Back to signing Jt and trading ROR to the Islanders for bellows
- gerbe75pts

Ror for the 2 (1sts).
We add baps, bailey, fashing type prospect

As soon as JT leaves, they will be desperate, but doubt they move bellows.

To EDM:

R. Lehner
Z. Bogosian (2.5 mil retained)

To Buf

Al Montoya

To the minors:

Al Montoya

To EDM:

R. Lehner
Z. Bogosian (2.5 mil retained)

To Buf

Al Montoya

To the minors:

Al Montoya
- jcragcrumple

Is the fax machine working?

Doubt they do it. I think Lehner gets released tbh. Wouldn't surprise me.

Is the fax machine working?

Doubt they do it. I think Lehner gets released tbh. Wouldn't surprise me.
- RhinoFan

I'll bet you a thousand internet points he isn't. They can't throw away a career .915 goalie

Didnt we give up

Jt comptner
Girgorenko
Zadarov
2nd rounder.

Ror and mcginn

I would think the Sabres could get at least 3 parts back
- Boss34

So a 1st?

Ror for the 2 (1sts).
We add baps, bailey, fashing type prospect

As soon as JT leaves, they will be desperate, but doubt they move bellows.
- Boss34

Garth Snow may be a dingdong, but he will poop in a bag and leave it on Bott's porch and light it on fire if JB comes at him with that.

So a 1st?
- TheSabresTaco

Didn't they get a 2nd for Jamie McGinn when they traded him that season? Or what it a 3rd?

Time to cut the losses and move on from Baptiste, Bailey and Fashing. All 3 had many chances and did nothing.

Time to cut the losses and move on from Baptiste, Bailey and Fashing. All 3 had many chances and did nothing.
- mikes1519

I am confused by these chances you speak of?

The 1 or 2 game stint in the top 6 where both Baptiste and Bailey looked decent?

Or is it the 20 games playing with Larsson and Wilson?

Fasching yeah he can go but Baptiste and Bailey I am not ready to write off yet.

Time to cut the losses and move on from Baptiste, Bailey and Fashing. All 3 had many chances and did nothing.
- mikes1519

What? The chances of bottom 6 minutes on the worst team in the league the last two years?

Conservative, but there is talent there. I don’t believe an 18 year old defenseman is going to dramatically change the output from this roster.

Botts did this last year and look where we ended up. I think it’s time to make that locker room uncomfortable
- washedup20

The opening night roster should look much different than last year

RODRIGUES-Eichel-OKPOSO(*healthy)
WILSON-O’Reilly-Reinhart
BAILEY-MITTELSTADT-Pominville
Girgensons-Larsson-BAPTISTE

DAHLIN-Ristolainen
Scandella-McCabe/Bogosian
GUHLE-NELSON
Beaulieu

ULLMARK
(ANOTHER GOALIE)

That’s 10/22 new guys on the opening night roster from last year
11 if u count a healthy & ready to go Okposo
Plus possibly a LW that Botts will at least try to bring in somehow
And maybe 2 more young guys (O’Regan, Smith, etc) who could take spots if Larson &/or Girgensons are shipped out


That’s MASSIVELY different from what we iced at the start of last season

The opening night roster should look much different than last year

RODRIGUES-Eichel-OKPOSO(*healthy)
WILSON-O’Reilly-Reinhart
BAILEY-MITTELSTADT-Pominville
Girgensons-Larsson-BAPTISTE

DAHLIN-Ristolainen
Scandella-McCabe/Bogosian
GUHLE-NELSON
Beaulieu

ULLMARK
(ANOTHER GOALIE)

That’s 10/22 new guys on the opening night roster from last year
11 if u count a healthy & ready to go Okposo
Plus possibly a LW that Botts will at least try to bring in somehow
And maybe 2 more young guys (O’Regan, Smith, etc) who could take spots if Larson &/or Girgensons are shipped out


That’s MASSIVELY different from what we iced at the start of last season
- jdfitz77

Massively different, but how much better?

Yep did not like the drake song
- gerbe75pts

Drake is terrible

I get chills listening Tupac , biggie , 50

This not so much
- gerbe75pts

2 overrated rappers & a terrible one

Can some one explain to me why we're putting Wilson on the 2nd line ? Even I know he's a bum

I'll bet you a thousand internet points he isn't. They can't throw away a career .915 goalie
- jcragcrumple

Some dumb a$s GM will give something for Lehner, His size alone will prompt a GM to take a chance on him, however the price will be very low 5 rounder if that...
I don't care what they do with him, he is horrible.

The opening night roster should look much different than last year

RODRIGUES-Eichel-OKPOSO(*healthy)
WILSON-O’Reilly-Reinhart
BAILEY-MITTELSTADT-Pominville
Girgensons-Larsson-BAPTISTE

DAHLIN-Ristolainen
Scandella-McCabe/Bogosian
GUHLE-NELSON
Beaulieu

ULLMARK
(ANOTHER GOALIE)

That’s 10/22 new guys on the opening night roster from last year
11 if u count a healthy & ready to go Okposo
Plus possibly a LW that Botts will at least try to bring in somehow
And maybe 2 more young guys (O’Regan, Smith, etc) who could take spots if Larson &/or Girgensons are shipped out


That’s MASSIVELY different from what we iced at the start of last season
- jdfitz77

We need to choose 1 of these guys to be on the opening night roster. The other is a healthy scratch, and larsson is in sweden or Cincinnati

Can some one explain to me why we're putting Wilson on the 2nd line ? Even I know he's a bum
- gerbe75pts

because he has a cup ring silly...

I'll bet you a thousand internet points he isn't. They can't throw away a career .915 goalie
- jcragcrumple

JB himself didn't even bother endorsing Lehner at his year end presser. He says Ullmark will be one. We don't know (or think) that he will be a pure #1 (yet). So you've got to think he'll be 1a or 1b. So you need to pay a guy to be a 1a. Are we going to pay Lehner a minimum 4,400,00 (10% raise on QO, not sure if correct) for a guy JB clearly is not very interested in? I have my strong doubts. So what do we do. We try as hard as we can to trade his rights, or take him to an arbitrator if JB doesn't think he'll make anything close to 4.4. And that all depends on whether JB actually wants him on the Sabres.

There's no doubt in my mind that Lehner is no more than a 1a at this point of his career. So our options are trade him, release him, take him to arb if you feel like keeping him, or just accept a QO of 4.4M granted he signs it. I would hope we trade him.

Some dumb a$s GM will give something for Lehner, His size alone will prompt a GM to take a chance on him, however the price will be very low 5 rounder if that...
I don't care what they do with him, he is horrible.
- hehateme

Same. Find a dumb GM. Lehner free to the first GM who takes Bogo! Will retain salary

Same. Find a dumb GM. Lehner free to the first GM who takes Bogo! Will retain salary
- jcragcrumple

Yup...

Didn't they get a 2nd for Jamie McGinn when they traded him that season? Or what it a 3rd?
- Stripes77

It was basically a 5th because it was basically a 4th because it was basically a 3rd

Back to signing Jt and trading ROR to the Islanders for bellows
- gerbe75pts

I think Tavares could sign with Vegas

O’Reilly for Bellows +
maybe pick 11?
They’ve also got a Russian goalie prospect I’d be interested in- Sorokin

Get those 3 pieces from them & i’d be ok with the deal

JB himself didn't even bother endorsing Lehner at his year end presser. He says Ullmark will be one. We don't know (or think) that he will be a pure #1 (yet). So you've got to think he'll be 1a or 1b. So you need to pay a guy to be a 1a. Are we going to pay Lehner a minimum 4,400,00 (10% raise on QO, not sure if correct) for a guy JB clearly is not very interested in? I have my strong doubts. So what do we do. We try as hard as we can to trade his rights, or take him to an arbitrator if JB doesn't think he'll make anything close to 4.4. And that all depends on whether JB actually wants him on the Sabres.

There's no doubt in my mind that Lehner is no more than a 1a at this point of his career. So our options are trade him, release him, take him to arb if you feel like keeping him, or just accept a QO of 4.4M granted he signs it. I would hope we trade him.
- TheSabresTaco

I agree with all that, I just don't think they'd let him walk for nothing. I definitely think they're trying to move him

2 overrated rappers & a terrible one
- jdfitz77