tom webster

I wouldn’t necessarily disagree with this but I get their side as well. Its funny how things evolve. In 1998 I was such a vocal critic of the Sabres at the beginning of Darcy’s tenure that he arranged to meet me at a game, ask me why I believed what I believed and then spent a good chunk of his time explaining his vision. Now I feel like I’m the guy pushing back against all the instant doubt and criticism. Hopefully I have as good a laugh and satisfaction as Darcy and Lindy had those first two years of their stay.

And he’ll get past it. It’s no different then Modano’s first season and a half with Hitchcock.

It’s just a rest day. They had it planned all along that they would sit certain guys. He’s played a lot of hockey and needed a break. No big deal. They only put him on taxi squad so they didn’t burn last day of free tryout with him sitting out.

He was talking about Vegas not wanting Colin Miller back

The Cap will go up before 2021/2022 season. The actual losses won’t be anywhere near projections. Either way, they don’t need cap to rise in order to afford Sam and Taylor.

Arenas will be full by October. Cap will be up after next year. KO will have one year left. Halls will be a 5 year deal max.

It’s doable, especially because while the cap is likely to stay flat next year, it will rise significantly in the years to come and having Jack, Sam and Taylor on their deals will give Buffalo and similar teams s huge advantage for about 3/4 years.

No apologies necessary. I’m so confident I will give you two tickets to the game of your choice if the team doesn’t make the playoffs. No strings.

This organization is fine and set up to be even better in the coming years. No drastic changes needed. Both Sam and Hall will be here long term unless Sam is traded for a top defenseman.

FWIW, John Wawrow reporting rumor is total BS.

Or that they believe that they are better then most thought and that the division isn’t quite as formidable as first thought.

FWIW, I believe Chad has the kind of sources that can be trusted. What he is reporting isn’t really news. Teams are continuously looking for ways to improve themselves then weigh the cost/benefit of each proposal. They have adjusted their feelings on the cost/benefit.

I think he wants to play in Anaheim or at least somewhere out west. Columbus is continuously having trouble keeping their guys.

As I said, it’s hockey, not football. Missing your best players for one or two games is manageable. When the Sabres were at their best in 2005/2006, they routinely played with stars out.

That is a huge win for Columbus if they get something done with Laine, either trading him or signing him.

Mostly what I see is a team, getting little results from three of its best players, playing two of the best teams in the league, definitely two of the best in the division and being a bounce away and every game. I am not saying they are playing great right now but if you read some of these posts you’d think they’ve been blown out in four of the five games played.

I’m not. This team is going through the processes necessary to make the playoffs. I know everyone has been beaten down over the years, and as typical fans are looking at the schedule and division as a problem. It really will be an opportunity. They play something like 20 of their last 28 games against teams they should be fighting fir a playoff spot. I believe they will take advantage of this to make the playoffs. Time, and nothing else, will tell. Yeah, let’s bring in a liar, an abuser, a despicable human being to save what don’t need saving. Ask Mike Commodore, Johan Franzen and others what they think.

Disagree. Their are underlying numbers in their favor. Not all and there are things that need to be cleaned up but like I said, if Jack plays like we know he will, Jeff puts a couple in this team is 4-1 and nobody is complaining. This year is different. I’m completely confident that they are a playoff team.

It’s hockey. Missing stars for one or two games, especially for a veteran team is no big deal. The Sabres are playing fine and three of their best players are struggling. They will be fine.

This team will be fine. One hundred percent certainty that Jack, Jeff and Dahlin will get things straightened out and suddenly coaching won’t be a problem. They will finish third or fourth in this division.

Do you have a quote indicating that? Anyway, like LGR4GM said, I hope I’m wrong but I wouldn’t be surprised if Casey never plays another minute for Buffalo.

All I know is he is so far this year he has fallen behind Tage and Asplund.

No, he has JJP included

I love that you consistently put Casey in the “still developing” category.

You are assuming that they did not try to improve the goaltending, which I believe to be an incorrect assumption. I have always been of the belief that trying isn’t good enough and they have to do all they can but in this case I believe they have. It’s not fantasy hockey, you can’t force a team to help you or count on outsmarting someone who has lost interest. As someone else stated, none of the free agent goalies were worth considering. They fell under A) too expensive B) not an upgrade C) not interested in coming here. Further, I believe they thought they had a deal but a couple of circumstances out of their control delayed or ended the transaction. Now they have to decide if they want to part with certain assets or hope that the current goalies are good enough.