LabattBlue

I’m not referring to what the Sabres will or won’t do, I’m referring to what some posters think Eichel would return in a trade this summer.

I said something similar upthread. Unfortunately, some think they are trading 2019-2020 Jack...not broken Jack.

I’m not sure the Kings would even go for a 1 for 1 swap, Byfield for a broken Eichel. Even if he gets a glowing medical report, would you take a chance on him this off-season without any post-injury game action? What team is going to give up significant assets for him...unless it is conditional picks based on games played

What else were they going to do? Give those minutes to some journeyman scrub instead?

Good for you. I put in almost 35 all in one place before retiring. Welcome to the club!

Congrats Punch. 39 years with one company? If so that is quite the accomplishment.

I know they are different nationalities, but am I the only one who thinks Gronberg could be Risto’s father? Strong resemblance, or am I out to lunch?

I’m having a major brain cramp, and everytime I think about Power, I try and remember who it was... Who was the poster who was convinced that Tyler Myers had Marfan Syndrome?

Beniers is the answer today, tomorrow and everyday thereafter. 😊

If this letter thing is true, that is a red flag. Just another reason to draft Beniers.

Is there that much of a grade separation between Power and Beniers?

Who is this other “stud D” you speak of? 😈

So who are all of these mystery candidates?

I want Beniers...anyone else and I will be disappointed.

But it is a shock that he was so bad that they never offered him a contract.

Oops. Fixed. No more s! 😎

There is ZERO chance that ultimatum is coming from Adams and Karmanos. 0.0%

If Beniers is a very good 2 way player who can score 50-60 points a year, be a good locker room guy and a member of the core for the next 10 years, sign me up...even if he is more of a 2C than a 1C. No Power, Clarke or any other blueliner for me. If they miss out on Beniers, than give me Eklund or one of the other highly ranked forwards.

My point is if they were so enamored with Allen, they were risking that he would be taken in the first few picks. That is where they were “lucky”....that he lasted until the 7th pick.

Not that he is going anywhere, but I’d love JG Pageau on the Sabres, and I’d kill for a 4th line like Clutterbuck, Martin and Cizikas.

Is it possible that Eichel doesn’t want this crazy surgery at all, but is taking the public stance just to create a rift between him and the team, in hopes that the relationship goes south to the point where they trade him?

I would love for them to hire this no name scrub Penn State HC. I have been looking for the final nail into the coffin of my Sabres fandom, and this would do it. ...and no one can convince me otherwise that Pegula would be behind this guy being granted an interview for a HC position at the highest level of professional hockey. His beloved Penn State is the ultimate place to look for a hockey hire...outside of the HatborCenter that is.

It’s not the Bills leadership(Beane and McD) as much as it was lucking into Josh Allen. Think about where that team would be today if they had ended up with Rosen instead of Allen? That being said, there is no easy turnaround for the Sabres. Best players want out, greener than green GM who was hired because the owners are “comfortable” with him, still have a gutted off-ice hockey staff, no HC, goaltending is a mess, etc...

It sounds more like a case of a front office that has no plan. 😡

I feel your pain. I’ve also been a fan since 1970. All my frustration with the team is directed at the Pegula’s, and I don’t see even a spec of light at the end of the tunnel. Just sell the team already. 😞