Sabres coaching and GM suck. Yes
Dahlin way over paid. No
Benson sucks No
Trade skinner. Yes
Clifton is a 4th pairing ECHL player No
Our goalies suck. Only one
Eichel still sucks Sucks on his Stanley Cup ring I guess

What else am I missing. Oh, the season hasn't even started yet. God help us if we lose our first game.
- lulags

2

Sabres coaching and GM suck.
Dahlin way over paid
Benson sucks
Trade skinner
Clifton is a 4th pairing ECHL player
Our goalies suck
Eichel still sucks

What else am I missing. Oh, the season hasn't even started yet. God help us if we lose our first game.
- lulags

We still don't have a Viable Top 4 Dman

We still don't have a Viable Top 4 Dman
- Buff36

our middle 6 and pk is poorly constructed IMO

esp with quinn being out but hopefully benson helps when quinn comes back



benson-cozens-quinn
peterka-casey=savoie


that makes sense

Sabres coaching and GM suck.
Dahlin way over paid
Benson sucks
Trade skinner
Clifton is a 4th pairing ECHL player
Our goalies suck
Eichel still sucks

What else am I missing. Oh, the season hasn't even started yet. God help us if we lose our first game.
- lulags

Skinner is untradeable

Skinner is untradeable
- IonSabres

Are we trying to trade him? I wouldn't say high end wingers are our strength right now and he plays his role fine. The cap won't be an issue for a few years and I'll worry about it when we get there

Hellebuyck 7 year extension.


Got to hand it to Chevy. By all accounts this guy wanted out of winnipeg less than six months ago and now he's locked up with term.

get sbroads a gabe davis autograph, please
- homiedclown

lol


2 good ankles make a difference this season

Wish Gabe’s hands always worked though

Hellebuyck 7 year extension.


Got to hand it to Chevy. By all accounts this guy wanted out of winnipeg less than six months ago and now he's locked up with term.
- Michael Ghofrani

Can’t imagine many teams outside of Winnipeg were going to hand him $59.5M over the next 7 years.

Money talks at the end of the day

Pachs texted me and asked me to post this as he is persona non grata still


https://www.hockeybuzz.co...p?thread_id=176848&page=2

Imo, Dahlin will sign an 8yr./$88m deal with the Sabres in 2023, he'll be wearing an 'A' and will begin to enter Norris conversation. People will say Buffalo should have signed him long-term in 2021, but rumor had it that he didn't want to which works out well for the Sabres because they'll have him locked into his 30's.

That's my hill

Hellebuyck 7 year extension.


Got to hand it to Chevy. By all accounts this guy wanted out of winnipeg less than six months ago and now he's locked up with term.
- Michael Ghofrani

#1 goalies are tough to find as we've seen for the last few years.

Can’t imagine many teams outside of Winnipeg were going to hand him $59.5M over the next 7 years.

Money talks at the end of the day
- Swedish_Jesus

They might have handed him something close? Idk this is kinda weird. By all accounts quite a few of the pending UFA's just didn't want to be in the city of winnipeg anymore (as someone who spent time there I get it).

Scheifele and Hellebuyck signed big deals, but not so big that I don't think they could've gotten this or close to it in FA. It kinda reads like someone talked them into it.

Pachs texted me and asked me to post this as he is persona non grata still


https://www.hockeybuzz.co...p?thread_id=176848&page=2
- Hank Balling

My prediction of a Samuelsson-Dahlin pairing has aged well so far

Pachs texted me and asked me to post this as he is persona non grata still


https://www.hockeybuzz.co...p?thread_id=176848&page=2
- Hank Balling

SOLID!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can’t imagine many teams outside of Winnipeg were going to hand him $59.5M over the next 7 years.

Money talks at the end of the day
- Swedish_Jesus

If Levi plays like we want him to, thats a contract that would be attached to the prodigy.

If Levi plays like we want him to, thats a contract that would be attached to the prodigy.
- ZiggyBuff

Which is fine, difference being Levi has his whole career ahead of him while Hellebuyck will be 31 when that contract kicks in.

What would be a good year for Mitts? Assuming he locks down the 3C role and has linemates that include Greenway, Quinn, Peterka, Benson, maybe Kane. Lead the team in points down the stretch, 24 years old now, maybe finally growing into the player we hoped he would be.

Last year: 82 GP, 15-44-59, -8

If he can be a positive player, or even, and get close to 75 points that has to be a great season. If he's at 65 as a 3C that's still going to be a good year imo. Want to see him shoot more and get 20+ goals
- Zschalberg

I don't disagree with any of that.
The point was the Cap may begin to present problems in a couple years when Power and Dahlin kick in with new deals. It likely is going to really squeeze the bottom six of the F group...so re-signing Mitts may become problematic and could make him a casualty.
Thats all. Nothing meant to slight Mitts' play going forward...just it seems reasonable to expect the Sabres to have to have several players on ELC's

My prediction of a Samuelsson-Dahlin pairing has aged well so far
- Swedish_Jesus

Of it happening, or of the pairing being good?

What would be a good year for Mitts? Assuming he locks down the 3C role and has linemates that include Greenway, Quinn, Peterka, Benson, maybe Kane. Lead the team in points down the stretch, 24 years old now, maybe finally growing into the player we hoped he would be.

Last year: 82 GP, 15-44-59, -8

If he can be a positive player, or even, and get close to 75 points that has to be a great season. If he's at 65 as a 3C that's still going to be a good year imo. Want to see him shoot more and get 20+ goals
- Zschalberg

Sounds like you're describing him as a 59 point 3C last year, who could improve on that.

In reality, he barely played 3C. He played some 3LW, but most of his production came on the 1st and 2nd lines + PP. If he plays mostly 3C + 2nd PP this year, the numbers likely drop. 75 points would take cracking the top 6 + 1st PP, imo.

Pachs texted me and asked me to post this as he is persona non grata still


https://www.hockeybuzz.co...p?thread_id=176848&page=2
- Hank Balling

When is he free?

Or is that “never”

If it’s never. I’ll start the free Pachs crusade.

When is he free?

Or is that “never”

If it’s never. I’ll start the free Pachs crusade.
- ImThatGuy

Seems like never, unfortunately.

Wait I thought Helly was going to get 10 per…..

Pachs texted me and asked me to post this as he is persona non grata still


https://www.hockeybuzz.co...p?thread_id=176848&page=2
- Hank Balling

Too bad, miss his fire and brimstone.

Doesn't change the fact he had multiple posts that were projecting concern of Dahlin leaving.
I remember because I called that out as BS after a while of all the pissing and moaning about it on here.

Seems like never, unfortunately.
- kingcong39

With all the stupid stuff that goes on here, what on earth did he do to warrant that?

I don't disagree with any of that.
The point was the Cap may begin to present problems in a couple years when Power and Dahlin kick in with new deals. It likely is going to really squeeze the bottom six of the F group...so re-signing Mitts may become problematic and could make him a casualty.
Thats all. Nothing meant to slight Mitts' play going forward...just it seems reasonable to expect the Sabres to have to have several players on ELC's
- IonSabres

No I didn't mean it by that at all, just wanted to pivot to the mittlestadt conversation is all. Contract wise they still have his RFA rights which is a nice bargaining chip to have when it's time to re-sign

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https://www.hockeybuzz.co...p?thread_id=176848&page=2
- Hank Balling

Wow thats solid. Amazing take Pach.

But Adams still sucks because he bridged him. Should of made him sign 8 years then. And he sucks even more because he overpaid for him today when he should of made him sign for less 3 years ago.

But that not even the worse part. Have you seen his hairline?? How the F are you suppose to win a freaking stanley cup with that sh*t!! Rant over