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  2. 2019-2020 Lineup

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    6 hours ago, Marchand'sNose said:

    So basically reverse the O'Reilly trade and we make the playoffs last season?

     

    6 hours ago, Tondas said:

    Maybe I'm just cranky and it's late (early), but aside from the 1st line & 1st D, that lineup is not scaring anyone. 

    No, I am saying that if we don't have a line of Elie-Sobotka-Thompson and replace it with competent NHLers, then we make the playoffs.  No, they don't scare anyone, but I think if JBot had made those moves before the New Year, they hang on to 8th.

    I should add that because I believe the problems after the All Star Break are primarily because of JBot's inaction, my expectations this year are for this team to achieve as if they had made the playoffs last year.  Therefore, I am treating this year as the playoffs being a given; if that doesn't happen, then JBot should be out.

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  3. Your predictions: what is Botterill going to do?

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    I am starting to think that if we look at our current base roster of

    Skinner - Eichel - Reinhart

    Sheary - Mittlestadt - Olofsson

    Smith - Rodrigues - Nylander

    Girgensons - Larsson - Okposo

    Dahlin - Montour

    McCabe - Ristolainen

    Pilut - Nelson

    Scandella - Bogosian

    Hutton, Ullmark

    Then we should look at bringing in good complimentary pieces rather than anything terribly huge.  For instance, how much do Donskoi and Ferland move the charts on the wings?  Ryan Dzingel at centre?  A couple of years of Stralman or Myers?

  5. Non Sabres Deadline Trades/Rumors

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    9 minutes ago, Scottysabres said:

    I cannot recall, but when Botterill was involved in trades, was there any leaks about possible talks or contact with the trade partner before the trade took place?

    Not until close to the last minute.  He appears to be very picky about that.

    I wonder if he has Darcy's attitude that deals can be called off if someone leaks...

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  7. "The Golden Season" — Sabres' 50th

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    Posted · Edited by E4 ... Ke2

    6 hours ago, PASabreFan said:

    See, now we're thinking with gas. A giant bat should replace the scissors they raise during the anthem. Have Bat night. Yes, bring Lorentz back to recreate the moment. So, how many younger fans reading this even know the bat reference? This whole season can be a teaching moment.

    On that note, have Al Smith Night. After the anthems, whoever is the backup goalie should skate out in a Smith sweater and wave toward the spot in the arena that corresponds to where Seymour sat at the Aud, then skate off and go down the tunnel.

    I remember listening to the game on the radio.  RJ said that Al Smith "saluted" the Knoxes.  I don't we can go that far...

    Addendum: Everyone is on fire in this thread!  Thanks!  It has been a great read and it's not even 2 pages long.

  8. Sabres RFAs Receiving Qualifying Offers from the Team

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    4 hours ago, Marchand'sNose said:

    Using Randall Flagg's Theory of Roles, this is the best I could do with what we currently have in the Sabres organization:

    Line 1: Skinner - Eichel - Olofsson

    Line 2: Sheary - Rodrigues - Reinhart

    Line 2: Nylander - Mittelstadt - Thompson

    Line 4: Girgensons - Larsson - Okposo

    Can anyone do better? I'd be happy enough with everything here except Sheary and Rodrigues on the 2nd line and Okposo...well...anywhere. It's obvious to me that we badly need a #2C and probably 2 top-6 wingers from outside the organization while we figure out what we have with Mittelstadt, Nylander, Olofsson, and Thompson. 

    I would replace Thompson with CJ Smith and O'Regan myself.  Other than that, I think you have the bare minimum we can expect to see next year.

    The best part of that line-up: NO SOBotka.

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  9. 2019-2020 Lineup

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    Posted · Edited by E4 ... Ke2
    clarification

    10 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

    Here is a scary thought.  With the qualified RFAs, Jbot could theoretically be done for the summer once those guys officially sign.  Cost of the Status Quo Sabres with the qualifying offers (some like McCabe Erod and Ullmark will be higher when actually signed) is $69,072,824

    @pi2000 ready to pull your hair out?

    Skinner Eichel Reinhart

    Sheary Mitts Olofsson

    Wilson Erod Okposo

    Girgensons Sobotka Smith

    Larsson

     

    Dahlin Montour

    McCabe Ristolainen

    Scandella Bogosian

    Hunwick Nelson

     

    Hutton Ullmark

     

    Welcome to Hell.  If this is even close to the opening day lineup, I’m going to scream and jump off the Jbot bandwagon and add him to my TM list.  

    IMHO from this “team,” I’d keep Forward line 1 intact, move the 2nd line to the 3rd line and the 3rd to the 4th. Pick one guy from the status quo 4th line as the 13th forward and get rid of the rest.  Then go out and find an entire 2nd line.  Also I’d get rid of both Scandella, Bogo and Hunwick and replace with a vet like Martinez or Stralman plus Pilut and bring a kid (Bryson or Borgen or Dougherty) up if we end up needing an 8th D.

    I think we can assume that Thompson is here and that JBot will not listen to RK screaming that TT doesn't belong here by scratching him for games on end.  (One place where I give PH credit and JBot discredit.)  I also assume that Pilut will be up here instead of Hunwick.  I hope there is no way on God's Green Earth that Sobotka is in the line-up.  So your line-up turns into:

    Skinner Eichel Reinhart

    Sheary Mitts Olofsson

    Smith Erod Nylander

    Girgensons Larsson Okposo

    Wilson, Thompson

     

    Dahlin Montour

    McCabe Ristolainen

    Scandella Bogosian

    Pilut Nelson

     

    Hutton Ullmark

     

    You know what's funny about this line-up?  Add a centre and send Thompson down and I think it makes the playoffs.  Last year.

  13. The other sports thread

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    In order to distance myself from the bitterness of the Sabres' season, put away my anger at Botterill's inaction during the season, and avoid going crazy over the Conn Smythe winner, I decided to watch a lot of hockey and kinda-hockey since the day after the SCF:

    • Old Sabres reruns;
    • The International Street and Ball Hockey Federation's 2018 Masters World Championship;
    • The 2019 Federation of International Bandy World Championship;
    • The Fédération Internationale de Hockey World Cup 2018 Final.

    At least it kept me from chanting, "Ooh!  Aah!  Sabres on the golf course!"

  14. Around the NHL Summer 2019

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    I wonder how much the uncertainty about the Cap is affecting JBot with Risto.  Several of the potential suitors have almost no room to manoeuver and may "force" him to take on an extra cap dump to make the money work out.

    Just now, Zamboni said:

    I’m surprised some can call others obtuse. 

    I am at 98.6 degrees.  That is greater than 90, so certainly I am obtuse.  (sorry)

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  16. Around the NHL Summer 2019

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    Posted · Edited by E4 ... Ke2
    simplification

    6 hours ago, Neo said:

    For what it’s worth, I thought E4 was sincerely saying KP would bring gender, economic and ethnic diversity to a power group that could use it.  I mean, it’s the inter-webs and I miss things ... but I didn't read any snark or sarcasm.

    Thank you very much, Neo.  That is exactly what I meant.

    3 hours ago, TrueBlueGED said:

    Against my better judgment, I'm going to engage in a conversation where I have zero hope of changing an opinion. Whatever you may think of how Kim Pegula came to her position, she has now been in a leadership position in a major sports organization (PSE) for years. She has a demographic profile that is incredibly rare at the executive level in any billion dollar industry, to say nothing of professional sports. I think she's quite well qualified for this role.

    That was also my point.

    It has nothing to do with politics.  It is just my personal philosophy.  I like being challenged and, IMHO, a group as ossified and reactionary as the NHL can learn from the voice of Kim Pegula.  I can't believe I am going to quote one of the worst Doctor Who stories of all time, but as "Monarch" says in Part Two of "Four to Doomsday": "We need doubt.  It's the greatest intellectual galvanizer."

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  17. Around the NHL Summer 2019

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    Posted · Edited by E4 ... Ke2
    expansion of the point.

    4 minutes ago, spndnchz said:

    F u and thanks ?

    What?  I am not trying to be insulting, condescending, etc.  I think that the players and owners need to speak with someone like her more often.  As the late Senator Pat Moynahan once said to the late Tim Russert about why the Senator was hiring the guy from Buffalo over the Ivy Leaguers, etc., he said, "What they know, you can learn.  What you know, they will never learn."

    I think she's awesome.

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  18. Around the NHL Summer 2019

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    I think she's a great pick.  A female minority who was a waitress.  Does not get much further than "rich, old white guys."  The owners need someone like this and, given some of the crap that players utter every now and then, the players could use it too.

  21. GDT SC Final Game 7: St.Louis Blues @ Boston Bruins, 8:00pm EDT

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    3 hours ago, Zamboni said:

    Yea I never will understand the loathing and hatred for Bettman.

    HFBoards is a great source for this because I don't get it either.

    • One lost season
    • 2 other lockouts
    • Shortly after he came on board, Winnipeg and Quebec moved to the US
    • Even though much of the expansion was planned before he came on board, he presided over growth in the Sun Belt.
    • He is the face of the owners and most fans identify with the players
    • He comes of as if he thinks that he is smarter than most everyone else in interviews
    • He is considered the one person who blocks teams from moving to Canada, Canadian teams winning, etc.
    • Big market teams hate the Cap
    • He is paid to shield the owners from their stupidity and deviousness.

    Note that most of these are the owners, the NHLPA, etc.

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