Edited Dec. 20, 2019 at 12:16 a.m.
Quoting: RoyalBlueSabres
I disagree his plan is just slower than what everyone wants. Everyone is looking for a blockbuster trade to send this team off but that's not the right thing to do. I really think he has done a great job in bringing in good talent. His mishap is trading O'rielly but to me it wasnt a bad trade at all at the time. ROR had leadership issues in Buf DUI and lack of motivation. The first round pick we got from him was almost a lottery pick and ROR really elevated his game so good for ROR and the Blues but not really bad on GMJB he wouldnt have been as productive in buf. All GMJB needs to do is find a center which we have 2 in the pipeline Cozens and Mittelstadt
That pick wasnt almost a lottery pick, everyone expected St.L to be a playoff team, he was expecting a mid 20s pick there. Their was only one month were they bottomed out but they werent even doing that bad, thehockeyguy did a video on it. Thats why they were able to recover and win the cup. The Sabres need more than a C. Sheary, Vesey, Rodrigues, Sobotka, those arent middle 6 players. Asplund has played well but isnt scoring. He may be poised to replace Girgensons rn. They have 1 good RWer who they refuse to move away from Eichel. All of his depth forward moves havent worked out, except Skinner (who may have gotten an overpay to stay here) and maybe Johansson (but the jury is still out). I like Mitts, i think he was managed horribly, he should have been in the AHL last year. Cozens looks good. But whats left. Pekar is a couple years away and is projected as a 3rd liner. Davidsson is still in Europe. Ruotsalainen isnt even in Rochester developing for the North American game for some reason. At first I was hopeful, but i really really dont agree with Botterills logic and reasoning. Building from the D out was a great idea 6 years ago, but now everyone is, so now the market is filled with a surplus of NHL D and theirs a lack of top 6 forwards available. Everyone parrots the fighting is dead so we dont need toughness, even though that has been verifiably debunked. The Sabres are always behind with their team building methodology. This team has 0 secondary scoring. They look absolutely lost without Eichel. They gave up ROR for 2 cap dumps, 1 who quit, a prospect that was a reclamation project, that they managed horribly, and some picks. They lost Lehner for nothing and he became one of the best goalies in the league (something I told everyone would happen and no one would hear it). This is a terrible track record. What talent has he found, Gilmour? Jokiharju was known to be a stud, Bowman is just an idiot, so I guess that counts. Other than that who? And I hope Kreuger doesnt get thrown on the sword to defend Botterills job.