Sabres sign Justin Danforth 2 years 1.8 million AAV

[St. Pete Gogolak]

Honestly, what’s the point at this point?  Alienating the fanbase even more?  Waiving JBD means that a defenseman is going to get hurt in the first two weeks and Bryson will be in the top six and playing regular minutes. Guaranteed.

[shrader]

33 minutes ago, Porous Five Hole said:

Does this put Shane Doan in Rochester?

I assume Shane Doan is golfing every day.

[Big Guava]

31 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

I said Doan was going to Rochester when acquired, but honestly I don't think so.  Kozak is the loser here presumably.  

Kozak can get the Bozak with the fresh Nozak

[dudacek]

 

And there’s your Lafferty replacement.

Kozak still gets to be Kozak and Terry pockets only $300K.

But we can still make up the difference in the Byram trade.

1 minute ago, shrader said:

I assume Shane Doan is golfing every day.

But maybe in Rochester?

In other news, didn’t Danforth used to play in Rochester?

Was he ever Sabre property?

[LGR4GM]

37 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

I said Doan was going to Rochester when acquired, but honestly I don't think so.  Kozak is the loser here presumably.  

Doubtful. I think Doan stays in Buffalo.

[Porous Five Hole]

7 minutes ago, shrader said:

I assume Shane Doan is golfing every day.

Oopsie Daisy

[GoPuckYourself]

46 minutes ago, LTS said:

https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=Justin+Danforth

Only because I am tired of the "Who?" schtick...

[Thorny]

“We got him?! We got Justin Danf..

oh forget it 

[jad1]

11 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Doubtful. I think Doan stays in Buffalo.

Doan and Zucker are going to wind up in the top six.  Along with a occasional appearance by Greenway, when he's not injured.

[The Jokeman]

34 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Doubtful. I think Doan stays in Buffalo.

If Doans an Amerk we're in trouble.

[Brawndo]

43 minutes ago, dudacek said:

 

And there’s your Lafferty replacement.

Kozak still gets to be Kozak and Terry pockets only $300K.

But we can still make up the difference in the Byram trade.

But maybe in Rochester?

In other news, didn’t Danforth used to play in Rochester?

Was he ever Sabre property?

Good catch he played for the Amerks and Cyclones over a two year period 

[That Aud Smell]

27 minutes ago, jad1 said:

Doan and Zucker are going to wind up in the top six.  Along with a occasional appearance by Greenway, when he's not injured.

gross

[Thorny]

Quinn - Kulich - Thompson

Benson - Norris - Tuch

Zucker - McLeod - Doan

Greenway - Krebs - Danforth

Malenstyn

[jad1]

1 minute ago, That Aud Smell said:

gross

Yep.

[Night Train]

3 minutes ago, Thorny said:

Quinn - Kulich - Thompson

Benson - Norris - Tuch

Zucker - McLeod - Doan

Greenway - Krebs - Danforth

Malenstyn

I suddenly have a hankering for some Xanax 

[mjd1001]

You paid Danforth more because that is what it took to sign him.

Between Doan, Kozak, Danforth, and anyone else up for a 4th line spot, let it be open competition. The best guys get the sports, whoever doesn't...down to Rochester.

[dudacek]

14 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:

gross

 

12 minutes ago, Thorny said:

Quinn - Kulich - Thompson

Benson - Norris - Tuch

Zucker - McLeod - Doan

Greenway - Krebs - Danforth

Malenstyn

This group certainly doesn’t spark fear in anyone.

On a brighter note, from everything I’ve read and seen says Doan and Danforth are dawgs, beloved by their former fanbases for non-stop effort.

Maybe they’ll be a little easier to cheer for this year?

I know we got fooled before.

Edited 13 hours ago by dudacek

[DarthEbriate]

6 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

Good catch he played for the Amerks and Cyclones over a two year period 

Check it out.

Got an ATO with Rochester at the end of 2016-17, and then never really got off the 4th line the following season. But then, to Liiga.

With Luuko, Danforth won the Lasse Oksanen Award for regular season best player (MVP), and the Veli-Pekka Ketola Trophy for leading the league in scoring with 60 points in 56 games.

In the 2020 COVID season, he played in the KHL with Vityaz and scored 55 in 58 (6th in scoring in the KHL that season)

Played on that 2020-21 gold medal World Championship Canada team with... Owen Power.  (and JBD!)

[Thorny]

4 minutes ago, dudacek said:

 

This group certainly doesn’t spark fear in anyone.

On a brighter note, from everything I’ve read and seen says Doan and Danforth are dawgs, beloved by their former fanbases for non-stop effort.

Maybe they’ll be a little easier to cheer for this year?

I know we got fooled before.

No I care about the ends not the means 

[Eleven]

Well, now those ice shovels during breaks will make some sense.

[dudacek]

11 minutes ago, Thorny said:

No I care about the ends not the means 

I’m going back to the idea that a Rust for futures deal is still available and that Rust is also a dawg, but one that can score 25 goals.

Add him to that top six and you might be on the verge of an identity up front. Benson and Krebs have that edge and you’re halfway there in terms of numbers. Zucker has some of that. Greenway and Malenstyn can pound, Tuch and Tage are massive men who are ready for a pack behind them.

Maybe they can be effective in the way last year’s mix wasnt. Maybe showing up for 70 games instead of 55 gives them the 10 points they need?

Of course I know this is peak off-season blue sky thinking.

Bear with me, this is always a tough day.

Edited 12 hours ago by dudacek

[Thorny]

5 minutes ago, dudacek said:

Of course I know this is peak off-season blue sky thinking.

Bear with me, this is always a tough day.

Blue sky thinking/the only sane course of action given our relative circumstance thinking..whichever 

The Sabres operate along the fringes of their roster as if they are a team comfortably in range of their goal, rather than one desperately attempting to achieve the goal for the first time in a decade and a half wherein failure is unacceptable. B/c they’ve proven failure is acceptable.

They are not accountable 

The truth is that, they only need to be accountable to the fans if they want to be. 

[That Aud Smell]

46 minutes ago, dudacek said:

Maybe they’ll be a little easier to cheer for this year?

I know we got fooled before.

fooled for sure. remember how fast and aggressive the ‘24-25 4th line was gonna be? they got funking trucked.

[Thorny]

49 minutes ago, dudacek said:

 

This group certainly doesn’t spark fear in anyone.

On a brighter note, from everything I’ve read and seen says Doan and Danforth are dawgs, beloved by their former fanbases for non-stop effort.

Maybe they’ll be a little easier to cheer for this year?

I know we got fooled before.

Fool me once, shame on…..shame on..you..?

point is, cant get fooled again 

[triumph_communes]

Interesting pickup. Has Jarmo all over it

lafferty was forgettable, interested in giving him a shot

 

Guys with his size and track record don’t get contracts unless they have a lot of heart.  Undrafted, played handful of games for the Amerks.. Europe and khl before NHL at 28

 

Columbus wanted him back.  They gave him an “A” for some time.  

https://images.app.goo.gl/u5QRLub1sM99hE2d7

Edited 12 hours ago by triumph_communes