Tom Webster Off Season Contest 5.0

[tom webster]

Since changes could start happening as early as Tuesday I thought it prudent to start a little early this year. The rules are simple. Just predict what changes will or won't happen this off season. The person I judge to be closest will win two prime tickets(blue line, 20 rolls up on the aisle) to a regular season game. Past winners will tell you I do my best to accommodate the winners request.

Please only enter once.

[Wyldnwoody44]

Sabres end up taking Bennett in the draft

 

I believe Leino is bought out this year, Scott is resigned

Tallinder is no longer a sabre after this season

 

Sabres take a huge run at Callahan and get him in the offseason, Ott also comes back to buffalo to be a veteran leader, they talk with Moulson however he does not return.

 

Sabres come to term with all of their RFA's grigo is in the AHL but sees some Nhl ice next year approx 15 games total. Stafford, Ehrhoff and Girgensons all wear letters next season for the team.

 

The coaching staff is all replaced except for sacco, enroth and Neuvirth will be the starters.

 

I may add more when I'm on my computer, but this is my phone entry

 

[wjag]

Sabres draft Reinhart

Sabres keep Leino

Sabres sign Ollie Jokinen

Sabres sign Radim Vrbata

Sabres sign Danny Briere

Tallinder retires

Sabres cut McBain

Ott, Callahan, Moulson and Vanek laugh at any Sabres offer

[tom webster]

Sabres draft Reinhart

Sabres keep Leino

Sabres sign Ollie Jokinen

Sabres sign Radim Vrbata

Sabres sign Danny Briere

Tallinder retires

Sabres cut McBain

Ott, Callahan, Moulson and Vanek laugh at any Sabres offer

 

If 2, 3, 4 and 5 happen I will give you all my tickets

[pi2000]

OK, here we go.

 

- Ville Leino will NOT be bought out, they'll keep him around to get to the cap floor.

- Sabres win the lottery, picking first select Sam Reinhart

- no big name free agent signings, a grizzled vet or two, but they will NOT be major players in the FA market

- players NOT re-signed / tendered: Konopka, Conacher, Scott, Tallinder, McBain, Sulzer

- players re-signed / tendered: Ennis, Foligno, D'Agostini, Ruhwedel, Hackett

- players possibly extended: Stafford, Pysyk, Lieuwen

- at least one of the following are traded: Neuvirth, Enroth, Stewart, Ehrhoff, Weber, Pysyk, Armia and any of the young D prospects

- the NYI's will keep their 1st round pick this year, deferring their 1st rounder in 2015 to the Sabres (The Isles need to decided by June 1st)

- STL will not make the WCF, nor will they re-sign Miller (therefore they do not give their 2014 1st rnd pick to Buffalo)

- that said, if they do NOT get the NYI's first round pick this year and do NOT get STL's 1st, Tim Murray will swing a trade to get a second 1st rnd pick in 2014

- Ted Nolan will rebuild his coaching staff from the ground up (Sacco will remain)

Edited April 10, 2014 by pi2000

[LGR4GM]

Sabres:

Win draft lotto

Take Sam Reinhart

Islanders defer

We make a run at Callahan but fall short

Leino is bought out

We bring in 1 veteran defender, tallinder leaves

We resign John Scott

We sign Ott in the offseason

We make 1 trade in the first round of the 2014 draft (St Louis pick plus a 2nd)

Conacher gets a 2yr deal

Ennis and Foligno both get new RFA deals

STL makes the western finals but loses (6games?)

 

o and Zadorov makes the Sabres out of camp

Edited April 15, 2014 by LGR4GM

[rakish]

Sabres draft both Sams

 

Major differences on defense

Tallinder, McBane, out, Zadorov Risto, Ruweedal in

Ehrhoff bought out. If you don't, in 2019 you may need to choose between your Norris winning Zadorov, Smythe winning Bennett, and Vesna winning Ullmark, because you won't be able to afford all 3.

 

For forwards, Hodgson out, two of Moulson, Calahan, and Steve Ott in

 

As for this prize, I will need to wait for the 2019 Conn Smythe award

[Eleven]

Since changes could start happening as early as Tuesday I thought it prudent to start a little early this year. The rules are simple. Just predict what changes will or won't happen this off season. The person I judge to be closest will win two prime tickets(blue line, 20 rolls up on the aisle) to a regular season game. Past winners will tell you I do my best to accommodate the winners request.

Please only enter once.

 

What's the deadline? I'd like to know what the Isles are doing with their pick before entering!

[tom webster]

 

 

What's the deadline? I'd like to know what the Isles are doing with their pick before entering!

 

We will make deadline the day before the draft

[dEnnis the Menace]

• Leino stays
  
• We draft Reinhart
  
• Tallinder, McBain are gone
  
• Ott does come back
  
• Grigs is in AHL next year but is our primary call up
  
• Enroth and Nuevirth are our starters
  
• Isles defer to next year
  
• we get St Louis' first this year
  
• Stafford is named captain
  

[carpandean]

The person I judge to be closest will win two prime tickets(blue line, 20 rolls up on the aisle) to a regular season game. Past winners will tell you I do my best to accommodate the winners request.

 

And they are great seats! Hard to imagine any in the arena (boxes, aside) are better.

[BuffaloSoldier2010]

- Leino is bought out

- Return of the Otter

- Girgensons earns a letter, full time

- The Turd Burger Jersey is laid to rest

- With the 2nd overall pick in the NHL Draft, the Buffalo Sabres select, Sam Reinhart

- Isles retain their pick, we get theirs next year.

- Sabres make a run at callahan, but he does not end up here

[thewookie1]

- Leino bought out

- Buffalo drafts Reinhart

- Ott resigns with Buffalo

- Morrow joins the Sabres

- Moulson and Callahan offered contracts, 1 signs

- Tallinder is the only D UFA/RFA to rejoin the Sabres

- McBain's rights are dealt in a bigger trade

- Girgs will gain an A

- Ott gets the C back

- Isles defer

- Blues are eliminated in the 1st round by Chicago

- Myers, Ennis, and Foligno stay

- Ennis/Hodgson have trade rumors circulate but nothing happens

 

 

 

Next Year

-Briere signs a 1/2 year contract then retires a Sabre

 

[darksabre]

- Leino is bought out

- Return of the Otter

- Girgensons earns a letter, full time

- The Turd Burger Jersey is laid to rest

- With the 2nd overall pick in the NHL Draft, the Buffalo Sabres select, Sam Reinhart

- Isles retain their pick, we get theirs next year.

- Sabres make a run at callahan, but he does not end up here

 

Way to put yourself in a hole early.

[WildCard]

Curious, feel free not to answer, but who won this year's contest?

[dudacek]

That was me. I eventually had to decline my prize, but Webster was a class act all the way.

[Huckleberry]

Islanders win lotto - pick ekblad

We take bennet

Edmonton takes Reinhart

 

Erhoff and Myers don't get traded

Foligno does however get traded and so does Chris stewart.

Mcbain gets traded for Mat Hendricks

Callahan signs for 5.5 mil, and gets the "C". Girgensons gets an "A" along with Myers.

Ott stays in St louis but Moulson resigns with sabres for 5 years.

Leino gets bought out.

Tallinder gets another one year offer.

Orpik is signed on a two year deal

 

Islanders try and get both 2015 buffalo picks by offering up Tavares. Murray declines.

 

Not the offseason, but stafford will play like a beast and gets a contract extension in november.

 

PS i don't need the tickets because doubt I'll make it to the game haha :D

Edited May 22, 2014 by Heimdall

[Taro T]

Sabres go slightly off board and take Bennett.

 

Isles keep pick.

 

Blues don't make WC Final but re-sign Miller before draft. Player selected by Sabres w/ pick is someone I've never heard of.

 

Leino bought out.

 

Scott gone. Bunch of other scrubs punted as well. (Will guess at which closer to contest deadline.)

 

Zadorov gets 9 game tryout. Looks very good but gets sent down.

 

Ott re-signed.

[Trettioåtta]

Bruins win the cup

 

Ekblad drafted 1st overall

Sabres draft Reinhart

Islanders keep the pick, draft De Cole

 

Ott resigns

Tallinder resigns

Briere resigns

Setoguchi signs here for 4 years

Konopka resigns

 

Scott is not resigned

 

Sabres trade Foligno

Kaleta makes the team

Pysyk and Risto play in the NHL

Zadorov gets 7 games but gets sent down

McCabe plays in AHL but is first NHL call up (gets 25+ games)

Grigo does not make the team - but plays 30+ games call up

 

Stafford gets the C, Girgenson/Myers the A

Edited April 16, 2014 by ThirtyEight

[Samson's Flow]

-With the #2 pick, the Sabres pick Reinhart

-Islanders keep 2014 pick, giving the Sabres the 2015 1st.

-Blues pick does not end up being a 2014 #1 (Lose in 1st round, Do not re-sign Miller prior to draft)

-Entire asst coaching staff replaced. Arthurs Irbe is new goalie coach.

-Ott is re-signed in the offseason

-No big name FA is brought in (i.e. no Callahan)

-Leino is bought out

-Sabres do not use 2nd CBO

-The bottom 6 has at least 5 new players to begin the 2014 season

-Only Risto and McCabe of the young defenseman play the majority of time on NHL roster. (Pysyk in AHL, Zadorov gets another tryout but does not play in NHL all season)

-Grigo does not start season in NHL next year

-Hodgson plays primarily wing next year

-Stewart is not traded at the deadline

-Stafford plays well in contract year (~40pts at deadline) and is traded for a #1

-Neuvirth is the #1a goalie and gets ~60% of the starts (Enroth is other #1b)

-Sabres finish 29th overall next year.

 

[X. Benedict]

- Florida drafts Ekblad.....Buffalo takes Sam Bennet at #2

- If Islanders keep their pick at #5 they pick Dal Colle, If Buffalo at #5 package for Carolina's Jeff Skinner.

 

Murray targets these players on draft day Richie, Quenneville, Karlson, Bleakley, Gets 2 of 4.

 

Assistant coaches: Danny Lacroix, Randy Cunneyworth

 

Gone: Leino , Konopka, D'Agostini, Scott, Sulzer, McBain, Tallinder

 

UFAs- Mike Rupp, Steve Ott, Dustin Penner

 

 

Waiver Wire: from LA - Brayden McNabb.

 

Forwards: Hodgson, Ennis, Ott, Skinner, Stewart, Foligno, Kaleta, Rupp, Penner, Girgensons, Deslauries, Flynn, Larson

 

Skinner - Ennis - Stafford

Penner- Hodgson- Stewart

Ott- Girgensons-Deslauries

Rupp- Foligno -Kaleta

 

Larson, Flynn

 

Risto-Pysyk

Myers-Erhoff

McCabe,Weber

 

McNabb

 

Elephants: Enroth, Neuwirth

Edited April 17, 2014 by X. Benedict

[dudacek]

I was going to wait, but what the hell, I'm bored.

• Nolan signs a coaching staff that includes at least one tie to "The hardest working team in hockey."
  
• Randy Cunneyworth is either part of that staff, or gets the head coach gig in Rochester
  
• Islanders defer the pick
  
• Murray seriously shops number two to Edmonton and Calgary, but any potential trades fall apart if Florida takes Ekblad
  
• Sam Reinhart becomes the third-highest-drafted Sabre ever.
  
• Murray tries hard to acquire Evander Kane, but the Jets decide to trade him elsewhere.
  
• Instead, he moves one of the pieces in his Kane offer — Marcus Foligno — for a young, under-the-radar player, to the dismay of many on Sabrespace
  
• He also uses our wealth of picks to move back up into the first to take a player many Sabrespacers will think is taken too high
  
• And he dumps Jamie McBain either in a minor deal, or as a minor part in one of the above deals.
  
• Sabres bring in Callahan during the new wine-and-dine window. He seriously considers our offer, but signs elsewhere.
  
• The team decides to tell our veteran free agents to look for work elsewhere
  
• It also cuts ties to Luke Adam and Matt Hackett, but qualifies Corey Conacher
  
• Sabres sign Steve Ott and Dave Bolland to long-term deals
  
• They also ink shorter deals with Kimmo Timmonen and Brian Gionta
  
• At the press conference announcing those deals someone asks about Leino
  
• Murray replies "are you kidding me?"
  
• Tyler Ennis is signed to a bridge deal prior to training camp.
  

Edited April 25, 2014 by dudacek

[wonderbread]

Nice to see a lot of potential scenarios here.

 

Bennett goes #2

 

Isles keep the pick

 

McBain, Hank are done.

 

Hank retires, Ennis is signed to 6 years 4 per.

 

Conacher re-signs.

 

Grigs doesn't make the team plays full year in rocha.

 

No major FA's signed.

 

Girgs gets a letter, possibly the C if Myers doesn't.

 

Buffalo moves Ehrhoff at the draft for a 1st and a prospect.

 

 

 

 

[tom webster]

I guess it is time for my prediction.

 

1) Sabres' acquire another top 5 pick in this draft

2) Tyler Ennis is dealt

3) Leino bought out

4) Ott is signed to a contract indicative of his status as a third liner

5) A couple other veterans signed to one year deals with the idea that they will be dealt at the deadline

[BuffaloSoldier2010]

Way to put yourself in a hole early.

Just saw this reply, and hey, It's wishful thinking! that Jersey seemed to be an absolute flop from a marketing and sales standpoint. Went to a couple games where the sabres wore them in the game and i think there were more of em on the ice than in the crowd itself. That being said i think my prediction is looking pretty good right now on all other fronts