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RhinoFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Visionville
Joined: 10.12.2015

Jan 9 @ 5:41 PM ET
Skinner - Eichel - Thompson
Sheary - Mitts - Reinhart



One day Housley will let it fly.
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Jan 9 @ 6:00 PM ET
Skinner - Eichel - Thompson
Sheary - Mitts - Reinhart



One day Housley will let it fly.

- RhinoFan


Featuring a bottom 6 of:

Smith/Erod-Sobotka-Okposo
Girgensons-Larsson-Pominville

I don't think Housley/Botts has the stones to scratch Pominville or Okposo or else the bottom 6 could be a little more interesting.
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Jan 9 @ 6:00 PM ET
opinions vary, but he's still here, so JB might value him more than many here
- Lunaion


How do opinions vary on Elie? He stinks, or at least he has while he's been a Sabre.
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Jan 9 @ 6:09 PM ET
I don’t think so.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jan 9 @ 6:15 PM ET
It's no "Angry Larry"
- RhinoFan


Better than “clank” or “skunk” though
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jan 9 @ 6:18 PM ET
Not sure how Botts can do it without a trade or 2,
but it’s getting harder & harder to imagine Pilut being sent down
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jan 9 @ 6:20 PM ET
Skinner - Eichel - Thompson
Sheary - Mitts - Reinhart



One day Housley will let it fly.

- RhinoFan


I’ve been saying to try this for a couple weeks now
It’s obvious he isn’t gonna produce much with Mitts (right now anyways) or Sobotka (ever)
Let’s see what the kid has got

I’d be ok moving Skinner down to play with Mitts too
Especially if Thompson works with Jack
Sheary looked pretty good with Jack earlier

Let’s at least get 2 lines goings
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Jan 9 @ 6:28 PM ET
Wanna bet??!
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Jan 9 @ 6:37 PM ET
I’ve been saying to try this for a couple weeks now
It’s obvious he isn’t gonna produce much with Mitts (right now anyways) or Sobotka (ever)
Let’s see what the kid has got

I’d be ok moving Skinner down to play with Mitts too
Especially if Thompson works with Jack
Sheary looked pretty good with Jack earlier

Let’s at least get 2 lines goings

- jdfitz77

You haven’t seen it yet?
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Jan 9 @ 6:44 PM ET
You been watching a bunch of AHL hockey?

Curious of impressions. I thought Nylander has looked much better this year, but I watch one every four or five...

- RhinoFan


Serious question...where are you getting the stream to watch...I assume you don't go in person.
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Jan 9 @ 6:47 PM ET
You haven’t seen it yet?
- sbroads24


I would want a first line winger to score more than 20pts a year. That’s what we’ve seen so far.
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Jan 9 @ 6:56 PM ET
How do opinions vary on Elie? He stinks, or at least he has while he's been a Sabre.
- kingcong39


He's still here, so they must vary.
seedy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: you don't need an ignore button to ignore someone., CA
Joined: 02.22.2007

Jan 9 @ 6:57 PM ET
THIS !

Did anyone go to the skills comp?
I thought those jerseys were pretty sweet

https://mobile.twitter.co...901021931380%2Fframe.html

- jdfitz77


These all day. Fk the goat head, Fk the slug twice, and Fk the sabres ever wearing anything but blue and gold again. With the 50th coming up, im hoping they have competent enough branding people that realize bringing up old 90's colors to fight the traditional colors and logo is asinine. I want to see the sabres offer a trade in program.....a new 50th anniversary sweater in any players name you want in exchange for your goat head. Then, they burn all the goat heads and send the ashes to the Rigas family. They can offer a similar deal for the slug and send the ashes to Tom Golisano.
...And I love Goosies take on the way colors look on TV's now a days! LA needs to rock the purple and gold again!
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Unpopular opinion (i think): The best Die Hard movie is the 4th one- Live free or Die Hard -jdfitz7, NY
Joined: 10.07.2010

Jan 9 @ 7:01 PM ET
These all day. Fk the goat head, Fk the slug twice, and Fk the sabres ever wearing anything but blue and gold again. With the 50th coming up, im hoping they have competent enough branding people that realize bringing up old 90's colors to fight the traditional colors and logo is asinine. I want to see the sabres offer a trade in program.....a new 50th anniversary sweater in any players name you want in exchange for your goat head. Then, they burn all the goat heads and send the ashes to the Rigas family. They can offer a similar deal for the slug and send the ashes to Tom Golisano.
...And I love Goosies take on the way colors look on TV's now a days! LA needs to rock the purple and gold again!

- seedy



It's Forum Blue!!

http://m.nhluniforms.com/Kings/Kings.html

Said every insecure fan.
cabin
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We need a You're an Ass button, NY
Joined: 09.07.2006

Jan 9 @ 7:03 PM ET
Skinner - Eichel - Thompson
Sheary - Mitts - Reinhart



One day Housley will let it fly.

- RhinoFan


mentioned that line change a couple days ago
cabin
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We need a You're an Ass button, NY
Joined: 09.07.2006

Jan 9 @ 7:04 PM ET
Wanna bet??!
- Der Kaiser

could lead to therapy
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Jan 9 @ 7:08 PM ET
I would want a first line winger to score more than 20pts a year. That’s what we’ve seen so far.
- Der Kaiser

Well so far he’s on pace for 82 points as a 1st liner
cabin
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We need a You're an Ass button, NY
Joined: 09.07.2006

Jan 9 @ 7:28 PM ET
Well so far he’s on pace for 82 points as a 1st liner
- sbroads24

Odd isn't it with being a Sabres fan
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Jan 9 @ 7:41 PM ET
Well so far he’s on pace for 82 points as a 1st liner
- sbroads24



Wonder if jbotts thought about playing tage with eichel before he made the trade?


I think so.

Maybe he was to worried about signing skinner?
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Jan 9 @ 7:43 PM ET
Was thinking about the transition the Bills and Sabres are (have) made this season.

Pretty amazing actually, even though the Bills had a down year, they took steps that will help them for years by clearing up the Cap status. Through the season, they broken in several new players that will help them for years. A TON more to do, but they now have the means to start filling holes rather than creating them!

For the Sabres, very exciting times. While they have a roster that requires quite a bit if turnover, they have a good portion of the Core in place. Furthermore, that Core is young and extremly talented.
That leads me to my point, which is they have broken-in quite a bit of young players, with more to come! Remember everyone being so enamored with the Leafs breaking in their young players a couple tears ago....Mathews, Marner, Nylander...yadda yadda yadda.
Sabres youngsters this year
- Mitts
- TNT
- Dahlen
- Ulmark
- Pilut
- CJ, if he stays up.
How crazy will it be if Botts can trim some deadweight and create another opening for Guhle and Nylander in 6-7 weeks!

Pretty cool.
I love watching the Team Formation Process during the Year of Transition.
kritter65
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 07.11.2009

Jan 9 @ 8:02 PM ET
These all day. Fk the goat head, Fk the slug twice, and Fk the sabres ever wearing anything but blue and gold again. With the 50th coming up, im hoping they have competent enough branding people that realize bringing up old 90's colors to fight the traditional colors and logo is asinine. I want to see the sabres offer a trade in program.....a new 50th anniversary sweater in any players name you want in exchange for your goat head. Then, they burn all the goat heads and send the ashes to the Rigas family. They can offer a similar deal for the slug and send the ashes to Tom Golisano.
...And I love Goosies take on the way colors look on TV's now a days! LA needs to rock the purple and gold again!

- seedy


This is a really great post. Well said. Eff the goathead jerseys and anyone who wants them back. Eff you.

cabin
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We need a You're an Ass button, NY
Joined: 09.07.2006

Jan 9 @ 8:09 PM ET
This is a really great post. Well said. Eff the goathead jerseys and anyone who wants them back. Eff you.
- kritter65

I missed it . After reading it .
I agree !!!
macman9
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Cheektowaga, NY
Joined: 02.04.2013

Jan 9 @ 8:15 PM ET
Craig Rivet always says on the Instigators that although Toronto is better right now, Buffalo has way more top end prospects. What happens when Nelson comes back? I don't understand the hatred for Elie, he has done exactly what he was brought in to do, play when needed and sit when not. He is a decent penalty killer, he's hard in the corners and he knows his place. Sounds like a good teammate to me. Wilson was waived to be sent to Rochester, GMJB wants him to play games, he hasn't all year. Nobody was going to claim him with his contract. Good veteran to have around if needed. I thought Thompson was the best player last night against NJ, let's hope he can continue to build on it. Beaulieu has been pretty good this year, he seems to have really turned his game around and he brings a toughness that this team is missing on some nights. Botts knows what he's doing as far as the salary cap goes, Pittsburgh won Stanley Cups because of his work with the cap, not in spite of it. Scandella would be the guy they might be able to move if they desire to keep Pilut up in Buffalo, He does have a reasonable contract. It's going to be a very interesting second half of the season. Beat the teams you're supposed to beat and play the teams better than you tough.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jan 9 @ 8:27 PM ET
You haven’t seen it yet?
- sbroads24


In spots
But the production isn’t there
Considering he supposedly has a “great shot”
It’s disconcerting to me that he doesn’t score more with the chances he does have

You wanna blame it on who his center has been...
Ok, fine.
That could certainly be having an effect.

So let’s play him with Jack then & see if he can actually finish!
Seems like the next logical step
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jan 9 @ 8:29 PM ET
These all day. Fk the goat head, Fk the slug twice, and Fk the sabres ever wearing anything but blue and gold again. With the 50th coming up, im hoping they have competent enough branding people that realize bringing up old 90's colors to fight the traditional colors and logo is asinine. I want to see the sabres offer a trade in program.....a new 50th anniversary sweater in any players name you want in exchange for your goat head. Then, they burn all the goat heads and send the ashes to the Rigas family. They can offer a similar deal for the slug and send the ashes to Tom Golisano.
...And I love Goosies take on the way colors look on TV's now a days! LA needs to rock the purple and gold again!

- seedy


Yeah...
The goat head sucks
So does the slug

The B with the sword through it was ok
But i really liked the Skills Challenge jerseys
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