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

Nov 28 @ 9:30 PM ET
It's actually more frustrating to hear they were handcuffed by Ullmark, got burned by him and had to flail around trying to get a goalie they had no chance of and the whole time we've failed to draft and develop any goaltenders since the original tank year.
- BeadyEyedDouche
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Why don’t you tell us what you would have done.
Stripes77
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012

Nov 28 @ 9:31 PM ET
link?
- BeadyEyedDouche


https://twitter.com/Spoke...tatus/1465093890223054848

He is the second guy coming in, he started it in my opinion and lost
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Nov 28 @ 9:33 PM ET
FYI, they haven't recalled Jankowski, yet. But at least now they can.
- Powerslave


I didn't see anybody respond to this, but I believe he's technically on the Sabres roster now after signing the NHL deal, and would need to clear waivers if they send him down, which may be why they sent Ruotsalainen down.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Nov 28 @ 9:35 PM ET
if the browns win tonight

all the leaders in the afc have 4 losses
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Nov 28 @ 9:36 PM ET
if the browns win tonight

all the leaders in the afc have 4 losses

- homiedclown

and then the browns fumble
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Nov 28 @ 9:39 PM ET
and then the browns fumble
- homiedclown

and then lamar throws a pick
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

Nov 28 @ 9:41 PM ET
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Why don’t you tell us what you would have done.

- Camel

I would draft a goalie every year, because of the way they develop. I would have made sure I had a goalie in the organization last year in case Ullmark walked.

GMKA actually did the right thing when he got a goalie back in the Reinhart trade, the problem is his predecessors didn't draft, trade for or develop any goalies aside from UPL and from the looks of it, he'll never sniff being a starter in the NHL (however, he did have double-hip surgery iirc, and that's no longer going to give a goaltender DiPietro-syndrome, so he could still develop).

I would have done more than just sign 3 journeymen goaltenders as a panic move, too. As we saw, MAF was traded for next-to-nothing, and he almost refused to report to Chicago, so it's not like it would have been much different had he come here in a trade.

As others have said, Dallas has depth in net, Ndjelkovich, Andersen, etc... There were several free agents and trade options. Anderson was a good signing, imo. He's like Roloson. Somehow playing good into his 40's but he is a 40-year old goaltender so we should have had Dell and Tokarski down in the AHL while bringing in another goalie no matter how.

What I personally would have done? Traded for a goalie separate from the Eichel/Reinhart/Ristolainen trades.
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

Nov 28 @ 9:45 PM ET
https://twitter.com/SpokedZ/status/1465093890223054848

He is the second guy coming in, he started it in my opinion and lost

- Stripes77

Yeah, I don't see intent to injure or maliciousness. Dude just tossed him aside.
c1067
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 12.08.2006

Nov 28 @ 9:46 PM ET
if the browns win tonight

all the leaders in the afc have 4 losses

- homiedclown

Next Monday scares me. The PTSD is taking over.
Stripes77
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012

Nov 28 @ 9:46 PM ET
Yeah, I don't see intent to injure or maliciousness. Dude just tossed him aside.
- BeadyEyedDouche


After Rossi cross checks him in the face
Camel
Season Ticket Holder
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Sudbury, ON
Joined: 04.25.2009

Nov 28 @ 9:48 PM ET
I would draft a goalie every year, because of the way they develop. I would have made sure I had a goalie in the organization last year in case Ullmark walked.

GMKA actually did the right thing when he got a goalie back in the Reinhart trade, the problem is his predecessors didn't draft, trade for or develop any goalies aside from UPL and from the looks of it, he'll never sniff being a starter in the NHL (however, he did have double-hip surgery iirc, and that's no longer going to give a goaltender DiPietro-syndrome, so he could still develop).

I would have done more than just sign 3 journeymen goaltenders as a panic move, too. As we saw, MAF was traded for next-to-nothing, and he almost refused to report to Chicago, so it's not like it would have been much different had he come here in a trade.

As others have said, Dallas has depth in net, Ndjelkovich, Andersen, etc... There were several free agents and trade options. Anderson was a good signing, imo. He's like Roloson. Somehow playing good into his 40's but he is a 40-year old goaltender so we should have had Dell and Tokarski down in the AHL while bringing in another goalie no matter how.

What I personally would have done? Traded for a goalie separate from the Eichel/Reinhart/Ristolainen trades.

- BeadyEyedDouche[/quote

Gotta give you credit. I honestly wasn’t expecting a response that well thought out. Well done
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Nov 28 @ 9:48 PM ET
https://twitter.com/SpokedZ/status/1465093890223054848

He is the second guy coming in, he started it in my opinion and lost

- Stripes77

yes he did...got that stick up and was rag-dolled
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

Nov 28 @ 9:50 PM ET
After Rossi cross checks him in the face
- Stripes77

Yep. Unfortunate result of a dumb play.
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Nov 28 @ 9:55 PM ET
lamar jackson...jiminy...get a clue
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011

Nov 28 @ 10:07 PM ET
Tage tied for 8th place in goals.

Who called him Paul Gaustad lite? 🤣🤣🤣
Stripes77
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012

Nov 28 @ 10:23 PM ET
Tage tied for 8th place in goals.

Who called him Paul Gaustad lite? 🤣🤣🤣

- Powerslave


Someone called Cozens that not Tage
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Nov 29 @ 7:37 AM ET
Someone called Cozens that not Tage
- Stripes77


not better
100goalseason
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Shanghai
Joined: 01.22.2010

Nov 29 @ 7:37 AM ET
Which QB was better -- Aikman or Kelly?
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Nov 29 @ 7:49 AM ET
Which QB was better -- Aikman or Kelly?
- 100goalseason

Kelly
c1067
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 12.08.2006

Nov 29 @ 8:12 AM ET
Kelly
- Buff36

If you had to pick one Bills player from the Super Bowl years to play on this years team, who would you pick that make the biggest impact.
Whatnot78
Buffalo Sabres
Location: last place heros, VA
Joined: 02.21.2007

Nov 29 @ 8:15 AM ET
If you had to pick one Bills player from the Super Bowl years to play on this years team, who would you pick that make the biggest impact.
- c1067


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

Nov 29 @ 8:17 AM ET
If you had to pick one Bills player from the Super Bowl years to play on this years team, who would you pick that make the biggest impact.
- c1067

Bruce on D
Thurman on O
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Nov 29 @ 8:20 AM ET
If you had to pick one Bills player from the Super Bowl years to play on this years team, who would you pick that make the biggest impact.
- c1067

Thurman or Bruce
hehateme
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 04.11.2017

Nov 29 @ 8:43 AM ET
Kent Hull
- Whatnot78


Thurman Thomas
RhinoFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Visionville
Joined: 10.12.2015

Nov 29 @ 8:44 AM ET
I had a .968 sv% in the Buff State Men's C League last year, I'll take vet minimum and I use my stick as a weapon (highly entertaining). Let's do this Adams.
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