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Varone showcase anyone? What could he fetch, a 5th at best maybe?

Barrie is a right hand shot so I can see a slight problem in him, unless he plays on the left side frequently. As for Pysyk for Drouin, I'd be very torn. Pysyk could become quite the effective defenseman with his possession skills and calm demeanor. However I doubt that's what they'd want. They probably want Girgs, Pysyk and a 2nd for Drouin and I wouldn't do that. I'd be more into Torey Krug since he more of a lesser Barrie, left handed shot on a team already strapped for cap room.

The one thing about the Lehner trade that may save it to some extent is how important Legwand has been supposedly to the leadership and locker room morale. When a cap dump actually gives you something, that's a great bonus. Edmonton did that, that is only draft players and wait for them to develop. The league isn't in a vacuum, your team, regardless of age, will be playing 82 games and many of the younger players may get to play against idols of theirs. Where Edmonton has failed was in that they didn't make the O'Reilly type deal, or hell even the Gionta signing. Vets are key to bringing the youngsters up to speed, and teaching them about how to be an NHLer. Did we overpay, yes, in most of the trades. But that being said, we can't have an unlimited pool of prospects; it doesn't help you since you are limited to 50 contracts. Would I'd of like to have kept all the good prospects, sure, but you can't enter the marketplace without something of value. Not only that however, the fact Murray has been going after specific types of players shows he's trying to construct a team, not just acquiring players willy-nilly.

Aside from the obvious, needing a consistently good team, I'd say it might be a sign of the times. 10 years ago the team was better, and smart phones were't a huge deal yet. People were more invested in the game itself, versus just being there for a game. Nowadays as the team's play wanes during a game, they go to their phones and the old cheering to wake up the team has fallen by the wayside. Not to mention the stadium experience seems better for the summer games than any regular season game. What happened to the Jumbotron graphics? What happened to the music, where's the old "we will rock you" and other related "Sports" songs? If there is anything I'm disappointed in, its the fact ticket prices go up, yet the actual stadium experience has gone down.

I'm unhappy about Pysyk but I do understand it a little. Boston is extremely physical, so Weber actually fits in well for tonight's game. Also, he may just not want to start two different guys who are coming off month+ injuries.

Love this https://twitter.com/ViasatSportFI/status/687250392644763649

Just imagine...... Laine-Eichel-Reinhart Supposedly he's better on LW or Girgs(if he returns to form)-Eichel-Puljujarvi McGinn?-O'Reilly-Reinhart

Moulson's character is 100x better than the Princess's

How long until he's in Europe?

I'd say he's a hair less. If Toews is 100 overall Kopitar is 97 or so. Mainly because Toews has 1 more Cup thus far. Oh and Hodgson is on waivers.

If O'Reilly and McGinn are good friends just tell ROR to get him to return. If he fetches me a 1st or a couple seconds I'd have to take it as long as it's a playoff team. You can take that currency to acquire that D prospect or winger prospect (varies what we draft)

Victory is ours!

Love the Players Tribune, gives an inside look on how different yet similar they are to us fans.

Kane's unselfish assist is a bigger FU to Winnipeg than even a goal. Girgs looked back to being ok again, Eichel looked alright as well. Reinhart woohoo!

Can someone please see why the team rarely plays energized and no one is ever where passes are. Bench Girgs, he's my ###### favorite player but bench him a game and tell Moulson to retire. We shouldn't pull the goalie, we do worse with 6 than with 5. Bylsma grow a pair and tell the rough guys to just start hacking at their knees, I'm haddit with being abused with no penalties. And when you do, if you have to take a slash make sure it hurts. Sabres Lineup: Number 90 Ryan O'Reilly! Number 15 Jack Eichel! Number 88 Jamie McGinn! Number 23 Sam Reinhart! and usually number 55 Rasmus Ristolainen

You may want that checked out, can't possibly be healthy :)

Never, whoever we play is assured to be at very least on a 4 game winning streak.....

Waivers: BRANDON GORMLEY COL Anyone interested?

Jamie McGinn would likely be a well liked rental to a great many teams come deadline day, At 50% retained he'd be only a 1.475 cap hit who plays very well with with good centers. Not to mention he may return in the off season thus being even better for us. Teams that could be interested: CHI (1st no 2nd), BOS (2 1sts, 2 2nds not theirs) and any other playoff borderline team. McGinn(50%) could fetch anywhere from a low 1st to a high 3rd varying on his play going into the Deadline. Ideal type of move: McGinn(50%) & 3rd for other team's 1st (CHI strikes me as potentially a good spot to pull this off, if they can get the cap space) Hopefully at least: McGinn(50%) for other team's 2nd Other potential candidates: Mike Weber - UFA - 1.66mil (50% = 833k) Great price for a depth D-man = Anywhere from a 3rd to a 5th (Comes down to play and the market in general)(Slightly higher due to age) Carlo Colaiacovo - UFA - 900k (50% = 450k) Similar to Weber just slightly different package of skills. = 4th to a 6th (Lower than Weber due to age) Johan Larsson - RFA - 800k (50% = 400k) Potentially skilled bottom 6 forward with a bit of depth position identity crisis. Good at pestering the other team and playing dirty = 2nd to 4th (Not exactly sure, I get many different values for him from other boards and I myself am torn on his spot on the team going forward) David Legwand - UFA - 3mil (50% = 1.5mil) Old guy, been through a lot, might still be useful for depth on a playoff team. = 4th or lower (Granted Nashville might give us a 1st if we ask nicely :) ) Cody Franson - 3.325mil + 1 year (50% = 1.65mil) Powerplay specialist with a year to go on his contract. = Unknown at this time (The market could say anything from a 1st to a 4th, matters greatly on his play and desperation)

Puljujarvi or Matthews would make for one hell of a nice winger for Eichel. Puljujarvi would give us a Finn-tacular lineup while Matthews would give us dual American ICBMs Sign me up if we are lucky enough.

I'm uncertain as to why everyone thinks he's doing terrible. I never believed he'd be an offensive force to much degree, all I want is solid physical D-play and I'll be happy with him.

One thing that is very true is that Luongo owns the Sabres and Jagr is a Sabre killer. So the fact they beat us isn't all that surprising. Oh and someone put Moulson and practically 2/3rds the team on a milk carton. They are missing! O'Reilly's goal was nice thanks to an unreal pass by Eichel.

Buffalo is just a cursed city..... no matter what we do we are damned to hell in sports. How is it that this season we have practically hit every team when they're hot since the beginning of November, aside from Vancouver. We lost two lotteries.... We always have crippling injuries when our team is good and few when our team sucks..... Had we not tanked we'd be eternal middling purgatory, now we have some stars in the making, but yet our team's luck is of 12 black cats under a ladder breaking mirrors...... Playoffs? I'd take Play Offense at this point..... I always calm after a little while, and I know this is going to be rough watching their growing pains but how in God's name can we not get a freaking bounce ever! Guy shoots it in on us it will bounce odd, then ricochet to their player who will score..... for us it either is merely grabbed or hits 12 legs and a whistle before finding an opposing player to be taken by. Every goalie who plays us looks great, no matter if our offense is clicking or not..... Our goalies look like Hasek unless the goal would actually mean something, then they're that guy from Columbus.... Risto will sign for 8x8mil then explode in a water canoe accident, Girgs will sign and flounder before going to some other team and becoming ZemGod again.... Eichel will go to Boston in 5 years at a hometown discount and Edmonton will win the lottery and get Auston Matthews..... Honestly...... Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah Vent over.....hopefully

If you have a handicap sticker thingie, you can park right next to that HSBC building across from the arena. You need to go to the one surrounded by metal fences #2 from either end of that street.

We had quite a good record against the Soviet teams.