Flashsabre

https://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Eklund/RUMOR-JD-and-Torts-to-Buffaloe3--Playoffs-Saturday-Mons-Buzz/1/111416

off-season Plans

https://youtu.be/jsaTElBljOE Back when everyone was talking about which vet coach to hire I said wait until the season ends because I thought this scenario could play out. Sabres players jumping of the team like rats off a sinking ship. Rebuild 2.0 incoming. Might as well keep Granato as he has the kids engaged.

Because what they have been doing has worked so well. If the players don’t want to be here what is your answer? Keep Risto and his awful game here to drag down the defence. Keep Reino for one year because he won’t sign and let him walk as a UFA for nothing. Let Eichel sulk and demand a trade when his No trade kicks in and get royally screwed. Please tell us more.

BLOW IT UP. All Eichel Reinhart and Risto know here is losing, not coming close to sniffing the playoffs. I really can’t blame them. The amount of coaches and front office mistakes they have been through with nothing to show for it and no light at the end of the tunnel. Absolutely nothing points to this team being a playoff team again. It absolutely sucks but these guys are done with being here in a losing environment. Tear it down to the studs. Make SMART trades and gain as many high end assets as you can that fit the way you want this team built. Hope you hit on Wright or Bedard.

Maybe he hasn’t followed the team at all and states that he can’t wait to get back to Krueger’s system and playing on a line with Hall next season.😜

I wonder if players like Beniers and Power will get a look at the World Championships? They haven’t played in so long and all looks are crucial this season. Eklund will play for Sweden. I can’t see a ton of NHL guys being enthralled with the idea of going to the Worlds this season with the pandemic so maybe some kids get a chance to step in.

Has Scouching released his Beniers video yet?

Please sell us on Guenther. I just watched a mediocre player at the U18s. Where is all this offence coming from? He played nothing like a top pick. Was probably the 5th or 6th best draft eligible player on Canada. He is a passenger that needs help to produce offence. Just don’t see it at all with him.

Wright and Bedard, wow!

To answer your question, yes this is a draft to do it but not to far. Maybe a couple spots if you have someone in mind you know you could get 3 or 4. But never trade out of the top 5. All the players at the top seem to be in the same tier so if someone wants to give you a bucketful of assets to move down a few spots and you can still get your guy then sure.

I wouldn’t say that. Both look like superstars and the top pick in the next 2 drafts. Wright had 4 points today and looks every bit the player Bedard is and is bigger. Both of them have elite NHL shots at 16 and 15, just crazy!!

Another disappointing game for Guenther. Canada wins 8-1 and he was invisible. They took him off Wright’s line and he was lost, no points. Meanwhile they added Bedard to Wright’s line and Wright had a goal and 3 assists and Bedard had a hat trick. I don’t want to spend a top pick on a guy who is a passenger on a line. Give me Beniers who leaves it all on the ice every shift.

This is a strong possibility. Reinhart was drafted in 2014 and never sniffed the playoffs. He is one season from UFA. Does he want to commit here long term? Nothing is trending towards the Sabres being a playoff team next year. Eichel is a year away from his no trade kicking in. Does he want to be here? If no, move him before it kicks in. We saw the disaster of the Hall deal where the player holds the hammer. If this sad reality happens then load up on young talent and top picks. We would all love this to be turned around tomorrow but this “rebuild” was botched so badly that they might have to reset the rebuild. The fans will be furious but there might be no choice if Reinhart and Eichel want fresh starts.

Bye Team U.S.A. They didn’t deserve to win with that team. Not a lot of high end skill there this year.

Edvinsson: much faster Risto with none of the physicality

Agree to disagree. I don’t want Guenther with a top pick. I think Beniers and Eklund offer more to this team.

He has been looking like a passenger at the U18s. Not a guy that can drive a line. Canada has had an easy round robin and he has not dominated at all. He has been outshined by guys like Clarke, McTavish, Pinelli and the underagers like Wright and Bedard.

Who is the 80 point winger because Guenther is looking nothing like that.

Guenther is hit or miss for me. Definitely behind Beniers and Eklund for me up front.

I was just joking. I understood everything you said.

I guess you learned nothing from Botts tried and true trading our 6th round pick to the Leafs for the following year’s 6th which was a much lower pick,🤪🤣

I don’t want the first pick this year. Too much pressure to take Power who I don’t think is the best option. Either trade down a couple spots or lose the lottery would be fine with me. Especially with the new rules about only winning the lottery so many times. God forbid this doesn’t get turned around but winning for Wright or Bedard the next 2 years would be much more appealing.😁

They would have 1-2 more Cups right now with those 3 and their window would be much bigger.

Imagine if Boston took Barzal, Connor and Chabot with those 3 first picks. They were the 3 players selected right after Debrusk, Sensyhyn and Zorbril went to Boston.🤣