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Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Dec 5 @ 8:41 PM ET
He did the morning skate. Must be pretty bothered to not play in Boston. Even I have to
admit Jack always showed up for two teams: Toronto and Boston.

- lacaprup


Eichel always showed up for the big games.

Guy was an awesome ( close ) generational talent.

Fun guy to watch.

Tage at 7 x 7 , could be the best contract in hockey
Eichel 4 x 10 ? I think its 4 years left.
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Dec 5 @ 8:42 PM ET
That trade will always be full of stories. In terms of value, it's aging poorly. Tage taking that role and running with it is about as unexpected as it gets. Scary to think of where they'd be if he didn't. Imagine coming into the season with Cozens, Krebs, Mitts down the middle.
- Lunaion


Imagine not making the trade

Eichel
Tage
Cozens
Girgs
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Dec 5 @ 8:46 PM ET
What's the Vegas angle? No cap space and those guys are cheap depth. Picks?
- Lunaion

Miromanov is up with Vegas, but they have there top 6 locked up for atleast 2yrs. Korczak might not see the ice for 3yrs the way there set up. And even if they decided to move Martinez they have LD prospects that are ready.
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Dec 5 @ 8:50 PM ET
Imagine not making the trade

Girgs
Tage
Eichel
E-Rod
Prysk


- Boss34


Amen
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Dec 5 @ 8:52 PM ET
Amen
- Hank Balling

Think Prysk should be higher
joshs
Buffalo Sabres
Location: cheektowaga, NY
Joined: 07.07.2012

Dec 5 @ 8:52 PM ET
The butterfly effect of an eichel team would never allow all the good we saw since he forced us to trade him.
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Dec 5 @ 8:52 PM ET
Think Prysk should be higher
- Buff36




He should be 2C probably
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Dec 5 @ 8:54 PM ET


He should be 2C probably

- Hank Balling

He was a wiz on the dot
lacaprup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 07.23.2006

Dec 5 @ 8:59 PM ET
Stuart Skinner just killed a Capital power play all by himself. 7 saves on that one PK. It can be done, and not just by Craig Anderson.

It's goaltending, definitely goaltending, holding this team of young horses back.
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Dec 5 @ 8:59 PM ET
Amen
- Hank Balling


😀

Erod , I bet he would vibe well with the current squad.

lacaprup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 07.23.2006

Dec 5 @ 9:01 PM ET
😀

Erod , I bet he would vibe well with the current squad.

- Boss34


There's a guy who's gotten the most out of his talent.
joshs
Buffalo Sabres
Location: cheektowaga, NY
Joined: 07.07.2012

Dec 5 @ 9:01 PM ET
😀

Erod , I bet he would vibe well with the current squad.

- Boss34


Id take him over hino
lacaprup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 07.23.2006

Dec 5 @ 9:06 PM ET
Rebecca Howell, former manager turned barmaid of Cheers, has passes away at 71. She was a good replacement for Diane.
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

Dec 5 @ 9:27 PM ET
Eichel always showed up for the big games.
- Boss34

Hahahahaha stop
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Dec 5 @ 9:28 PM ET
Sabreland knows Levi is not having the same season as last year right? Portillo as well...
so we arent going to get a goalie cause someone who is years away?

- hubie

Levi probably had the best season he will have at any level last year.

It will be almost impossible to replicate.
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Dec 5 @ 9:48 PM ET
I said it from the beginning and I think it's still true that you're always going to lose a Jack Eichel trade because he's the best player in the deal. You just have to hope that the sum of the parts approximates the singular value of Eichel. We're several years away from that whole picture coming into focus. Tuch, Krebs, Ostlund and the 2nd might be better than Eichel and the 3rd. Still gonna take some time to sort out

Neither side is running away with the W at this point

- Hank Balling


Eichel is back to making his claim of being a top 5 player at his position in the league and Vegas is first in the West.

It didn’t work out here unfortunately, but he’s still one of the leagues best talents at its most important position.

Tuch, Krebs who I still believe in as a guy who is going to have a long NHL career, and Ostlund are nice players but I’d send these guys out in a heart beat for a player comparable in talent to Eichel
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Dec 5 @ 9:52 PM ET
Boeser a healthy scratch
- sabresfan69

they were going to scratch him saturday on cancer awareness night, his dad died of cancer last year

last minute injury forced them to play him

classless
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Dec 5 @ 9:55 PM ET
Thompson for Eichel. Who says no?
- Hank Balling

what's vegas adding?
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Dec 5 @ 9:59 PM ET
man the bucs stink
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Dec 5 @ 10:04 PM ET
So true
- Sabretooth9


Swayman had an .875 save percentage tonight behind a loaded Bruins team, while only facing 24 shots.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Dec 5 @ 10:04 PM ET
tage is third in scoring for centers

behind the oiler scrubs

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

Dec 5 @ 10:07 PM ET
Swayman had an .875 save percentage tonight behind a loaded Bruins team, while only facing 24 shots.
- kingcong39

casey and comrie for swayman
Hatboro_Swords
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Next year is gonna be 05/06 all over again, PA
Joined: 07.30.2010

Dec 5 @ 10:09 PM ET
Hahahahaha stop
- BeadyEyedDouche

Shirley he couldn’t be serious right?
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Dec 5 @ 10:14 PM ET
Buffalo, N.Y. (WGR 550) – In four games last week, Buffalo Sabres center Dylan Cozens scored four goals and five assists for nine points to grab "Second Star" honors from the NHL.
Hatboro_Swords
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Next year is gonna be 05/06 all over again, PA
Joined: 07.30.2010

Dec 5 @ 10:25 PM ET
Buffalo, N.Y. (WGR 550) – In four games last week, Buffalo Sabres center Dylan Cozens scored four goals and five assists for nine points to grab "Second Star" honors from the NHL.
- homiedclown

Did u do any underdog drafts?
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