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Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Feb 13 @ 4:58 PM ET
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- jcragcrumple

Passion
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Feb 13 @ 5:01 PM ET
Passion
- Buff36


And yet we can't get a (non-garth) blogger to stick around
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Feb 13 @ 5:03 PM ET
And yet we can't get a (non-garth) blogger to stick around
- jcragcrumple

It is pretty weird isn't it.
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011

Feb 13 @ 5:04 PM ET
What does Mtl want for Mete?
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Feb 13 @ 5:09 PM ET
It is pretty weird isn't it.
- Buff36


Eklund is trying very hard to make Garth happen. I'm gonna ride it out on this blog like Arny descending into the molten steel in T2
SABRES 89
Season Ticket Holder
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I'm very Happy to be here. Las Vegas Via Buffalo N.Y.
Joined: 02.17.2007

Feb 13 @ 5:11 PM ET
What does Mtl want for Mete?
- Powerslave

We don't need him.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Feb 13 @ 5:12 PM ET
What does Mtl want for Mete?
- Powerslave

Don't know, but they won't put him on there taxi squad because they know he would be scooped up.
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011

Feb 13 @ 5:15 PM ET
We don't need him.
- SABRES 89



He's a solid defender.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Feb 13 @ 5:15 PM ET
We don't need him.
- SABRES 89

Why, he's only 22, Left shot and he's pretty decent defensively
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Feb 13 @ 5:16 PM ET
Eklund is trying very hard to make Garth happen. I'm gonna ride it out on this blog like Arny descending into the molten steel in T2
- jcragcrumple

Yeah
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Feb 13 @ 5:21 PM ET
We don't need him.
- SABRES 89


What they need is a LhD and to get rid of 2 RhD in Miller and Montour.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Feb 13 @ 5:25 PM ET
What they need is a LhD and to get rid of 2 RhD in Miller and Montour.
- IonSabres

you have 2 early picks in the draft as LD

and the best d prospect is an LD


and mccabe has an A on his jersey




move along, nothing to see
Ratsreign
Florida Panthers
Location: Mo can stay awhile, FL
Joined: 10.27.2017

Feb 13 @ 5:42 PM ET
And yet we can't get a (non-garth) blogger to stick around
- jcragcrumple


Maybe the 3rd GarthMark is the charm
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Feb 13 @ 5:46 PM ET
Probably right around the price.
- Buff36


It’s a risk considering his production last season
And we do have Cap space issues
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Feb 13 @ 5:48 PM ET
played in 40 of the last 48 games

25 sacks in last 40 games

- homiedclown


5 last season in a full 16games

Was it a fluke?
Or is he declining?
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Feb 13 @ 5:49 PM ET
as they should have been all along
- homiedclown


Tough to keep that up for a whole season though

U generally hear good teams talking about “rolling all 4 lines” & how much that helps
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Feb 13 @ 5:53 PM ET
5 last season in a full 16games

Was it a fluke?
Or is he declining?

- jdfitz77

team was a hot mess
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Feb 13 @ 5:54 PM ET
Tough to keep that up for a whole season though

U generally hear good teams talking about “rolling all 4 lines” & how much that helps

- jdfitz77

we have not had a good team since we won the presidents trophy
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Feb 13 @ 5:59 PM ET
we have not had a good team since we won the presidents trophy
- homiedclown


Ok....
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Feb 13 @ 6:00 PM ET
team was a hot mess
- homiedclown


So what?
Was Watt being triple teamed on pass rushes?
He’s gonna be 32
Seems quite reasonable that he lost a step
Especially after all his injuries
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Feb 13 @ 6:10 PM ET
So what?
Was Watt being triple teamed on pass rushes?
He’s gonna be 32
Seems quite reasonable that he lost a step
Especially after all his injuries

- jdfitz77

we get it


you don't want him

just like you don't like hughes


look at what the bucs did in the offseason to win it all

got guys like brady, gronk, fournette and antonio brown w/o giving up assets


jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Feb 13 @ 6:14 PM ET
we get it


you don't want him

just like you don't like hughes


look at what the bucs did in the offseason to win it all

got guys like brady, gronk, fournette and antonio brown w/o giving up assets

- homiedclown


Cap space is an asset though
And we don’t have much room

I’d love the 15sack Jj Watt
But idk if he’s that guy anymore
And neither do you
Recent evidence suggests he’s not

The reason Tampa beat KC & we didn’t of bc their D-line could get after Mahomes, and we couldn’t

So excuse me if i think DEs who register 5sacks just aren’t gonna get the job done
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Feb 13 @ 6:18 PM ET
you have 2 early picks in the draft as LD

and the best d prospect is an LD


and mccabe has an A on his jersey




move along, nothing to see

- homiedclown


Yup, like Bailey, Baptiste, Nylander, Mitts ...
When they show up and play well, THEN you can say nothing to see here...until then they have rotated 3 RhD's into a 3LhD spot and it failed.

They need a LhD.
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Feb 13 @ 6:21 PM ET
Cap space is an asset though
And we don’t have much room

I’d love the 15sack Jj Watt
But idk if he’s that guy anymore
And neither do you
Recent evidence suggests he’s not

The reason Tampa beat KC & we didn’t of bc their D-line could get after Mahomes, and we couldn’t

So excuse me if i think DEs who register 5sacks just aren’t gonna get the job done

- jdfitz77


If you think the Sabres can bring in A $6m or $7m Goalie now, then the Bill's can fit in a FA.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Feb 13 @ 6:28 PM ET
If you think the Sabres can bring in A $6m or $7m Goalie now, then the Bill's can fit in a FA.
- IonSabres


Did i say it was impossible for them to bring him in?
I simply said he’d take up Cap space
And that Cap space is a current issue for us

Is it not fair for me to question if Watt is still “really good” or if he’s declining?
He’s gonna be 32
He has significant injury history
And had quite the down season last year with only 5 sacks

If he’s still really good, then great! Go get him
But it’s risky- very risky
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