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Forums :: Blog World :: Michael Pachla: The 2020-21 season is upon us. A look at the Buffalo Sabres
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Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Feb 14 @ 2:36 PM ET
Watts 4 priorities for next team according to Talbot
Scheme
Supporting Cast
Culture
Salary cap
3/4 ain't bad and we can manipulate the cap to make plenty of room.
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Feb 14 @ 2:36 PM ET
Sample size too small.

Interesting...
Formerly great players who are now very good aren't a good fit in a market with a significantly declining CAP when the Bill's are up-against-it, have several spots to upgrade on both sides of the ball without enough draft capital to address all of them.
Hmmm

Only absolute studs at the peak of their career willing to take penny's on the dollar need apply.
Good luck!

- IonSabres


If they can land Watt in FA, I'd take a TE in the first, a center in the 2nd, a corner in the 3rd and a couple pass rushers later on. That would be my plan
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Feb 14 @ 2:39 PM ET
If they can land Watt in FA, I'd take a TE in the first, a center in the 2nd, a corner in the 3rd and a couple pass rushers later on. That would be my plan
- jcragcrumple

Better throw a LB and a RT in there somewhere
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Feb 14 @ 2:40 PM ET
Better throw a LB and a RT in there somewhere
- Buff36


I'd just re-sign Nsekhe, I assume he's cheap. I thought he was fine in '19.

You're spot on with LB. Forgot that
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Feb 14 @ 2:44 PM ET
If they can land Watt in FA, I'd take a TE in the first, a center in the 2nd, a corner in the 3rd and a couple pass rushers later on. That would be my plan
- jcragcrumple

TE from miami (jordan) will probably go in late third, early 4th


kid can fly
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Feb 14 @ 2:45 PM ET
I'd just re-sign Nsekhe, I assume he's cheap. I thought he was fine in '19.

You're spot on with LB. Forgot that

- jcragcrumple

Williams could still come back, Feliciano is close to signing a 3yr deal I was told. Would love Pitts but he's a dream.

Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Feb 14 @ 3:18 PM ET
Laine took some nice one's to the chin last night, started out good dropping them with Hagel, but didn't end very well.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Feb 14 @ 3:27 PM ET
Didn't take long for that big pile up at the Dayton 500
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Feb 14 @ 4:09 PM ET
scouting report
stay at home d man with high IQ

- homiedclown


Then why’s he on waivers?
Ratsreign
Florida Panthers
Location: Mo can stay awhile, FL
Joined: 10.27.2017

Feb 14 @ 4:15 PM ET
Then why’s he on waivers?
- jdfitz77

Which team waived him? Could possibly be because of a log jam of better players blocking him.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Feb 14 @ 4:21 PM ET
Then why’s he on waivers?
- jdfitz77

He has to go through waivers to be eligible to be placed on there taxi squad.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Feb 14 @ 4:27 PM ET
He has to go through waivers to be eligible to be placed on there taxi squad.
- Buff36


Sure. But if he’s any good, why are they risking losing him??
MTL for example is keeping Mete on the roster instead of putting him through waivers
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Feb 14 @ 4:34 PM ET
Sure. But if he’s any good, why are they risking losing him??
MTL for example is keeping Mete on the roster instead of putting him through waivers

- jdfitz77

I couldn't tell you that, he has only played 23 games in 5yrs
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Feb 14 @ 4:41 PM ET
Welp, Freddy returned... lines from practice...must be a new strain he had

Tage - Eichel - Okposo
Risto - Sam - Mitts
Borgen - Ullmark - Reider
Hutton - Olofsson - Miller

Sheahan - McCabe
Montour - Staal
Joker - Eakin

Skinner
Mitts
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Feb 14 @ 4:55 PM ET
I couldn't tell you that, he has only played 23 games in 5yrs
- Buff36


If we wanna take a chance on him, I’m not opposed
Just seems like quite the long shot
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Feb 14 @ 4:56 PM ET
Welp, Freddy returned... lines from practice...must be a new strain he had

Tage - Eichel - Okposo
Risto - Sam - Mitts
Borgen - Ullmark - Reider
Hutton - Olofsson - Miller

Sheahan - McCabe
Montour - Staal
Joker - Eakin

Skinner
Mitts

- IonSabres


What?
That can’t be true
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011

Feb 14 @ 5:03 PM ET
What?
That can’t be true

- jdfitz77



Obviously not true.

Ullmark, much like Ott, isn't a center😂
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Feb 14 @ 5:14 PM ET
Obviously not true.

Ullmark, much like Ott, isn't a center😂

- Powerslave


Pretty dumb joke then
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011

Feb 14 @ 5:21 PM ET
Pretty dumb joke then
- jdfitz77



Think he was just having fun w Ralph's ridiculous line combos
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Feb 14 @ 5:38 PM ET
Think he was just having fun w Ralph's ridiculous line combos
- Powerslave


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

Feb 14 @ 6:08 PM ET
Think he was just having fun w Ralph's ridiculous line combos
- Powerslave


He said in his Presser that it came to him during the very high fever he experienced last week; of implementing a bottom six in which the 3 positions of F, D and G are integrated seemlessly in a super-multiplier method which optimizes the efficiency of the synergistic effort.
The team spent 2 hours on ice learning the proper way to block passes in the O-zone to stiefel the opponents breakout attempts. Ralph has been searching for ways to get his Goalie more involved upstream in plays to positively impact Corsi rates...saying, "when you think of it, the Goalie is the only player on the ice for 60 minutes...we need to get more out of them".
When asked about Skinner playing in net, Ralph indicated that he is moving to 6-man unit and Skinner is buying-in slowly but he has had many video sessions to show him how this will revitalize Jeff's career.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Feb 14 @ 6:16 PM ET
He said in his Presser that it came to him during the very high fever he experienced last week; of implementing a bottom six in which the 3 positions of F, D and G are integrated seemlessly in a super-multiplier method which optimizes the efficiency of the synergistic effort.
The team spent 2 hours on ice learning the proper way to block passes in the O-zone to stiefel the opponents breakout attempts. Ralph has been searching for ways to get his Goalie more involved upstream in plays to positively impact Corsi rates...saying, "when you think of it, the Goalie is the only player on the ice for 60 minutes...we need to get more out of them".
When asked about Skinner playing in net, Ralph indicated that he is moving to 6-man unit and Skinner is buying-in slowly but he has had many video sessions to show him how this will revitalize Jeff's career.

- IonSabres

Think they left Skinner taped to the net.
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011

Feb 14 @ 6:21 PM ET
He said in his Presser that it came to him during the very high fever he experienced last week; of implementing a bottom six in which the 3 positions of F, D and G are integrated seemlessly in a super-multiplier method which optimizes the efficiency of the synergistic effort.
The team spent 2 hours on ice learning the proper way to block passes in the O-zone to stiefel the opponents breakout attempts. Ralph has been searching for ways to get his Goalie more involved upstream in plays to positively impact Corsi rates...saying, "when you think of it, the Goalie is the only player on the ice for 60 minutes...we need to get more out of them".
When asked about Skinner playing in net, Ralph indicated that he is moving to 6-man unit and Skinner is buying-in slowly but he has had many video sessions to show him how this will revitalize Jeff's career.

- IonSabres



Breaking:

@Sabres have just hired Ryan Vinz as personal #Skinnergoaliecoach.

Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Feb 14 @ 7:41 PM ET
Hate to say this, but I would have liked to see what Smith had behind the bench for a few games.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Feb 14 @ 7:56 PM ET
peggy's daughter is up against the 5th seed in the round of 16
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