Yup I know that. But if he doesent fit team mold which I dont think he does for Botts then look to make your team better.

I really hope we make the playoffs this year and then we get to see what Sam really is. Hope Im wrong. But iv seen 4 years of someone that I see disappearing in tough games or the playoffs.
- ZiggyBuff

Didn't stop the sabres from trading Kane who was the exact opposite...

Didn't stop the sabres from trading Kane who was the exact opposite...
- gordong

Can you really say that about a guy who has only been to the playoffs once?

I am in the "keep Sam" club. He reminds me of the Sedin twins - he slides under the radar and doesn't wow you but before you know it, they end up with 1,000 NHL points.

He'll get 55 points this year.

Can you really say that about a guy who has only been to the playoffs once?
- buffalofan19

Well he was very good in the playoff's and last I checked hockey is a team game, this is not meant to be directed at you, but I hate that argument... Kane has been on poop teams until he got traded last year, how exactly is that his fault.
Guess Jack sucks because he not been to the playoffs. and McDavid because he has only been once.

St Louis chokes and looses in OT. ROR with 3 points, maybe he needs to be better..

I am in the "keep Sam" club. He reminds me of the Sedin twins - he slides under the radar and doesn't wow you but before you know it, they end up with 1,000 NHL points.

He'll get 55 points this year.
- SabreWest

The Sedin twins could dominate games.

St Louis chokes and looses in OT. ROR with 3 points, maybe he needs to be better..
- gordong

We’d be a playoff team with O’Reilly & Kane,
no doubt imo

And to those all worried about what the Cap would look like...
take a look at what our lineup could look like next year

https://www.capfriendly.c...m/armchair-gm/team/894693

We’d be a playoff team with O’Reilly & Kane,
no doubt imo

And to those all worried about what the Cap would look like...
take a look at what our lineup could look like next year

https://www.capfriendly.c...m/armchair-gm/team/894693
- jdfitz77

Ullmark is arb eligible, if he's even average, he's going to get at least $3M.

Dahlin, Mittelstadt, and Reinhart all need deals in the short term as well. No way could the Sabres do that.

I hate songs that, for the first 20 seconds, only use the left or right speaker. Makes me think my headphones are broken until I remember it's a stupid song.

We’d be a playoff team with O’Reilly & Kane,
no doubt imo

And to those all worried about what the Cap would look like...
take a look at what our lineup could look like next year

https://www.capfriendly.c...m/armchair-gm/team/894693
- jdfitz77

Exactly... you're playing deep in the playoffs with that lineup. probably won't see that kind of lineup here in years if ever.
Lets trade player X...you don't get better by letting good players leave, something the Bills and the sabres haven't figured out in way too many years. And I love the group of people that say well he didn't help us win, yeah no kidding when we can't field a real NHL roster... McDavid and Crosby would not have the sabres in the playoffs the last 4 years either.

Ullmark is arb eligible, if he's even average, he's going to get at least $3M.

Dahlin, Mittelstadt, and Reinhart all need deals in the short term as well. No way could the Sabres do that.
- Wetbandit1

1) idk about that?
1 “average” year in net = at least 3m?
Doubt it

2) compliance buyout Okposo(6m), Bogo & Scandella gone (9m+)...
that’s 15m in room, plus 2 more Cap increases which I’d guess around 5m-ish

3) maybe Sam is traded & not in need of a big raise

Tough decisions would have to be made
But it’s generally do-able

EDIT
*that was also without a Stone added,
which we wouldn’t HAVE to do
I just really like him as a player & was being selfish

I hate songs that, for the first 20 seconds, only use the left or right speaker. Makes me think my headphones are broken until I remember it's a stupid song.
- Wetbandit1

Exactly... you're playing deep in the playoffs with that lineup. probably won't see that kind of lineup here in years if ever.
Lets trade player X...you don't get better by letting good players leave, something the Bills and the sabres haven't figured out in way too many years. And I love the group of people that say well he didn't help us win, yeah no kidding when we can't field a real NHL roster... McDavid and Crosby would not have the sabres in the playoffs the last 4 years either.
- gordong

I’ve been finding common ground with ppl who usually trash what i say
Feels weird
Hahaha

But in all seriousness...
O’Reilly & Kane would’ve made us better than Sobatka & Berglund & Thompson
That’s not even debatable

Ullmark is arb eligible, if he's even average, he's going to get at least $3M.

Dahlin, Mittelstadt, and Reinhart all need deals in the short term as well. No way could the Sabres do that.
- Wetbandit1

Of course they wouldn't. He's just trolling.

I’ve been finding common ground with ppl who usually trash what i say
Feels weird
Hahaha

But in all seriousness...
O’Reilly & Kane would’ve made us better than Sobatka & Berglund & Thompson
That’s not even debatable
- jdfitz77

nobody can argue that... well they can but they would be wrong.

pretty much we all know that we didn't get the best player in either of this trades... the ROR trade I think was just to get us some depth NHL guys.

Of course they wouldn't. He's just trolling.
- Lunaion

I just broke down how we’d be able to find approximately 20m in Cap room

Even more if Stone wasn’t signed at 7.5m per

It’s not all that complicated

Bottom line...
We could fit ROR & Kane
And we would be a better team

nobody can argue that... well they can but they would be wrong.
- gordong

What, are u new here?!

All ppl do on this site is argue!
Hahahaha

Great hands & concentration this weekend from this woman pic.twitter.com/d6cqKurNNF

— Busted Coverage (@bustedcoverage) October 22, 2018

I just broke down how we’d be able to find approximately 20m in Cap room

Even more if Stone wasn’t signed at 7.5m per

It’s not all that complicated

Bottom line...
We could fit ROR & Kane
And we would be a better team
- jdfitz77

water under the bridge.... the last two games have been the best hockey we have seen from them in many years, enjoy it... hopefully we can keep it going Thursday.

Ullmark is arb eligible, if he's even average, he's going to get at least $3M.

Dahlin, Mittelstadt, and Reinhart all need deals in the short term as well. No way could the Sabres do that.
- Wetbandit1

I don’t know man. I’d be super pumped about Dahlin holding out like Nylander and the Sabres having to make tough decisions

Great hands & concentration this weekend from this woman pic.twitter.com/d6cqKurNNF

— Busted Coverage (@bustedcoverage) October 22, 2018

- Wetbandit1

daddy found a home....

water under the bridge.... the last two games have been the best hockey we have seen from them in many years, enjoy it... hopefully we can keep it going Thursday.
- gordong

Pretty easy schedule in the next 8 games

CGY & CBJ are the toughest
But also have OTT & MTL twice each
Plus NYR & VAN

We could get around 10pts if we play well

I don’t know man. I’d be super pumped about Dahlin holding out like Nylander and the Sabres having to make tough decisions
- sbroads24

Plenty of room

Funny how u gave me sh!t about saying Berglund would be a 4th liner NEXT YEAR

And then he was on the 4th line the FOLLOWING GAME

Lolololololololol

I just broke down how we’d be able to find approximately 20m in Cap room

Even more if Stone wasn’t signed at 7.5m per

It’s not all that complicated

Bottom line...
We could fit ROR & Kane
And we would be a better team
- jdfitz77

Congratulations, you barely squeezed it in next year. It doesn't fit this year and it's poorly planned two+ years out. I think you know this and you're trolling.

The “Bad Beats” segment that SVP does on Sports Center is so lame