GARTH'S CORNER: Eakins: "They're Dying"

The Oilers are a great example of how there is a good chance Regier will fail on yet another rebuild of the Sabre's. Losing and getting high draft choices are not a sure fire way to build a winning team. I think the Oilers have 5 NUMBER 1 draft picks on their team, and look how lousy they are. They need to make trades to being in experience.
High draft picks do not guarantee success (especially if you have an incompetent GM...like us!).
FIRE DARCY!!!

The Oilers are a great example of how there is a good chance Regier will fail on yet another rebuild of the Sabre's. Losing and getting high draft choices are not a sure fire way to build a winning team. I think the Oilers have 5 NUMBER 1 draft picks on their team, and look how lousy they are. They need to make trades to being in experience.
High draft picks do not guarantee success (especially if you have an incompetent GM...like us!).
FIRE DARCY!!!
- dansmail26

The players they picked aren't the problem. They're all fine and dandy, but the incompetent management loves to pick players from positions they don't need. (See Yak over Murray).

Darcy started with defense, which I think is the right move.

Might be true but don't you think we have the worst GM in hockey right now? I don't even want him to fire Rolston cuz who knows who he will put in his place!

FIRE DARCY NOW!!

(and doesn't Dudley still live in Lewiston??)

Might be true but don't you think we have the worst GM in hockey right now? I don't even want him to fire Rolston cuz who knows who he will put in his place!

FIRE DARCY NOW!!

(and doesn't Dudley still live in Lewiston??)
- dansmail26

Can't fire Darcy right now. No one can succeed at this point now that Vanek is gone.
Sabres will tank for a 2-3 years, fingers crossed get Connor McDavid and now lame duck Darcy finally gets fired and new GM(Dudley) can come in make some tweaks and a bold move or two and we've got our Cup.

How Darcy still has a job is mind boggling though.

Sad that Vanek had to play on pathetic teams w no talent for so long. Hope he gets a cup or two, ultimate professional and a joy to watch...He's actually underrated and now league will see what he is really capable of

The players they picked aren't the problem. They're all fine and dandy, but the incompetent management loves to pick players from positions they don't need. (See Yak over Murray).
- LetsGoBuffalo75

The Pens just played the Jackets in a home/home series. That Murray kid is GOOD.

The Pens just played the Jackets in a home/home series. That Murray kid is GOOD.
- madmike71

I remember getting ripped by the Edmonton faithful on here for suggesting they should take Murray and not another forward, that its rediculous that they keep drafting forwards up top. Got told I hadn't a clue what I was talking about that they took Klefbom and you can't pass on Yakupov. Yet here we sit, Murray is playing quite well and edmonton is lacking on defense.

deadmonton has one more win then the sabres.

I remember getting ripped by the Edmonton faithful on here for suggesting they should take Murray and not another forward, that its rediculous that they keep drafting forwards up top. Got told I hadn't a clue what I was talking about that they took Klefbom and you can't pass on Yakupov. Yet here we sit, Murray is playing quite well and edmonton is lacking on defense.
- twistedwrister9

They probably could have dropped a bit & got a Kings ransom for Yaks at the draft. Always some GM wanting to throw away the farm for that #1. Look at Feaster, he offered all three of our 1st's to Colorado & thank Christ they didn't take it. Monahan is a stud & Klimchuk & Porier are doing excellent. It's unbelievable they are in 29th right now.

If that means trading the former first overall pick in the draft Nail Yakupov for Ryan Miller and Jamie McBain then so be it

We found our new Sekera.

So, Garf, Jamie McBain is the "sweetener" to pry Yak away from the Oil, then?

You cant have a team build around guys that have not accomplished anything in the nhl, and play top minutes, and are paid like superstars.. i think they miss manage this team, and not enough mature guy.. look hlal nugent hopkin does not look like crosby or towes at the same ages,@@ they should trade 2 of them get goalie and defense!!

You cant have a team build around guys that have not accomplished anything in the nhl, and play top minutes, and are paid like superstars.. i think they miss manage this team, and not enough mature guy.. look hlal nugent hopkin does not look like crosby or towes at the same ages,@@ they should trade 2 of them get goalie and defense!!

They probably could have dropped a bit & got a Kings ransom for Yaks at the draft. Always some GM wanting to throw away the farm for that #1. Look at Feaster, he offered all three of our 1st's to Colorado & thank Christ they didn't take it. Monahan is a stud & Klimchuk & Porier are doing excellent. It's unbelievable they are in 29th right now.
- Kevin R

Agreed that would've been a solid strategic plan instead of taking Yak.

....and yes Monahan is a stud. Wanted him to be drafted by Buffalo so badly.

We found our new Sekera.

So, Garf, Jamie McBain is the "sweetener" to pry Yak away from the Oil, then?




- Powerslave

Agreed that would've been a solid strategic plan instead of taking Yak.

....and yes Monahan is a stud. Wanted him to be drafted by Buffalo so badly.
- twistedwrister9

Jurco better

"If that means trading the former first overall pick in the draft Nail Yakupov for Ryan Miller and Jamie McBain then so be it. You do the deal to correct the course of the team."

No.

I remember getting ripped by the Edmonton faithful on here for suggesting they should take Murray and not another forward, that its rediculous that they keep drafting forwards up top. Got told I hadn't a clue what I was talking about that they took Klefbom and you can't pass on Yakupov. Yet here we sit, Murray is playing quite well and edmonton is lacking on defense.
- twistedwrister9

Yeah, and you still don't if this is how you think. Yakupov led the team in goals in his rookie season (ahead of Hall, Eberle, et al) and did it despite playing half the season with Horcoff or Belanger as his C. Sure, he's struggled of late, but the sophomore slump is something a lot of skilled forwards suffer through early in their careers (Skinner, Nuge, Duchene [3rd year], etc).

What would Murray have done for the team last year anyway? Probably very little, especially considering he spent a good deal of last season injured. He's just now (the past few games) started playing top-4 minutes.

The fact remains that they had Klefbom, Marincin, and a couple of other quality D prospects in the pipeline already and they chose to build on another point of strength. Yakupov was established #1 prospect and I maintain that the Oilers made the right pick.

Might be true but don't you think we have the worst GM in hockey right now? I don't even want him to fire Rolston cuz who knows who he will put in his place!

FIRE DARCY NOW!!

(and doesn't Dudley still live in Lewiston??)
- dansmail26

Worse than Feaster lmao. At least your GM can get a hella lot back in trades to help rebuild. Calgary's GM doesn't believe rebuilds are even real

They probably could have dropped a bit & got a Kings ransom for Yaks at the draft. Always some GM wanting to throw away the farm for that #1. Look at Feaster, he offered all three of our 1st's to Colorado & thank Christ they didn't take it. Monahan is a stud & Klimchuk & Porier are doing excellent. It's unbelievable they are in 29th right now.
- Kevin R

It may not be a good excuse. But they have been struggling with injury's all year. Plus they started the season with some games that could of gone either way. (Winnipeg, Toronto) But eventually you lose hope. A couple trades would definitely add a spark. But I can't see the Oilers making any trades with Buffalo. Especially for Miller, Not that he wouldn't be an upgrade, But his no trade clause.

Yeah, and you still don't if this is how you think. Yakupov led the team in goals in his rookie season (ahead of Hall, Eberle, et al) and did it despite playing half the season with Horcoff or Belanger as his C. Sure, he's struggled of late, but the sophomore slump is something a lot of skilled forwards suffer through early in their careers (Skinner, Nuge, Duchene
- MaximumBone[3rd year], etc).

What would Murray have done for the team last year anyway? Probably very little, especially considering he spent a good deal of last season injured. He's just now (the past few games) started playing top-4 minutes.

The fact remains that they had Klefbom, Marincin, and a couple of other quality D prospects in the pipeline already and they chose to build on another point of strength. Yakupov was established #1 prospect and I maintain that the Oilers made the right pick.

This.

Kevni Lowe, Darcy Regier and Barry Trotz... the only 3 men in hockey who can keep their jobs for over a decade without an ounce of success.
(Regier has had success but he's coming up on a year without any.)

Why is Kaleta clearing waivers a surprise? As far as NHL ability, he was marginal at best. And now the target on his back, makes him a liability which far outweighs the few (and to be honest always overrated) positives he brings to the table.

Kevni Lowe, Darcy Regier and Barry Trotz... the only 3 men in hockey who can keep their jobs for over a decade without an ounce of success.
(Regier has had success but he's coming up on a year without any.)
- scotch_tape

Yep, Darcy Regier has to be the only man who put out a poor product, and then saved his job by intentionally making it worse.

The players they picked aren't the problem. They're all fine and dandy, but the incompetent management loves to pick players from positions they don't need. (See Yak over Murray).
- LetsGoBuffalo75

exactly. when it came time to pick this year, they picked nurse, which is fine, but considering the two years before that they could have used defense, it's kind of terrible they have to wait for nurse 1-2 years to develop considering they need help ASAP.

Darcy builds from the goal out, which makes all too much sense. It makes sense because lack of offensive firepower can be tied to that over the years and also, if you wanted a good example of why darcy does that, see the oilers and their high powered offense that can't win games. Realistically they might trade us yaks for a package including ehrhoff or myers but they could have had murray and that's just poor asset management.