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They by better players right now, but Mitts is a much more talented then Thompson and probably Skinner because Skinner’s passing is mediocre at best. Tonights Mitts was the player we saw last season. Hopefully this is a sample of the future this season and beyond. Also I love feisty Cozens and Dahlin. They are giving us an edge. It’s funny how that works.

Moulson and McCormick.

Dahlin has become the player we hoped when he was drafted. It has really clicked. He was the best player on the ice. Our two most talented players, Mitts and Dahlin, we on full display tonight. Amazing job by DG and the boys coming home with 4 points on this trip especially after Edm blew them out of the building. As much as I don’t like Butcher or Miller, both helped the Sabres keep up with the frantic pace that game was played at. Now who does KA leave out West?

That game felt like a track meet

Not much of a tripping call.

Sabres possibly on the block. (Although I doubt anyone with term or control will be traded) 1) Victor Olofsson - RFA 2) Cody Eakin - UFA 3) Bjork - 1yr left 1.6 4) Girgensons - 1 yr left 2.2 5) Asplund - 1 yr left then RFA @ 825K 6) Hinostroza - UFA 7) Hayden - UFA 8.) Anderson - UFA 9) Hagg - UFA (Traded to Fla for a 6th) 10) Butcher - UFA 11) Miller - UFA 12) Pysyk - UFA

So trade him? This is the trade thread.

Come on Z

This is the best Mitts has looked this season.

Dahlin burys Schenn

Sharks draft pick who was the AHL goalie for 3 years. Also played 9 games for the Panthers in 17/18 and then some time in the Det organization. Played 7 years in teh KHL and had really good numbers there.

I'm sure West Mich is thrilled to be playing Levi and Northeastern in the first rd.

There is nothing wrong with it, I just wish that he had acquired a player who could have helped the team.

Terry certainly does.

What? We paid him $2.8. That isn’t free.

We get Steve Yzerman with that 5th rd pick, I’ll concede the point.

God forbid. Miller should never ever play for us again.

So you think it’s ok for an organization to mismanage their $ and have poor player evaluation. Gotcha!

What your missing is that we weren’t working toward the cap, KA was working to keep us at or near the cap floor. That was our budget to start the season. If you budget is 60 mill, why waste 5% on a player that can’t (and didn’t ) help you. The Butcher acquisition was a reflection of poor pro player evaluation and ultimately a waste of money.

I guess they’ll try to get that 3rd back when they trade him at next season’s deadline.

I do and did then. It was a poor decision just like acquiring Butcher.

You never disproven my argument, you just disagree. Obviously you don’t understand opportunity cost. We are a cap floor team this season and using 2.8 mill (or about 5% of the cap) for a useless player when you have actual needs elsewhere is a poor management decision regardless if you get a 5th rd pick. FYI the last 5th rd pick to play for us was 2005’s Nathan Gerbe. What? What does an expiring contract this season have anything to do with our cap situation next season?

You are ignoring that his defense was bad in LV which is why his minutes decreased. So yes he was bad defensively when acquired. Not Hutton terrible overall, but yes it was a bad acquisition of a bad defensive player for a team that didn’t need his PP skillset. He should have been gone long before now.

Mrazek on waivers. Any interest?

No we paid $2.8 million for a 5th rd pick and a below replacement player. I don’t think a 5th rd pick is worth $2.8 mill. Maybe we should have used that money on goaltending or a capable defensive defenseman?