Michael Pachla: Sabres should have the 'For Sale' sign up headed towards the trade deadline

Michael Pachla: Sabres should have the 'For Sale' sign up headed towards the trade deadline
- Michael Pachla

Sell everyone not in your future plans for whatever you can get.

Throw in the kitchen sink if you have to.

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Sell everyone not in your future plans for whatever you can get.

Throw in the kitchen sink if you have to.


- The Don

but who wants 'em?

The Kool-Aid drinkers now realize we suck

but who wants 'em?
- Michael Pachla

It is a really nice kitchen sink.

but who wants 'em?
- Michael Pachla

With Hainsey netting a 2nd rounder, I think a 3rd for Franson is reasonable and a 2nd for Kulikov

It is a really nice kitchen sink.
- The Don

The Kool-Aid drinkers now realize we suck


- GERBE!!!75PTS

fifth from the bottom suck?

but who wants 'em?
- Michael Pachla

Why did you trade for Kulikov if he "isn't part of the future" ? Why did you trade for Kane only to now look like your trying to trade him?

The guy I would trade is your GM for a more competent one.

fifth from the bottom suck?
- Michael Pachla

By the end of the year we could be 28th

- GERBE!!!75PTS

is that a tofu banana?

Went to bed last night 15 mins left in the third up 2-0 wake up its 3-2 yotes .

I think this teams problems are in three major areas; Players coaching and the GM (obliviously).

Players: TOO MANY PASSENGERS, I don't know if guys like ROR and Okposo have some sort of nagging injury but the only player name I hear on a constant basis is Jack Eichel, we absolutely need better production out of those two on a consistent basis. The d are incapable of making a decent breakout pass, so our forwards either spend their shift in the dzone or spend it chasing the puck around the neutral zone trying to get possession. This team needs depth in the worst way.

Coach: Plays a system that he does not have the players for, I think Kaiser mentioned yesterday that dan's system is based on long outlet passes from the dmen. Has he seen Bogo pass? He doesn't have the horses to play the style he wants, yet keeps trying like its miraculously going to change. Not all on disco, but the resistance to change is killing him, just like the Pens fans said when he was hired.

GM: Biggest knock against TM is trying to speed up the rebuild on a gambles like Kane and bogo. I like that he had the balls to make the deals but they have not come to fruition and now he holds very little currency (murrency?) to acquire better players. Cant speak to the draft but his first second round with the karabeck (SP) pick was brutal, but seems to have found some nice pieces in Asplud and Pu.

My take: stay the course this year, team isn't going to the playoffs, that's clear from our last two games, I'd sell everyone that you can, try and move one of bogo ennis and moulson. try and poach a good young dman during expansion. I think this team needs a 3/4 and a 4/5 dman and at least two forwards that can consistently produce offence, doesn't have to be a 40 goal guy but a player that knows how to score even if they play limited minutes.
Oh and a new coach.

time to switch up 90& 21 use sam at center to our advantage. Let Ror take draws and play the wing with jack

Went to bed last night 15 mins left in the third up 2-0 wake up its 3-2 yotes .

I think this teams problems are in three major areas; Players coaching and the GM (obliviously).

Players: TOO MANY PASSENGERS, I don't know if guys like ROR and Okposo have some sort of nagging injury but the only player name I hear on a constant basis is Jack Eichel, we absolutely need better production out of those two on a consistent basis. The d are incapable of making a decent breakout pass, so our forwards either spend their shift in the dzone or spend it chasing the puck around the neutral zone trying to get possession. This team needs depth in the worst way.

Coach: Plays a system that he does not have the players for, I think Kaiser mentioned yesterday that dan's system is based on long outlet passes from the dmen. Has he seen Bogo pass? He doesn't have the horses to play the style he wants, yet keeps trying like its miraculously going to change. Not all on disco, but the resistance to change is killing him, just like the Pens fans said when he was hired.

GM: Biggest knock against TM is trying to speed up the rebuild on a gambles like Kane and bogo. I like that he had the balls to make the deals but they have not come to fruition and now he holds very little currency (murrency?) to acquire better players. Cant speak to the draft but his first second round with the karabeck (SP) pick was brutal, but seems to have found some nice pieces in Asplud and Pu.

My take: stay the course this year, team isn't going to the playoffs, that's clear from our last two games, I'd sell everyone that you can, try and move one of bogo ennis and moulson. try and poach a good young dman during expansion. I think this team needs a 3/4 and a 4/5 dman and at least two forwards that can consistently produce offence, doesn't have to be a 40 goal guy but a player that knows how to score even if they play limited minutes.
Oh and a new coach.
- Sabres1523

This, all the way. We have 1 guy capable of taking a game over. 1. That's not enough

Just heard the #Sabres have an offer to trade Linus Ullmark, and Cody Franson to the #Oilers for Matthew Benning, and a 2nd.... from that sabres insider guy.

question is are the kings and wild still interested in kane after yesterday's moves (not sure how they stand cap wise)?

This, all the way. We have 1 guy capable of taking a game over. 1. That's not enough
- sbroads24

Which I find strange since ROR did that pretty well last year, even Risto showed flashes of offense and nastiness, now nothing.
Did the players forget how to play over the summer?

Just heard the #Sabres have an offer to trade Linus Ullmark, and Cody Franson to the #Oilers for Matthew Benning, and a 2nd.... from that sabres insider guy.
- Slapjackzack

Fake news

is that a tofu banana?
- Michael Pachla

Banana lol

Which I find strange since ROR did that pretty well last year, even Risto showed flashes of offense and nastiness, now nothing.
Did the players forget how to play over the summer?
- Sabres1523

I think he's still injured...

I think he's still injured...
- jochfr

I agree maybe dan or TM needs to shut him down for the rest of the year so he can heal up, doesn't look like hes taking himself out.

Which I find strange since ROR did that pretty well last year, even Risto showed flashes of offense and nastiness, now nothing.
Did the players forget how to play over the summer?
- Sabres1523

In the beginning part of last year yes. Since then he's been a typical 50-55 point 2nd line center that we traded and are paying like he's a franchise player.

Love the guy as a player, but he's a passenger.

Guys like ROR, Reinhart, Risto make 1 or 2 plays a game. That's not enough.

Kane (which the other shoe is starting to drop already) and Eichel have been keeping us afloat

Just heard the #Sabres have an offer to trade Linus Ullmark, and Cody Franson to the #Oilers for Matthew Benning, and a 2nd.... from that sabres insider guy.
- Slapjackzack