Any thoughts what they do when Montour is healthy?

Easy is sending joker to Rochester, but it came out that it’s not gonna happen. And the kids been really solid. Can’t see how you pull him!

Next would be scandella because of the contract status. But he’s been playing really well with joker.

Risto eats the minutes. McCabe is solid as always.

Miller has been a great surprise and dahlin is dahlin.

It’s an interesting problem. I’m curious to see what they do...
- Gr8daygo

It will be interesting. Injuries happen and maybe with his improved play, Scandella could be traded (maybe we retain some cap). It will be interesting, but if they all keep playing this well hard to think that one would be a healthy scratch.

Tage will be the forward soon

My guess is within 2 weeks
- homiedclown

He has played well in Rochester, it will be interesting what Botts does. I would guess that any player with 1 year left could be had via trade. Wonder who generates the most interest.

They played Miller on the left with risto the other night

Perhaps they go that direction and let scandella sit a few
- homiedclown

It would be interesting if krueger scratches erod and goes 7 d.

Best guys on the team theory, move 1 up to forward?

Scanndy- mitts -vesey

Put scandella on the wing that mitts likes to pass too.

Sabres are in first place in the NHL, at least until tomorrow.

Fancy stats for 2019/20 unreliable as comparisons to prior years because NHL is tracking player locations differently this year.

RIP scientists.

They're really high end speakers.

Wetbandit will wonder how I know that. I would tell him I was a college radio DJ
- Der Kaiser

Solid. I laughed.

Seriously though Jeff Skinner is a superstar

44 goals in 88 games as a Sabre
- OneKaneOneCup

I'm gonna need that in December to December numbers, please.

@Sabresstats
Top 5 Points per game by #Sabres defensemen (min 50 games):

1. Phil Housley (558 pts/608 games= 0.92)
2. John Van Boxmeer (215/294=0.73)
3. Garry Galley (102/163=0.63)
4. Doug Bodger (287/479=0.60)
5. Rasmus Dahlin (52/88=0.59)

It’s so nice to have a true #1 D man
- OneKaneOneCup

Doug Bodger is as nice a person as you could possibly meet.

They played Miller on the left with risto the other night

Perhaps they go that direction and let scandella sit a few
- homiedclown

I cannot believe I am saying this, but to be fair to Scandella, he has played well.

I thank you fitzy for your drive and dedication, you know
"There are fans on the other side too and their really good" LOL
- MEBSabresFAN

I choose to look on this season with optimism and embrace the excitement early on

Who knows how long it’ll last?
But it just seems like a better way to go that complaining all the damn time

I really hope Miller isn’t a Seattle casualty

He’s been solid as a rock
- OneKaneOneCup

Gotta assume we’d protect Dahlin & Jokiharju for sure the way things are going

Tough to guess who the 3rd defenseman would be


McCabe will be UFA
So we wouldn’t have to protect him, but he could choose to walk

Botts could be crafty & sign Montour to only a 1year deal after this season,
thus taking him off the list Seattle could choose from
But he’d also be a UFA that could just chose to leave

Miller & Risto would need protecting if we want to keep either/both


But I’m pretty sure we are gonna lose someone we’d like to keep unless Botts can make a deal

To Seattle:
Tage, Okposo, & a pick ?

Joker will be a top 4 RHD. I’ll take that over a middle 6 winger all day long.
- Swedish_Jesus

Which is weird as hell because Chicago is terrible on D

Or did he damage his ankle and tried to play through it the best he could? Oh you forgot about that injury....
- turbo044

No doubt.

Can't believe he came back to play in that game.

Botterill told joker and Olofsson that they're staying in Buffalo.

Botterill told joker and Olofsson that they're staying in Buffalo.
- TheSabresTaco

That's part of what makes things very interesting when Montour returns as Scandella has played well, especially last game.

An underrated part of Botterill's offseason is the job he did gaining trade capital.

I found Gerbe's new love for 2020 Draft from Corey Pronman's early Prospect Rankings...


Daniil Guschin, LW, Muskegon-USHL: Guschin is a fun player to watch because of his speed, skill, vision and shot. He is 5-foot-8, though.

No brainer

Which is weird as hell because Chicago is terrible on D
- IndianaSabresFan

They valued two players behind him, from what I remember.

I don't know, but I'm not mad that the Sabres got him for Nylander.

I'll be interested to see how the team plays tomorrow.

Hopefully the plan of getting to the West Coast last night helps the team find their legs.

Anaheim likely also flew home yesterday, so will have a similar adjustment.

I'll be interested to see how the team plays tomorrow.

Hopefully the plan of getting to the West Coast last night helps the team find their legs.

Anaheim likely also flew home yesterday, so will have a similar adjustment.
- thatsapickle

Yes, Anaheim was traveling back to CA right after their game yesterday so they may have only gotten into town a couple hours ahead of the Sabres. So in terms of facing teams out west, that definitely takes the travel factor out that the visiting team normally has to deal with.

On the other side if this trip, we have a home and home with SJ, so they'll be dealing with the East travel as well, so hopefully that evens things up for the first home game back from the trip as well. Kind of like how this schedule has been so far.

That's part of what makes things very interesting when Montour returns as Scandella has played well, especially last game.

An underrated part of Botterill's offseason is the job he did gaining trade capital.
- kingcong39

We shall see. He has plenty of time to orchestrate a trade, and plenty of pieces to do multiple trades, even multiple trades with multiple assets.

I don't know that I personally would characterize his offseason as one where he gained trade capital in the players he acquired directly...for me, I would say his lack of trading away existing player assets during the offseason has now afforded him the opportunity to deal those guys he retained this season.

Now, if Krueger and staff can get what was considered "trash" to produce at a reasonable rate, then he has enhanced the tradeability of those guys to support players with hopefully some level of value. Let's hope guys like Scandella, Risto, Vesey, Sobotka, Girgs, Larry, Sheary keep playing reasonably well so they capture some value on their way out the door.

And he went on vacation for 20 games last season, or ...
did he quit on the team, I forget.
- IonSabres

And apparently the goals if the first half of the season don't count .....

Gotta assume we’d protect Dahlin & Jokiharju for sure the way things are going

Tough to guess who the 3rd defenseman would be


McCabe will be UFA
So we wouldn’t have to protect him, but he could choose to walk

Botts could be crafty & sign Montour to only a 1year deal after this season,
thus taking him off the list Seattle could choose from
But he’d also be a UFA that could just chose to leave

Miller & Risto would need protecting if we want to keep either/both


But I’m pretty sure we are gonna lose someone we’d like to keep unless Botts can make a deal

To Seattle:
Tage, Okposo, & a pick ?
- jdfitz77

Was thinking the trade route as well but to get rid of Okposo it would probably be a 1st base on what occurred with the Vegas expansion .

420

Was thinking the trade route as well but to get rid of Okposo it would probably be a 1st base on what occurred with the Vegas expansion .
- hubie

I see we've learned so much about forcing an expansion team to take a bad contract for quality assets.

I see we've learned so much about forcing an expansion team to take a bad contract for quality assets.
- TheSabresTaco

To me the thought it there, but in reality your giving up more than its worth than just letting them take whoever.