Derrico

Same. But this year I'm giving zero expectations of who I want or care what the boards immediate reaction is. I just hope they don't ***** up the pick.

I would definitely be interested in a D. I really don't think our D is so good and have so many defensive prospects coming that you would exclude them due to position. IMO Colorado has an unbelievable top line but it's their top 4 that drive their offense IMO. I wouldn't mind copying that model.

Nope. I think we're all sick of it and odds are we're going to lose anyways.....

To be fair I also agree that not doing anything in the off-season with goaltending was his worst blunder and I’ve shouted that from the rooftops. What was concerning with this decision was that Eakin vs Larry looked like a bad decision from an analytics perspective from the very moment he signed and that’s exactly how it played out. So it begs the question: is Nightengale terrible at his job as head of analytics or does KA not give a ***** about analytics altogether. Both situations are very concerning in their own right.

Jack freaking Eichel was hurt basically the entire season no?

Eichel for Marner, nylander and Robertson.

This is the signing and associated decision that made me think either Nightingale is completely incompetent in his job as head of analytics or Adams isn't listening to his analytics staff. Either way this is an enormous problem.

The one guy who is currently running that analytic department is doing a horrible job based on their recent roster moves. Karmanos sure has his work cut out for him.

Sure. But the bar was set realllllllllly low here.

So now it looks like we're going to be trading Eichel and we're going to be trusting a rookie GM who has already made some pretty big mistakes in his early tender to make that trade. Awesome. This franchise is an absolute tire fire.

Nope. The sabres need to address this. They obviously needed an upgrade at 2C and for 2 straight summers ignored it. This past offseason they have an obvious need in goal and they again ignore it. ADDRESS the ***** obvious problems in your organization.

Don’t tell LGR

Garbage. With Anderson out they’re leaning on Campbell who was lights out but has now come back down to earth.

That’s totally fair. But living in leaf country I unfortunately watch more leaf games then I care to admit and I’ve seen many games where I think if only Buffalo could get that level of goaltending. He’s for sure no All star but not a stretch to suggest he’s better then what we have now, including Ullmark.

I always thought Freddie Anderson would be decent for the right price. Although I'm sure Adams feels confident in his goaltending anyways. No sense in upgrading....

Ontario as well 😉

This exactly. Unfortunately I was there live in Ottawa tor Game 2 when Tim got wrecked. Game 1 of that series is still my favourite sabres game of all time. Connolly was nothing short of wizardry in Game 1 and many games leading up to that point. Losing all the D the next year hurt but losing Connolly was the biggest blow IMO.

Darcy is like that girl you never appreciated until it was too late.....

I get it to a certain extent. But Nightingale has had too big of a roll in icing some of the worst teams in NHL history. No sense speculating on what happens next I suppose.....

If he looks at a list of moves the Sabres have made under Nigtingale's watch and concludes he is an answer to the problem then yes, the new guy is a bum, same as a long list before him.

This is interesting. I have placed a lot of blame on KA for doing jack ***** about our goaltending in the offseason. If Terry is pushing UPL then it may be difficult to bring in someone to just be a placeholder. Goalies usually take a long time to develop so I hope KA continues pushing back on that issue. Last thing we need is for our only goalie prospect to be rushed and ruined as well.

I know who the 1a should be.....

Wow. Someone who has an ounce of clue who will oversee everything including our 'analytics department' that consistently ignores analytics? What a concept. I hope his first move is to replace Nightingale.

Hall will do what JJ has done in his limited showing with a new team; play at a considerably higher level then he did here. A million reasons to speculate as to why. I didn't mind Lazar but he is replaceable and Bruins fans will end up liking Hall much more then Lazar because he will make the bigger impact. Boston is only paying half of Hall's salary (what is that like $3 mil) for a shot at another cup. They also barely gave up anything in the trade. If I'm a Bruins fan then whatever Hall gives me is gravy and if he can get back to his MVP level then look out. There's very little risk for them after this trade.

For the record I've been calling for Smith to be fired prior to him staying onboard with RK. Nearly every single D that came here and played under Smith during his tenure here have regressed or disappointed. He should not have been retained with RK and so glad he is gone. I'll be interested to see how the next assistant does with our D but it can't be worse then Smith.