Zamboni

Top three answers on the board. Here’s the question ... How has this team completely reverted back to the worst team in the NHL again??? 1. Housley 2. System 3. No in season trades to stop the decline in December/January. JB’s fault. IF Housley was better, IF his system was effective, IF JB did 2 or 3 in season trades in December/January, this team would be 20 points better. Minimum.

Re: top 100 scorers in the past decade.... Only if you take out all top 10 draft picks since most top 10 draft picks are talented enough to go top 10, and therefore see little if any junior or AHL time. As you know, that really wouldn’t make your point of players not needing the AHL and it not being a developmental league, if you selected someone like Crosby or Malkin and said “SEE ZOMG! They didn’t need AHL TIME!” ???

No matter what reason I give, you’ll disagree with because your mind is made up. I’m not saying he definitely will or definitely will not sign with the Sabres BTW. i just commented about what Skinner (or any player) says in media scrums after losses as an indicator as to his intentions after the season ends. I’m not saying you’re doing this ... but Ive always found fans who try so hard to read between the lines, read into things, make more out of something that isn’t there, and create agendas based on nothing concrete, eat up anything negative and are usually overly dramatic. Yawn...

Good PR would be the worst reason to bring Ruff back. But with Pegulas mind ... who knows what “wise” thing he decides.

I understand that mindset. I do. The reason why he’s hasn’t looked lost is because he’s been developing nicely in Roch. gaining confidence. If he has a nice post season and looks great in training camp, he’ll make the team. If not, he goes back to Roch to work on his game some more. hopefully Tage gets some serious development time in Roch. too.

Very nice! Wedgewood needs to get his head on straight. Or they are not long for the playoffs.

https://www.nhl.com/video/c-67342503 Olofssons goal ...

A good pro doesn’t air dirty laundry about coaches, GM’s or owners to media hacks. not surprised

Plenty of Developing young players ... it’s true. Plenty of (potentially) great developing young players ... never typed that. agree to disagree

Meh ... don’t read into post game losses media scums ...

And misery ...

T-minus 4 ...

And that 18 year old most likely will need more than a year or two to reach that level of production. Just because a player gets picked top 10 doesn’t automatically mean he comes in to an NHL team and starts pouring in goals. We have more than enough developing young players. If you want established developed players, be prepared to get rid of all draft picks, most prospects, and a few roster players you’ll hate to lose. It must be a perfect mix of developing young players, developed younger players, solid vets, solid goaltending, and a very good coach and system. i know everyone wants to be good now, right now, but that’s just not gonna happen. Im not saying JB has been perfect, but he has, since being the GM turned this roster over a lot in both off seasons. His major fault is not dealing in season. Not his only fault.

And gained a great coach. A great system. And solid goaltending. didn’t have that last year.

Coaching ...

Are the defense leaving him out to dry? Is he getting any support?

I’m gonna say yes. Over the course of the last 4 games, I’ll predict 8 goals. But we’ll give up 64. ?

No! Tage did benefit from being in the NHL all season. Financially. Tage needed the AHL like Nylander needed it. And Nylander needs, yes needs to experience the playoffs in the AHL now. He’ll be better for it next season. Same with Olofsson, Pulit, and Thompson. Even If some want to cross their arms and refuse to believe it.

I stand corrected. I was trying you give you more credit. I thought you knew 18, 19, 20, 21 year old kids are very far away from being a developed product. Thompson, Mitts, Eichel, Reinhart, Dahlin, Rodriguez, even Pilut are far from being a finished product.

Yea. Way way way way too early to write him off. But you know that.

Sabres, I would dare to say ... 20 points better. Minimum. And we would be playing aggressive like the Isles are. Just relentless. Love how they play.

Ray just butchered the word Futuristic it sounded like he had 15 cotton balls in his mouth and 7 shots of whiskey in him.

Shedding Pominville, Bogo and Moulsons contract along with Berglands would be a franchise changing move. To have over 15 mil to go out and grab 2 or 3 significant vet pieces to inject great leadership would be an incredible thing this team so desperately needs.

So, it’s really not a “the moon” type payment at all :shrug: a team paying “the moon” for Eichel would have to really really hurt. something more than even swap material would be something like Eichel and Hutton for Mark Scheifele, Hellebuyck, 2020 1st round pick not top 10 protected, and their top D prospect. that ... is “the moon”. It’s basically something Jets would never do.

those are very close to “even swap” material. Not at all a “moon” type payment. And Tavares would be a big underpayment considering his age.