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Semantics aside, there's a strategy that has been articulated that they are committed to seeing through.

They're going to be bad again next year..... really bad. There could very well be improvement and they'll still be "competing" for last place. They won't outright call it a "tank", but the strategy of drafting very high in 2015 remains firmly in place.

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No. Gerbe's buyout had a minimal cap hit. They still have two that can be exercised this Summer.

My interpretation of what TM said is that Leino is going to be a CBO while a 2nd CBO is less than 50/50.

4/16 Sam Bennett chats with Hockey Hotline <8:29>

@AmerksHockey GAME DAY! #Amerks take on the intrastate rival @UticaComets tonight needing just ONE point to clinch a playoff berth! http://bit.ly/1ipfhV1

@BuffaloSabres McCabe named to #TeamUSA World Championship roster; Sacco, Macre to join him http://goo.gl/tSJyHC

4/16 Ted Nolan on WGR <14:25>

Press Box Caliber on a Real NHL team. Before all of the injuries hit, Weber was in the 5-6 pairing most of the time and he was god awful on many nights. You guys are making excuses for him because he's a try hard Sabre.

Nope! :lol:

His attitude combined with talent is what the Buffalo Sabres need in their players. Not one or the other. He's got one of them covered. I don't expect to see much improvement because he's limited physically and I still see the same mental errors that plagued him early in his career. He is who he is.

:lol: @TimCielinski All of Ville Leino's goals this season. #Sabres http://youtu.be/N7TGYAIP38c

It will if he becomes a better player who doesn't factor so heavily in the team being so damn bad. Not worried that I'll have to as he'll be gone in a couple of years when he's replaced by better players.

Agree with this. Murray has said that he is amenable to dealing some of the picks for prospects/players who are closer to being NHL ready.

My heart bleeds for poor Mikey! :cry:

Whoopty Bleepin Doo!

I respect his hard work, dedication, and all out effort on the ice. I do not respect or like what he said.

You do.

He's a great player...Got it!

Let him improve his own level of play and then his words will actually have meaning. At this juncture, he has no room to talk about anything being a joke.

I think (know) he's a lousy NHL defenseman who should be grateful that he's got a job in the league. His Joke commentary rubbed me the wrong way....Very obviously.

It's about him as a lousy player talking too much and not his role vs Leino's. You'll defend him because he's a good hard working American boy of course.

@StapeNewsday Islanders will select fifth in draft, but GM Garth Snow mulls sending pick to Sabres http://bit.ly/1l5zC0u