JohnRobertEichel

"Cheer up, Rasmus! It's just hockey. Tomorrow you, me, Sam, and Risto are going to skip practice and player meetings for some strip clubs, casinos, and 8-ball parties with Bogo and Kane."

Excellent research, but what about the percentage chance that a starting QB misses significant time during a season? And don't forget the third round compensation pick we'll get from losing Trubisky in the off-season to a big contract. I'm taking the Trubisky insurance policy now over a 1 in 4 chance the pick becomes a Pro Bowler 3 to 5 years from now. So would Beane. Beane knows that he'd lose the locker room if he traded Trubisky. It would be him admitting that the team is Allen and just a bunch of other dudes. And it's not. The defense and the running game should be noticeably better this year from last.

What are the odds that a late first rounder becomes a Pro Bowler, versus the odds that a starting QB gets injured? The 2021 Bills have the potential to be something special, possibly in the class of the 1964 or 1990 teams. Until Buffalo wins its first Super Bowl, I'm always going to prioritize the present over the future.

Trading the best backup in the league at the most important position in football, on a Super Bowl contending team, for a future late first rounder? Only on a Sabres message board would fans rather collect first round draft picks than win games.

That's a good one! I was Foligno's Nose at one point in time. I think my next one is going to be Kimmy's Self-Awareness.

Agreed. Drafting and trading is how you should expect to put together your starting goalie, top 3 defensemen, and top 6 forwards. Free agency is for the rest of your roster or for overpaying on that one guy who puts you into Stanley Cup contention. Hayden is actually a good signing. No need for me to be negative about EVERYTHING.

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The difference being that the Pegulas forced a deadline on Botts to get a deal done before paying O'Reilly his bonus. There's no impending deadline in this situation. I don't consider free agency to be that deadline. Eichel is a piece that could dramatically shift the balance of power in the West. That will hopefully frighten enough teams (LAK, Anaheim, Minny, Vegas, etc.) to trigger a bidding war over the next few days.

Yes, my approximate Vegas package is Krebs, Korczak, Tuch, and a 2022 1st. My approximate Minnesota package is Rossi, Addison, Boldy, and a 2022 1st. I don't think any other teams are serious trade partners. The Rangers, Ducks, and Kings are expecting us to gift them Eichel.

Put competitive dignity to shame for Shane.

Neither are many Sabres fans at this point.

You know the answer: The Fracker and the Gold Digger. Aspergery Terry and Lil' Kim.

So you're saying Reinhart is too slow and has character issues. Fans were saying the same thing about O'Reilly before they ran him out of town.

That is the strongest internet rumor so far. ***** unreal. No Lundell, Tippett, or Denisenko.

Remember when the other Reinhart trade thread began with speculation of Turcotte + 8OA? Fun times.

I'm 100% with you, dude. Any return package not involving Lundell is a complete FAIL.

I thought the Pegulas downsized non-player staff before the pandemic. Because I can't find proof of this online, I'll retract my statement. Apparently last year's purge seems like several years ago to my middle-aged brain. The past 10 years of Sabres hockey have become a giant blur to me.

Reductions in the scouting staff and various management positions. It's all good, though, because Kimmy needs her yacht!

What's the expected market value for Risto? A second and a prospect?

Poor asset management is a big reason. I'm looking at you, Tim Murray.

Dougie Hamilton may not be the right veteran free agent, but the Sabres will need veteran free agents if they want to do this rebuild the right way.

According to Google, it's either a video game character, an Italian shoe, a river in Canada, a Canadian community, or a beer.

You mean like in The Room movie kind of way? Nothing changes in a positive way until the Fracker and the Golddigger sell the team. Eichel's injury comments suggest that the franchise is even more messed up than we ever thought imaginable. I have been advocating for a pressure campaign to force the Pegulas to sell. No tickets and no merchandise until they sell the team to someone who will keep them in Buffalo.

The Quinn selection was a ***** disgrace. At this point, I vote for Duane Steinel and Melody Martin as co-GM's. Those two couldn't do any worse than this parade of clowns and would probably do much better.

The joke is on Montour because his NHL career is over after this season.