Vanek goes....


Miller stays...


A ufa would see this team as a better destination with a has been top goalie than a wanna be elite scorer..
- JVince11

interesting

The question is do we want to make the playoffs at 7/8 or just bomb out for a high pick..... I vote door #2.
- leonwaldo420

I'm good with either to be honest, I hate not rooting for my team to win even in last years situation with the ridiculously deep draft. I just can't root for my own team to lose.

I'm good with either to be honest, I hate not rooting for my team to win even in last years situation with the ridiculously deep draft. I just can't root for my own team to lose.
- Tsyolin

Well said

Vanek goes....


Miller stays...


A ufa would see this team as a better destination with a top goalie than a wanna be elite scorer..
- JVince11

You think he stays even after his contract runs out this year? I get the sense he wants out.

Vanek goes....


Miller stays...


A ufa would see this team as a better destination with a top goalie than a wanna be elite scorer..
- JVince11

Yup, because gifted offensive talent really hate playing with other gifted offensive talent...

I'm good with either to be honest, I hate not rooting for my team to win even in last years situation with the ridiculously deep draft. I just can't root for my own team to lose.
- Tsyolin

Agreed give me the playoffs as a 7/8 seed as opposed to losing out. If Myers rebounds and that's a big if we could be not saying we would be a playoff team. Look at the Islanders if they had goaltending they beat the Penguins. I'm sorry get me to the dance with a 7 and see what happens beats sitting at home waiting for a 10 to call

I'm far from a troll NEW GUY, if you were here long enough you would know what I meant by that comment.
- SABRES 89

Been here for years sonny boy

Been here for years sonny boy
- SiloCity

OK JR, then know what you're talking about

Agreed give me the playoffs as a 7/8 seed as opposed to losing out. If Myers rebounds and that's a big if we could be not saying we would be a playoff team. Look at the Islanders if they had goaltending they beat the Penguins. I'm sorry get me to the dance with a 7 and see what happens beats sitting at home waiting for a 10 to call
- Stripes77

said it before said it again. myers plays like his rookie year and stafford plays anything near his 30 goal season and the sabres finish 4th-6th last year

obviously big IFs, but potentially the team is way better than they have looked without even making roster changes, just requires 2 players to remove their heads from their asses

OK JR, then know what you're talking about
- SABRES 89

Know what?

said it before said it again. myers plays like his rookie year and stafford plays anything near his 30 goal season and the sabres finish 4th-6th last year

obviously big IFs, but potentially the team is way better than they have looked without even making roster changes, just requires 2 players to remove their heads from their asses
- robz228

I'm with you on that 100%. Plus I really like what Rolston was trying to do. Lets see what he can do with a full season

Know what?
- SiloCity

If you have been here for so long you would know that my post was meant to "bust balls" but yet you post that i'm a troll.

Sitting in a seminar at work and they played the Allen Iverson practice clip. At least it was fun for 2 mins

said it before said it again. myers plays like his rookie year and stafford plays anything near his 30 goal season and the sabres finish 4th-6th last year

obviously big IFs, but potentially the team is way better than they have looked without even making roster changes, just requires 2 players to remove their heads from their asses
- robz228

That's just not true. Worst puck possession team, horrible faceoff team, awful special teams, horribly undicsiplined team. Doesn't fall on two guys

You think he stays even after his contract runs out this year? I get the sense he wants out.
- druryisclutch

I get that sense too... and he says he wants west coast... or detroit I would assume...

None of the teams or detroit need a goalie IMO.

I would imagine thag makes buffalo his common ground and his comfortable space...

Sj doesn't
La doesn't
Ana doesn't
Phx doesn't

What contenders might?
Couver doesn't
Detroit doesn't
La doesn't
Boston doesn't
Nyr doesn't

Philly, pitt, or chicago might but they don't have the money for miller

Sitting in a seminar at work and they played the Allen Iverson practice clip. At least it was fun for 2 mins
- Stripes77

I'm in a safety training all week 8-5.... I feel ur pain

That's just not true. Worst puck possession team, horrible faceoff team, awful special teams, horribly undicsiplined team. Doesn't fall on two guys
- sbroads24

Normally Id agree here. However when one of those guys was at one point our best pp D on the top pk d pairing who could single handed improve the puck possession stat by just making a better breakout pass or take the puck and go I have to disagree. The face off stats suck but that doesn't effect the outcome nearly enough to be an issue. I do think Rolston gets this team more disciplined

Yup, because gifted offensive talent really hate playing with other gifted offensive talent...
- dacks

Ohhhhh boy.

Can't get that gifted talent when a guy like vanek is making 8M to get hurt every other week or disappear more than stafford.. it is just a waste imo.

I'm in a safety training all week 8-5.... I feel ur pain
- JVince11

One more day after this too. I want to shoot myself

I'm with you on that 100%. Plus I really like what Rolston was trying to do. Lets see what he can do with a full season
- Stripes77

Leo was awful, Regehr was bad, Foligno who was supposed to be a top 6 forward sucked for a majority of the year , Grigo did nothing, Vanek disappeared for half the year, Hodgson was horrid defensively. To say Myers and Stafford make us a playoff team is laughable IMO

Leo was awful, Regehr was bad, Foligno who was supposed to be a top 6 forward sucked for a majority of the year , Grigo did nothing, Vanek disappeared for half the year, Hodgson was horrid defensively. To say Myers and Stafford make us a playoff team is laughable IMO
- sbroads24

They missed the playoffs by what 5 points? How many games did we give up points late in the game? How many games did we lose by a goal? You don't think Stafford scoring even 5 more goals and Myers not blowing doesn't get us in the playoffs?

I could care less about the Stafford argument but as Myers goes this team goes

Normally Id agree here. However when one of those guys was at one point our best pp D on the top pk d pairing who could single handed improve the puck possession stat by just making a better breakout pass or take the puck and go I have to disagree. The face off stats suck but that doesn't effect the outcome nearly enough to be an issue. I do think Rolston gets this team more disciplined
- Stripes77

Then why are we "rebuilding" if it's only the matter of 2 players Turning it around ?

They missed the playoffs by what 5 points? How many games did we give up points late in the game? How many games did we lose by a goal? You don't think Stafford scoring even 5 more goals and Myers not blowing doesn't get us in the playoffs?

I could care less about the Stafford argument but as Myers goes this team goes
- Stripes77

This team was awful, are you denying that ?

Then why are we "rebuilding" if it's only the matter of 2 players Turning it around ?
- sbroads24

Rebuild to be contenders. I didnt say we are contenders. Don't put words in my mouth. We aren't contenders now. But we could be a playoff team. Your argument has validity but so does mine. Obviously this whole "rebuilding" isn't really happening since Vanek and Miller are still here. I really think their plan is to go hard after 2 big FA's next year

Rebuild to be contenders. I didnt say we are contenders. Don't put words in my mouth. We aren't contenders now. But we could be a playoff team. Your argument has validity but so does mine. Obviously this whole "rebuilding" isn't really happening since Vanek and Miller are still here. I really think their plan is to go hard after 2 big FA's next year
- Stripes77

One of them won't be here to start the year and yes we still are rebuilding. We have traded 5 roster players that started last years team and signed no one, that's rebuilding