Broken Ankles

Two shots, two goals. Stat geeks - that helps his shooting percentage right? ?

Don’t risk the damage that would be caused taking Skinner off the top wing. The experiment with Sheary earlier this year was not sucessful. What is the rationale for giving Casey more minutes, when he’s already being marginalized by the coach? He’s playing 11-12 per game and doesn’t deserve that. I think Phil has a serious problem at 2C. It’s not Mittelstadt, and from Flags post, it shouldn’t be Vlad, or the other 3 Centers which should remain together. I agree the second line needs a shake up, but not at the expense of the first or fourths. Two more losses and I foresee a mid-December call up (maybe Nylander probably Olofson) and Casey might be well served spending some time riding the bus.

I voted 3, but this is a better description than weirdos.

Why mess with the fourth line? Not scoring but playing well together. Is the thought that Larsson can possibly get Tage involved offensively again? And that Mitts was not doing it? LW C RW Forwards JEFF SKINNER Rating: 79.9#10 LW JACK EICHEL Rating: 80.1#20 C SAM REINHART Rating: 76.3#26 RW FL1 Rating Rating: 78.78#14 FL1 CONOR SHEARY Rating: 72.2#78 LW CASEY MITTELSTADT Rating: 71.2#134 C JASON POMINVILLE Rating: 73.8#40 RW FL2 Rating Rating: 72.39#25 FL2 VLADIMIR SOBOTKA Rating: 68.3#180 LW EVAN RODRIGUES Rating: 70.7#88 C KYLE OKPOSO Rating: 71.6#80 RW FL3 Rating Rating: 70.20#29 FL3 TAGE THOMPSON Rating: 69.8#162 LW JOHAN LARSSON Rating: 67.5#143 C PATRIK BERGLUND Rating: 72.6#92 RW

http://www.nhltradetracker.com/user/trade_list_by_team/Buffalo_Sabres/2. Matt Moulson deal, Halak to WASH, and McNabb to the Kings. Murray lost 2 of 3 that day. One of his better days ?.

You need to get yourself a Sonos my man. Listening to XM in your car is so 2006. Stream XM, WGR55 and all Apple Music in the convenience of your home.

I think there is one more chance for Sam to slide back to Center. Phil is growing weary of Casey and his bad play. He basically called him out on WGR when asked why he did not see any OT minutes. And he was being polite, as his last four games against high caliber teams has resulted in horrible play. Sheary and Tage need someone to distribute the puck, and Sam is second only to Jack in that department. Compare our second line center to that of Toronto, Boston, Tampa, Washington or NYI and we have second class citizen status. If there is a late December call up at wing, maybe Nylander gets a chance on the right of Jack and does well, I can see Sam taking on this role again.

How about one middle finger to give Leaf fans a big FU when we beat them. And forefinger on the other when we win the cup.

Does he think, or the rest of the league including the Leafs front office believe that? Eleven has set the number at $12M and I believe that will be the starting point.

My first game was against the Cleveland Barons circa ‘78. Sabres drilled them 9-2. They beat them 13-3 later that year. Not a coincidence they folded soon after.

Define low. Move prospects, players or draft picks? What line do you play him on? Who do you move to free cap space? Zemgus to free up a LW slot and cap space? He has two more years after this one. So longer than Sheary and Sobotka but less than Bergland. And almost same Salary.

I would entertain Seabrook. Would be nice to have an experienced RD to play alongside Dahlin over the next few years. His contract is onerous (6.7m AAV for 5 more years). We add McCabe and they had to take Okposo’s anchor of a deal. Seabrook would not need PP minutes and Risto playing reduced minutes on a second pairing might improve his game.

Seriously? The Rangers are not a good team. This is a great test for the Sabres. Second night of a back to back against a team they should beat. I’m interested to see if the secondary scoring shows up tonight or if yesterday was an aberration. and yes Hutton is the starting goaltender on this team. Not up for debate. Yet.

Pommers is going to be 36 very shortly. He struggled immensely last year in the spring. You don’t somehow get better with age, unless your trainer works at BALCO. Cap space allows the GM a top six forward from outside. Plus opportunities for Nylander, CJ or Olofsson. Not enough room at the Inn. Less than 10% Berglund and Sobotka are under contract for 3 and 1 more respectively. Makes Larsson and Griggs expendable. Less than 20% each. Like your thought on Scandella. I think he or McCabe are moved in offseason. Dont sleep on Bogo. I agree on the percentage, but money is a great motivating factor. If he continues his leadship role I can see them keeping him with Pilut or Guhle to mentor. Maybe a two year with a small haircut to 4.5 m AAV.

No. He was a world class figure skater as a kid. Hence his superior skating skills.

How is he going master his triple salchow without practice?

Winner-winner thanks to Skinner

0-10 last two games on PP and have given up 4 short handed. Something has to change here immediately. Pair Skinner with someone else too. Maybe E-Rod. He is not getting the puck in space. Kings are playing like Shite, so they better start fast Saturday. Hate that Kane got the better of us tonight. He won his individual battles and then the war.

7, 11, 14, 18 and 39. And 8 as the mega.

SoCal pizza is terrible. Try Rubino’s on Oso Pkwy in Mission Viejo. At least they use quality ingredients and the sauce is sweeter than most.

Don’t you think the production team has something to do with that? After all you are playing to your audience which might not have seen a Sabres game at the time. Perhaps talk about players hometowns is better than banal jokes about Rob Rays lack of scoring, fighting prowess or overall Intelligence, etc. And far as not listening to another teams broadcast well that’s the equivalent to just watching MSNBC or FoxNews and not seeking an alternative view. As for me bubble-boy, I choose to hear what other experts have to say about my team and challenge what is said by MSG and the Sabres. I believe the broadcast team has an obligation to spend the time researching the opponents and provide us the viewing public evidence of such. And I hate to tell you, but the current team is not living up to their end of the bargain. And you can knock Doc and the National guys all you want but if any local teams had the opportunity to assume one of those jobs they would take them in a heartbeat. Now get ready to turn down the volume on tomorrow’s Bills/Browns game so you can listen to Murph and Kelsey, the A-team!!!

Agree to disagree. As far as color commentators go, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire, Keith Jones, Ray Ferraro, & Mike Johnson are all superior to Rob. And while this might sound blasphemous, all the current National Broadcasters in Canada, and US are better than Rick. Not Rick in his prime, but Rick today. And Doc Emerick IS the Gold Standard for Play by Play. Of course you love Ricks voice and excitement he brings when the Sabres score (which is all too infrequent these days), but the lack of effort on this team really shows when you compare to even that of other local broadcast teams, let alone the National team. I listen to the opposition broadcast about 50% of the time on Centre Ice. You can tell they have each watched the last 2-3 Sabres games in preparation and have insight on their recent play. I HATE the Bruins, but Brickley and Edwards know their shite. And not just bullet points they received from the Sabres PR staff. Lorenz is my Avatar because I appreciated his game on the ice, but equally for his efforts as a color commentator. His observations about game were incredibly more perceptive than Ray's. His presence is missed in the booth.

I am new, but I get the sarcasm. No worries Eleven.

LGR4GM and I are talking about June 15th 2019. Not this year.

Two reasons why 2019/2020 make more sense. First is actual cash payout. Unlike the Sabres where Uncle Terry shells out all the cash up front, other teams back load their contracts. Bogo stands to make $6M next year. the 2/3's rule saves Pegula $2M. If he is injured again this year (and I'm banking on a healthy semi-successful season), and you have development from others that make him expendable, why not? Second is the cap relief realized in 2019. Four Million dollars in immediate cap savings that can be used for a FA or higher salaried D-man via trade to replace his second pairing. The downside is only a $2M hit in 2020. This is insignificant when you look at the UFA's coming off the books that year. Sheary, Hunwick, Scandella, Sobotka and Wilson for approx. $14M. https://www.capfriendly.com/buyout-calculator/zach-bogosian/2019-06-15