Tough room. LOL Making trades just for the sake of making trades is not wise. Better get great value back . I sure hope your GM is not taking advise from this board. He seems to be a smart cookie so I assume not . Why not start Middlestat on Jack's wing and slowly give him. Center shifts . I don't think he should start out right away at center . Let him grow into it . Tough to get any free agents to come to your town when you keep running people out of town . These guys all talk., and even read the internet boards . The hostility form a lot of your fan base will scare guys away . It is getting worse than Toronto boards for Hostility. Chill out there keyboard GM's .
Tough room. LOL Making trades just for the sake of making trades is not wise. Better get great value back . I sure hope your GM is not taking advise from this board. He seems to be a smart cookie so I assume not . Why not start Middlestat on Jack's wing and slowly give him. Center shifts . I don't think he should start out right away at center . Let him grow into it . Tough to get any free agents to come to your town when you keep running people out of town . These guys all talk., and even read the internet boards . The hostility form a lot of your fan base will scare guys away . It is getting worse than Toronto boards for Hostility. Chill out there keyboard GM's .
It will come around . Patience is a virtue.
- Gordzilla
we should just bring back a fully intact 31st place team?
we should just bring back a fully intact 31st place team? - TheHank
No you should not , But you do not give poop away like being suggested. They will make changes . But Botterill is a smart Michigan MBA grad . Everything will be well timed , thought out and not like some here want . If only the real world worked like EA Sports video games. Dump the dead weight for sure . and by the way Tavares is not coming to Buffalo.
No you should not , But you do not give poop away like being suggested. They will make changes . But Botterill is a smart Michigan MBA grad . Everything will be well timed , thought out and not like some here want . If only the real world worked like EA Sports video games. Dump the dead weight for sure . and by the way Tavares is not coming to Buffalo. - Gordzilla
Nobody has suggested giving poop away. People value certain players differently. What I consider fair value, someone else considers not nearly enough.
Nobody has suggested giving poop away. People value certain players differently. What I consider fair value, someone else considers not nearly enough. - Sabresfan-365
Nobody has suggested giving poop away. People value certain players differently. What I consider fair value, someone else considers not nearly enough. - Sabresfan-365
Klefbom for Ristolanin ?? I think Risto will work out nice for you guys that he will not have to play 25 minutes a game. Klefbom i
injury history is getting scary . Could be the next Bogo !
Klefbom for Ristolanin ?? I think Risto will work out nice for you guys that he will not have to play 25 minutes a game. Klefbom i
injury history is getting scary . Could be the next Bogo ! - Gordzilla
spanish exclamation marks aside, Klefbom and 10th overall as originally suggested brings far more value short term and long term. They'd need to have a second move lined up to add a RHD though. I can't watch a Sabres team that sees Bogosian play any more than 18-20 minutes.
Nobody has suggested giving poop away. People value certain players differently. What I consider fair value, someone else considers not nearly enough. - Sabresfan-365
Location: Unpopular opinion (i think): The best Die Hard movie is the 4th one- Live free or Die Hard -jdfitz7, NY Joined: 10.07.2010
May 17 @ 2:29 AM ET
spanish exclamation marks aside, Klefbom and 10th overall as originally suggested brings far more value short term and long term. They'd need to have a second move lined up to add a RHD though. I can't watch a Sabres team that sees Bogosian play any more than 18-20 minutes. - Sabresfan-365
Location: Unpopular opinion (i think): The best Die Hard movie is the 4th one- Live free or Die Hard -jdfitz7, NY Joined: 10.07.2010
May 17 @ 3:05 AM ET
spanish exclamation marks aside, Klefbom and 10th overall as originally suggested brings far more value short term and long term. They'd need to have a second move lined up to add a RHD though. I can't watch a Sabres team that sees Bogosian play any more than 18-20 minutes. - Sabresfan-365
The 10th overall pick hasn't had a lot of winners over the years. The Avs seem to have hit with Travis Jost in 2016, and definitely did with Mikko Rantanen in 2015, but Nick Ritchie in 2014 by the Ducks, and these many busts with only a few hits. Some people get excited when they hear 10th overall pick like it's an NFL pick but trading Risto for a less talented D and a 10th overall is meh.
2013 Valeri Nichushkin W Chelyabinsk (RUS) Dallas Stars
2012 Slater Koekkoek D Peterborough (OHL) Tampa Bay Lightning
2011 Jonas Brodin D Farjestad (Swe) Minnesota Wild
2010 Dylan McIlrath D Moose Jaw (WHL) New York Rangers
2009 Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson LW Timra (Swe) Edmonton Oilers
2008 Cody Hodgson C Brampton Vancouver Canucks
2007 Keaton Ellerby D Kamloops (WHL) Florida Panthers
2006 Michael Frolik RW Kladno (Cze) Florida Panthers
2005 Luc Bourdon D Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) Vancouver Canucks
2004 Boris Valabik D Kitchener Rangers (OHL) Atlanta Thrashers
2003 Andrei Kostitsyn LW/RW CSKA Moscow (Russia) Montreal Canadiens
2002 Eric Nystrom LW U. of Michigan (NCAA) Calgary Flames
2001 Dan Blackburn G Kootenay Ice (WHL) New York Rangers
2000 Mikhail Yakubov C Tolyatti-2 Chicago Blackhawks
1999 Branislav Mezei D Belleville Bulls (OHL) New York Islanders
1998 Nikolai Antropov C Torpedo UST-Kamengorsk (Russia) Toronto Maple Leafs
1997 Brad Ference D Spokane Chiefs (WHL) Vancouver Canucks
1996 Lance Ward D Red Deer Rebels (WHL) New Jersey Devils
1995 Radek Dvorak RW Ceske Budejovice HC (Czech) Florida Panthers
1994 Nolan Baumgartner D Kamloops Blazers (WHL) Washington Capitals
1993 Jocelyn Thibault G Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL) Quebuc Nordiques
1992 Andrei Nazarov LW Moscow Dynamo (Russia) San Jose Sharks
1991 Martin Lapointe RW Laval Titan (QMJHL) Detroit Red Wings
1990 Drake Berehowsky D Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) Toronto Maple Leafs
1989 Bobby Holik C Dukla Jihlava (Czech) Hartford Whalers
1988 Teemu Selanne RW Jokerit Helsinki (FNL) Winnipeg Jets
1987 Jayson More D New Westminster Bruins (WHL) New York Rangers
1986 Jocelyn Lemieux LW Laval Titan (QMJHL) St. Louis Blues
1985 Dan Gratton C Oshawa Generals (OHL) Los Angeles Kings
1984 J.J. Daigneault D Longueuil Chevaliers (QMJHL) Vancouver Canucks
1983 Normand Lacombe RW U. of New Hampshire (NCAA) Buffalo Sabres
1981 Garth Butcher D Regina Pats (WHL) Vancouver Canucks
1980 Jim Fox F Ottawa 67's (OHA) Los Angeles Kings
The 10th overall pick hasn't had a lot of winners over the years. The Avs seem to have hit with Travis Jost in 2016, and definitely did with Mikko Rantanen in 2015, but Nick Ritchie in 2014 by the Ducks, and these many busts with only a few hits. Some people get excited when they hear 10th overall pick like it's an NFL pick but trading Risto for a less talented D and a 10th overall is meh.
2013 Valeri Nichushkin W Chelyabinsk (RUS) Dallas Stars
2012 Slater Koekkoek D Peterborough (OHL) Tampa Bay Lightning
2011 Jonas Brodin D Farjestad (Swe) Minnesota Wild
2010 Dylan McIlrath D Moose Jaw (WHL) New York Rangers
2009 Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson LW Timra (Swe) Edmonton Oilers
2008 Cody Hodgson C Brampton Vancouver Canucks
2007 Keaton Ellerby D Kamloops (WHL) Florida Panthers
2006 Michael Frolik RW Kladno (Cze) Florida Panthers
2005 Luc Bourdon D Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL) Vancouver Canucks
2004 Boris Valabik D Kitchener Rangers (OHL) Atlanta Thrashers
2003 Andrei Kostitsyn LW/RW CSKA Moscow (Russia) Montreal Canadiens
2002 Eric Nystrom LW U. of Michigan (NCAA) Calgary Flames
2001 Dan Blackburn G Kootenay Ice (WHL) New York Rangers
2000 Mikhail Yakubov C Tolyatti-2 Chicago Blackhawks
1999 Branislav Mezei D Belleville Bulls (OHL) New York Islanders
1998 Nikolai Antropov C Torpedo UST-Kamengorsk (Russia) Toronto Maple Leafs
1997 Brad Ference D Spokane Chiefs (WHL) Vancouver Canucks
1996 Lance Ward D Red Deer Rebels (WHL) New Jersey Devils
1995 Radek Dvorak RW Ceske Budejovice HC (Czech) Florida Panthers
1994 Nolan Baumgartner D Kamloops Blazers (WHL) Washington Capitals
1993 Jocelyn Thibault G Sherbrooke Faucons (QMJHL) Quebuc Nordiques
1992 Andrei Nazarov LW Moscow Dynamo (Russia) San Jose Sharks
1991 Martin Lapointe RW Laval Titan (QMJHL) Detroit Red Wings
1990 Drake Berehowsky D Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) Toronto Maple Leafs
1989 Bobby Holik C Dukla Jihlava (Czech) Hartford Whalers
1988 Teemu Selanne RW Jokerit Helsinki (FNL) Winnipeg Jets
1987 Jayson More D New Westminster Bruins (WHL) New York Rangers
1986 Jocelyn Lemieux LW Laval Titan (QMJHL) St. Louis Blues
1985 Dan Gratton C Oshawa Generals (OHL) Los Angeles Kings
1984 J.J. Daigneault D Longueuil Chevaliers (QMJHL) Vancouver Canucks
1983 Normand Lacombe RW U. of New Hampshire (NCAA) Buffalo Sabres
1981 Garth Butcher D Regina Pats (WHL) Vancouver Canucks
1980 Jim Fox F Ottawa 67's (OHA) Los Angeles Kings - GilPerreault11
You aren’t gonna change their minds
These ppl that wanna trade good players for draft picks think that only “dumb gms” make bad picks & that all the 1st round picks that Botts makes will be “stars”
Tough room. LOL Making trades just for the sake of making trades is not wise. Better get great value back . I sure hope your GM is not taking advise from this board. He seems to be a smart cookie so I assume not . Why not start Middlestat on Jack's wing and slowly give him. Center shifts . I don't think he should start out right away at center . Let him grow into it . Tough to get any free agents to come to your town when you keep running people out of town . These guys all talk., and even read the internet boards . The hostility form a lot of your fan base will scare guys away . It is getting worse than Toronto boards for Hostility. Chill out there keyboard GM's .
It will come around . Patience is a virtue.
- Gordzilla
I've turned down so many multi-million dollar offers based off comment sections in sports blogs.
No you should not , But you do not give poop away like being suggested. They will make changes . But Botterill is a smart Michigan MBA grad . Everything will be well timed , thought out and not like some here want . If only the real world worked like EA Sports video games. Dump the dead weight for sure . and by the way Tavares is not coming to Buffalo. - Gordzilla
Datsyuk chooooooooose communist Russia over Detroit, #MAGA
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY Joined: 05.05.2011
May 17 @ 7:41 AM ET
Tough room. LOL Making trades just for the sake of making trades is not wise. Better get great value back . I sure hope your GM is not taking advise from this board. He seems to be a smart cookie so I assume not . Why not start Middlestat on Jack's wing and slowly give him. Center shifts . I don't think he should start out right away at center . Let him grow into it . Tough to get any free agents to come to your town when you keep running people out of town . These guys all talk., and even read the internet boards . The hostility form a lot of your fan base will scare guys away . It is getting worse than Toronto boards for Hostility. Chill out there keyboard GM's .
