Botterill will be keeping an eye on arbitration rulings to see what players teams walk away from, if any.

Has Gionta signed?
- Cup Crazy '07

Not to my knowledge.

How many of

Nylander
Mittlestadt
Pu
Asplund
Baptiste
Bailey
Estephan

Will be in the top 6 contributing in a couple years?

Not to my knowledge.
- Wetbandit1

Is it imminent?

Has Gionta signed?
- Cup Crazy '07

He has an offer on the table

How many of

Nylander
Mittlestadt
Pu
Asplund
Baptiste
Bailey
Estephan

Will be in the top 6 contributing in a couple years?
- Flynox

2 as 3rd liners

2 as second liners

with reinhart, okposo, and pommer on rw

and gionta looming


you need to move one to lw, either okposo or reinhart


reinhart-eichel-okposo
kane-ror-pommer
nylander/pouliot-girgens/larsson-jagr
moulson/pouliot-girgens/larsson/foligno

the pp though
- homiedclown

This is the second time I've seen you use him in lineups so I have no choice but to step in.

We traded him last week

Is it imminent?
- Cup Crazy '07

no but it could be intimate
more to come...bow chi wow wow

This is the second time I've seen you use him in lineups so I have no choice but to step in.

We traded him last week
- chilliard77

I was manning a grill in 120 degree heat

2 as 3rd liners

2 as second liners
- homiedclown

agreed although Nylander is hopefully #1 LW material.

no but it could be intimate
more to come...bow chi wow wow
- DDM-Coga

My favorite porn music

I was manning a grill in 120 degree heat
- homiedclown

Send me a burger and you get a pass

How many of

Nylander
Mittlestadt
Pu
Asplund
Baptiste
Bailey
Estephan

Will be in the top 6 contributing in a couple years?
- Flynox

I thought we didn't sign Estephan

I thought we didn't sign Estephan
- jdfitz77

He meant foligno

I mean fasching

How many of

Nylander
Mittlestadt
Pu
Asplund
Baptiste
Bailey
Estephan

Will be in the top 6 contributing in a couple years?
- Flynox

ROUGH TIMELINE
*as of now, without trades, additional signings, buyouts, etc

Baptiste/Bailey/Fasching/Rodrigues
This year: might make roster, if not, one of the first CallUps
18-19: should be on the roster full time if there's room, some may start in AHL
*u could put Cj Smith in this group as well, but he's currently behind all these guys on the depth chart & would have to leap over some to get a shot

Nylander
This year: Rochester for the most part, could be called up for injuries
18-19: on Sabres roster, in the top9

***that's 5 new forwards to add to the Current core of
Eichel, O'Reilly, Kane, Reinhart, Okposo
Plus Girgensons & Larsson who are probably still here for at least another year or 2 bc they're Centers
Moulson & Pominville are under contract for next season as well...
Bought out? Traded? Still on the team?

If they're still here for 18-19...
that gives us 14 forwards (not counting Smith)

That's why Pouliot & Josefson were signed to 1 year deals imo...
so that the kids can be here next year

So with 14 forwards (currently) in the plans for 18-19...
it seems to me that Asplund, Pu & Mittelstadt will all be groomed slowly

Pu will finish Juniors & then heads to Rochester for a few seasons
Mittelstadt likely spends a couple years in college & then joins Rochester
Asplund is a bit of a wild card- if he's ready to take Larsson or Girgensons spot next year, one of them could be moved. He's in Sweden for this year though


That's how I see things anyways

He meant foligno

I mean fasching
- homiedclown

Possible 18-19 lineup, with players we have now

Kane-Eichel-Reinhart
Okposo-O'Reilly-Pominville
Nylander-Larsson-Baptiste
Moulson-Girgensons-Bailey/Fasching/Rodrigues

Or something like that
Obviously guys can be shifter around
I'd personally put Sam at 3C asap & build 3 scoring lines

My 18-19 lineup, without major changes...

Baptiste-Eichel-Nylander
Bailey-O'Reilly-Okposo
Kane-Reinhart-Pominville
Girgensons-Asplund-Rodrigues

-Moulson hopefully shipped out
-Larsson & Fasching as trade bait to further improve defense

there are a ton of great American craft beers from the likes of

Southern Tier
Great Lakes Brewery
Six Point
Rusty Chain
Ellicottville
Columbus
Founders
Bell's

etc. etc., etc

and don't forget Genny...

bud and miller light are foreign owned
- Michael Pachla

If you are gonna go Midwest you should add in 3 Floyds. Not quite 2 hearted good but the zombie dust and space station middle finger are solid

My 18-19 lineup, without major changes...

Baptiste-Eichel-Nylander
Bailey-O'Reilly-Okposo
Kane-Reinhart-Pominville
Girgensons-Asplund-Rodrigues

-Moulson hopefully shipped out
-Larsson & Fasching as trade bait to further improve defense
- jdfitz77

I'm not sure Nylander AND baptiste are top line and I feel like bailey should be third line. Asplund in the NHL that early also seems like a reach.

I'm not sure Nylander AND baptiste are top line and I feel like bailey should be third line. Asplund in the NHL that early also seems like a reach.
- SabresFaninIndiana

they dont need to be, in that hypothetical they're on a line with eichel. Thats likely how this team will be built. Big contracts to the core (especially eichel) and then cost effective players on his wings

Yak, one year $875K. I would have done that all day.

Botterill will be keeping an eye on arbitration rulings to see what players teams walk away from, if any.

Botterill will be keeping an eye on arbitration rulings to see what players teams walk away from, if any.
- SABRES 89

You did post this earlier, yes?

Otherwise I'm having crazy Deja Vu.

You did post this earlier, yes?

Otherwise I'm having crazy Deja Vu.
- Wetbandit1

yea forgot i did

Botterill will be keeping an eye on arbitration rulings to see what players teams walk away from, if any.
- SABRES 89

You can say that again