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We were cheated out of two goals and the team effectively imploded after the PP just couldn't get the puck in after the 2nd disallowed goal. Eichel wasn't offside as based on multiple other similar cases where what he did was perfectly legal. Last year we had another team do that to us, we challenged and lost because they ruled that him punching the puck and then retouching it inside the zone counted as possession. Yet here the same thing happens and it isn't somehow possession. Its asinine to say the least. The other goal was disallowed because the ref blew the play dead thinking Reimer had the puck on the delayed call but in actuality Girgs put the puck in off a rebound. Eichel looking dejected after this game makes sense. He tried to claw them back into the game but was always stifled by some assorted means and has watched the year's playoff chances evaporate.

I have to agree with you there. Tonight showed that when they play strong and get solid goaltending they can swing with the big boys. They now did it for two games in a row, go get a win against the Rangers and play a solid overall 60 minute game again!

I proposed the higher of SJS/St.L's 1st, Nylander, and Guhle for Hubs. He'd be too perfect for our needs in the Top 6, even without a true 2C yet, to ignore.

Wow, why in God's name would we help our division rival?

Kane, we don't really need the headaches he caused. ROR we could really use from an on-ice angle but I also get the sense we needed to get him out of the locker room due to off ice stuff. Honestly ROR's problem may have been as simple as refusing to accept this was Eichel's team on paper. After all we know for certain ROR was angered by Landeskog getting the C in Colorado and he may have felt the same way about Eichel getting it over him. Once the Blues captain leaves via FA or trade, if it goes to another guy, do we see ROR turn into a depressed lump again?

The last goal isn't on Eichel at all; he was dog tired and had already blocked a shot which seemed to slow him as well. Okposo got picked and then Wheeler found a soft spot after running the Sabres in a circle. I'm angry we couldn't get one point out of their great effort; they truly went to the finish with a Stanley Cup Contender. We still have work to do, and the Sabres still are not out of the hunt by any means. Hutton played well and didn't have any freaky goals go in on him so hopefully that's over with. Can someone please trick Sobotka and Scandella into thinking they won a cruise to the Bahamas and keep them there. Did Laine play?

I don't need to trade him, I'm just curious as to what Edmonton would give us for him since we have some other young wingers in the AHL who could technically fill his role.

Try and convince your guys to play for overtime ?

During a PK it would be extremely risky and puts you way out of position.

Here's a plan to effectively rearrange some deck chairs hoping we find an inflatable raft under one of the new chairs ? The values are mostly based on an assortment of non-Sabre fan comments so Scandella for a 2020 2nd and Sobotka for a 3rd and 5th wasn't my idea entirely. https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/1024012

Why must he bring politics into this; politics only worsen sports

I disagree in this being anything good. It will kill markets like Buffalo more than any of the larger market teams. The NBA is everything I hate in sports. 1. No defense or actual strategy until the final 3 min when it’s close 2. Super teams and complete refuse teams which horde many good players until they aren’t quite as useful 3. No team loyalty. I’m not saying take a pay cut to stay, Im saying don’t flee at RFA conclusion and screw your fans for your own selfish desires. You will make multi millions regardless. Pay your dues and once your 30 or so, then go championship chasing if you weren’t lucky. 4. Overly political 5. Far to much “me over the team mentality” 6. Personality is too far overboard to the point of dividing fans over their player’s beliefs and Twitter exploits. 7. Seems to aim to please the lowest common denominator by making everything dramatic and earth shattering (I love trades but I cannot stand the sheer continuous churning of players) (everything needs to be fast, in your face, without one iota of thought) I didn’t mind the Spurs as much since they had a strategy, and executed as a team. Baseball is too slow but I love the strategy and test of skill Football is a slide show but it’s slides are fun Hockey is faster and has some strategies but still has defense Basketball is fun to play, but watching it bores me at the NBA level due to it tending to be solely a skills competition and nothing more. It’s the NHL shootout for 2 hours barring a small clump of time outs near the end of the game. I do enjoy game endings to a degree due to that. In the end I want skill to be important but not the sole reason behind every game’s result.

I’d due Benn for Okposo and SJSs 1st plus maybe a lesser prospect but that’s as far as I’d go Dallas would need to retain some, he’s under contract until he’s 36/37

My two proposed trades: Toffoli and a conditional 4th (4th becomes a 3rd if Beaulieu resigns with LAK or he puts up 15 pts in the remaining games) for Beaulieu and SJS's 1st Coyle 2019 MIN's 3rd for Nylander 2020 BUF's 2nd 2019 SJS's 4th With those two trades, and based on today's changes to some degree Skinner - Eichel - Okposo Toffoli - Coyle - Reinhart ERod - Mitts - Sheary Larsson - Girgs - Thompson I would say its a cup winner but it should at very least put us in the playoffs and neither player is a rental.

What this tells me is the Florida GM may look to extort the Canucks out of assets to keep Lu from retiring this year. If he retires this season, both teams take a hit but a manageable one. Otherwise Vancouver is ****ed

I’d disagree on Beaulieu’s value being shot. He’s worth a 4th. Toffoli is having a down year. my original offer would be SJSs 1st and Beaulieu for Toffoli and their 4th/3rd based on Beaulieu’s games performance

I’d go after Toffoli with Beaulieu and the 2020 2nd and SJSs 4th this year Not a rental and would give us further depth on the wing. the biggest problem is the lack of non rental Cs on the market

To be honest I am rather curious seeing as the Sabres play tomorrow and Rochester plays Wednesday yet no call ups have been made.

He cleared

I'd be willing to deal with his slow decent into mediocrity just for the 3 rings of experience and his dirty play is just a bonus. Who better to mentor Dahlin than a Conn Smythe winner who was incredible in his prime.

Cody Ceci is terrible so I'd never trade for that bum

I'm actually on board with this; I'm haddit with his no emotion

If it’s not a 1st then it makes plenty of sense. Botts said he wouldn’t trade a 1st for a rental not that he wouldn’t target a rental in general

No different from his discussion points on the HFBoards. He has as much hatred for Botts as one guy there did for GMTM where it becomes annoying through repetitive statements. No GM is perfect, Botts has done well in my opinion. He’s made seemingly good & bad deals but has certainly at very least changed the team’s overall atmosphere.

Agree with you entirely here. Someone else on the PP needs to at minimum be either a solid passing threat or shooting threat from the side opposite Eichel. Right now, Eichel gets effectively trapped between endlessly trying cycle with Risto/Reinhart or trying to pick the corner. There is far too little movement on the PP and Reinhart needs to do more than merely stand beside the net and play catch with Eichel. Maybe occasionally pass around the boards and try to loosen the box or get them moving side to side. Presently the other team can practically sit 3 guys on one side to guard against Eichel, Reinhart, Risto, and whomever is in the high slot.