We are 4 pieces away, realistically 3 though cause Cozens will fill one of those holes. 2C, top 4 LHD, 1A/1B goalie.
- Pegullaville

top 6 RW as well

You are all (frank)ing idiots. Come at me.






I am using the herb brooks mentality, I will be the common enemy so you all bond and become a family. Then we can become the best hockey team in the world.

Add a couple stop gaps while the kids grow up.
- Pegullaville

this is what scares me with botts

none of his stop gaps have really panned out

imagine if we were still stuck with the berglund contract on top of what we have

Which non-playoff teams rosters are you swapping for ours.
.
- sbroads24

leafs

I’d switch places with AZ so Clayton Keller or a 32 year old Kessel would be my best player.

Or Nashville who’s bottom 10, but has an over rated Duchene aging, for another 6 years after this at a bad cap hit. But the GM did stuff!!!

Hell, let’s swap with San Jose and have everyone hit 35 years old with 5 years left on their contracts and no first round picks for years on end. Super good situation

You are all (frank)ing idiots. Come at me.






I am using the herb brooks mentality, I will be the common enemy so you all bond and become a family. Then we can become the best hockey team in the world.
- Chris16

Botterill built this roster, it's not on Murray. Post game last night they asked Eichel about the roster and if it's good enough, i'm sure everyone noticed his long pause.


Botterill thinks Sheary is a top 6. I'll leave it at that.
- SABRES 89

Botts brought in these players cause there was nothing in are system to fill slots, you can't trade for everything. It looks like he brought in the wrong ones, but some of these players wouldn't even be here if there was any kind of pipeline in the system, and that goes back to Murray

there might be a silver lining
- homiedclown

found it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVtSSCzASR0

agreed


which is why 1/3 of these guys should not be on the roster
- homiedclown

And that’s why I’m not putting this on the Coach like you are

Botts tried to bring in some placeholders that could hopefully play well enough to get us into the playoffs
Most were a swing & a miss unfortunately
But he’s got a chance to replace some of those guys this summer,
so we’ll see how he does

But realistically...
we’re here waiting for the all the talented youth to develop into good players
And that is when the Sabres will actually be a good team

And that’s why I’m not putting this on the Coach like you are


- jdfitz77

between special teams, and lack of in game changes


I just don't think kruger is the guy for this team long term

You today -

You yesterday-

You last week -

You 10 minutes ago -

You after dinner -


They’re all the same thing so I won’t bother typing it out
- sbroads24

This is an odd post? 🤔

this is year 3 of botts

team is really not much better then when he inherited the roster
- homiedclown

But Murray, dude!

Botts brought in these players cause there was nothing in are system to fill slots, you can't trade for everything. It looks like he brought in the wrong ones, but some of these players wouldn't even be here if there was any kind of pipeline in the system, and that goes back to Murray
- Buff36

Good post

To show a specific example:
If Fasching & Bailey were good middle6 guys,
we wouldn’t have had to get Sheary & Vesey

But Murray, dude!
- Wetbandit1

average gm tenure is between 3 and 4 years in nhl


is botts better then average?

average gm tenure is between 3 and 4 years in nhl


is botts better then average?
- homiedclown

No.

I’d switch places with AZ so Clayton Keller or a 32 year old Kessel would be my best player.

Or Nashville who’s bottom 10, but has an over rated Duchene aging, for another 6 years after this at a bad cap hit. But the GM did stuff!!!

Hell, let’s swap with San Jose and have everyone hit 35 years old with 5 years left on their contracts and no first round picks for years on end. Super good situation
- sbroads24

Joe Sakic was able to do what Botts wasn’t able to do this year. We were basically on par with Colorado last year. Makar being a few years older then Dahlin helps.

We need to bring in our Kadri, Burakovsky, and Donskoi this offseason.

this is year 3 of botts

team is really not much better then when he inherited the roster
- homiedclown

Can u not see what he’s done to “build” the team though?

Cozens, Mitts, Jokiharju, Pilut, Johnson, Bryson
Samuelsson, Laaksonen, Davidsson, Pekar, 6k...
Lots of young talent on the way

No, they won’t all work
But there’s good times ahead

between special teams, and lack of in game changes


I just don't think kruger is the guy for this team long term
- homiedclown

Those are more fair criticisms
Just think u go over the top with some other stuff u say

Joe Sakic was able to do what Botts wasn’t able to do this year. We were basically on par with Colorado last year. Makar being a few years older then Dahlin helps.

We need to bring in our Kadri, Burakovsky, and Donskoi this offseason.
- Pegullaville

Ignoring the rest of this post...

The bolded part is what he SHOULD have, COULD have and DID NOT do this PAST OFF-SEASON.

My god dude take the blinders off.

average gm tenure is between 3 and 4 years in nhl


is botts better then average?
- homiedclown

Still tbd
Let’s see how all the kids he’s brought in work out before we can really say 1 way or the other

Good post

To show a specific example:
If Fasching & Bailey were good middle6 guys,
we wouldn’t have had to get Sheary & Vesey
- jdfitz77

Does it apply to
Foligno and ennis?

Those guys got traded and were middle 6ish

Does it apply to
Foligno and ennis?

Those guys got traded and were middle 6ish
- Boss34

Sure, since he did trade them away
But just about everyone here saw them as very replaceable players
And idk that they’re any better than Sheary & Vesey
Maybe they are
But not enough that it’s making much of a difference

2 roster pieces away, and a bunch of improvements by the owner/management

Which non-playoff teams rosters are you swapping for ours.

Come on. I wanna hear it. I’m still waiting.

What team you giving up Dahlin, Sam, Olofsson, Joker etc to switch places with.
- sbroads24

We all are

Ignoring the rest of this post...

The bolded part is what he SHOULD have, COULD have and DID NOT do this PAST OFF-SEASON.

My god dude take the blinders off.
- BeadyEyedDouche

Sure and delaying it one off season and getting one last crack at the lotto while 2/3 of the deadweight come off the books is not a bad thing.

Stop blaming Tim Murray, he did what he was told by our clueless owner and his wife.