Scottysabres

I don't think it'll take Middlestadt to get it done, just my view though. He's Swedish, so there's that. Outside of what I see on some highlight videos and nhl.com, elite prospects I really don't see anything that stands out to warrant grabbing him. His face off % isn't noteworthy, atleast, that I can see. Anyone have anything on the potential for this kid?

A Sabres not named Eichel scored..... Scouts! SCOUTS!!!!

Same here. My first weekend since early November without a forced overtime day. Shop till I drop day I'm calling it lol

Just based on what I've seen of Middlestadt in the NHL, the kid isn't going to he much more than a 3rd/4th liner, if that. I just don't see him figuring it out. Is that maturity, is it just needed development? I don't know. But I don't see him in Buffalo any longer than a call up stint or 2.

Sorry Nitro, but I chuckled. At 50 I'm asking myself that seriously lol.

Pain is addicting...……...lol

Who?

Jack could care less what Sam is going to do. Jack Eichel doesn't need Sam Reinhart, Sam Reinhart needs Jack Eichel. We're talking about a top 10 league wide player here that is looking at the first 10 years of his career meaning nothing. Sam isn't even in his thought process when it comes to that.

82 a season? Hell, I seriously doubt he's here following next season. The reality is he's going to force a trade. I mean think about it, 5 years, 5 years of your career completely wasted due to poor management, with no end in sight and not even serious attempts to fix it. I don't see Jack here past next season, sorry, but Botterill or whoever is not fixing this by next year, it's that bad.

Touche'

This team is garbage considering what it needs is consistency. They true tragedy of all this is the assets we got for players moved out that may have actually helped. I'm talking Kane and ROR, what a ***** show this has been under Botterill. My god Pegula's, get your head out of your a s s e s for Christ sake and at least try and fix this *****...……….

Why in the ***** would JBOT re-sign most of these players this past off season and suddenly expect different results given a majority of the show up merely 10 to 20 games a year as anything at all? Botterill, I am directly questioning your *****...ing mind dude. If this is your plan, you suck donkey balls.

While I like the analogy, you have to have actual cards to try and build this lol

So, where is Botterill this evening? Let me guess, he and the family are in Boca with the Pegula's wrapping gifts for one another while they watch a rerun of the Bills this past weekend, laughing at Sabres fans spending their money all the while buying each other Lexus's...………. I am literally disgusted this is going on 6 years later...…………….

It's a Turkey Shoot here in Philly...………………..

With or without Jack, Philly has size up and down their line up. With out size to match it, Buffalo will find it extremely difficult at both ends of the ice.

And it continues...………….

And so it begins...…………..

High air, low air, side air, behind the back air and of course, the ever coveted never duplicated, triple lindey air ?

No pain, No gain?

Upper Body Injury

I checked ESPN 8, the Ocho, Cotton's doing pre game now ? He actually said, "Eichel out, that's a bold strategy Cotton"

I happen to agree with this. Moving Skinner up to the Eichel line would most certainly increase scoring given everything you've pointed out here.

Well, it's nice to know other teams GM's are still drawing breathe. Just remind a couple of us to pick Bott's carcass up out of his chair for the "Weekend at Jason's" post failed season party...………...

So the freeze is coming up, no movement from the Sabres as of yet. Starting to look like it'll be a deadline type of year barring any magic beans Botts pulls out. How are the Sabres going to get to the playoffs with only Eichel producing with consistency? That is the question I have for botts.