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I'm really not comfortable with the way that looks at all. I want another guy who can legitimately compete for a top-4 spot.

Bogosian for Galchenyuk (E5)

Fasching is the only one who projects to be the type of possession-driver that Carrier is. Those other guys are finishers or creators. I'm really big on assembling lines with complementary skill sets, not just cramming all the talent together--probably why I'm higher on Carrier than most. My ideal line skeleton is one possession generator, one creator, and one finisher. The possession generator doesn't have to be the most skilled guy in the world, and it makes running three scoring lines easier to manage because one of the guys on each line will be a cheap role player who doesn't stuff the traditional stat sheet. Carrier may max out as a 20 point player, but because of his effectiveness in a role, I think he could be a valuable "top-9" player.

I wouldn't say I'm pissed, but I am annoyed. Losing Carrier won't be the end of the world or anything, but I do think it was the wrong choice. Yes, he's probably a 3rd liner long term, maybe a 4th liner....but I think that's more valuable than a probable backup goalie.

Well, he is the guy who traded Forsberg for Erat.

I would absolutely do this. Not our 1st, but 2nd? For sure.

Sure, once someone tells me why I should care about a goalie who was 24th in the AHL in SV%.

Sigh. If this was a case of letting them have Carrier to save Ullmark, I think it was the wrong choice. If this was a case of legitimately valuing Ennis above Carrier, JBot just undid the good first impression he made on me with the Beaulieu trade.

No biggie, I'm just glad my memory hasn't completely failed me....yet :lol:

Or just stay where we are and take one of the higher tier forwards that dropped thanks to a reach on Liljegren.

Good for the team, but boring for fans, IMO. How fun was it when McKenzie mused "About to hop on a flight. Will Evander Kane be a Sabre by the time I land?"

No, Bogo is definitely garbage. At the very least, he's been undeniably terrible for two straight seasons. I'll be kinda sad if we're returning to the Darcy-era with respect to nobody knowing anything about the team.

Of course, Kessel is/was a much better player than Kane, and those criticisms were just fueled by a need for someone to blame for the team sucking. I don't think anyone here is blaming Kane for the Sabres' problems (if they are, we should shun them appropriately), simply focused on the economics and fit of things going forward.

Isn't Hossa's cap hit over $5 million?

I'll do cartwheels around the arena at next year's Sabrespace meetup if they take Bogosian off our hands.

No. ....he hired McKee to do it.

Magic beans.

More like: The Canucks have gained a negative Sbisa to Vegas.

I really hope Hossa ends up being okay. Both because I've always liked him, and because I want Chicago to have to continue to suffer in their cap prison.

Yup. Gotta find some way to increase revenue. Well, other than making the game appeal to a broader audience, can't have that happen! :wallbash:

Those Vegas jerseys are terrible. Such a great logo wasted.

I would argue our PP was going to normalize a bit even without a coaching change. 27% isn't something I'd expect year over year.

Not everyone ages at exactly the same rate? Cullen can still skate. Doan's legs, which were there that great in the first place, are toast. He just can't move out there anymore. Is it so shocking that a guy who played the style he played losses "it" while another doesn't?

The over/under on the number of times Rob Ray correctly pronounces this is 5. On the season. I think I'm taking the under.

All numbers at evens. Moulson Ennis Ennis 14-15 GF/60 1.81 1.47 1.76 GA/60 2.05 2.20 2.33 GF% 46.94 40.00 43.04 CF/60 52.77 54.41 41.49 CA/60 51.90 57.14 69.80 CF% 50.41 48.83 37.28 CF%/rel 3.77 1.56 0.26 PLUS/MINUS: Moulson: -4 Ennis: -7 Edit: Just because I'm already here, I'm adding Ennis' 2014-15 season, the last time he was useful. 46 points in 78 games while skating 19 minutes per night (I'd honestly mostly ignore the raw corsi stats here, cuz yea, tank). This is the Ennis people think he can become again. SPOILER ALERT: He was bad then, too. "Good stats bad team" guy. That's right, the Tyler Ennis we all romanticize about, was still a bad player. What about when the team was good? In 2010-11 Ennis had his best statistical season, but his relative statistics were both negative (GF%rel -0.39, CF%rel -2.09). And that was 7 years ago, before many injuries zapped him of his speed/quickness, and before the league as a whole became much faster (so he's slower relative, even without the injuries). At his best, Ennis was an entertaining and useful PP scorer, while being utterly replaceable at even strength. Even if you think Ennis can regain form physically, he's not getting those prime PP minutes with our forwards. I repeat: Tyler Ennis is the exact type of player who puts up good stats on a bad team, but is in no-man's land on a good team. He simply isn't versatile enough to play a different role, while not being good enough to play a primary scoring role.