And Montador's rights went to Chicago. Didn't Versteeg get traded too?


Damn, there was a lot of movement last year
- CaptainRivet

Which is why we shouldn't be surprised when Boyce's rights get traded this year.

you will all wonder what I knew that you did not
- Rico

Which is why we shouldn't be surprised when Boyce's rights get traded this year.
- keptupl8

Brandon Yip!!!!

Montadors rights were traded after we got Ehrhoffs rights which was June 28th or 29th I believe which was after the draft.

Montadors rights were traded after we got Ehrhoffs rights which was June 28th or 29th I believe which was after the draft.
- KINGTUFF17

Those were part of the pre-July 1st festivities.

Hit's and Misses:

BUFFALO SABRES
Best first-round pick: Gilbert Perreault (1970) -- The first pick in club history remains the best. Perreault gave the Sabres a star to build around. And as the team improved, he became one of the NHL's elite players, centering the famed "French Connection" line that led the Sabres to the 1975 Stanley Cup Final. Perreault spent his whole career with Buffalo, finishing with 512 goals and 1,326 points on the way to a spot in the Hall of Fame.
Honorable mention: Phil Housley (1982), Tom Barrasso (1983), Pierre Turgeon (1987), Tyler Myers (2008)


Best pick, rounds 2-4: Danny Gare (1974) -- The Sabres snapped up Gare after he scored 45 and 68 goals in his last two junior seasons. He wasted no time showing those totals were no fluke, scoring 31 as a rookie to help the Sabres make the Stanley Cup Final, and then becoming a 50-goal scorer in his second NHL season. Gare had a career-best 56 in 1979-80, when he was a Second-Team All-Star, and came back with 46 the next season. He finished his career with 354 goals and 685 points in 827 games.
Honorable mention: Ray Sheppard (1984), Derek Roy (2001), Jason Pominville (2001)

Best later-round pick: Ryan Miller (1999) -- Like the rest of the hockey-playing Millers, Ryan has had an excellent NHL career after starting as a lower-round draft pick. Ryan spent three seasons at Michigan State and most of three seasons in the AHL before becoming the Sabres' No. 1 goaltender, a position he still holds. Miller won the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top goaltender in 2010 after being named MVP of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Honorable mention: Donald Audette (1989), Brian Campbell (1997), Dennis Wideman (2002)

Biggest disappointment: Artem Kryukov (2000) -- The Sabres took Kryukov with the 15th pick in 2000, but he never came to North America. Instead, he played in the Russian League (now the KHL), most recently with St. Petersburg. Kryukov never reached double-figures in goals -- the eight he scored in 2008-09 matched his career best. He was one of three Russians picked by Buffalo in 2000 -- none of whom has ever played a game in North America.
Honorable mention: Joel Savage (1988), Marek Zagrapan (2005)



http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=634720

Hit's and Misses:

BUFFALO SABRES
Best first-round pick: Gilbert Perreault (1970) -- The first pick in club history remains the best. Perreault gave the Sabres a star to build around. And as the team improved, he became one of the NHL's elite players, centering the famed "French Connection" line that led the Sabres to the 1975 Stanley Cup Final. Perreault spent his whole career with Buffalo, finishing with 512 goals and 1,326 points on the way to a spot in the Hall of Fame.
Honorable mention: Phil Housley (1982), Tom Barrasso (1983), Pierre Turgeon (1987), Tyler Myers (2008)


Best pick, rounds 2-4: Danny Gare (1974) -- The Sabres snapped up Gare after he scored 45 and 68 goals in his last two junior seasons. He wasted no time showing those totals were no fluke, scoring 31 as a rookie to help the Sabres make the Stanley Cup Final, and then becoming a 50-goal scorer in his second NHL season. Gare had a career-best 56 in 1979-80, when he was a Second-Team All-Star, and came back with 46 the next season. He finished his career with 354 goals and 685 points in 827 games.
Honorable mention: Ray Sheppard (1984), Derek Roy (2001), Jason Pominville (2001)

Best later-round pick: Ryan Miller (1999) -- Like the rest of the hockey-playing Millers, Ryan has had an excellent NHL career after starting as a lower-round draft pick. Ryan spent three seasons at Michigan State and most of three seasons in the AHL before becoming the Sabres' No. 1 goaltender, a position he still holds. Miller won the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top goaltender in 2010 after being named MVP of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Honorable mention: Donald Audette (1989), Brian Campbell (1997), Dennis Wideman (2002)

Biggest disappointment: Artem Kryukov (2000) -- The Sabres took Kryukov with the 15th pick in 2000, but he never came to North America. Instead, he played in the Russian League (now the KHL), most recently with St. Petersburg. Kryukov never reached double-figures in goals -- the eight he scored in 2008-09 matched his career best. He was one of three Russians picked by Buffalo in 2000 -- none of whom has ever played a game in North America.
Honorable mention: Joel Savage (1988), Marek Zagrapan (2005)



http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=634720
- jochfr

Nice Reed (read)

Those were part of the pre-July 1st festivities.
- HonkFortheGoose

and that's what I thought we were talking about. Movement before July 1st. Didn't read hard enough that you guys were talking about draft day movement. Not that it really matters

Brandon Yip!!!!
- CaptainRivet

Yip? That would have been nice. It's really too bad that the Malkin deal(s) fell through. That's all the guys talked about at TSN, well, behind the scenes when the cameras weren't rolling, of course.

Hit's and Misses:

BUFFALO SABRES
Best first-round pick: Gilbert Perreault (1970) -- The first pick in club history remains the best. Perreault gave the Sabres a star to build around. And as the team improved, he became one of the NHL's elite players, centering the famed "French Connection" line that led the Sabres to the 1975 Stanley Cup Final. Perreault spent his whole career with Buffalo, finishing with 512 goals and 1,326 points on the way to a spot in the Hall of Fame.
Honorable mention: Phil Housley (1982), Tom Barrasso (1983), Pierre Turgeon (1987), Tyler Myers (2008)


Best pick, rounds 2-4: Danny Gare (1974) -- The Sabres snapped up Gare after he scored 45 and 68 goals in his last two junior seasons. He wasted no time showing those totals were no fluke, scoring 31 as a rookie to help the Sabres make the Stanley Cup Final, and then becoming a 50-goal scorer in his second NHL season. Gare had a career-best 56 in 1979-80, when he was a Second-Team All-Star, and came back with 46 the next season. He finished his career with 354 goals and 685 points in 827 games.
Honorable mention: Ray Sheppard (1984), Derek Roy (2001), Jason Pominville (2001)

Best later-round pick: Ryan Miller (1999) -- Like the rest of the hockey-playing Millers, Ryan has had an excellent NHL career after starting as a lower-round draft pick. Ryan spent three seasons at Michigan State and most of three seasons in the AHL before becoming the Sabres' No. 1 goaltender, a position he still holds. Miller won the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top goaltender in 2010 after being named MVP of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Honorable mention: Donald Audette (1989), Brian Campbell (1997), Dennis Wideman (2002)

Biggest disappointment: Artem Kryukov (2000) -- The Sabres took Kryukov with the 15th pick in 2000, but he never came to North America. Instead, he played in the Russian League (now the KHL), most recently with St. Petersburg. Kryukov never reached double-figures in goals -- the eight he scored in 2008-09 matched his career best. He was one of three Russians picked by Buffalo in 2000 -- none of whom has ever played a game in North America.
Honorable mention: Joel Savage (1988), Marek Zagrapan (2005)



http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=634720
- jochfr

I'll agree with most of these, but Wideman never played a game for us. Why even put him on the list?

Hit's and Misses:

BUFFALO SABRES
Best first-round pick: Gilbert Perreault (1970) -- The first pick in club history remains the best. Perreault gave the Sabres a star to build around. And as the team improved, he became one of the NHL's elite players, centering the famed "French Connection" line that led the Sabres to the 1975 Stanley Cup Final. Perreault spent his whole career with Buffalo, finishing with 512 goals and 1,326 points on the way to a spot in the Hall of Fame.
Honorable mention: Phil Housley (1982), Tom Barrasso (1983), Pierre Turgeon (1987), Tyler Myers (2008)


Best pick, rounds 2-4: Danny Gare (1974) -- The Sabres snapped up Gare after he scored 45 and 68 goals in his last two junior seasons. He wasted no time showing those totals were no fluke, scoring 31 as a rookie to help the Sabres make the Stanley Cup Final, and then becoming a 50-goal scorer in his second NHL season. Gare had a career-best 56 in 1979-80, when he was a Second-Team All-Star, and came back with 46 the next season. He finished his career with 354 goals and 685 points in 827 games.
Honorable mention: Ray Sheppard (1984), Derek Roy (2001), Jason Pominville (2001)

Best later-round pick: Ryan Miller (1999) -- Like the rest of the hockey-playing Millers, Ryan has had an excellent NHL career after starting as a lower-round draft pick. Ryan spent three seasons at Michigan State and most of three seasons in the AHL before becoming the Sabres' No. 1 goaltender, a position he still holds. Miller won the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top goaltender in 2010 after being named MVP of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Honorable mention: Donald Audette (1989), Brian Campbell (1997), Dennis Wideman (2002)

Biggest disappointment: Artem Kryukov (2000) -- The Sabres took Kryukov with the 15th pick in 2000, but he never came to North America. Instead, he played in the Russian League (now the KHL), most recently with St. Petersburg. Kryukov never reached double-figures in goals -- the eight he scored in 2008-09 matched his career best. He was one of three Russians picked by Buffalo in 2000 -- none of whom has ever played a game in North America.
Honorable mention: Joel Savage (1988), Marek Zagrapan (2005)



http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=634720
- jochfr

Interesting that Derek Roy gets honorable mention over someone like say Alexander Mogilny

3 home games in mid jan within 5 nights

islanders, canes, and bolts

(circles calender)

Interesting that Derek Roy gets honorable mention over someone like say Alexander Mogilny
- SabresFaninIndiana

I find it more insulting then interesting

Interesting that Derek Roy gets honorable mention over someone like say Alexander Mogilny
- SabresFaninIndiana

Andreychuk will be a future hall of famer, picked 16th overall
he should get an honorable mention

Interesting that Derek Roy gets honorable mention over someone like say Alexander Mogilny
- SabresFaninIndiana

Because Mogilny was a 5th rounder not a 2nd-4th

Because Mogilny was a 5th rounder not a 2nd-4th
- theblueandgold

clearly better then wideman and audette

Hello everyone, back from my 2nd ban in like 8 days!

I think i need to stop trashing the blackhawks blogger...oh well


Anyways, dont mean to be a debbie downer but for some reason I dont see this team changing much after the draft. Roy will be gone but thats it



Im not getting too excited over here but i hope to god im wrong

Hello everyone, back from my 2nd ban in like 8 days!

I think i need to stop trashing the blackhawks blogger...oh well



- HAMgerber

I sense this was not your first brush in with bans or user name

just a hunch

I sense this was not your first brush in with bans or user name

just a hunch
- homiedclown

nope it was hahah

Because Mogilny was a 5th rounder not a 2nd-4th
- theblueandgold

touche

nope it was hahah
- HAMgerber

source?

Hello everyone, back from my 2nd ban in like 8 days!

I think i need to stop trashing the blackhawks blogger...oh well


Anyways, dont mean to be a debbie downer but for some reason I dont see this team changing much after the draft. Roy will be gone but thats it



Im not getting too excited over here but i hope to god im wrong
- HAMgerber

I hope Roy gets done!!!! need to stop the pain!!!

listening to the wgr audio vault with the rochester play by play

sounds like Finley had a good year

source?
- homiedclown

this guy named Garf, he can fill you in


And one thing I wanted to bring up a couple of days ago (but couldnt) when you guys were all suggesting that Hodgson doesnt belong on this team/not a top center/ etc/etc

was that this kid has LOADS of talent...I can easily see him forming into a #1 center the guy just hasnt been given a chance



in couver he was stuck on the 3rd line and in Buff he got off to a terribly slow start but you could see the talent it was obvious



now I'm a big believer in stats and all and sure he hasnt put up huge numbers yet, but go back and watch his games


allllllways making the right play at the right time...even if it was simple as "nobody is open im just gonna pitch it high off the glass into the neutral zone"....I normally reserve this type of excuse for dmen without good stats *i.e. Ehrhoff* but idk....i think we robbed vancouver and he will put up 55 pts this year (hides)

this guy named Garf, he can fill you in


And one thing I wanted to bring up a couple of days ago (but couldnt) when you guys were all suggesting that Hodgson doesnt belong on this team/not a top center/ etc/etc

was that this kid has LOADS of talent...I can easily see him forming into a #1 center the guy just hasnt been given a chance



in couver he was stuck on the 3rd line and in Buff he got off to a terribly slow start but you could see the talent it was obvious



now I'm a big believer in stats and all and sure he hasnt put up huge numbers yet, but go back and watch his games


allllllways making the right play at the right time...even if it was simple as "nobody is open im just gonna pitch it high off the glass into the neutral zone"....I normally reserve this type of excuse for dmen without good stats *i.e. Ehrhoff* but idk....i think we robbed vancouver and he will put up 55 pts this year (hides)
- HAMgerber

I agree. And I 2nd the 55 pts

this guy named Garf, he can fill you in


And one thing I wanted to bring up a couple of days ago (but couldnt) when you guys were all suggesting that Hodgson doesnt belong on this team/not a top center/ etc/etc

was that this kid has LOADS of talent...I can easily see him forming into a #1 center the guy just hasnt been given a chance



in couver he was stuck on the 3rd line and in Buff he got off to a terribly slow start but you could see the talent it was obvious



now I'm a big believer in stats and all and sure he hasnt put up huge numbers yet, but go back and watch his games


allllllways making the right play at the right time...even if it was simple as "nobody is open im just gonna pitch it high off the glass into the neutral zone"....I normally reserve this type of excuse for dmen without good stats *i.e. Ehrhoff* but idk....i think we robbed vancouver and he will put up 55 pts this year (hides)
- HAMgerber

I am sure many will disagree with me but.........

I think we need a vet center with wheels and is a playmaker and roll 3 lines

we would need a bruising RWer for the "third" line, Kaleta does not cut it and I do not think Tropp is ready for that role

I can see Coho putting up 60 points this year, if we have a full season