Metallica's new song is surprisingly decent. Guys are getting old though
- chilliard77

I was eh on them til I saw them having fun backing up lou reed and the kinks at the rock and roll HOF

they can do no wrong in my book

adam mair on the second line

zags in thew ahl at a .6 ppg clip


f@ck you Darcy
- homiedclown

I tried to be as positive as I could during those years

Can only have 50 signed contracts. We picked 17 players the last 2 seasons . an more to sign so it was a option to maybe gain a possible good player that the 3rd pick was a far sure thing.
- cabin

we have room for 6 or 7 I think, I did the numbers a week ago

We easily got the best FA this year. The only year he actually tried to sign anybody good.
- Wetbandit1

Definitely a step in the right direction, long ways to go to become a perennial FA destination.

perhaps I should put it this way...

from 2012 to 2016 the buffalo sabres had 17 first and second round picks and a boatload more in the lower rounds...there are only 50 professional contracts allowed per season

wadr...taylor hall has nothing to do with the fact that tim murray went into the draft with a cupboard full of prospects and four third-round picks, one of which he decided to use on vesey
- Michael Pachla

The 50 contracts thing is way overblown. You have a few years to sign them. You can draft a bunch of guys and just sign the best of the bunch

I tried to be as positive as I could during those years
- Michael Pachla

I was done when briere and drury walked and then matched vanek
then refused to budge on soupy


and over paid for connolly, hecht and goose in the process

Soooo. All is good
- cabin

I'm on my 4th sierra before heading out for a white pizza and a pitcher of blue


right now all is well, remain calm

The 50 contracts thing is way overblown. You have a few years to sign them. You can draft a bunch of guys and just sign the best of the bunch
- sbroads24

if it's way overblown, why is there a limit?

I'm on my 4th sierra before heading out for a white pizza and a pitcher of blue


right now all is well, remain calm
- homiedclown

That's racist.

we will have 44 under contract if/when girgens and risto sign

Believe me I very much like okposo as a player, but it's not like its some huge signing that's gonna get other FA's to want to come play in Buff. But it certainly is a start.
- zdp1189

I'm sure that having Eichel O'Reilly and in Okposo's case Moulson here made a difference. I'm not sure I really buy the whole dog and pony show Vesey just wanted to play with Kevin Hayes

That's racist.
- Wetbandit1

my best friend is black though

if it's way overblown, why is there a limit?
- Michael Pachla

I have no idea. But you don't have to sign everyone you draft. You have 2 years to see if it looks like they might pan out or not.

we have room for 6 or 7 I think, I did the numbers a week ago
- homiedclown

ROSTER SIZE: 23/23
CONTRACTS: 42/50

https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/sabres

my best friend is black though
- homiedclown

Have a roommate and her BF is black

perhaps I should put it this way...

from 2012 to 2016 the buffalo sabres had 16 first and second round picks and a boatload more in the lower rounds...there are only 50 professional contracts allowed per season

wadr...taylor hall has nothing to do with the fact that tim murray went into the draft with a cupboard full of prospects and four third-round picks, one of which he decided to use on vesey
- Michael Pachla

I think cabin beat you to it.

This argument that his hands were tied due to contracts doesn't make a lot of sense if he goes ahead and uses picks in the later rounds.

If you can't see the parallels in my analogy then I will make it simple for you. Both teams were loaded with a certain type of asset and received a lesser return for that type of asset. At least that's the justification people use to explain why their GMs sold said asset for pennies on the dollar.

The magnitudes of value in each analogy however are not in the same universe. Burn on me.

if it's way overblown, why is there a limit?
- Michael Pachla

It's an overblown justification. And I agree with sbroads

I have no idea. But you don't have to sign everyone you draft. You have 2 years to see if it looks like they might pan out or not.
- sbroads24

Exactly

my best friend is black though
- homiedclown

Think I'm going to get Mike's for dinner. A brown sub, because I'm not racist.

So I'm guessing we didn't get Olli ?

So I'm guessing we don't get Olli ?
- SABRES 89

He is wearing a Delta uniform . Don't know if we have what Delta needs.

TM took a calculated risk and I give him credit for taking a chance. Past management would sit on the sideline trying to convince us we had no chance. Now that this is over let's get back to completing the rebuild. As long as he didn't go to the Leafs.
- bflodukes

Thing is, all a schmuck like me had to do was ask the one friend I had with a league contact if Vesey would sign with the Sabres and the answer I got was NO. Why? Because the kid passed on Nashville because he wanted "bright lights and a big stage".

If I could find that out in late June, how come GMTM couldn't find that out before trading our 3rd away?

Somewhere here or in GARTH's blog I posted the "bright lights and big stage" quote back in June. I'm not going to bother looking for it, so you'll have to take my word for it.

He is wearing a Delta uniform . Don't know if we have what Delta needs.
- cabin

We should have a pan and broom.

We should have a pan and broom.
- SABRES 89

Might work.