Why?
- MCGUIZZY

what's the point of kids busting their ass to overachieve to get to 10th in the east and have a gm that has no faith in them moving forward this season?

it's a bit early but say the sabres win 13 out of the next 20, move the deadline assets for players that will help this season instead of picks

several teams look like they are in tank mode, if the sabres want to tank, they better fire Nolan this week and bring back RR or find out what Ted Sator is doing.

not sure why pham's baggin' on Larsson lately:

"Watching Schaller play he probably looks like he’s more apt to be that good bottom six forward than Johan Larsson"

I think Larsson will turn out fine
- Michael Pachla

Hamilton doesn't have a clue. I think Larsson will become a pretty valuable two way guy when this team gets up to speed.

I would be all for going after smith or seabrook
- homiedclown

I would think there would be some trade movement next summer so some of these teams get much needed cap relief. The Sabres might have some nice options.

g w l otl %

Ron Rolston Feb. 2013–Nov. 2013 51 19 26 6 .373
Ted Nolan 2013–present 62 17 36 9 .347

If this team continues to over achieve, and that is a big if then......


Murray almost has no choice but to try to make a few moves for the team to get better
- homiedclown

IMO if we win again tonight, that's making a big statement.

any much more and it puts them at or very near the cap with five open roster spaces
- Michael Pachla

They're going to have to make some moves. Probably decide which one of Smith or Krug they don't want to sign (??)

I don't know if either of them will be restricted or not but the way GM's throw money around now someone will overpay.

IMO if we win again tonight, that's making a big statement.
- SABRES 89

winning 6 out of 7 wasn't huge?

Not a bad play. You have two late first round picks you can give up. Say you offer a first per player. You can target:

PHI - Simmonds, B Schenn, Coutourier, Voracek
Chi - Shaw, Saad, Hjalmarsson
TBL - Connolly, Kucherov, Stralman
LA - Brown, CArter, Richards, Muzzin
Min - Grandlund, Pomminville
WSH - Johanson, Kuznetzov
Bos - Lucic, Eriksson, Krug, McQuaid

Pitt is meh, no one I would want.
- ImThatGuy

That would be the 4 out of that group that I would target, not that any of them will be available.

what's the point of kids busting their ass to overachieve to get to 10th in the east and have a gm that has no faith in them moving forward this season?

it's a bit early but say the sabres win 13 out of the next 20, move the deadline assets for players that will help this season instead of picks

several teams look like they are in tank mode, if the sabres want to tank, they better fire Nolan this week and bring back RR or find out what Ted Sator is doing.
- homiedclown

If this team continues to over achieve, and that is a big if then......


Murray almost has no choice but to try to make a few moves for the team to get better
- homiedclown

Eventually, the goaltending will come back down to earth. This team is still getting manhandled in the defensive zone and their puck possession is still nowhere near good enough to do anything worth writing home about. It's simply bend but don't break right now.

winning 6 out of 7 wasn't huge?
- homiedclown

It was, but all the underlying numbers say this is an outlier. Are they going to be able to continue to perform miracles during the remainder of the season? I doubt it.

winning 6 out of 7 wasn't huge?
- homiedclown

'twas...

am interested in seeing how they do against the western conference powers as well as boston and highly skilled teams like Pittsburgh and the rags

Bruins GM Chiarelli was at the Sabres game Tuesday night while his B's were out on the west coast. Kinda strange he wasn't traveling with the team to attend a TB/Swords game, a job his scouts could do. Maybe we'll see at some point a trade with the Bruins, either to move Stewart or a cap relief type of move looking into next season.

winning 6 out of 7 wasn't huge?
- homiedclown

Not saying it wasn't but beating Tampa 2 game sin a row along with what else has happened, makes yet another statement.

Eventually, the goaltending will come back down to earth. This team is still getting manhandled in the defensive zone and their puck possession is still nowhere near good enough to do anything worth writing home about. It's simply bend but don't break right now.
- buffalofan19

Nothing they do will make you happy, give credit where it's due for now.

Bruins GM Chiarelli was at the Sabres game Tuesday night while his B's were out on the west coast. Kinda strange he wasn't traveling with the team to attend a TB/Swords game, a job his scouts could do. Maybe we'll see at some point a trade with the Bruins, either to move Stewart or a cap relief type of move looking into next season.
- mhp

Or maybe a trade between the bruins and the bolts..

You would think a GM would know what they are getting in a player like stewart and not have to attend a game to "scout" them. Perhaps he was there to look at a player like Schaller or someone less familiar..

Bruins GM Chiarelli was at the Sabres game Tuesday night while his B's were out on the west coast. Kinda strange he wasn't traveling with the team to attend a TB/Swords game, a job his scouts could do. Maybe we'll see at some point a trade with the Bruins, either to move Stewart or a cap relief type of move looking into next season.
- mhp

Stewart and a 2 for Lucic!

'twas...

am interested in seeing how they do against the western conference powers as well as boston and highly skilled teams like Pittsburgh and the rags
- Michael Pachla

ironic that with the brutal start of the season, teams they had to play, it is like the bills playing the broncos, packers and pats to end the season

oh wait

Nothing they do will make you happy, give credit where it's due for now.
- SABRES 89

I like your attitude

what's the point of kids busting their ass to overachieve to get to 10th in the east and have a gm that has no faith in them moving forward this season?

it's a bit early but say the sabres win 13 out of the next 20, move the deadline assets for players that will help this season instead of picks

several teams look like they are in tank mode, if the sabres want to tank, they better fire Nolan this week and bring back RR or find out what Ted Sator is doing.
- homiedclown

Every year teams have to decide if they will be buyers or sellers at the deadline. Sometimes , like in the sabres case, its just a smarter move for the organization and the future to sell or stand pat. It sucks but its the smarter move.

Or maybe a trade between the bruins and the bolts..

..
- MCGUIZZY

that's my guess


unless they are scouting the new improved kaleta

I like your attitude


- homiedclown

I was told it's horrible

Or maybe a trade between the bruins and the bolts..

You would think a GM would know what they are getting in a player like stewart and not have to attend a game to "scout" them. Perhaps he was they to look at a player like Schaller or someone less familiar..
- MCGUIZZY

Anything is certainly possible. I would think he wanted to look at Stewart or was he there to chat with Murray?

Stewart and a 2 for Lucic!
- ImThatGuy

Weber for Marchand...

that's my guess


unless they are scouting the new improved kaleta
- homiedclown

ST/St screws are always an improvement.