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Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Apr 19 @ 3:53 PM ET
1.25 mil for girgens and a better pk ranking for the sabres in 2023-24
- homiedclown


1.25 🙄

Come on homie. Theres gonna 32 teams knocking at girgensons door at that price.

Its gonna be 2.5 minimum
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Apr 19 @ 3:57 PM ET
1.25 🙄

Come on homie. Theres gonna 32 teams knocking at girgensons door at that price.

Its gonna be 2.5 minimum

- Boss34

flat cap
most teams up against it

might be closer to a mil instead of 1.25

unless the yotes need to get to the floor


Gr8daygo
Joined: 04.23.2014

Apr 19 @ 3:59 PM ET
goalie coach is great

excited about 6k and comrie

would love to bring okposo and girgens back

everyone wants to be here

nothing screamed we are going to try to win the division next year, just stick to the plan

- homiedclown


Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Apr 19 @ 4:04 PM ET
goalie coach is great

excited about 6k and comrie

would love to bring okposo and girgens back

everyone wants to be here

nothing screamed we are going to try to win the division next year, just stick to the plan

- homiedclown


This is a good post.

Are you really expecting a go for broke off season. Seems like the plan all along is to have e our core lead us when they are old enough.

I'd be surprised to not see 2 nhl defenseman added this offseason.

Up front pk88 or maybe a selke type guy.

No jost, bryson, anderson, clauge, olofsson maybe someone I'm missing.

20% turnover basically 4/5 out of 20 /22 positions
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Apr 19 @ 4:04 PM ET
Yeah, I get that. I’ve gone to a lot of Sabres games with ex college / junior hockey goalies who tell me these things.

And after awhile you can pick up on it.

- Sabretooth9



You hangout with the weirdest of weirdos
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Apr 19 @ 4:05 PM ET
flat cap
most teams up against it

might be closer to a mil instead of 1.25

unless the yotes need to get to the floor

- homiedclown


This doesn't bother me. We're gonna revisit this discussion.

Top 5 poster rankings could take a hit.
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Apr 19 @ 4:10 PM ET
goalie coach is great

excited about 6k and comrie

would love to bring okposo and girgens back

everyone wants to be here

nothing screamed we are going to try to win the division next year, just stick to the plan

- homiedclown


We're suppose to gun for the division title in the best division in hockey a year after being the youngest team in the league and we could get even younger next year.... ?

Make it make sense
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Apr 19 @ 4:12 PM ET
We're suppose to gun for the division title in the best division in hockey a year after being the youngest team in the league and we could get even younger next year.... ?

Make it make sense

- DirtyDan


We haven’t even made the off-season yet before the “youngest team in The league” excuse gets tossed out for next year.

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

Apr 19 @ 4:13 PM ET
Basically what 89 said other than getting a Dman and maybe a top 6 forward. Basically the same as was needed last off-season
- Buff36


Unacceptable IMO.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Apr 19 @ 4:16 PM ET
We're suppose to gun for the division title in the best division in hockey a year after being the youngest team in the league and we could get even younger next year.... ?

Make it make sense

- DirtyDan

I mean an expansion team got 100 points in year 2


meanwhile our team is doing victory laps for almost making the playoffs in year 12
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Apr 19 @ 4:17 PM ET
Unacceptable IMO.
- IonSabres


How many roster changes do you want?

33%?

Anderson
Olofsson
Bryson
Jost
Clague
Girgensons
Okposo.

You want to change basically a 1/3 of this team. That seems very impatient and more so unrealistic.
Swedish_Jesus
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 07.02.2019

Apr 19 @ 4:17 PM ET
Literally none of those three were among the teams mentioned but nice try
- sbroads24


“ Also assuming teams that are literally always good will suddenly stop being good”

I gave you three examples being Pittsburgh, Washington, and Nashville.

Florida won the presidents trophy last year and made the playoffs by one point this year.

Parity is a hell of a drug
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Apr 19 @ 4:21 PM ET
How many roster changes do you want?

33%?

Anderson
Olofsson
Bryson
Jost
Clague
Girgensons
Okposo.

You want to change basically a 1/3 of this team. That seems very impatient and more so unrealistic.

- Boss34

anderson
vinny
girgens
okposo
jost
olofsson
bryson
clague


none of these guys are going to win us a cup, which is the goal

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

Apr 19 @ 4:22 PM ET
“ Also assuming teams that are literally always good will suddenly stop being good”

I gave you three examples being Pittsburgh, Washington, and Nashville.

Florida won the presidents trophy last year and made the playoffs by one point this year.

Parity is a hell of a drug

- Swedish_Jesus

what are the odds one of the pens or caps have a better record than us next year?


40 percent?
Swedish_Jesus
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 07.02.2019

Apr 19 @ 4:22 PM ET
goalie coach is great

excited about 6k and comrie

would love to bring okposo and girgens back

everyone wants to be here

nothing screamed we are going to try to win the division next year, just stick to the plan

- homiedclown


Gettleman swore to me he wasn’t trading OBJ but two months later he was wearing a Cleveland Browns jersey.

I wouldn’t put too much stock into end of season press conferences.

What do you really expect Adams to say ? Oh yeah I’m overturning half the roster and doing this, this, and this ?



Swedish_Jesus
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 07.02.2019

Apr 19 @ 4:23 PM ET
what are the odds one of the pens or caps have a better record than us next year?


40 percent?

- homiedclown


Ask me again in November and I’ll have a better idea.

Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Apr 19 @ 4:24 PM ET
anderson
vinny
girgens
okposo
jost
olofsson
bryson
clague


none of these guys are going to win us a cup, which is the goal

- homiedclown


Gotta replace girgensons and okposo with leadership and defensive awareness. I hope they add another defensive selke type for the 3rd or 4th line. Maybe krebs develops into a solid 4C?

You're being dramatic, but have a point.

These guys are good enough to make the playoffs, maybe not cup champions 👊
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Apr 19 @ 4:37 PM ET
Gotta replace girgensons and okposo with leadership
- Boss34


captain said it was the new guys team at locker room clean out day

very telling
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Apr 19 @ 4:43 PM ET
Unacceptable IMO.
- IonSabres

Lot of good growth lon, but other than Levi which is fantastic. We still need the same things as last off-season, actually when Adams came in. Hopefully that changes this offseason, he has to do something soon. He has to many Forwards, gonna have prospects blocking prospects if he doesn't.
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Apr 19 @ 4:44 PM ET
How many roster changes do you want?

33%?

Anderson
Olofsson
Bryson
Jost
Clague
Girgensons
Okposo.

You want to change basically a 1/3 of this team. That seems very impatient and more so unrealistic.

- Boss34


Why?
-Anderson could play once every two weeks because he was too old. He can't play anymore. Verdict: Upgrade
-Olofsson, while potting Goals was on the ice for 2X Goals against. Helps other teams more than his. Verdict: Replace
-Bryson was worse than Olofsson. Helps other teams more than his. Verdict: Upgrade
-Jost, I liked the guy myself but he isn't irreplaceable. 4C would be good to have as a FO artist..he needs to improve. Verdict. Retain as 4C / 13F
-Clague proved he is ok for short stints of games, but isn't reliable long term. Verdict: Retain as 7th/8th..
-Girgensons is worse than deadman-skating, hurts the PK, can't produce. There are better 4th liners. Verdict: Upgrade.
-Okie should retire and turn the team over to the young core. He's better than Girgensons, but his skating is slowing significantly/ Verdict: Replace

Upgrade:
- Goalie
- 2 Dmen
- 2 Forwards

Retain:
- Jost
- Clague


Skins - Tage - Tuch
Acquisition (Meier!!!) - Cozens - Quinn
Mitts - Krebs - Savoie (upgrade)
JJP - Jost - Rousek
Greenway

Sammy - Dahlin
Power - Upgrade (Murphy)
Upgrade (Soucy) - Lyubuschkin
Clague

Levi
Upgrade (Jarry)

That lineup blows away having Girgensons, Okposo, Olofsson in it.











Swedish_Jesus
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 07.02.2019

Apr 19 @ 4:50 PM ET
We're suppose to gun for the division title in the best division in hockey a year after being the youngest team in the league and we could get even younger next year.... ?

Make it make sense

- DirtyDan


I mean Dahlin, Cozens, Quinn, Peterka, and Power were very important pieces of the roster this year.

It’s either you can play, or you can’t.

Whether you are 18 or 30 years old doesn’t make a difference to me.
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Apr 19 @ 4:51 PM ET
I mean an expansion team got 100 points in year 2


meanwhile our team is doing victory laps for almost making the playoffs in year 12

- homiedclown


The league gifts these teams playoffs rosters and rightfully so. Who wants to watch the new team on the block suffer for years?

Meanwhile its year 2 for this core. the last 12 years have nothing to do with the current roster.
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Apr 19 @ 4:52 PM ET
I mean Dahlin, Cozens, Quinn, Peterka, and Power were very important pieces of the roster this year.

It’s either you can play, or you can’t.

Whether you are 18 or 30 years old doesn’t make a difference to me.

- Swedish_Jesus


Yeah gunning for the division title makes a lot of sense next year


Something Something expecting good teams to all of sudden drop something something
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Apr 19 @ 4:53 PM ET
The league gifts these teams playoffs rosters and rightfully so. Who wants to watch the new team on the block suffer for years?

Meanwhile its year 2 for this core. the last 12 years have nothing to do with the current roster.

- DirtyDan

Yes it does, some of these players go back years
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Apr 19 @ 4:54 PM ET
We haven’t even made the off-season yet before the “youngest team in The league” excuse gets tossed out for next year.

Well done.

- ImThatGuy


What?


You think at this point in time the Division title is viable next year?
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