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I would still like Beauchemin or Oduya. Not sure at this point in their careers if they have any interest in coming to Buffalo.

Might be the first jersey I ever but with a players name on it. :wub:

You make an inaccurate statement, I call you on it, and you have a meltdown. You are a piece of work. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Huh?

Biron had almost 250 NHL games under his belt when the Sabres traded him. Talbot...57 games.

If that was the case, he'd be talked about in the top 5, not late 1st round...or later.

I'd prefer that they don't draft a goalie at 21, 31, or 51. Anything after that, knock your socks off.

If so, that is a solid pickup. Among the goalies on the trade market(Talbot, Lehner, Lack, etc...), I like Anderson the best. If they can find a couple guys to play defense, they should be much improved.

If the Sabres trade for ROR, combined with Kane, Reinhart, Eichel, Girgensons & Ennis, that would be a really really good start to building a top 9 that can score.

Sabres play division rival Tampa Bay 4 times by 11/15 (15 games into the season)...then don't play them the rest of the season. :blink:

I fixed your post.

Maybe stating the obvious, but this move makes me believe O'Reilly is on his way out

Two things... 1 - I don't ever remember Grigs being viewed as "the next coming". 2 - Odds are this WILL happen to some of them.

If I looked it up, I'd probably find the same complaints from past years, but my neighbors yard is a trainwreck. Cuts grass only when it gets 5-6" high, weeds taking over landscaping beds, just a slob. There is wood from a swingset he never built in one of the flower beds(been there for several years), a pool that hasn't been opened since they bought the house seven years ago(despite having two boys). They have a landscaper come over every other year to redo their flower beds in front, and then proceed to not maintain them at all, which in turn makes them a mess within a couple months. I'm not saying every yard has to be picture perfect, but have some f***ing pride in being a homeowner.

Instead of getting a bunch of 20 and 30 somethings filling the arena on a Saturday night ready to have a good time(increased atmosphere), you instead get 7 kiddie matinees. I am assuming this is at the Sabres request. I don't get it.

3-3 will be exciting! I love all the hockey purists labeling it a gimmick. Adding something that will be exciting to end the game? How dare they do this.

Want to know who the Sabres lost in the two most recent expansion drafts? Bob Boughner and Daryl Shannon. :lol: 1998 expansion draft rules... The Predators were to select 26 players, one from each of the 26 existing franchises at the time of the draft. First- and second-year pros were exempt from being selected in the draft. Each of the 26 franchises in the league were allowed to protect either one goaltender, five defensemen and nine forwards or two goaltenders, three defensemen and seven forwards. Of the unprotected players, each franchise had to include at least one forward and one defenseman who appeared in 40 games in the 1997–98 season. Each franchise also had to include at least one goaltender who appeared in 10 games in the 1997–98 season, and a minimum of 25 games since the 1995–96 season. These minimums for goaltenders were put into place in order to avoid manipulation of rosters, such as what occurred before the 1992 NHL Expansion Draft, which weakened the talent pool available in the draft.

I think I will go to camp during the week and maybe for the 3 on 3 tourney on Sunday. I know I am sounding old and ornery when I say this, but the FNC will be filled with thousands of little kids on Friday night who will be more interested in concessions(up and down and up and down and up and down for 2 solid hours), then in a scrimmage with a bunch of players they have never heard of. :ph34r:

I'll go one step further, TM is an IDIOT if he even gives up #31 for Talbot, who is a goalie with limited experience. Too many options out there rather than giving up #31 which is basically a 1st round pick. I already think he gave up too much in both the Kings and Jets deals, I have my fingers crossed that he doesn't get bent over during draft weekend.

This is all very believable. I just don't think it is the primary reason why PLF "walked away/was fired" from his position with the Sabres.

Sad...but it doesn't have to be that way. If the officials called the game the way the rules state, and the coaches decided to coach offense instead of left wing locks, neutral zone traps and all that other crap, there are plenty of undersize professional players around the world with skill levels to succeed in the NHL.

You beat me to the punch! :devil:

Good point.

I know Hodgson's numbers were Leino-esqe last season, but I'd really like to give him one more season. That being said, I have a feeling that TM tries his hardest to trade Hodgson in a package deal sometime this week, and if that fails, buys him out come early next week.

If nothing else, I hope that Reinhart and Eichel can inject some life into the PP, and that one of the new coaches has the knack for developing a good PP scheme.