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Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Jan 20 @ 8:12 PM ET
Hope you're right at 8 x 10.

The allstar game is a bit misleading .

John scott made it.

- Boss34


OK, thought I was speaking your language with the focus on the All-Star game.
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Jan 20 @ 8:32 PM ET
I’m surprised Hino cleared waivers. Would have been a good depth grab for most teams.
Guess it explains why we couldn’t get a deal

- lulags


He sucks …… and has no value


But I’m sure we miss grit so much
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Jan 20 @ 8:35 PM ET
OK, thought I was speaking your language with the focus on the All-Star game.
- Lunaion


Allstar appearances can be validated by captaining an Olympic team.
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Jan 20 @ 10:09 PM ET
Maybe, but Fox and Makar are good comps going to the All-Star game @ 9m and 9.5m. 11 might be a big fight.

Hope 8x10m makes everyone happy. If you want Power long term, he's going to be in the same ballpark.

- Lunaion


I think there's an equal chance he breaks the bank or is amenable to a shorter term then any of us would be comfortable with then he accepts a max term deal at the $9M or $9.5M range.

The cap isn't staying stagnant or barely rising for much longer.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Jan 20 @ 10:18 PM ET
I think there's an equal chance he breaks the bank or is amenable to a shorter term then any of us would be comfortable with then he accepts a max term deal at the $9M or $9.5M range.

The cap isn't staying stagnant or barely rising for much longer.

- kingcong39

https://www.cbssports.com...for-eighth-straight-year/

haves and have nots

we have a banker now in the front office

cbus worth more than the sabres





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

Jan 20 @ 10:22 PM ET
Dahlin won't make more then Makar
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Jan 20 @ 10:25 PM ET
Dahlin won't make more then Makar
- SABRES 89

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

Jan 20 @ 10:27 PM ET
Dahlin won't make more then Makar
- SABRES 89

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

Jan 20 @ 10:42 PM ET

- homiedclown

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

Jan 20 @ 10:42 PM ET

- homiedclown

Are you a hooker
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

Jan 20 @ 10:44 PM ET
Are you a hooker
- SABRES 89

Everyone is a hooker
Hatboro_Swords
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Next year is gonna be 05/06 all over again, PA
Joined: 07.30.2010

Jan 20 @ 10:44 PM ET
Are you a hooker
- SABRES 89

No ya drunk SOB, that’s Perry’s wife. Ohhhhhhh
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

Jan 20 @ 10:46 PM ET
No ya drunk SOB, that’s Perry’s wife. Ohhhhhhh
- Hatboro_Swords

Don't you just hate Perry's wife
Hatboro_Swords
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Next year is gonna be 05/06 all over again, PA
Joined: 07.30.2010

Jan 20 @ 10:57 PM ET
lulags
Buffalo Sabres
Location: St Louis
Joined: 02.24.2007

Jan 20 @ 11:28 PM ET
Cozens 7x6.5
Dahlin 5x9

My guess
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Jan 20 @ 11:47 PM ET
Cozens 7x6.5
Dahlin 5x9

My guess

- lulags


Cozens = tage = 7 years for 50 million
Dahlin 8 years for 90 million

I hope they do not short contract either of these 2 guys
TheHank
Location: Yawn.
Joined: 01.11.2017

Jan 21 @ 12:25 AM ET
Cozens = tage = 7 years for 50 million
Dahlin 8 years for 90 million

I hope they do short contract either of these 2 guys

- Boss34

Your last sentence leaves more questions than a KJP answer.

Pretty sure that'll get me banned again.
TheHank
Location: Yawn.
Joined: 01.11.2017

Jan 21 @ 12:41 AM ET
Cozens 7x6.5
Dahlin 5x9

My guess

- lulags

One can hope.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Jan 21 @ 6:18 AM ET
Guess Seattle did release the Kraken. Wow first place in the Pacific!! Really don't know how to feel about that.
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Jan 21 @ 6:43 AM ET
Guess Seattle did release the Kraken. Wow first place in the Pacific!! Really don't know how to feel about that.
- Buff36


They deserve the kudos, especially their management who did a tremendous job after a somewhat odd expansion draft.

https://www.capfriendly.com/depth-charts/kraken

Check out how balanced their lineup is from 1st to 4th line, and how much production they're 4th is giving them.

They made some nice FA signings with Burakovsky, Donato, Sprong and Schulz.

Their defense is big and imposing, and they had a very nice 2022 draft, including getting Ty Nelson in the 3rd round.

Impressive all around.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Jan 21 @ 7:04 AM ET
They deserve the kudos, especially their management who did a tremendous job after a somewhat odd expansion draft.

https://www.capfriendly.com/depth-charts/kraken

Check out how balanced their lineup is from 1st to 4th line, and how much production they're 4th is giving them.

They made some nice FA signings with Burakovsky, Donato, Sprong and Schulz.

Their defense is big and imposing, and they had a very nice 2022 draft, including getting Ty Nelson in the 3rd round.

Impressive all around.

- kingcong39

Burakovsky was a very nice add for them, he was 1 of a few that would have looked nice in Blue and Gold. Yeah I was talking to a Kraken fan trying to get Nelson included in a fake trade, they like him. Built a nice team, I am jealous how quickly they did it.
lulags
Buffalo Sabres
Location: St Louis
Joined: 02.24.2007

Jan 21 @ 7:05 AM ET
Guess Seattle did release the Kraken. Wow first place in the Pacific!! Really don't know how to feel about that.
- Buff36

And Vegas falling like a rock since Eichel returned
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Jan 21 @ 7:09 AM ET
Burakovsky was a very nice add for them, he was 1 of a few that would have looked nice in Blue and Gold. Yeah I was talking to a Kraken fan trying to get Nelson included in a fake trade, they like him. Built a nice team, I am jealous how quickly they did it.
- Buff36


It's amazing how quickly Seattle turned things around after their expansion draft, which was strange.

We haven't even mentioned Shane Wright yet.
lulags
Buffalo Sabres
Location: St Louis
Joined: 02.24.2007

Jan 21 @ 7:10 AM ET
They deserve the kudos, especially their management who did a tremendous job after a somewhat odd expansion draft.

https://www.capfriendly.com/depth-charts/kraken

Check out how balanced their lineup is from 1st to 4th line, and how much production they're 4th is giving them.

They made some nice FA signings with Burakovsky, Donato, Sprong and Schulz.

Their defense is big and imposing, and they had a very nice 2022 draft, including getting Ty Nelson in the 3rd round.

Impressive all around.

- kingcong39

Agree.
KA has done a pretty good job managing g the cap and not over paying for UFA. I think this year buys us a much better reputation in the market and we attract some decent bottom 6 plus some defense interest.
Realistically, you literally could not pay guys to come here. He played his cards correctly. We have the cap to pay Dahlin, Cozens, get the pieces we need, pay Power, JJ, Quinn eventually
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Jan 21 @ 7:11 AM ET
https://theathletic.com/4...ource=user-shared-article

Buffalo Sabres

The fans deserve it. Tage Thompson deserves it. And maybe most important of all: You guys are just weirdly good at midseason trades. They’re how you got Pat LaFontaine, Danny Briere and Rene Robert. You turned the Jack Eichel mess into a win. Even the Ryan Miller trade worked out OK. And if that’s not enough, we’re coming up on the 30-year anniversary of your 1993 trade for Grant Fuhr, and that trade directly preceded eight years of the greatest goaltending in franchise history. That last sentence is factually correct, don’t think too hard about it.
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