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homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

May 13 @ 5:59 AM ET


i couldn't believe it when i read it this morning.

- Sabresfan-365

Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Hail Satan
Joined: 10.07.2010

May 13 @ 6:25 AM ET
Still cant get facial hair lol
- GERBE!!!75PTS



How often do you shave?
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

May 13 @ 9:19 AM ET
I like the hire. He's done many things well, especially with the minor league team and the cap BUT....

how much of it actually matters if they dont have Crosby, Malkin Letang?

Not saying hes incapable of finding another high end guy, just that hes got a bigger challenge here than he did with Pit.

- Sabresfan-365


I get your point but how much has Letang even really played? He's missed a ton of time.
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

May 13 @ 9:28 AM ET
Look...
I'm simply saying that if we want Gorges gone,
and can't get another team to trade for him,
there's a very reasonable option of buying him out

- jdfitz77


I understand it's not optimal but why compound a problem by making the Gorges contract last 2 years when it's over after this season?

That makes no sense to me.
gordong
Location: NY
Joined: 02.06.2007

May 13 @ 10:23 AM ET
what the hell is up with this site lately? Cant login and the ad's are just stupid.. can't scroll to the bottom of the page because it resets to the top of the page.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

May 13 @ 11:08 AM ET
I understand it's not optimal but why compound a problem by making the Gorges contract last 2 years when it's over after this season?

That makes no sense to me.

- kingcong39



Just to get him off the roster
If he's here, he's our 3rd pair LH defenseman
Wouldn't u rather have Guhle in that spot?
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

May 13 @ 12:59 PM ET
Just to get him off the roster
If he's here, he's our 3rd pair LH defenseman
Wouldn't u rather have Guhle in that spot?

- jdfitz77


Of course I would, which is why Gorges wouldbe the 7th Dman and his butt would be in the press box until an injury warranted his playing time, which would likely be often with how frequently injuries occur.
GERBE!!!75PTS
San Jose Sharks
Location: Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser." - Jack Eichel-, CA
Joined: 02.11.2009

May 13 @ 1:53 PM ET
How often do you shave?
- Wetbandit1


Never lol .. tried the Rogaine got peach fuzz so I gave up
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

May 13 @ 2:28 PM ET
Proof that we overvalue our alumni and overcriticize our current players.

Jets blogger asks "Do the Jets have a problem in Tyler Myers?"

He characterizes Myers as a 27 year old bottom pair defenseman, injured or unable to play all year last year, making $5.5M for the next 2 years.

To make this simpler for you, Zach Bogosian - the atrocity - is 26, and makes $5.25 a year (for 3 more years)
macman9
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Cheektowaga, NY
Joined: 02.04.2013

May 13 @ 2:35 PM ET
I think that's a pretty good deal for Bishop. I wouldn't mind if the Sabres had signed him to that
- chilliard77


Uh, NO, there you go thinking again, It's a good deal for Bishop because he wanted more security than money, with a better defense in front of him, Lehner is on par with Bishop and I want Botterill to offer Lehner no more than 2 years.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

May 13 @ 2:40 PM ET
what the hell is up with this site lately? Cant login and the ad's are just stupid.. can't scroll to the bottom of the page because it resets to the top of the page.
- gordong

going to the dogs
Sabresfan-365
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Lockport, NY
Joined: 12.09.2012

May 13 @ 2:47 PM ET
Proof that we overvalue our alumni and overcriticize our current players.

Jets blogger asks "Do the Jets have a problem in Tyler Myers?"

He characterizes Myers as a 27 year old bottom pair defenseman, injured or unable to play all year last year, making $5.5M for the next 2 years.

To make this simpler for you, Zach Bogosian - the atrocity - is 26, and makes $5.25 a year (for 3 more years)

- Der Kaiser


Because the jets blogger said so? Coyotes and caps blogger says franson is better than ristolainen. does that mean we have a problem in ristolainen?

Dont think ive seen anyone here overvalue alumni in quite some time. players with potential we've given up sure but i dont think anyone misses the roster players that were moved during tank nation.

Edit: Myers salary is somewhere around 3.5 mil for the final 2 years, which would be attractive to a team like the jets.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

May 13 @ 3:10 PM ET
How often do you shave?
- Wetbandit1

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homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

May 13 @ 3:22 PM ET


Dont think ive seen anyone here overvalue alumni in quite some time.

- Sabresfan-365

miller
hecht
drury
connolly
spacek


IMO most over valued alumni over the last 10 years



the most under valued


grier
dumont
soupy
pommer
kaleta, yeah I went there
chilliard77
Location: NY
Joined: 08.23.2011

May 13 @ 3:54 PM ET
Uh, NO, there you go thinking again, It's a good deal for Bishop because he wanted more security than money, with a better defense in front of him, Lehner is on par with Bishop and I want Botterill to offer Lehner no more than 2 years.
- macman9

BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

May 13 @ 3:56 PM ET
miller
hecht
drury
connolly
spacek


IMO most over valued alumni over the last 10 years



the most under valued


grier
dumont
soupy
pommer
kaleta, yeah I went there

- homiedclown



I can agree with this post. I hated trading Pomminville.
chilliard77
Location: NY
Joined: 08.23.2011

May 13 @ 3:59 PM ET
I can agree with this post. I hated trading Pomminville.
- BeadyEyedDouche

I was in denial the day we traded Pominville
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

May 13 @ 4:10 PM ET
Proof that we overvalue our alumni and overcriticize our current players.

Jets blogger asks "Do the Jets have a problem in Tyler Myers?"

He characterizes Myers as a 27 year old bottom pair defenseman, injured or unable to play all year last year, making $5.5M for the next 2 years.

To make this simpler for you, Zach Bogosian - the atrocity - is 26, and makes $5.25 a year (for 3 more years)

- Der Kaiser

Actually if you read the blog it says he's better than where he'd be placed in the lineup, and his contract is too good to just let walk.
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

May 13 @ 4:11 PM ET
I was in denial the day we traded Pominville
- chilliard77


It was the Stu Barnes trade all over again except he didn't cry and neither did I.

But seriously, I cried when they traded Stu Barnes. He was devastated in his interview and verging on a complete breakdown. Possibly my favorite Sabre after Maxie Poo.
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

May 13 @ 4:12 PM ET
Actually if you read the blog it says he's better than where he'd be placed in the lineup, and his contract is too good to just let walk.
- sbroads24


Sick burn!

+10
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

May 13 @ 4:18 PM ET
Sick burn!

+10

- BeadyEyedDouche

"By now though the problem with Myers and his role with the Jets should seem clear, it’s hard to imagine him fitting in as a 5-6 guy and who does he usurp to go further up the roster?"

Basically, Tyler Myers is a top 4 RHD, whose unfortunately stuck behind two top pairing RHD.
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

May 13 @ 4:20 PM ET
"By now though the problem with Myers and his role with the Jets should seem clear, it’s hard to imagine him fitting in as a 5-6 guy and who does he usurp to go further up the roster?"

Basically, Tyler Myers is a top 4 RHD, whose unfortunately stuck behind two top pairing RHD.

- sbroads24


He's his own worst enemy, too. Plays too timid and absorbs too many hits instead of standing his ground. He's not injury prone so much as his style of play exposes him to injuries, if that makes sense.
Sabresfan-365
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Lockport, NY
Joined: 12.09.2012

May 13 @ 4:21 PM ET
"By now though the problem with Myers and his role with the Jets should seem clear, it’s hard to imagine him fitting in as a 5-6 guy and who does he usurp to go further up the roster?"

Basically, Tyler Myers is a top 4 RHD, whose unfortunately stuck behind two top pairing RHD.

- sbroads24


this would be a non issue if they hadnt committed to byfuglien. I still dont understand that.
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

May 13 @ 4:22 PM ET
He's his own worst enemy, too. Plays too timid and absorbs too many hits instead of standing his ground. He's not injury prone so much as his style of play exposes him to injuries, if that makes sense.
- BeadyEyedDouche

He had his newborn almost die this year.

Of all years, this is his year to get a pass.

I used to think he was great, heavy obviously not close to great.

But he's still better than Bogo by a margin
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

May 13 @ 4:25 PM ET
this would be a non issue if they hadnt committed to byfuglien. I still dont understand that.
- Sabresfan-365

Yeah, as a half-Jets fan I don't get it either.

He's truly a guy that his stats don't tell the whole story. He's brutal on D
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