CallawaySabres

Oh my God, i really laughed hard on that one, Jesus

The good news is that The East is extremely top-heavy with Boston Toronto Tampa. The bad news is that all three of those teams are in the division. If Buffalo was in the Western Conference, they would have zero chance at making the playoffs at number eight. In the East, I would say they have about a 10% chance

That roster belongs to one of the five worst teams in hockey. There is absolutely no way that they could put that on the ice. If JV is on the top line for the season, they have already conceded to a lottery pick and probably top 5 overall

That is who I wanted all along but I bet he lands in Chicago

so in the rumor section, he still uses the word "possibly"? Gold Jerry

I agree but our #2 Center is going to be a veteran FA bandaid

Bottom six will change, a top 6 winger will be traded for, and then we pray for better goaltending this year. This is all I expect for the offseason.

Our number 2 was just drafted and no way Risto brings back a number 2 in a trade. Our true number 2 will be here next Summer....

I just want to see xyz players getting shipped out so I know I will never have to hear their names again.....

Rochester will be getting most of the action today and that is fine. Sabres are not in a position to be good this year but I firmly believe that 2020 is the year we have been waiting for.....it stinks but that #2 Center needs some time in our system. Just fix our crappy bottom 6 so we are watchable again.

Marner staying with Leafs, damn....they just got 7 mill in cap space.

That should just about do it for all of the big-name contracts that will be given out. I am so glad that buffalo did not get involved in any of them and just hope that there is a good trade in the works.

So basically, someone hears a rumor from HockeyBuzz and then a bunch of basement dwellers say they have sources recreating the same rumor? The stuff does get pretty funny when you have people just dying to claim credit for something

Give me Dzingel and some bottom 6 shake-up and I could call it a day in FA. He is the one I really want. I don't think they are going after a #2 center in FA (unless it is a #3 center that they slot in at #2)

5 years for Zucc has got to be a joke. This is where it scares me having a GM who may be on the hot seat. I could see him doing something stupid like this to save his butt knowing that he won't have to worry about it 5 years down the road.

I guess what I am saying is blow up the awful bottom 6, add a reasonable 2nd line winger, but don't go blowing 9 million and 7 years on some 2nd line center you may regret big-time. Our 2nd line Center is already in the system and you then fill out the wings when ready.

I think the best plan is to suffer one more year and not panic to add some top free agent. This team needs a year to figure out players like Thompson, Mittle, Olaffson, goalie, and Nylander. Hopefully by 2020, Cozens is the #2 center and Mitts is the #3. I don't see any legit #2 center being on the team this year unless Risto is involved in some sort of trade. I absolutely hate that this team probably blows again but I just don't see any other path as it stands now. I would be beyond ecstatic if they could stay within 5 points of 8 this year from start to finish.

Risto will not be traded for anything less than a #2 center and that will probably not happen. No way our GM botches a trade so close to the O'Reilly mess

Well that falls into line of what I was originally told 2 years back....a run through all the jerseys

The guy who does all this was in my class in highschool and his first project was the slug. He showed it to me before it was revealed and all I remember saying to him was "what is that and where are the legs"?! I was so pissed off and told him I thought it was awful. I can only pray that the royal blue is not some new creation but time after time, they have totally screwed it up. They will get the money grab with the 3rd jersey this year and then do it all over again next year with the royal blue

Not a bad stretch to start off the season. If they are below 500 after the first 13 games of that schedule, I think it is safe to assume we are in for another crappy year....

Whatever the Sabres end up doing, please don't trade away futures......Sabres need to be good for the long haul, not just a year or two.

I also asked if he had seen them and if he liked them - yes and yes were the responses ?

100%

Keep Risto