thewookie1

Dammit, they're on to me! In actually, I don't really feel angry. We got a generational talent in Dahlin last year so I'm not exactly hung up about not winning twice in a row. Plus no one else in our division got even stronger thanks to the lottery.

Happy to win again in regulation Sad from Pommers' interviews Glad the year is nearly over Angry we blew our chance at the playoffs yet again

Worst part about that period was both Toronto goals were purely luck. It seems as if regardless of if we play hard as possible or pack it in like wimps; the bounces will always favor our opponents and I can honestly understand if some of the Sabres feel that way at this point. Effectively why bother playing hard if the other team will score off a triple deflection.

I wonder if we could convince Housley to serve as an associate coach under Quennville? As in demote him without changing his salary and letting him focus on player development and teaching

Aside from the Risto trade I like it. Have no interest in trading Risto in the division to a team notorious for magically fixing players.

I'd sign a goalie and a winger to add reinforcements to both Rochester and potentially Buffalo.

I will always have a soft spot for Ristolainen for his physicality and pesky play but if I can swing Risto for RNH I’d do it in a heartbeat and seek physicality to replace his. With that I’d sign Stralman for 2 year at about 6 million to be Dahlin’s partner. Id like to sign Ferland for under 5mil a year if he’s willing to give us the following Top 6 (assuming Skinner signs) Skinner - Eichel - Ferland RNH - Mitts - Reinhart

We have no team culture to buy into where as Boston does. It all stems back to the loss of Drury and Briere and how the team as a whole never recovered. The tank in of itself was a double edged sword as it allowed us to get super talent, but jettisoned our identity. Old players from a franchise are what makes a team. What we need is a small old guard of Buffalo players, who want to play here and want to teach and help lead. Veteran stars can still support teams very well as a team retools since they were stars to start and have a level of respect and authority with every rookie that walks in the door. The pre-tank Sabres really couldn't have done that either with our sheer lack of high-end aging talent and our terrible drafting. Eerily enough, there is a small chance that had we brought Vanek and/or Stafford back with Pommers; we may have seen a better overall season. Not because they are great players anymore but because they all experienced what its like to play in Buffalo during our mid-2000's runs and that identity of "never giving up" may have rubbed off more. The problem is, Pommers is alone and we need an identity. The one thing Tim Murray tried, that was very smart, was bringing in Gionta and Gorges at the same time to be a leadership group and try to instill a culture. Problem was, Gorges' knees became shot so quickly that he went from the competent shot blocking dman to a pretender and his clout fell with it. If anything, this offseason we need to empty spots and find a combination of savvy vets and young blood to create an identity. At the moment we have a single savvy vet in Pommers, a load of youngsters, and a bunch of rift-raft who don't fall in either category. I think Berglund's departure hurt them more than we suspect. He wasn't a great player but he seemed to bring our defensive line together and had played a while. Sorry for the somewhat incoherent rant.

13-3-1 Boys, lets go get it done!!!

I wish we could convince Quennville to come here and Housley to take a role as an assistant coach until a new opportunity arises. I feel Housley is likely a solid assistant but lacks the personality to play the bad cop.

Worst part about this game was the Sabres didn't actually play half bad. We deserved a win over Toronto yet are 0-2-1 this year against them.

He also mentioned their bad blood started with Anaheim at Babcock's start of his career. So Babcock was an ass even prior to him winning a Cup. To me a coach can be an ass to his players; but he should never take that over to staff unrelated to his position. They aren't being paid millions to put up with his attitude.

6th > nothing Also you can only hold onto so much depth. This strikes me as a favor

Del Zotto also only fetched a 6th so it appears to have been the depth Dman price this year.

Pittsburgh probably asked us to take Pearson hence the lesser return on Beaulieu

There may still be something since Botts won't say they're done

Hopefully he'll take 8x9

8x9.5mil officially

Skinner will want 8x9 based on Stone's contract

That would be an awesome nickname, we already have a Samson. Corner the market on mythological story names and creatures. RIP Montador, I hope you continue your career in heaven

I could see Sergachev being Buffalo's target or something akin to Foote, Raddysh and Callahan for Risto

Yes, but he played with Domi for 3 years with no improvement of character or results.

Duclair is supposedly unwilling to listen and has got himself in the doghouse with at least three separate coaches.

Reinhart can't play center due to his lack of footspeed but from the wing he creates much like that of a centerman. Give him some speed and competence at center and LW and he can run your 2nd/3rd line. As a winger, Reinhart can do things centers can't usually do such as screening the goalie on a consistent basis.

I honestly can't be mad with the Sabres tonight. They played hard, and took it to the best team in the league. We had a few lucky breaks with posts, their goal was started off a lucky bounce too though, and Hutton played like he had in November. Eichel was dog tired in the OT and I'd assume he expected Sheary to go to the net on that pass in OT. He also should of drawn a call on Killorn the one time seeing as he was being held up like crazy around the net. Dahlin scored Risto played great for the first time in a month and a half. I just wish they'd play this way against all the other teams as they do against the Lightning, Jets, and Leafs.