I haven't really been following the top draft eligible players this year. Outside of Dahlin, who do you guys think we should draft if we are picking #2, #3 or #4?

I haven't really been following the top draft eligible players this year. Outside of Dahlin, who do you guys think we should draft if we are picking #2, #3 or #4?
- 100goalseason

2- Svechnikov
3 or 4 - Boqvist, Zadina, Tkachuk

2- Svechnikov
3 or 4 - Boqvist, Zadina, Tkachuk
- TheSabresTaco

Yep. Svech looks like he's running away with that #2 pick, and I think Boqvist might actually be able to take that #3 spot, he'll be a top pair, even a #1 Dman in time.

Good rant by Howard on GR ...about 7:45 am..end of hour 2 in On Demand when posted.

O’Reilly is done here...he did a masterful job of punching his ticket out. JBotts alluded to discussions that took place at the TDL that may form the basis of trades this offseason...Cryan Ryan just sealed it. Bye Bye...gotta be better on the next team...I would banish him to like Chicago to further screw up their Cap situation...I would have said Phoenix, but they seem to have straightened out their game in the last half.

Chad is done as well, no loss there.
Same for Lehner, done.

Moulson stays in the A
Pommer should follow him, but JBotts will save him for 3rd/4th line duties in his last year.
Larssons sealed his deal to play in the A, no one, not one team will trade a broken stick for him.
Girgs sees 4th line duties unless JBotts throws him in a deal somehow.
Gorges is gone
Bogo is a buyout candidate if he can prove his health in time.
Okposo will rededicate himself to the game and come back ready, good on him...but next hit and he is a LTIR contract
Polouit is a goner, bye bye
Wilson is here on 4th line
Nolan is gone..can’t wait to hear his comments when jettisoned
McCabe gets next year to re-establish himself..could be a TDL candidate
Scandella is fine enough

That’s all my crystal ball shows this day.

Nelson went from about 12th on the depth chart to top 4. Just don't see how anyone else is close.
- Lunaion

I just got a chubb.

Good thing the Yankees went out and got yet another boat anchor contract in Stanton and still have no pitching. The Red Sox are winning yet again
- SABRES 89

you gotta like the Mets though.

Good rant by Howard on GR ...about 7:45 am..end of hour 2 in On Demand when posted.

O’Reilly is done here...he did a masterful job of punching his ticket out. JBotts alluded to discussions that took place at the TDL that may form the basis of trades this offseason...Cryan Ryan just sealed it. Bye Bye...gotta be better on the next team...I would banish him to like Chicago to further screw up their Cap situation...I would have said Phoenix, but they seem to have straightened out their game in the last half.

Chad is done as well, no loss there.
Same for Lehner, done.

Moulson stays in the A
Pommer should follow him, but JBotts will save him for 3rd/4th line duties in his last year.
Larssons sealed his deal to play in the A, no one, not one team will trade a broken stick for him.
Girgs sees 4th line duties unless JBotts throws him in a deal somehow.
Gorges is gone
Bogo is a buyout candidate if he can prove his health in time.
Okposo will rededicate himself to the game and come back ready, good on him...but next hit and he is a LTIR contract
Polouit is a goner, bye bye
Wilson is here on 4th line
Nolan is gone..can’t wait to hear his comments when jettisoned
McCabe gets next year to re-establish himself..could be a TDL candidate
Scandella is fine enough

That’s all my crystal ball shows this day.
- IonSabres

I agree with all of this.

I definitely see a 1/3 to 2/3 churn in the roster from this year to next on starting night.

Good rant by Howard on GR ...about 7:45 am..end of hour 2 in On Demand when posted.

O’Reilly is done here...he did a masterful job of punching his ticket out. JBotts alluded to discussions that took place at the TDL that may form the basis of trades this offseason...Cryan Ryan just sealed it. Bye Bye...gotta be better on the next team...I would banish him to like Chicago to further screw up their Cap situation...I would have said Phoenix, but they seem to have straightened out their game in the last half.

Chad is done as well, no loss there.
Same for Lehner, done.

Moulson stays in the A
Pommer should follow him, but JBotts will save him for 3rd/4th line duties in his last year.
Larssons sealed his deal to play in the A, no one, not one team will trade a broken stick for him.
Girgs sees 4th line duties unless JBotts throws him in a deal somehow.
Gorges is gone
Bogo is a buyout candidate if he can prove his health in time.
Okposo will rededicate himself to the game and come back ready, good on him...but next hit and he is a LTIR contract
Polouit is a goner, bye bye
Wilson is here on 4th line
Nolan is gone..can’t wait to hear his comments when jettisoned
McCabe gets next year to re-establish himself..could be a TDL candidate
Scandella is fine enough

That’s all my crystal ball shows this day.
- IonSabres

Nice post


When is Botts press conference?

Nice post


When is Botts press conference?
- washedup20

2p

Good rant by Howard on GR ...about 7:45 am..end of hour 2 in On Demand when posted.

O’Reilly is done here...he did a masterful job of punching his ticket out. JBotts alluded to discussions that took place at the TDL that may form the basis of trades this offseason...Cryan Ryan just sealed it. Bye Bye...gotta be better on the next team...I would banish him to like Chicago to further screw up their Cap situation...I would have said Phoenix, but they seem to have straightened out their game in the last half.

Chad is done as well, no loss there.
Same for Lehner, done.

Moulson stays in the A
Pommer should follow him, but JBotts will save him for 3rd/4th line duties in his last year.
Larssons sealed his deal to play in the A, no one, not one team will trade a broken stick for him.
Girgs sees 4th line duties unless JBotts throws him in a deal somehow.
Gorges is gone
Bogo is a buyout candidate if he can prove his health in time.
Okposo will rededicate himself to the game and come back ready, good on him...but next hit and he is a LTIR contract
Polouit is a goner, bye bye
Wilson is here on 4th line
Nolan is gone..can’t wait to hear his comments when jettisoned
McCabe gets next year to re-establish himself..could be a TDL candidate
Scandella is fine enough

That’s all my crystal ball shows this day.
- IonSabres

I truly think his idiotic moment of "honesty" was a way of asking to be traded without asking to be traded

Good rant by Howard on GR ...about 7:45 am..end of hour 2 in On Demand when posted.

O’Reilly is done here...he did a masterful job of punching his ticket out. JBotts alluded to discussions that took place at the TDL that may form the basis of trades this offseason...Cryan Ryan just sealed it. Bye Bye...gotta be better on the next team...I would banish him to like Chicago to further screw up their Cap situation...I would have said Phoenix, but they seem to have straightened out their game in the last half.

Chad is done as well, no loss there.
Same for Lehner, done.

Moulson stays in the A
Pommer should follow him, but JBotts will save him for 3rd/4th line duties in his last year.
Larssons sealed his deal to play in the A, no one, not one team will trade a broken stick for him.
Girgs sees 4th line duties unless JBotts throws him in a deal somehow.
Gorges is gone
Bogo is a buyout candidate if he can prove his health in time.
Okposo will rededicate himself to the game and come back ready, good on him...but next hit and he is a LTIR contract
Polouit is a goner, bye bye
Wilson is here on 4th line
Nolan is gone..can’t wait to hear his comments when jettisoned
McCabe gets next year to re-establish himself..could be a TDL candidate
Scandella is fine enough

That’s all my crystal ball shows this day.
- IonSabres

POTW

I truly think his idiotic moment of "honesty" was a way of asking to be traded without asking to be traded
- sbroads24

It's refreshing when players are honest. It's disappointing when your leaders don't want to be on the ice.

I must say I am giving some brain share to the idea of passing on a QB this year and waiting til next year...largely because they do need to consider their probably record next year and therefore the draft position.

With your starting Center and RG retiring...man that sure puts a major hole in the O-line that is charged with opening holes for Shady and for protecting the QB. Tall, very tall order. I wonder if Kyle reconsiders and says bye bye too. If that happens, holy crap we could be looking at Hank Bullough type record...1-15 / 2-14.

So as much as I still want the Bills to maneuver to get BAKER (frank)ING MAYFIELD!
...one has to wonder if the smarter move now is to wait and count on a top 5 pick next year...
2018 draft -
1st - MLB
1st - DL
2nd - OL
2nd - WR
3rd - OL
3rd - DL / OL

Just thinking...still leaning to get the QB for next 10-15 years

It's refreshing when players are honest. It's disappointing when your leaders don't want to be on the ice.
- TheSabresTaco

I think if I believed him, it might be refreshing to me. I don't at all. He was invisible for a lot of the games up until Eichel got hurt and he suddenly seemed to turn it on a bit more. His rough start (and it was rough the first 7-10 games effort wise) tells me his passion must have taken a hit in preseason for some reason

I don't mind when players are candid, or brutally honest.

I think if I believed him, it might be refreshing to me. I don't at all. He was invisible for a lot of the games up until Eichel got hurt and he suddenly seemed to turn it on a bit more. His rough start (and it was rough the first 7-10 games effort wise) tells me his passion must have taken a hit in preseason for some reason

I don't mind when players are candid, or brutally honest.
- sbroads24

he admitted he wasn't there from the get-go. What the (frank) is that?

It's refreshing when players are honest. It's disappointing when your leaders don't want to be on the ice.
- TheSabresTaco

he said at times he lost his love for the game...

I don't know about anyone else, but there have been times throughout my working life where the weight of things around me wore me down

I must say I am giving some brain share to the idea of passing on a QB this year and waiting til next year...largely because they do need to consider their probably record next year and therefore the draft position.

With your starting Center and RG retiring...man that sure puts a major hole in the O-line that is charged with opening holes for Shady and for protecting the QB. Tall, very tall order. I wonder if Kyle reconsiders and says bye bye too. If that happens, holy crap we could be looking at Hank Bullough type record...1-15 / 2-14.

So as much as I still want the Bills to maneuver to get BAKER (frank)ING MAYFIELD!
...one has to wonder if the smarter move now is to wait and count on a top 5 pick next year...
2018 draft -
1st - MLB
1st - DL
2nd - OL
2nd - WR
3rd - OL
3rd - DL / OL

Just thinking...still leaning to get the QB for next 10-15 years
- IonSabres

Lookin more and more like my J!E!T!S! are taking Mayfield


As much as I don't want an AFC East rival doing well...I have a lot of friends who are Bills fans. I want to see them be a good team; the rivalry would be great. But trading the farm to move up to No. 2 would be an absolutely typical "daa Billz" move. It would inevitably blow up in their face somehow.

Be patient, you've got something good going. There are always going to be more QBs next year.

Good rant by Howard on GR ...about 7:45 am..end of hour 2 in On Demand when posted.


- IonSabres

howard simon sits behind a microphone...props to him for doing the research for his show but it's akin to being in the film room...he does nothing of the physical nature in his career

I think if I believed him, it might be refreshing to me. I don't at all. He was invisible for a lot of the games up until Eichel got hurt and he suddenly seemed to turn it on a bit more. His rough start (and it was rough the first 7-10 games effort wise) tells me his passion must have taken a hit in preseason for some reason

I don't mind when players are candid, or brutally honest.
- sbroads24

can you say anyone from the team was there early in the year?

Nelson went from about 12th on the depth chart to top 4. Just don't see how anyone else is close.
- Lunaion

I am not down on him at all, but jut because he was playing the 4th d spot on a really bad D, doesn't make me want to over hype him

team can't score and e rod put up points over .5ppg clip playing under 14 minutes


nelson was my second choice

I think if I believed him, it might be refreshing to me. I don't at all. He was invisible for a lot of the games up until Eichel got hurt and he suddenly seemed to turn it on a bit more. His rough start (and it was rough the first 7-10 games effort wise) tells me his passion must have taken a hit in preseason for some reason

I don't mind when players are candid, or brutally honest.
- sbroads24

Here's a sorta logic proof to explain:

Every team has "THE GUY" (e.g. Pens & Sid, Oils & McAutoHart)
ROR wanted to the be THE GUY.
If ROR is not THE GUY, ROR is upset.
Eichel is THE GUY.
Therefore,
ROR cannot be THE GUY;
Therefore,
ROR is upset.

Whether it is ok for ROR to be upset about not getting to captain his own team is up for debate

made a fantasy lineup. Buckle up and get your flame throwers out. This lineup leaves us over 7M in cap space.

JVR-Eichel-Okposo
Erod-Haula-Reinhart
Smith-Mittelstadt-Pommer
Wilson-Riley Nash-Baptiste

Dahlin-Carlson
Scandella-Risto
Nelson-Guhle
McCabe

Grubauer
Ullmark

ROR was traded for Haula and Hague
Bogo was bought out
Moulson was sent to minors
Larsson was sent to minors, or traded whatever
Girgensons was traded for a pick. Or throw him into the ROR trade, dgaf
A Buffalo 2nd was used to acquire Grubauer's rights.


JVR was signed for 5, Carlson for 7, Nash for 2.8, Grubauer for 3

can you say anyone from the team was there early in the year?
- Michael Pachla

Not many, but that sort of makes his "Losing is getting to me" point really dumb.

Where was he when we were still playing games that mattered in October?

Richie Incognito still acting weird

Not many, but that sort of makes his "Losing is getting to me" point really dumb.

Where was he when we were still playing games that mattered in October?
- sbroads24

surrounded by the likes of seth Griffith, matt Molson, Jordan Nolan, matt tennyson, Zach Redmond and all the other scrubs that many on here constantly complained about?