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DynamicThreads
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Lockport, NY
Joined: 07.03.2013

Apr 13 @ 5:29 PM ET
I listen to all genres but Rap, I detest Rap.

I am actually heavier into Celtic and Classical music than any other genre at the moment.

I just like writing, I do a ton of it so when I do, I write a ton of Country lyrics, country songs along with my poetry.

- BuffaloHardHat


This is one of those things I think we all could have assumed.

Either way, good luck in prolonging the life of that awful bridge that brings Canadians over to our malls and see ya around. If you see Ted up there, tell him its not worth it.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Apr 13 @ 5:30 PM ET
I think we see Murray trade for a goalie. He has almost said as much
- grand-magus



Ya. He's mentioned a couple times that he's had talks with other teams about their young goalies & he'd revisit that in the offseason.

I don't like Jones. Every LA goalie looks good & I just haven't seen enough from him.
I like Vasilevskiy, Allen & both Ducks goalies.
Also like Bernier, but at 26 idk if he's a little old for the age range Murray is looking for.

Marchand is a guy id like to see us go after in a trade. Boston is in cap trouble & they might make major changes out there
grand-magus
Buffalo Sabres
Location: "...i'd say you were high on mushrooms", GMTM, NY
Joined: 06.06.2014

Apr 13 @ 5:41 PM ET
Talbot, Lehner and Jones are my 3 guesses
- Sabresfan-365



Man, I liked Lehner, but his numbers just aren't there.

Jones is a guy I could really see Murray targeting
Sabresfan-365
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Lockport, NY
Joined: 12.09.2012

Apr 13 @ 5:42 PM ET
Man, I liked Lehner, but his numbers just aren't there.

Jones is a guy I could really see Murray targeting

- grand-magus



Im thinking its a guy Murray knows well and knows has the potential to be good. Hammond's sudden emergence and his down year could make him a good value addition.
grand-magus
Buffalo Sabres
Location: "...i'd say you were high on mushrooms", GMTM, NY
Joined: 06.06.2014

Apr 13 @ 5:45 PM ET
Ya. He's mentioned a couple times that he's had talks with other teams about their young goalies & he'd revisit that in the offseason.

I don't like Jones. Every LA goalie looks good & I just haven't seen enough from him.
I like Vasilevskiy, Allen & both Ducks goalies.
Also like Bernier, but at 26 idk if he's a little old for the age range Murray is looking for.

Marchand is a guy id like to see us go after in a trade. Boston is in cap trouble & they might make major changes out there

- jdfitz77



On paper, there look to be some definite possibilities out there.

grand-magus
Buffalo Sabres
Location: "...i'd say you were high on mushrooms", GMTM, NY
Joined: 06.06.2014

Apr 13 @ 5:46 PM ET
Im thinking its a guy Murray knows well and knows has the potential to be good. Hammond's sudden emergence and his down year could make him a good value addition.
- Sabresfan-365



That's a good point.

Possibly could be had for a 2016 3rd (or two)?
beargk
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 01.06.2014

Apr 13 @ 5:47 PM ET
The question you have to ask yourself is, would you make that trade if it was you holding the 2nd overall pick?
- grand-magus


Honestly I consider it. I'm probably going to ask for one of our stud defensive prospects as well. I'm not sold on Reinhart so I'd want more
Herzeleid
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Victor Hedman and Kucherov can go f themselves. Twice.
Joined: 06.21.2013

Apr 13 @ 5:51 PM ET
Honestly I consider it. I'm probably going to ask for one of our stud defensive prospects as well. I'm not sold on Reinhart so I'd want more
- beargk


???
grand-magus
Buffalo Sabres
Location: "...i'd say you were high on mushrooms", GMTM, NY
Joined: 06.06.2014

Apr 13 @ 5:53 PM ET
Honestly I consider it. I'm probably going to ask for one of our stud defensive prospects as well. I'm not sold on Reinhart so I'd want more
- beargk



If it was Reinhart and Zadorov, plus a first for Eichel - provided we won the lottery - I'd do it.

Actually, with Darcy in Arizona, see if he'll take Novotny, Rasmussen and Gérard Decaire for Eichel.
beargk
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 01.06.2014

Apr 13 @ 5:59 PM ET
???
- Herzeleid

What?
grand-magus
Buffalo Sabres
Location: "...i'd say you were high on mushrooms", GMTM, NY
Joined: 06.06.2014

Apr 13 @ 6:01 PM ET
What?
- beargk



Think he's asking you why you're not sold on Reinhart
cabin
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We need a You're an Ass button, NY
Joined: 09.07.2006

Apr 13 @ 6:19 PM ET
Love how they show the Promo for the stones concert with footage from 20 years ago
grand-magus
Buffalo Sabres
Location: "...i'd say you were high on mushrooms", GMTM, NY
Joined: 06.06.2014

Apr 13 @ 6:24 PM ET
Love how they show the Promo for the stones concert with footage from 20 years ago
- cabin



They should offer the same prices from 20 years ago, too, then
thatsapickle
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Dallas, TX
Joined: 03.08.2012

Apr 13 @ 6:26 PM ET
Love how they show the Promo for the stones concert with footage from 20 years ago
- cabin



I love how other teams' fans are calling Buffalo and Murray garbage for how this is transpiring...

It's like we are the only team to have ever completed this process before. Nolan never needed to sign his extension, and he knew the team wouldn't be much better. He signed into the summer if I am not mistaken, so it's not like he didn't know what he was getting into.

Nevertheless, I am happy with the direction and can't wait for Saturday.
BuffaloHardHat
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity., NY
Joined: 11.27.2012

Apr 13 @ 6:28 PM ET
This is one of those things I think we all could have assumed.

Either way, good luck in prolonging the life of that awful bridge that brings Canadians over to our malls and see ya around. If you see Ted up there, tell him its not worth it.

- DynamicThreads

Eh, just be safe and enjoy your loved ones this summer.
Talk to ya soon I hope.
StargateSG1
Detroit Red Wings
Location: Buffalo Grove, IL
Joined: 03.07.2013

Apr 13 @ 6:32 PM ET
So you really think you gonna have any good coaches (not even talking Babs) lining up to join such a classy Sabres organization after this?

John Vogl ‏@BuffNewsVogl

GM Tim Murray reiterates that he didn't see Sabres as a 30th-place team and Ted Nolan may have been kept on with better finish, improvements

Mike Halford ✔ @HalfordPHT
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Wow. Murray went there, huh. https://twitter.com/BuffN...status/587406514995994624

grand-magus
Buffalo Sabres
Location: "...i'd say you were high on mushrooms", GMTM, NY
Joined: 06.06.2014

Apr 13 @ 6:34 PM ET
So you really think you gonna have any good coaches (not even talking Babs) lining up to join such a classy Sabres organization after this?

John Vogl ‏@BuffNewsVogl

GM Tim Murray reiterates that he didn't see Sabres as a 30th-place team and Ted Nolan may have been kept on with better finish, improvements

Mike Halford ✔ @HalfordPHT
Follow

Wow. Murray went there, huh. https://twitter.com/BuffN...status/587406514995994624


- StargateSG1



Tanks for stopping by.

rmiethaner
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 10.04.2006

Apr 13 @ 6:40 PM ET
So you really think you gonna have any good coaches (not even talking Babs) lining up to join such a classy Sabres organization after this?

John Vogl ‏@BuffNewsVogl

GM Tim Murray reiterates that he didn't see Sabres as a 30th-place team and Ted Nolan may have been kept on with better finish, improvements

Mike Halford ✔ @HalfordPHT
Follow

Wow. Murray went there, huh. https://twitter.com/BuffN...status/587406514995994624


- StargateSG1


Yes.
cabin
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We need a You're an Ass button, NY
Joined: 09.07.2006

Apr 13 @ 6:40 PM ET
So you really think you gonna have any good coaches (not even talking Babs) lining up to join such a classy Sabres organization after this?

John Vogl ‏@BuffNewsVogl

GM Tim Murray reiterates that he didn't see Sabres as a 30th-place team and Ted Nolan may have been kept on with better finish, improvements

Mike Halford ✔ @HalfordPHT
Follow

Wow. Murray went there, huh. https://twitter.com/BuffN...status/587406514995994624


- StargateSG1

We were 2 pts better than last season.
cabin
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We need a You're an Ass button, NY
Joined: 09.07.2006

Apr 13 @ 6:44 PM ET
from sabres.com

The Buffalo Sabres today announced the team has assigned the following players to the Rochester Americans (AHL): Forwards Mikhail Grigorenko, Johan Larsson and Phil Varone; defenseman Chad Ruhwedel and goaltender Matt Hackett.
MikeyOz
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Melbourne
Joined: 11.22.2006

Apr 13 @ 6:45 PM ET
Wow, what a kerfuffle within 1 day of the season ending.

I guess we are going to get told what we get told but at the end of the day it is all hearsay and innuendo. From the outside it looked like Nolan was never going to be the long term coach but then given what happened early in the year and the team capitulating he decided enough was enough and that Nolan had is chance, is it fair ? Pro sport is a pretty tough profession and at the end of the day it is the coaches job to get a team ready to play.

I am just glad the cord has been cut and we move forward, I don't think there is a coach that would rule out coming here given what has happened as the future looks bright, this is all on Murray now as Michael said he owns this now 100%, failure from here on out is on his shoulders after this draft personally I think they have the prospects and talent to succeed.

I am excited about next year already.
rmiethaner
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 10.04.2006

Apr 13 @ 6:51 PM ET
Wow, what a kerfuffle within 1 day of the season ending.

I guess we are going to get told what we get told but at the end of the day it is all hearsay and innuendo. From the outside it looked like Nolan was never going to be the long term coach but then given what happened early in the year and the team capitulating he decided enough was enough and that Nolan had is chance, is it fair ? Pro sport is a pretty tough profession and at the end of the day it is the coaches job to get a team ready to play.

I am just glad the cord has been cut and we move forward, I don't think there is a coach that would rule out coming here given what has happened as the future looks bright, this is all on Murray now as Michael said he owns this now 100%, failure from here on out is on his shoulders after this draft personally I think they have the prospects and talent to succeed.

I am excited about next year already.

- MikeyOz


Pro sports is a pretty tough profession. Coaches are hired to be fired, and the employees (players) are constantly being evaluated.

With how much owners of a pro sports team invests, and the dollar amount of the salaries from talent to upper management, it is not real life.

They play by different rules, and I am OK with that.
cabin
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We need a You're an Ass button, NY
Joined: 09.07.2006

Apr 13 @ 6:55 PM ET
Pro sports is a pretty tough profession. Coaches are hired to be fired, and the employees (players) are constantly being evaluated.

With how much owners of a pro sports team invests, and the dollar amount of the salaries from talent to upper management, it is not real life.

They play by different rules, and I am OK with that.

- rmiethaner

Look at the coaches that were let go while being on playoff teams. We have a coach for umpteen years and go through 2 in 2 years and the GM is trash. Neither of the 2 were hired by the current GM. Now if he hires and boots him after a season , than I would start to question his ethics.
rmiethaner
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 10.04.2006

Apr 13 @ 6:58 PM ET
Look at the coaches that were let go while being on playoff teams. We have a coach for umpteen years and go through 2 in 2 years and the GM is trash. Neither of the 2 were hired by the current GM. Now if he hires and boots him after a season , than I would start to question his ethics.
- cabin


Agreed. Everybody is being oversensitive this year, and this year only, for a reason. The goal is to win. And I like how the Buffalo teams are making that their number one priority.
grand-magus
Buffalo Sabres
Location: "...i'd say you were high on mushrooms", GMTM, NY
Joined: 06.06.2014

Apr 13 @ 7:01 PM ET
Look at the coaches that were let go while being on playoff teams. We have a coach for umpteen years and go through 2 in 2 years and the GM is trash. Neither of the 2 were hired by the current GM. Now if he hires and boots him after a season , than I would start to question his ethics.
- cabin


If it was Ron Rolston and not Ted Nolan, no one across the league would bat an eyelash. But because it's Teddy, he got a raw deal and we're classless.
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