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Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Jul 24 @ 9:25 PM ET
Really? It would be the first time in 20 years that it would happen.
- Wetbandit1

Every situation is different Bandit, doesn't mean the same will happen know. Like I said until it happens no one can say. Could be poop or it could be just what this team needs.
Sir Tindoom
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 12.27.2019

Jul 24 @ 9:26 PM ET
Depth for positions. I'm not including anyone over 25 on these lists. Center and RD are the obvious concerning areas. LD is very nicely stacked.

Center:
Cozens
Mittelstadt
Asplund
Ruotsalainen
Matteo Costantini
William Von Barnekow
Tyson Kozak
Jakub Konecny

Left Wing:
Victor Olofsson
Anders Bjork
Brett Murray
Lukas Rousek
Linus Weissbach
Prokhor Poltapov
Aleksandr Kisakov
Matej Pekar
Josh Bloom
Flip Cederqvist
Viljami Marjala

Right Wing:
Jack Quinn
Isak Rosen
John Peterka
Aaron Huglen
Stiven Sardarian
Olivier Nadeau

Left Defense:
Rasmus Dahlin
Owen Power
Mattias Samuelsson
Ryan Johnson
Jacob Bryson
William Worge-Kreu
Linus Cronholm
Nikita Novikov

Right Defense:
Henri Jokiharju
Oskari Laaksonen
Casey Fitzgerald
Miska Kukkonen
Albert Lyckasen

Goalies:
Erik Portillo
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Devon Levi

- bluengold12



What is Hagg we got from Phili?
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Jul 24 @ 9:29 PM ET
What is Hagg we got from Phili?
- Sir Tindoom

He's older than 25 and a LD
bluengold12
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 06.19.2012

Jul 24 @ 9:29 PM ET
What is Hagg we got from Phili?
- Sir Tindoom



26 year old LHD UFA next year. I didn't include him because his age and him likely not being in our future plans
Sir Tindoom
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 12.27.2019

Jul 24 @ 9:30 PM ET
What is Hagg we got from Phili?
- Sir Tindoom


Nevermind. He's 26.
Anderdog
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 03.17.2021

Jul 24 @ 9:30 PM ET
What is Hagg we got from Phili?
- Sir Tindoom



Ld
But ,26
Sir Tindoom
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 12.27.2019

Jul 24 @ 9:31 PM ET
26 year old LHD UFA next year. I didn't include him because his age and him likely not being in our future plans
- bluengold12


I should have just googled it first. My bad.
bluengold12
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 06.19.2012

Jul 24 @ 9:34 PM ET
Depth for positions. I'm not including anyone over 25 on these lists. Center and RD are the obvious concerning areas. LD is very nicely stacked.

Center:
Cozens
Mittelstadt
Asplund
Ruotsalainen
Matteo Costantini
William Von Barnekow
Tyson Kozak
Jakub Konecny

Left Wing:
Victor Olofsson
Anders Bjork
Brett Murray
Lukas Rousek
Linus Weissbach
Prokhor Poltapov
Aleksandr Kisakov
Matej Pekar
Josh Bloom
Flip Cederqvist
Viljami Marjala

Right Wing:
Jack Quinn
Isak Rosen
John Peterka
Aaron Huglen
Stiven Sardarian
Olivier Nadeau

Left Defense:
Rasmus Dahlin
Owen Power
Mattias Samuelsson
Ryan Johnson
Jacob Bryson
William Worge-Kreu
Linus Cronholm
Nikita Novikov

Right Defense:
Henri Jokiharju
Oskari Laaksonen
Casey Fitzgerald
Miska Kukkonen
Albert Lyckasen

Goalies:
Erik Portillo
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Devon Levi

- bluengold12



Forgot Thompson...

b]Right Wing:
Jack Quinn
Isak Rosen
John Peterka
Tage Thompson
Aaron Huglen
Stiven Sardarian
Olivier Nadeau
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

Jul 24 @ 9:35 PM ET
Terrible return for Reinhart
Jet Jaguar BD
Seattle Kraken
Location: BD look đź‘€ at you pic and you look like a burned out short order cook hiding in mommy basement!!
Joined: 07.17.2021

Jul 24 @ 9:35 PM ET
It kills me, but I can't support this anymore. This is supposed to be fun. Everyone has their breaking point, and I've met mine, provided they don't get a legit 1C in return, and I'm not holding my breath. I want nothing more than to be wrong about it, and I will make "I was wrong" as my location if it does happen.

I think the only reason I stayed a Bills fan was because they never had a superstar during the drought, so I never expected much. But you absolutely can not trade a superstar like Eichel for spare parts, you just can't do it. You might get lucky like Boston did when they got rid of Thornton and Seguin, but they're the exception that proves the rule.

- Wetbandit1

Buy your Kraken jersey now and hop on the bandwagon.

I started rooting for Columbus a few years before I moved here. I'm extremely happy with their off-season so far.
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Jul 24 @ 9:42 PM ET
The Pats are known for taking problem players, and it didn't seem to affect them winning at all.

Belichick being the biggest bumhole of all; guys didn't flock there to play for each other, they did it for the rings.

Eichel isn't the problem, rampant mismanagement is.

Crosby is allegedly a massive bumhole, yet we don't hear a (frank)ing peep, because he's got 3 Cups.

Before the Kelly era Bills got good, they were called the "Bickering Bills".

Winning solves everything.

- Wetbandit1


Ding ding ding
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Jul 24 @ 9:45 PM ET
It kills me, but I can't support this anymore. This is supposed to be fun. Everyone has their breaking point, and I've met mine, provided they don't get a legit 1C in return, and I'm not holding my breath. I want nothing more than to be wrong about it, and I will make "I was wrong" as my location if it does happen.

I think the only reason I stayed a Bills fan was because they never had a superstar during the drought, so I never expected much. But you absolutely can not trade a superstar like Eichel for spare parts, you just can't do it. You might get lucky like Boston did when they got rid of Thornton and Seguin, but they're the exception that proves the rule.

- Wetbandit1


I completely understand this POV. My only counter point is that despite the elite talent of Jack Eichel, this team has been hot garbage.

That said, the team is obviously better with Eichel, but sometimes you just have to end a toxic relationship for everyone's sake.

That doesn't mean accepting a bucket full of berglunds though. I think adams knows he can't sell a garbage return based on "players who want to be here"
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Jul 24 @ 9:48 PM ET
How the Sabres should feel about their botched relationship with Eichel:

https://youtu.be/TOnjGsGqcpM
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Unpopular opinion (i think): The best Die Hard movie is the 4th one- Live free or Die Hard -jdfitz7, NY
Joined: 10.07.2010

Jul 24 @ 9:49 PM ET
Buy your Kraken jersey now and hop on the bandwagon.

I started rooting for Columbus a few years before I moved here. I'm extremely happy with their off-season so far.

- Jet Jaguar BD


I'm leaning toward Seattle, but if Eichel somehow winds up in Vegas that's where I'm going.
Camel
Season Ticket Holder
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Sudbury, ON
Joined: 04.25.2009

Jul 24 @ 9:50 PM ET
Sabres invested $12m in 2 highly skilled players in addition to Jack, Sam, Risto, etc....31st place finish.
Culture drives winning...skills drive paycheck.

- IonSabres


When the toughest guys on your team are the goalies you can’t expect much
Gr8daygo
Joined: 04.23.2014

Jul 24 @ 9:51 PM ET
Terrible return for Reinhart
- SABRES 89


Overwhelmed with Risto
Underwhelmed woth Sam

Will I at least be whelmed with Jack’s return? Is it done before free agency?
Mentalorgasm5
Buffalo Sabres
Location: "F-" Robert, NY
Joined: 06.29.2007

Jul 24 @ 9:51 PM ET
Now? Or before?

Big difference. Gotta read between the lines here. It's all in how you word things.

- Powerslave
after short term contract after short term contract, you cant blame him
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Jul 24 @ 9:55 PM ET
Terrible return for Reinhart
- SABRES 89

Was very surprised
Camel
Season Ticket Holder
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Sudbury, ON
Joined: 04.25.2009

Jul 24 @ 9:56 PM ET
Was very surprised
- Buff36

Not me. His skill doesn’t equal his attitude
feetontheair22
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Tampa doesn't suck, FL
Joined: 02.01.2011

Jul 24 @ 9:56 PM ET
The fact that we are moving on from jack eichel is (frank)ing pathetic.

Gr8daygo
Joined: 04.23.2014

Jul 24 @ 9:57 PM ET
How the Sabres should feel about their botched relationship with Eichel:

https://youtu.be/TOnjGsGqcpM

- Hank Balling


I get it. But does jack take any blame? The team tried to hand him everything, big contract, captain, input on coaching decisions, some players (skinner, hall).

Granted the team has made so very many errors…
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Unpopular opinion (i think): The best Die Hard movie is the 4th one- Live free or Die Hard -jdfitz7, NY
Joined: 10.07.2010

Jul 24 @ 9:57 PM ET
I completely understand this POV. My only counter point is that despite the elite talent of Jack Eichel, this team has been hot garbage.

That said, the team is obviously better with Eichel, but sometimes you just have to end a toxic relationship for everyone's sake.

That doesn't mean accepting a bucket full of berglunds though. I think adams knows he can't sell a garbage return based on "players who want to be here"

- Hank Balling


I don't blame Eichel at all. The team has shown nothing but ineptitude since he was drafted. Who would've thought in 2015 that that would be the best season with Eichel?
c1067
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 12.08.2006

Jul 24 @ 9:57 PM ET
Was very surprised
- Buff36

Not me. He is a rental.
dadeadhead
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I don't want to say Greztky was a dude when I was watching. Mentalorgasm5 , NY
Joined: 07.16.2006

Jul 24 @ 9:58 PM ET
The fact that we are moving on from jack eichel is (frank)ing pathetic.
- feetontheair22




He moved on from us………..
c1067
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 12.08.2006

Jul 24 @ 10:03 PM ET
He moved on from us………..
- dadeadhead

Yes he did. I still wonder why he signed a 10 year deal.
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