What If : Regier stepped down tomorrow.

[Calvin]

I predict a party would break out in downtown in front of HSBC Arena, the size of which the City of Buffalo has never seen before. :thumbsup:

Based on what? Just DeLuca and you would be quite lonely out there.

 

Now if you got rid of LQ you'd see me out there..

[deluca67]

What does Regier leaving have to do with the internal cap? How much dead money are you going to add to the cap for non-playing players and how much are you going to pay their replacements? Will TC's replacement be capable of 60-80 points? Where will you find this replacement or are you just going to toss those points over the side and hope for the best?

We all live under budgets. Regier has done a poor job with the money he has been allocated. Has anyone given thought to the idea that Golisano has looked at what Regier has spent $50 million on and is not willing to give him more?

 

As GM, with the roster I am going to inherit, I know I am not going to win the Cup this season. That said, I want to free up as much money and separate myself from the Regier style of doing things as quickly as I can. I need to send messages around the NHL that Status Quo is dead and the Buffalo Sabres are a NHL franchise that will be run as such.

 

Tim Connolly is a non-factor to the success of the Buffalo Sabres. Did you say 60-80? You mean 55-65 which are his career highs don't you? Connolly is not a 70-80 point a season player. I am pretty sure his 50-60 points a season can be easily replaced at a much cheaper price.

[inkman]

Every team has bad contracts. I read somewhere three of the top ten bad contracts are X-Sabres.

Yeah, Drury, Briere and Soupy.

[waldo]

i agree that vanek should be scoring 40 goals every year. but i dont think pominville should be. he should be at least getting 30 goals every year though. and stafford. i really dont understand why he is still on this team.

 

 

40 goals ...without a power play?

[bunomatic]

40 goals...without a centerman?

[Sabretooth]

Based on what? I could see putting this statement next to Vanek's name, but why would you feel that Pominville and Stafford are capable of scoring 40 ? :doh:

 

Congratulations, this is the day of your enlightening!

 

Pominville and Stafford are on the top lines to score goals. Ditto Vanek. We expect them to score more goals each season. Stafford is coming out of hell, and Pominville is streaky. All have something to answer for.

[Sabretooth]

i agree that vanek should be scoring 40 goals every year. but i dont think pominville should be. he should be at least getting 30 goals every year though. and stafford. i really dont understand why he is still on this team.

 

No one wants Stafford because he failed last season to be productive. Pominville no one wants as he costs too much.

[carpandean]

Pominville and Stafford are on the top lines to score goals. Ditto Vanek. We expect them to score more goals each season.

Since the lockout, the number of 40 goal scorers in the league has been 11, 10, 10, 8, 7 and 7. Vanek was in there twice. Guys like Crosby, Ovechkin, Kovy, Heatly and Hossa have been in there 2-5 times, but most others hit it just once. You're expecting a lot to have two of those guys on your team, much less three. Reasonable expectations are 40+ (most years) for Vanek and 30+ (again, most years) for Pominville. Stafford, if he is to keep his position, should be hitting close to 30, too, but he's not paid at that level. They need to find a better RW if he isn't going to step up his production a lot.

[Sabretooth]

Since the lockout, the number of 40 goal scorers in the league has been 11, 10, 10, 8, 7 and 7. Vanek was in there twice. Guys like Crosby, Ovechkin, Kovy, Heatly and Hossa have been in there 2-5 times, but most others hit it just once. You're expecting a lot to have two of those guys on your team, much less three. Reasonable expectations are 40+ (most years) for Vanek and 30+ (again, most years) for Pominville. Stafford, if he is to keep his position, should be hitting close to 30, too, but he's not paid at that level. They need to find a better RW if he isn't going to step up his production a lot.

 

Stafford should easily exceed 30 this year. Regardless if he scores or not, we need a point producing RW in the farm.

[Taro T]

Stafford should easily exceed 30 this year. Regardless if he scores or not, we need a point producing RW in the farm.

How do you figure this?

 

If this were the case, Timmy C would be the sole flagbearer on the "All Forward All Star Whipping Boy Team." Roy, Gaustad, Hecht, Pomminstein would still be on the Whipping Boy Team, but Timmy would have 1st place all locked up. (Actually, as Roy would most likely be his center and that line would have to be flying, he'd probably be entireley off the WBT roster.)

 

IF Stafford does score 30+ this year, the Sabres have a damn good team, and all the hand wringing over this off-season was extremely overblown. It's overblown either way, but the argument that they need to get a #1 RW was misplaced. FTR, I don't believe the argument was misplaced.

[LabattBlue]

Congratulations, this is the day of your enlightening!

:blink: :blink:

[Sabretooth]

How do you figure this?

 

IF When Stafford does scores 30+ goals this year, the Sabres have a damn good team...

 

1.) Fixed.

 

2.) In Stafford's end of the season meeting with Ruff, he was told to step up his play, give much better efforts, and score more. Seeing the writing is on the wall, he is using the offseason to improve exponentially. His results will be noted.

[SwampD]

1.) Fixed.

 

2.) In Stafford's end of the season meeting with Ruff, he was told to step up his play, give much better efforts, and score more. Seeing the writing is on the wall, he is using the offseason to improve exponentially. His results will be noted.

Um,.. if that's all it took, then why in God's name didn't Ruff have that talk at the beginning of last season?

[SabresneedaCup]

Stafford should easily exceed 30 this year. Regardless if he scores or not, we need a point producing RW in the farm.

if stafford gets 30 goals, ill poop in my pants.

[Sabretooth]

Um,.. if that's all it took, then why in God's name didn't Ruff have that talk at the beginning of last season?

 

Ruff had other issues to focus on at that time.

 

if stafford gets 30 goals, ill poop in my pants.

 

<Points to the restroom on the 300 level between aisles 12 and 13.> "Mr. Regier is waiting for you in his office."

[PASabreFan]

if stafford gets 30 goals, ill poop in my pants.

 

haha

 

I'll do something else in mine.

[SwampD]

haha

 

I'll do something else in mine.

Dance?

[FogBat]

No one wants Stafford because he failed last season to be productive. Pominville no one wants as he costs too much.

QFT

[Marvelo]

1.) Fixed.

 

2.) In Stafford's end of the season meeting with Ruff, he was told to step up his play, give much better efforts, and score more. Seeing the writing is on the wall, he is using the offseason to improve exponentially. His results will be noted.

 

I predict Stafford will be run outta town on a rail. Tar and feathered even.

[SwampD]

I predict Stafford will be run outta town on a rail. Tar and feathered even.

I actually think that he will be a lot better next year, but just a tad under what we think he should be, leaving the water murky enough to not be quite sure what to do with him, leaving the door open for them to do nothing and just keep him.

 

That was a lot of words just to say Status Quo.

[deluca67]

I actually think that he will be a lot better next year, but just a tad under what we think he should be, leaving the water murky enough to not be quite sure what to do with him, leaving the door open for them to do nothing and just keep him.

 

That was a lot of words just to say Status Quo.

What is expected of Stafford? He has 63 goals in 255 games. I think it's safe to say he should not be considered a goal scorer. He is 6'1" 216lbs but plays a much smaller game. Stafford to me is just another Clarke MacArthur. He is just a guy in the league. He has enough talent to make the NHL just not enough talent and drive to do anything significant with his opporntunity. He is one of the players like Max, Kotalik and Kalinin that makes me wonder how their careers would have gone in a different organization.

[Sabretooth]

I predict Stafford will be run outta town on a rail. Tar and feathered even.

 

 

I actually think that he will be a lot better next year, but just a tad under what we think he should be, leaving the water murky enough to not be quite sure what to do with him, leaving the door open for them to do nothing and just keep him.

 

That was a lot of words just to say Status Quo.

 

Stafford is currently at the point where MacArthur was prior to the start of the season.

 

MacArthur was expected to step up and produce goals. He failed. Falling out of the long term plans and avoiding an ugly arbitration, he was shipped to Atlanta for two draft picks. The Thrashers walked away from his arbitration award.

 

Stafford needs to make a big splash in the early season and not fade out. If he has not produced to the expected level by the trade deadline, he will be shipped out.

 

What is expected of Stafford? He has 63 goals in 255 games. I think it's safe to say he should not be considered a goal scorer. He is 6'1" 216lbs but plays a much smaller game.[/s]

 

Stafford is expected to score goals consistently. Sixty-three goals in 255 games is pathetic. With his size, skill and ability, he does not have excuses to answer for low production.

[SwampD]

Stafford is currently at the point where MacArthur was prior to the start of the season.

 

MacArthur was expected to step up and produce goals. He failed. Falling out of the long term plans and avoiding an ugly arbitration, he was shipped to Atlanta for two draft picks. The Thrashers walked away from his arbitration award.

 

Stafford needs to make a big splash in the early season and not fade out. If he has not produced to the expected level by the trade deadline, he will be shipped out.

Now that I've thought about it some more, here's what I think will happen. Like MacArthur, Stafford will produce goals (MacArthur lead the team for a good portion of the season and IIRC was only one off the pace when traded). Stafford will then be traded and all of the usual reasons will be brought out why.

...he just doesn't fit,.. there are too many forwards,.. We have X waiting in the wings,.. if only he played center we could have kept him,.. he never really lived up to his potential,.. you can't keep everyone,.. Darcy doesn't set the internal budget,..

 

:yawn: I think we should just copy/paste from the Clarke/Kennedy/etc, threads until Darcy and Lindy are gone.