Derrico

Every year there’s someone but unusual it’s Eleven

Right?! Don’t know if good or bad

Do we want him even there?

More importantly, what is your take on the pick? I haven’t seen an immediate reaction yet.

What are your major concerns?

Interesting Geekie interviewed and he goes one pick later

It had to have been just last year right? That was fun

5’9 with multiple concussions? I hope not….

This really isn’t the same without all the bitching and moaning we usually have

Nazar Sovie or kasper?

Nice D falls to us? I’m not opposed going D again (I realize this is unpopular opinion).

Right?! Doesn’t even smile for the pic!

How do u feel about that? Personally don’t love the sound of Lekkerimaki but who knows….

Happy bday to our Yanks south of the boarder. Considering what’s happening in other parts of the world, couldn’t ask for better friends and neighbours.

I sure hope so. Then again we’ve been hoping Adam’s can accomplish this for the third straight offseason now…

@dudacekhas already convinced me I’ll be fine if Sabres take him at 9.

Maybe but that’s putting a ton of faith in a guy who is unsigned and never played in an nhl game before…..

Nope. Sabres have catered to individual players before and it’s blown up in their face. Sabres come first. If Levi and Portillo are threatened by someone already in the organization they’re not who I thought they were anyways.

I know we have quite a few fellow Canuck’s that frequent this site. A big Happy Canada Day to you all!!

The amount of times I had to watch Aaron Dell…..Was that not evidence enough?!?!

It ***** better be

Meh, it’s June. To me this shows Sabres fans still have energy to talk about a minor move for a team that has been a shitshow for a decade straight. Gives me optimism for what our gdt May look like next season 😉

Nobody is advocating for artificially ensuring Quinn/Peterka stay in the minors (or even give out long term ufa deals with respect to your albatross comment) and absolutely nobody is advocating for trading the young core for high priced players just to ensure they get to the cap floor lol. Option 1 (no it doesn’t have to be Mezeros level and nice name dropping exGMTM just so anyone on the fence will think it’s now a terrible idea). There are vet FA or other guys who actually play hockey you could trade a very low level draft pick for that may even contribute off the ice for some of these young guys as well. I enjoy reading your posts more than maybe anyone else on here but your comment ‘in return….and an insurance policy against falling under the cap floor’ is very non-Dudacek. The Buffalo Sabres will be just fine reaching the cap floor. Zero insurance policies are needed. Again, I don’t really care that much about this deal, my main point is simply that it is easy to reach the cap floor and the Sabres do not need any insurance policies or whatever to get there. There are many avenues and several of them involve acquiring players that will be around the team and helping on and off the ice. My preference is to either sign a couple of vets on short deals (I’ve already provided my best potential examples in this thread) and think it is very realistic that it could happen (I don’t understand all of this because Buffalo mentality). Or, considering there are loads of cap teams looking to offload a guy that may not be living up to his cap hit, should be extremely cheap or may even be able to pick up an asset for a guy who can actually contribute. If zona can manage to reach the cap floor every year, I think Buff can find a way without trading for dudes who don’t even play in the nhl anymore.

PK Subban, MA Fleury, Palat? Stastny have anything left on a short term deal? Trade candidates?

I’d sign up for that