Yea why would we want a guy who built the Tampa cup team, and hand his hand print all over the first Chicago cup team?
- Mentalorgasm5

Because there is more then 1 potential gm

Yea why would we want a guy who built the Tampa cup team, and hand his hand print all over the first Chicago cup team?
- Mentalorgasm5

Dudley is far better at the role of "man behind the curtain". Plus, he tends to wear out his welcome way too quickly for my taste. I'd rather go in a complete different direction.

I wandered over to the EDM blog to ask about the new scout we hired, the responses:

"Terrible"
"Beyond Terrible"
"Abysmal"
"You guys are effed."
"How does this guy still get work?"
"The reason EDM has sucked/the cupboards are bare."

Sounds promising...
- ImThatGuy

Aren't the bigger knocks on Edmonton their lack of Defense, their large amount of young players, etc? I don't see how the scout is such a key factor in them being so bad. It's not like he's making the pick, he's presenting information to the team. Sure, he may be trying to push certain players he's scouted, but no one knows the players that may be, I'd assume.

Just a meh move. I'm more bothered they did such a hire when there's no GM. Why add to the staff when the GM should be able to come in and do those hires.

Are they freakin crazy ? Waive Mister motivation Folignio

Yea why would we want a guy who built the Tampa cup team, and had his hand print all over the first Chicago cup team?
- Mentalorgasm5

Chicago? You lost me

I wonder why nobody in the media has mentioned him as a candidate? Maybe he knows better. Knows that this rebuild is going to take a while and he can earn himself a GM job one day when he hits on these draft picks? IDK but I think its odd that he hasn't been mentioned
- Stripes77

No need to mention him as a possible candidate, IMO, it should just be assumed.

Are they freakin crazy ? Waive Mister motivation Folignio
- buffalo 1

They waived Tropp

Also what does it say about the guys THEY drafted? We have picks galore. We need to hit on those picks.
- Stripes77

I think we hit some serious homers this year. I believe we have two franchise defenseman, a Ryan Callahan type in Compher, solid top niners in Justin Bailey and Baptiste, a quality US goalie prospect who's performed very well so far this year (Miller was also drafted in the fifth, not that goalies are projected very well anyways) and I think we got two solid steals in Locke and Possler
Could be cool? Another draft like that picking up elite wing talent and we should be good to go.

No need to mention him as a possible candidate, IMO, it should just be assumed.
- stashu

But would he be lumped in as he was around for darcy he came from darcy hes just another darcy blah blah blah

I like him and kinda figured it would be him since its been a couple weeks and no hire

Because there is more then 1 potential gm
- SiloCity

Yea. But not really one with his resume.

Lets waive or send down all the players that make this team even close to watchable.

Brian FREAKIN Burke!
- TheSabresTaco

He's such a d!ck
But he's got a pretty proven track record
Everywhere he goes, team gets better

I think Dudley was the choice everyone would feel safe with

Other candidates (that we know of) are unproven for the most part
Who knows what role they had in making decisions previously? So it's kinda tough for me to like/dislike any of them more than the others

I think we hit some serious homers this year. I believe we have two franchise defenseman, a Ryan Callahan type in Compher, solid top niners in Justin Bailey and Baptiste, a quality US goalie prospect who's performed very well so far this year (Miller was also drafted in the fifth, not that goalies are projected very well anyways) and I think we got two solid steals in Locke and Possler
Could be cool? Another draft like that picking up elite wing talent and we should be good to go.
- TheSabresTaco

I agree this is just my little friendly jab at Silo who wants Benning. He mentions every move they make as a positive but the reasons they had to make those moves is because they didn't do their homework on the guys they were drafting. Of course its a two sided story. Silo really wants Benning I wouldn't be super pi$$ed about it but he isn't my first choice

I think we hit some serious homers this year. I believe we have two franchise defenseman, a Ryan Callahan type in Compher, solid top niners in Justin Bailey and Baptiste, a quality US goalie prospect who's performed very well so far this year (Miller was also drafted in the fifth, not that goalies are projected very well anyways) and I think we got two solid steals in Locke and Possler
Could be cool? Another draft like that picking up elite wing talent and we should be good to go.
- TheSabresTaco

This previous draft was great for us
Widely recognized as the best in the league, and by a good margin
Next two drafts will be just as important though

But would he be lumped in as he was around for darcy he came from darcy hes just another darcy blah blah blah

I like him and kinda figured it would be him since its been a couple weeks and no hire
- hubie

If I were him I would wait a few years to make a push for a GM job. Get out of the awful nuclear waste that was Darcy's shadow.

They waived Tropp
- SABRES 89

Yes WTF when you have unmotivated guys like Foligino taking up ice time ?Same type of player but Tropp at least works for his icetime.

Are they freakin crazy ? Waive Mister motivation Folignio
- buffalo 1

Uh foligno has trade value. Tropp not so much

Yes WTF when you have unmotivated guys like Foligino taking up ice time ?Same type of player but Tropp at least works for his icetime.
- buffalo 1

The only thing that is going to make this team watchable is talent.

If I were him I would wait a few years to make a push for a GM job. Get out of the awful nuclear waste that was Darcy's shadow.
- Stripes77

Hiring Devine as GM would be a PR disaster.

If I were him I would wait a few years to make a push for a GM job. Get out of the awful nuclear waste that was Darcy's shadow.
- Stripes77

The GM job he should get is elsewhere and he deserves it

Hiring Devine as GM would be a PR disaster.
- buffalofan19

Right now yes I agree. But I think he would be a good candidate for any team in a few years

But would he be lumped in as he was around for darcy he came from darcy hes just another darcy blah blah blah

I like him and kinda figured it would be him since its been a couple weeks and no hire
- hubie

C'mon man...you know where you're asking that question, right???

Yes WTF when you have unmotivated guys like Foligino taking up ice time ?Same type of player but Tropp at least works for his icetime.
- buffalo 1

I wish I had an answer for that question.

I wish I had an answer for that question.
- SABRES 89

Foligno still has trade value if it came to that point. But like it has been brought up numerous times here his last name is Foligno and he is soooooooooooo dreamy BLAH

Lets see we got Ott,Hodgie, on some nights Ennis and Myers when he jumps up in the plays and a number one Goalie who by the way why is he still here ? That's about it right now