Don't think I saw one of McNabb's shots hit the goalie or the net. He seemed slow to react (ala Butler) and maybe memory serves me wrong but the only thing I liked about Butler's game was he would get physical.

Maybe darcy is the reason, but if McNabb were all that he'd have more time up here to show what he can do.
- LandlordTom

I've seen a lot of Rochester games. McNabb's shot gets through plenty. He struggled a bit here and there last year and then ended the season on IR with a knee injury. He could use this year to really get his feet back under him anyway. Besides, the Sabres are so bad I'd rather he not get infected by their stink.

Makarov is going to be interesting to keep an eye on. He can be really good, but then be really bad the next game. He needs to get some consistency in his game. If he can, he may be a steal as an undrafted free agent.
- HonkFortheGoose

Linus Ullmark

SHL 2013/2014 10 94.7 1.68 5 2

Playing Swedish elite Rochester starting next year

I've seen a lot of Rochester games. McNabb's shot gets through plenty. He struggled a bit here and there last year and then ended the season on IR with a knee injury. He could use this year to really get his feet back under him anyway. Besides, the Sabres are so bad I'd rather he not get infected by their stink.
- HonkFortheGoose

I can't wait till we have McNabb and Zadorov in the line-up full time...
Other teams' forwards better keep their heads up... These guys love to lay ppl out!
Ristolainen has a nasty streak in him too
I really like how our defense is shaping up for the future

Linus Ullmark

SHL 2013/2014 10 94.7 1.68 5 2

Playing Swedish elite Rochester starting next year
- drewbee26

He's shown steady improvement while continuing to move up levels in the Swedish leagues...
Good looking prospect

Enroth gets 1st shot at replacing Miller, along with Hackett
Lieuwen might get a look if one of them look out of place in the NHL

Ullmark & Makarov might just be the future goaltending tandem for us though

much to learn 23.00
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Center
John Tavares, NYI
Tue @ WAS, Thu. @ CAR, Sat. @ CLB, Sun. @ MON 0.00
Michael Santorelli, VAN
Tue @ PHO, Thu. @ SJ, Sat. @ LA, Sun. @ ANA 0.00
Henrik Sedin, VAN
Tue @ PHO, Thu. @ SJ, Sat. @ LA, Sun. @ ANA 0.00
Ryan Getzlaf, ANA
2 PIM, +1, 1 Shot
Wed. vs PHO, Fri. vs BUF, Sun. vs VAN 4.00
Right Wing
Kyle Palmieri, ANA
G, 1 Shot
Wed. vs PHO, Fri. vs BUF, Sun. vs VAN 7.00
Corey Perry, ANA
G, +1, 5 Shots
Wed. vs PHO, Fri. vs BUF, Sun. vs VAN 12.00
Kyle Okposo, NYI
Tue @ WAS, Thu. @ CAR, Sat. @ CLB, Sun. @ MON 0.00
Mark Arcobello, EDM
Tue @ FLA, Thu. @ TB, Sat. @ PHI, Sun. @ CHI 0.00
Left Wing
Daniel Sedin, VAN
Tue @ PHO, Thu. @ SJ, Sat. @ LA, Sun. @ ANA 0.00
Thomas Vanek, NYI
Tue @ WAS, Thu. @ CAR, Sat. @ CLB, Sun. @ MON 0.00
Brad Boyes, FLA
Tue. vs EDM, Thu. @ BOS, Sat. @ OTT, Sun. @ NYR 0.00
Jason Chimera, WAS
Tue. vs NYI, Thu. vs MIN, Sat. @ PHO, Sun. @ COL 0.00
Defensemen
Brenden Dillon, DAL
Tue @ BOS, Thu. @ DET, Sat. vs CHI 0.00
Hampus Lindholm, ANA
Wed. vs PHO, Fri. vs BUF, Sun. vs VAN 0.00
Andrew MacDonald, NYI
Tue @ WAS, Thu. @ CAR, Sat. @ CLB, Sun. @ MON 0.00
Justin Faulk, CAR
Tue. vs PHI, Thu. vs NYI, Sat. vs MIN 0.00
Jeff Petry, EDM
Tue @ FLA, Thu. @ TB, Sat. @ PHI, Sun. @ CHI 0.00
Raphael Diaz, MON
Tue. vs STL, Thu. @ OTT, Sun. vs NYI 0.00
Goaltenders
Braden Holtby, WAS
Tue. vs NYI, Thu. vs MIN, Sat. @ PHO, Sun. @ COL 0.00
Roberto Luongo, VAN
Tue @ PHO, Thu. @ SJ, Sat. @ LA, Sun. @ ANA 0.00

Cabin Fever 30.00
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Center
Daniel Winnik, ANA
1 Shot
Wed. vs PHO, Fri. vs BUF, Sun. vs VAN 1.00
Ryan Getzlaf, ANA
2 PIM, +1, 1 Shot
Wed. vs PHO, Fri. vs BUF, Sun. vs VAN 4.00
Derek Stepan, NYR
3 Shots
Wed. vs PIT, Thu. @ CLB, Sun. vs FLA 3.00
John Tavares, NYI
Tue @ WAS, Thu. @ CAR, Sat. @ CLB, Sun. @ MON 0.00
Right Wing
Mark Arcobello, EDM
Tue @ FLA, Thu. @ TB, Sat. @ PHI, Sun. @ CHI 0.00
Patrick Kane, CHI
Wed. vs WIN, Sat. @ DAL, Sun. vs EDM 0.00
Troy Brouwer, WAS
Tue. vs NYI, Thu. vs MIN, Sat. @ PHO, Sun. @ COL 0.00
Blake Wheeler, WIN
-1, 6 Shots
Wed @ CHI, Fri. vs NAS, Sun. vs SJ 5.00
Left Wing
Brad Boyes, FLA
Tue. vs EDM, Thu. @ BOS, Sat. @ OTT, Sun. @ NYR 0.00
Daniel Sedin, VAN
Tue @ PHO, Thu. @ SJ, Sat. @ LA, Sun. @ ANA 0.00
Andrew Ladd, WIN
G, A, 2 PIM, +1, 4 Shots
Wed @ CHI, Fri. vs NAS, Sun. vs SJ 17.00
Tanner Glass, PIT
Wed @ NYR, Sat. @ STL 0.00
Defensemen
Francis Bouillon, MON
Tue. vs STL, Thu. @ OTT, Sun. vs NYI 0.00
Raphael Diaz, MON
Tue. vs STL, Thu. @ OTT, Sun. vs NYI 0.00
Erik Gudbranson, FLA
Tue. vs EDM, Thu. @ BOS, Sat. @ OTT, Sun. @ NYR 0.00
Brenden Dillon, DAL
Tue @ BOS, Thu. @ DET, Sat. vs CHI 0.00
PK Subban, MON
Tue. vs STL, Thu. @ OTT, Sun. vs NYI 0.00
Sheldon Brookbank, CHI
Wed. vs WIN, Sat. @ DAL, Sun. vs EDM 0.00
Goaltenders
Braden Holtby, WAS
Tue. vs NYI, Thu. vs MIN, Sat. @ PHO, Sun. @ COL 0.00
Evgeni Nabokov, NYI
Tue @ WAS, Thu. @ CAR, Sat. @ CLB, Sun. @ MON 0.00

Anyone staying up for the game tonight? These 10:30 starts are terrible.

Anyone staying up for the game tonight? These 10:30 starts are terrible.
- jaumiller

I should be here.

Anyone staying up for the game tonight? These 10:30 starts are terrible.
- jaumiller

Not me, I'll watch the Islanders game and maybe catch the 1st period of the Sabres game.

I should be here.
- cabin

3:30 AM puck drop for me although I do have tomorrow off...

3:30 AM puck drop for me although I do have tomorrow off...
- Sabresfan-365

Wow man. That's dedication.

3:30 AM puck drop for me although I do have tomorrow off...
- Sabresfan-365

If you're anything like my ex-girlfriend over in Scotland, you'll stay up to see it.

What are your guys feelings on Ehrhoff? Is he headed out? Boatload of picks + prospects could come your way from Edmonton.

What are your guys feelings on Ehrhoff? Is he headed out? Boatload of picks + prospects could come your way from Edmonton.
- Morris

It's 50/50. He may go, he may not. I think Miller is gonna go first regardless though. The Hoff can get a nice return but I don't really feel that we absolutely need to trade him at this point. We may in the next few years though with all our young D prospects.

It's 50/50. He may go, he may not. I think Miller is gonna go first regardless though. The Hoff can get a nice return but I don't really feel that we absolutely need to trade him at this point. We may in the next few years though with all our young D prospects.
- Tsyolin

Yeah, and it's probably wishful thinking to think he would go this year for merely picks and prospects. I'd expect something closer to a hockey trade.

Linus Ullmark

SHL 2013/2014 10 94.7 1.68 5 2

Playing Swedish elite Rochester starting next year
- drewbee26

Starts with "Linus", ends with "mark", I suggest you stay away.

It's 50/50. He may go, he may not. I think Miller is gonna go first regardless though. The Hoff can get a nice return but I don't really feel that we absolutely need to trade him at this point. We may in the next few years though with all our young D prospects.
- Tsyolin

It's much less than 50/50. Odds are he's not going anywhere. They've tied themselves up with his contract. There's a pretty hefty cap penalty if he retires before his contract is up, and he is not on this team when he does it.

Cheektowaga school teachers.

It's much less than 50/50. Odds are he's not going anywhere. They've tied themselves up with his contract. There's a pretty hefty cap penalty if he retires before his contract is up, and he is not on this team when he does it.
- buffalofan19

What if there was a conditional pick attached?

Sabres receive a 2018 1st round pick if Ehrhoff plays beyond the 2017-2018 season?

They wouldn't consider getting it off the books now if they could, with no anchor contracts coming back the other way?

What if there was a conditional pick attached?

Sabres receive a 2018 1st round pick if Ehrhoff plays beyond the 2017-2018 season?

They wouldn't consider getting it off the books now if they could, with no anchor contracts coming back the other way?
- Morris

We move Hoff and Leino, it will take our cap down to 23m committed for next
season. With 12 players signed.

What if there was a conditional pick attached?

Sabres receive a 2018 1st round pick if Ehrhoff plays beyond the 2017-2018 season?

They wouldn't consider getting it off the books now if they could, with no anchor contracts coming back the other way?
- Morris

I don't think that would work. It would have to be something like a conditional 1st round pick if he doesn't play beyond, or if Edmonton trades him later down the line. Again, the cap penalty to the Sabres is more severe if he retires at all while still under contract and he is not on this team. If Edmonton ends up trading him before his contract is up to, say, Florida, and he says "screw this, I'm done" and goes back to Germany, the Sabres are still the team that gets popped. Somehow, the penalty is less severe if he's still the Sabres' property and does this.

Also, Ehrhoff's play hasn't been so bad that it's worth being eager to get off the books. There are plenty of others to go first. They easily have enough room, especially if Miller goes, to do whatever they damn well please as far as a rebuild is concerned even with Ehrhoff on the books.

It's much less than 50/50. Odds are he's not going anywhere. They've tied themselves up with his contract. There's a pretty hefty cap penalty if he retires before his contract is up, and he is not on this team when he does it.
- buffalofan19

What's the penalty?

I don't think that would work. It would have to be something like a conditional 1st round pick if he doesn't play beyond, or if Edmonton trades him later down the line. Again, the cap penalty to the Sabres is more severe if he retires at all while still under contract and he is not on this team. If Edmonton ends up trading him before his contract is up to, say, Florida, and he says "screw this, I'm done" and goes back to Germany, the Sabres are still the team that gets popped. Somehow, the penalty is less severe if he's still the Sabres' property and does this.
- buffalofan19

Right, that makes sense. I wonder though: is that really a huge consideration in the modern NHL? That's the 2021 Sabres problem, not the 2013 version. I mean, Regier may still be the GM , but is it really that big a thing to worry about? we're talking 2-3 years of 4 mill on the books right? That's not worth an extra 1st down the road?

Also, Ehrhoff's play hasn't been so bad that it's worth being eager to get off the books. There are plenty of others to go first. They easily have enough room, especially if Miller goes, to do whatever they damn well please as far as a rebuild is concerned even with Ehrhoff on the books.
- buffalofan19

That makes sense. Just gauging Sabres fans feeling there, as Ehrhoff is a great fit for edmonton.

It's much less than 50/50. Odds are he's not going anywhere. They've tied themselves up with his contract. There's a pretty hefty cap penalty if he retires before his contract is up, and he is not on this team when he does it.
- buffalofan19

Regardless of who he plays for, Sabres pay penalty. I actually think it's quite possible he is moved.