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Forum:
Armchair-GM
2 hours ago
Thread:
last crack
The Sabres need to get tougher, not even up for debate, but they need them to be able to play hockey too. That year in Nashville really seems like a one off.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
2 hours ago
Thread:
Zegras back in rumors
Look, I'm a neutral fan here, the only piece that remotely hurts montreal here is beck. You probably have to include something you will miss- not 4 pieces you will miss, but something with more quality, less quantity.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
17 hours ago
Thread:
Buffalo Sabres 2024-25 Playoff Roster
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Dan_the_Man</b></div><div>Yeah there is no chance TB is trading Hagel he just put up 70 + keeps getting better is a top PK& 2ND PP GUY is extremely good defensively. Signed 8 years a ridiculously cheap 6.5 million deal.</div></div>
The Sabres offer here is 4 firsts and a fairly early second. It makes me wish the Sabres would hire botterill just so they could fire him again.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
19 hours ago
Thread:
Based on Fans of Other Teams
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>GMDannyB</b></div><div>Armstrong also said he wasn’t moving his first last year and then ya know like 3 days later had a massive trade on the table with the Flyers that included your 2023 1st and was going to go through until Krug vetoed it. It was also reported by many that they offered the 1st for Laughton in a deal before that. Ur GM clearly has a history of saying one thing and doing the complete opposite so maybe take his word with a grain of salt?</div></div>
Value is close I think, for the Sabres at least, I think adams was interested in cates too. For me, the Sabres are so soft that I want anybody coming in to bring their own sandpaper with em. I'm not a fan of their build as it stands- 5 puck moving d, 5 left shot d, two centers who aren't good in their own zone, a bunch of skilled forwards who avoid contact at all costs and gravitate to the Perimeter as soon as they think the coach isn't looking. I have been watching toronto-Boston, it's like watching a different sport.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
22 hours ago
Thread:
Based on Fans of Other Teams
Unfortunately we have 5 puck movers and then Samuelsson and Clifton. Our d needs more players like Samuelsson. I think he had a down year, I don't think he's available
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Yesterday at 7:34 p.m.
Thread:
Buying out Skinner and trading Savoie and Power
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>AStovetop</b></div><div>I'd take on Skinner for a 3rd if I'm the Sharks. That buyout is fine for the first year but man it goes up a lot after that. After next year:
$4,444,445 $6,444,445 $2,444,445 $2,444,445 $2,444,445
He's a cap dump not a buyout.</div></div>
He's a cap dump with a full ntc that doesn't wanna move away from his family (near toronto). In other words, he's gonna veto any trade. So if you REALLY wanna get rid of him, he's a buyout. To be fair I could be way off here, but that's what it looks like.
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Fauteuil - DG
Yesterday at 5:13 p.m.
Thread:
Packing picks for bad contracts
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OldNYIfan</b></div><div>Buffalo is under no pressure to pay anything significant to move Jeff Skinner's contract, let alone Ryan Johnson, let alone the 11th overall pick in this year's draft. They've dealt with that boat anchor for five seasons now, so there's no reason to think that it's any great burden this year when the cap ceiling is expected to rise $3 million and the RFAs to be re-signed won't be getting significant raises with the possible exception of UPL. And that's <strong>if</strong> Skinner would consider waiving his NMC, which I highly doubt -- he seems committed to western NY.</div></div>
There's no urgency because the Sabres have cap space. I think ruff should have a ton of say in this decision. Basically, for me, the question is, if Skinner isn't in the top 6, would ruff wanna keep him around on line 3 (I'm thinking with a vet 2way center and greenway)? Would put your defensive liability winger on a checking line to try to get 5v5 production? Plus I genuinely hate how the skinner/kreuger thing went down- a terrible coach tried to shame an offense only winger, it couldn't have worked worse, and the coach took it on the chin. That's not a guy I want in the room with young players. Of course I realize it's gonna cost a lot to extricate him from the roster, that's why I think ruff should have a lot to say. Can he use him or not.
Forum:
Fauteuil - DG
Yesterday at 4:57 p.m.
Thread:
Packing picks for bad contracts
Skinner passes. Considering how his contract is set up, and why, if the Sabres wanna get rid of Skinner, probably gonna have to be a buyout.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Tue. at 10:10 a.m.
Thread:
Samuelsson
This is really bad. Samuelsson is a defensive d, and he's big. Guys like that are in demand, nobody ever wants to get smaller and less physical going into the playoffs. His contract is a good thing, it's cost certainty for years.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Tue. at 10:03 a.m.
Thread:
Turning this ship around
I'd rather keep Samuelsson and see if he can put together a full season. He's really the only defensive d that the Sabres have. I'd like to say that maybe ruff will get him to be more physical, but I don't expect much change.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Tue. at 2:15 a.m.
Thread:
Lindy Ruff
I don't know if there would be hard feelings, but Hathaway broke cozens face in a fight and derailed his season. If cozens is good with it, fine, Hathaway fills a need, but it's a consideration.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Tue. at 2:11 a.m.
Thread:
Ruff is back
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Wqrrior</b></div><div>this trade is kinda weird to me. Foligno has a NMC and seems to be settled, and that contract extension honestly sucks. Strange to overpay for someone who, although is good, probably wont trade or move</div></div>
I believe, if you look at the ufas he added, they are just names from the Sabres past. If not, I'm not sure what he's going for.
Desimone, Kane, foligno, and gilbert were all born in buffalo.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Mon. at 6:33 p.m.
Thread:
Ruff Times with a Myers Reunion call it a Triplet Tower
I would buy a Leafs jersey.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Mon. at 4:19 p.m.
Thread:
Teenage Wasteland
Joshua would be a good target. You are overpaying in dollar amount and term, which is probably what it would take in a competitive market. I get wanting physical play, but I don't think macdermid is good at all. I thought I heard pesce turned down a buffalo trade last year, so there's possibly that, and that he likely gets a fair amount more on the market- unless he takes less for sunshine or a shot at a cup. I don't know if there's any appetite to buy Skinner out internally, I imagine the new coach would have some say, Skinner is an offense only winger, who refuses to backcheck, and his game has not translated to success at the team level. Having said that, it's gonna cost to get rid of him. I don't care so much about Kane, adams has been interested in the recent past, as long as he doesn't overpay AND he doesn't make the mistake he made with Taylor hall- letting him have a full ntc, then getting peanuts when he picks his spot (if things go bad and he wants out). Bleuger and Martin are fine for what we need, no interest in Bryson coming back though.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Mon. at 10:27 a.m.
Thread:
Becoming harder to play against
Buffalo needs to be harder to play against too. Doesn't seem like we should be taking guys you wanna move for being too easy to play against.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Mon. at 1:13 a.m.
Thread:
Retool over
For me, no. Our defense is too soft as it is, this somehow makes it softer.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Sun. at 7:28 p.m.
Thread:
Blow It All Up Danny
Sabres are at 11 before the lottery. That's not gonna be on the table for Laughton, doesn't matter how many seconds you add.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Sun. at 4:50 p.m.
Thread:
skinner
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MountRoyal</b></div><div>Wait, why does Skinner say no to playing a few years on a line with Crosby? If he was playing out his contract in sunny, low-tax Florida then I can see it, but he is currently in Buffalo ...</div></div>
Because he wants to be near family in Toronto, and toronto certainly doesn't need or want him. That's why his contract is still mind boggling. He's an offense only winger- who is a liability on defense, he was coming off a season scoring 40 (with 26 assists mind you) with eichel. What's the market for that player?- maybe Hoffman would be a decent comp, so a shade over 5 per. The Sabres gave him 9 per, with a full ntc, like it matters.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Sun. at 4:33 p.m.
Thread:
skinner
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Stadel</b></div><div>no no, he's "only" the owner. Dawg im not trying to be mean but are you being intentionally dense? You dont think the owner would intervene to force this trade to happen? Don't you remember the ROR return? simply because he didnt want to pay O'Reilly's bonus cause of comments he said in locker room clean out.
Owners influence decisions all the time.</div></div>
The problem I have with this idea, is I think pegula was responsible for giving Skinner that contract. Moving him for smith would be admitting to a mistake, maybe not as much as a buyout, but still. Plus, I'm just gonna assume that Skinner nixes any trade anyway.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Sat. at 12:21 p.m.
Thread:
Brady
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Tjm220</b></div><div>Buying out Skinner is a pointless and stupid idea, especially for the upcoming season. The Sabres don’t need the money at least until next year when Quinn, Byram, and Peterka need new deals. Aside from the fact I think Gary Bettman would die of a heart attack, which might actually be good for hockey, the rest of the NHL would be pissed if Buffalo won the draft lottery. let’s be honest though, It would be hysterical.</div></div>
It's possible that the Sabres next coach isn't going to want Skinner around. Depends on who it is, Skinner can still produce at 5v5, maybe having him freewheel on the third line with a better two way center and a power forward that plays two ways, like greenway- would be a way to keep him out of the way. If it's brindamour, skinners style of hockey isn't gonna be compatible with life. Personally I want him gone, but I respect that if we move him before his contract is up, it's gonna hurt.
As far as winning the lottery, at 3%, I'm not holding my breath. I am pretty sure that when bettman dies, the epitaph on his tombstone is gonna read "see, I told you hockey would succeed in the sunbelt".
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Sat. at 11:07 a.m.
Thread:
Brady
No, and I'm one of the Sabres fans that would offer a lot for Tkachuk. What you could do, is keep celebrini as he is likely better than Thompson and cozens in the very near future. You could potentially then move Thompson and his cap hit, then add if necessary, for Tkachuk. You would save Thompsons salary, which you could then use to buyout Skinner. Skinner can block any trade, he's not going to Ottawa. I don't think you can give up a guy like celebrini.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Sat. at 9:48 a.m.
Thread:
Make Change
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Cpc114</b></div><div>I’m sure Berube would prefer Anderson. Aldo, our prospects are all young There’s nothing wrong with bringing them up when they’re 23</div></div>
Anderson would add some grit, but he's fairly expensive, and he's not very good. Skinners no trade would kill this anyway, I get wanting him gone, but it's gotta be a buy out. That's probably light for crouse, but you could add to the offer and handle your middle 6 grit-with-skill need that way.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Sat. at 9:40 a.m.
Thread:
Contender for 7 years
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Boos</b></div><div>How does that trade make any sense for the Sabres?
please explain</div></div>
The only worthwhile piece is the pick, and the op has already made sure that it won't be a top 2 pick
Forum:
Fauteuil - DG
Fri. at 10:42 p.m.
Thread:
The big deal
I'd rather the Sabres target some defensive d, nasty ones, for their third pair. Time to get tougher to play against. The Sabres 5 best d are all lefties, but dahlin can play the right side. Reinbacher would be nice, but with dahlin, power, and Byram here, I don't think reinbacher is adding anything we don't have. And if it costs Quinn, I wouldn't do it.
Forum:
Armchair-GM
Fri. at 5:56 p.m.
Thread:
Big Move
Yep, I'm in.
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