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I saw that and said the same thing lol

The Blackhawks singer though.....

This out to be fun. 6-2 Chicago.

8 year term is scary... 6 would be better. Typically, big drop offs start after early 30’s in production. Unless you are Ovi.

Hey, get in the top 6 and maybe drop down a few spots and get in the top 5 range... see there is hope!?

I try to be pragmatic... I definitely agree we are not there...just trying to assess what good there is

As bad as it has been there are some bright spots. It is not all gloom and doom (trying to be positive lol). My opinion: 1. There is no question Jack is a superstar and continues to grow and mature. I don't even think he has hit his full potential (I think he can be 100 plus point type guy). His shot and ability to carry the zone and skating is awesome. He needs to continue to shoot more. 2. I think it's safe to buy a Sam Reinhart jersey. He finally is fully coming into his potential and has tremendous hockey IQ. IMO he is a foundational piece for sure. 3. Dahlin. He's young and makes mistakes...but he is doing what only a handful of d-men have ever done at his age in history. To me, this kid is everything advertised, and has a nasty streak at times. 4. Montour. Excellent pick up at the deadline. Props to JBot on this one. He will be a big part of the future and can certainly drive play. 5. McCabe. Dude is a warrior and I think a solid top four D-man for years to come. 6. E-Rod. What a motor and will make a great 3rd line type guy who is a jack of many trades for the future. 7. Prospects. UPL might likely be our future franchise goalie and has performed well this year. Hopefully we will see him pro soon. Borgen, Laaksonen, Samuelson are all looking good as defensive prospects. Oloffson, Asplund looking better and better. Pekkar was doing well until his injury. Nylander has improved his pro game albeit not a prolific scorer yet. Glotov is even lights out in the ECHL. I probably missed a few guys but if we can get just 3-4 guys out of this bunch that would be good news. 8. We will have a top 10 pick more than likely and barring a trade, an additional first round pick to add to the prospect pool. 9. We are not in cap trouble. Therefore we can make moves and sign Skinner. 10. We have a lot of room to move pieces on the trade market this summer. Hopefully, these things will facilitate a winning culture in a few years.

Yeah I’m getting the same worry. Year #2 did not look so good either.

This^^^

They give up a ton of bad goals. It’s been almost nightly for months. Those kill a fragile team.

Botterill has a monumental task ahead of him. Must go: Coach PH. Scandella, Risto, Pommers, Sobotka, Girgs, Larsson. TT to the minors, Mitts to the third line. Needs: Resign Skinner, Starting goalie, 2C, 2 Top 6 wingers, 4Th line grinders with more production, top 4 defenseman

Skeletal structure? We have maybe “4-5 bones”. Need a lot more bones before we can build the “flesh” of a contender.

JBots standards for “his guys” seem much different than any other prospect from older regimes.

The bottom line reality is we are a joke right now. Their record since December speaks for itself.

Heard this all 100 times and it will be talked about 1000 more... as it should. That trade defines this team right now.

Oh I agree they will be here... but in two years they may not.

I could be wrong but this whole regime may already be doomed. My sense is we are not ever going to be able to have a defense and a system like Nashville. They have a rare crop of talent on defense and smart and gritty forwards. We have none of that. Getting outright fleeced by St Louis is an ominous sign of things to come.

The ROR trade was so bad it is a fireable offense. Inexcusable terrible boneheaded trade. You just dont trade centers like ROR without a sizable return. As soon as the trade was announced I was mortified.

There is nothing else to say except minus a 3 week stretch we are about 6 points better than last year, if that...

Great second period guys!!! Man we really put fear in people in the 2nd!

McCabe out for the season

They have some young pieces and a ton of draft picks and will be in the playoffs again before us

Ottawa was in the semis 2 years ago... we’ve been nothing but semi close to the bottom for nearly a decade

Welcome to Pegulas hockey hell. The most error filled, boneheaded, softest players collected on one roster for 10 years now. It takes skill to be this embarrassing for that long! Losing is the gift that keeps on giving for Buffalo fans.

You could flip a coin and by shear odds you could by chance draft well enough or get good enough players to make the playoffs at least a couple of times.