MattPie

People have talked about it here, but I'm not sure anyone has put a number on it. There's a few players that folks are talking about next year "that would be #1 in this draft", but that's just speculation.

What, you don't think all the prime UFAs (of which there are few) aren't going to be clamoring to come here? Have they seen the new green-space under the Skyway?

Of course not. Battista will be the first-line center.

That's a tough stat, since the next two are critical games but you don't really want to set the most consecutive losses record either.

Miller's a bum, where was that 1.7 GAA and .933 SV when he was here! :ph34r:

Awesome. We should chip in for Josie to draw us something like this:

Overpriced rentals won't be signed for the next 3 years, easy as that. I'm hoping that by the end of the 15-16 season (where Leino would still have one year left), the Sabres will be playing well enough to attract some FAs. Plus, if for nothing else, anyone they sign won't be as bad as Leino is playing right now. I'd think that between two new guys, they might be able to pot a goal or two.

OK, OK, can we add some olt-timeyart to the bottom with "Here be tanks"

FWIW, Montreal was shut out by and emergency callup thrid-string G (Lieuwen) for 1+ periods.

Indeed. And if they were in charge, they'd recruit various posters here and friends as advisors much in the same way TP has.

You do see this regularly at the end of (American) football games. Usually in the "kneel down" part of the games, the line-men who have been beating on each other for the last few hours will shake hands and whatnot.

Ugh. I'd be happy if Leino had 65 shots.

Ennis, Stafford, and a 3rd round pick. (No, I'm not serious)

Please. Every player on the Sabres was either drafted by the team or brought in from another team (maybe not Rudy, but he's only playing when other players are hurt). They're not signing players off the beer team over at Leisure Rinks. Sure, the Sabres picked up a few on waivers, but I seem to remember the Islanders doing the same thing last year and making the playoffs. The only players they traded away (other than McNabb) were UFA at the end of the season (unless I'm forgetting someone). And watching the games (as I am), the team is not good, but they're clearly trying to win games. The only option they could use would be to bring up some of the prospects, which based on the beginning of the season, would be even worse than what we're seeing now (coaching change is clearly a factor there, though).

I thought we were on a Mission from Patton?

I think I need to get produced before watching tonight's game, it'll make it easier to watch. ;)

How about the fast ferry? :ph34r: (38, that's a bad joke about an ill-fated ferry service that used to run between Rochester and Toronto, it's not an option)

I haven't seen it in awhile, but wasn't this the "Again" scene in Miracle?

Beyond SabreSpace: Episode 1 - Calves

I'm going to go big: he'll go on a tear and score 3.

At least he'll be used to seeing a lot of shots.

Agreed. Buy him out, sign two mid-level guys to 2-year, over priced contracts to make up the cap hit.

Heh, user comments:

Not much traffic on it though. There's only so many times you can say "I agree." "Yeah!" "He's a bum" before the thread peters out.