I think Olofson will produce. I don't think Skinner will get 40 again so I hope others pick up his drop off and I think they will get a major piece or two. I'm just not sure who/what they will give up to get them.
- GilPerreault11

Homie mentioned Hoffman. I could go with hoff or Huberdeau. Pending they sign bob and Panarin.

Between the information we get here and nhl media guys tweeting about the Sabres. Botts is making calls.

Something will happen soon

Where are you? I'm by the basketball court, bro.
- Wetbandit1

I was wearing my blue sabres bowler hat with a purple feather in it. No way you could have missed me

Homie mentioned Hoffman. I could go with hoff or Huberdeau. Pending they sign bob and Panarin.

Between the information we get here and nhl media guys tweeting about the Sabres. Botts is making calls.

Something will happen soon
- Sabretooth9

I'm not banking on Huberdeau, Hoffman? Maybe, he would this be year's Skinner and then we hope we re-sign him for a lot. We'll see.

Bottom 6 needs a change.
- SABRES 89

Next year we should have a whole new good third line.

Davidson/cozens/Asplund

Ride out this last year, improve a bit with 1-2 more small moves and hope Casey will be a #2 C next year. I’ll like our top 3 lines and if we keep Risto I think our defense will look good in future

nelson and scandella are perfect if we want to watch players freeze on the ice for when eichel or skinner receive a cheap shot and are laying on the ice


they need a little grit on the back end and in the middle 6 if they want to be a playoff team in 2020


if it's another lottery season, no sense in getting grit
- homiedclown

Pass on Phaneuf

It would be like signing Gorges again because he's tough and scowls.

Risto for ehlers
Risto ,1st for Boeser
Risto for Travis Konecny


That type
- gerbe75pts

Risto for Ehlers is bad. We need RWs not left.

Skinner
Olofsson
Sheary
Davidson
Nylander

And just Sam and Okposo on RW 🤢🤢

Keep Risto. Sign a 2C.
- JVince11

Risto is polarizing for sure.

Next year we should have a whole new good third line.

Davidson/cozens/Asplund

Ride out this last year, improve a bit with 1-2 more small moves and hope Casey will be a #2 C next year. I’ll like our top 3 lines and if we keep Risto I think our defense will look good in future
- Fattony1187

Davidson is staying overseas for 1 more year. He already told the media that

The Sabres defense was more of an issue than the offense.

When you have D like Scandella bogo Risto and sort of McCabe that can’t make a break out pass. Our offense can’t transition and get the puck out. At times it felt like we were hemmed in our own end for minutes at a time.

On top of that our defense let in how many back door wide open goals to the other team?

Based on free agent players .... he seems to be targeting bottom 6 guys. No huge names. He knows he needs to make changes
- Sabretooth9

I feel differently, based on them finishing:
-45-50 Goals For short compared to the average of the 6th, 7th and 8th seeds in the East.
- 40 Goals Against more than those three teams in the East.

Both ends where a disaster and both require focus.
The D can contribute with generating Goals For, the same as the Forwards can contribute to less Goals Against.

Marcus Johansson and Dzingel are ones I can think of. Brassard to a lesser degree.
- JVince11

If your name isn't Matt Duchene, there are no 2Cs on the open market.

Risto for Ehlers is bad. We need RWs not left.

Skinner
Olofsson
Sheary
Davidson
Nylander

And just Sam and Okposo on RW 🤢🤢
- Fattony1187

Sabres are in on Nyquist? He plays RW?

If your name isn't Matt Duchene, there are no 2Cs on the open market.
- TheSabresTaco

Johansson is a 2C on this team though

Davidson is staying overseas for 1 more year. He already told the media that
- Sabretooth9

And likely 1 year in Rochester min. Like an extra year on the asplund plan.

But tm didn’t draft him
- gerbe75pts

So with this logic, then Janakowski is who you want to hang for not drafting all CHL guys...
Even though the league as a whole is reducing to number of CHL draft picks over the past 4 -5 years...and has resulted in a drop of 30% since about 6-12 years ago.

Botts is off the hook if VO isn't Murray's

Johansson is a 2C on this team though
- jcragcrumple

I mean... I guess? Yikes, though.

He won 52 faceoffs in two years of consistent injury. Don't think we need swedish tiny Tim

So with this logic, then Janakowski is who you want to hang for not drafting all CHL guys...
Even though the league as a whole is reducing to number of CHL draft picks over the past 4 -5 years...and has resulted in a drop of 30% since about 6-12 years ago.

Botts is off the hook if VO isn't Murray's
- IonSabres

No I’m just saying don’t give Credit to TM when he had zero to do with VO

Do the Sabres make the big ticket deal today to show FA's they want they are serious about winning and to raise the excitement level?

I mean... I guess? Yikes, though.
- TheSabresTaco

It could work in thee Sabres favor. Maybe it makes more sense to pay a 3C to play 2C this year and wait for Mitts/Cozens to take the job than to pay doochayne $bajilliondee dollars

It could work in thee Sabres favor. Maybe it makes more sense to pay a 3C to play 2C this year and wait for Mitts/Cozens to take the job than to pay doochayne $bajilliondee dollars
- jcragcrumple

Who is Patrik Berglund

No I’m just saying don’t give Credit to TM when he had zero to do with VO
- gerbe75pts

Should we have drafted in the CHL or drafted Caufield

It could work in thee Sabres favor. Maybe it makes more sense to pay a 3C to play 2C this year and wait for Mitts/Cozens to take the job than to pay doochayne $bajilliondee dollars
- jcragcrumple

It's like settling for the spouse you don't really want but you are getting up in age, will you be happy?

Who is Patrik Berglund
- TheSabresTaco

Hopefully minus the crippling depression

Should we have drafted in the CHL or drafted Caufield
- TheSabresTaco

He should have taken Zegras if he wanted a center but like most GMS they see size and fall in love

But caufield will be a scoring machine now will have to deal with him for the next decade

I'm not banking on Huberdeau, Hoffman? Maybe, he would this be year's Skinner and then we hope we re-sign him for a lot. We'll see.
- GilPerreault11

If the panthers sign bob and Panarin ..... they will need to shed a good sized contract.

Hoffman (as homie mentioned) or Huberdeau could be moved.

Bread and bob will be Atleast 18-20 mill together.

Hopefully minus the crippling depression
- jcragcrumple

Didn't he have more problems than that, we just don't speak about here?