there was no reason to expect this team to be worse


kane stepped up
lehner stayed healthy
risto improved
jack improved
okposo added


it's a sh!t storm over there
- homiedclown

Between franson, bogo, kulikov and gorges there was every reason to believe this team would be bad

Bylsma let go.
6th pick to Carolina for one of their D-men.
Reinhart and a pick to Anaheim for one of their D-men.
Moulson (1.1MM Retained) for a pick
Gorges (1MM Retained) for a pick
Bogosian to Vegas

This is my ideal off-season.

there was no reason to expect this team to be worse


kane stepped up
lehner stayed healthy
risto improved
jack improved
okposo added


it's a sh!t storm over there
- homiedclown

How would you feel if they finished with 85 points? Would you be okay with that because that would have been a modest improvement. What about 90 points and still on the outside looking in. Would you be just as disappointed that they didn't make the playoffs?

How would you feel if they finished with 85 points? Would you be okay with that because that would have been a modest improvement. What about 90 points and still on the outside looking in. Would you be just as disappointed that they didn't make the playoffs?
- 100goalseason

Woulda been more pissed if they won yesterday. At least we get a high value pick

Sad part is I cant tell which one of these is Fasching
- sbroads24

How would you feel if they finished with 85 points? Would you be okay with that because that would have been a modest improvement. What about 90 points and still on the outside looking in. Would you be just as disappointed that they didn't make the playoffs?
- 100goalseason

honestly I expected more than a 4 point improvement

88-92 point range is where I thought they would be

Woulda been more pissed if they won yesterday. At least we get a high value pick
- Sabresfan-365

Yeah. The Florida game was the one that worried me the most. After that loss, I figured no worse than 7th overall. Getting 6th overall, well pending the lottery result, was a pleasant surprise.

Yeah. The Florida game was the one that worried me the most. After that loss, I figured no worse than 7th overall. Getting 6th overall, well pending the lottery result, was a pleasant surprise.
- 100goalseason

It's just a shame the incompetent boob will probably trade it for some middle pairing nobody

there was no reason to expect this team to be worse


kane stepped up
lehner stayed healthy
risto improved
jack improved
okposo added


it's a sh!t storm over there
- homiedclown

It shouldn't have ended this way.

Something MAJOR needs to happen.

It's just a shame the incompetent boob will probably trade it for some middle pairing nobody
- Sabresfan-365

Flip Reinhart and the pick for a decent guy?


Maybe he can pull that off?

It shouldn't have ended this way.

Something MAJOR needs to happen.
- thatsapickle

Desperate GMTM...you know he's gunna do something nuts. Can't wait till alzner gets a max deal

Flip Reinhart and the pick for a decent guy?


Maybe he can pull that off?
- thatsapickle

He's way too full of himself to move one of his guys.

He's way too full of himself to move one of his guys.
- Sabresfan-365

That's probably true.

Though he may need to put his pride aside, and put his money where his mouth is.

It's just a shame the incompetent boob will probably trade it for some middle pairing nobody
- Sabresfan-365

Who would you sack first, Murray or Bylsma?

New GM would probably give Byslma a chance. If Bylsma gets fired, Murray is next in line if the team doesn't respond.

Who would you sack first, Murray or Bylsma?

New GM would probably give Byslma a chance. If Bylsma gets fired, Murray is next in line if the team doesn't respond.
- 100goalseason

Murray, sack bylsma if he can't make it work with new adds

What do you think the Sabres have been doing since 2012?

2012 draft - 2 1st rounders
2013 draft - 2 1st rounder, 3 2nd rounders
2014 draft - 2nd overall pick - 3 2nd rounders

We were stockpiling for a while up until Tim Murray came here and arrogantly thought he could speed the process up.
- sbroads24

Oh no doubt. I've been saying all year that GMTM butt (frank)ed this rebuild up....but they are still on the right track. You still have 3-5 holes to fill and some dead weight to discard and it won't all happen in the summer...but they will get there.

That's probably true.

Though he may need to put his pride aside, and put his money where his mouth is.
- thatsapickle

I have 0 faith in him to fix the D. But his incompetence may accidentally land us Rasmus Dahlin next year

there was no reason to expect this team to be worse


kane stepped up
lehner stayed healthy
risto improved
jack improved
okposo added


it's a sh!t storm over there
- homiedclown

Actually, there was. This defense was every bit the tire fire that some of us said it would be.

Actually, there was. This defense was every bit the tire fire that some of us said it would be.
- buffalofan19

L8

Murray, sack bylsma if he can't make it work with new adds
- Sabresfan-365

Agreed. Bylsma would get a short leash, say until Christmas if no improvement.

Oh no doubt. I've been saying all year that GMTM butt (frank)ed this rebuild up....but they are still on the right track. You still have 3-5 holes to fill and some dead weight to discard and it won't all happen in the summer...but they will get there.
- Larsson_fan

The current path the GM has the Sabres on is one of a good team. The problem is, anything less than a great one should be considered unacceptable given how they got there.

He's way too full of himself to move one of his guys.
- Sabresfan-365

***Unless he scouted the other guy while in Ottawa.

***Unless he scouted the other guy while in Ottawa.
- ImThatGuy

That's true...but Reinhart was his first draft pick..makes him more untouchable than eichel

Who would you sack first, Murray or Bylsma?

New GM would probably give Byslma a chance. If Bylsma gets fired, Murray is next in line if the team doesn't respond.
- 100goalseason

Byslma...I don't care that he got screwed having to deal with so many injuries. Nobody wants to play for him, you are going to get the same result even with a few difference faces.

Byslma...I don't care that he got screwed having to deal with so many injuries. Nobody wants to play for him, you are going to get the same result even with a few difference faces.
- feetontheair22

Injuries didn't screw him. Murray did