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Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Jul 21 @ 10:46 AM ET
I’d say it’s the 4th. First was trying to get big and bad right before 2013-15 tear down/rebuild
- sbroads24


The Ott/Regehr/Ehrhoff/Leino era?
Fattony1187
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.12.2015

Jul 21 @ 10:51 AM ET
I'd say 3rd. The second rebuild involved jettisoning Kane, ROR, Lehner and Bogo while bringing in Miller, Montour, Mitts, Dahlin, Joker and Hutton
- Hank Balling



That was just poor GMing. Selling in year two of a rebuild
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Jul 21 @ 10:54 AM ET
The Ott/Regehr/Ehrhoff/Leino era?
- Hank Balling

I’d say that counts
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Jul 21 @ 10:54 AM ET
The owner said they are going to be economic and efficient not me.

They are penny pinching this team while they make money hand over foot in their other two industries.

- ImThatGuy


They are penny pinching this year. As I've found from my own guy because I occasionally like to deny it.

Conveniently for them, it aligns with their rebuild time.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Jul 21 @ 10:58 AM ET
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homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Jul 21 @ 11:03 AM ET
They are penny pinching this year. As I've found from my own guy because I occasionally like to deny it.

Conveniently for them, it aligns with their rebuild time.

- TheSabresTaco
move along

nothing new to see
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Jul 21 @ 11:05 AM ET
Yes he does have his limitations and hurtles.

My concern is that this team is a budget team, that’s not on the GM that’s on the owner.

For being touted as one of the best hockey markets in the USA, we are acting like Ottawa of the past and Arizona trying to keep payroll extremely low.

- ImThatGuy


Buffalo was a hockey-crazed market, gut the organization has certainly tested that support to the max over the last 11 season, potentially significantly impacting a young generation of fans for the future and turned off an existing base of fans who MAY be difficult to attract back... It is still a hockey town, just not sure it is as robust as before.

To some degree, having among the lowest ticket prices in the league may have proped up the attendance figures some as well.

The team likely lost a boat-load of money the last several years for various reasons...I don't blame them for curbing those financial losses. They have shown a history of spending go the Cap in the past.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Jul 21 @ 11:05 AM ET
You want them to spend money today so they cant tomorrow. Good idea when you have to pay 90% of this team in the next 2 years.


fuqin idiot

- DirtyDan

Or in 2yrs you figure out that some of these guys don't fit your core and you move on to the next Prospects hoping they are the one's and your still a cap floor team or a fake one because you aren't actually spending real money to get to the floor.
dmarsden2988
New Jersey Devils
Location: stafford is about equal to rya, NJ
Joined: 03.07.2011

Jul 21 @ 11:05 AM ET
I take it no one died from Covid under President Trump, Obergruppenfuhrer?
- RichardRoma


Not.a.single.person

No road accidents, heart attacks, nothing

It's all an illusion

We are living in a matrix
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Jul 21 @ 11:10 AM ET
Good tweet

https://twitter.com/SpilF...4F7tmMBVlwpdMCp9NU4Q&s=19
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Jul 21 @ 11:11 AM ET
Decent signing for the Preds with Nino.
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Jul 21 @ 11:12 AM ET
move along

nothing new to see

- homiedclown


They still want Kane. When is the question, which is probably as a ufa
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Jul 21 @ 11:12 AM ET
Good tweet

https://twitter.com/SpilF...4F7tmMBVlwpdMCp9NU4Q&s=19

- TheSabresTaco

If they sign Pat Kane they will regret it.
jochfr
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Nashville , TN
Joined: 07.11.2009

Jul 21 @ 11:28 AM ET
Decent signing for the Preds with Nino.
- Buff36

Correct
Fattony1187
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.12.2015

Jul 21 @ 11:31 AM ET
If they sign Pat Kane they will regret it.
- ImThatGuy



Not if it’s a 3 year deal
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Jul 21 @ 11:31 AM ET
They still want Kane. When is the question, which is probably as a ufa
- TheSabresTaco


Peterka - Savoie - Kane
Skinner - Tage - Olofsson
Krebs - Cozens - Tuch
Asplund - Kulich - Nadeau
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Jul 21 @ 11:34 AM ET
Peterka - Savoie - Kane
Skinner - Tage - Olofsson
Krebs - Cozens - Tuch
Asplund - Kulich - Nadeau

- IonSabres

Be very solid if all worked out!! Where's Quinn
jochfr
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Nashville , TN
Joined: 07.11.2009

Jul 21 @ 11:36 AM ET
Be very solid if all worked out!! Where's Quinn
- Buff36

Traded for the ghost of Ryan Miller
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Jul 21 @ 11:36 AM ET
Be very solid if all worked out!! Where's Quinn
- Buff36


Knew I was missing someone, thanks.
Olo is traded out Quinner in!
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Jul 21 @ 11:37 AM ET
for the saul and breaking bad fans

TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Jul 21 @ 11:52 AM ET
Peterka - Savoie - Kane
Skinner - Tage - Olofsson
Krebs - Cozens - Tuch
Asplund - Kulich - Nadeau

- IonSabres


What year is this
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Jul 21 @ 11:53 AM ET
Peterka - Savoie - Kane
Skinner - Tage - Olofsson
Krebs - Cozens - Tuch
Asplund - Kulich - Nadeau

- IonSabres


What year is this
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Jul 21 @ 11:54 AM ET
Peterka - Savoie - Kane
Skinner - Tage - Olofsson
Krebs - Cozens - Tuch
Asplund - Kulich - Nadeau

- IonSabres


What year is this
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Jul 21 @ 12:12 PM ET
Knew I was missing someone, thanks.
Olo is traded out Quinner in!

- IonSabres

Figured so, especially with this looks to be 2 or 3yrs away.
jochfr
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Nashville , TN
Joined: 07.11.2009

Jul 21 @ 12:19 PM ET
What year is this
- TheSabresTaco

Summer of 69'?
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