With the ok and sign off from Pegula.
- SABRES 89

They're not there for hockey decisions. He makes the pitch, he shows how the financials work, he tells the pegulas how the player fits the team the Pegulas rubber stamp the transaction.

I mean sure I guess you can blame the owners, but all they're doing is signing off on a roster move the General Manager, whom they hired to run the ship, chose to do. I suppose you can blame them for hiring a sub par employee.

I dont expect
Bailey
Baptiste
Fasching
Nylander
Olofsson

to come in and set the world on fire. there is no indication that the first four are ready to do so and Olofsson has never played on the NHL surface outside maybe a handful of games.
- ImThatGuy

The dark horse is Pu. He was close to making the team last year. Maybe not setting the world on fire, but there will be competition. Pu, O'Regan and Smith will be in the mix with Bailey, Nylander and Baptiste. Fasching is donezo imo

What's with this I hear ? ... a shakeup at BN ? John Vogl is out leaving May 31st.

Is this old news ?

Could our prayers be answered and Harrington, Sully and Bucky kicked to the curb ? Please God !!!!

What's with this I hear ? ... a shakeup at BN ? John Vogl is out leaving May 31st.

Is this old news ?
- fastek

Dammit. He was the only rational one

Like homie said change 8 players out. That's a 3rd of the roster.

Bogo
Bowl u
Gorges
Faulk

Moulson
Larson
Nolan
Girgs ?

Chad
Lehner

There 10 easy guys to get rid of


Why change our good players?
- Boss34

I back read and I'm assuming this is the post you're referring to.

Bogo - Big contract, servicable defenseman in the right minutes, hard to get rid of, especially if you want to take a year to see how he fits.
Bowl u - We needed NHL depth bodies. Using a flier to acquire him was a smart move that didn't work out. What other defensemen were out there for a compensation this small?
Gorges - Who the (frank) wanted him? He didn't even play half the time.
Faulk - Depth. A non-topic.

Moulson - Boat anchor contract. No one is moving him, and Botts got rid of him the only way he could.
Larson - Again, who wants him? He was actually ok last year. But the only reasonable way to deal with him is bury or trade to someone desperately needing a 4th line center (??????) and sign one off the heap, who probably isn't much better
Nolan - Picked up for free to play an energy role. Unfortunately he had to be overused because our wing depth was/is absolutely pathetic.
Girgs ? - useful, sometimes. Multipositional. And a better option than most of our call ups.

Chad - Just a backup. I guess we could have found a better backup in FA?
Lehner - Botts gave him a one year deal, and had to deal with a predecessor's asset. Trade him for......who? Who wants him? Who wants to do a goalie swap? If I remember correctly, people were mostly positive about him entering the season.

Dammit. He was the only rational one
- jcragcrumple

He was but it sounds as though there will be others ...........

If we're going from

Kane-Eichel-Pominville
Pouliot-ROR-Okposo
Nolan-Reinhart-Griffith
Moulson-Josefson-Girgensons

Larsson

To

?/Olofsson/Nylander-Eichel-Okposo
Erod-ROR-Reinhart
Wilson-Mitts-Baptiste
Bailey-Girgs-Pominville

We're already miles better and we'll definitely be adding in FA or trades imo. That 4th line I suspect will look different/faster
- jcragcrumple

Listing 2 guys who aren't likely to start the season in the NHL on the top line is a giant flashing red light. This team needs a ton of help on the wings.

Listing 2 guys who aren't likely to start the season in the NHL on the top line is a giant flashing red light. This team needs a ton of help on the wings.
- Lunaion

Yeah, LW is an absolute mess right now. There will be additions, I'm pretty sure of that. But if one of those guys develops chemistry with Eichel, it's not impossible. Olofsson should probably go to the A to hone his game.

What's with this I hear ? ... a shakeup at BN ? John Vogl is out leaving May 31st.

Is this old news ?

Could our prayers be answered and Harrington, Sully and Bucky kicked to the curb ? Please God !!!!
- fastek

Let's hope Harrington or Sullivan take the deal

Let's hope Harrington AND Sullivan take the deal
- TheSabresTaco

FTFY

I dont expect
Bailey
Baptiste
Fasching
Nylander
Olofsson

to come in and set the world on fire. there is no indication that the first four are ready to do so and Olofsson has never played on the NHL surface outside maybe a handful of games.
- ImThatGuy

Vanek and a good winger. Defense is fine. 2 goalies, 1 being ullmark.
Stantsny is not coming here. Long term deal somewhere else.

Yeah, LW is an absolute mess right now. There will be additions, I'm pretty sure of that. But if one of those guys develops chemistry with Eichel, it's not impossible. Olofsson should probably go to the A to hone his game.
- jcragcrumple

1. casey
2. nylander
3. o regan
4. wilson

ready to move up

smith
baptiste
bailey

I back read and I'm assuming this is the post you're referring to.

Bogo - Big contract, servicable defenseman in the right minutes, hard to get rid of, especially if you want to take a year to see how he fits.
Bowl u - We needed NHL depth bodies. Using a flier to acquire him was a smart move that didn't work out. What other defensemen were out there for a compensation this small?
Gorges - Who the (frank) wanted him? He didn't even play half the time.
Faulk - Depth. A non-topic.

Moulson - Boat anchor contract. No one is moving him, and Botts got rid of him the only way he could.
Larson - Again, who wants him? He was actually ok last year. But the only reasonable way to deal with him is bury or trade to someone desperately needing a 4th line center (??????) and sign one off the heap, who probably isn't much better
Nolan - Picked up for free to play an energy role. Unfortunately he had to be overused because our wing depth was/is absolutely pathetic.
Girgs ? - useful, sometimes. Multipositional. And a better option than most of our call ups.

Chad - Just a backup. I guess we could have found a better backup in FA?
Lehner - Botts gave him a one year deal, and had to deal with a predecessor's asset. Trade him for......who? Who wants him? Who wants to do a goalie swap? If I remember correctly, people were mostly positive about him entering the season.
- TheSabresTaco

Risto
McCabe
Guhle
Dahlin
Nelson
Scandella

Bogo/ bowl u 7/8

?- 15-23
90-37-21
Vanek-erod- wilson
Pommer- girgs - any jerk that can play 10 minutes a game

Larson 13th

Ullmark
Ufa goalie.

So I'm saying

A good winger, vanek and someone step up from rochester and play decent.
And a goalie.

That's not that hard to make happen

Yeah, LW is an absolute mess right now. There will be additions, I'm pretty sure of that. But if one of those guys develops chemistry with Eichel, it's not impossible. Olofsson should probably go to the A to hone his game.
- jcragcrumple

They need to add 2-3 wingers to the mix. There should be a battle for the last couple of spots, versus last year, where they had to use the waiver wire and most of the competition weltered.

Risto
McCabe
Guhle
Dahlin
Nelson
Scandella

Bogo/ bowl u 7/8

?- 15-23
90-37-21
Vanek-erod- wilson
Pommer- girgs - any jerk that can play 10 minutes a game

Larson 13th

Ullmark
Ufa goalie.

So I'm saying

A good winger, vanek and someone step up from rochester and play decent.
And a goalie.

That's not that hard to make happen
- Boss34

kovy looks good at the ? spot on the first line

They need to add 2-3 wingers to the mix. There should be a battle for the last couple of spots, versus last year, where they had to use the waiver wire and most of the competition weltered.
- Lunaion

smith
nylander
bailey
fasching
wilson
casey
e rod
baptiste
okposo
pommer
girgens
pu
o regan
oglevie
olofsson
reinhart


I think 1 impact guy on the wing fixes the problem

if they can ship out some of the crap

kovy looks good at the ? spot on the first line
- homiedclown

Playoff bound, if we can make it happen.

I'm really feeling vanek is a slam dunk

20 plus goal guy , consistent, connected to Sabres, pommer and jbotts.

Playoff bound, if we can make it happen.

I'm really feeling vanek is a slam dunk

20 plus goal guy , consistent, connected to Sabres, pommer and jbotts.
- Boss34

if they could move pommer or okposo


kovy-eichel-reinhart
casey-ror-bailey
vanek-e-rod-baptiste
wilson-larsson/girgens, okposo/pommer



I would be very happy with that

flip o regan for bailey or baptiste if needed

Playoff bound, if we can make it happen.

I'm really feeling vanek is a slam dunk

20 plus goal guy , consistent, connected to Sabres, pommer and jbotts.
- Boss34

Can only have 1 of these guys imo. Vanek is fine, or Pominville is fine, but we need team speed

Risto
McCabe
Guhle
Dahlin
Nelson
Scandella

Bogo/ bowl u 7/8

?- 15-23
90-37-21
Vanek-erod- wilson
Pommer- girgs - any jerk that can play 10 minutes a game

Larson 13th

Ullmark
Ufa goalie.

So I'm saying

A good winger, vanek and someone step up from rochester and play decent.
And a goalie.

That's not that hard to make happen
- Boss34

We should put those 2 together and call it the "Freedom Pairing".

if they could move pommer or okposo


kovy-eichel-reinhart
casey-ror-bailey
vanek-e-rod-baptiste
wilson-larsson/girgens, okposo/pommer


I would be very happy with that

flip o regan for bailey or baptiste if needed
- homiedclown

I would enjoy watching that team, and reusing my Vanek jersey

smith
nylander
bailey
fasching
wilson
casey
e rod
baptiste
okposo
pommer
girgens
pu
o regan
oglevie
olofsson
reinhart


I think 1 impact guy on the wing fixes the problem

if they can ship out some of the crap
- homiedclown

It's a long list, but it's not a good list. Only 1 guy played well enough last season, at any level, to project as a top 6 next year (not counting Casey as a winger).

Can only have 1 of these guys imo. Vanek is fine, or Pominville is fine, but we need team speed
- jcragcrumple

Pommer is here probably this year, seeing that he is friends with the gm.

Having both pommer and vanek next year would be a 1 year , stay competitive, have professional hockey players in the line up move.

Keep the kids in Rochester.

Speed or no speed these guys are proven scorers

Sabres with out question finish outside the bottom 10.

Playoff push
High end talent wins in the nhl.
Sabres have high end talent

Yes, Vegas also has high end talent
- Boss34

I font think they get out of the bottom 5 personally. I think you are in for a big disappointment next year. Maybe scale back your expectations a bit.

I font think they get out of the bottom 5 personally. I think you are in for a big disappointment next year. Maybe scale back your expectations a bit.
- CoHo_to_B-Lo

Falk - Guhle
Gorges - Dahlin
Antipin - Nelson
Josefson- Erod
Moulson - Wilson
Johnson- Ullmark
Larsson- Mittelstadt

And that won't be all