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fastek
Buffalo Sabres
Location: CA
Joined: 02.19.2016

Mar 22 @ 6:54 PM ET
Nelson is on an expiring contract
- homiedclown


Pretty sure he was excluded from that discussion.
Sabresfan-365
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Lockport, NY
Joined: 12.09.2012

Mar 22 @ 6:54 PM ET
I'm not even sure it would be legal
- fastek



I dunno, I could see him telling someone that if they dont turn it around they may go unqualified or potential buyout?

Threat to motivate kinda deal.
fastek
Buffalo Sabres
Location: CA
Joined: 02.19.2016

Mar 22 @ 7:01 PM ET
Full slate of bottom dwellers teeing up tonight ..........

* Yotes @ Canes
* Wash @ Detroit
* Oil @ Sens
* Canucks @ Chicago

Fingers crossed .............
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Mar 22 @ 7:02 PM ET
I dunno, I could see him telling someone that if they dont turn it around they may go unqualified or potential buyout?

Threat to motivate kinda deal.

- Sabresfan-365



They should have done that with Moulson. Instead, they let him tell the Sabres where he would like to play
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Unpopular opinion (i think): The best Die Hard movie is the 4th one- Live free or Die Hard -jdfitz7, NY
Joined: 10.07.2010

Mar 22 @ 7:10 PM ET
no charges against Zay
- gerbe75pts


Not surprising, he was obviously altered.

He probably promised to pay for the window too.
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Unpopular opinion (i think): The best Die Hard movie is the 4th one- Live free or Die Hard -jdfitz7, NY
Joined: 10.07.2010

Mar 22 @ 7:13 PM ET
Not the point .......... and all that proves is the QB's coming out lately have sucked.... by and large.
- fastek


Right now I'd take Goff, Wentz and Watson. It remains to be seen whether Winston and Mariota are products of their system more than they're showing concerning levels of bad throws.
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Mar 22 @ 7:18 PM ET
Not surprising, he was obviously altered.

He probably promised to pay for the window too.

- Wetbandit1


He needs to get some help though

Imagine if his brother wasn't there he be dead right now that's scary
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Mar 22 @ 7:19 PM ET
Right now I'd take Goff, Wentz and Watson. It remains to be seen whether Winston and Mariota are products of their system more than they're showing concerning levels of bad throws.
- Wetbandit1


Dilly Dilly ..

Hopefully we get one

Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Unpopular opinion (i think): The best Die Hard movie is the 4th one- Live free or Die Hard -jdfitz7, NY
Joined: 10.07.2010

Mar 22 @ 7:19 PM ET
LOL ......... no wonder your team sucks balls.
- fastek


That's pretty rich coming from a Raiders fan. The past 30 years haven't been kind to your team. The Raiders have 1 winning season since 2003. And 4 since 1995.

Even the Bills have managed 7.

gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Mar 22 @ 7:19 PM ET
Full slate of bottom dwellers teeing up tonight ..........

* Yotes @ Canes
* Wash @ Detroit
* Oil @ Sens
* Canucks @ Chicago

Fingers crossed .............

- fastek


All I care about is the Canucks
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Mar 22 @ 7:21 PM ET
What site are you using? I looked for the site I used in 2015 for lottery odds but couldn't find it.
- TheSabresTaco


NHL hasn’t released the odds yet for this year
All the number ppl are posting are guesses based on previous years
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Mar 22 @ 7:22 PM ET
That's pretty rich coming from a Raiders fan. The past 30 years haven't been kind to your team. The Raiders have 1 winning season since 2003. And 4 since 1995.

Even the Bills have managed 7.

- Wetbandit1

gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Mar 22 @ 7:22 PM ET
NHL hasn’t released the odds yet for this year
All the number ppl are posting are guesses based on previous years

- jdfitz77


Hold up there's new numbers ?
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Mar 22 @ 7:23 PM ET
this team has lacked leaders since briere, drury and mckee
- homiedclown


I think you’re confusing lack of leadership,
with lack of talent
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Mar 22 @ 7:27 PM ET
I think you’re confusing lack of leadership,
with lack of talent

- jdfitz77

nope, been hearing for 10 plus years the locker room is a joke
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Mar 22 @ 7:38 PM ET
nope, been hearing for 10 plus years the locker room is a joke
- homiedclown


Losing breeds bad attitudes

I’ll rephrase though...
we’ve been losing BECAUSE of lack of talent,
NOT lack of leadership
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Mar 22 @ 7:39 PM ET
What Analytics Say About Baker Mayfield

https://www.si.com/nfl/20...cs-nfl-draft-oklahoma-pff

- gerbe75pts


Yup.
BAKER MAYFIELD.
But I knew this already.
Thanks for sharing.

The “He’s Johnny Manziel” is just BS.
This kid is going to be a rock star.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Mar 22 @ 7:40 PM ET
Hold up there's new numbers ?
- gerbe75pts


How could there not be new numbers for this year?

By adding Vegas,
there’s one more team who misses the playoffs that’s now part of the lotto

Obviously, the numbers have to change to account for that

Changes will probably be slight though
I was just pointing out that what we keep seeing isn’t official
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Mar 22 @ 7:42 PM ET
Yup.
BAKER MAYFIELD.
But I knew this already.
Thanks for sharing.

The “He’s Johnny Manziel” is just BS.
This kid is going to be a rock star.

- IonSabres


Ppl are comparing his cocky attitude to that of Manziel,
not his throwing
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Mar 22 @ 7:50 PM ET
Losing breeds bad attitudes

I’ll rephrase though...
we’ve been losing BECAUSE of lack of talent,
NOT lack of leadership

- jdfitz77


Meh.
Both.
The talent level sucks, players get paid then get lazy, the list is endless for this franchise. No leadership, no accountability.

I said this in October and was ridiculed endlessly for it, and told leadership and accountability don’t matter.
Right.
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Mar 22 @ 7:50 PM ET
Yup.
BAKER MAYFIELD.
But I knew this already.
Thanks for sharing.

The “He’s Johnny Manziel” is just BS.
This kid is going to be a rock star.

- IonSabres


It's his attitude not his gaming

But I'm hopeful he's going to be that Philip Rivers kind
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Mar 22 @ 7:53 PM ET
Meh.
Both.
The talent level sucks, players get paid then get lazy, the list is endless for this franchise. No leadership, no accountability.

I said this in October and was ridiculed endlessly for it, and told leadership and accountability don’t matter.
Right.

- IonSabres


I don’t think they don’t matter...
but for example:
Shane Doan was known as a great leader for years in Arizona, but they still sucked

Leadership can only do so much if u don’t have the talent
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Mar 22 @ 7:53 PM ET
nope, been hearing for 10 plus years the locker room is a joke
- homiedclown


I’m not there, but continuous reports from reporters point to it being a country club.

Hence why I stated in the past blog that that roster needs to turn over significantly...there are well paid players that don’t have an once they f leadership in them..some are not championship material ... weak minded, fragile, etc.
But 5 months later the team is rudderless, lost and last in the league.
It is more than a lack of talent.

Edit, fixed an autocorrect
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Mar 22 @ 7:55 PM ET
Ppl are comparing his cocky attitude to that of Manziel,
not his throwing

- jdfitz77

No, his off field issue, not issues.
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Mar 22 @ 7:57 PM ET
I don’t think they don’t matter...
but for example:
Shane Doan was known as a great leader for years in Arizona, but they still sucked

Leadership can only do so much if u don’t have the talent

- jdfitz77


I can agree with that.
And I can state that it takes more than one.
THE CORE needs to be the leadership on and off the ice, hold them self, the other core members, and others the other support players accountable.
That turns into a winning culture, an expectation of winning, and having players consistently play to their potential.
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