Wonder what Briere wanted, being reported he wanted to trade out of 22

I think you missed part of the conversation yesterday. So why did Jersey go out and get Meier? Because they didn't have a Tuch. Why did they get Hamilton? Because they don't have a Power or Dahlin. They were filling holes. They didn't go out and get a second Tuch or a second Dahlin. Same thing with Vegas - they had a huge gaping hole at 1C so they got Jack. We don't have those holes.

Better yet, lets take it a step further. Jersey went into opening night with their own version of UPL/Comrie as their backup (Blackwood) and he crapped the bed. So did the goaltending on a lot of other teams, because it is a crap shoot. You were shot in the rear with all of the moves that Fitzgerald made - he currently has only 16 players signed and he is seeing some pretty good players walking out the door. No holes there? Are you on their board railing the GM? Funny how that - in your mind - the offseason has ended for Adams already yet it hasn't even started for the rest of the league.
- Slump Buster

New Jersey had Luke Hughes and Nemec in the system at this time last year and still went out and got Siegenthaler and John Marino. They had Hamilton on the roster already.

Do you think we can find a “can’t block the kids” quote from Fitzgerald?

There are multiple holes on the Sabres roster as of today.

That includes a top 6 winger unless you’re just assuming JJ is one

Which good players are the Devils seeing walk out the door?

Looks like their GM identified their core and are cycling through the other roster spots to try and improve.

Remember they have both Hughes and Nemec coming soon on defense.

It's why Graves and Severson were expendable.
- kingcong39

From last year's roster they are losing Wood, Tatar, Graves and Severeson. In the long run will they be better off? Absolutely. So they are letting the kids play in the hopes that - when they reach their potential - hopefully they will have been better off. That's what a smart GM does, but apparently that is only an option for other GMs. I'd say that - right now - their roster is considerably weaker than it was last year. Hell, everyone is female dogging about our D for some reason - ours is better than theirs is right now.

The last 4 top 5 picks of Montreal:

Galchenyuk
Kotkaniemi
Slafkovsky
Reinbacher

Wonder what Briere wanted, being reported he wanted to trade out of 22
- Buff36

Also wanted a 1st for Sanheim. Always next year I guess

I've heard rumors that there are some pretty surprising names being floated out there as possibilities on defense. Have you heard that as well?
- Slump Buster

Pesce
Hanafin
Pionk

Dark horse random guys -

Jiricek from Columbus.
Nate Schmidt - jets

Adams has called around everywhere

From last year's roster they are losing Wood, Tatar, Graves and Severeson. In the long run will they be better off? Absolutely. So they are letting the kids play in the hopes that - when they reach their potential - hopefully they will have been better off. That's what a smart GM does, but apparently that is only an option for other GMs. I'd say that - right now - their roster is considerably weaker than it was last year. Hell, everyone is female dogging about our D for some reason - ours is better than theirs is right now.
- Slump Buster

interesting

Pesce
Hanafin


Adams has called around everywhere
- Sabretooth9

oh that's cool

New Jersey had Luke Hughes and Nemec in the system at this time last year and still went out and got Siegenthaler and John Marino. They had Hamilton on the roster already.

Do you think we can find a “can’t block the kids” quote from Fitzgerald?

There are multiple holes on the Sabres roster as of today.

That includes a top 6 winger unless you’re just assuming JJ is one
- sbroads24

And the goalposts move again. How many games did Nemec and Hughes play for them last year? so the futures talk is fine when it suits your argument. Again, Marino matches up with Samuelsson. They didn't have one, they went out and got one. Sure, Siegenthaler is probably slightly better than Joker. Lets not pretend that the bottom half of their D corps LAST YEAR was anything to write home about. I would have taken our D over theirs.

Love all the skill, but they need some sandpaper.
- Powerslave

Greenway right?

That draft could not have went much better for us. Will hope Pellikka doesn't turn into the guy I think he will, but outside of that we did verrrrry well.

From last year's roster they are losing Wood, Tatar, Graves and Severeson. In the long run will they be better off? Absolutely. So they are letting the kids play in the hopes that - when they reach their potential - hopefully they will have been better off. That's what a smart GM does, but apparently that is only an option for other GMs. I'd say that - right now - their roster is considerably weaker than it was last year. Hell, everyone is female dogging about our D for some reason - ours is better than theirs is right now.
- Slump Buster

Put the Bottle Down! This is out there, especially that last sentence.

His fingerprints are all over these drafts .

-His hints of draft prospects in 2022 weeks before the draft end up being those players .


only player they did not draft was lane hutson
- MGK1

Gerbe said we wanted savoie the year prior to drafting him

Put the Bottle Down! This is out there, especially that last sentence.
- Buff36

Their roster is better off right now than it was at the end of last season? Interesting.

Pesce
Hanafin
Pionk

Dark horse random guys -

Jiricek from Columbus.
Nate Schmidt - jets

Adams has called around everywhere
- Sabretooth9

Awesome, thanks for sharing. Any idea which one of these names is the one that Gerbe was alluding to?

Greenway right?
- QuinnFan

I mean, that would be nice. He's gotta show it. Hopefully he's healthy.

From last year's roster they are losing Wood, Tatar, Graves and Severeson. In the long run will they be better off? Absolutely. So they are letting the kids play in the hopes that - when they reach their potential - hopefully they will have been better off. That's what a smart GM does, but apparently that is only an option for other GMs. I'd say that - right now - their roster is considerably weaker than it was last year. Hell, everyone is female dogging about our D for some reason - ours is better than theirs is right now.
- Slump Buster

Wood is a bottom of the roster, inconsistent mercurial player.

They replaced Tatar with Toffoli. Upgrade.

They were able to replace the pair of Graves and Severson, who they believed would get bigger contracts then they deserved, internally with 2nd overall and 4th overall picks.

And the goalposts move again. How many games did Nemec and Hughes play for them last year? so the futures talk is fine when it suits your argument. Again, Marino matches up with Samuelsson. They didn't have one, they went out and got one. Sure, Siegenthaler is probably slightly better than Joker. Lets not pretend that the bottom half of their D corps LAST YEAR was anything to write home about. I would have taken our D over theirs.
- Slump Buster

Their bottom half of their D is exponentially better than ours dude. Siegenthaler is excellent. Marino is a lot better than Samuelsson too. Graves is a lot better than Boosh.

Seriously how did they finish 10 wins better?

I would expect some kind of gritty/big boy/looks the part type pick at 39. I don't think everyone at the draft table wanted Benson and you can probably guess which faction did.

Mirror image of last years draft. Exactly half the picks will be glow numbers wise. And the other half will be some variation of "look how big he is!"

I would expect some kind of gritty/big boy/looks the part type pick at 39. I don't think everyone at the draft table wanted Benson and you can probably guess which faction did.

Mirror image of last years draft. Exactly half the picks will be glow numbers wise. And the other half will be some variation of "look how big he is!"
- Michael Ghofrani

New school versus caveman style from years past.

Forton vs. well, we all know.

Their bottom half of their D is exponentially better than ours dude. Siegenthaler is excellent. Marino is a lot better than Samuelsson too. Graves is a lot better than Boosh.

Seriously how did they finish 10 wins better?
- sbroads24

I think siegenthaler is a bit overrated, he had a nuts start and then it cooled way off, to the point where he was a regular scratch at times (even in the playoffs). I agree Marino and Graves clear Samuelsson and Lyubushkin though.

Their roster is better off right now than it was at the end of last season? Interesting.
- Slump Buster

Yes because there smart GM used a strength in there Organization to help them get better. There D pipeline is impressive, they still have Casey in the waiting. But they used it to get a top 6 winger, who we could have used. And it allowed them to let the natural growth of there team happen.
Sabres don't have close to the D prospects the Devils have and at this point have not been willing to use a strength in there Organization to help there weak points.

New school versus caveman style from years past.

Forton vs. well, we all know.
- kingcong39

Forton and Devine. Im all for different schools of thought, but there are probably modern eye-test scout guys who are far better at their job than those two. Just counting the days till their contracts are up.

Forton and Devine. Im all for different schools of thought, but there are probably modern eye-test scout guys who are far better at their job than those two. Just counting the days till their contracts are up.
- Michael Ghofrani

I don't understand why they are still employed, honestly.

Their bottom half of their D is exponentially better than ours dude. Siegenthaler is excellent. Marino is a lot better than Samuelsson too. Graves is a lot better than Boosh.

Seriously how did they finish 10 wins better?
- sbroads24

I don't doubt much of that. You conveniently left out Dahlin and Power.

They finished 10 wins better because they play some semblance of defense and had better starting goaltending for most of the year.