Everything is great! You're simply missing the messaging.
- TheHank

I see people removing items from their cart at the check out line due to total price

boston was suppose to stink this year and give us their spot
- homiedclown

Must be nice having 2 of the best goalies in the league.... I wonder what its like having an Ullmark on your team.... oh wait

Agreed, when his hand is forced he will make a move, does that scenario set him up with any leverage?
- washedup20

I think eventually his job will be in jeopardy if he doesn't. And it'll depend who he's targetting and who he's given up there, only time will tell.

Must be nice having 2 of the best goalies in the league.... I wonder what its like having an Ullmark on your team.... oh wait
- DirtyDan

Leinonen will save the franchise

Leinonen will save the franchise
- homiedclown

https://www.hockeydb.com/...s/pdisplay.php?pid=250696

https://www.eliteprospect...er/620270/topias-leinonen

Who’s to say that other players won’t take a page out of Eichels or Reinharrs book in a couple of years if the shatty coaching and management of this team continues? Maybe it won’t take a couple years.
This team sucks, you won’t put anyone around me to make me successful, I leave and win a cup.
This team sucks, you don’t value me. I leave and am a top 10 scorer in the league and will likely make a deep playoff run.
It’s a powerful message

Didn't he win coach of the year and then destroy the trophy cause Buffalo....


"Stop Hate. End Racism. Choose Love. The official Twitter of the Buffalo Sabres. "

The jokes do write themselves with this team.
- DirtyDan

At the 1997 NHL Ceremony Hasek is quoted "it would be better for me if he (Nolan) did not return."

Muckler wins the NHL's 1996–97 Executive of the Year and was abruptly fired. Unfortunately in comes Darcy Regier. Here is where the story of Nolan sleeping with Hasek's wife is completely bogus. Nolan's initial two year deal has come to and end. Regier has the option to keep Nolan or look for another coach. Regier offers Nolan a one-year extension worth $500,000. This offer would have never been made if the rumor were true. Nolan also fresh off winning an award from the NHL receiving the coach of the year is insulted for only given a one year deal. Nolan feels that he took a team of "ham and eggers" or "bunch of blue collars" which is a nice term for lacking true talent to the conference finals. Regier needing to set the tone withdraws the offer. This ends the two year reign of Nolan coaching the Sabres, Nolan was later quoted"I honestly don’t know what made Dom feel the way he does," Nolan said "I tried to treat everybody fairly, but as far as kissing up to players, I’m not one of those guys.'

https://www.ubbullrun.com...ts-moments-20-nolan-hasek

Who’s to say that other players won’t take a page out of Eichels or Reinharrs book in a couple of years if the shatty coaching and management of this team continues? Maybe it won’t take a couple years.
This team sucks, you won’t put anyone around me to make me successful, I leave and win a cup.
This team sucks, you don’t value me. I leave and am a top 10 scorer in the league and will likely make a deep playoff run.
It’s a powerful message
- lulags

What does the lineup of players who played for the Sabres during this run of failure only to leave and make the playoffs/win the cup look like? Does it beat the current Sabres roster?

I see people removing items from their cart at the check out line due to total price
- homiedclown

This has been happening since before we were born.

What does the lineup of players who played for the Sabres during this run of failure only to leave and make the playoffs/win the cup look like? Does it beat the current Sabres roster?
- washedup20

It’s got to weight on their minds. It will really be an issue if Adams does the same shat this deadline/off season

It lead to Taylor Hall cashing his checks while wearing a ski mask, but everybody conveniently blames all that on Ralph.
- kingcong39

Donnie is Ralph with a different system. Neither know how to do anything else.

It’s got to weight on their minds. It will really be an issue if Adams does the same shat this deadline/off season
- lulags

Agreed, we could see a similar situation to how Skunk was handled with Mitts by the off season.

What does the lineup of players who played for the Sabres during this run of failure only to leave and make the playoffs/win the cup look like? Does it beat the current Sabres roster?
- washedup20

rob ray said it on wgr last year that he had a year where they didnt add at the deadline and it killed the mood in the room

imagine it had to have happened a bit here last season. then they re-signed everyone. probably some heads turned.

Who’s to say that other players won’t take a page out of Eichels or Reinharrs book in a couple of years if the shatty coaching and management of this team continues? Maybe it won’t take a couple years.
This team sucks, you won’t put anyone around me to make me successful, I leave and win a cup.
This team sucks, you don’t value me. I leave and am a top 10 scorer in the league and will likely make a deep playoff run.
It’s a powerful message
- lulags

Vibes and Rainbows will not be Defeated

They went into the offseason hoping (yes) that one prospect would be good enough to take over for Olofsson until Quinn arrived. This is a fact.

Benson, who I'm certain they didn't expect, was able to accomplish this.

They expected Krebs to continue his play. For some reason, same with Kyle. Zemgus too. Jost is a 2M 13th forward, so, cool.

So they'd trot into the season with 13F's and Quinn on IR.

Benson came out on top, and if it wasn't him, it was probably Biro staying here.

Hate to burst the Kulich bubbles but I tried to explain that they showed their hand with him not being ready by not giving him an audition at the end of last year. My guess, they gave him and Rosen their respective runs in the preseason and they still need more from them. They're 20, it's whatever. I'm personally excited about both.

Their forwards as a whole are in regression, for whatever the individual reasons may be. But your bottom 6, bottom 3 being incredibly ineffective is causing a massive issue.

So to finally answer your question, no, he's not waiting on the prospects. He just bet on red and landed on black.
- TheSabresTaco

Saying he bet on red but it landed on black is an oversimplification, perversion of the truth.

What really happened is he hammered the Staples Easy button because it was safe, simple and efficient.

He's rightfully getting burned by it.

Bursting a Kulich bubble from training camp is nonsense after weeks of actual game play have taken place.

It's not whatever at this point.

It is willful ignorance of in-house improvements that they are unwilling to try.

rob ray said it on wgr last year that he had a year where they didnt add at the deadline and it killed the mood in the room

imagine it had to have happened a bit here last season. then they re-signed everyone. probably some heads turned.
- robz228

Maybe that is part of the reason why it took Dahlin longer to agree to his extension.

Wonder if Adams had to make promises about being more active and aggressive in order to get Dahlin to sign?

Adams is the master of making promises. Ask Levi.

rob ray said it on wgr last year that he had a year where they didnt add at the deadline and it killed the mood in the room

imagine it had to have happened a bit here last season. then they re-signed everyone. probably some heads turned.
- robz228

Rob Ray is a wise man, management allowed complacency to enter the equation through inaction.

Agreed, we could see a similar situation to how Skunk was handled with Mitts by the off season.
- washedup20

Very true. We put ourselves into a position where Mitts won’t get paid anywhere close to Cozens. I’m sure that will sit well during negotiations. I bet it goes all the way to arbitration with Mitts, if he even stays

What did Lucic do?

What did Lucic do?
- lulags

Beat his wife

What did Lucic do?
- lulags

another ryan miller situation

This has been happening since before we were born.
- jochfr

God forbid they learn how to count and manage their money

Beat his wife
- jochfr

Jesus

Very true. We put ourselves into a position where Mitts won’t get paid anywhere close to Cozens. I’m sure that will sit well during negotiations. I bet it goes all the way to arbitration with Mitts, if he even stays
- lulags

It was done as a collective, fearlessly though.

This has been happening since before we were born.
- jochfr

One of the cheapest ever!