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If you're preaching structure, discipline and communication how is that Rick Tochett? Man I hope we get Fenton/Housley, I just think that pair would do some great things together. I have no problem with Gillis, I mean it's easy to say he destroyed the Canucks but he also brought them within a game from winning the cup, and a nice playoff run that included a presidents trophy season, he wouldn't be my first choice but it's not like he's some bum.

I disagree with the meddling part, there really no clear sign any meddling is going on, they inherited GM Doug Whaley and that staff, Pegula also admitted to not being involved enough with the last signing of GM Tim Murray for the Sabres when he was hired so he is trying to right both ships imo and I see nothing wrong with that.

The Vegas Knights GM said he's open to accepting draft picks for players to be picked off the roster, how about a 2nd and 3rd round pick to take Moulson and Bogosian off our roster? Getting better by eliminating 2 ridiculous contracts and save 10.142M to spend on better assets. We'd only have to deal with the Gorges 3.9M contract for 1 more season.

He's getting Mario Lemieux's dry cleaning.... duh!

I thought Guhle was interchangeable but it's Antipin, he can play either side and has... I just got the player wrong so: Line 1 RHD Rasmus Ristolainen LHD Cam Fowler Line 2 RHD Viktor Antipin LHD Jake McCabe Line 3 RHD Ryan Murphy LHD Brendan Guhle

LW Evander Kane for RHD Ryan Murphy #8 overall pick in 2017 draft + Rasmus Asplund for LHD Cam Fowler, 3rd round pick in 2017 RHD Rasmus Ristolainen LHD Cam Fowler RHD Ryan Murphy LHD Viktor Antipin RHD Brendan Guhle LHD Jake McCabe

I for 1 am sure as hell glad we don't have to watch Stafford/Pominville/Vanek all watch our goalie get his ass ran over and not do anything, that was a weak group. It's heading in the right direction, the only bad thing about rebuilds is now you have to wait for the kids to grow up a little bit.

How about LW Evander Kane to the Anaheim Ducks for RHD Sami Vatanen Select LHD Miro Heiskanen 8th overall in the draft 2017 draft. Or we can trade LW Evander Kane for LHD Cam Fowler and trade the 8th overall pick in 2017 draft to the CBJ , plus LHD Josh Gorges in exchange for RHD Jacob Trouba. We would then have Line 1 RHD Rasmus Ristolainen LHD Cam Fowler Line 2 RHD Jacob Trouba LHD Jake McCabe (USA baby) Line 3 RHD Zach Bogosian LHD Brendan Guhle/ Viktor Antipin or Dymitri Kulikov

GM Paul Fenton with HC Phil Housley would be an awesome step in the right direction imo. I'm hoping for this combo but won't hold my breath.

Many mock drafts have us getting RHD Timothy Liljegren after tonight's drawing.

I wouldn't trade Reinhart at all, didn't we draft LW Alexander Nylander last season? How about moving O'Reilly to wing where he belongs and having Eachel/Reinhart up the middle and strengthen our 2 lines?

Philly? WTF

So what was the draft order?

Time to trade Kane for a Dman.

You forgot to say unless you're Toronto.

I can't even find the channel to bitch about it on.

He had plenty of time to tear it down, put his stamp on it and make them at least a playoff 1 and done team, they regressed and he got fired. I don't see why people have a problem with this. he made a bunch of mistakes along the way.

I like Fenton also, think he'd be an awesome fit for us, doubtful though after hearing were looking for an experienced GM.

Don't overspend in FA on guys who don't fit what were trying to do just because our owner gives you free reign to do it, Murray has made some really good FA pickups (Gionta, Okposo) but has really struck out hard on others (Moulson, Gorges, Ennis, Koulikov). I'd like to see the new GM take guys that fit exactly what were going to do scheme-wise, I really didn't see that with Murray.

Once we get a competent HC things should turn around fairly quickly, I think we finally found the HC for the Bills and I hope we can do the same for the Sabres, it will make a huge difference especially for our playmakers, I'd prefer a HC who can relate to the players, obviously.

Isn't he the same guy who ruined the Toronto Maple Leafs? I really hope he isn't even a candidate.

How about Kevin McDonald of the St. Louis Blues, he has been with a perennial winner since 2001, started off as a professional scout for them. 2003 he became director of scouting, in 2005 he was also given the title of Assistant GM, which he shares still to this day with Al Macinnis. I've also been watching and reading up on Assistant GM Paul Fenton of the Nashville Predators, that team is almost always a playoff contender, he's been in the league for 18 seasons, 10 of them as the Assistant GM there in Nashville where he's been a huge part of the core players of Nashville, I think he's ready to take on the FT GM role. Just some names to keep an eye on in this search.

I'm probably in the minority it seems at least from looking at these posts but I don't see meddling owners, I see owners who want to win. I didn't hate Murray 1 bit but he made some really costly moves, free reigns in FA and draft, ended up with a washed up Moulson, total over payment of Ennis, trade for Koulikov was a disaster, He hired Dan Byslma as HC who was a disaster, a 1st round pick for Lehner who isn't bad albeit but nowhere near what we gave up to get him, went down in point standings, all that compiled with us not winning and I think the Pegula's did what most owners who don't see a winner on the ice do, they fired the GM and it was the right decision imo. I just signed up here but I'm also on the HF message boards.