PerreaultForever

I'm not scrolling back, did you comment on Palmeri elbowing McAvoy in the head with no penalty? 🙂

Not sure about that. Martin, Clutterbuck, they may try to goad Marchand or somebody. That could lead to an issue. Being up a game they might play looser and throw some hits around. The home ice thing don't mean much to two teams that play all games like road games.

Yes, and all that goes back to the Bergevin quote: "there are players that get you to the playoffs and different players that carry you through the playoffs." The question is do you build top down or bottom up. We have gone top down. Toronto is top down. Bottom up is Montreal, NYI. It will take you further sooner imo and is the better way to build a strong foundation. Again, goaltending should be a primary consideration, not an afterthought as this team has done in recent years.

Yup. As they often do. Once again, this is the model we should be following. Not what we're doing so far.

or Skinner.

"Appeasing" Eichel is the wrong move on any level imo. Time to say the TEAM comes first and no individual is above that, not even Eichel. Team never "appeased" Perreault or Peca or Briere (etc etc). Maybe Hasek a little, but even he got ruffled a few times and he was apparently a difficult individual. You don't "appease" players you show them the door, and players should NEVER pick their own coach. Never going to have a unified team if one, or even a few, guys has a special link to the man in charge. Quinn is another stupid choice. Maybe they just love the name "Quinn". It's got good feng shui or something.

No you don't, not if the Beniers fans are correct and he's the next Bergeron, then it's a steal for us. You can't have it both ways, people can't claim he's that good and then also fear a trade like that. If Sam for him is too much, then he's not the next Bergeron. It's one or the other. Look, people have to face reality. Sam Reinhart is NOT going to give this team a hometown discount and after the tail end of the season he had he's going to hold us hostage just like Skinner did. We are screwed either way and it's the best option to trade him while his price is at it's highest point and GM can talk about a new direction for everybody etc. There is absolutely no way to keep him and not overpay him. He's a West coast guy, let Seattle have him if they want. If they want Okposo they can have him too, but we all know Skinner don't care and ain't going anywhere. I will NEVER understand the logic in giving a guy with one great year a huge payday AND a NMC. Usually you take a discount to get the NMC. Unless you're a McDavid or Crosby or somebody like that. Stupidest thing the Sabres have ever done in a long list of stupid things.

Offer Seattle Reinhart for their pick and take both.

I hadn't considered Chicago at all. Not sure if they're on a youth movement or half and half or what. With the 2 massive contracts they have it seems unlikely, unless there is some sort of Kane to finish his career in Buffalo part of it (very unlikely). I really like Dach as a player. Was hoping he'd fall to us in that draft. Cozens was my second choice if Dach was taken. I'd trade Reinhart or somebody straight up for Dach if we could.

You know, as much as I'd like it, I just don't see the Sabres unloading the bank vault at any coaching candidate, and as such I think it more likely we're going to end up with a Gronberg or a college guy or just keeping Granato. Not what I want, but I'd bet on it happening.

cause I grew up on this stuff......... Montreal was the hated 70s rival and when we beat them it was pure joy. Toronto sucked in those days so they weren't worth hating like they are today. Montreal fans would come into Buffalo for those games and it was true rivalry. It's an ingrained hate based on history.

Ralph. "Canadian born German professional ice hockey coach" was how it was phrased.

I have to say, this is just wrong from Sabres fans.

Unfortunately I don't see either able to beat the Tampa Bay Cheaters.

I agree on all this. Seth Jones is not bad. The idea he is bad boggles my mind. The number of trade options and possibilities if Eichel Reinhart and Risto are in play are so numerous and some are outlandish. I have to admit, if nothing happens with any of that it'll be one hell of a come down.

You people that want to give up Power are all f'n nuts.

Didn't we put all our hopes on a German already? That didn't go too well.

I'd agree on Pitt (especially Crosby) and Toronto (at home). Montreal at home in the past too. But not Boston. definitely they do not get better refereeing almost never. There was actually a study several years ago that found teams that wear black (this was all sports) got more penalties on average. Seen as the villains or something. I remember reading that. Sorry don't have a reference, it was quite a while ago but it was supposed to be a statistically significant conclusion. It's the Bruins though. I don't really care one way or the other. I just like the series and the physical hockey and want the refs to stay out of it as much as possible.

Lindy used to be a great whiner about refs. Did you say this back then? I'm going to guess no.

Don't. Just don't.

Disagree entirely, but then I don't have the Boston hatred you have. Cassidy was right. First period they let more go BOTH ways and it was a great period. The power plays took a bit off the game imo. They called some pretty ticky tacky crap on the Bruins and took away the flow of the game and of course the PP goals turned it around for the Isles. isles got away with tons. No point in comparative lists cause you just hate the Bruins and it clouds your vision.

I like him, but the title of this thread raises the bar quite a bit too far. He's nowhere near that.

That was a good draft, and when you look at the order you see quite a few mistakes too. I mean Getzlaf went 19th and Perry went 28th. You know the Ducks will be hard pressed to ever equal that draft again. Boston actually muffed the first round when they took Mark Stuart but could have had Perry, Kessler, Richards, all of whom would have fit that big bad Bruins model. Drafts are funny guessing games. Lot of luck and hindsight is 20/20. Vanek was a good hockey player, but Getzlaf might have actually gotten us a cup.

LOL. This has to be the most biased one sided comment I've ever seen on a hockey site. Without the help of the refs tonight Bruins would have won this easily. They were by far the better team, but when you get the refs on your side and your goalie makes some huge stops you get to steal a win, even in Beantown. Bruins won't quit in game 6, but unless they get more luck and better calls Isles will be the team to go on and lose in the next round.

So you guys want to trade the top pick with a sure thing for a different prospect likely also good? Makes no sense to me. You want Byfield or Rossi or whoever in an Eichel or Reinhart deal sure, I'm all in, but rotating picks and prospects is pointless imo. Power will be a dominant player. Beniers will likely also be very good, maybe great. No reason to not take them. If you're talking about a different older roster player no thank you. Not going to trade a young guy who we can develop for some guy who might pull a Taylor Hall on us if he hates it here. No thank you. Build with youth and give them a proper culture to embrace here.