Was it just me or did Nylander not look like a kid who was just called up to the big club and was busting his ass for a spot, chance to prove him self? The complete opposite

bills had a conversation with the giants on OBJ before the trade, per yahoo


wonder if they were trying to get him and bell tonight

Regardless of whether or not we HAD to trade Kane & ROR...

Just “replacing” them and NOT ADDING is
100% EXACTLY what i warned about with our offense this year

And it’s a pretty huge reason why we are where we are
- jdfitz77

YES. Just like off a scorer for top picks that are 3-4 years away.

Regardless of whether or not we HAD to trade Kane & ROR...


- jdfitz77

according to the black widow and her husband, botts had to trade the 2


(waits for people to b!tch and say I don't know what I am talking about)

according to the black widow and her husband, botts had to trade the 2


(waits for people to b!tch and say I don't know what I am talking about)
- homiedclown

Love the black widow tag

YES. Just like off a scorer for top picks that are 3-4 years away.
- cabin

I expected more from casey, tage and sobotka


if they put up 45, 40 and 30 points, it might have been different

they all flamed out after the win streak

YES. Just like off a scorer for top picks that are 3-4 years away.
- cabin

Domi would have been a nice addition. Fackin Jabs got him for a song

If Skinner does get his big pay day I just hope you are right and he continues to score 35-40 from ages 27-33 or else you can add him to the list of overpaid players the Sabres have signed over the past few years. I’m not saying he’ll decline as much as Okposo or Moulson, but once the goal scoring well dries up, he won’t provide the value we’ll be paying him. The cup contenders this year are maximizing every dollar of cap space they have. That is the trend with every cup winner or cup contender over the past several seasons. I like Skinner, just not at $9M+ when he’s 30 years old for the same reason I was happy we moved on from ROR and that contract. We are 2-3 years away from “contender” status at best.
- Pegullaville

If he takes a decline,
then it’s gonna suck just as much to have him at 8mil per

If u wanna look at it as him being on the decline by the time we are contenders...
then u could use that as a reason to not sign him at all (or ever traded for him)

But the more we trade away / lose the guys like Kane, ROR, Skinner...
the longer it’s gonna take to get to the “contender” status u keep talking about

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Only excuse I have for this is this was another stealth tank. They added Skinner at the end of the offseason to give the players hope that the team was trying to win this year and gave the fan base and media another thing to chew on. Only to know we weren’t ready just yet and the chips were going to fall where they may.
- Pegullaville

Wouldn’t the tank be better served by never getting Skinner in the first place? Take away Jeff’s goals, replace him with Nylander or Smith or whoever and we’re rocking and rolling in 31st again.
I think it’s overly optimistic to view this season as another genius stroke of Botts’ master plan going exactly as he envisioned it.

Love the black widow tag
- cabin

if she wants you out, your dead

Only excuse I have for this is this was another stealth tank. They added Skinner at the end of the offseason to give the players hope that the team was trying to win this year and gave the fan base and media another thing to chew on. Only to know we weren’t ready just yet and the chips were going to fall where they may.
- Pegullaville

I don’t think u trade for Skinner & Sheary if they’re stealth tanking though
Doesn’t really make sense

I don’t think u trade for Skinner & Sheary if they’re stealth tanking though
Doesn’t really make sense
- jdfitz77

casey, dahlin, skinner, tage, sheary, hutton


and a wiser coach in year 2


expectations were to compete for the playoffs

I don’t think u trade for Skinner & Sheary if they’re stealth tanking though
Doesn’t really make sense
- jdfitz77

Once we have some depth, Sheary is a 3,4 line guy. He would be a solid 3rd liner on most teams

if she wants you out, your dead
- homiedclown

Does anyone know what her opinion of GARTH was?

If he takes a decline,
then it’s gonna suck just as much to have him at 8mil per

If u wanna look at it as him being on the decline by the time we are contenders...
then u could use that as a reason to not sign him at all (or ever traded for him)

But the more we trade away / lose the guys like Kane, ROR, Skinner...
the longer it’s gonna take to get to the “contender” status u keep talking about
- jdfitz77

You off them when you have replacements , otherwise you are searching for the=ose types of player hoping to get better ones , . better chance playing the Lotto for a month.

according to the black widow and her husband, botts had to trade the 2


(waits for people to b!tch and say I don't know what I am talking about)
- homiedclown

Regardless... it is what it is at this point...

I’m just referencing that in terms of what happens NOW with Skinner
We already have to ADD SCORING

If we lose him,
then we have to REPLACE and we have to ADD

I think it’s harder to do that than some others

Scandella addressed it and Eichel was fine. The Sabres got a PP

The game has changed. This isn't 1978
- jcragcrumple

This is a terrible take.

Regardless... it is what it is at this point...

I’m just referencing that in terms of what happens NOW with Skinner
We already have to ADD SCORING

If we lose him,
then we have to REPLACE and we have to ADD

I think it’s harder to do that than some others
- jdfitz77

must be the new core math that is screwing them up .

casey, dahlin, skinner, tage, sheary, hutton


and a wiser coach in year 2


expectations were to compete for the playoffs
- homiedclown

That’s what i was thinking too
I figured we’d still end up short of the playoffs

Guys that met/exceeded expectations
*imo, of course
Jack, Sam, Skinner, Dahlin, Larsson, Girgensons, Pominville

A few others like Hutton, Bogo, Risto, Sheary & McCabe have been both good & bad this year
I think those guys were all close to expectations overall

The biggest letdown... BY FAR...
was lack of scoring from lines 2 & 3

That killed us

Does anyone know what her opinion of GARTH was?
- PrinceChill

You off them when you have replacements , otherwise you are searching for the=ose types of player hoping to get better ones , . better chance playing the Lotto for a month.
- cabin

Yep, agreed
ROR was traded a year (at least) too early

Kane... we waited too long to trade probably

Skinner... let’s hope we can keep him around on a reasonable deal

must be the new core math that is screwing them up .
- cabin

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

You off them when you have replacements , otherwise you are searching for the=ose types of player hoping to get better ones , . better chance playing the Lotto for a month.
- cabin

Hopefully we win a lotto spot and we can all just get really excited again this offseason!!!

Hopefully we win a lotto spot and we can all just get really excited again this offseason!!!
- jdfitz77

That’s the spirit !