qwksndmonster Posted July 5, 2016 Report Share Posted July 5, 2016 Slow your roll. We need to see players prove themselves before we can even talk this.You saw what Eichel and Reinhart did as rooks. Do you really hold doubt in your heart that we're going to become contenders within 2-3 years? I don't at all.That seems neither here nor there.With what Freeman was saying, winning is almost exactly the same as having the talent with which to win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3putt Posted July 5, 2016 Report Share Posted July 5, 2016 Chad Johnson is from Saskatoon, which isn't terribly far from Calgary, he wanted to play close to home. Zatloff was from Detroit and signed with LA. Chad never had an agreement to back out of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted July 5, 2016 Report Share Posted July 5, 2016 Zatloff was from Detroit and signed with LA. Chad never had an agreement to back out of. Are we sure it was Zatkoff who reneged? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trettioåtta Posted July 5, 2016 Report Share Posted July 5, 2016 People like working for a nice employer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted July 5, 2016 Report Share Posted July 5, 2016 A backup goaltender backed out of signing with the Sabres. Things can still improve. The backup goaltender backed out to get more money, not because of Buffalo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3putt Posted July 5, 2016 Report Share Posted July 5, 2016 Zatloff was from Detroit and signed with LA. Chad never had an agreement to back out of. That was the general consensus among the Twitter chatter. TM said that the goalie who reneged was not CJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norcal Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Everything has changed. The team is making strides to be on par with the winningest franchises in the game. Not everyone has had continued success throughout their NHL lifetimes, all teams have had slumps, bad seasons, missed playoffs and been at the bottom of the league just like the Sabres were. The top teams today aren't that far removed from there, it's amazing what a couple top 5 picks can do for a franchise(Oilers excluded) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 I will give you the chance to edit "winning" out of your post. Just admit it shouldn't be there. But if you want to fight, it'll be a tough one. I expect you'll go with "winning=committed to winning/first class owners." You've been very vocal about the team not winning yet. But everyone can see it coming from a mile away. With a core of ROR, Samson, Eichel, and Risto it's only a matter of time before we're contenders. Kyle Okposo saw it. Well, qwk may be a little too optimistic here, but I would make a similar point in response to PA -- yes, the Sabres aren't there yet, but it's fair to expect them to make the playoffs this year, and all indications are that they are a team on the rise. I'd also say that if the Sabres were contenders already, they'd have presented a more compelling alternative for Stamkos. Perhaps next summer that will be the case for Tavares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksndmonster Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 (edited) Things changed for the Sabres when we got Eichel and Reinhart. Now we're just riding their learning curves to success. Edited July 6, 2016 by qwksndmonster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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