LGR4GM Posted April 9, 2018 Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 John VoglVerified account @BuffNewsVogl 24s25 seconds ago More RFA Victor Antipin, who says he made quick recovery, has not decided on NHL or KHL for next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 (edited) Last year opening day Kane Eichel Pominville Pouliot ROR KO Girgensons Sam Griffith Larsson Josefson Nolan (Moulson) Scandella Risto Baloo Tennyson McCabe Antipin (Bogo on IR) (Falk) Lehner Johnson Next season so far Erod Eichel KO Wilson ROR Sam Svechnikov Mittelstadt Nylander Bailey Girgensons Baptiste (Pominvile, Fasching) Scandella ??? McCabe Risto Nelson Guhle Baloo (Bogo on IR) Ullmark ??? I like this lineup better already, and we all know this won’t be the lineup come Oct, but it is a step in the right direction. Edited April 10, 2018 by GASabresIUFAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 I'm not so sure Wilson and Baptiste are any better than Pomminstein Oh, I think they are. And they still have upside. Pommers doesn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetlou Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 Would you offer UFA Right handed D John Carlson a 5 year $35 million contract? AAV of $7 million. I know a lot of people would prefer to get the other Karlsson, but this would be just a signing and not have to give up a roster player. I would then use ROR to land a couple of solid, speedy forwards. Defense would look like Scandella- Carlson Guhle- Risto McCabe- Nelson Extra- Beaulieu Buy out Bogo or send him to Rochester Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 Would you offer UFA Right handed D John Carlson a 5 year $35 million contract? AAV of $7 million. I know a lot of people would prefer to get the other Karlsson, but this would be just a signing and not have to give up a roster player. I would then use ROR to land a couple of solid, speedy forwards. Defense would look like Scandella- Carlson Guhle- Risto McCabe- Nelson Extra- Beaulieu Buy out Bogo or send him to Rochester I would absolutely give Carlson that contract. The problem is some team could very well give him 7 for 50+. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 Carlson is one of my favorite under appreciated D in the NHL. His 68 pts this past season was unbelievable and also probably put hi out of our budget. Also I dont see how Wash can let him walk. I also think we need another top 4 D who will keep the other team from scoring. That is why I favor DeHaan over either Karlsson/Carlson. He is slight younger, cheaper and a good fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerreaultForever Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 We will not be able to sign ANY big name free agents to a team that has admitted it is a losing culture. The only top players who would be willing to sign would be ones that don't care about winning (any more) and just want a fat pay day to end their careers. Maybe we can overpay some lesser competitors like Riley Nash or somebody similar, but this team must repair itself with youth from within for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre1974 Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 Just wonder what botts will do if we don't land Dahlin. Got a feeling he will go for a D man even if we are 2nd or 3rd going into the draft. Hope he doesn't as we cant pass up on drafting Svechnikov or Zadina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvelo Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 (edited) I get hockey related emails and one of them was from hockeyperformance.com where they were talking about a summer program for bantams and juniors. They wrote about how unique the program was and mentioned that the strength coach is the winningest strength coach in hockey history, Mike Vasalani, having been part of 3 Stanley Cups. They went on about how important it is to have "hockey-specific strength"as the crucial underlying physical foundation to truly be able to play the game. I looked at the Sabres strength and conditioning coaches and their experience: http://strengthperformance.com/profile/JohnJTAllaire https://www.linkedin.com/in/ed-gannon-phd-14560a29 John Allaire's previous experience was as a strength and conditioning assistant with the Sabres since 2012 and before that with the Bills and several college football teams. Ed Gannon's previous experience is with rugby in England. So Bantams and Juniors get a chance to work with a three-time Stanley Cup strength coach and the Sabres...? They get to work with two men who have no hockey-specific strength and conditioning background. No wonder several of the players have hired their own strength coaches. Seems odd at the professional level that they don't have coaches in these crucial strength positions with any NHL hockey experience whatsoever, unseasoned at the specific types of strength and conditioning it takes to win at the NHL level. It makes me think that the organization (which may be changing under Botterill, we'll see) has been behind the eight ball in strength and conditioning for many years. Who knows how many other hockey departments feature people who don't have experience at their jobs at an NHL level. GM and Coach for one and the GM before that too...Chris Hajt...Maybe I've just scratched the surface. I wonder who hired these people and what the criteria was. ALSO, sorry about this and don't mean to offend but...Rip Simonick should retire. We have a $10 million locker room -- but the arena is falling apart. Crucial people in charge are inexperienced at their jobs. There's a good-ole boy network firmly in place. And the owner is a half-wit who's losing interest in the team. This is probably just the beginning of what has been ailing the amateur organization known as the Buffalo Sabres. Edited April 12, 2018 by Marvelo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 Just wonder what botts will do if we don't land Dahlin. Got a feeling he will go for a D man even if we are 2nd or 3rd going into the draft. Hope he doesn't as we cant pass up on drafting Svechnikov or Zadina He did mention they need to get faster on the Wings, Svechnikov definitely fits that mold, Zadina isn’t as fast so a Defenseman might be a possibility at 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 We certainly are beset by injuries year after year. I don’t know if the strength coach is the problem or just dumb bad luck, bug that is one area of necessary improvement. He grabs Zadina at 3. If we are stuck at 4 then anything is possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader1969 Posted April 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 We certainly are beset by injuries year after year. I don’t know if the strength coach is the problem or just dumb bad luck, bug that is one area of necessary improvement. He grabs Zadina at 3. If we are stuck at 4 then anything is possible. Friendly bet if the Sabres draft #3? I say he takes Hughes over Zadina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 Friendly bet if the Sabres draft #3? I say he takes Hughes over Zadina. I’ll take that bet. Avatars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader1969 Posted April 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 I’ll take that bet. Avatars? sure, I'll take the bet contingent on the Sabres drafting 3rd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 (edited) I think everything will go slow for a while. 1st: We need the lottery to happen, if you get Dhalin there is no need to sign Carlsson. (68pts he is looking at 8 mill per season) 2nd:Until Tavares signs, the entire market will be slow for certain teams. Canucks, leafs, sabres, wings, Sharks, canadiens. 3rd: After that you can decide what to do with Bogo, McCabe and how to slot the rest of your D. Edited April 12, 2018 by blåbär Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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