thewookie1

Then you are a fool

Panarin 25/26 Saad 24/25

8xsomewhere between 9.5 and 10.5

The nice thing is, if the NHL doesn't go and Middlestadt plays great at the WJC, he might get a look.

I'd offer him a PTO if it gets that far, let him compete against the young wingers

I think he buys McCabe a dinner and gets 29 back, McCabe takes 19, and Scandella takes 6

So GMTM may have truly coup the Sabres after being hired and the Pegulas chose to just let him. Would explain TP's comments on wanting to be more hands on. I will say though that I was all for the tank to get McDavid but this certainly sullied my opinion on GMTM as a manager

I don't think Pasternak is better than Eichel and Malkin

According to My NHL Rumors I think Bucky needs to take a hike

Atlantic 1. Tampa Bay (Bounce back) 2. Ottawa (Continued Karlsson) 3. Buffalo (Eichel is Great!) 4. Toronto [WC2] (Injuries catch up to them after last year's incredible luck) 5. Boston (Eliminated by Toronto on the last day) 6. Montreal (Drouin folds under the media after having 3 games without a point) 7. Florida (Jagrless and Ekblad-less) 8. Detroit (Larkin + Ye ole Zetterburg) Metro 1. Pittsburgh (Crosby + Malkin = Juggernaut) 2. Washington (Cracks are showing) 3. Columbus (Solid year again) 4. NYI [WC1] (Tavares and company click) 5. Carolina (Great Defense, underwhelming offensive firepower) 6. Philly (Close but no cigar) 7. NYR (Injuries and age really starts to show) 8. New Jersey (Hey maybe this time you might actually deserve a Top 3 pick) Central 1. Blackhawks (Depth is frightening though) 2. Predators (Defense is good, scary good) 3. Stars (Upgrades everywhere) 4. Wild [WC1] (Solid season) 5. Jets (Looking better but something seems to hold them back) 6. Blues (Fell off a cliff after Allen sustains a groin injury) 7. Avalanche (Embarrassment to hockey, oh and Duchene is still there) Pacific 1. Ducks (Holding on for dear life) 2. Oilers (Biting at their heels) 3. Flames (Burning the midnight oil) 4. Sharks [WC2] (Old but still kicking) 5. Coyotes (Better) 6. Kings (Scoring, what is this you speak of?) 7. Golden Knights (We are the Knights that say Ne!) 8. Canucks (We are the whales that have no idea what we are doing) East Atlantic 1. TB 2. OTT 3. BUF Metro 1. PIT 2. WSH 3. CLB Wild Card 1. NYI 2. TOR West Pacific 1. ANA 2. EDM 3. CGY Central 1. CHI 2. NSH 3. DAL Wild Card 1. MIN 2. SJS Playoffs Round 1: NYI vs TB in 7 (Close series) BUF vs OTT in 6 (We are unnaturally good against them) TOR vs PIT in 5 (Matthews shows up, his team forgets to come with him) WSH vs CLB in 6 (WSH likes the 2nd Round) SJS vs ANA in 4 (it just wasn't fair) EDM vs CGY in 7 (Epic series, McDavid is good) CHI vs MIN in 7 (Boudreau can't win) DAL vs NSH in 6 (See saw breaks in NSH's favor) Round 2: NYI vs BUF in 7 (Eichel > Tavares is proven) WSH vs PIT in 5 (Why does Washington try anyway.....) ANA vs EDM in 6 (Kesler likes laying on Talbot still) CHI vs NSH in 7 (Kane is heartbroken) Round 3: BUF vs PIT in 6 (Buffalo bloodies the Pens but loses in OT) ANA vs NSH in 7 (NSH wants a rematch and refuses to take no for an answer) Finals: PIT vs NSH in 7 (NSH wins their 1st Stanley Cup)

That's good news for us since that means Eichel can't ask for 13mil at least. Hopefully we can get him at 10.5mil tied with Kane, Toews, and later Price

I like that thought, that Pommers will want to take us places

To Vegas then to Buffalo?

poor gun

Duchene not involved

Vanek still knows how to score, and has shown he can still pitch in with faster players so I'd be very interested in his return. 1 year, 2.6mil like his last contract. Let the guy just get to the front of the net and tip and deflect pucks in. Plus we'd get the around the world back in the shoot outs

I'm hoping more the middle ground between Murray and Darcy. Not throwing assets around like pennies but not saving pennies in the hope one is worth more in 40 years

Vanek we'd need to sign, Gionta I feel he intends to play here or Rochester or retire. I don't believe he's willing live in a hotel away from his family a year to just play a year on a 4th line

I'm going after Brian Boyle to help shift Dzone stuff of ROR and to bring back some of the toughness we lost with Foligno. I'd still trade Kane though, I don't trust he'll sign here for a reasonable price but at least now we aren't needing to find a Dman for him and we can open in up a bit more. Also I'm signing Chad Johnson 1yr 1.7mil like his last contract with the Flames. But for now Kane-ROR-Okposo XXX-Eichel-Reinhart Girgensons-Larsson-Pominville Moulson-Boyle- XXX Deslauriers Maybe sign Vanek and Gionta to PTOs with the intention if some of the young guys can earn a spot we'd still have stop gaps for a year.

For the fighting worries, Scandella does fight.

However Pommers left for awhile

Shattenkirk wouldn't work here, he and Risto were 1&2 on D PP points a lot of last year which tells me we'd just be cannibalizing points we already have for the most part.

I think Botts hoped with the AHL starter spot open he could woo Petersen to stay, since he left he'll just keep Ullmark there another year so Johansson doesn't have to start out of the gate. And sign Johnson as a suitable backup, in case of injury we'd still have 2 NHL experienced goalies and not need to scramble to find one.

Sure Jagr or Vanek on a 1 year deal cheap would be worth it

I'll pose the board a question, if Vanek was never a Sabres, would you be interested in him then?