Anyone else think this is just showcasing Nillson?
- adambuffalo

Reads what tampa got what Bishop. Showcasing wont do much.

Yeah, here's what I think. While it's unlikely any of us has a clue about what's inside Darcy's head, and things like the salary cap, NTCs/NMCs, and the declining economy's impact on future revenues make it nearly impossible to trade anyone of any significance, it's not inconceivable that the Sabres could make a mid-season move.

Vanek, Roy, Miller, Pommer are probably not on the block since they represent the young core of this team and are all locked up long-term. We all know Vanek's contract is insane, but given the length and amount of the others, it seems unlikely to me there's a better deal out there. Remember Larry Quinn is a numbers guy, and 5 mil 6 years from now will be looking pretty good. Roy's deal is an especially favorable one for the club. You might even be able to throw Goose into this category b/c his value to the Sabres is high given his hustle and toughness.

Max, Kotalik, and Connolly are popular choices for a change of venue, but their UFA status would mean they'd need to go to a contender for the receiving team to be willing to assume the risk. That said, what's the likelihood of a contender sending the Sabres something worthy of a blockbuster? That's not even taking into account Max sucking for the last 2 years, Kotalik getting a reputation of being lazy, and (Tin) Connolly being more fragile than the leg lamp in A Christmas Story. This, coming from the guy who actually owns a Connolly jersey.

As far as young talent at forward goes, Stafford, MacArthur, Paille are the only roster players in that category. They're all tradable, but not enough to bring in an impact player. To me, the Sabres would need to include one of Mancari, Gerbe, or Kennedy to get another team interested. Possible, though Gerbe seems like he's got a future here.

Lastly, if they're really trying to fix the recent injury problem at defense, they're not going to trade any defensemen. Even still, it's more likely they'll do what they did last year and bring in a veteran like Nolan Pratt to temporarily fill the gap until Weber and Sekera are healthy again (a few weeks?). I haven't looked to see who like that is available, but they found someone last year and could probably do it again.

We Sabres fans have gotten used to the fact that Darcy rarely makes any moves. In fact, who really does anymore? I'd love to be wrong, but not at the expense of 26 / 9 / 30 / 29. You can have Peters. Twice.
- Mentalorgasm5

Lindy ain't goin' nowhere.

Stop it
Very good player throughout his career
Didn't he have over 20goals last year?
- jdfitz77

Had 28 goals last year I must have missed that lol

Bring me Domi
- GERBE!!!75PTS

Might piss off some leaf fans

who the hell goes to commercial with 2 mins left?

Had 28 goals last year I must have missed that lol
- GERBE!!!75PTS

400 goals and close to 1,000 pts playing for the worst NHL hockey team probably of all-time is no small feat. He's always been a good player.

Goal

ECHL

Holy (frank)ing Jack Eichel

Goal
- Der Kaiser

Make it to the end of the period for 100 Alex?

ECHL
- adambuffalo

This will never not be funny but he seriously needs to just start ripping it.

Goal
- Der Kaiser

Online TWC is about 15 sec off.

It's early, but Chychrun might end up really good

This will never not be funny but he seriously needs to just start ripping it.
- BeadyEyedDouche

He could probably have 5-10 more goals if he shot the puck instead of trying to feed guys who can't finish.

Posso should have blasted that puck with only 15 sec left . Why stop along the boards?

Over a career sample size, yes. Pay him now.
- BeadyEyedDouche

If Nilsson gets the win tonight...
he's on pace for 82wins over the next 82games

He could probably have 5-10 more goals if he shot the puck instead of trying to feed guys who can't finish.
- adambuffalo

I agree, and this is us being those homer idiots who yell "SHOOT" the whole game lol.

My thought is that he figured being injured the first 20 made this season a wash and he tried to focus on his play-making this season knowing his ankle wasn't going to be 100% and what-not. Because he knows where to put the puck, just from a shooter's point of view. Honestly, he has flashes of Bret Hull and I wish he would be more selfish in that regard.

He could probably have 5-10 more goals if he shot the puck instead of trying to feed guys who can't finish.
- adambuffalo

That would mean the feed guys would be the finishers.

hmmmmmmm I'm confused.

Bong time .

If Nilsson gets the win tonight...
he's on pace for 82wins over the next 82games
- jdfitz77

Dude, we gotta start putting #sarcasm hashtags in our posts so certain people can keep up. I'm serious maybe 1/4th of the time I post and I thought it was pretty obvious but even the emoticons haven't helped.

That would mean the feed guys would be the finishers.

hmmmmmmm I'm confused.

Bong time .
- cabin

yep

It's early, but Chychrun might end up really good
- sbroads24

He was rated super high for a reason
I think stuff in his personal life really affected him last year & caused him to drop WAY too far
I was hoping we'd somehow trade up & take him
Great move by the Yotes

Dude, we gotta start putting #sarcasm hashtags in our posts so certain people can keep up. I'm serious maybe 1/4th of the time I post and I thought it was pretty obvious but even the emoticons haven't helped.
- BeadyEyedDouche

I try not to take things on here too serious
Even when I argue with you or whoever,
It's not like I know u guys in real life

And we're all Sabres fans here who want the same end result

The first 20 games that Jack missed we had 4 shoot out losses, 2 overtime losses and 4 other 1 goal losses. If anyone thinks we would only be 3-5 points better if he wasn't hurt, I would have to strongly disagree.

Dude, we gotta start putting #sarcasm hashtags in our posts so certain people can keep up. I'm serious maybe 1/4th of the time I post and I thought it was pretty obvious but even the emoticons haven't helped.
- BeadyEyedDouche

No one uses this one. Maybe it should be the sarcasm one

I try not to take things on here too serious
Even when I argue with you or whoever,
It's not like I know u guys in real life

And we're all Sabres fans here who want the same end result
- jdfitz77

Hey man, I don't take disagreements or arguments personally like a lot of people do. There's always going to be more disagreement than anything and the best thing to do is argue it or discuss it and try to take something away from it.