Tom Webster Contest 5.0

[pi2000]

John Muckler HC.

 

Trade Grigorenko, 2016 1st, to move up from 2 to 1 draft Eichel first, who then decides to stay in school.

 

Pysyk retires.

 

Trade Foligno for Ryan Miller.

[tom webster]

I'll say Nolan gets let go in the next couple of days. Will make the rest of my guesses next weekend. Nothing else major that's Sabres related will happen this week so hopefully you don't consider that gaming the system.

I am so sure this happens that I have considered giving everyone that says he stays a mulligan

[Hoss]

-Sabres win the lottery and draft McDavid

-Nolan out, Babcock in (McLellan if we get Eichel)

-Two new goalies in Buffalo (Niemi and O'Connor)

-One of Ennis, Foligno or Zadorov will not be here

-None of Benoit, Meszaros, Strachan, Ellis, Lindback, Hackett, Varone, Dalpe, D'Amigo, Kaleta, Ruhwedel or Johnson will be in Buffalo at the start of next season

-Joel Ward signed

-Mike Green or Francois Beauchemin join the top four

-Jordin Tootoo signed

-Hodgson is elsewhere

-Murray signs at least two players to offer sheets

[Taro T]

I am so sure this happens that I have considered giving everyone that says he stays a mulligan

So what do I win? :w00t:

[...]

I suppose I better get off my duff with ZFG Murray at the helm.
 
Nolan is fired.  Irbe retained.

Sabres draft McDavid

Sabres trade Larrson, NYI 1st and McCabe for ROR.  I'm with TBPhd that, regardless of how the Sabres get ROR, he signs an extension.

Mike Babcock is hired.

 

Babcock urges Murray to extend a qualifying offer to Grigorenko.
 
Hodgson and a 2015 2nd are a trade package.

Reinhart starts in Rochester.
 
Michael Frolik is signed.

Kaleta gets a one year 2-way contract.

Antti Niemi is given a 3 year, $12 mil contract.

Lindback gets a one year contract.

 

McCormick retires - Pegula offers him a job somewhere in Hockey Heaven

 

Ellis and Strachan get signed for Rochester.

 

 

 

Edited April 13, 2015 by SiZzlEmIsTEr

[Samson's Flow]

Stole Dudacek's format above but changed the picks to reflect my responses. 

• Nolan gets fired
  
• So does Cassidy in Rochester
  
• Sabres lose lottery, select Jack Eichel
  
• GMTM uses other 1st round pick to make a trade for a top 6 player; if not traded used to pick a defensemen (like Kylington)
  
• Girgorenko remains on the team
  
• Cody Hodgson remains on team and plays RW
  
• Sabres sign Niemi in the offseason
  
• Sabres start the year with Eichel, Reinhart as top two centers
  
• Babcock rumored as Sabres next head coach, but we end up with Luke Richardson
  
• Arthurs Irbe is only coach retained from last year.
  

Sabres finish within 10 points of a playoff spot next year. It is again enjoyable to watch Sabres hockey.

[MattPie]

 

Stole Dudacek's format above but changed the picks to reflect my responses. 

• Nolan gets fired
• So does Cassidy in Rochester
• Sabres lose lottery, select Jack Eichel
• GMTM uses other 1st round pick to make a trade for a top 6 player; if not traded used to pick a defensemen (like Kylington)
• Girgorenko remains on the team
• Cody Hodgson remains on team and plays RW
• Sabres sign Niemi in the offseason
• Sabres start the year with Eichel, Reinhart as top two centers
• Babcock rumored as Sabres next head coach, but we end up with Luke Richardson
• Arthurs Irbe is only coach retained from last year.

Sabres finish within 10 points of a playoff spot next year. It is again enjoyable to watch Sabres hockey.

 

 

BOLD! :) :)

[Samson's Flow]

BOLD! :) :)

:lol: To be fair, we usually have a little longer to make our predictions. If you have followed any of my posts for the past few months, you would know that I was strongly in the "Ted Nolan gets fired immediately" camp. I just didn't visit the board all weekend to make my picks before the firing.

[LastPommerFan]

Eichel

 

NO'Reilly

 

Teddy Stays

 

Neuvirth Boomarangs

 

No top six/four FA signings

 

Jack Eichel gets in some minor off ice trouble in the off season

 

Cody Hodgson bought out, nobody cries.

 

Just to clarify, I was referring to Ted Black. 

[WildCard]

Just to clarify, I was referring to Ted Black.

:D

[dudacek]

Just to clarify, I was referring to Ted Black. 

 

:lol:

[Swedesessed]

Toronto is given the lottery by Bettman and gets McDavid: Sabres draft Jack Eichel.

Luke Richardson is named Head Coach of the Buffalo Sabres.

Sabres sign Antti Niemi to a 3 year contract.

Sabres sign Mike Green to a 5 year contract.

Edited April 13, 2015 by (E5)

[Taro T]

Edmonton wins lottery.

 

Sabres pick Eichel; Arizona grabs Hannifan.

 

Chadd is relieved of Amerks coaching duties within the week.

 

Tippett opts out of Arizona, ends up next Buffalo Sabres head coach.

 

Sabres try to bring in top line RW, can't work out a deal. Chris Stewart signed as FA as a result.

 

Sabres bring in 2 UFA D. 1 top line pairing guy, 1 3rd pairing / 1st Ra-cha-cha call up sort.

 

Jones gets offer sheeted and LA doesn't match. Flyers offer sheet Toffoli and Kings match that.

 

Jones & Johnson start year as goalies.

 

Sabres bring in top line RW in major October trade. Next year's 1st, Grigo or Larsson, Stewart, and Moulson or Gionta are the cost. (If both of those have no trade clauses, then replace Moulson / Gionta w/ Deslauriers & Fasching.)

 

Sabres get to 94 points. Tippett named CotY and Murray GMotY.

 

Go big or go home.

[Hoss]

Taro already loses -- Tippett doesn't have an opt-out clause, contrary to previous reports.

[LGR4GM]

we win McDavid.

[ubkev]

We draft Jack Eichel #2 overall.

 

Samson plays with the Sabres all year.

 

We trade some Russians. Both Grigorenko and Zadorov.

 

Liger will have a raging hard on for every prospect we draft. (I kid, Liger. I like your enthusiasm.)

Edited April 20, 2015 by ubkev

[tom webster]

I guess its time I chime in;

 

Sabres make Babcock highest paid coach in NHL history

Grigs and Hodgson are traded

Eichel is picked #2 and signs a contract within a month of the draft

Sabres acquire Sharp and Hjalmalsson from Chicago for picks and a prospect

Neuvirth is brought back along with Lindback

 

 

And one other major move, either Kessel, Arizona's pick, O'Reilly or Eberle, I can't decide. I can't win anyway so........

[TrueBlueGED]

I guess its time I chime in;

 

Sabres make Babcock highest paid coach in NHL history

Grigs and Hodgson are traded

Eichel is picked #2 and signs a contract within a month of the draft

Sabres acquire Sharp and Hjalmalsson from Chicago for picks and a prospect

Neuvirth is brought back along with Lindback

 

 

And one other major move, either Kessel, Arizona's pick, O'Reilly or Eberle, I can't decide. I can't win anyway so........

 

Eberle, eh? Now there's a move that could make a lot of sense.

[dudacek]

Eberle has to be in play.

Oilers' ask would be Zemgus.

Not sure if Pysyk/Zadorov plus NYI first would do it.

Don't think I would make the second deal. Wouldn't make the first.

[LGR4GM]

We draft Jack Eichel #2 overall.

 

Samson plays with the Sabres all year.

 

We trade some Russians. Both Grigorenko and Zadorov.

 

Liger will have a raging hard on for every prospect we draft. (I kid, Liger. I like your enthusiasm.)

IT'S LASTED LONGER THAN 4 HOURS WHAT DO I DO!?!?!?!?!?????

 

I am way late to this party.  

We draft Jack

We sign O'Connor

We trade Grigorenko

We bring in Toffoli

We trade our 2nd 1st round pick. 

We draft Brock Boeser with the 31st overall pick

We sign a UFA defender 

We re-sign Kaleta 

Sam Reinhart spends the season in Buffalo 

[Rasmus_]

We draft Jack Eichel

We draft Jordan Greenway at 31 overall 

We trade Mikhail Grigorenko, Jake McCabe, 2015 1st (Which ever is left) and 2016 2nd for Ryan O'Reilly

We extend Ryan O'Reilly for 4-5 Seasons

We sign Michal Frolik and Cody Franson

We sign Michal Neuvirth and Matt O'Connor

*We trade for Robin Lehner (Contingent on Neuvirth - or sign and trade for regardless)

We waive Chad Johnson

We do not re-sign Pat Kaleta, Andrej Meszaros, Andre Benoit, Matt Hackett, Tyson Strachan or Anders Lindback (sorry bud).  

Mark Pysyk, Sam Reinhart, make the Sabres out of camp and never look back.

We do not trade Nikita Zadorov.    

Edited April 20, 2015 by TheCerebral1

[LabattBlue]

My predictions took a turn for the worse around noon today.  :angry:

[Samson's Flow]

 

Stole Dudacek's format above but changed the picks to reflect my responses.

• Nolan gets fired
• So does Cassidy in Rochester
• Sabres lose lottery, select Jack Eichel
• GMTM uses other 1st round pick to make a trade for a top 6 player; if not traded used to pick a defensemen (like Kylington)
• Girgorenko remains on the team
• Cody Hodgson remains on team and plays RW
• Sabres sign Niemi in the offseason
• Sabres start the year with Eichel, Reinhart as top two centers
• Babcock rumored as Sabres next head coach, but we end up with Luke Richardson
• Arthurs Irbe is only coach retained from last year.

Sabres finish within 10 points of a playoff spot next year. It is again enjoyable to watch Sabres hockey.

Looking pretty good so far. Come on Richardson!

[TrueBlueGED]

My predictions took a turn for the worse around noon today.  :angry:

 

Yea, I may as well have walked into the room and yelled "I'M OUT!"

[tom webster]

I guess its time I chime in;

 

Sabres make Babcock highest paid coach in NHL history

Grigs and Hodgson are traded

Eichel is picked #2 and signs a contract within a month of the draft

Sabres acquire Sharp and Hjalmalsson from Chicago for picks and a prospect

Neuvirth is brought back along with Lindback

 

 

And one other major move, either Kessel, Arizona's pick, O'Reilly or Eberle, I can't decide. I can't win anyway so........

I guess it could be argued that Buffalo did make him the highest paid coach just not in the way I thought.