From the Montreal blog
- adambuffalo

god damn you.

Hopefully we get a chance to pay Patches 8M until he's 39.
- TheSabresTaco

Makes sense he fired his agent then. He isn't getting 8x8 at his age after a down year. 6 fair? I still don't think he's getting 8 years out of anyone...

We broke the record for being the 1st team to ever finish 31st, all while depleting the prospect pool to win now.

Yeah, he (frank)ed up. Open them eyes, kid.
- TheSabresTaco

I feel like people don't remember how terrible of a team we were in 13-14..

Hodgson was our leading scorer with 44 pts. Ennis, Staff, Ehrhoff, and Moulson rounded out the top 5 after.

We had guys like McBain, Leino, Flynn, D'Agostini, Ellis, Conacher, Varone, Omark, Sulzer, Adam, Porter, and Konopka. We had goalies of Enroth, Lieuwen, Hackett, and Knapp after Miller was traded.

We were an absolute joke. From 2014 to 2015 we went from 54 team points to 81 then to 78 the following year. Still absolute last or close to it but there certainly was a point difference. We did not get worse though.

Makes sense he fired his agent then. He isn't getting 8x8 at his age after a down year. 6 fair? I still don't think he's getting 8 years out of anyone...
- RhinoFan

I don’t see anyway he gets 6 m

From the Montreal blog
- adambuffalo

I'd rather take the Weber contract than pay Patches 8x8 until he is 39.

Hopefully we get a chance to pay Patches 8M until he's 39.
- TheSabresTaco

I’m so happy people are realizing we don’t need him now

So re-signing him to a better contract than what an arbitrator would have given out is a wasted pick?
- TheSabresTaco

who says he is going to sign with us on july 1st?


he can sign with any of 31 teams that day



off my a$$

I’m so happy people are realizing we don’t need him now
- gerbe75pts

7 mil for 5 years

thats as far as I would go

I’m so happy people are realizing we don’t need him now
- gerbe75pts

That's not what I said. At the right value, he's a great player to have.

7 mil for 5 years

thats as far as I would go
- homiedclown

Me too ! 5 years is the longest id go. Id go as high as 7.5M

I don’t see anyway he gets 6 m
- gerbe75pts

You also thought the Sabres could sign Carlson for $6.5

That's not what I said. At the right value, he's a great player to have.
- TheSabresTaco

He’s good but to old we should be looking prospects that are NHL ready or players that are in their late 20s help us build a contender

He’s good but he doesn’t fit the timeframe

who says he is going to sign with us on july 1st?


he can sign with any of 31 teams that day



off my a$$




- homiedclown

I didn't want you to get too excited about that late round pick again, there's no need to ruin a perfectly good golf game.

I have a feeling we should have no problem re-signing him. He loves Botts.

You also thought the Sabres could sign Carlson for $6.5
- jcragcrumple

lol yeah I did boy was I wrong ..

Oh well 8m is not that bad but still a little high

He’s good but to old we should be looking prospects that are NHL ready or players that are in their late 20s help us build a contender

He’s good but he doesn’t fit the timeframe
- gerbe75pts

If you were running a team, god forbid, how willing would you be to give up NHL ready prospects?

The biggest winner if ROR isn't moved?

Mittelstadt - for obvious reasons

Nylander - this would be his best shot ever to make the team. Start hanging out with Eichel. Buy him dinner. Develop chemistry and make Jack lobby for you. 1LW would be wide open

You also thought the Sabres could sign Carlson for $6.5
- jcragcrumple

Who was the one yesterday that said we could offer sheet Stone for 4M AAV???

Only interest of a FA I've heard of was Carter Hutton. Surprised we haven't heard about more FA's we had interest in.

I don’t want any of the good but overpriced old wingers (age30)

But I’m thinking we might throw some money at some defense like Calvin de Haa

The biggest winner if ROR isn't moved?

Mittelstadt - for obvious reasons

Nylander - this would be his best shot ever to make the team. Start hanging out with Eichel. Buy him dinner. Develop chemistry and make Jack lobby for you. 1LW would be wide open
- jcragcrumple

If Nylander does not absolutely dominate this camp, we have a problem. The only person that should be shutting down Nylander is Dahlin.

Only interest of a FA I've heard of was Carter Hutton. Surprised we haven't heard about more FA's we had interest in.
- TheSabresTaco

I could see them kicking the tires on Grabner for a year or two. Don't know what Duclair's deal is. If he's problematic, forget it

Who was the one yesterday that said we could offer sheet Stone for 4M AAV???
- JVince11

Me, I read his initial salary wrong.


but hey, whats worse. The guy that made mistake on salary or the guy that still thinks Tim Murray got a raw deal and didn't ruin this organization.....

The biggest winner if ROR isn't moved?

Mittelstadt - for obvious reasons

Nylander - this would be his best shot ever to make the team. Start hanging out with Eichel. Buy him dinner. Develop chemistry and make Jack lobby for you. 1LW would be wide open
- jcragcrumple

Seriously, that or does E-Rod slide to 1LW if RoR isn't traded and kept at center?

I'm still hopeful that RoR will bring a decent return, but that we're waiting until after July 1st to sweeten the deal. If he isn't, or if a winger isn't picked up, you're right, it's either Nylander, I guess E-Rod, or someone who has no business playing there.

Only interest of a FA I've heard of was Carter Hutton. Surprised we haven't heard about more FA's we had interest in.
- TheSabresTaco

Botterill runs a tight ship.

Murray was too busy slapping PP's to know how to build a team.

But hey he got a raw deal.

Me, I read his initial salary wrong.


but hey, whats worse. The guy that made mistake on salary or the guy that still thinks Tim Murray got a raw deal and didn't ruin this organization.....
- ImThatGuy

The only reason Tim Murray got a raw deal is because he didn't bring any culture to work every day