I was not going to comment as there were many that already expressed my thoughts.
While the Sabres played poorly against the Rangers and were smacked down 2 out of 3 by the Bruins, the team is working harder and the prior 11 games they were 6-3-2.
The defense is really young, Miller at 28 is the oldest.
Dahlin, Jokiharju, Samuelsson are 21, Bryson is 23, Borgen is 24, Ristolainen 26 and McCabe is 27.
After Okposo, Skinner is the older forward at 28.
Tukka Rask was a back up at Ullmark's age and UPL will be ready in 2 years.
I am sorry
@ErikJohannsen but this team is young, playing well now and has a good future.
This is not the make up of a team about to rebuild, but rather add a few pieces to compete.
Quoting: Tjm220
The rest of your headline should read “it is not available.” ...
Certainly not for that price.
Quoting: NYRxLundqvist
Pettersson Is better and boeser and Miller are about the same as Reinhart but this trade is terrible...
Exactly, He has proven this year that he can score without Jack and should have been carrying his own line for the last few years.
Quoting: RC333
Buddy ur teams going back to a rebuild, none of the players r at the level of reinhart nor will they help u now
Do you know how bad it was under Krueger?
@Tjm220 said it best, top Center out, top GK out, top defensive defenseman out, playing in the hardest division, worse coach of all time.
Donato has taken Skinner out of the dog house, put him back with Jack and he will produce.
Quoting: OrganizedConfusion55
Buffalo isnt doing taht
Especially not for that.
Quoting: Tjm220
Everyone thinks Buffalo is dog **** because they had the worlds worst coach in charge of them for 2/3 of a shortened season...find a capable pack up goaltender, and get Jack Eichel back healthy...
The trades and draft picks are starting to produce. Bryson, Borgen and Samuelsson are playing well enough that someone could be moved soon.
Thompson, Mittelstadt and Asplund have been the best line for weeks.
Ruotsalainen has 4 goals in 10 games.
Improve the special teams (the pk and pp were awful against the rangers).
Including last nights debacle against the Rangers they are 7-6-2 in the last 15 games. {EDIT: About the same record as VAN for the season}.
Quoting: wojme
Who said they are going back to a rebuild?
Only someone who does not follow the Sabres.
Quoting: SalamiCheese
No thx
Not even close.
Quoting: Mike_Gartner
You can’t really blame the last decade of failure on coaching. Buffalo had 47 coaches over that timeframe.
It would be hilarious if Eichel came back and the team stunk even more than they already do because he really is the problem.
But only one owner who
THINKS he is a hockey genius. You are correct, that would be very bad if Jack returned and the team did poorly.