Ross Rhea

Nolan should take him out behind the wood shed and put a whoopin on him. Ted was a tough guy back in the day, I bet he could still whoop Staffs arse.

.....GUESS WHAT DAY IT IS......

you also might want to think about used skates at like play it again sport as they are already broke in and will be a little easier on your feet, not to mention cheaper.

WOW, can you imagine what Vanek will do with Tavares as his center. Holy cow what threat that line will be.

I think it should be Vanek. I also think we are going to see a different Vanek this year. It was no secret that Ruff rode him hard (that doesn't sound good) and they didn't get along, and I really think that hampered his play. I'm hoping Vanek plays even better under Rolston because I think Rolston will treat him better.

Ahh, Guinness, yum! Keeping the homeland in business!

Yes, I get that but. With finding young talent there are still quite a few holes to fill. Not that I want him to sign just anybody but there has been a whole lot of young players moving around via trade or FA signing and Buffalo does hav a lot of cap space to play with.

Just counting official NHL guys. The others have 2 way contracts or are AHL guys. But yes, I see what you are saying.

Darcy only has 10 forwards signed, 2 RFAs, 5 defensemen now that Sulzer signed and he has $15.2 million in cap space. It's over 27 hours into free agency what the hell is Darcy waiting for? I could see not doing anything if he was up against the cap or had most if not all positions filled. He doesn't have either and yet nothing from him. I don't get what his master plan is, his actions do not make any sense.

No! if they are going with the youth movement, than go with the youth movement 100%, not half asssed.

yeah, i don't think so.

No to Briere. It's not a good idea.

Well I personally feel if Chad had shown anything the Sabres might not have gone 2 defensemen with their first 2 picks knowing that they have a hard time scoring. Again he was nothing more than an injury stop gap.

Put the shoe on the other foot. With such a small sample size, why do you feel so strongly that he will make the team?

Absolutely, Rudy was nothing more than a stop gap.

agreed

Sure he could, but an undrafted free agent that played 7 NHL games has a low percant of doing that imo. What did he show you that screams he could unseat any of the current guys? He was a desperate injury fill in, nothing more.

yeah, i'm betting a few at least.

Really, so so prospects? I get it, you think nobody can ever be as good or better than Miller, whatever!

Ruhwedel is a 7th dman maybe or 2 way contract at best next year. He doesn't unseat Weber, Myers, Ehrhoff, Pysyk, Mcbain, McNabb or Sulzer/Pardy if one or both of them are resigned. Or either one of the new guys, I forgot about them.

no

Whatever! you have Ehrhoff, Myers, Sekera, Weber, then you fill the other 2 spots with either Ruhwedel, Mcnabb, or Pysyk. Who are you trading or even thinking of trading? Do you not see that as being a rather week d corps? I do!

but there is no top 6 right now on the big club, there is only 4 of them.

Doubt it. If you look, they only have 4 guys on the roster Ehrhoff, Myers, Sekera, Weber. Ruhwedel, and Pysyk are on 2 ways and Pardy and Sulzer are ufa. McNabb is on the farm but who else?

Wonder what Seattle will call themselves?