Flashsabre

I can guarantee you I never said that to you, I don’t know who you are thinking of but it wasn’t me. I don’t attack posters for opinions. I know what you are saying. My point was there are a lot of people that don’t follow the draft that will say “Pronman has Joe Smith ranked here so that is where he must be drafted” or “Scouch has this guy ranked above this guy so that must be where they go.”

No one is saying it is all Jack’s fault. It is an incompetent organization that can’t properly build a team. But Jack is done here and has been for a while. He hasn’t been the biggest problem but for a $10 million Captain he hasn’t been the solution either. Time to move on.

The same guy who doesn’t like Pronman because he doesn’t rate Beniers higher? I don’t think anyone said you hate Power, I think you take this stuff too personally sometimes. The problem with these that write about the draft is that many people don’t follow the prospects and take these peoples words as gospel. It is one person’s amateur evaluation yet people think it is the be all end all. Scouch has had a lot of poor ratings on players based on how they have progressed since, Pronman puts his emphasis on size and skill over all else. Yes they work hard at it and yes they are pretty good at it but it is not the gospel, they both skew in certain directions.

A 24 year old that doesn’t want to play for the team, a 24 year old that has always had poor body language. A 24 year old that hasn’t lead this team anywhere near the playoffs. A 24 year old that is making $10 million a year but has had one good offensive year. A 24 year old that is the Captain but has shown no leadership traits for this team. I’m ready to move on. This team needs a new identity and new leadership on the ice. The return on the trade has to be good though. They need multiple quality assets in return. Try to build a cohesive young team that competes every night.

Again, he says he sees things he has to work on. Because he ranks others higher doesn’t mean he hates the player. And who cares what these people think. Pronman, Scouch and these others are not the be all end all of prospects. They have their certain things they like and looks for which skewer their rankings.

Scouch is high on Power. He sees him as a guy that has things to work on and improve. He is not a slam dunk, play day one NHL star 1 OA that steps in and is effective out of the gate. He sees other players as more well rounded at the moment. He is more of a slow simmering project. The absolute right move is for Power to go back to Michigan and work on the areas of his game that need improvement. Not all 17 and 18 year old kids are finished products. The key for a guy like Power is giving him the time and opportunity to work on those areas that need improvement and that isn’t in the NHL at 18.

You aren’t getting Gibson. Trading for Jack is to compete now. You don’t trade away your franchise goalie for that. But the rest of your deal looks good: Zegras, 3 OA, Comtois, one more pick or prospect for Jack and Olaf.

If Anaheim is the team Zegras HAS to come back. Zegras, 3 OA are the two pieces I am pushing for. Murray said they can’t score so would they be interested in Olaf as well in a bigger deal.

Not when they don’t pick Guenther with either.😜😁

They did interview Boudreau.

I think at the end of the day Granato will be the coach unless Lambert blows their doors off. My hope is that they really insulate him with top notch Assistant Coaches.

Could you imagine: Reino to Seattle for number 2, they take Skinner in the expansion draft after he waives) they pick a couple of players from Seattle after the expansion draft and Skinner being gone opens the door for Brind’Amour to come and coach.🤪😜

Hold the phone, Eklund is chasing down a major rumour:🤪 “but currently I am chasing a rumor that the Sabres are closing in on a MAJOR deal, I do not believe it to be Eichel, like others are speculating...but rather Sam Reinhart...I know one of the teams they are talking to is Seattle....making more calls...back later...”

Uh, different teams.

Friedman expects Buffalo to have a second top 10 pick, NJ interested in Risto, NJ with 4th OA.😜🤣 Dawson Mercer would be a big get. Wood be perfect for this team but I think Devils love him.

Great negotiating by Buffalo thru the media anyways. Now other teams are like “Crap, someone has a top pick in the mix, we better stop lowballing here if we are serious.”

Ruh Roh😜 “Paging Mr. Buffalonill, paging Mr. Buffalonill”😁

Yes, usually end of June for hockey ops. Brind’Amour is end of June. I wonder if he is waiting until July just to see what is out there before deciding on Carolina. I think Brind’Amour’s situation and Lane Lambert are the two people holding up a Sabres coaching hire. The draft is end of July so I don’t know how it works for front office/scouts this season. I doubt the NHL wants a bunch of them switching teams weeks before the draft so they might not be hockey ops hires til end of July.

I think Drury knew better then to let Gallant and Dolan in the same room together.

I think he wants to interview Lane Lambert when the Isles are done. A decision will probably happen after that.

Not signing Hagel was ridiculous by Botts. He is the perfect bottom 6 winger for this team. Adds jam and was in house. What a waste of an asset.

Huge difference. Thompson, late 1st, Sobotka and Berglund was hot garbage the second it was made. That collection as never going to supersede ROR. Zegras and 3 OA are top end pieces that could easily turn out to be more effective to the Sabres then Eichel. Zegras+Beniers or Zegras+Guenther or Zegras+Eklund could be driving this team 3 years from now.

“Losing the trade” is always dependent on timeline. Lets say the trade was Zegras and 3 OA for Jack. Did they lose the trade? Maybe today but 3 years from now they may have won it if Zegras develops into a star centre and the 3 OA pick becomes an impact player as well. Agreed. Karmanos has 3 Cups to his name. He has been in a front office for almost 20 years. He is very good friends with Adams so the communication is honest between them. People just love to ignore him.

A 28 year old Owen Power😜. If you aren’t going 7 years you aren’t getting him. He is going to have a lot of teams interested in overpaying him that are much more competitive. He is not strong defensively. If he played here he would be exposed big time. If Eichel and Reinhart were here and Skinner and Okposo’s deals were off the books then he would be a guy to take a big run at but I don’t think it makes sense with the current state of the team.

The problem with this narrative is that there is a very qualified, vet GM in the room in Karmanos, no one is swindling him on anything.