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And? He is still their property with no other option than to sign or sit out. Your one example is a rumor. Now disproven. BTW requesting a trade and being traded, very different things. You seem to have a fundamental misunderstanding about how RFA works. They are property of team unless they are signed to offer sheet which close to never happens. Player has no option other than to not sign and sit out. The deadline to non-tender RFA has passed so all our RFA's will be with Sabres unless they are traded. So....

rebuttal? your assertion that sabres front office watching the development camp somehow makes them incompetent needs none. It is on its face an absurd. I think he would agree to a team like Colorado maybe. They are lined up to make runs and need more forwards. Why would he retire? He has always been driven to win. Wants more cups to cement legacy. not happening in Pitt. they lost Bergeron and Kreci and were 2 points from conference championship right? Seems like they replaced the production or at least the wins nicely.

not sure playoff caliber. Better than last year? Should be. Getting Skinner out will improve our team defense and forechecking immensley.

So we need to sign a starting level goalie right away in case Tim Kennedy scenario happens. Got it. Once the Sabres are back into communication after watching the development camp let them know.

What a silly thing to think. And then to write and post.... wow not sure how anyone mocks the Bruins org. example of how to do things. Record speaks for itself. Boston was 2 points from winning conference even after losing the players they did. Not sure what your point is.

LOL, what a binary world you live in. Do we need to replace UPL? He is not signed? Krebs?

Gilbert can fight as well. Something we do need if only for the chance of someone protecting a teammate. and Joker!!!!!!

I would like to get Trouba and Kappo from Rangers. Should not cost much except cap space. Trouba slots into third pair with only 2 years left on contract. Kills penalties and is PHYSICAL. Kappo is a lottery ticket.

one of the biggest complaints we all had was the bottom 6. Seems to be addressed. Once frenzy dies down in a couple weeks I hope there is a trade coming...

Seems odd, The guys in Rochester and Savoie played the most hockey they have ever played last year and against better competition. A regular offseason is better? Dominating younger guys in this camp is not a development opportunity for them? I think the Drafted before this year Europeans have already done this camp at least once.

glad we are trying to bulk up/ speed up our bottom 6ish. Needed to be done for a couple years now. hopefully midway through July, after free agent frenzy, there is a trade done to improve top 6. as of now Thompson, Tuch, Quinn Cozens, Peterka, ???? Could be Benson. Who am I forgetting?

Cousin of Richie?

Assume this is obligatory post for whenever a player, coach or GM hits the market and the Sabres must get them he had little to do with that team making finals. His big achievement was signing Nurse to that albatross of a contract. He is not a team builder. Detroit was great when he became GM and he made many missteps there hidden by no cap. Edmonton struggled to make playoffs when he arrived.

very odd. They need to pick as many players as they can and hope some hit...

this was excellent work by Adams. Bo is the better player.

I think that contract was a Kim and Terry mandate to keep him right? They were bidding against themselves

hope they will do something with the money, but skinner off the team is a positive for our record,

Sabres in past couple years were an extremely soft team. easily bullied. multiple times Sabres were outplaying other teams and they started bullying us. Worse than no response, is that it worked. We became timid and stopped playing aggressively. We need people who like that rough physical game. Islanders and bruins were two teams that knew this about us and were built to take advantage of our softness. One of the big turnoffs of college hockey is everyone is a tough guy. Never have to back it up so everyone is a tough guy.

Murray or Biro? Really?

I would love Toronto to pick him up. Drag them down like he has every team he has been on. The trade market for him does not exist due to the term left on his deal. Did not do numbers but picking up 50 percent of his salary is more than just buying him out right? Buying him out is the only decision that makes sense. He is a bad player who is a terrible influence on a team.

we can buy out Skinner now!!!!! My dream is alive. Will we be closer to the salary floor or the Cap?

was there a poster in background with Bills as Super Bowl Champs?

that is what the writers did back then. That is why their Inside Hockey columns were so similar. We just did not know better due to lack of info. No way to read all the papers. He was elected by his friends to HOF so that is not a great thing to point out. No criteria other than longevity. Buffalo Sports HOF. LOL who cares.

lol, both can be true. Byrum is a far better player than mitts. Especially in todays NHL. Thompson is not a good center. We need real centers not what we have today. Thinking can be hard. I have faith in you!!!! Pegula's goal is to sell the team. he wants out. All his behavior backs that up. Reinart did not want to be here and was a piss poor teammate. Montour was a much better player than he showed here due to Ralph's system of not letting dman join or lead the rush. Ullmark is average goalie. He was on great teams. He is not number one on Boston and the fact he was replaced in playoffs series bears that out. LOL, ask 32 gms and they will all pick Byrum. Ask any scout. This made my day. too funny. A 3rdish line center or a very good right now and potentially dominant dman?

No place for ryan johnson now or in near future. Samuelson needs his minutes reduced. He is not someone you want on ice for 25 minutes due to lack of offense. Power has a big year ahead of him. Needs to show growth in all aspects next year. Too many d zone lapses and his lack of any aggression is a real problem. Signing him that early to a big contract was dumb then and dumb now. Our top 2 d are Dahlin and Byrum. They can play together sometimes and apart depending on situation. Other teams will need to prepare for both. Interesting how dman are most important in todays game. Used to be load up on forwards and you can get away with one good dman and these grinder types. Todays nhl need dman to jump up in play. In ideal world we trade johnson, Joker for help on forward and get back or sign some more rugged types for PK and general nastiness. Would be a huge win if Dahlin did not have to be on first PK every time. Reduce his minutes a bit and let him kill second half so he can save energy for offense. We were easiest team to play against in league last year. Will not make playoffs without fixing that.