why didn't you bring back McBain? was he that bad this year?

why didn't you bring back McBain? was he that bad this year?
- TheJerseyDevil1

He's all yours

why didn't you bring back McBain? was he that bad this year?
- TheJerseyDevil1

Not sure where you're seeing that. Some of us are assuming he may not be back, but as far as I know, nothing is set in stone as far as he's concerned yet.

He's all yours
- benny948

But seriously, who's gunna play on Buffalo this year lol

Not sure where you're seeing that. Some of us are assuming he may not be back, but as far as I know, nothing is set in stone as far as he's concerned yet.
- HonkFortheGoose

Bill Hoppe, covers the Sabres for the Times Herald. Says Sabres didn't qualify McBain.

John Vogl ‏@BuffNewsVogl 1m
Sabres GM Tim Murray says team will not give qualifying offer to Jamie McBain while Cory Conacher is a "maybe."

Not sure where you're seeing that. Some of us are assuming he may not be back, but as far as I know, nothing is set in stone as far as he's concerned yet.
- HonkFortheGoose

WGR just confirmed it

Bill Hoppe, covers the Sabres for the Times Herald. Says Sabres didn't qualify McBain.
- TheJerseyDevil1

Go ahead. Take. Take!

Bill Hoppe, covers the Sabres for the Times Herald. Says Sabres didn't qualify McBain.
- TheJerseyDevil1

Thanks.

I hadn't heard anything solid. But it's slowly coming out now I guess.

I'm on this site almost daily and have never even thought about posting. I couldn't help myself today so I made an account just to say this. I don't see how you can think what Tim Murray did by buying out Ehrhoff was the wrong decision. It may upset people but, that is on an emotional level. Murray is a professional GM he can not use emotion to make decision. He has said over and over its not about now its about the future. And now people are complaining because he is making decisions to protect the Sabres future. We are going to be a very good if not great hockey team in 3-4 years. Why the hell would you mortgage our future salary cap for a 31 year old player. He'll be 35 by the time were contending and at the point we can pick up an equivalent free agent for that same 4 mil cap hit.
Sorry to rant on you guys with my first post but please take the emotion out of it. Ehrhoff's is a very good 2-3 d, maybe even the best d this team has (had) but, the possible 1st round pick we could have got for him was not worth the future trouble it could have brought to our salary cap.
- maydayy

Welcome . Nice to have a new poster that gets it.

John Vogl ‏@BuffNewsVogl now
Sabres qualifying offers: Ennis, Foligno, Luke Adam, Chad Ruhwedel, Matt Hackett. No offer to Jamie McBain or Connor Knapp. Maybe: Conacher.

John Vogl ‏@BuffNewsVogl 1m
Sabres GM Tim Murray says team will not give qualifying offer to Jamie McBain while Cory Conacher is a "maybe."
- TheSabresTaco

damn... McBain I understand because he was already over 1M...

but Conacher too? after only like 15 games?

he must see a completely different vision. I thought he could be a 3rd line spark up kind of guy.

Go ahead. Take. Take!
- TheSabresTaco

We're full, but I just dont get the move unless McBain said he wanted out. Makes it tougher to get to the floor. I didn't watch him play though, maybe Nolan just didn't like what he saw?

John Vogl ‏@BuffNewsVogl now
Sabres qualifying offers: Ennis, Foligno, Luke Adam, Chad Ruhwedel, Matt Hackett. No offer to Jamie McBain or Connor Knapp. Maybe: Conacher.
- TheSabresTaco

Knapp!?

didn' the play in Buffalo this year?

Bill Hoppe, covers the Sabres for the Times Herald. Says Sabres didn't qualify McBain.
- TheJerseyDevil1

No one cares about McBain. He has a semi decent point shot and that's about it.

John Vogl ‏@BuffNewsVogl now
Sabres qualifying offers: Ennis, Foligno, Luke Adam, Chad Ruhwedel, Matt Hackett. No offer to Jamie McBain or Connor Knapp. Maybe: Conacher.
- TheSabresTaco

*vomit*

We're full, but I just dont get the move unless McBain said he wanted out. Makes it tougher to get to the floor. I didn't watch him play though, maybe Nolan just didn't like what he saw?
- TheJerseyDevil1

He wasn't very good. At all.

And the reality is that even though we need to get to the floor, we also have to be careful about how many contracts we have. With all the draft picks and prospect acquisitions, we're running out of room under the 50 contract max very quickly.

Knapp!?

didn' the play in Buffalo this year?
- JVince11

2 games. One of the many, many call ups due to injury. He was on like 3 different ECHL teams this year too.

We're full, but I just dont get the move unless McBain said he wanted out. Makes it tougher to get to the floor. I didn't watch him play though, maybe Nolan just didn't like what he saw?
- TheJerseyDevil1

You don't understand the move??

Risto, Zads, Pysyk, McCabe, Ruhwedel are all better than him and he knows it. He probably asked not to be put in the AHL or to be our 7th man all year.

Going to start to get real

*vomit*
- sambarugh

You don't understand the move??

Risto, Zads, Pysyk, McCabe, Ruhwedel are all better than him and he knows it. He probably asked not to be put in the AHL or to be our 7th man all year.
- JVince11

I know about the kids but I thought you'd want them to work their way through Rochester. Although I like Pysyk when I saw him, he looks ready. Ok, fair enough.

He wasn't very good. At all.

And the reality is that even though we need to get to the floor, we also have to be careful about how many contracts we have. With all the draft picks and prospect acquisitions, we're running out of room under the 50 contract max very quickly.
- HonkFortheGoose

hm good point.

John Vogl ‏@BuffNewsVogl 2m
GM Tim Murray says again he has had talks with agents for Steve Ott and Matt Moulson. Doesn't know if Sabres are 1st on their list or 20th

he helps get them to the cap floor
plays center so they can take their time with the rookie

if moved at the deadline he should fetch more then staff or stewart


murray was on the radio this weekend that the sens would prefer to get 2 players that can help them now


I'd make the call
- homiedclown

Your ears would bleed from how hard you could here bryan murray slam that phone back in place

In what ass backwards universe does Mike Weber help a team, he'd be in the press box on that team.

I'd point out that Stewart and Stafford don't carry nearly enough value, but that's moot since Ottawa is trying to shed salary and get assets they can retain long term. Staff and Stew are neither as they both make north of 4 mil and are UFA's next year.