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RhinoFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Visionville
Joined: 10.12.2015

Dec 19 @ 1:19 PM ET
botts wants the kids to win together as a group in rochester


holding them all back as long as he can and then after he assesses the mess with the big club, sprinkle a few kids in the second half

- homiedclown


Can't wait tbh.
sskkoo1
Buffalo Sabres
Location: You are all Weirdos, NY
Joined: 06.06.2012

Dec 19 @ 1:19 PM ET
What about guys like Bailey, Fasching and Baptiste? Are they not ready or just not good enough? I thought one or two would be with the Sabres. bailey is a guy I would like on the Flyers because the Flyers are just too small on the wings right now.
- J35Bacher




They're decent prospects, far from finished in their development, though. We have enough forwards, maybe close to a dozen who will be solid on the bottom six when finished with their development, but what we need is or for a few of these guys to breakout into top six potential. We have a college guy, C.J. Smith that looks like he might have a shot at that, more than a point per game in the AHL right now. Nylander "should" be to six and Mittlstadt looks like he'll be top six, but other than that, it's a waiting/guessing game.
washedup20
Location: the little apple
Joined: 08.19.2014

Dec 19 @ 1:20 PM ET
He and C.J. Smith are two players who need to get a look with Eichel this year to see what they have there.

Bailey hasn't shown much at the NHl level, but he hasn't had a full year yet either.

I have never liked Fasching, but some think he's a good net-front scorer

- jcragcrumple



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mattsox
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 06.14.2012

Dec 19 @ 1:20 PM ET
Kane wants 7.5 to 8 mil per

they can't afford that given ror, okposo, bogo, etc deals

ror needs either faster wingers, or they need a faster center

perhaps that puts ror on the wing with jack if he is not shipped

eichel is fine 5 on 5, next to no pp points

locker room has no leaders in it, biggest problem other than being a slow team

- homiedclown


jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Dec 19 @ 1:21 PM ET
Can't wait tbh.
- RhinoFan



Depends what Housley does with them.

Smith and Baptiste need to be with Eichel and O'Reilly. That's gonna tell us if they're NHL scorers.

If they're thrown with Nolan, Wilson, Larsson and Girgs, it's a waste of time
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Dec 19 @ 1:21 PM ET
I havent seen any of the LOTR movies, either. I’m just commenting on how deep into make believe people are willing to go.

And I tried to play DND once with a kid named Eric Grape. But I told him there were too many rules, and then I left to go play baseball.

Of course, in the world of make believe, I have been known to say I think we’re going to be good.

- Der Kaiser


Well it’s not like movies are all that realistic
Even the ones based in the “real world” like James Bond or whatever are completely ridiculous
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Dec 19 @ 1:21 PM ET
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- washedup20



Is that good or bad?

Hatboro_Swords
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Next year is gonna be 05/06 all over again, PA
Joined: 07.30.2010

Dec 19 @ 1:22 PM ET
new blog
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Dec 19 @ 1:22 PM ET
Pouliot has more goals than Marner and William Nylander combined this year
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Dec 19 @ 1:24 PM ET
Depends what Housley does with them.

Smith and Baptiste need to be with Eichel and O'Reilly. That's gonna tell us if they're NHL scorers.

If they're thrown with Nolan, Wilson, Larsson and Girgs, it's a waste of time

- jcragcrumple

I am fine with a line of Smith-E Rod and Baptiste


keep these kids as far away from any center not named Jack
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Dec 19 @ 1:24 PM ET
Yurizan Beltran


gerbe probably gives her a 2

- homiedclown



I don’t think she’s all that great looking from the pic u posted either

Wouldn’t kick her outta bed though

“Average” for me is a 4
3- cute, but could lose some lbs
2- not very attractive
1- yikes

I’d give her a 5
I’m a tough grader though
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Dec 19 @ 1:25 PM ET
I am fine with a line of Smith-E Rod and Baptiste


keep these kids as far away from any center not named Jack

- homiedclown



yes, yes, you dont like ROR
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Dec 19 @ 1:26 PM ET
2 things I heard, not from my really good source

1. ror to islanders, jt to leafs in a big three way trade


2. ror to penguins for maatta and prospects


again not my good source

- homiedclown



I would HATE both of those
Yikes
Sabresfan-365
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Lockport, NY
Joined: 12.09.2012

Dec 19 @ 1:26 PM ET
new blog
- Hatboro_Swords

I deleted it
lulags
Buffalo Sabres
Location: St Louis
Joined: 02.24.2007

Dec 19 @ 1:27 PM ET
Dont think I remember us making a serious play for PKane in 2007 draft?

http://buffalosabresnatio.../kane-to-sabres-trade-up/
lulags
Buffalo Sabres
Location: St Louis
Joined: 02.24.2007

Dec 19 @ 1:28 PM ET
I am fine with a line of Smith-E Rod and Baptiste


keep these kids as far away from any center not named Jack

- homiedclown


Perfect 4th line, fire the rest currently on the 4th line
Sabresfan-365
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Lockport, NY
Joined: 12.09.2012

Dec 19 @ 1:28 PM ET
I would HATE both of those
Yikes

- jdfitz77

Neither makes sense so I'd doubt it on both fronts
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Dec 19 @ 1:30 PM ET
Without a pitcher in baseball, a team is screwed. So it is in the top 3.
- GilPerreault11


With average Starting pitching,
u can score 5-6 runs & win most games
So a good lineup can negate that

When Sbroads (or whoever) say stuff like Chicago won a Cup with Niemi, or Vegas is winning with scrubs in goal...

Well those are major exceptions not the rule

It’s like saying Dilfer won a Super Bowl,
or Tim Tebow won a playoff game

Yeah... it’s possible...
but you wouldn’t actually want to build your team like that
adambuffalo
Buffalo Sabres
Location: United States, NY
Joined: 01.30.2007

Dec 19 @ 1:31 PM ET
TRADE ALERT!

Joining Pittsburgh: Goaltender Michael Leighton and a 2019 fourth-round draft pick.

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washedup20
Location: the little apple
Joined: 08.19.2014

Dec 19 @ 1:31 PM ET
Is that good or bad?
- jcragcrumple


Name the 6 players Ruff choose in the playoffs, final minute of game 5 against the Rangers...
lulags
Buffalo Sabres
Location: St Louis
Joined: 02.24.2007

Dec 19 @ 1:31 PM ET
If by some miracle we could pull off a top 3 pick this year that would be pretty f'in awesome!

Rasmus Dahlin
Adam Boqvist

Both the kinda future Dmen we need or Svechnikov a very nice consolation prize.

What do we do if we land a second overall and Dahlin goes first?
adambuffalo
Buffalo Sabres
Location: United States, NY
Joined: 01.30.2007

Dec 19 @ 1:33 PM ET
Also I can't believe it's been 20 years.


sskkoo1
Buffalo Sabres
Location: You are all Weirdos, NY
Joined: 06.06.2012

Dec 19 @ 1:34 PM ET
Pouliot has more goals than Marner and William Nylander combined this year
- homiedclown



You're mistaken! Every Toronto Maple Leaf is leading the league in every stat possible. Every Leaf is pure HOF gold!!!

--Bernard Shakey
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Dec 19 @ 1:34 PM ET
Name the 6 players Ruff choose in the playoffs, final minute of game 5 against the Rangers...
- washedup20


He and Pysyk. I can't tell whether people actually like them
washedup20
Location: the little apple
Joined: 08.19.2014

Dec 19 @ 1:35 PM ET
If by some miracle we could pull off a top 3 pick this year that would be pretty f'in awesome!

Rasmus Dahlin
Adam Boqvist

Both the kinda future Dmen we need or Svechnikov a very nice consolation prize.

What do we do if we land a second overall and Dahlin goes first?

- lulags


Select Reinhart
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