Mustache of God

This was was running Bylsma's system and look where it got the Americans. The only surprise is that this didn't happen sooner.

I'd be interested to know what other skaters for these teams would be available for Vegas to choose from. While I wouldn't say Ullmark is the best player available for the Sabres he may be the most attractive. Also, talks of Vegas reaching the cap floor I feel are irrelevant. Every team has a player on a terrible contract fans are hoping they'll take to "reach the floor". That won't be a problem. Also, the proposal made by Wookie is a nonsensical pipe-dream. Why would Vegas agree to taking 3 players from one of the worst teams in the league? The point is to build a strong team, not stock yourself full of losers and under-achievers. Also keep in mind they still have another 29 players on top of that to select. I can see Vegas making "arrangements" to stock up on draft picks and not much else. The more darts you throw the more bulls-eyes you're bound to hit. I think we're going to end up giving LV either our extra 2nd or 3rd round pick in exchange to have them take Moulson off our hands. He can provide veteran leadership and could be used properly over there. Does anyone know if there is a "trade-freeze" once the protection lists are submitted? What if a team submits a list and then makes a trade with a team not named Las Vegas? Would they then have to submit a new list?

This is how super villains are created.

We won't see Royal Blue until 2020 (50th anniversary), with a Goat-Head alternative. If I were Russ Brandon I'd be all over that.

JBOT MAKING MOVES...kind of. This one fell into his lap BUT OUR DEFENSE IS ALREADY BETTER.

I think the off-season -posting has officially begun.

The expansion draft changes the situation entirely. If Anaheim does nothing then they will lose a great player. Their hand is somewhat forced. You have to wonder how Kane would fit in over there, lockerroom wise. Anaheim has a pretty established veteran leadership group in Getzlaf and Perry, where the Sabres leadership has been sorely lacking which I feel led to a lot of friction this year.

Right. Rutherford built a team that complements Crosby and Malkin by brining in Phil the Thrill, Bonino, Hagelin, and apparently knows what he's doing when it comes to drafting and developing talent, Gueznal (sp?), Rust and also created a defensive pool so deep they can lose their number 1 and 2 defense man (Letang and Daley (I'm actually not sure where Daley falls on their depth chart) and still make it to the conference final.

That's exactly my point. Winning the cup stems from years of building a team the correct way. The GM who wins the cup has obviously done that and deserves the award.

I don't understand why the "GM of the Year" award should go to anyone other than the cup winning GM. The main job of a GM is to assemble a team that will compete for and win the Stanley Cup. He who wins it was the best at it.

I don't understand the love for EROD on this board. The sabres will never be competitive if we have him on the roster outside of an emergency call up from the AHL. In my mind he is the embodiment of the carousel of players this team fielded during the "tank-era". JAG who may make a flashy move every once in a while but would never see ice on any other team in the league.

This looks like a 5 year got inspired by Radiohead album art and put his sad crayons to work. Jail? Your experience was jail? Nobody was stopping him from dissolving his contract and walking away if it was so bad, which it wasn't, because he was making 4.5 million a year to play hockey.

I am beyond words. The only thing Ville Leino is worse at than hockey is painting. http://buffalonews.com/2017/05/16/leino-looks-back-final-year-sabres-jail/ Damn that luxury ass jail that was paying you six million dollars to be there. ###### this guy.

I'm listening to Beane's press conference and my only thought is that this guy sounds like Kenny Powers.

I'll reserve judgement until we see the team take the ice in October. This is all lip service until we have actions backing up the words.

Hopes to have a coach in place by the draft.

No limits to experience for a coach. Wants a "communicator" and someone with locker room presence.

He wants a high-tempo, puck-possession game. I like.

http://v6.player.abacast.net/2103- link to wgr player...terrible audio and they cut in from commercial mid speech by JBOT. Way to go wgr. guy sounds like a high school student rambling off a paper he wrote the morning before an assignment was due.

No, but you can imagine what it would be like if I did. Me and that jersey. GOT. IT. ON.

They all laughed when I bought my Botterill Goathead jersey in 2003. Whose laughing now, jerks!? JBOT284EVER

Even if the Rangers wanted to dump Lundquist, I don't see who would trade for him at this point in his career. He's locked up through the 20-21 season making 8.5 per year. I can't see any team trading to take on that contract. I don't think any goalie warrants that kind of money.

A keeper? More like a placeholder until March. Gorges would be a great playoff rental to team looking to make a deep run next year whose hoping to shore up the defence. There's zero chance we resign him after next year.

^ this. Also, I saw Antipin metnioned above, I won't pencil him in on this roster until the ink is dry. Who knows what the new GM is thinking with this team.

I have a friend who works for a casino whose told me Murray has been ejected from the casino for being too drunk before so I'm assuming he's just became a typical victim of Buffalo Sports.