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washedup20
Location: the little apple
Joined: 08.19.2014

Apr 7 @ 4:22 PM ET
burn that cap space on bryson comrie and bishop instead of going after georgiev or gavrikov

good post

- homiedclown



Gavrikov would scare away the next Bobby Orr in Ryan Johnson
jochfr
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Nashville , TN
Joined: 07.11.2009

Apr 7 @ 4:33 PM ET
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Apr 7 @ 4:38 PM ET

- jochfr

I’ll kick you in the shin.

Sup now?
jochfr
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Nashville , TN
Joined: 07.11.2009

Apr 7 @ 4:51 PM ET
I’ll kick you in the shin.

Sup now?

- ImThatGuy

jokes on you... i don't have shins.
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Apr 7 @ 5:00 PM ET
https://twitter.com/bubba...&t=aPpesQ9OFgU8cA3wnTdNeA
Swedish_Jesus
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 07.02.2019

Apr 7 @ 5:17 PM ET
It’s wild that not making the playoffs can be argued as a good thing, 12 years of losing will do that I guess.
- washedup20


New Jersey hasn’t made the playoffs the last 5 years, how many teams are set up better this year and beyond then them ?
washedup20
Location: the little apple
Joined: 08.19.2014

Apr 7 @ 5:20 PM ET
New Jersey hasn’t made the playoffs the last 5 years, how many teams are set up better this year and beyond then them ?
- Swedish_Jesus



They are making the playoffs this season what is your point?
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Apr 7 @ 5:30 PM ET
Stop shinning that Bobblehead, if the Sabres were as respected by players as you seem to think a College goalie wouldn't be holding Adams Balls in his hand controlling the situation, same as Johnson.
- Buff36


The Sabres aren't respected, that's exactly why they had to rotate 3 terrible goalies all season and leave the spot open for levi.

You answered your own question.

What would you have done?
Remember nobody (free agents or nmc players) don't respect us either...

Matt Murray was a swing and a miss...
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Apr 7 @ 5:34 PM ET
Bryson is 1.85m and is for one more year - who the hell cares, (a) he was very good last year (sucks this year), (b) we have more cap space than virtually any other team next year and (c) it’s only 1.85m and goes away
- turbo044


Homie cares

The bryson deal keeps him up at night.

Bryson deal > tage deal > cozens deal.

Homies being silly
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Apr 7 @ 5:40 PM ET
They are making the playoffs this season what is your point?
- washedup20

They are a young team, they shouldn’t make the playoffs, it’s better I think, they might not even win a series, so what’s the point?
washedup20
Location: the little apple
Joined: 08.19.2014

Apr 7 @ 5:41 PM ET
The Sabres aren't respected, that's exactly why they had to rotate 3 terrible goalies all season and leave the spot open for levi.

You answered your own question.

What would you have done?
Remember nobody (free agents or nmc players) don't respect us either...

Matt Murray was a swing and a miss...

- Boss34



Yet as a fan you are happier than ever. You must’ve just started paying attention when Terry bought the team.

Next year is the first year of Pegula owned Sabres where they actually are expected not to go into a season to lose.
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Apr 7 @ 5:49 PM ET
Chickenrun is fragile

Here, there, everywhere....

Goggle his surgery history. I told you so....

- Boss34


I don’t know if he came back. But yeah he’s hurt again has been out

So yeah injuries prone players tend to stay injury prone.

I follow that same thought process in fantasy football.

My favorite line is”. Player X is in the best shape of his life”

1st game in, gets hurt again
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Apr 7 @ 5:52 PM ET
jokes on you... i don't have shins.
- jochfr

Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Apr 7 @ 5:54 PM ET
The Sabres aren't respected, that's exactly why they had to rotate 3 terrible goalies all season and leave the spot open for levi.

You answered your own question.

What would you have done?
Remember nobody (free agents or nmc players) don't respect us either...

Matt Murray was a swing and a miss...

- Boss34

Not my ? again, it's a ? you should be asking your Buddy. Plenty of players that don't have NMC. And stop with the Goalie crap, there were plenty of Goalie's that moved or were signed the last couple years, especially last summer as he waited on Ullmark.
SoCalPucks
San Jose Sharks
Location: Ice-O-Plex, CA
Joined: 03.20.2012

Apr 7 @ 5:54 PM ET
Yet as a fan you are happier than ever. You must’ve just started paying attention when Terry bought the team.

Next year is the first year of Pegula owned Sabres where they actually are expected not to go into a season to lose.

- washedup20


Unbelievably bad management. This organization ran out of getting the benefit of the doubt 6 years ago. This year they were slow to recognize the progress their core players had made. Adams failed to pull off a trade that was of greater impact. And again, to those of you still clinging to the narrative that Adams plan was to sit on his prospects…We know that’s not true. We know he was trying to acquire an impactful player and couldn’t/didn’t. So the guy you’re praising for sticking to his guns actually also disagreed with you ffs. You know it’s bad when the loser mentality infects your fan base.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Apr 7 @ 5:56 PM ET
I don’t know if he came back. But yeah he’s hurt again has been out

So yeah injuries prone players tend to stay injury prone.

I follow that same thought process in fantasy football.

My favorite line is”. Player X is in the best shape of his life”

1st game in, gets hurt again

- Sabretooth9

It's a shame the guy got hurt on a slew foot, who knows if it happens against Buffalo if we had acquired him.
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Apr 7 @ 5:56 PM ET
Yet as a fan you are happier than ever. You must’ve just started paying attention when Terry bought the team.

Next year is the first year of Pegula owned Sabres where they actually are expected not to go into a season to lose.

- washedup20


This season absolutely met and exceeded my expectations.

Why so down on your hometown team?

You're acting like we lost all 12 years this past season.

National media is starting to predict big things...

Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Apr 7 @ 5:57 PM ET
Unbelievably bad management. This organization ran out of getting the benefit of the doubt 6 years ago. This year they were slow to recognize the progress their core players had made. Adams failed to pull off a trade that was of greater impact. And again, to those of you still clinging to the narrative that Adams plan was to sit on his prospects…We know that’s not true. We know he was trying to acquire an impactful player and couldn’t/didn’t. So the guy you’re praising for sticking to his guns actually also disagreed with you ffs. You know it’s bad when the loser mentality infects your fan base.
- SoCalPucks

Losing Breeds Losing
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Apr 7 @ 6:00 PM ET
Not my ? again, it's a ? you should be asking your Buddy. Plenty of players that don't have NMC. And stop with the Goalie crap, there were plenty of Goalie's that moved or were signed the last couple years, especially last summer as he waited on Ullmark.
- Buff36


Disagree ,but willing to move on before it gets ugly 🤝

Sabres are surely on every players no trade list. We're the reason why they pick 10 teams.

Getting any goalie is one thing.
Getting a top 16 type playoff goalie with little term and wanted to play here is asking a lot IMO
SoCalPucks
San Jose Sharks
Location: Ice-O-Plex, CA
Joined: 03.20.2012

Apr 7 @ 6:02 PM ET
This season absolutely met and exceeded my expectations.

Why so down on your hometown team?

You're acting like we lost all 12 years this past season.

National media is starting to predict big things...

- Boss34


Pretty sure everyone here loves their hometown team, they’re quite justifiably done with all of the excuses. Also, nothing fundamentally changes from the trade deadline to the start of next season. They’re still going to be looking to deal for some key pieces with the exact same pool of picks and prospects.
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Apr 7 @ 6:02 PM ET
It was very imperative that he got both signed, but it also shows how weak there position was in both cases. Especially when your system is very weak in both areas
- Buff36


Their position was very weak since the organization sucked from Darcy through the 2/3
point of the '20-21 season. No doubt about it. They had watched Cal Peterson bolt and received notice that Portilo was at high risk of doing the same, which he eventually did.

They could not afford to watch another 2 higher caliber players choose the same path. It would have been a disaster, and they chose to mitigate that disaster the best way they could. The FO worked hard before that to rid the organization of the negative discontents and turn the culture around. They could not risk more negative "vibes" to enter the equation.

KA and team reportedly tried to acquire a starting G several times and were turned down by players who did not want to be here. They switched to Plan B in Comrie and he gets injured, forcing them to bring in an underdeveloped young G in UPL who struggled like they thought he might given that they chose to send him down to Roch for the year.

I'm not sure what you wanted them to do about it? I not even sure what the hell everyone is so pissed off about it, looks like they may have won in both senarios.
SoCalPucks
San Jose Sharks
Location: Ice-O-Plex, CA
Joined: 03.20.2012

Apr 7 @ 6:05 PM ET
Their position was very weak since the organization sucked from Darcy through the 2/3
point of the '20-21 season. No doubt about it. They had watched Cal Peterson bolt and received notice that Portilo was at high risk of doing the same, which he eventually did.

They could not afford to watch another 2 higher caliber players choose the same path. It would have been a disaster, and they chose to mitigate that disaster the best way they could. The FO worked hard before that to rid the organization of the negative discontents and turn the culture around. They could not risk more negative "vibes" to enter the equation.

KA and team reportedly tried to acquire a starting G several times and were turned down by players who did not want to be here. They switched to Plan B in Comrie and he gets injured, forcing them to bring in an underdeveloped young G in UPL who struggled like they thought he might given that they chose to send him down to Roch for the year.

I'm not sure what you wanted them to do about it? I not even sure what the hell everyone is so pissed off about it, looks like they may have won in both senarios.

- IonSabres


I do believe that he tried to get a better goalie. I’m willing to give him a pass on that for sure. I’m pretty sure Comrie was plan C at best.
SoCalPucks
San Jose Sharks
Location: Ice-O-Plex, CA
Joined: 03.20.2012

Apr 7 @ 6:09 PM ET
It's a shame the guy got hurt on a slew foot, who knows if it happens against Buffalo if we had acquired him.
- Buff36


Yes. The argument that since he got hurt playing against Tampa while playing for Ottawa means that he would have gotten hurt playing for Buffalo is completely asinine. I am sympathetic to the better argument that he may just be injury prone.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Apr 7 @ 6:10 PM ET
Their position was very weak since the organization sucked from Darcy through the 2/3
point of the '20-21 season. No doubt about it. They had watched Cal Peterson bolt and received notice that Portilo was at high risk of doing the same, which he eventually did.

They could not afford to watch another 2 higher caliber players choose the same path. It would have been a disaster, and they chose to mitigate that disaster the best way they could. The FO worked hard before that to rid the organization of the negative discontents and turn the culture around. They could not risk more negative "vibes" to enter the equation.

KA and team reportedly tried to acquire a starting G several times and were turned down by players who did not want to be here. They switched to Plan B in Comrie and he gets injured, forcing them to bring in an underdeveloped young G in UPL who struggled like they thought he might given that they chose to send him down to Roch for the year.

I'm not sure what you wanted them to do about it? I not even sure what the hell everyone is so pissed off about it, looks like they may have won in both senarios.

- IonSabres

Good Post! I applaud Adams for trying, but it still doesn't excuse him with getting caught with his paints down with Ullmark and watching what maybe 5 or 6 Goalies switch teams.
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Apr 7 @ 6:10 PM ET
Yet as a fan you are happier than ever. You must’ve just started paying attention when Terry bought the team.

Next year is the first year of Pegula owned Sabres where they actually are expected not to go into a season to lose.

- washedup20


Is it a coincidence that Kim is not fit for the role of President?
Fvck, waitress couldn't even keep the jalapeño dish full.
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