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Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Aug 1 @ 11:22 AM ET
Okposo is likely to be captain. They're not trading their captain at the deadline
- Hank Balling


Girgensons is likely to be alternate captain.
They're not trading their alternate captain at the deadline.

Okposo (C)
Girgensons (A)
Dahlin (A)

Tuch (A) 1st alternate for alternate captain


I'd be surprised if okposo was named captain, without an extension....

Sure, you can wait until after the season, but letting everyone know kyle is the present and future, if very "he likes buffalo" and "we like you kyle"
Slump Buster
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I root for draft picks but not the team, apparently, NY
Joined: 10.24.2006

Aug 1 @ 11:23 AM ET
I think they'd be willing to trade one, not both. Imagine getting a pair of firsts for them. And then signing Kyle to a 2x2. That would be a slick move.
- TheSabresTaco


I think in any year there is no way that either of them gets a first. I think given the hype around next year's draft it is even less likely to be so.
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Aug 1 @ 11:24 AM ET
He's the only Buffalo sports figure (to my knowledge) who lives here year round. He's obviously a huge family man and it's a safe bet he has no interest in leaving them to play elsewhere in the playoffs. Okposo will play here as long as he wants and then he'll retire.
- Hank Balling


If the Sabres are out by the deadline, and the islanders are making a playoff push.....

Trade okposo and he would need to live out of a suitcase for 6-8 weeks.
1 hour plain ride......
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Aug 1 @ 11:29 AM ET
Trading zemgus 1%
Trading okposo .25%

Something like this?

- Boss34


I'd say more like 25% and 6% respectively.
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Aug 1 @ 11:29 AM ET
If the Sabres are out by the deadline, and the islanders are making a playoff push.....

Trade okposo and he would need to live out of a suitcase for 6-8 weeks.
1 hour plain ride
......

- Boss34


If he wants to, sure. I just doubt he would want to be away from his family. The Sabres have also made 20+ draft selections the past two years and they already have 3 second-round picks in '23. I'd expect a mid-season extension more than a mid-season trade
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Aug 1 @ 11:30 AM ET
I think in any year there is no way that either of them gets a first. I think given the hype around next year's draft it is even less likely to be so.
- Slump Buster


I'm looking forward to Florida's 2026 1st for Zemgus
Stripes77
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012

Aug 1 @ 11:31 AM ET
From the same article:

"Do the Sabres put Kulich in Rochester now that Ruotsalainen is gone? There's a development opportunity there, but the clock would start on his entry-level contract"

Just not a guy to trust on this stuff.

- Lunaion


He is slide rule eligible is he not?

Lance and the CBA are not so good
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Aug 1 @ 11:34 AM ET
I'd say more like 25% and 6% respectively.
- TheSabresTaco


That's fair and I kinda agree.

If for some reason this season is a stealth tank or is another straight up beatdown, both may want out.

I think the Sabres finish with 88-92 points and are "in the hunt" at the deadline IMO.
Trading our leaders would be a sign of giving up.. 🤔
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Aug 1 @ 11:37 AM ET
If he wants to, sure. I just doubt he would want to be away from his family. The Sabres have also made 20+ draft selections the past two years and they already have 3 second-round picks in '23. I'd expect a mid-season extension more than a mid-season trade
- Hank Balling


I'm sure kyle is a great family man. You can tell he's a great guy.

Seams fiscally smart to sign these "leaders" to reasonable contract extensions.

Lean and efficient
Okposo 3 years 12 million
Girgensons 5 years 11. 75 million

🙂
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Aug 1 @ 11:46 AM ET
I'm sure kyle is a great family man. You can tell he's a great guy.

Seams fiscally smart to sign these "leaders" to reasonable contract extensions.

Lean and efficient
Okposo 3 years 12 million
Girgensons 5 years 11. 75 million

🙂

- Boss34


8 years and he can tie Gilbert as the longest-tenured Sabre
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Aug 1 @ 11:51 AM ET
8 years and he can tie Gilbert as the longest-tenured Sabre
- Hank Balling


😀

Statue time out front.
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Aug 1 @ 11:52 AM ET
He is slide rule eligible is he not?

Lance and the CBA are not so good

- Stripes77


Right. You'd think after watching Quinn + JJ slide that the rule would be fresh in everyone's mind and CF makes it clear with a quick glance. Sloppy and lazy, not a good combo.
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Aug 1 @ 11:55 AM ET
😀

Statue time out front.

- Boss34


I think you need all three GOATS

Girgensons-Larsson-Okposo

The Larry Connection
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Aug 1 @ 11:57 AM ET
I'm sure kyle is a great family man. You can tell he's a great guy.

Seams fiscally smart to sign these "leaders" to reasonable contract extensions.

Lean and efficient
Okposo 3 years 12 million
Girgensons 5 years 11. 75 million

🙂

- Boss34


Fiscally smart would be walking away from both of them, not overpaying and giving way too much term. Any extension should be very modest.
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Aug 1 @ 11:57 AM ET
https://twitter.com/CapFr...PxCKAf59GpB9bwU3ABgA&s=19

There you have it. Two more seasons.
SabresFaninIndiana
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Bananaville, IN
Joined: 12.16.2009

Aug 1 @ 11:58 AM ET
I think you need all three GOATS

Girgensons-Larsson-Okposo

The Larry Connection

- Hank Balling

just make sure the Zem one is falling down
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Aug 1 @ 12:02 PM ET
https://twitter.com/CapFr...PxCKAf59GpB9bwU3ABgA&s=19

There you have it. Two more seasons.

- TheSabresTaco


How did we ever live with CF?
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Aug 1 @ 12:05 PM ET
just make sure the Zem one is falling down
- SabresFaninIndiana


The scene is definitely a dump-in at the offensive blue line
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Unpopular opinion (i think): The best Die Hard movie is the 4th one- Live free or Die Hard -jdfitz7, NY
Joined: 10.07.2010

Aug 1 @ 12:09 PM ET


Jesus.

Guys used to get more for smoking weed

- Hank Balling


Hopkins just got 6 for PEDs. Though it was an actual PED, not just a diuretic masking agent.
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Aug 1 @ 12:18 PM ET
Hopkins just got 6 for PEDs. Though it was an actual PED, not just a diuretic masking agent.
- Wetbandit1


Like it or not, the severity of the issue is only part of the equation. The Union no doubt argued that while Watson did something wrong, we still haven't proven exactly what or how bad (legally speaking). Unfortunately, common sense isn't enough here. Whereas in Hopkins' case, there's no doubt about what he did. Time served is also a factor here. Remember, Watson already sat out the entire year last year. And while the public may not believe that's enough, good luck getting a Union to go along with it, unless one of the women happed to be the wife of a higher up in said Union.




Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Aug 1 @ 12:21 PM ET
I think you need all three GOATS

Girgensons-Larsson-Okposo

The Larry Connection

- Hank Balling


🙉
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Aug 1 @ 12:31 PM ET
TALENT TIERS, Chapter I:

Grading all 32-teams at left wing.

https://t.co/3RoFkXEWOe https://t.co/F4cV4lobHW

https://twitter.com/travi...IYSYztB8Dqf-1NdZ-isA&s=19

Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Aug 1 @ 12:45 PM ET
Fiscally smart would be walking away from both of them, not overpaying and giving way too much term. Any extension should be very modest.
- Lunaion


Leadership is expensive.

We're getting a bargain price moving forward.

1. Want to be here
2. Inexpensive

Both fit the main objectives
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Aug 1 @ 12:56 PM ET
Leadership is expensive.

We're getting a bargain price moving forward.

1. Want to be here
2. Inexpensive

Both fit the main objectives

- Boss34


$5.3M per for 3 seasons for 2/3 of your 4th line is a bargain price?

You're giving term to a guy who will be 35 when he signs the deal and another guy who will be turning 30 in the middle of the first season of his new deal.

That doesn't sound like a great idea.
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Aug 1 @ 12:59 PM ET
Leadership is expensive.

We're getting a bargain price moving forward.

1. Want to be here
2. Inexpensive

Both fit the main objectives

- Boss34


What makes you say 4th line leadership is expensive?

Are you really making the case that they've had strong leadership for the last 6 years and we just haven't noticed?
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