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RhinoFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Visionville
Joined: 10.12.2015

Oct 23 @ 3:33 PM ET
I’m so god damn confused
- sbroads24


If we kept RoR, Kane, Compher, Myers and McNabb, we could have just rolled 5 lines and 4 D pairings. Botts is a fool.
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Oct 23 @ 3:35 PM ET
10m over the cap at least.
- RhinoFan


The Sabres are likely to have a cap overage this year. I find it odd that anyone who has opened cap friendly thinks they can cram another 5-10m in there.

Even those who get that they'd need to move money out don't grasp that this team is not at a stage where they should pay futures to move contracts. It's the exact opposite, they are taking on salary to add futures. The window for this team to contend opens in about 2 years. There's no need to pull a GMTM and try to accelerate that.
TheHank
Location: Yawn.
Joined: 01.11.2017

Oct 23 @ 4:13 PM ET
If we kept RoR, Kane, Compher, Myers and McNabb, we could have just rolled 5 lines and 4 D pairings. Botts is a fool.
- RhinoFan

IndianaSabresFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt FRICKIN ELLIS, IN
Joined: 01.17.2007

Oct 23 @ 4:18 PM ET
If we kept RoR, Kane, Compher, Myers and McNabb, we could have just rolled 5 lines and 4 D pairings. Botts is a fool.
- RhinoFan

can we somehow still have armia and myers?
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Oct 23 @ 4:21 PM ET
If we kept RoR, Kane, Compher, Myers and McNabb, we could have just rolled 5 lines and 4 D pairings. Botts is a fool.
- RhinoFan


Should have made Pysyk GM/Captain/Coach
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Oct 23 @ 4:39 PM ET
Should have made Pysyk GM/Captain/Coach
- jcragcrumple


Whoa whoa whoa.

Some things just aren’t funny
hehateme
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 04.11.2017

Oct 23 @ 4:51 PM ET
We got rid of most of our offensive output in Kane and O'Rielly.

I'd love to see how the Sabres would've been with both still here. I believe we could've gotten Thompson just for clearing cap space for St. Louis, which means 1 less 1st rd protected draft pick.

I could live with that.

then we still get sheary and hunwick from the pens and also skinner from the canes.

the team would be dangerous.

- MLew65


smokin synthetics again are we...
seedy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: you don't need an ignore button to ignore someone., CA
Joined: 02.22.2007

Oct 23 @ 5:08 PM ET
No you’re not. The op is.
- TheHank


"Why cant the Saybers go out there and get a guy like a Patrick Kane?
....I'll hang up and listen."
seedy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: you don't need an ignore button to ignore someone., CA
Joined: 02.22.2007

Oct 23 @ 5:08 PM ET
Passed the Bar!
- feetontheair22


Congrats! Time to get hammered!
RhinoFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Visionville
Joined: 10.12.2015

Oct 23 @ 5:13 PM ET
can we somehow still have armia and myers?
- IndianaSabresFan


Have to ask GM Nelson about the scouting report first.
RhinoFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Visionville
Joined: 10.12.2015

Oct 23 @ 5:14 PM ET
Should have made Pysyk GM/Captain/Coach
- jcragcrumple


RhinoFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Visionville
Joined: 10.12.2015

Oct 23 @ 5:20 PM ET
The Sabres are likely to have a cap overage this year. I find it odd that anyone who has opened cap friendly thinks they can cram another 5-10m in there.

Even those who get that they'd need to move money out don't grasp that this team is not at a stage where they should pay futures to move contracts. It's the exact opposite, they are taking on salary to add futures. The window for this team to contend opens in about 2 years. There's no need to pull a GMTM and try to accelerate that.

- Lunaion


Yeah it just isn't in the cards right now.

Still, there is lots of dead space coming off the books over the next two seasons. I'm hopeful Botts can finagle us a deal to move Okposo or Berglund early for space. Tough sell, but we have some assets to help move them if we need to methinks.
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Oct 23 @ 5:42 PM ET
Yeah it just isn't in the cards right now.

Still, there is lots of dead space coming off the books over the next two seasons. I'm hopeful Botts can finagle us a deal to move Okposo or Berglund early for space. Tough sell, but we have some assets to help move them if we need to methinks.

- RhinoFan


Pominville walks or re-signs for $1m
Sign Skinner to a Kane deal
Extend mccabe, 3x2.2
let Beaulieu, Elie, Girgensons and Larsson walk
Erod 6 years 1.85 per
sign Simmonds, 4 years, 6.75m - or spend a pick to move Okposo and sign Stone

Skinner-Eichel-Reinhart
Nylander-Mittelstadt-Simmonds
Olofsson-Berglund-Okposo
Sheary-Erod-Sobotka
Pominville or equal
O'Regan/Malone


Fin.
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Oct 23 @ 6:44 PM ET
Yeah it just isn't in the cards right now.

Still, there is lots of dead space coming off the books over the next two seasons. I'm hopeful Botts can finagle us a deal to move Okposo or Berglund early for space. Tough sell, but we have some assets to help move them if we need to methinks.

- RhinoFan


There's a small window, but then you have to sign Sam, Mittelstadt, Dahlin + address the top 4 D and goalies. Add a Skinner extension and the $ is adding up fast. Skinner, Dahlin, Casey, and Sam probably cost over 30m.
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Oct 23 @ 6:58 PM ET
There's a small window, but then you have to sign Sam, Mittelstadt, Dahlin + address the top 4 D and goalies. Add a Skinner extension and the $ is adding up fast. Skinner, Dahlin, Casey, and Sam probably cost over 30m.
- Lunaion


Even if Skinner and Dahlin combined cost $17M, you think Casey and Sam cost $13M+ combined?
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Oct 23 @ 7:16 PM ET
I'm going to be 1.6 Billion dollars richer tonight.

All the "Escorts" and blow.

- ImThatGuy


Post of the year.
Nicely done!

Just post pictures...then fade away
feetontheair22
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Tampa doesn't suck, FL
Joined: 02.01.2011

Oct 23 @ 7:19 PM ET
time to dump your girlfriend
- homiedclown


*Wife.......and thanks for all the love boys!
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Oct 23 @ 7:20 PM ET
Passed the Bar!
- feetontheair22



Wow, 1st try right?
Congratulations sir!
You are obviously too smart for us here.

Sincerely, that is awesome, thanks for sharing!
You should be very, very proud...you earned the right dude!
What will be your area of focus?
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Oct 23 @ 7:21 PM ET
Even if Skinner and Dahlin combined cost $17M, you think Casey and Sam cost $13M+ combined?
- kingcong39


I think 17 is low for Skinner + Dahlin
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Oct 23 @ 8:08 PM ET
*Wife.......and thanks for all the love boys!
- feetontheair22

then congrats to you and al the stuff she put up with while you made it happen

mhp
Buffalo Sabres
Location: PROUD MEMBER OF RED SOX NATION SINCE 1975!!!! , SD
Joined: 01.14.2008

Oct 23 @ 8:08 PM ET
LET'S GO SOX!!!

Red Sox in 6. Gonna be a great world series.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Oct 23 @ 8:12 PM ET
LET'S GO SOX!!!

Red Sox in 6. Gonna be a great world series.

- mhp

tiger in 18
mhp
Buffalo Sabres
Location: PROUD MEMBER OF RED SOX NATION SINCE 1975!!!! , SD
Joined: 01.14.2008

Oct 23 @ 8:26 PM ET
tiger in 18
- homiedclown


The majors set up good for him. Augusta, Bethpage and Pebble Beach are courses he has had success. Not sure he can get it done, we'll see. His back will have to hold up.
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Oct 23 @ 8:30 PM ET
I think 17 is low for Skinner + Dahlin
- Lunaion


By what: a million? You think $8M for Skinner and $10M for Dahlin isn't right there?

If not, than Dahlin is McDavid level insane good.
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Oct 23 @ 8:46 PM ET
By what: a million? You think $8M for Skinner and $10M for Dahlin isn't right there?

If not, than Dahlin is McDavid level insane good.

- kingcong39


A McDavid contract in 3 years would be over 14m....but ya, I could see 18-20m for the two.
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