tom webster

No way he signs for less then $5 million and Clarkson will be pushing $6 million.

No way you can fit that third line under cap unless you have one of top two lines entirely on entry level contracts

I could guess. Hodgson line and Porter line remain intact. Vanek for Stafford Gerbe for Scott

Boyle and Clowe for Leopold and Stafford. Oh wait, I don't do this

My question would be how do fans that hate Stafford but idolize the Red Wing franchise reconcile this?

Plus Buffalo gives him a chance to do something he couldn't do in Colorado, beat the hell out of Montreal 6 to 8 times per year.

So if Leino amd Ennis return, will they not have to move someone? They will have 24 players counting Kaletta who I believe has to be counted whiel suspended.

While I agree that you need your role players to contribute, it is my belief that the very good teams thrive because their top 6 forwards and their top 2 defenseman carry them and in turn make the role players better.

And Lindy knew this.

Don't know if this was already brought up but this team gets killed by Carolina largely because Ennis shouldn't be playing center, especially when the other team has the two Stahl's. Power play against doesn't count either and he was on for Hodgson's first so there is two.

And finally, is there any team in desparate need of Miller right now willing to overpay? Ask Vancouver how that's working out.

I understand the infatuation with what Kassian might become, but I cannot understand the lack of pure excitement for Hodgson. If Hodgson was a Sabres' draftee this board would be going gaga at his development and thoughts of what he can become.( I'm not talking specific to you). As we speak he is in the top 20 in scoring and climbing but instead some here in Sabrespace seem more infatuated about Armia or Catennaci(sic?)

Haven't read the rest of this thread so I apologize if it has already been stated, but Vancouver, Anaheim and Toronto are better because of his work there. You can pick apart his successes and his relative input at these three places but just as the Sabres are who there record says they are, so too are these franchises and Burke played a major role in it all.

Sorry. I know this isn't the proper forum but I don't want them to go unused. Prime seats cost starts at $70 each and goes down $10 every hour till game time. Must be able to pick up in West Seneca.

I feel like I'm beating this to death but I just don't understand this logic. You have two pieces that almost everyone would agree is are top 6 potential and you have a goaltender that has proven capable of leading the right team far into the playoffs. All of these players have at least 4 to 5 years of prime career left by today's NHLstandards. You want to throw that all away for a flyer on some prospects and picks that may or may not pan out? It would be at least 5 years before your plan would bear any fruit if ever. On the other hand. make a smart move or two and you could be contending next year. Let me be clear, no one is untouchable and I wouldn't rule out trading anyone. But no way I trade Vanek or Pominville for anything but bona fide NHL top 6 players that for some reason or other fit better in the ultimate plan for the next GM. Miller, he I would consider for another NHL goaltender and a top 6 forward or a top 3 defenseman.

If Vanek and Pominville were 32/33 years old it would make sense to consider moving them but they are just entering their primes. If done right this team can be reinvented with one good off season. Trading your two top scorers in their prime would set hhis franchise back 3 or 4 years minimum If Vanek and Pominville were 32/33 years old it would make sense to consider moving them but they are just entering their primes. If done right this team can be reinvented with one good off season. Trading your two top scorers in their prime would set hhis franchise back 3 or 4 years minimum

Cause he is a kid who is already in the top 25 in scoring.

As I said in another thread. Only in Buffalo would trading the league leading scorer at the ripe age of 29 get any serious consideration.

My guess is that there will be a tweak or two but no O'Reilly deal. If Reiger wanted to pull this off it would have been done before Ruff was fired. My belief is that Ruff wanted a player of O'Reilly's make up as one of his top two centers. LR wanted nothing to do with Ennis as a center. Two things that came up in recent conversations both before and after the firing. 1) Lindy talking before Pittsburgh game about going into the season with the three young centers. 2) Darcy specifically mentioning Ennis, Foligno and Stafford as players who needed to play like the second half of last year. No links, no sources just my thoughts. Senior Adviser.

Been here since day one. Remember the Boston beatdown, Houndog Kelly ending the dream and coming home from school and my brother telling about Tim Horton dying. Here's another quiz; Who did the Sabres trade to acquire Roger Crozier?

I will give up my season tickets if this happens!

I appreciate that you are a friend of the family and he would be a great story if he was a late bloomer but the fact remains that he was an unrestricted free agent, desparately looking for a new team in the off season who ended up signing with a team that he knew had little interest in him as anything but their minor league goalie. No one believed he would make it as far as he did but it will be a major upset if he ends up being anything more then what he is, a 28 year old AHL journeyman goaltender He's ,making over a $100K doing what he loves and I'm sure he dreams of more. I for one hope you are right and can some day rub this post in my face.

1) Even with his hot stretch, he is 34th in goals against and a quick scan found at least 10 goalies with a higher save pct. 2) I never bought into the running Miller into the ground argument and especially don't believe that his play will suffer greatly if he has to play every game the rest of the year.

No way, no how are they are going to give a borderline AHL goalie a start this year until they are mathematically eliminated or Miller gets hurt.

Only in Buffalo would someone advocating trading the leading scorer in the league because he is 29 years old as well as your second leading scorer at 30 years old and your goaltender cause he might only have 5 to 8 good years left be taken seriously. Compounding the matter is that nobody outside of Buffalo considers anyone in the sytem a "can't miss prospect" but hey lets just keep starting over again instead of adding to what is already here.