We are on the up tick, no need to fire Ginger... Bring Q on as an assistant, maybe but then Ginger looks over his shoulder every day.

We have been a dumpster fire so long, firing a coach is exactly what we should not do, it would be so Buffalo....
- hehateme

This sounds really good.

Salary cap killed the Hawks, not the coach.
- SABRES 89

If the Sabres, God willing, ever get to the point where they have 3 championships, they also will be in cap hell soon after. It's just how the system works.

If the Sabres, God willing, ever get to the point where they have 3 championships, they also will be in cap hell soon after. It's just how the system works.
- buffalofan19

I think its the moves Bowman made rather than cap hell for paying good players. Panarin, Hjalmerson, Saad etc. etc.

Cage Tage
- Angler

This is well done.

If the Sabres, God willing, ever get to the point where they have 3 championships, they also will be in cap hell soon after. It's just how the system works.
- buffalofan19

Chicago also didn't "have to" overpay Kane and Toews to stay there. They could have traded 1 and set themselves up nicely.

Hindsight.

Sabres should move to hire Quenneville

Chicago also didn't "have to" overpay Kane and Toews to stay there. They could have traded 1 and set themselves up nicely.

Hindsight.
- mattsox

Would they have all 3 cups though? They won another one after the 2 mega deals.

Big Deal
- SABRES 89

Anal

Would they have all 3 cups though? They won another one after the 2 mega deals.
- buffalofan19

would have depended on what they got in return. If nhl ready maybe, if all propects maybe not.

In case you missed it, a story on why Cody Hodgson failed to live up to expectations:

https://theprovince.com/s...that-ended-his-nhl-career

Would they have all 3 cups though? They won another one after the 2 mega deals.
- buffalofan19

Not with the deals in effect though, right?

Cage Tage
- Angler

https://www.diebytheblade...experiment-is-over-dahlin

Big Deal
- SABRES 89

Not with the deals in effect though, right?
- sbroads24

They signed the deal the year they won their last. No, it wasn't in effect, but still most likely necessary to keep them around without much distraction.

In Buffalo's case, you already have Eichel at $10 million per year. If Dahlin is the stud we all hope he is (and I believe he is), he is going to be at or near the league's highest paid defensemen in five years max. They will have problems of their own. The idea is to make sure you're a cup contender by then.

They signed the deal the year they won their last. No, it wasn't in effect, but still most likely necessary to keep them around without much distraction.

In Buffalo's case, you already have Eichel at $10 million per year. If Dahlin is the stud we all hope he is (and I believe he is), he is going to be at or near the league's highest paid defensemen in five years max. They will have problems of their own. The idea is to make sure you're a cup contender by then.
- buffalofan19

They need to be a SC contender before 5 years...2 years and they should be knocking on the door...in 3 years for sure...else we have a failure to launch situation here.

https://www.diebytheblade.com/2018/11/5/18065254/buffalo-sabres-the-rasmus-ristolainen-top-pair-experiment-is-over-dahlin
- Shadman306

OMG, thank you, thank you. I stated the point of this article to a tee in my post a couple days ago after one of Pachla’s articles. RISTO less time!!!

They signed the deal the year they won their last. No, it wasn't in effect, but still most likely necessary to keep them around without much distraction.

In Buffalo's case, you already have Eichel at $10 million per year. If Dahlin is the stud we all hope he is (and I believe he is), he is going to be at or near the league's highest paid defensemen in five years max. They will have problems of their own. The idea is to make sure you're a cup contender by then.
- buffalofan19

That’s not what GMTM told me

Anal
- jochfr

I think Beady was right about the record this season. Ride the waves old people, trending upwards.

I think Beady was right about the record this season. Ride the waves old people, trending upwards.
- washedup20

SUCK IT BEADY!

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- Angler

NOT READY

Emily Kaplan
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18m18 minutes ago

Patrick Kane: "When I first heard the news I was thinking: I wish I wasn’t sick that game in Vancouver. I wish I felt good on that road trip & could have played better & something like this doesn’t happen...I think Joel actually got a lot out of this group the last couple years."


Wow for a guy like Kane to say that, you know damn well he would be a great coach for Eichel

https://www.diebytheblade.com/2018/11/5/18065254/buffalo-sabres-the-rasmus-ristolainen-top-pair-experiment-is-over-dahlin
- Shadman306

not ready... YET