I wouldn't be opposed to re-signing Kaleta, but injuries really seem to have done him in. Maybe give him a year to prove that he can play a full season and still belongs in the NHL. If not there's probably a spot in Rochester for him

Great article but most of those guys need to begin their careers in the insurance industry.
- SABRES 89

Agreed with Bold.

Fixed the rest.

Mike great info, but my god there is nothing really there besides Pysyk & Larsson.

TM will be busy grabbing teams players that are in cap jail!

Players I want:
Gibson
Tiffoli
Martin
Lucic

To name a few!

I'd put Coho on double secret probation as a 2RW for 20 games.

Moulson Reinhart Coho

If it works (and it might) he stays, or we pump up his trade value. If it fails, we know for sure he sucked and we don't lose any trade value.

Grigo goes 3LW for the same double secret probation.

Grigo Lioneater Gionta/Foligno

What am I missing?

I'd put Coho on double secret probation as a 2RW for 20 games.

Moulson Reinhart Coho

If it works (and it might) he stays, or we pump up his trade value. If it fails, we know for sure he sucked and we don't lose any trade value.

Grigo goes 3LW for the same double secret probation.

Grigo Lioneater Gionta/Foligno

What am I missing?
- Der Kaiser

Oh, Oh, Oh, O'Reilly!

Supposedly, anyway.

Nice write up Mike. Lots of players in flux, though the majority of the ones worth mentioning are still RFAs, so that's a bonus. Plenty of work and roster space for Murray to tinker with.

I'm interested to see what Rochester looks like next year with quite a few guys coming in from the Jr ranks.

Carry over from last blog..

They should never issue the #19 again

19
Steve Atkinson (1971-1974)
Brian Perry (1971)
Francois Lacombe (1971)
Fred Stanfield (1975)
Morris Titanic (1975-1976)
Alex Tidey (1977)
Derek Smith (1978-1982)
Sean McKenna (1982-1983)
Jeff Eatough (1982)
Randy Cunneyworth (1982)
Jim Wiemer (1983-1985)
Bob Halkidis (1985-1987)
Doug Trapp (1987)
Kevin Maguire (1988-1990)
Bob Corkum (1990)
Tony Tanti (1991-1992)
Randy Wood (1993-1994)
Brian Holzinger (1995-2000)
Norm Milley (2002-2004)
Tim Connolly (2006-2011)
Cody Hodgson (2012-2015)
- metzeric

I'm bored at work so I added some extra detail to your list. I didn't take into account whether a player changed to a new number during his career with the Sabres.

I'd put Coho on double secret probation as a 2RW for 20 games.

Moulson Reinhart Coho

If it works (and it might) he stays, or we pump up his trade value. If it fails, we know for sure he sucked and we don't lose any trade value.

Grigo goes 3LW for the same double secret probation.

Grigo Lioneater Gionta/Foligno

What am I missing?
- Der Kaiser

Between Moulson and CoHo, that line will be sooooo slow.

Between Moulson and CoHo, that line will be sooooo slow.
- HonkFortheGoose

It's only 20 games.

Did Hackett get enough games to be an RFA?

I honestly don't remember.
- thatsapickle

I thought the same as reaing the article. He needed 6 more and re injured his knee and never came back. I think he is a goner and a UFA now.

Between Moulson and CoHo, that line will be sooooo slow.
- HonkFortheGoose

Molasses.

Molasses.
- jochfr

Call it the "Sweet" line ?

I'd put Coho on double secret probation as a 2RW for 20 games.

Moulson Reinhart Coho

If it works (and it might) he stays, or we pump up his trade value. If it fails, we know for sure he sucked and we don't lose any trade value.

Grigo goes 3LW for the same double secret probation.

Grigo Lioneater Gionta/Foligno

What am I missing?
- Der Kaiser

Trade Hodgie and Gringo for just about anything you can get back. No need for double secret masturbation. I know Hodgie is probably un-tradable but they should be able to package Gringo up and move him along.

I'd put Coho on double secret probation as a 2RW for 20 games.

Moulson Reinhart Coho

If it works (and it might) he stays, or we pump up his trade value. If it fails, we know for sure he sucked and we don't lose any trade value.

Grigo goes 3LW for the same double secret probation.

Grigo Lioneater Gionta/Foligno

What am I missing?
- Der Kaiser

coho needs to be bought out this season.

Kane // Eichel // Ennis
Moulson // Reinhart // Hodgepodge
Larsson // Girgensons // Gionta
Deslauriers // Grigorenko // Foligno

That's what it's looking to be like. Needless to say, some pieces need to be moved. Otherwise, I'm actually happy with our forward line-up.

coho needs to be bought out this season.
- Mentalorgasm5

I'll second that

Carry over from last blog..





I'm bored at work so I added some extra detail to your list. I didn't take into account whether a player changed to a new number during his career with the Sabres.



- BackSlider

I think Atkinson may have been the best of them all.

Trade Hodgie and Gringo for just about anything you can get back. No need for double secret masturbation. I know Hodgie is probably un-tradable but they should be able to package Gringo up and move him along.
- LamontSanford

Hodgson still has trade value. He's not as bad as people make him out to be. Did he have a bad year? Absolutely. But he wasn't Nolan's cup of tea and Nolan made sure he knew it. Short of scoring 50 goals from the 4th line, I'm pretty sure nothing Hodgson did was going to get him off of that line.

He's the prime example of why Nolan shouldn't be a head coach in the league. I'm not saying Cody is perfect or anything like that, but other than a 1 or 2 game stint on the 4th line, there's no reason he should have been relegated there for the whole season as a player that put up 20 goals on a historically bad team the previous season.

Kane // Eichel // Ennis
Moulson // Reinhart // Hodgepodge
Larsson // Girgensons // Gionta
Deslauriers // Grigorenko // Foligno

That's what it's looking to be like. Needless to say, some pieces need to be moved. Otherwise, I'm actually happy with our forward line-up.
- awildmudkip

Do you think Reinhart will be #2 C or #3? (Well, I know what you think - just throwing it out there.)

I sort of believe Grigs ain't gonna make the team, and Larsson in #4 C.

Do you think Reinhart will be #2 C or #3? (Well, I know what you think - just throwing it out there.)

I sort of believe Grigs ain't gonna make the team, and Larsson in #4 C.
- bflobillww

can we offer Grigs and Hodge for rights to and signed and traded ROR?

I must have missed what you're implying

its early
- gerbe75pts

you seem to(too, two) have a love affair with short forward prospects (Drouin, Ehlers, Marner)

Do you think Reinhart will be #2 C or #3? (Well, I know what you think - just throwing it out there.)

I sort of believe Grigs ain't gonna make the team, and Larsson in #4 C.
- bflobillww

Might be tough having 2/3 top centers be rookies. Seeing as how rough it was on Draisaitl over the first few months of the season, I wonder how BUF plans to address this

you seem to(too, two) have a love affair with short forward prospects (Drouin, Ehlers, Marner)
- CaptainRivet

***notes name of poster to whom this is addressed and wonders why the obvious wasn't obvious?****

can we offer Grigs and Hodge for rights to and signed and traded ROR?
- Der Kaiser

We can offer whatever we want, I guess. But, the laughter may be too much to bear.

can we offer Grigs and Hodge for rights to and signed and traded ROR?
- Der Kaiser

I'm thinking ROR is gonna end up signing with the avs...if we did move his rights it would be for defense, not more centers. Already have duchene, Mac, Hishon, Mitchell, Bleackley