I actually talk hockey on here 90% of the time. But guys like Ion, who post in a format that is completely unreadable, sbroads who is constantly on the edge of a cliff and Fitz, who literally tries to fight people for looking at him the wrong way, Pegulaville who is just so much smarter and more successful than everyone in addition to Boss and his pissy attitude...

Maybe you guys are the (frank)ing problem? Yeah? Maybe coming here for the sake of coming here is the issue?

The team has sucked for 11 years now. It's been an absolute mess of an organization. Yeah the blog is slow, we don't have much to talk about and our blogger is leaving. But for a guy like Ion to call me out by name, and other dudes to say "it's the same 3 guys arguing about the same things" is (frank)ing rich, because I regularly offer lengthy and well thought out hockey posts that routinely get ignored because god forbid someone actually uses their (frank)ing brain on here once in a while, right?

I don't like to use the term snowflake but good god, the guys who keep coming on here to female dog and start poop with each other are 100% snowflakes.

Get a grip dudes. We're all posting the same poop over and over on an obscure web 1.0 hockey blog that is seen as an absolute joke all over the internet.

Every (frank)ing day with your poop. Someone proves you wrong? TELL HIM HOW SAD HIS LIFE IS DERP. Someone posts a Sponge Bob meme? WAIT 12 HOURS AND CRY ABOUT IT.

Funny how I can go into the Leafs blog and never get banned yet half of you can't even lurk there without getting the hammer. Says something, don't you think?

Tyler Myers is gone. Get over it.

- BeadyEyedDouche


In short, everyone should strive to be more like the 3ER. Not always right, but aint never been wrong.

Anderdog
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 03.17.2021

May 9 @ 12:37 PM ET
https://thecanuckway.com/...ung-canucks-target/amp/4/


He wants joker
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

May 9 @ 12:37 PM ET
You guys remember when none of you wanted this garbage?

I 'member that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7plJ_c2Zpk

Here's an idea: A goalie is only as good as the team in front of him.
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

May 9 @ 12:40 PM ET
In short, everyone should strive to be more like the 3ER. Not always right, but aint never been wrong.
- Hatboro_Swords

Hatboro_Swords
Buffalo Sabres
Location: WE'RE PRACTICING THE POWER PLAY!, PA
Joined: 07.30.2010

May 9 @ 12:45 PM ET
https://thecanuckway.com/2022/05/08/5-right-handed-defencemen-young-canucks-target/amp/4/


He wants joker

- Anderdog

Personally, I like Joker right where he is in the Top 4. He's like the Tallinder or Lydman of the top 4. I'm fine with Fitz and Bryson as the bottom pair too. Would like to get another rugged defenceman in here if possible. I always like Mark Borowiecki.

Did anyone hear Rivet on Spittin Chiclets Podcast a couple weeks ago? Montreal GM said he had two things to work on after his rookie season.

1. Take a boxing class
2. Plan on 200 PIM

I think Fitz should get similar advice.
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

May 9 @ 12:49 PM ET
https://thecanuckway.com/2022/05/08/5-right-handed-defencemen-young-canucks-target/amp/4/


He wants joker

- Anderdog

My biggest takeaway from this is that Joker is still only 22 and will be 23 to start the season. I thought he was already like 25.

I've stated that I'm fine with him as a 4/5 guy, but Fitz seems like that classic AHL guy who just can't make it in the NHL. Rory Fitzpatrick all over again, go figure.
RhinoFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Visionville
Joined: 10.12.2015

May 9 @ 12:57 PM ET
Man, if only Tyler Myers was still here.
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