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Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Nov 28 @ 11:51 AM ET
Hank Balling: Bargain Bin Goalie Hunt
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Nov 28 @ 11:59 AM ET
Hank Balling: Bargain Bin Goalie Hunt
- Hank Balling

nice read

sign Houser to an NHL deal

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HenryHockey
Season Ticket Holder
Detroit Red Wings
Location: Gwinn, MI
Joined: 01.26.2020

Nov 28 @ 12:07 PM ET
Contact Dallas for Kuby or Holtby.....Kuby has a 4 team no-trade list tho.
dozerD10
Anaheim Ducks
Location: long beach, CA
Joined: 01.29.2014

Nov 28 @ 12:13 PM ET
How about Stolli the goalie... he's on a nice contract and has been playing very well for us..

I don't know what it would take and what Ducks would want back but he is an established solid goalie with upside.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Nov 28 @ 12:20 PM ET
nice read

sign Houser to an NHL deal

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- homiedclown

Bad homie!! But if you do that atleast go and get a RD
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Nov 28 @ 12:29 PM ET
Bad homie!! But if you do that atleast go and get a RD
- Buff36

sign miller to an extension

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Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Nov 28 @ 12:31 PM ET
sign miller to an extension

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- homiedclown

Trade him to the Islanders for Bode Wilde
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Nov 28 @ 12:40 PM ET
Hope they continue to focus on building this internally. UPL's second half determines what they do in net. A hockey trade to move an LD or 2 makes sense. If we see big GMTM type trades, then they learned nothing. Cap should be relatively flat, so there should still be opportunity to make solid, smart moves.
- Lunaion


No matter what UPL does the 2nd half, they're going to need to sign one NHL goaltender for at least next season, no?

Before this season, believe it was said the cap is going up $1M next season.

If that's true, I wonder if the cap floor will go up at all.
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Nov 28 @ 12:42 PM ET
Id call Ottawa and see what they want to work out in a trade.

2nd rd pick and Muarry for a 5th.

Helps the Sabres now and in the future for when they trade other pieces.

- ImThatGuy


Murray's play and his contract (cap vs. actual salary) make trading for him a virtual non-starter for me.

Unless they want to include something silly.
jochfr
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Nashville , TN
Joined: 07.11.2009

Nov 28 @ 12:42 PM ET
I’m not hungover. Time to read the blog
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Nov 28 @ 12:45 PM ET
No matter what UPL does the 2nd half, they're going to need to sign one NHL goaltender for at least next season, no?

Before this season, believe it was said the cap is going up $1M next season.

If that's true, I wonder if the cap floor will go up at all.

- kingcong39


Can we forget Tim Murray please. Just because he made bad trades doesn’t mean every trade going forward where the Sabres ship out prospects/picks is a bad idea.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Nov 28 @ 12:50 PM ET
Trade him to the Islanders for Bode Wilde
- Buff36

he is on pace for 43 points and plus 12

he was a 40 point d man for knights


I doubt we get anything better on free agents as a point producer or value

samuelsson/dahlin
power/miller
bryson/joker

Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Nov 28 @ 12:54 PM ET
No matter what UPL does the 2nd half, they're going to need to sign one NHL goaltender for at least next season, no?

Before this season, believe it was said the cap is going up $1M next season.

If that's true, I wonder if the cap floor will go up at all.

- kingcong39


Big difference between making a multi-year commitment to a starter vs backup.

We still know very little about this front office. Do they have it in them to move on from UPL, or are they inevitably going to try it?
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Nov 28 @ 12:56 PM ET
Great blog baller.....

Thatguy thinking:

Just find a top 5 goalie. 5 nhl have....

I would be betting against any goalie upgrade, but you know this.

Play exciting hockey 👍
Lose close games 👍
Show young player development 👍

The Sabres have done everything we've asked...
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Nov 28 @ 1:08 PM ET
he is on pace for 43 points and plus 12

he was a 40 point d man for knights


I doubt we get anything better on free agents as a point producer or value

samuelsson/dahlin
power/miller
bryson/joker

- homiedclown

Gotta want to stay
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Nov 28 @ 1:13 PM ET
quinton spain looks really good for bengals at guard

why did we cut him?
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Nov 28 @ 1:20 PM ET
Gotta want to stay
- Buff36

maybe he does?
c1067
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 12.08.2006

Nov 28 @ 1:21 PM ET
maybe he does?
- homiedclown

He may now. Probably couldn’t say that last year.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Nov 28 @ 1:22 PM ET
maybe he does?
- homiedclown

Would have no problem with him staying, would still want another RD
SoCalPucks
San Jose Sharks
Location: Ice-O-Plex, CA
Joined: 03.20.2012

Nov 28 @ 1:50 PM ET
Nineteenth
jochfr
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Nashville , TN
Joined: 07.11.2009

Nov 28 @ 1:59 PM ET
Hank Balling: Bargain Bin Goalie Hunt
- Hank Balling

None of the above
lulags
Buffalo Sabres
Location: St Louis
Joined: 02.24.2007

Nov 28 @ 2:01 PM ET
Posted in last blog, but reposting for perspective

3-9-2 past 14. That’s a rough stretch. Tough road trip in there, but that’s last place stuff, even with the return of Olo and Joker.

My 2 cents, for what it’s worth

I have enjoyed watching every game this season, except one.

We need to sift our focus on getting a top pair RHD to play with Power. It’s not Dahlin

We need a real goalie, with some term this off season

We are carrying 5-6 4th line buns on this roster. We need to settle on 2 and get the rest of the shat out this summer.

I truly believe we have the best talent core in Rochester in Sabres history, hence the need to ship out the crap
sabresfan69
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 06.26.2007

Nov 28 @ 2:07 PM ET
I like Wedgewood but not interested in shipping out a 2nd this year.

If teams are wanting 1st or 2nd for a goalie then suck it up for the year.

ZiggyBuff
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 06.10.2017

Nov 28 @ 2:16 PM ET
Dont hate it. But does seem like miller the odd man in that group….
SabreWest
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BC
Joined: 03.02.2015

Nov 28 @ 2:16 PM ET
Good column Hank. We need to do something net. Dell simply can't play in the NHL ever again. He's brutal.

What's the harm in bringing UPL for tomorrows game and seeing what the kid's got? He played well in his 4 game audition last year. Think of it as a very short-term stop gap measure just so Sabre fans aren't traumatized tomorrow night if they see Dell between the pipes.
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