billsfanmiami(oh) Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 3 minutes ago, 4merper4mer said: Eichel is on another level when compared to most NHL players. The bottom half of the roster is just so brutal. Maybe some of the guys sent down to Rochester will help them. Maybe keeping Sheary in Buffalo will also help Rochester. Sucks wasting Jack’s career like this. Not seeing a lot about this team to feel good about even down the line. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Just now, billsfanmiami(oh) said: Sucks wasting Jack’s career like this. Not seeing a lot about this team to feel good about even down the line. I mean it's really sad. It takes a miracle for anyone other than Eichel or someone set up by him, to score. I just typed a Botts rant that included the word rudderless but I erased it because what's the point? I liked Whaley more than most did and realize that I was wrong after watching Beane in action. I hope Krueger has a connection with a viable GM like McD had with Beane. The Pegulas have seen this work once. They can't let Botts run FA and the draft though. No more Connor Shearys or Jimmy Vesey's. One second after the season is over get the new guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda Triangle Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 28 minutes ago, billsfanmiami(oh) said: Sucks wasting Jack’s career like this. Not seeing a lot about this team to feel good about even down the line. Reinhart has been a massive disappointment, IMO. If he could play C effectively (as he was drafted to do), the team would be markedly better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 So if pegula’s fire the GM does he keep Ralph. Sad that Sabres are an after talk. Six straight loses at home not good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Botterill has Got to go. Been there since 1970. I don’t care anymore. Like Phil Collins said 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Day 10 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Botterill is trash. Melon head has had 3 offseasons and they are still worse than they were under bylsma/murray.... and that is with a priming eichel. What a disaster this guy is 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 9 hours ago, apuszczalowski said: That's too bad, having to ruin your holidays this way ....... No kidding. Ugh. I did enjoy a nice Oatmeal Cream IPA at the John Labbatt House after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, May Day 10 said: Botterill is trash. Melon head has had 3 offseasons and they are still worse than they were under bylsma/murray.... and that is with a priming eichel. What a disaster this guy is That is what truly amazes me, how can they be worse and maxed out on the cap. It’s just unfathomable. And we will get the apologists in here who say “‘but we have cap room next year”... who cares? We have very little talent of interest to other teams for trades , and what team has ever built a franchise with aging players via free agency. What an embarrassment it is when rebuilding and much younger Ottawa is better shape organizationally than the Sabres. And there is no doubt in my mind Ottawa will finish ahead of the Sabres this year. as @Helpmenow stated , I just don’t care anymore. Got home from dinner last night and just put the recording on 3x, next game will not even bother to watch at all prolly. Edited December 28, 2019 by plenzmd1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 1 hour ago, plenzmd1 said: That is what truly amazes me, how can they be worse and maxed out on the cap. It’s just unfathomable. And we will get the apologists in here who say “‘but we have cap room next year”... who cares? We have very little talent of interest to other teams for trades , and what team has ever built a franchise with aging players via free agency. What an embarrassment it is when rebuilding and much younger Ottawa is better shape organizationally than the Sabres. And there is no doubt in my mind Ottawa will finish ahead of the Sabres this year. as @Helpmenow stated , I just don’t care anymore. Got home from dinner last night and just put the recording on 3x, next game will not even bother to watch at all prolly. The team needs to stay the course. The rebuild is working. You are too rash. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Lets go Bots...you have your built in excuse now to keep your job, lets get to the bottom and finish the job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snafu Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 ^^^^^ There’s no frikkin way that I’m going to start looking up prospects and hoping to slot into a draft position and worrying about lottery odds. No way. Not this season. I’m done with that. I’ve got tickets to the Rangers game on Feb 7th. I’m checked in until then. After that game I’ll re-evaluate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, snafu said: ^^^^^ There’s no frikkin way that I’m going to start looking up prospects and hoping to slot into a draft position and worrying about lottery odds. No way. Not this season. I’m done with that. I’ve got tickets to the Rangers game on Feb 7th. I’m checked in until then. After that game I’ll re-evaluate. Sadly, you may not have a choice. Bots has put himself in a box , and he is stuck. This injury ain’t gunna make trading any of the D men easier, and this team has scored 5 goals on 4 games. wont mention the best offensive D man in the system outside of 26 is wasting away in the A cause Bots is too god dang proud to admit mistakes and just waive people. I for the life of me cannot see them realistically being in the playoff race end of January, but I have been wrong before! i mean can’t Bogo get a bad shoulder ala Seabrook? Edited December 28, 2019 by plenzmd1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snafu Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 21 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said: Sadly, you may not have a choice. Bots has put himself in a box , and he is stuck. This injury ain’t gunna make trading any of the D men easier, and this team has scored 5 goals on 4 games. wont mention the best offensive D man in the system outside of 26 is wasting away in the A cause Bots is too god dang proud to admit mistakes and just waive people. I for the life of me cannot see them realistically being in the playoff race end of January, but I have been wrong before! i mean can’t Bogo get a bad shoulder ala Seabrook? Well I consider decent d-men to be fairly valuable in a trade. So even though they have a glut and obvious holes to fill, at least they’d be starting trade talks from a higher position than if they had a random wing to trade. As for Bogo, he’s got to be a “healthy” scratch every night from here on out. I think they they can hold on to the 8th 9th 10th spot through my 2/7 game (and Skinner should be back by then). They’ve played very streaky all season so far. My hope isn’t totally gone. But I repeat that I’m done with the whole bottom feeder fan mentality (wanting prospects to get ice time, hoping to see the other team’s first string goalie, checking out draft day kids, looking at minor league games to see what the future might hold, seeing what we do on the trade deadline). This year, when I’m out I’m out until October 2020. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda Triangle Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 16 hours ago, May Day 10 said: Botterill is trash. Melon head has had 3 offseasons and they are still worse than they were under bylsma/murray.... and that is with a priming eichel. What a disaster this guy is Murray has a huge part in all of this. He pissed away tons of draft capital, for essentially nothing in return. He was a socially awkward moron. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 56 minutes ago, snafu said: Well I consider decent d-men to be fairly valuable in a trade. So even though they have a glut and obvious holes to fill, at least they’d be starting trade talks from a higher position than if they had a random wing to trade. As for Bogo, he’s got to be a “healthy” scratch every night from here on out. I think they they can hold on to the 8th 9th 10th spot through my 2/7 game (and Skinner should be back by then). They’ve played very streaky all season so far. My hope isn’t totally gone. But I repeat that I’m done with the whole bottom feeder fan mentality (wanting prospects to get ice time, hoping to see the other team’s first string goalie, checking out draft day kids, looking at minor league games to see what the future might hold, seeing what we do on the trade deadline). This year, when I’m out I’m out until October 2020. Hold on to 8/9/10? Accounting for games in hand, they're in 12th now. Losing Skinner already happened when he was taken off the Eichel line. At at this point I'd say they should wait until a new GM is in place before any moves, other than waiving guys and call ups, are made. We can't afford to pick up yet another Mittlestadt, Vesey or Sheary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Only time when #9 says trade me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Does anybody know if the Skinner injury is something that's been ongoing or is it new? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snafu Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 46 minutes ago, 4merper4mer said: Hold on to 8/9/10? Accounting for games in hand, they're in 12th now. Losing Skinner already happened when he was taken off the Eichel line. At at this point I'd say they should wait until a new GM is in place before any moves, other than waiving guys and call ups, are made. We can't afford to pick up yet another Mittlestadt, Vesey or Sheary. I wasn’t looking at games in hand ☹️. I’m sticking with my plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 39 minutes ago, Helpmenow said: Only time when #9 says trade me I think he wants to be here but at some point he will likely tire of the ineptitude. He is championship ready now and Bots, despite being gifted with Dahlin, still has this team multiple years away even under the best possible scenarios. Seattle is closer. All the talk of the upward trajectory would seem to make sense for a team with nowhere to go but up, yet somehow Bots makes you wonder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 45 minutes ago, bbb said: Does anybody know if the Skinner injury is something that's been ongoing or is it new? It’s new. It happened on a hit as he was headed off on a line change. I don’t remember who initiated it, Skinner or the Boston player,but skinner dropped his shoulder into the guy then fell to the ice and when he got up it looked like he was in pain. I am pretty sure its a shoulder injury of some type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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