Weave Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 I think Darcy basically told them he was shipping them out to do them a favor. Unfortunately they've both just bounced around since then instead of landing anywhere long term. I can't help but think they might have preferred staying here despite the rebuild. I don't think either guy ever really wanted to leave Buffalo. Planned losing for at least 2 seasons? I'd lose a ton of respect for both if they would have been OK with staying for that. And Terry even wanted to make Vanek the highest paid player in the league? He did. I'm glad that didn't happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted April 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 Vanek was the one who expressed interest in coming back this offseason right? I think we've talked about this a few times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 Planned losing for at least 2 seasons? I'd lose a ton of respect for both if they would have been OK with staying for that. I think, had Darcy not been in charge, the rebuild and how it was presented to our veteran guys like Miller and Vanek would have been different. Darcy really things up by having so little faith in the process he was starting that he needed to paint it as the end times. Vanek was the one who expressed interest in coming back this offseason right? I think we've talked about this a few times. Yup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 Vanek was the one who expressed interest in coming back this offseason right? I think we've talked about this a few times. But he did not want to stick around for a tear down. It certainly didn't work out as he hoped. I think he was looking for a Marian Hossa type situation that never came to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted April 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 But he did not want to stick around for a tear down. It certainly didn't work out as he hoped. I think he was looking for a Marian Hossa type situation that never came to be. For sure, I was just trying to straighten my memory out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 I’d be happy with a miller Ullmark tandem next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 Miller isn’t coming back. The D was a joke this year, but our Goalies also sucked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunkard Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 I’d be happy with a Miller Ullmark tandem next year. I'd take Miller back as well to rotate with Ullmark. At the very least we'd be able to hold our own in shootouts once again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 (edited) One note on our D. We started the year with Risto, Scandella, McCabe, Tennyson, Antipin and Baloo in the lineup with Falk on the bench and Bogo on IR. We ended the year with Scandella and Risto still as the top 2, but Bogo and McCabe on IR, Tennyson in the AHL (other then injury callup) and 2 AHL guys, Guhle and Nelson as our second pair. Next season it looks like we’ll bring back Scandella, Risto in the top 4, Nelson and Guhle as our bottom pair and the future of Bogo, McCabe, Baloo and Antipin up in the air. If I’m jbot, I’m sending Baloo down if I can’t trade him. I’m qualifying Antipin, but encouraging him to go back to Russia. I’m also buying out Bogo if I can. It save $4 mill per year the next two years. I looking for 2 players to play in the top 4. (Such as Dahlin and DeHaan). Our goalies, whoever they are, will play much better behind a group like below, then the swiss cheese they played behind this past season. Risto DeHaan Scandella Dahlin Nelson Guhle McCabe Edited April 8, 2018 by GASabresIUFAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 I'd like Miller-Ullmark too, but Miller isn't leaving his wife and kid in Southern California to return to WNY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 Miller is under contract for next season and has modified NTC, so he would have to agree to a trade to Buffalo. There is no chance he does. He and his family are finally together in LA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 Maybe we can get Brian and Mike back on Hockey Hotline. And if Ed Kilgore can be talked out of his $3 an hour Uber gig, he can be the intermission host. What's Pat Hanigan doing these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 Maybe we can get Brian and Mike back on Hockey Hotline. And if Ed Kilgore can be talked out of his $3 an hour Uber gig, he can be the intermission host. What's Pat Hanigan doing these days? Ex Sabres always push your button. We need a capable veteran with enough ability to step up if Linus crashes and burns who is OK with playing 25-30 games and acting as a mentor if he doesn’t. Miller fits the bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsixspd Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 Miller is under contract for next season and has modified NTC, so he would have to agree to a trade to Buffalo. There is no chance he does. He and his family are finally together in LA. I will never forget his presser after the favored Blues were surprisingly eliminated from the playoffs in the 1st round(probably shockingly to Blues fans), and he had a very average performance in that series. Miller said, somewhat apathetically "Well, at least I can now attend my wife's sister's wedding" Wasn't he canned by the Blues not long after those cringe-worthy comments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetlou Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 No to Miller!!! Stop trying to bring back so many ex Sabres- We need to get younger, not try a project with 30+ year olds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 No to Miller!!! Stop trying to bring back so many ex Sabres- We need to get younger, not try a project with 30+ year olds. As a stop gap and insurance in case Ullmark isn't up to the task of 50 starts, I'm OK with it, but not as a projected starter. the veteran backup role is a short term one anyway. But, as said above, he's likely not moving back away from the west coast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted April 9, 2018 Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 Excellent thread Flagg, well done. That gives me hope that Housely isn't as incompetent as I thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattPie Posted April 9, 2018 Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 I will never forget his presser after the favored Blues were surprisingly eliminated from the playoffs in the 1st round(probably shockingly to Blues fans), and he had a very average performance in that series. Miller said, somewhat apathetically "Well, at least I can now attend my wife's sister's wedding" Wasn't he canned by the Blues not long after those cringe-worthy comments? IIRC, he was UFA so canned seems like a pejorative term in this case. The Blues didn't resign a rental that didn't work out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewookie1 Posted April 9, 2018 Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 I have no idea where the mods are but shouldn’t this thread be locked? After all none of this thread even mentions goats or the temporary acquisition of one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted April 9, 2018 Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 lols Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted April 9, 2018 Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 Good thread but I don't see anything about goats. Until now. (Let's try to stay on topic, people!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted April 9, 2018 Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 Excuse me, but please assign all Goat videos to the Sunshine thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattPie Posted April 9, 2018 Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 Excuse me, but please assign all Goat videos to the Sunshine thread. Youtube has reinforced my belief in humanity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted April 9, 2018 Report Share Posted April 9, 2018 MattPie wins the Internet for today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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