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Stripes77
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Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012

Jul 10 @ 8:10 PM ET
Notice you left out the quality skating part...
- kingcong39


Brains are more important for a stay at home guy IMO

They're few and far between these days though


Stripes77
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012

Jul 10 @ 8:18 PM ET
Would be nice, but it feels like the best opportunity for that kind of trade was at the draft.
- Lunaion


Probably right, the one guy that keeps coming to mind with everything Chicago did at the draft was Connor Murphy.

Do they keep him?
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Jul 10 @ 8:19 PM ET
Brains are more important for a stay at home guy IMO

They're few and far between these days though

- Stripes77


My point is that the traditional stay at home defenseman type that many think of may not be the best partner for Dahlin or Power.

Sure seems like Meatballs feels that way with the pairings he has run out there.
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Jul 10 @ 8:21 PM ET
Probably right, the one guy that keeps coming to mind with everything Chicago did at the draft was Connor Murphy.

Do they keep him?

- Stripes77


Don't know him well, but that seems like a tough contract to move.
Stripes77
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
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Jul 10 @ 8:23 PM ET
My point is that the traditional stay at home defenseman type that many think of may not be the best partner for Dahlin or Power.

Sure seems like Meatballs feels that way with the pairings he has run out there.

- kingcong39


It's not like he had much choice, look at the roster he had given to him

He struck gold with Samuelsson with Dahlin I think, and you're right Samuelsson can skate, but Joker with the kid scares the crap out of me for a full season.

Bryson was so hot and cold all season long, Fitzgerald is crap, Pysyk is a 7th D-man and Colin Miller was a walking infirmary
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Jul 10 @ 8:24 PM ET
Don't know him well, but that seems like a tough contract to move.
- Lunaion


His valuation in a trade is anywhere from a late 1st to a 3rd round pick.

I agree that his contract is a bit rough.

https://www.capfriendly.com/players/connor-murphy
Stripes77
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Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
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Jul 10 @ 8:24 PM ET
Don't know him well, but that seems like a tough contract to move.
- Lunaion


They would have to eat some celery for sure

Plus he has that M-NTC as well, but you would think he would want out of a team that tanking hard just like we did, funny thing is they're going to have to battle Arizona who is still tanking lol
Stripes77
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Jul 10 @ 8:26 PM ET
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Anderdog
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 03.17.2021

Jul 10 @ 8:29 PM ET
So Kane and Murphy
$ 14.9 million
Stripes77
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Buffalo Sabres
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Jul 10 @ 8:31 PM ET
So Kane and Murphy
$ 14.9 million

- Anderdog


They would have to eat salary on Murphy for the length of his contract, probably $1.4 to make his cap hit $3 million.

Kane would only be for a year, his next contract is the tricky one.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Jul 10 @ 8:33 PM ET
so is bryson our LD for draws in our end?

Anderdog
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 03.17.2021

Jul 10 @ 8:34 PM ET
They would have to eat salary on Murphy for the length of his contract, probably $1.4 to make his cap hit $3 million.

Kane would only be for a year, his next contract is the tricky one.

- Stripes77



Ya read that after I hit submit
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Jul 10 @ 8:35 PM ET
so is bryson our LD for draws in our end?
- homiedclown


what could possibly go wrong?
Stripes77
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Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012

Jul 10 @ 8:36 PM ET
what could possibly go wrong?
- Lunaion


Having Aaron Dell in net...
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Jul 10 @ 8:36 PM ET
Anyone consider that Murray and gibson ( as well as levi and portillo) might not hate the city and/or the failed organization, but


Maybe goalies are affraid of getting shell shocked in donnie's system and the young group in front of the goalkeeper?
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Jul 10 @ 8:38 PM ET
Anyone consider that Murray and gibson ( as well as levi and portillo) might not hate the city and/or the failed organization, but


Maybe goalies are affraid of getting shell shocked in donnie's system and the young group in front of the goalkeeper?

- Boss34

Sure
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Jul 10 @ 8:38 PM ET
Having Aaron Dell in net...

- Stripes77


I think I'd probably prefer Hagg over Bryson, on this team.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Jul 10 @ 8:43 PM ET
so is bryson our LD for draws in our end?
- homiedclown

Samuelsson
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Jul 10 @ 8:44 PM ET
Samuelsson
- Buff36

thought he was playing RD
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Jul 10 @ 8:44 PM ET
Having Aaron Dell in net...

- Stripes77

more to come
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Jul 10 @ 8:44 PM ET
Sure
- Buff36


I think our defense unit will be top 10 in the nhl in points (from the defense )next year.

Overall I expect the Sabres to be 15 /17 scoring in the league next year.
Samuelsson is gonna be a 2 way guy
Stripes77
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Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012

Jul 10 @ 8:45 PM ET
Anyone consider that Murray and gibson ( as well as levi and portillo) might not hate the city and/or the failed organization, but


Maybe goalies are affraid of getting shell shocked in donnie's system and the young group in front of the goalkeeper?

- Boss34


Eh, maybe, but they're not the worst by a long shot, in fact the Ducks and the Senators gave up more shots than the Sabres
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

Jul 10 @ 8:45 PM ET
I think I'd probably prefer Hagg over Bryson, on this team.
- Lunaion

I'm truly baffled Bryson got anything more than a league minimum deal. He is a 7th at best.

We need a solid veteran something bad.

Something like PK Subban for 3 years at 5 million would be great because then his brother might sign here and that solves both our goalie and d-man situation so hopefully we can get Jordan Subban too and once you have all the brothers Subban on your hockey team, racism is cured and The Rock can be president like we all want and deserve.
Stripes77
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Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
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Jul 10 @ 8:45 PM ET
thought he was playing RD
- homiedclown


No they moved Dahlin to the right side when Power came Samuelsson played the left with Dahlin playing the right
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Jul 10 @ 8:51 PM ET
No they moved Dahlin to the right side when Power came Samuelsson played the left with Dahlin playing the right
- Stripes77


I believe Meatballs said they both changed sides during games, with both playing the right side at times, in one of his season ending press conferences.
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