When ? We made it what 2 times and out in the first round
- gerbe75pts

2 more times then the last 10 years

the house sucked anyways



blow it up
- homiedclown

I'll be honest, when he said "my number one goal is Jack Eichel." I knew it was over.

It's done. I don't think this relationship is tenable

Thatguy talks about how good Ottawa will be and now he doesn't want to do it that way?
- gerbe75pts

teams like the sens, and leafs go down and then go up


we go low
and lower
and lower
and lower
and lower



longest rebuild of any nhl team in my lifetime

So You just want to be a bubble team that will never win the cup?
- gerbe75pts

And you know for a fact that drafting with late first round picks because whoever gets Eichel is going to be a playoff team is the key to success.

I'll be honest, when he said "my number one goal is Jack Eichel." I knew it was over.

It's done. I don't think this relationship is tenable
- jcragcrumple

When he said that "team"

I'll be honest, when he said "my number one goal is Jack Eichel." I knew it was over.


- jcragcrumple

yup

the house sucked anyways



blow it up
- homiedclown

I definitely agree with you the foundation of the core was weak. But i think this year .... besides eichel being beaten up.

Reinhart at center has been great, the kids are progression for once, and Dahlin unleashed.

With some tweaks like getting rid of sheehan irwin and a few others and replacing them with real NHL players and the first overall pick.

We would be primed to get going.


If you want to do some house keeping ...... Get rid of Risto, Colin Miller, Olofsson to open up some cap space.

And you know for a fact that drafting with late first round picks because whoever gets Eichel is going to be a playoff team is the key to success.
- ImThatGuy

Ok we will most likely be at the bottom.

Ok we will most likely be at the bottom.
- gerbe75pts

And then they lose the lottery and miss out on those generational players.

That hasn’t happened before....

Thatguy talks about how good Ottawa will be and now he doesn't want to do it that way?
- gerbe75pts

Ottawa got extremely lucky that the Karlsson trade blew up in SJs face.

And the....

They chose to NOT SELL TICKETS. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah

Ok we will most likely be at the bottom.
- gerbe75pts

already been dead last 4 times in the last 7 years


what's a few more times

And then they lose the lottery and miss out on those generational players.

That hasn’t happened before....
- ImThatGuy

Lots of good players next year and 2023 If they need to rebuild this would be the time to do it

Ottawa got extremely lucky that the Karlsson trade blew up in SJs face.
- ImThatGuy

Mostly everyone Predicted that

Everyone here.
“Losing on purpose “the tank” is part of the reason this team is bad we bred young players to accept losing.”

Everyone here
“Trade Eichel and Reinhart and lose on purpose for a few more years. It’s fine. Who cares about Dahlin, Mitts, Cozens”

Myers is 31 Time flew by real fast

Everyone here.
“Losing on purpose “the tank” is part of the reason this team is bad we bred young players to accept losing.”

Everyone here
“Trade Eichel and Reinhart and lose on purpose for a few more years. It’s fine. Who cares about Dahlin, Mitts, Cozens”
- ImThatGuy

You mean as opposed to finishing in last place every other year? Please don't act as if any of the players you've mentioned have contributed to a winning team.

Everyone here
“Trade Eichel and Reinhart and lose on purpose for a few more years. It’s fine. Who cares about Dahlin, Mitts, Cozens”
- ImThatGuy

eichel all but said trade eichel


sabres brass had plenty of time to lock up reinhart, they decided not to



this is all on upper management including the owners

Myers is 31 Time flew by real fast
- gerbe75pts

who would you rather have for a must win game today

31 year old myers

or 21 year old dahlin

Everyone here.
“Losing on purpose “the tank” is part of the reason this team is bad we bred young players to accept losing.”

Everyone here
“Trade Eichel and Reinhart and lose on purpose for a few more years. It’s fine. Who cares about Dahlin, Mitts, Cozens”
- ImThatGuy

They just finished last without jack eichel and now both will be gone

What do you want them to do They are going to be bad regardless

eichel all but said trade eichel


sabres brass had plenty of time to lock up reinhart, they decided not to



this is all on upper management including the owners
- homiedclown

This I agree with but even if Reinhart is locked up he wants out.

who would you rather have for a must win game today

31 year old myers

or 21 year old dahlin
- homiedclown

Dahlin

They just finished last without jack eichel and now both will be gone

What do you want them to do They are going to be bad regardless
- gerbe75pts

Retool? I’ve only said it 100000 times

There are ways to do this without giving up the next 3+ years.

2021 1st, 2022/2023 1st, Laff, Georg/Sherk, Fox, Chytil/Miller,

2 first and 4 good prospects... idk if that does it.
- DirtyDan

I stopped here. Please tell me this is the apex of insanity

Kakko, Georgiev, 1st, 2nd

Seems entirely reasonable. I’m quite certain the Rangers aren’t handing over their 1st overall pick and the d-man who’s about to win the Norris

I have suffered from chronic neck pain since I was young and had a recent mri and have spoken with several doctors about surgery (and have done my own research). My impression is that there is a drastic difference between cases. Neck surgery and recovery is much much more complex and risky than, for example, knee, elbow and even shoulder surgery (I have had shoulder surgery). In my case the doctors advised against it because they didn't think it is bad enough to take on the risk. I do home exercises and take several (non-opioid) medications every day.

If the doctors said that fusion is the best solution for Eichel then this would result in one very large vertebrae and, I am pretty sure, hardware that would stay in long term. The hardware would make his spine more delicate and the single large vertebrae increases the chances of the disk underneath it getting damaged (increased weight/pressure on the disk). So it is understandable why the Sabres wouldn't want him to undergo surgery . Of course, they are not the ones who have to suffer the pain.

I think what the Sabres should try to do if they lose Eichel is to try to build a trapping/defense first type team, like with Trotz did with the NYI. He didn't have many stars to work with there but rather a bunch of average players. They swept the Pens in the playoffs two years ago playing that style.

Also, if there is a fire sale in Buffalo it would be nice if Hextall/Burke can figure out a way to get Tage Thompson . He scores half his goals against the Pens and the Pens could really use his size.