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RhinoFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Visionville
Joined: 10.12.2015

Aug 10 @ 10:47 AM ET
nate should be the headline in the morning

instead it will probably be josh

- homiedclown


I saw a degree of separation between him and the other two. Allen has the most athletic ability by far, but needs work. Wasn't a fan of McCarron's play even though it wasn't awful.
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Aug 10 @ 10:55 AM ET
I saw a degree of separation between him and the other two. Allen has the most athletic ability by far, but needs work. Wasn't a fan of McCarron's play even though it wasn't awful.
- RhinoFan


Great insight from Big Mike.

He had to throw the ball away a few times, even playing against Carolina's Twos. The game will be faster against anybody's Ones. He takes too long to read plays.

Peterman should be the starter while Big Rocket Man is learning technique.
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Aug 10 @ 10:58 AM ET
Great insight from Big Mike.

He had to throw the ball away a few times, even playing against Carolina's Twos. The game will be faster against anybody's Ones. He takes too long to read plays.

Peterman should be the starter while Big Rocket Man is learning technique.

- Der Kaiser



Him?




Ohhhhh, you said "Big Rocket Man".
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Aug 10 @ 10:59 AM ET
For sale

French WWII rifle

Almost new

Only dropped once.

- dadeadhead

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

Aug 10 @ 11:01 AM ET

- homiedclown



Never shot.


Ammo in perfect condition
RhinoFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Visionville
Joined: 10.12.2015

Aug 10 @ 11:01 AM ET
Great insight from Big Mike.

He had to throw the ball away a few times, even playing against Carolina's Twos. The game will be faster against anybody's Ones. He takes too long to read plays.

Peterman should be the starter while Big Rocket Man is learning technique.

- Der Kaiser


That seems reasonable. I'm not very knowledgeable with football, so it's just watching and comparing to other guys I see as successful QBs. Late throws were definitely what I was keying to as well.

Peterman and Rocket Man, let's go.
RhinoFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Visionville
Joined: 10.12.2015

Aug 10 @ 11:02 AM ET
Him?




Ohhhhh, you said "Big Rocket Man".

- buffalofan19


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

Aug 10 @ 11:03 AM ET
Never shot.


Ammo in perfect condition

- dadeadhead

Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Aug 10 @ 11:05 AM ET
Him?




Ohhhhh, you said "Big Rocket Man".

- buffalofan19


He got over on the President of the United States.

But not Dennis Rodman. Hmmmmmmmmmmm .
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Aug 10 @ 11:08 AM ET

- homiedclown



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

Aug 10 @ 11:29 AM ET
The Detroit Red Wings and restricted free agent Dylan Larkin agreed to a five-year contract extension on Friday, at an AAV of $6.1 Million.
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Aug 10 @ 11:31 AM ET
The Detroit Red Wings and restricted free agent Dylan Larkin agreed to a five-year contract extension on Friday, at an AAV of $6.1 Million.
- homiedclown


Market for Sam has been set. Give or take a +/- $1 million.
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Aug 10 @ 11:33 AM ET
Him?




Ohhhhh, you said "Big Rocket Man".

- buffalofan19


She packed my bags last night pre-game
Zero hour 1 pm
And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then
I miss the start so much I miss my coach
It's lonely with the 3rds
On such a timeless flight
And I think it's gonna be a long long bomb
And touchdowns brings me round again to find
I'm not the man they said at the draft
Oh no no no I'm a rocket man


Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Aug 10 @ 11:43 AM ET
I chuckle every time someone expects reinhart to sign a 1 year deal in the 3.5 to 4 mil range
- homiedclown



BUMP

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

Aug 10 @ 11:45 AM ET
BUMP


- Der Kaiser

sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Aug 10 @ 12:02 PM ET
But right now we have “extras” so someone being sent down or traded would alleviate that issue

And the amount of $$$ is minimal


And having Sam & Skinner & O’Reilly long term is more than doable


I obviously can’t say for 100% certain...
but i think your arguments are unfoun
ded

- jdfitz77

I think it’s a little telling that they waited to deal O’Reilly before they added a scoring winger.

Again, I could be wrong but I’m not 100% sure we have Skinner right now if they weren’t able to find a deal for O’Reilly. It’s really easy to say if we kept O’Reilly, we’d be better.

Truth is we have no idea how Thompson will turn out, if Berglund has a nice year, Sobotka can be a decent 4th liner, or we even add other peices.

Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Aug 10 @ 12:09 PM ET
Market for Sam has been set. Give or take a +/- $1 million.
- Pegullaville


I'm saying take, away $.from sam

Larkin is a center
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Aug 10 @ 12:12 PM ET
I think it’s a little telling that they waited to deal O’Reilly before they added a scoring winger.

Again, I could be wrong but I’m not 100% sure we have Skinner right now if they weren’t able to find a deal for O’Reilly. It’s really easy to say if we kept O’Reilly, we’d be better.

Truth is we have no idea how Thompson will turn out, if Berglund has a nice year, Sobotka can be a decent 4th liner, or we even add other peices.

- sbroads24


You're reaching.

The money in and out for the ROR deal is about even.

I think you're saying we went from a 1 long term high value deal with ROR to a several short term mid-value deals to replace him, so that when they expire we have the flexibility to pay Skinner. But after the Berglund/Sobotka/Thompson deals expire, we still have to replace them.

Where did we save money?
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Aug 10 @ 12:13 PM ET
I'm saying take, away $.from sam

Larkin is a center

- Boss34





For history's sake.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Aug 10 @ 12:15 PM ET
I'm saying take, away $.from sam

Larkin is a center

- Boss34

same amount of points, reinhart has 9 more goals


splitting pubic hairs IMO
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Aug 10 @ 12:16 PM ET


Where did we save money?

- Der Kaiser

pierogi sales at arena



think outside the box


TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Aug 10 @ 12:24 PM ET
These new contracts are probably pushing Sam's value to around 5-5.5 mil short term, 5.75-6 mil long term.
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Aug 10 @ 12:26 PM ET
I think it’s a little telling that they waited to deal O’Reilly before they added a scoring winger.

Again, I could be wrong but I’m not 100% sure we have Skinner right now if they weren’t able to find a deal for O’Reilly. It’s really easy to say if we kept O’Reilly, we’d be better.

Truth is we have no idea how Thompson will turn out, if Berglund has a nice year, Sobotka can be a decent 4th liner, or we even add other peices.

- sbroads24


I think you're right. I don't think they were going to add Skinner without moving RoR's deal. It's not because of this years cap, it's the long term projection. Three years out, the projections get really ugly with RoR + Kane/Skinner. JB needed to keep some flexibility to pay the next group of guys coming off their ELC's and I'm glad he did.
doppelthat
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Tampa, FL
Joined: 07.07.2012

Aug 10 @ 12:28 PM ET
These new contracts are probably pushing Sam's value to around 5-5.5 mil short term, 5.75-6 mil long term.
- TheSabresTaco


Give him 6 years at 6 mil and be done with it. Jack won't have it any either way.
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Aug 10 @ 12:29 PM ET
I think you're right. I don't think they were going to add Skinner without moving RoR's deal. It's not because of this years cap, it's the long term projection. Three years out, the projections get really ugly with RoR + Kane/Skinner. JB needed to keep some flexibility to pay the next group of guys coming off their ELC's and I'm glad he did.
- Lunaion


I share your opinion. Salud.
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