They've spent money like it was burning a hole in their pockets. Every year.

Stop with the "owners don't want to win" crap.

Their problem was that they thought being the richest owners in the league at the time meant buying up every free agent and winning would be easy. They were naive.

Adding players isn't the issue. It's adding the right players at the right time. Andrew Copp may be a fine player for what he is, which is a perennial 25-30 point player who just happened to have a career year on a stacked team in his contract year (gee, where have I heard that before?), and he's now worth almost $6 million a year?
- Powerslave

It's not if he's worth it, it's what the going rate is

Wow , Detroit is now better than us, ..... in july

Didnt you watch and relate to the team last season since tuch showed up.

We have such a young team, most should be better then last season. More in synch with the coaching staff and each other.

Injuries happen.... last year was brutal
- Boss34

It sort of reminds me of the off-season where Botterill brought back the entire crew minus Pominville, added Mojo and thought that the team was golden.

They've spent money like it was burning a hole in their pockets. Every year.

Stop with the "owners don't want to win" crap.


- Powerslave

11 year stretch is the worst in the history of the nhl


what do you do if they are a 65 point team next year?

detroit added husso, copp, kubalik, perron, chiarot and maatta


that's 6 decent additions w/o giving up any assets other then a 3rd round pick for the rights to husso
- homiedclown

Once Again.

Detroit didn't give up their 2 best players and a top 4D last year. Detroit didn't sign a former MVP 2 offseason ago just for him to not even show up.

Detroit made minor moves last offseason to round out their lineup like we did this offseason.

It sort of reminds me of the off-season where Botterill brought back the entire crew minus Pominville, added Mojo and thought that the team was golden.
- Hank Balling

the wings brought in better guys then what botts brought in

Once Again.

Detroit didn't give up their 2 best players and a top 4D last year. Detroit didn't sign a former MVP 2 offseason ago just for him to not even show up.

Detroit made minor moves last offseason to round out their lineup like we did this offseason.
- DirtyDan

where is the text book that said we could not have made those moves this offseason?

Once Again.

Detroit didn't give up their 2 best players and a top 4D last year. Detroit didn't sign a former MVP 2 offseason ago just for him to not even show up.

Detroit made minor moves last offseason to round out their lineup like we did this offseason.
- DirtyDan

Ottawa who was worse than the Sabres last year.
Traded for a 40 goal scorer, signed a top 4 dman, and a top 6 winger.

the wings brought in better guys then what botts brought in
- homiedclown

How dare you besmirch the name of James Vesey

where is the text book that said we could not have made those moves this offseason?
- homiedclown

How much of a step is Cozens taking? What is Krebs what is Mitts, Tage going to regress or progress or stay the same. Is Tuch a .8ppg player or a .6ppg player. Quinn and JJ ready for the NHL? Where is Samuelsson at, What steps has Power taken?

Young team with Question marks everywhere.

You don't make 6 signings like Detroit when you have these questions to be answered

Ottawa who was worse than the Sabres last year.
Traded for a 40 goal scorer, signed a top 4 dman, and a top 6 winger.
- ImThatGuy

They finsihed 2 pts away from us. the 3 teams were exactly the same


They also finished with 1 more win than us sooooooo not worse at all

I'm shocked about Copp, he was right in there in there price range and they wanted him before the trade deadline.
- SABRES 89

Went to his home town team

Went to his home town team
- Anderdog

"Kevyn didn't even try!"

Tell me you don't know what your talking without telling me ImThatGuy

How much of a step is Cozens taking? What is Krebs what is Mitts, Tage going to regress or progress or stay the same. Is Tuch a .8ppg player or a .6ppg player. Quinn and JJ ready for the NHL? Where is Samuelsson at, What steps has Power taken?

Young team with Question marks everywhere.

You don't make 6 signings like Detroit when you have these questions to be answered
- DirtyDan

The Sens and Wings had questions and they tried to answer them. The Sabres decided to leave the questions as questions for now, which is fine if it works. We'll see which approach works better

Tell me you don't know what your talking without telling me ImThatGuy
- DirtyDan

Did Ottawa pick before or after Buffalo in the draft?

Has anybody considered that Adams is filling the pipeline and will step aside next year.

The Sens and Wings had questions and they tried to answer them. The Sabres decided to leave the questions as questions for now, which is fine if it works. We'll see which approach works better
- Hank Balling

Their questions were not,

Is our 1C breaking out or a flash in the pan? type questions

Did Ottawa pick before or after Buffalo in the draft?
- ImThatGuy

They finsihed 2 pts behind with 1 more win... WOO we got more OT losses than them be proud

They finsihed 2 pts behind with 1 more win... WOO we got more OT losses than them be proud
- DirtyDan

so they finished worse in the standings?

Their questions were not,

Is our 1C breaking out or a flash in the pan? type questions
- DirtyDan

Idk, Josh Norris and Tage Thompson had nearly identical breakout years

so they finished worse in the standings?
- ImThatGuy

Tell me you have no clue what's going on without telling me

Idk, Josh Norris and Tage Thompson had nearly identical breakout years
- Hank Balling

20 pt jump compared to a 54 pt jump.

Its not the same.

Idk, Josh Norris and Tage Thompson had nearly identical breakout years
- Hank Balling

Its not like they need to know is stutzle is a number one guy or not.

Its not like they need to know is stutzle is a number one guy or not.
- ImThatGuy

He did it in his second season compared to Tage doing it in his 5th.

Some players just take longer some players show greatness for 1 year and never return to form.

We alll hope and expect Tage to be the former but no one can deny its still a question mark.

Intreresting to hear that Adams was kicking the tires on Chiquorin last week. In the report it was said that Adams wants to kick things along a little bit. I wonder if maybe his asking price is coming down? Two years left at 4.6.