Sabre fan Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 Some surprises here for sure... http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/nhl-releases-list-players-protected-vegas-expansion-draft/ So after signing Ullmark we did not protect him. I would think Carrier is bye-bye and that's too bad I liked him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rakish Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 14 Sabre draft picks, if I counted right LarssonMcCabeRistoEnnisFolignoGirgensonsNikita ZadorovAndrej SekeraZach KassianMark PysekJason PominvillePaul ByronTyler MyersJoel Armia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 I'm shocked the peg protected Myers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 BUFFALO SABRES Available William Carrier (F) Nicolas Deslauriers (F) Brian Gionta (F) Derek Grant (F) Justin Kea (F) Matt Moulson (F) Cal O’Reilly (F) Cole Schneider (F) Brady Austin (D) Mathew Bodie (D) Zach Bogosian (D) Justin Falk (D) Taylor Fedun (D) Cody Franson (D) Josh Gorges (D) Dmitry Kulikov (D) Anders Nilsson (G) Linus Ullmark (G) Protected Tyler Ennis (F) Marcus Foligno (F) Zemgus Girgensons (F) Evander Kane (F) Johan Larsson (F) Ryan O’Reilly (F) Kyle Okposo (F) Nathan Beaulieu (D) Jake McCabe (D) Rasmus Ristolainen (D) Robin Lehner (G) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Buffalo Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 (edited) Interesting Carrier left unprotected, remember Sabres can only lose 1 unless deal in place.. Edited June 18, 2017 by North Buffalo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunkard Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 I can't believe they protected Ennis over Carrier. After Moulson, Ennis is the player I was hoping most that Vegas woud take off our hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 I can't believe they protected Ennis over Carrier. After Moulson, Ennis is the player I was hoping most that Vegas woud take off our hands. Ennis is a good value. I'm not that surprised by the move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunkard Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 Ennis is a good value. I'm not that surprised by the move. $4.6 million cap hit for 13 points is a good value? Are you his agent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 $4.6 million cap hit for 13 points is a good value? Are you his agent? He had a bad year. Relax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunkard Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 He had a bad year. Relax. He had 11 points the year before. I'm not buying whatever it is you're selling about him. I guess JB does though, unfortunately. Matt Moulson produces more and has fewer years left on his contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 No real surprises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTS Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 Not too surprising to me. Carrier is a good energy guy but the Sabres have plenty of those guys right now. Now the fun begins! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 (edited) Some surprises here for sure... http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/nhl-releases-list-players-protected-vegas-expansion-draft/ So after signing Ullmark we did not protect him. I would think Carrier is bye-bye and that's too bad I liked him You had to have two expansion draft eligible goalies on contract. They had to sign him, if only to expose him. I'm puzzled by the Ennis thing. Maybe JBot & Housley see something I don't see. Edited June 18, 2017 by Doohickie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottysabres Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 McPhee should just suck it up and take Derek Grant. After all, those pre-season games are going to be pivotal for long term season ticket sales in that window before the actual season starts. There might be fence sitters, and grant is the guy to pull'em off the fence pre-season style :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre fan Posted June 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 Yeah, Peg protecting Myers and TJ Oshie not protected and Ennis over Carrier are surprises. Can't see vegas doing us a favor and taking Matty or Bogo over Carrier. It sure would be nice though to lose one of those salaries and Gorges and have a defense with Antinin and Beaulieu added. nice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunkard Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 You had to have two expansion draft eligible goalies on contract. They had to sign him, if only to expose him. I'm puzzled by the Ennis thing. Maybe JBot & Housely see something I don't see. His production 3+ years ago and the fact that he's still relatively young are in his favor. Still a big time head scratcher for sure though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre fan Posted June 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 The good news is that we protected KO so management must see him returning this year. Obviously if there were any questions about his long-term health I would be inclined to think we'd leave him unprotected... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabills Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 This was floated out there on twitter and I buy it: VGK said "if you expose Carrier we'll take him over whichever goalie you expose". I guess we'll have to see it that theory plays out. Carrier was fine, but I'm not going to cry if he's gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTS Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 You get the feeling that there is no real draft. Just a series of deals that VGK will make with other teams. With each "pick" it will go something like "Vegas has selected X from Y on condition of Z. Vegas has traded X to Q for L." And so on... Should be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I-90 W Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 Surprised about Ennis but other than that it looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 He had 11 points the year before. I'm not buying whatever it is you're selling about him. I guess JB does though, unfortunately. Matt Moulson produces more and has fewer years left on his contract. F*ck Tyler for getting hurt right? What a p*ssy. Dude has put up 30+ points every season until his injury bug. If he's healthy next year he's absolutely a value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinreaper Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 The good news is that we protected KO so management must see him returning this year. Obviously if there were any questions about his long-term health I would be inclined to think we'd leave him unprotected... He had to be protected due to his NMC in his contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radar Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 I like Carrier but lets not make him a lot better than he is just because he's left unprotected vs Ennis. Ennis injuries and contract the only thing that made me think he would be exposed rather than Carrier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 F*ck Tyler for getting hurt right? What a p*ssy. Dude has put up 30+ points every season until his injury bug. If he's healthy next year he's absolutely a value. Ennis is cooked, and may have just never been more than a good stats bad team guy in the first place. He needs top minutes and PP time to put up points, but if he's getting those opportunities, your team is probably pretty bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksndmonster Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 Surprised to see Ennis protected over Carrier. I like Ennis, but I think his days as a useful player are done. I hope I'm wrong, but I think choosing Ennis over Carrier is a mistake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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