World juniors start today boys and girls. 4:00pm. USA plays at 6:30 vs Slovakia.



Sabres prospects


2 players on the fin team, upl, and laaksonen playing at 10:30
1 on the CZE. Pekar. Playing at 4:00
1 USA Samuelsson playing at 6:30


Canada plays at 8:00

Who has the good ROOMERS???

Hope everyone had a great holiday

World juniors start today boys and girls. 4:00pm. USA plays at 6:30 vs Slovakia.



Sabres prospects


2 players on the fin team, upl, and laaksonen playing at 10:30
1 on the CZE. Pekar. Playing at 4:00
1 USA Samuelsson playing at 6:30


Canada plays at 8:00
- gordong

Is he Captain again?

Not to rehash the ROR trade but the Athletic hit the nail on the head:

"The​ return seems​ laughable.​ In exchange for Ryan O’Reilly — a point-per-game player who is​ once again earning​ praise​ for his​​ work ethic — the Sabres’ package included a guy who quit, a forward who can’t score and a first-round pick that might not arrive until 2020.

Yet Buffalo, like St. Louis, can easily argue it won the trade.

As the Sabres and Blues meet Thursday for the first time since their July 1 blockbuster, the deal is back in the spotlight. Buffalo recently terminated the contract of forward Patrik Berglund, who feigned an illness this month and failed to report to the team. Meanwhile, O’Reilly is putting up impressive numbers on a club that is one of the biggest disappointments in the NHL.

Buffalo was in that category last season, which is why it needed to move O’Reilly. Though a better return would have been ideal, the Sabres knew they couldn’t bring back the center. His admission that he was OK with losing and lost his love of the game as the team’s alternate captain and highest-paid player sealed the departure.

Without him, the Sabres have embraced fun and followed the lead of Jack Eichel. While O’Reilly was the mopey face and repetitive voice of losses — “It starts with me” — Eichel has found the right words and led with a joyous swagger."

Not to rehash the ROR trade but the Athletic hit the nail on the head:

"The​ return seems​ laughable.​ In exchange for Ryan O’Reilly — a point-per-game player who is​ once again earning​ praise​ for his​​ work ethic — the Sabres’ package included a guy who quit, a forward who can’t score and a first-round pick that might not arrive until 2020.

Yet Buffalo, like St. Louis, can easily argue it won the trade.

As the Sabres and Blues meet Thursday for the first time since their July 1 blockbuster, the deal is back in the spotlight. Buffalo recently terminated the contract of forward Patrik Berglund, who feigned an illness this month and failed to report to the team. Meanwhile, O’Reilly is putting up impressive numbers on a club that is one of the biggest disappointments in the NHL.

Buffalo was in that category last season, which is why it needed to move O’Reilly. Though a better return would have been ideal, the Sabres knew they couldn’t bring back the center. His admission that he was OK with losing and lost his love of the game as the team’s alternate captain and highest-paid player sealed the departure.

Without him, the Sabres have embraced fun and followed the lead of Jack Eichel. While O’Reilly was the mopey face and repetitive voice of losses — “It starts with me” — Eichel has found the right words and led with a joyous swagger."
- Stripes77

I just subscribed today. Worth the 2.99 per month.

Not to rehash the ROR trade but the Athletic hit the nail on the head:

"The​ return seems​ laughable.​ In exchange for Ryan O’Reilly — a point-per-game player who is​ once again earning​ praise​ for his​​ work ethic — the Sabres’ package included a guy who quit, a forward who can’t score and a first-round pick that might not arrive until 2020.

Yet Buffalo, like St. Louis, can easily argue it won the trade.

As the Sabres and Blues meet Thursday for the first time since their July 1 blockbuster, the deal is back in the spotlight. Buffalo recently terminated the contract of forward Patrik Berglund, who feigned an illness this month and failed to report to the team. Meanwhile, O’Reilly is putting up impressive numbers on a club that is one of the biggest disappointments in the NHL.

Buffalo was in that category last season, which is why it needed to move O’Reilly. Though a better return would have been ideal, the Sabres knew they couldn’t bring back the center. His admission that he was OK with losing and lost his love of the game as the team’s alternate captain and highest-paid player sealed the departure.

Without him, the Sabres have embraced fun and followed the lead of Jack Eichel. While O’Reilly was the mopey face and repetitive voice of losses — “It starts with me” — Eichel has found the right words and led with a joyous swagger."
- Stripes77

Love this. Sometimes we need to remember that this deal was about addition by subtraction.

Is he Captain again?
- CoHo_to_B-Lo

Mikey Anderson is captain.

Not to rehash the ROR trade but the Athletic hit the nail on the head:

"The​ return seems​ laughable.​ In exchange for Ryan O’Reilly — a point-per-game player who is​ once again earning​ praise​ for his​​ work ethic — the Sabres’ package included a guy who quit, a forward who can’t score and a first-round pick that might not arrive until 2020.

Yet Buffalo, like St. Louis, can easily argue it won the trade.

As the Sabres and Blues meet Thursday for the first time since their July 1 blockbuster, the deal is back in the spotlight. Buffalo recently terminated the contract of forward Patrik Berglund, who feigned an illness this month and failed to report to the team. Meanwhile, O’Reilly is putting up impressive numbers on a club that is one of the biggest disappointments in the NHL.

Buffalo was in that category last season, which is why it needed to move O’Reilly. Though a better return would have been ideal, the Sabres knew they couldn’t bring back the center. His admission that he was OK with losing and lost his love of the game as the team’s alternate captain and highest-paid player sealed the departure.

Without him, the Sabres have embraced fun and followed the lead of Jack Eichel. While O’Reilly was the mopey face and repetitive voice of losses — “It starts with me” — Eichel has found the right words and led with a joyous swagger."
- Stripes77

Here comes the yin yang

Who has the good ROOMERS???

Hope everyone had a great holiday
- Stripes77

no roomer, just a fact, I can't drink crown like I used to.

no roomer, just a fact, I can't drink crown like I used to.
- hehateme

Same.

But that doesn't mean I don't give it the old college try

Love this. Sometimes we need to remember that this deal was about addition by subtraction.
- HonkFortheGoose

I’d like to see this by years end.

We’d know if we have their pick, we can see if Tage continues to get better, and we will see how much Mittelstadt improves.

I look at it this way

Larsson and the 4th line have been just as or close to as effective defensively as O’Reilly was last year, and O’Reilly didn’t score well 5 on 5 kind of like how Mittelstadt is struggling.

I’ll take the futures and cap flexibility.

O’Reilly is playing big time minutes once again and his team is below average to bad.

His all around game was over rated and he wanted to leave.

I’d like to see this by years end.

We’d know if we have their pick, we can see if Tage continues to get better, and we will see how much Mittelstadt improves.

I look at it this way

Larsson and the 4th line have been just as or close to as effective defensively as O’Reilly was last year, and O’Reilly didn’t score well 5 on 5 kind of like how Mittelstadt is struggling.

I’ll take the futures and cap flexibility.

O’Reilly is playing big time minutes once again and his team is below average to bad.

His all around game was over rated and he wanted to leave.
- sbroads24

He's not a bad player, but he wasn't a good fit here. It's that simple. Seems to be the common theme that follows him around. I don't wish him poorly, but I'm not sad he's gone.

I’d like to see this by years end.

We’d know if we have their pick, we can see if Tage continues to get better, and we will see how much Mittelstadt improves.

I look at it this way

Larsson and the 4th line have been just as or close to as effective defensively as O’Reilly was last year, and O’Reilly didn’t score well 5 on 5 kind of like how Mittelstadt is struggling.

I’ll take the futures and cap flexibility.

O’Reilly is playing big time minutes once again and his team is below average to bad.

His all around game was over rated and he wanted to leave.
- sbroads24

I'll always call it a good trade. Really doesn't matter how the picks turn out to me, they got them. RoR has a bad contract and didn't get the offers his fan's think he's worth. A mid 1st alone is a fair return. We got a 1st, 2nd, and a B+ prospect, but took on some salary to get the return and the picks aren't immediate.

This deal is about 3 years from now. The fact that this team is better than expected this year doesn't spoil the trade for me at all. RoR allows a Skinner extension + future flexibility. The idea that we should just have loaded up this year and extended everyone is a revisionist GMTM philosophy that I'm glad we're passed.

I'll always call it a good trade. Really doesn't matter how the picks turn out to me, they got them. RoR has a bad contract and didn't get the offers his fan's think he's worth. A mid 1st alone is a fair return. We got a 1st, 2nd, and a B+ prospect, but took on some salary to get the return and the picks aren't immediate.

This deal is about 3 years from now. The fact that this team is better than expected this year doesn't spoil the trade for me at all. RoR allows a Skinner extension + future flexibility. The idea that we should just have loaded up this year and extended everyone is a revisionist GMTM philosophy that I'm glad we're passed.
- Lunaion

Add in the fact that we got rid of the cap dump and the trade isn't close IMO.

Who has the good ROOMERS???

Hope everyone had a great holiday
- Stripes77

Iafallo from la????

Sj 1st leaving