Michael Pachla: Buffalo and Winnipeg make a deal

Great blog

And definatley worth the chance of a 7th rounder

Good blog Boos. Thanks for the info.

Why not indeed.

He can't be any Worse than Tangradi

He can't be any Worse than Tangradi
- Orpik44

Or Omark. Or Konopka. Or Scott. Or...should I go on?

Would be excited to see this guy on our bottom six soon. I watched a little bit of highlights on him, has a great shot. He should be worth it. He could already be NHL ready for all we know

Michael, keep up the great work. Enjoy your blogs and the insight into the team.

I can't be the only one that think he's the second coming of Mr. T.

Would be excited to see this guy on our bottom six soon. I watched a little bit of highlights on him, has a great shot. He should be worth it. He could already be NHL ready for all we know
- SabresNHL

I'm sure he'll play in Rochester this year and we'll see what happens from there

I saw an idea in the last blog that's very interesting to me
If Reinhart isn't ready for the NhL...
Why not send him to Europe?
Not the KhL, bc the conditions in that league are kinda sketchy...
But either the Finnish League or the Swedish League are both a step up from Juniors
Playing against "men" will better prepare Reinhart for the NHL than dominating another year in Juniors

We should've done this with Grigorenko
I wouldn't hate if we did it with Zadorov either

This is definitely an avenue the Sabres should explore

I can't be the only one that think he's the second coming of Mr. T.
- Tsyolin

My wife said the exact same thing

Oh man, Sabres got the "Gator"? (frank), biggest deal of the year so far!

I'm sure he'll play in Rochester this year and we'll see what happens from there

I saw an idea in the last blog that's very interesting to me
If Reinhart isn't ready for the NhL...
Why not send him to Europe?
Not the KhL, bc the conditions in that league are kinda sketchy...
But either the Finnish League or the Swedish League are both a step up from Juniors
Playing against "men" will better prepare Reinhart for the NHL than dominating another year in Juniors

We should've done this with Grigorenko
I wouldn't hate if we did it with Zadorov either

This is definitely an avenue the Sabres should explore
- jdfitz77

We tried.

He's named after Will Ferrell from the other guys. Nice! and Nice blog! You dug up some interesting quotes about this guy.

I'm sure he'll play in Rochester this year and we'll see what happens from there

I saw an idea in the last blog that's very interesting to me
If Reinhart isn't ready for the NhL...
Why not send him to Europe?
Not the KhL, bc the conditions in that league are kinda sketchy...
But either the Finnish League or the Swedish League are both a step up from Juniors
Playing against "men" will better prepare Reinhart for the NHL than dominating another year in Juniors

We should've done this with Grigorenko
I wouldn't hate if we did it with Zadorov either

This is definitely an avenue the Sabres should explore
- jdfitz77

Oh yeah I'm sure he's gonna have time with the Amerks but I was just thinking of how intriguing it'd be to place him in our bottom six. I really think its tough to decide where Reinhart goes. I agree with the tougher competition but it's believed the European game is considerably different from the North American game. I hate how these players can't make it to the AHL with how the Canadian Junior system works. AHL is ideal for him but he can't go. Next best choice is to give him his tryout in the NHL. If he does good then just burn the year off his entry level deal. Like it really matters that much. If he doesn't impress than I'd talk to him about it. I'd ask him what he is open to doing. If he has interest in going back to Kootenay then I consider that as an option. I then ask him if he has interest in European leagues and if he does than that's an option too. I want him to be happy here so he can work harder and harder and not regress. Unless, he demands an NHL spot and complains when he goes elsewhere (cough, cough Grigorenko cough, cough) I give him a choice on his future. I believe the kid will get better wherever he goes. Maybe at a minuscule amount in Juniors now, but I'd keep all my options open if I was TM

We tried.
- Herzeleid

Huh?
We tried to send Grigorenko to Rochester
I don't remember anything about sending him to Finalnd or Sweden to play

Oh yeah I'm sure he's gonna have time with the Amerks but I was just thinking of how intriguing it'd be to place him in our bottom six. I really think its tough to decide where Reinhart goes. I agree with the tougher competition but it's believed the European game is considerably different from the North American game. I hate how these players can't make it to the AHL with how the Canadian Junior system works. AHL is ideal for him but he can't go. Next best choice is to give him his tryout in the NHL. If he does good then just burn the year off his entry level deal. Like it really matters that much. If he doesn't impress than I'd talk to him about it. I'd ask him what he is open to doing. If he has interest in going back to Kootenay then I consider that as an option. I then ask him if he has interest in European leagues and if he does than that's an option too. I want him to be happy here so he can work harder and harder and not regress. Unless, he demands an NHL spot and complains when he goes elsewhere (cough, cough Grigorenko cough, cough) I give him a choice on his future. I believe the kid will get better wherever he goes. Maybe at a minuscule amount in Juniors now, but I'd keep all my options open if I was TM
- SabresNHL

Being from Russia,
Maybe Grigorenko would've welcomed playing in Finlad or Sweden as an option to being stuck in Juniors
As far as Reinhart goes...
Who knows what his opinion would be?
It's an option that should be on the table though
I think playing in one of those professional leagues would help the development of a young player more than just dominating in Juniors for another year or two after they're drafted

Pegula bought the Amerks, and we now have an ECHL affiliate as well...
Maybe they can work out a deal with a Euro team as well?
Money talks

Oh man, Sabres got the "Gator"? (frank), biggest deal of the year so far!
- Conquest

Right up there with the Robidas signing

http://youtu.be/UI-Lqj739rw

Wow. How come we need 2 articles on this website about the same trade?

Its a can't hurt kind of transaction. If it doesn't work no biggie. If it does in some way.. even at the AHL level. Then it is a win.

Michael Pachla: Buffalo and Winnipeg make a deal
- Michael Pachla

I did mention yesterday about being a little light on the LW.


Nice blog B0os

I just realized if we matched Ottawa's price for Bobby Ryan, we wouldn't have Sam Reinhart. Our best pick would be Brendan Lemieux. Glad we didn't do it.

He's from a different team so therefore he is better than most players on our roster and will project to be a top line guy soon.

He's named after Will Ferrell from the other guys. Nice! and Nice blog! You dug up some interesting quotes about this guy.
- DWE-74_29