Good Post!! Agreed on Greenway. And I don't think Murray will ever get that shot with Buffalo, but not because of his skating like a few have stated, but because of the Forward depth they have.
- Buff36

Do the Sabres have forward depth for the 4th line?

Murray, Rousek, Greenway for next season?

Kozak and Nadeau down the road?

This is very very wrong and uneducated comment.

Amateur Hockey in Phoenix has been growing a lot the last decade or so.

Hockey is starting to pick up so much that Arizona has college hockey team.

The main issue is the arena. The original arena they used was 45 minutes to an 1 hour with traffic and out in the middle of no where. Fans hated it.
- Sabretooth9

Yet here we are

Shut up

Do the Sabres have forward depth for the 4th line?

Murray, Rousek, Greenway for next season?

Kozak and Nadeau down the road?
- kingcong39

Guess it depends on who comes back, is Girgs and Okposo coming back. Adams has left himself some decisions on which way he wants to take this.

The description above is exactly why Granato pounded the table for Greenway.

He's getting the chance there long before Murray.

That said, agreed with giving Murray a shot on the 4th line.

If they're going the route of fresh blood on the 4th line in Murray and Rousek, they should go big game hunting on defense and at forward (one of each).

With their pipeline of forwards, they could incorporate the cost of one big addition at each of the above and have little cap issues going forward.
- kingcong39

Good post

He's on every list because he's good at a high demand position 😂

I doubt it has much if anything to do with actually being available.
- kingcong39

True

So what happens with Savoie now, do the Sabres bring him to Rochester ?

So what happens with Savoie now, do the Sabres bring him to Rochester ?
- Buff36

Yes, as a spectator with the likes of Ostlund etc.

Good post
- washedup20

Ross Colton would look good in the blue and gold, eh?

Interesting that they gave Novikov, a 6th round pick, $57K in performance bonuses.

Curious if that is part of what it took to get him to sign.

https://www.capfriendly.com/forums/thread/711449

https://www.capfriendly.com/players/nikita-novikov

Yes, as a spectator with the likes of Ostlund etc.
- kingcong39

Savoie Ostlund Nadeau watching and learning from Appert and Company. Getting a Offseason Workout Schedule from Mair and the Development Coaches on things to improve on. Getting to know Rosen Kulich Rousek and so to build hopefully some Bonds. Good Stuff!!

Interesting that they gave Novikov, a 6th round pick, $57K in performance bonuses.

Curious if that is part of what it took to get him to sign.

https://www.capfriendly.com/forums/thread/711449

https://www.capfriendly.com/players/nikita-novikov
- kingcong39

Could be, big reason he fell was because people didn't think he would sign.

Interesting that they gave Novikov, a 6th round pick, $57K in performance bonuses.

Curious if that is part of what it took to get him to sign.

https://www.capfriendly.com/forums/thread/711449

https://www.capfriendly.com/players/nikita-novikov
- kingcong39

Interesting to he basically got the same ELC as Nelson who was a 3rd round pick.

He's even older than Anderson. Think he can still play once a week?
- Lunaion

As a goalie whisperer (coach)…. Bales should be replaced…

For anyone that wants to watch the Amerks. AHL TV is running a Special I believe where you can pick just the Rochester games to be televised and it's $10.99 for the next round. I bought the yearly package in the Beginning for 39 dollars. Money well spent I got to see a lot of the growth of Rosen and Kulich and a few others.

Ross Colton would look good in the blue and gold, eh?
- kingcong39

Certainly would look better in blue and gold than he does in those horrible Toronto knock-offs he skates around in currently.

Certainly would look better in blue and gold than he does in those horrible Toronto knock-offs he skates around in currently.
- Ratsreign

Silly Rat!!

https://sabrenoise.com/20...bres-fans-nikita-novikov/

The description above is exactly why Granato pounded the table for Greenway.

He's getting the chance there long before Murray.

That said, agreed with giving Murray a shot on the 4th line.

If they're going the route of fresh blood on the 4th line in Murray and Rousek, they should go big game hunting on defense and at forward (one of each).

With their pipeline of forwards, they could incorporate the cost of one big addition at each of the above and have little cap issues going forward.
- kingcong39

Sabres fans are delusional. Why on earth do people think Murray should be on this roster?

He’s a career AHLer that has poor NHL level skating and stone hands.

If you are watching playoffs. Notice the speed and skill.

The teams with grit are long gone playoffs wise.

Yet here we are

Shut up
- Jet Jaguar BD

Just because Phoenix didn’t agree to let the team build an area. Doesn’t show you how much hockey has grown in the area. Both of those don’t correlate.

Austin Matthews was a coyotes fan growing up and went to games. Imagine if that didn’t happen.

Or here is another. Tage same story. The Sabres wouldn’t have tage if he didn’t grow up a coyotes fan

So again the average fan has no idea what they are talking about

Just because Phoenix didn’t agree to let the team build an area. Doesn’t show you how much hockey has grown in the area. Both of those don’t correlate.

Austin Matthews was a coyotes fan growing up and went to games. Imagine if that didn’t happen.

Or here is another. Tage same story. The Sabres wouldn’t have tage if he didn’t grow up a coyotes fan

So again the average fan has no idea what they are talking about
- Sabretooth9

Tage came from a hockey family, regardless of the Coyotes he was growing up with the game of hockey.

Just saying.

Yet here we are

Shut up
- Jet Jaguar BD

The first sentence of his reply might not have accomplished much other than sounding insulting, a Fitzian slip, if you will. But, there’s truth in what he said. It’s hard to build a loyal, local fan base of paying customers when they’ve all spent the last 10 years (or more) wondering “if this year will be the Coyotes’ last year here”...
but hockey is growing among the local youth.
I haven’t been to AZ myself, but I’ve seen the same thing here.... A pooptily run team that people see as a waste of their money. But the kids keep playing, and the game’s popularity keeps growing in the shadows. AZ’s problem is the fiasco that the various people running the organization have been since the move out to Glendale. AZ’s problem is not that people there don’t like hockey.
It is time for Bettman and the League to back up their “desert dream” with more than simply lip service by helping the owner finance an arena. The taxpayers (rightly) aren’t interested in funding it. If the League won’t do so, then perhaps it’s time to move them. That would be a shame for the fans there that have supported the team.

Sabres fans are delusional. Why on earth do people think Murray should be on this roster?

He’s a career AHLer that has poor NHL level skating and stone hands.

If you are watching playoffs. Notice the speed and skill.

The teams with grit are long gone playoffs wise.
- Sabretooth9

Yes because Murray doesn't play in the Top 6 at all and can't keep up.

Silly Rat!!
- Buff36

* Gotta give TB credit for doing whatever was necessary to get Stamkos to re-sign and not go home to Toronto.....

“Hey, Stammer, here’s our extension offer....and btw, check these new jerseys out!”

“Oh boy, those are just Leafy!” “I always wanted to wear this color...” “Where do I sign?” *



*none of this is true*.

Yes because Murray doesn't play in the Top 6 at all and can't keep up.
- Buff36

He’s not even a bottom 6 NHL player. Not even close.

Most AHL teams consist of 3-5 NHL prospect kids with talent that play a lot and a lot of scrappy no name grinders who will never make it to the show.

Being half way decent at the AHL level isn’t difficult as a veteran AHLer

An 18/19 year old. Obviously way more difficult

It’s hard to explain the difference on a message board.

It’s little things you will see during the game. They almost look awkward.

Think about Casey fitgeralds errant passing during a Sabres game and you go OMG why did you do that.

That is a normal AHL occurrence and completely acceptable at that level

The first sentence of his reply might not have accomplished much other than sounding insulting, a Fitzian slip, if you will. But, there’s truth in what he said. It’s hard to build a loyal, local fan base of paying customers when they’ve all spent the last 10 years (or more) wondering “if this year will be the Coyotes’ last year here”...
but hockey is growing among the local youth.
I haven’t been to AZ myself, but I’ve seen the same thing here.... A pooptily run team that people see as a waste of their money. But the kids keep playing, and the game’s popularity keeps growing in the shadows. AZ’s problem is the fiasco that the various people running the organization have been since the move out to Glendale. AZ’s problem is not that people there don’t like hockey.
It is time for Bettman and the League to back up their “desert dream” with more than simply lip service by helping the owner finance an arena. The taxpayers (rightly) aren’t interested in funding it. If the League won’t do so, then perhaps it’s time to move them. That would be a shame for the fans there that have supported the team.
- Ratsreign

The 1st sentence was based on genetic blob of a comment you read on twitter. The average fan just doesn’t get it.

And exactly my point about local hockey.

If we go by the commenters original point ….. based on attendance and fan support. The Sabres are a bad hockey city and should be moved.

Same logic. Sabres don’t have a lease problem, but they do have a hunk of junk arena that is old and outdated.