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Not only a non 1st round pick, he wasn't drafted at all.

Perhaps, but he was an enforcer and a product of the times. The first year BFLO had Lehner he reminded me of Billy Smith. Then they neutered him and then he went to rehab.

I skipped the post-game so I could watch the Panthers game. Who announced this?

I didn't enjoy watching the team tank. I enjoyed watching them have heart when they had absolutely no talent. It was what got them through the finals under Nolan. Of course Hasek helped, but you can't admit Nolan made each team he coached the hardest working bunch. That's what assistants are for.

He took two separate Sabres teams with no talent, one deep in the playoffs and the other entertaining to watch. Housley has a team with talent and it's going nowhere. He is soft.

Like Ted Nolan?

Enroth spent most of his time on the worst team in the league. Hutton is spending his time this year that is on a playoff contender. Hutton has 3 wins in his last 14 starts. You do the math.

I can't say '*****', it will get blocked.

It wouldn't turn things around, but things are damn sure not going to get any better. Bundt cake soft.

Nobody will take him. And the buyout penalty hurts too. The term is too long. I have to give Tavarez credit, he made Okposo and Moulson look like stars when in actuality, they suck.

Did I mention Hutton only has 3 wins in his last 13 games and Ullmark only has 5 regulation losses in 19 games? Trade Okposo and Hutton for a bag of pucks.

We sure as hell didn't lose anything. Enroth set the NHL record for shootout stops. Lehner is leading the league in GAA and save percentage. And we're putting all our pieces on a 33 year old goaltender who has never been a starter?

I didn't expect the Sabres to be a playoff team this year. But they had a 10 game win streak. They're about to become the 2nd team in NHL history to miss the playoffs with a 10 game win streak. Somebody needs to be held accountable, and Housley is first in line because he is softer than a bundt cake.

Not on the bandwagon. Just getting off the Hutton bandwagon and would like to have Enroth as a backup. Hutton is in his 30's and never been a starter. We're starting to see why.

Teams like big goaltenders now. No matter how good he was, teams think he's too small. Sabres fans complained about Lehner's inability to win shootout games. Enroth holds the NHL record with most consecutive shootout saves. At this point, I'd take him over Hutton any day and let Ullmark be the starter.

Can somebody tell me why Hutton is still getting playing time? What a waste he's become. He wants to be a starter...... I'm sure Enroth would accept being a backup. And he's do a better job than Hutton.

From what Moulson has been doing in the AHL, I'd take him in a heartbeat over Okposo.

Can somebody tell me why Okposo is still on this team?

I'm behind, just finishing up the 2nd. Why is Hutton still a starter?

OK, not everybody. But a large portion of this thread.

Okposo still plays for the Sabres?

It used to be about strategy and coordinating. It was when teams had two assistants to take care of that. Now they have four or five. Nolan won the Jack Adams award initially. And he made the least talented team in the league look fun to watch in his second stint. It seems to me today a head coach needs to be a cheerleader and not a teacher. Which is why I was a big fan of Spuddy. Everybody laughed at me for that until he took Vegas to the finals last year.

I am more impatient with Houlsey's approach. He is soft and a wimp. Regardless of our weak coach, we shouldn't have expected playoffs this year. I didn't. Of course it's going to be unfortunate that we're going to be the second team in NHL history to have a 10 game winning streak and not make the playoffs. I'm not going to judge JBotts just yet. But I have lost my patience with Housley and would love to have Q-Ville or Nolan behind the bench.

That's a fair point, waiting until the offseason when players can be had for cheaper. It's unfortunate we have to wait until next year to become a playoff team. But, I think it's inevitable.

I can see holding on to first round picks if you only have one of them, like every team does. You need to build your depth. But, if you're a team like the Sabres who might possibly have three of them this year, use one or two of them to get immediate secondary scoring and still have one or two left to plan for the future. This team in unlikely to make the playoffs this year, but if you can get immediate secondary scoring and make them a playoff team next year, and still have enough draft picks to only make them stronger in a couple of years, do it! The trade deadline and offseason is going to Bots defining moment. This is where we see if he is worth it.