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IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Apr 16 @ 11:20 AM ET
Do you think Donnie is gonna say bye to Greenway if he pounded the table. Adams really made that known.
- Buff36


I'm willing to see him for a full year. He played much better the last several games after he was injury-related scratched. I'm not a fan of a big, heavy player trying to play a finesse games though, and he plays like he's 5'-10" 175lbs. Vs 6'6" 230lbs. If Donnie can get him to be a possession monster and pot 15/15/30 ... good. I'm not sold however.

Those 4 bring a similar game IMO, hence why I said pick 1.
Jost would be my guy ...faster, more upside, plays C...get him some FO tutoring.
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Apr 16 @ 11:22 AM ET
what does it say if 2/3 of girgens, okpos and jost get a 2 year deal to go with greenway
- homiedclown


Tells me...Go Bolts!
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Apr 16 @ 11:26 AM ET
Well 89 did mention that a young player playing well in Rochester might not be in there plans. Is that Rosen ?
- Buff36


Brio most likely.
Weissbach, Murray are contestants.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Apr 16 @ 11:30 AM ET
Brio most likely.
Weissbach, Murray are contestants.

- IonSabres

Could be, but do they bring anything of significance back. Well I shouldn't say that, Murray probably could have gotten us Timmins.
Freddie krug
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Dryden, ON
Joined: 11.17.2020

Apr 16 @ 11:33 AM ET
Bringing back Okposo and not making some deals this summer is simply stating one more year with no playoffs. If that is the case fire KA now.
This team is poised to make the post season next year and fans deserve it. Having all these young forwards makes no sense. Draft more if you have to and ship the ones that don't look like they're in the plans out in trades. Teams like Calgary, Washington, Pittsburg and many others will look to get younger. Lots of talent with experience will be available. The trade bait and the cap room are there. Sure the young guns may want to stay and run together but unfortunately that's a big risk to stay behind the wait and see.
Any GM that continually try's to sell working through the draft and only looks at players who want to be Buffalonians for ever is a snake oil salesperson. It's easier to sell the patience idea than making some risky trades that will define your GM career. Time for KA to make his true mark on this team. Do something now or never. One man's opinion.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Apr 16 @ 11:58 AM ET
Bringing back Okposo and not making some deals this summer is simply stating one more year with no playoffs. If that is the case fire KA now.
This team is poised to make the post season next year and fans deserve it. Having all these young forwards makes no sense. Draft more if you have to and ship the ones that don't look like they're in the plans out in trades. Teams like Calgary, Washington, Pittsburg and many others will look to get younger. Lots of talent with experience will be available. The trade bait and the cap room are there. Sure the young guns may want to stay and run together but unfortunately that's a big risk to stay behind the wait and see.
Any GM that continually try's to sell working through the draft and only looks at players who want to be Buffalonians for ever is a snake oil salesperson. It's easier to sell the patience idea than making some risky trades that will define your GM career. Time for KA to make his true mark on this team. Do something now or never. One man's opinion.

- Freddie krug

Good Post
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Apr 16 @ 12:19 PM ET
Bringing back Okposo and not making some deals this summer is simply stating one more year with no playoffs. If that is the case fire KA now.
This team is poised to make the post season next year and fans deserve it. Having all these young forwards makes no sense. Draft more if you have to and ship the ones that don't look like they're in the plans out in trades. Teams like Calgary, Washington, Pittsburg and many others will look to get younger. Lots of talent with experience will be available. The trade bait and the cap room are there. Sure the young guns may want to stay and run together but unfortunately that's a big risk to stay behind the wait and see.
Any GM that continually try's to sell working through the draft and only looks at players who want to be Buffalonians for ever is a snake oil salesperson. It's easier to sell the patience idea than making some risky trades that will define your GM career. Time for KA to make his true mark on this team. Do something now or never. One man's opinion.

- Freddie krug


KA must, absolutely must walk the talk he has been espousing for more than a year now...do not block the path of his young players.

Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Apr 16 @ 12:28 PM ET
Since we're being fair and objective, here's the Wild points this season:

Greenway: 7
Jost: 3
Girgensons: 0

- Lunaion


Well played 😀😀😀
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Apr 16 @ 12:31 PM ET
Brio most likely.
Weissbach, Murray are contestants.

- IonSabres

sounds like 2 cheaper versions of girgens and okposo on that list with better wheels
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Apr 16 @ 12:42 PM ET
Levi should have some fun going up against some of best at the Tournament
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011

Apr 16 @ 12:45 PM ET
Mattias Samuelsson was playing through a broken hand and sprained MCL toward the end of the season.


Lance
sgk56
Buffalo Sabres
Location: WNY, NY
Joined: 06.16.2019

Apr 16 @ 12:49 PM ET
Levi should have some fun going up against some of best at the Tournament
- gerbe75pts

Johnson update ??
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Apr 16 @ 12:54 PM ET
Johnson update ??
- sgk56


Im not going to speak bad about anyone but behind the scenes he has changed his mind many times and thinks hes Entitled to certain things.

At this point the string is almost broken with him and some in the organization
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Apr 16 @ 12:58 PM ET
Im not going to speak bad about anyone but behind the scenes he has changed his mind many times and thinks hes Entitled to certain things.

At this point the string is almost broken with him and some in the organization

- gerbe75pts


It’s a rookie ELC. Jeeze. It’s not like the nfl and guarantees
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Apr 16 @ 12:59 PM ET
Mattias Samuelsson was playing through a broken hand and sprained MCL toward the end of the season.


Lance

- Powerslave


That is one tough dude to play though that
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Apr 16 @ 1:05 PM ET
Levi should have some fun going up against some of best at the Tournament
- gerbe75pts


Must be weird feeling going from a couple weeks of the nhl back to going to class and school.

Not hating him for doing that. Just saying
SoCalPucks
San Jose Sharks
Location: Ice-O-Plex, CA
Joined: 03.20.2012

Apr 16 @ 1:06 PM ET
skinner-tage-tuch
quinn-cozens-kane
peterka-casey-krebs
greenway-jost-rousek

use cozens, peterka, jost, krebs and rousek on pk

- homiedclown


Bleh to Patrick Kane.
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011

Apr 16 @ 1:17 PM ET
It’s a rookie ELC. Jeeze. It’s not like the nfl and guarantees
- Sabretooth9



If it's the player acting like a douche, however, then what are they supposed to do? What I mean is, maybe it's more than about money. Maybe he feels he should have been guaranteed certain things?

He can go play for the Ontario Reign with Cal and Portillo.
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Apr 16 @ 1:18 PM ET
Bleh to Patrick Kane.
- SoCalPucks


You're not going to be happy then
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011

Apr 16 @ 1:19 PM ET
You're not going to be happy then
- gerbe75pts



They going to make a play for him?
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Apr 16 @ 1:26 PM ET
Levi should have some fun going up against some of best at the Tournament
- gerbe75pts


WTF happened to Johnson signing?
KA and Team can't F that up!
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Apr 16 @ 1:28 PM ET
WTF happened to Johnson signing?
KA and Team can't F that up!

- IonSabres


Its the player has nothing to do with the organization anymore
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Apr 16 @ 1:28 PM ET
Jost, Greenway, Okposo, Girgensons....pick 1, let 3 go.
- IonSabres


Girgensons 🙋‍♂️
gerbe75pts
Anaheim Ducks
Location: DRAFT COLE CAUFIELD AT 7!!!, CA
Joined: 09.03.2009

Apr 16 @ 1:28 PM ET
They going to make a play for him?
- Powerslave


Yes unfortunately.
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011

Apr 16 @ 1:34 PM ET
Yes unfortunately.
- gerbe75pts



Yikes
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