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Slump Buster
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I root for draft picks but not the team, apparently, NY
Joined: 10.24.2006

May 10 @ 4:43 PM ET
Amazing how someone can have a star level season, score 30 goals, be in the top35 in both points and goals, yet not be considered a top line talent.
- RhinoFan


...... and again, if other teams saw him as a top-line play-driving player someone else would have ponied up the money. He also signed a contract that isn't representative of a top-line player. But if you want to dress him up to be that....


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

May 10 @ 4:46 PM ET
...... and again, if other teams saw him as a top-line play-driving player someone else would have ponied up the money. He also signed a contract that isn't representative of a top-line player. But if you want to dress him up to be that....
- Slump Buster

He’s not one of the 64 highest paid wingers in hockey?

Might wanna check that again

He’s the 11th highest paid RW
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

May 10 @ 4:52 PM ET
Hank, Anyway you can scribble something new, about to get pushed of the front page. Can ya help a Brother out.
- Buff36


Yeah. Waiting for the lotto balls to fall
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

May 10 @ 4:52 PM ET
He is way overly enamored with skating.

I wish Tuch was a 70+ point player who was limited by his skating...

- kingcong39


Right, because the easiest thing to learn as a pro is, skating 😀

Sam's still got time to skate like McDavid.

Couple more open skates and he's gonna be fast
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

May 10 @ 4:53 PM ET
If Alex Tuch had Reinhart’s hands and brain he’d be a top 10 NHL player

Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

May 10 @ 4:56 PM ET
Yeah. Waiting for the lotto balls to fall
- Hank Balling


I'm already sad that you're not going to be the blogger moving forward.

Erod 3 points in 1 period
Murray scoring a big goal for Rochester

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

May 10 @ 4:57 PM ET
If Alex Tuch had Reinhart’s hands and brain he’d be a top 10 NHL player
- sbroads24


You callin' my boy stoopid ?
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

May 10 @ 4:59 PM ET
If Alex Tuch had Reinhart’s hands and brain he’d be a top 10 NHL player
- sbroads24


If reinhart had alex tuch's heart and leadership he'd be a buffalo Sabre still.

Sam's definitely a #1 1st line player.
His #'s are boosted by surrounding talent, but he's a top liner on most teams. After this season IMO
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

May 10 @ 4:59 PM ET
Draft mocks are all over the place.

Button has Kemell 3rd
RhinoFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Visionville
Joined: 10.12.2015

May 10 @ 4:59 PM ET
...... and again, if other teams saw him as a top-line play-driving player someone else would have ponied up the money. He also signed a contract that isn't representative of a top-line player. But if you want to dress him up to be that....
- Slump Buster


I'll just say, I think if you sat down and thought about what you just said, you'd see there's a lot of holes in that logic. First and foremost, if Sam was a UFA this summer, he's getting 8M+. We don't even need to list all the star players who have been traded for peanuts.

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

May 10 @ 5:01 PM ET
I'll just say, I think if you sat down and thought about what you just said, you'd see there's a lot of holes in that logic. First and foremost, if Sam was a UFA this summer, he's getting 8M+. We don't even need to list all the star players who have been traded for peanuts.
- RhinoFan


I'd of taken a cut to play on a possible dynasty
RhinoFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Visionville
Joined: 10.12.2015

May 10 @ 5:03 PM ET
Draft mocks are all over the place.

Button has Kemell 3rd

- DirtyDan


Saw Geekie is falling like a stone too. Good, far too slow.
RhinoFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Visionville
Joined: 10.12.2015

May 10 @ 5:04 PM ET
I'd of taken a cut to play on a possible dynasty
- DirtyDan


I think it's more the Florida discount. The tax difference is substantial.
RhinoFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Visionville
Joined: 10.12.2015

May 10 @ 5:10 PM ET
If reinhart had alex tuch's heart and leadership he'd be a buffalo Sabre still.

Sam's definitely a #1 1st line player.
His #'s are boosted by surrounding talent, but he's a top liner on most teams. After this season IMO

- Boss34


I think that's fair other than the heart part. He wasn't a leader, he had the C in Koot but as the best player, not the leader. He did have heart though, went to the net and took a beating for us for a long time and never misses games.
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

May 10 @ 5:13 PM ET
I'm already sad that you're not going to be the blogger moving forward.

Erod 3 points in 1 period
Murray scoring a big goal for Rochester

😥

- Boss34


My work isn't complete until they re-sign Prysk to be 4LW
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

May 10 @ 5:20 PM ET
There both very good in there own ways, wish we had both Rhino and Tuch. Be a better hockey team.
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

May 10 @ 5:26 PM ET
Haters gon' hate
- DirtyDan

No one is hating on Sam though, they are just butt hurt that we didn't get Huberdeau for him
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

May 10 @ 5:29 PM ET
If Alex Tuch had Reinhart’s hands and brain he’d be a top 10 NHL player
- sbroads24

If my aunt had balls she’d be my uncle
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

May 10 @ 5:29 PM ET
My work isn't complete until they re-sign Prysk to be 4LW
- Hank Balling

Isn’t that Montour’s spot?
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

May 10 @ 5:30 PM ET
My work isn't complete until they re-sign Prysk to be 4LW
- Hank Balling



🙂

Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

May 10 @ 5:30 PM ET
If Vegas wins the lottery. It’s rigged and I think the whole nhl would agree lol
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Hail Satan
Joined: 10.07.2010

May 10 @ 5:31 PM ET
I think it's more the Florida discount. The tax difference is substantial.
- RhinoFan


~$550K based on this year's celery, but then how much more does he have to pay to find a place to live in the most expensive real estate market in the country vs Buffalo?
PrinceChill
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.06.2014

May 10 @ 5:33 PM ET
No one is hating on Sam though, they are just butt hurt that we didn't get Huberdeau for him
- BeadyEyedDouche

I’m not greedy. I would’ve settled for Lundell.
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

May 10 @ 5:36 PM ET
According to twitter. Eichel played with a broken thumb since the panthers game
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

May 10 @ 5:49 PM ET
According to twitter. Eichel played with a broken thumb since the panthers game
- Sabretooth9

That guy always has an excuse jfc
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