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If were copying the league and going with speed, there wasn't a fast guy who's athletic? Also didn't we Rasmus Asplund last year?

With the 8th pick in the 2017 NHL draft, the Buffalo Sabres select.... LHD Juuso Valimaki (6'2" 212 lbs.) I think he'll be the pick if we don't trade LW Evander Kane for a Defensemen.

I'll be surprised if they don't trade Kane by the end of draft day, I don't forsee him resigning with us and he'll never be of more value than right now, get that stud defenseman and draft another forward, hopefully Nylander is ready, if not Baptiste or Bailey need to step up, If they trade Reinhart that seems very counterproductive to me.

As long as it isn't sexy rexy.

Incarcerated Bob is a hack like many other hacks on twitter. If you're going off what he says it's a lie like everything he puts out there once in awhile he hits and that's when people start believing he's more than a hack. If you can get one of the premier goal scorers in the league for just Reinhart and #8 overall I'd do it in a heartbeat and I'm sure the new Sabres GM would as well, it won't ever happen.

Just like Buffalo fans to overvalue players, Carrier is nothing more than a bottom tier player. He or Ennis could have been exposed and it would be 1 in the same, there is no shocker here, after the top 6 players, we don't have much imo.

That was straight up robbery, he's not elite but he's a solid player who's game is improving, I love that deal right there.

How about Marc Crawford,Benoit Groulx and Marty Biron as goalie coach

I want someone who can run a high flying offensive attack and bring the defensemen up in the play as well, give me Sheldon Keefe, 36 years old, seems to really have the kids minds in the right places, I'd like to see this team be more innovative, give Keefe a shot.

Buffalo Sabres send: LW Evander Kane, G Cal Peterson, 2nd round pick 2017 (37) Anaheim Ducks send: RHD Sami Vatanen, RW Nick Ritchie, 2nd round pick 2017 (60) The Ducks will trade a defenseman before the expansion draft no doubt about it or they lose one for nothing. I say they get Kane or the #8 overall pick, I went with kane because the Ducks need more goal scoring and would fill a huge need for them and vatanen although a RHD can also play the left side effectively as well, plays on the PP and a penalty killer, he was 2nd on the ducks in TOI 21 + a night and Ritchie would be a solid power forward for us. We now have the 8th pick to take a D or winger prospect.

I'd have to say a top line D-man for sure.

I'd rather bring up and develop our young players rather than over pay for 15 goal scorers.... Waiting in the wings is D Brendan Guhle, LW Alexander Nylander, RW Justin Bailey, C Rasmus Asplund, RW Nicholas Baptiste, RW Hudson Fasching, RW Cliff PU, LW Evan Rodriguez, D Brady Austin, D Brycen Martin, D Devante Stephens... Some of those guys should transition into good hockey players right?

Now go get Housley as HC and all will be right in the world.

Best thing we could do is give Vegas draft picks to take Moulson/Gorges or Moulson/Bogo off our hands which they said they were interested in doing.

I'm expecting him to make top 6, then make our defense better which won't be that hard to do and hopefully be a part of why we get into the playoffs.

Then you have this on Tochett that would ease the pain a little maybe? http://www.diebytheblade.com/2017/5/7/15572578/buffalo-sabres-expected-hire-jason-botterill-gm-rick-tocchet-possible-coach-candidate

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.