Kristian Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Stafford has 1 bad year, he's young , with a good line he will recover. Andrew Peters said the criticism weighs heavy on players as it did him. No he won't. Sabres don't have the luxury of entertaining this overpaid career floater anymore, he needs to be gone in the off-season, with the the remaining dead wood, as we're clearly in purge mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robviously Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 No he won't. Sabres don't have the luxury of entertaining this overpaid career floater anymore, he needs to be gone in the off-season, with the the remaining dead wood, as we're clearly in purge mode. He needs to be gone in the offseason if for no other reason than we need to clear the air in the locker room. Burn down the entire forrest and let something new grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastPommerFan Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 On Pluto. Outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Stafford's record GM G A P 2006–07 Buffalo Sabres NHL 41 13 14 27 2007–08 Buffalo Sabres NHL 64 16 22 38 2008–09 Buffalo Sabres NHL 79 20 25 45 2009–10 Buffalo Sabres NHL 71 14 20 34 2010–11 Buffalo Sabres NHL 62 31 21 52 34 2011–12 Buffalo Sabres NHL 80 20 30 50 46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Stafford has 1 bad year, he's young , with a good line he will recover. Andrew Peters said the criticism weighs heavy on players as it did him. What criticism weighed on Peters? He should play less than three minutes per game? He should dress for even less than the 50% of games he played in his NHL career? You're kidding when you qoute him, right? People really spent time criticizing him? Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the role he had to play, but it was the only role that gave him a sniff of the NHL. If Stafford were paid like the third or fourth line player he his, he'd take no heat. Again, DR should be blamed for his assessment. I don't blame Stafford or Leino for taking the money. That's the problem. They take the heat for Darcy's miscalculation. Still, I'd be happy to see either bought out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 What critisism weighed on Peters? He should play less than three minutes per game? He should dress for even less than the 50% of games he played in his NHL career? You're kidding when you qoute him, right? People really spent time criticizing him? We hurt Petey's feelings? I'm sorry, Petey. I always told 'em you could dangle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristian Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Stafford's record Why are you listing Frans Nielsen of the Isles career numbers? Kidding aside, I wish you were - At least he's money in the shooutout, and makes exactly 50% of what Stafford makes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who Else? Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 I'm not a Leino fan and am on most nights an open critic of his, but he is an NHL calibur player. I can't see how he is not on the team next year, because who will be left? The Sabre's line up now is made up of AHLers and veterans who would have a very difficult time making a repectable teams roster. So keep him and keep Stafford next year until a couple of these young prospects are ready to play in the Big leagues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Only way Leino will be bought out this summer is if they bring in some whopping contracts. Sure he's overpaid, but he's a lot better than he showed last year and could flourish in the right role. More importantly, he's also probably the third-best winger on the roster. How bad do you want this team to be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluca67 Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 Only way Leino will be bought out this summer is if they bring in some whopping contracts. Sure he's overpaid, but he's a lot better than he showed last year and could flourish in the right role. More importantly, he's also probably the third-best winger on the roster. How bad do you want this team to be? What is this based on? He a had a short run of success in Philly where he was surrounded by far more talented players, You are right, Lieno is likely the third best winger on the roster, which is why this team is where they are, miles away from seriously contending. Lieno is one of the mistakes that the Sabres have to move on from if they are ever going to turn things around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksndmonster Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 You're right DeLuca, the Sabres HAVE to ditch Leino if they want to win, just like they HAVE to ditch every player that was here while they lost. There's been a lot of roster turnover over the last few years, you realize that right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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