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Trade tracker on TSN, latest: trade tracker
Nuts tried to cut and paste, don't feel like messing with the html this morning. click on the above link.
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According to today's TSN Radio interview, Tim places the most emphasis on intelligence and competitiveness.
He also raved about our top four prospects on D and said we are weak down the middle.
Ah Duh, we on this board have been saying that since Drury left and the Tin Man was obviously cephalically compromised. Just wondering why no deals before Olympic hiatus... not good enough offers, what does that mean, teams are looking for a fire sale and not offering enough?
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I woke up this morning saying trade 'em all.
Ehrhoff, Hodgson, Myers, Foligno, Girgensons, Pysyk, Ennis and our prospects are only going if another better young player is coming back.
But Moulson, Miller and Ott could be some contender's missing piece. They will be in demand. Auction them off. Get what you can, when you can.
Give them all hugs, tell them we will open up the chequebooks to bring 'em back in July. But move them now because their value will never be higher.
Depth defencemen are always in demand for a playoff run. Get what you can for Weber, McBain and Tallinder. We have better defencemen coming anyway.
If anyone thinks Stafford, McCormick, Konopka or any of our other pluggers has any value at all, take what they offer.
It's the only time we will ever get anything for any of them.
Sell, sell, sell. Hoard picks, prospects. emerging players, cap space and a few more pending UFAs we can sell off at the deadline next year.
Burn this place to the ground. Make sure we have a fast horse in the Eichel/McDavid derby.
Let the tanks roll.
Yes, except keep Ott, need someone to keep the young'un hustling. I think Ott is going to make a great coach.
Any word??? Or are we going to have to wait till tomorrow. :(
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You need five years service for that.
To be vested... got it... and to avoid the grammar queens. Anyone want to go ride bikes... Sorry just my ADD.
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So I didn't go back and read the whole thread, but it is interesting that because the Sabres forwards cannot score, it looks like Nolan has them practicing getting on offense (for the future). Problem is, with few exceptions, they can't play D either (the Sabres forwards). But at least it is forcing forwards to play the full 90 feet and not be lazy. I like the long term plan of this concept and also the short term tank results.
When the team drafts and obtains forwards that can play 90 feet and score with the talent on D, this is going to be a fun team to watch.
Too bad Miller was left hung out to dry (sarcasm). Hasek used to make those saves on SID and Malkin, which is why many say Miller is an above average goalie, but not a great one.
Despite what people say I like McBain, and as much as I like Weber and his attitude... I agree with others, dude just can't skate... he is too slow. I say keep McBain as a 7th, he needs to be more consistent, but he can skate.
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Finally something to laugh about during this season. What a great thread.
Here is my addition:
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Dreger has this posted on TSN's website: Caljahan
"He wants a lot of money. It's been widely reported that Callahan is looking for a seven-year term around $6 million per year. That is not accurate. I'm told that it is more than $6.5 million but less than $7 million per year on a seven-year term.
Whether it's $6 million per year or, as we know now, closer to $7 million, that's a lot of money; too much for the Rangers. There's not a lot of wiggle room in this negotiation and that's why Glen Sather is considering and working towards moving his captain."
To read more click on the above link.
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Trade him now while he is on a hot streak. He has value now, trade... trade... trade... trade... trade. Pulease! :thumbsup:
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So the question becomes can the Sabres get another number 1 pick out of anyone in this group for either another top 4 this year or a pick next year. I say package Stafford and Molson together to a team struggling to score... say to FLA probably not, but NJ for one last push for a #1 and #2 next year?
It is still hard for me to guage what might get the Sabres more decent No 1 picks this year or next.
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Yeh, this Superbowl sucked. Even a lot of the commercials were lame especially Hondas... Some good. But overall a disappointment.
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Think like you are a gorilla for a good hockey position.
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Leino was awful yesterday, can't take a hit in the corner, easily pushed off the puck and can't play D at all. I say keep him till the end of the year. I like him as the TANK Captain while Staphyl is hurt.
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Nice. Do we count allow the Canadians as home town? 4th line galore here. I wish the Amerks would do more of it. They usually carry 1 guy, 3 or 4 would be better, and help fill seats.
Why not, use to be when I was a kid in Buffalo, Toronto was kinda of a Suburb, when Quebec went thru all its separation anxiety, Toronto became CA's banking center and grew exponentially while Buffalo has fallen on hard times for a variety of reasons, so the roles have switched a bit. That being said folks across the river feel closer to Buff than a lot of areas, so yes make sure Buffalo feels like a regional deal, better for everyone.
The only irritating about the border is now we need passports, really.... still sticks in my craw.
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So is Stafford hurt or hope please hope... is he on the trading block and that is the reason they are holding him out?
Nuts, just saw the dreaded UBI next to his name... so much for hope... up with Tank! Get Stafford back soon... or was he starting to go on one of his dreaded scoring streaks for two weeks and the Sabres couldn't afford him in the lineup and still Tank.
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the x axis is the age of draft picks, starting at the left at 17.9 (for June draft), those are September born players. Each bar is one month.
The y axis. The purple tells you the number of pics, so the picks increase each month from September to January. The scale is times 50, so for the players I looked at, about 250 were January picks. Then there's a big dropoff to the number of December picks, which came to about 100.
The y axis green tells you the average games played, so the players picked at 17.9 play about 6 games each per season for the players that I looked at. The green bars hang out near 7 for September,Aug,July,June,May,Apr, then they decline a bit for March, Feb, and January. The green bars are higher, more games played per pick, for December, November, and October.
What I'm arguing is that when people talk about this, they are often talking about the purple bars, it's interesting to them that the spread isn't consistent. What interests me is the green bars, that the games played in the NHL are also not consistent.
Interesting discussion. My son who is 9, June BD, plays baseball. He is one of the younger kids on his teams because a lot of kids in our area born in September - December are being held back a year, possibly for the reasons that are stated above.
So he falls into to the young category, despite that he is physically one of tallest and strongest kid on his teams. He is a lefty and can really throw with a natural breaking ball.
So far he enjoys the game, has the most hits on his teams the last two years We will see where all the above goes. His problem is developmentally, he is in the middle of his class in certain things and I wonder how much that has to do with his age. Once he gets something, he catches up quickly... Not sure to what degree the expectation are put on him because of his size.
He is eligible for travel baseball this year, not sure about it and a lot will depend on him and wether he wants to. Our town league is pretty competitive so we will see. Any input I will listen to. Really I do my best to stay out of the way and just keep it fun, so that I don't poison the well.
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Miller for Datsyuk.... no source... totally unsubstantiated.
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That is the weird thing. The Kings keep trading their top goalies for guys, so teams needing goalies are being limited. Any ideas who might be left..\
Scrivens to Edmonton... Dubnyk to Predators... Would love to trade Miller for a top forward and a pick, but I am still not sure that is the right move for this team. If possible I think the Sabres should resign... but who knows....
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Latest from Central Scouting: http://www.nhl.com/i....htm?id=699869
Why Bennet? Has he risen that much. Don't know that much about the kid.
CBS article on him is interesting.
http://www.cbssports...-for-2014-draft
NBC's take...
http://prohockeytalk...hl-entry-draft/http://prohockeytalk...hl-entry-draft/
The list below is an interesting ranking set up:
Go below the my draft project list which is dubious and view the actual lists from all the different sources:
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If the Islanders think they will be in the McDavid/Eichel sweepstakes, they may allow us to do just that. Imagine having the 1st overall and the 4th overall picks and taking Bennett and Dal Colle... man would that speed up a rebuild.
If so and the Sabres draft 1-4, Draisaitl and one of Bennet, Dal Colle or Reinhardt, wouldn't the best scenario be their development takes a year, the Sabres tank next year and get in the above mentioned sweepstakes. I know... it is Buffalo, but really, do you have to ruin my daydream:).
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Giving him minutes allows him to watch from ice level. I don't care. This season is a lost cause. Quit trying to force ###### veterans into play and let's see what the young ones can do.
Generally, I agree except, it probably important for Nolan to figure out which guys can show leadership and effort consistently and which guys might have trade value. I think the Sabres are playing better. The D is coming around, though I think Sulzer is expendable, could ship him to Edmonton with another D for a high draft pick?? Just saying, before Nolan came in I don't think any of the guys would be worth much.
Would still love to see Stafford gone. I do think Grigerenko is finally getting the idea of the work and effort he needs to put in. I am starting to see it in his night in night out effort, bout time. So giving him ice time now is probably a good thing.
I was really worried he would be a bust. I hope he keeps taking skating lessons, really his only glaring weakeness besides the perceived effort concerns.
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Based on Capgeeks list.
So centers out there that I think the Sabres should go after are Statsny and Callahan. Statsny may be a tough sell as others have said, Callahan is an intriguing idea, especially with Nolan's coaching style.
Marleau is also a projected ufa as well as Ignla, but I can't see either coming to Buffalo. Not sure what to think of Cammelleri, Hemski or Gionta. Jokininen is up and down and Michalek when not injured is a tough guy with good hands who might be interesting
Jussi Jokininen and Derek Roy are there too. Interesting list: http://www.capgeek.com/free-agents
There seem to be a lot of people who want to see Moulson, Ott, and Miller here next year, and that's going to take some cash. Spend it on them instead.
Definitely Miller and Ott. Still not sure about Molson.
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Latest ISS rankings:
Mcann might be an interesting pick as well as Milano with the Sabres 2nd 1st round pick. Should that happen this year. Wish I had a better sense of the later 1st round picks. Just looked at the Sharks profile on Bleacher and they mentioned Milano, seems to be able to put the puck in the net, but is a bit undersized. Sabres can use all the scorers they can find.
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Oh yeah, I forgot to say what she would use it for. It will be just random around the house stuff. So it won't be anything important, which is why I will probably steer clear of the expensive apple stuff.
Microcenter is an authorized MAC reseller. My kids have older model IPADs that work great and didn't pay near as much for a new one. Too many people want the lastest and greatest. If that is what you need. Nice about IPAD 1s is they don't have cameras, which my boys are too young to use anyway and I don't want them using that stuff and posting video on the internet. Will be bad enough when they are teenagers.
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So i am thinking Myers, Z and Ruhwedl would make a pretty good forward line. Only a little sarcasm because they would probably be better than who the Sabres are currently using in their top 2 lines. Maybe Errhoff could play up?If you take Ekblad, you don't have to trade guys like Myers and McCabe. Imagine a core of Myers, Ekblad, Pysyk, Zadorov, Risto and McCabe? McNabb, Weber, JGL, Ruhwedel add depth and pretty much lock up a good top six. I'm a big Ehrhoff fan, but I'd trade him first. Especially the way Myers has played lately (and I have been vocal in the past about trading Myers).
But I would be relatively upset if we ended up with another dman.
Ruhwedel and Varone to Rochester; Omark waived
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Anyone claim Omark? I think the guy has potential, yes he has skating and stick handling and a bit of the dreaded Max disease, but he has shown a few moments where he worked in the corners... too few and showed some toughness. He is still relatively young and maybe learning his lesson the hard way. Nothing like a little east coast AHL to toughen him up. I say keep him there for a year or two if he clears and see what happens. Unless the Sabres run out of room... kinda doubt it, though once the 2015 draft is complete he will need to be ready to jump up or go back to Europe.