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washedup20
Location: the little apple
Joined: 08.19.2014

Aug 15 @ 9:41 AM ET
Isn’t almost a given Sammy goes down at some point?
- IndianaSabresFan



and like last season, the losses will pile up while he's out.
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Aug 15 @ 9:42 AM ET
That's not even the best quote:

"No one on the team had worse luck in the defensive zone, but Bryson is still an exceptional player who can excel at breaking the puck out of his end of the ice. He’s been slow to progress in his defensive game, though, and remains a liability in front of his own net. At 5-foot-9, Bryson must be sharper in his attention to detail than someone with a longer reach or more strength. He has enough upside that teams lacking blue-line depth would be interested for the right price."

- Hank Balling


This might be the winner for me:

"The Sabres have the option to try to pass Bryson through waivers to send him to Rochester but doing so wouldn’t solve their cap problem."

Cap problem? Just a brutal article.
IndianaSabresFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt FRICKIN ELLIS, IN
Joined: 01.17.2007

Aug 15 @ 9:44 AM ET
This might be the winner for me:

"The Sabres have the option to try to pass Bryson through waivers to send him to Rochester but doing so wouldn’t solve their cap problem."

Cap problem? Just a brutal article.

- Lunaion

If Bryson doesn’t get sent down I’m checked out for the season even more than I might already be
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Aug 15 @ 9:44 AM ET
I still cannot believe that it's 8/15 and -

Connor Clifton is the big addition

No goalie was added

Dahlin hasn't been extended

Olofsson is still here.

How this GM has so many fans is beyond me. What a brutal offseason
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Aug 15 @ 9:44 AM ET
Dahlin-Clifton
Power-20 minute Henri
Samuelsson-Exceptional Jacob
Old guy
Lyubushkin

- Hank Balling

looks like we gave josh bloom away for 18 games of riley stillman

way to go adams, nice job of using that prospect pool

ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Aug 15 @ 9:52 AM ET
I still cannot believe that it's 8/15 and -

Connor Clifton is the big addition

No goalie was added

Dahlin hasn't been extended

Olofsson is still here.

How this GM has so many fans is beyond me. What a brutal offseason

- sbroads24


Don’t worry Good Day™️ is coming. It’s still early™️
washedup20
Location: the little apple
Joined: 08.19.2014

Aug 15 @ 9:57 AM ET
looks like we gave josh bloom away for 18 games of riley stillman

way to go adams, nice job of using that prospect pool

- homiedclown


Technically they got harder to play against for 18 games, that should be a banner in the rafters
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Aug 15 @ 9:59 AM ET
If Bryson doesn’t get sent down I’m checked out for the season even more than I might already be
- IndianaSabresFan


Bryson and VO still being here is tough to look at.

Can't carry 9D and 3G, so something will give.
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Aug 15 @ 10:00 AM ET
Don’t worry Good Day™️ is coming. It’s still early™️
- ImThatGuy


Oh what a joyous Day it will be. May Bjusteads blessings be upon us.
washedup20
Location: the little apple
Joined: 08.19.2014

Aug 15 @ 10:00 AM ET
Bryson and VO still being here is tough to look at.

Can't carry 9D and 3G, so something will give.

- Lunaion


This has been said since May....
LandlordTom
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Ice girls, please, NY
Joined: 07.16.2011

Aug 15 @ 10:01 AM ET
Brad was 100% correct. It's a new day and the same stuff is getting posted on HB by the same folks, ad nauseam....and more Trump indictments.

Rinse and repeat.

Can't wait for October.
washedup20
Location: the little apple
Joined: 08.19.2014

Aug 15 @ 10:04 AM ET
Brad was 100% correct. It's a new day and the same stuff is getting posted on HB by the same folks, ad nauseam....and more Trump indictments.

Rinse and repeat.

Can't wait for October.

- LandlordTom


Thanks for stopping by:

TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Aug 15 @ 10:04 AM ET
That's not even the best quote:

"No one on the team had worse luck in the defensive zone, but Bryson is still an exceptional player who can excel at breaking the puck out of his end of the ice. He’s been slow to progress in his defensive game, though, and remains a liability in front of his own net. At 5-foot-9, Bryson must be sharper in his attention to detail than someone with a longer reach or more strength. He has enough upside that teams lacking blue-line depth would be interested for the right price."

- Hank Balling


lance you wienerhead.
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Aug 15 @ 10:05 AM ET
It's college FA day today BTW
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Aug 15 @ 10:08 AM ET
Brad was 100% correct. It's a new day and the same stuff is getting posted on HB by the same folks, ad nauseam....and more Trump indictments.

Rinse and repeat.

Can't wait for October.

- LandlordTom

Yeah, we should discuss all those additions the Sabres made that should keep us busy for a while
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Aug 15 @ 10:08 AM ET
Anyone hear from Gerbe's, he didn't make chicken wings again.
- Buff36


well at least he doesn't keep coming back with brand new Qspiracies.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Aug 15 @ 10:08 AM ET
It's college FA day today BTW
- Hank Balling

Could be a few intriguing one's
IndianaSabresFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt FRICKIN ELLIS, IN
Joined: 01.17.2007

Aug 15 @ 10:12 AM ET
It's college FA day today BTW
- Hank Balling

Is there anyone worth a damn out there to sign? How many open contract spots do we even have?
IndianaSabresFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt FRICKIN ELLIS, IN
Joined: 01.17.2007

Aug 15 @ 10:14 AM ET
Yeah, we should discuss all those additions the Sabres made that should keep us busy for a while
- sbroads24

EJ has old balls…. Discuss.
QuinnFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Formerly Visionville, Now Purgatory
Joined: 07.29.2021

Aug 15 @ 10:15 AM ET
If AM doesn't sign in Toronto, we will find out how the league values him.

To say it's not close is disingenuous as Eichel thrived in the playoffs vs Mathews disappears.

The regular season only has so much value, see Huberdeau as an example.

As of today, I would take Eichel due to cap hit, and playoff performance, and that's not close.

- washedup20


That's wild to me. I mean, like an indefensible position almost.

Literally, Jack never got us to the playoffs once. He joins a juggernaut that had been there without him, wins it, and suddenly he's a playoff dynamo. It's ridiculous.

Here's the valuation that will matter:

Player 1) 481gp 299g 243a 542p
Player 2) 476gp 180g 266a 446p

Again, it isn't particularly close. Jack is an elite 1C. AM is a generational goal scorer and the superior player whether we like it or not. And Matthews went ppg in 2023 playoffs btw, so disappeared is probably a bad description of his play.
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Aug 15 @ 10:16 AM ET
Is there anyone worth a damn out there to sign? How many open contract spots do we even have?
- IndianaSabresFan


https://www.foreverbluesh...-college-free-agents/amp/

The list is in this article if you want to peruse. Idk much about any of them

Jake Wise seems somewhat intriguing. PPG center in college
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Aug 15 @ 10:20 AM ET
EJ has old balls…. Discuss.
- IndianaSabresFan

Well I haven't seen them Personally, but I will take your word for it!!😇🏌👏
washedup20
Location: the little apple
Joined: 08.19.2014

Aug 15 @ 10:23 AM ET
That's wild to me. I mean, like an undefendable position almost.

Literally, Jack never got us to the playoffs once. He joins a juggernaut that had been there without him, wins it, and suddenly he's a playoff dynamo. It's ridiculous.

Here's the valuation that will matter:

Player 1) 481gp 299g 243a 542p
Player 2) 476gp 180g 266a 446p

Again, it isn't particularly close. Jack is an elite 1C. AM is a generational goal scorer and the superior player whether we like it or not. And Matthews went ppg in 2023 playoffs btw, so disappeared is probably a bad description of his play.

- QuinnFan



I have no emotional attachment to Eichel, and blaming him for Pegula's embarrassment of an organization for not making the playoffs is the only undefendable statement made in this conversation.

Vegas is juggernaut, what would you call the Maple leafs?

I don't know if you watch the playoffs as the Sabres never make it, but I do, Eichel shined and was the driving factor in the Knights offense throughout their Stanley cup run. That series between them and the Oilers was outstanding.

Mathews and the entire elite core of the leaf's choke every year, you can look that up if your looking for stats.

I'll take the winner and won't lose a second of sleep over it.
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Aug 15 @ 10:23 AM ET
Is there anyone worth a damn out there to sign? How many open contract spots do we even have?
- IndianaSabresFan


meh.

Get some Zach Metsa deals in there and call it a day.
QuinnFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Formerly Visionville, Now Purgatory
Joined: 07.29.2021

Aug 15 @ 10:23 AM ET
It's college FA day today BTW
- Hank Balling


Who will be this year's Casey Nelson?
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