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Are the Rangers clearing cap space for when they acquire Jack???

If ever we need proof that teams make mistakes drafting (including the first round) Curtis is it. Having said that, he was the captain I believe of that amazing Canadian team that was loaded with talent and he has a ton of upside and I am tired of the same old lineup; no offense to Larson or Girgonson or Okoposo but we really need some fresh faces and a fresh mentality and focus. Curtis is a great start (along with Stall which was en excellent move). Give new GMKA two thumbs up so far! Keep it going!!!

I would be so glad for him...also if Boston win the cup then Halak of all people would be a shoe-in as Boston would be screwed with Rask leaving unexpectedly if not for Halak

we will not get Monahan...they'll want to much. But, as you may have noticed thus far, goaltending wins games and the fact is our goaltending was nowhere near good enough. Yes one needs to see straight to play goal, but even if Hutton gets this problem corrected is he good enough? I think we really need to address goaltending ASAP. We wil not get a 2nd line center handed to us as we got ROR and the asking price now for such a player is going to be significant as we are not the only team lookinng for a 2nd line center

Interesting to read the TV ratings for these playoffs...Las Vegas — whose team was playing relatively meaningless round-robin games — tied Pittsburgh as the market with the highest rating (1.4), ahead of traditional hockey hotbeds like Philadelphia (1.1), St. Louis (0.85), Boston (0.65) and Chicago (0.64). Meanwhile, Buffalo was at 1.1 (tied for third in the country)! Imagine what the ratings would be if our team ever actually made the playoffs! Of note while Canada's Sportsnet felt sorry for us fans, they also praised the team's new jerseys, going so far as to say that the team "knocked it out of the park" with the new jerseys! Did we all see the non-call on TB's Hedman that resembled what Jones got a penalty for a whole lot? refereeing has sure been sketchy at best thus far. Read all about some pretty interesting things here: https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/frederik-andersen-toronto-maple-leafs-contract-trade-quick-shifts/?fbclid=IwAR17WhuVHKRA94uN5W6T7VRvtbgQm2Wug2Bv9KNEfXYDVefK984sY3CR4J4

well spoken Lemmy...

don't look now but suddenly Edmonton and Alberta have a outbreak of COVID 19 over the weekend...they opened too soon and here comes the dreaded 2nd wave. I really cannot see the NHL playing this year...and it really seems pretty odd the way they did it that Montreal gets in when they somehow found a way to lose to Detroit all 4 times they played! Detroit only won 17 games total yet they beat Montreal all 4 times??? And MOntreal get rewarded by a) making the playoffs and b) get a shot at 1st overall pick...strange how the NHL does things and look on the bright side Frolik apparently is headed off to the KHL (they say he actually has a offer)_that frees up much needed cap space (over 4 mil I think he was getting)

not on purpose anyways...

don't forget we gave away Kane as well for a bag of hockey pucks...and a side note I find it hard to believe that Pegulas worried about ROR's bonus when they throw money around like it's nothing (which it is to them)...hell Jack ***** every year that he hates losing so what's the difference from when ROR stated he hated losing and tanking on purpose? I totally agree losing quality in ROR and Kane for nothing, just like losing Briere and Peca years ago for nothing, sets the team back again and again. Just poor management year after year... Oh and I forgot... absolutely no way we take on that huge salary of Errickson and trading Sam for Boeser would be yet another stupid move

just researched and found that if we buy out Okposo we save 2 Million next season, one mill, and three mill on cap hit. The next 3 seasons after that we'd have just a one mill hit... what with all the uncertainty of what team will be able to afford to sign what players that many are headed towards UFA would the money saved not be better spent on a player who can actually contribute and actually score once in a while (I love KYle and his passion but he has scored a grand total of 23 goals total in the last 2 seasons combined) I hate buyouts as they linger on for in this case 6 years (which is absurd) but 3 more years at 6 mill per is also absurd...

sorry I meant to say a younger Skinner...Duh. anyways adding him would be great but at what cost and again it does not solve our big hole at center

Is Boeser not as older Jeff Skinner? pretty much one -dimensional and that in no way helps our biggest problem...no 2nd line NHL quality center but trading Skinner will now be impossible with that huge contract exGMJBotto gave him so we are stuck there either way.

and it will be like Toronto or Montreal or Pittsburg with the top honors of drafting you-know-who which will make it even more absurd and unwatchable

so I guess this is just more of that FAKE news??

so, just read this... According to Joe Dibiase of Buffalo radio station WGR550, Jack Eichel is expected to be traded to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier, and a first round pick. Strangely Devil fans have taken the stance that they (devils) were getting ripped off in this deal. I think it is the other way around but what ever...

my late brother was a Toronto Maple Leaf goalie prospect that came up through the Leafs' organization from York Steel to Marlies and was actually tutored by Johnny Bower for a while (he even had some of Bower's equipment). When expansion came in Washington voiced interest and he did not want to go there this he retired but I was lucky enough to meet Punch Imlach and when he went to Buffalo in 1970 I went with him and have been a die-hard fan since day one (been a long road)... Obviously I remember drafting Mr. Perreault and he was and still is my favorite Sabre (though Briere Hasek etc come close). Most exciting and frustrating both were in that bloody Dallas series (need I say more???). To improve this team I would have never traded ROR who would improve this team immeasurably (we need a real legitimate ine center just like ROR who can take big faceoffs, kill penalties etc). In the end, I feel bad for getting my son hooked on the team as at 23 all he has pretty much known in his years as a fan is complete frustration!

TB will absolutely NOT take Risto and his salary and there has to be serious doubt they'd take Mitts as he is unproven and seemingly not strong enough...it will take our 8th and Cozens and maybe even more and that is the sad truth..we had a awesome 2nd lien center and gave him away and now we are pretty much screwed. Getting a really good 2nd line center is really hard...just ask a bunch of other teams who like us are after that very same thing. It would seem silly to give up Cozens in any trade and most trades of any magnitude will probably see the other team ask for him. Jack is at his peak and we are wasting those years playing crappy hockey but giving up our future for today is also no answer. Sabres have a real tough decision here and either way they go it will hurt! And I also think TB will figure this out

Truth is while it is fun to imagine adding a talent like Cirelli for whatever, we will be lucky to add any half-decent 2nd line center this summer. The whole COVID 19 thing is just adding to the equation and TB is far too smart to just give away a good young talent for players we are looking to get rid of. EXGMTM made what was and probably still stands as quite possibly one of the all-time best trades getting ROR for what he got him for (of course exGMJBotto probably now holds the honor of the worst trade ever giving ROR away for nothing and also losing kane for basically nothing as well). Realistically it'll be the same old tired lineup with no real 2nd line center thus no real 2nd line as both Skinner annd/or Olofsson (think that's how you spell it) both need a good center to set them up so one will be lost again this year playing with a under acheving center

Just read this...The Buffalo Sabres’ luck might have been better. During the Draft Lottery, the Sabres slid down a spot and will choose in the eight spot. Still, it’s a deep draft and the Sabres should get a strong young player with that eighth pick. The Buffalo News’ Lance Lysowski believes the team will go after star OHL center Marco Rossi because of his interesting tie to the team and to head coach Ralph Kreuger. Although the Sabres recently cleaned house, relieving much of their hockey operations staff and minor league coaches from their jobs, Kreuger remains on the job and will likely assume a major role in draft-day decisions. If Kreuger weighs in, there’s speculation Rossi would be his preferred target if he were still on the board. (from “Sabres’ possible targets with the No. 8 pick in the NHL draft, The Buffalo News, 27/06/20). For more than a decade, until he resigned in 2010, Kreuger coached the Swiss national team. Lysowski writes that he stays in contact with the programs that produced Rossi. In addition, Kreuger coached Rossi’s father Michael when he played in Austria during the early 1990’s. That makes the clever, play-making forward attractive to Buffalo with their eighth choice. That is, if he’s still around. Too bad we could not move up to get this guy...he's a center!!!

not sure if anyone mentioned Cozens is not AHL eligible LOL...anyways I simply do not like the idea of rushing him in and putting piles of pressure on him as our much needed 2nd center...it would be different (maybe) if he was slowly worked into the lineup but then again I do not like that either...the truth is he should be allowed to mature and needs at least a year in AHL...and more so we need a GM who actually identifies the need for that real NHL 2nd line center or this team will never amount to much as it is far too easy for the other teams to defend against a one-line team...

I just heard that TSN is reporting that Toronto and Edmonton are the two cities to host the NHL playoffs. Edmonton has COVID 19 under control apparently while Toronto has also done a great job of keeping it somewhat under control. Do you think that the NHL will ever play again this year? I personally doubt it as athletes are going to have a big problem as they obviously breathe hard and heavy and spit and of course good old Brad Marchand will be kissing and licking and biting so I think it is safe to say no one will want to play against Boston!

okay you got me...are we talking about the same guy? I find it hard to believe Dudley is 71 and has 40 years of NHL experience. Either way I definitely want the Rick Dudley I know to be hired too (along with the 71 year old)

he is a "center" just as Johansson is...not great but maybe 3rd line. we need a real bonafide NHL 2nd line center (yes just like that guy we shipped out to the Loo) good teams are built down the middle and we are very weak there so it is no surprise we are struggling period. the last thing we need is another 3rd line center and giving Risto for that would be a move even exGMJBotto would not make (or wait a minute maybe he would have but whatever)

no doubt they'll drop us down a few notches again...hopefully we will draft a little better this year and have something to show for yet another losing season...

It is almost embarrassing that this team has tanked and/or been awful (not on purpose) year-after-year for ten years running (missing playoffs) and we do not have anymore then 3 or 4 prospects in the AHL???? That almost seems impossible; that in itself is a true indicator of just how bad both exGM's TM and JBotto really were (and the scouting dept included). Totally agree that the young players there look good (Thompson, Borgen, Olofsson) so maybe this is not so much on the coaching (Taylor etc) but on the players they were given in Rochester. JBotto seemed more concerned with older vets to make that team look good then stocking it with good young players. We gave away ROR and Kane and there alone should have at least got some good young prospects to show for those trades (we got Thompson and the verdict is still out on him). And people actually wonder why the Pegulas are frustrated after spending an absolute boatload of cash over the years they have owned this club and have nothing to show for it but a team that continues to lose and a farm-team where the cupboard is pretty-much bare...