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I would totally agree with you and raised your damaged to officially rebranded... I think the Sabres brand as we knew it from way back has been damaged, burned down and the site cleaned with a new brand that has been fully rebuilt and marketed... And it is exactly what you said... Tag line: We are the champions of dysfunction and career destruction... come here to take it easy and lose and feel free to make your late April tee times well in advance. Its to the point that I literally am suspicious of intent for anyone that is a legitimate Vet that wants to come here... because I am like why would you do that... do you not have this burning desire to win ? Cause I want you too... younger players I get fine... they get an opportunity at getting an enhanced role etc... But after this, literally how long are the "Core" players going to want to stay here... when , and I suspect its this year, are they going to see the obvious that Pegula and Adams don't see that we are a failed organization with a failed model. That we have a Meddling hockey Buffoon for an owner only to be redeemed by there is literally no hope of changing any of this while the current FO is in place. And if they don't already realize it, when they do... why would they not want out... Alex Tuch will be a great measuring stick if he chooses out. A Regional guy, that came in with heart and soul and wanting to be part of the solution watching his old team win a cup and his friends who got their get out of Jail cards win as well... choose to stay or go... I fear there will be blood on the locker room floor and when it the dam breaks its gonna be ugly. Think of Tuch not resigning and Thompson and Dahlin forcing an ill equipped GM to trade them for what inevitably will be far less than they are worth. Dahlin has already had meetings with the GM, I don't know what was said, but to me there we rumblings of discontent and frustration, Thompson has said he has heard the chatter and was less than glowing in his assessment of "the response"... to the hit and the overall future... as Adams continues to blame the problems on Palm Trees... If I am a vet on the inside looking at this uninspired FA period to date I am certainly not building hope for a turn around... secured with the knowledge that we literally cannot trade for needle moving vets because the refuse to come here, and that getting someone in FA to move the needle is either impossible or we simply lack the will to do it... as we cut costs... If there is not immediate success this upcoming season, I could see this going downhill really really fast...

I read that they don't agree with Zary about his next contract, it might be they are sending him away instead. But rumours as usual ofcourse.

I with you. He seems like a tweener but guess we'll see.

Johnson got buried for some reason. Hope he plays to the potential that he was showing for a long time.

I think he is better than Bryson. His desire to be in the top 6 is probably considered a problem by KA as Bryson is OK on the sidelines hanging with the guys.

I believe that you hit on what the source of the Docker decision was: a preference for Johnson. We'll just have to wait and see how this plays out. The bigger and more consequential decision on the blueline relates to what is the organization going to do with Byram. I'm starting to lean towards keeping him, especially if they can't get a second-line player for him.

Yes..... He really is a smart defensively sound kid! He looked good when called up. He never should have been sent back with what we had up here. Not flashy, but steady. That kind of defenseman where you do not hear his name much.

What love are you talking about? The fringe is getting magnified into something bigger than what it is. If I had to make a choice between having Docker or Bryson, I would decisively take Docker. I suspect that the decision to not sign Docker was primarily a Ruff decision.

I am with you on JBD. BUT, i am glad they look like they are finally going to start using Johnson!!!

All quiet on the non-palm tree front rumor of cgy heavily into Byram but not sure what they could send us back of equal value?! I don’t see the match

Same. So if the offers suck, play him. U can always move him later.

Not a significant loss, but I rather have him as #7 than Bryson. Not sure what the love for him is

I thought the sabres were looking to make big moves? We got any rumors to get our hopes up?

As I said in prior posts, I liked Docker. I would have preferred to have kept him. I’m baffled as to why he was dispatched. I strongly suspect that this was a Ruff influenced decision. However, this wasn’t a significant loss in the grand scheme of things.

We’re so desperate for Sabres news we go crazy over a RFA signing of our own. Granted, love McLeod and like the term, but still. It doesn’t make our team better, it makes it the same which isn’t good enough…. give us something KA

It’s not excuses. It’s the reality of the situation. You work with what you got. Imaginary players don’t skate because they are a figment of our created fantasy.

I liked Docker. But he’s a replaceable player whose loss is inconsequential.

I see him for as an NHL dman than Bryson

Am I the only one who doesn’t see Ryan Johnson as an NHL player?

I bet Rangers fans found him untouchable in the Eichel trade talks.

Or as I like to say.... Happy Canada D"Eh" 😃

If we do still intend on trading Byram (I would not) what teams do we think are still in the mix/could give us a good return. With the prices d are getting in UFA, I wouldn’t trade him without a very good return + Orlov is really the last UFA I’d be interested in and he may be fading If we could sign Suter and Orlov I wouldn’t might getting a 1st round pick + for Byram given the market and available players I’m re-upping Byram (who has very good stats with Dahlin) and signing a winger who can play top 6: Suter, Ehlers (pipe dream), nyquist

Yep esp millers and ceci’s. Granlund I thought was going to get $6m per so he’s not that out of line. Ehlers will prob get $9m or more, which is a pipe dream for us. Hoping for Suter for us, maybe 2 years 4.5 - 5 per re-up Byram 2 for 13m, Timmins 2 for 4m, sign Suter 2 for 9m, leaves us with 1m or so cap space, call it an offseason and I think most of us would be happy

Allen should fire his agent for the contract he accepted - he should have gotten twice of what he did