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Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Jul 19 @ 11:30 AM ET
I don't know, I am really not worried about Levi. He is gonna sign. I hate to keep saying this because it is obvious from players and people around the organization that the culture is changing, but it's pretty obvious that the outside world hasn't caught up yet.
- Buff36


Thirtysixensons- good post.

Outside players and agents will see an 11 year non playoff team.

Word of mouth only goes so far.......


Until they sign the trailor hall type ufa....... 🤔
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Jul 19 @ 11:37 AM ET
Johan Larsson To the Penguins?
"ALot of talk about Larsson. Rumor were widespread that he was signing in Pittsburgh, but that was a few days ago, and now that appears to be in question. Larsson is a great middle six option for a team. He can put up around 50 points, while being one of the league’s better defensive forwards."
Source: Eklund

Would be huge if true
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Jul 19 @ 11:39 AM ET
hopefully some of that was noted by portillo and Johnson when they were in Buffalo for camp..

any update on Johnson signing?

- SabresFaninIndiana

Sure it will be soon, school starts in a month for most Colleges. I know my son moves into his dorm on Aug 14th and goes from there.
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Jul 19 @ 11:40 AM ET
Thirtysixensons- good post.

Outside players and agents will see an 11 year non playoff team.

Word of mouth only goes so far.......


Until they sign the trailor hall type ufa....... 🤔

- Boss34


It's going to take time to recover from how they treated Eichel.
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Jul 19 @ 11:43 AM ET
It's going to take time to recover from how they treated Eichel.
- Lunaion


By giving him the world?
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Jul 19 @ 11:44 AM ET
It's going to take time to recover from how they treated Eichel.
- Lunaion

Win or make it look like you're trying to Win would help!!
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Jul 19 @ 11:50 AM ET
Win or make it look like you're trying to Win would help!!
- Buff36


This is such a nonsensical post.

They aren't trying to lose.
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011

Jul 19 @ 11:56 AM ET
Johan Larsson To the Penguins?
"ALot of talk about Larsson. Rumor were widespread that he was signing in Pittsburgh, but that was a few days ago, and now that appears to be in question. Larsson is a great middle six option for a team. He can put up around 50 points, while being one of the league’s better defensive forwards."
Source: Eklund

Would be huge if not so ludicrous

- DirtyDan
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Jul 19 @ 11:58 AM ET
By giving him the world?
- DirtyDan


but not 1 artificial disk

wasn't a good look to players around the league, especially piling on everything Lehner had to say about their medical staff
LandlordTom
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Ice girls, please, NY
Joined: 07.16.2011

Jul 19 @ 11:59 AM ET
If Edzo is moving to Seattle, nobody must want him. Who’d want to live there? Top 3 worst places to live in the US:

1. The South

2. The Southwest

3. The Southeast

4. Texas

Fixed

- Hatboro_Swords

Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Jul 19 @ 12:00 PM ET
This is such a nonsensical post.

They aren't trying to lose.

- DirtyDan

Really, sure looked like it there for awhile.
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Jul 19 @ 12:05 PM ET
but not 1 artificial disk

wasn't a good look to players around the league, especially piling on everything Lehner had to say about their medical staff

- Lunaion


Eichel makes himself look like a twat.

I don't think players around the league were up in arms cause he couldn't get a surgery that has never been performed on a NHL player before. It was new territory for everyone
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Jul 19 @ 12:06 PM ET
Really, sure looked like it there for awhile.
- Buff36


Is Kruger still coaching?
FireRuff
Joined: 02.06.2013

Jul 19 @ 12:09 PM ET
1. Portland prison
2. Seatlle prison
3. Portland
4 Seattle

- Boss34


There are no prisons in Seattle and Portland, they just let you out after you make your $50 bail. That is the problem with these demorat-run cities.
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Jul 19 @ 12:14 PM ET
Johan Larsson To the Penguins?
"ALot of talk about Larsson. Rumor were widespread that he was signing in Pittsburgh, but that was a few days ago, and now that appears to be in question. Larsson is a great middle six option for a team. He can put up around 50 points, while being one of the league’s better defensive forwards."
Source: Eklund

Would be huge if true

- DirtyDan


Lol!

WTF? Hit 20 points once, annihilating that very high threshold by a single point in 9 seasons. Granted, some where shortened seasons but the highest 82 game run rate was 30ish.
I mean, maybe if he played on a 5-some with Makar, Crosby, Kucherov and MacKinnon.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Jul 19 @ 12:16 PM ET
Is Kruger still coaching?
- DirtyDan

No, and thank God. But until the last 2 months of the year last year they were still doing a lot of losing. And hopefully that 2 months is a precursor to a good year with a lot of growth. But the point of how this all started. 2 months hasn't changed the outside perception, it's gonna take a bit of winning and maybe bringing in a high profile player via FA or trade to help.
jochfr
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Nashville , TN
Joined: 07.11.2009

Jul 19 @ 12:16 PM ET
There are no prisons in Seattle and Portland, they just let you out after you make your $50 bail. That is the problem with these demorat-run cities.
- FireRuff

Don't be that guy today.
This just causes all the bumholes to come out and post stupid poop.
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Jul 19 @ 12:19 PM ET
Eichel makes himself look like a twat.

I don't think players around the league were up in arms cause he couldn't get a surgery that has never been performed on a NHL player before. It was new territory for everyone

- DirtyDan


They took note. At least 2 more players have had the surgery now. No drama.
SabresFaninIndiana
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Bananaville, IN
Joined: 12.16.2009

Jul 19 @ 12:27 PM ET
Don't be that guy today.
This just causes all the bumholes to come out and post stupid poop.

- jochfr

oh its coming..

i almost commented about the texas thing but deleted it for the reasons you stated
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Jul 19 @ 12:33 PM ET
They took note. At least 2 more players have had the surgery now. No drama.
- Lunaion


Who else got it other than Eichel and then Johnson like a week later
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Jul 19 @ 12:36 PM ET
Who else got it other than Eichel and then Johnson like a week later
- DirtyDan


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

Jul 19 @ 12:37 PM ET
Lol!

WTF? Hit 20 points once, annihilating that very high threshold by a single point in 9 seasons. Granted, some where shortened seasons but the highest 82 game run rate was 30ish.
I mean, maybe if he played on a 5-some with Makar, Crosby, Kucherov and MacKinnon.

- IonSabres

it's funny but he did put up 21 points in 43 games last season
SabresFaninIndiana
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Bananaville, IN
Joined: 12.16.2009

Jul 19 @ 12:39 PM ET
it's funny but he did put up 21 points in 43 games last season
- homiedclown

maybe the Sabres were holding him back
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Jul 19 @ 12:42 PM ET
Joel Farabee
- Lunaion


Wow, its like once they found out one guy went through it fine, they could as well.
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Jul 19 @ 12:44 PM ET
What's a deal with Calgary for an extended Tkachuk look like? I'll start:

2023 unprotected 1st, Quinn or Savoie, and Samuelsson

Sounds like a prelude to a Tkachuk trade out of Calgary.
Have to maximize the return this time.
1st-rd pick, A-list prospect, promising young NHLer, older NHLer with high AAV to make the $$ work. That's the floor.
Maybe more for a 24-year-old who was 8th in NHL scoring.

https://twitter.com/bcost...cXoc3nTvvvj4c8HIQ7-A&s=19
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