Qualifying offers given (and not given)...

[Sabre fan]

Apparently we gave qualifying offers to: Forwards Marcus Foligno, Zemgus Girgensons, Johan Larsson, Evan Rodrigues; defenseman Nathan Beaulieu; goaltender Robin Lehner.

 

Meanwhile, we did not bother with: Justin Kea, Brady Austin, Jean Dupuy

 

I think Brady Austin will go somewhere and turn into a pretty good defenseman. Kea and Dupuy did not seem to fit in anywhere.

 

Gotta says this sucks because  Austin was born and raised in Bobcaygeon which is like 25 minutes from where I live and he went to the same high schools my sons and they remember seeing him around. Kea was born in Woodville, another small town maybe 20 minutes away (in a different direction). Was hoping maybe both would somehow stick with he big team but again this shows that being drafted does not mean much of anything. Both were higher picks.

 

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Edited June 27, 2017 by Sabre fan

[inkman]

Brady Austin took 5 years to turn into an average AHL defenseman. I don't think we need to worry about him Dennis Widemaning us.

[North Buffalo]

Brady Austin took 5 years to turn into an average AHL defenseman. I don't think we need to worry about him Dennis Widemaning us.

I think you do.... of all the guys down there I've seen the biggest improvement and he has nice size.

[Amerks8796]

Brady Austin is slow and, despite his size, plays a soft and timid game.

[North Buffalo]

Brady Austin is slow and, despite his size, plays a soft and timid game.

Not when he got up with the big club last year... Speed nothing great, but showed a mean streak..

[Amerks8796]

Not when he got up with the big club last year... Speed nothing great, but showed a mean streak..

I think I'll take his sample size in Rochester versus what he briefly showed in Buffalo.

[LGR4GM]

I think you do.... of all the guys down there I've seen the biggest improvement and he has nice size.

But does he have good skating and speed. We all need to realize size is not a priority for this team now. 

[TheAud]

https://www.fanragsports.com/news/avalanche-fail-extend-qualifying-offer-mikhail-grigorenko/

 

This has probably been posted elsewhere, and not sure if this thread is exclusively Sabres qualifying offers, but I found it interesting that Grigorenko is now an UFA. 

 

If you can't cut it in Colorado these days...KHL has gotta be next I would think. 

[Sabre fan]

https://www.fanragsports.com/news/avalanche-fail-extend-qualifying-offer-mikhail-grigorenko/

 

This has probably been posted elsewhere, and not sure if this thread is exclusively Sabres qualifying offers, but I found it interesting that Grigorenko is now an UFA. 

 

If you can't cut it in Colorado these days...KHL has gotta be next I would think. 

Grigorenko and Yakupov both cut free...crazy to think EXGMTM stole O'Reilly and McGinn who I loved for Grigorenko and another big bust, d-man Zadorov and Compher who all may never really amount to anything. Still cannot figure out why people were so quick to jump on EXGMTM when this trade alone should make him a folk-hero around here.

[Doohicksie]

Grigorenko and Yakupov both cut free...crazy to think EXGMTM stole O'Reilly and McGinn who I loved for Grigorenko and another big bust, d-man Zadorov and Compher who all may never really amount to anything. Still cannot figure out why people were so quick to jump on EXGMTM when this trade alone should make him a folk-hero around here.

 

I think most people were happy with that trade.  The things that soured me on him were: 1. Mismanagement of cap; 2. Failure to improve defense; 3. Hiring Disco Dan; and the thing I think that got him fired, 4. Failure to improve year-on-year.

[MattPie]

Grigorenko and Yakupov both cut free...crazy to think EXGMTM stole O'Reilly and McGinn who I loved for Grigorenko and another big bust, d-man Zadorov and Compher who all may never really amount to anything. Still cannot figure out why people were so quick to jump on EXGMTM when this trade alone should make him a folk-hero around here.

 

No kidding. That was a Briere - Grattan level fleecing, except this time everyone knew how good ROR is.

[TrueBlueGED]

No kidding. That was a Briere - Grattan level fleecing, except this time everyone knew how good ROR is.

Au contraire! We should dig the O'Reilly debate out of the archive for review--I remember the price paid being quite contentious.

[Sabre fan]

makes one wonder how the heck GM Sakic and whoever keep their jobs...worse trade possibly ever

[LGR4GM]

I think most people were happy with that trade. The things that soured me on him were: 1. Mismanagement of cap; 2. Failure to improve defense; 3. Hiring Disco Dan; and the thing I think that got him fired, 4. Failure to improve year-on-year.

Hiring Dan and sticking with him. That was Murray's biggest sin outside the defense failure.

makes one wonder how the heck GM Sakic and whoever keep their jobs...worse trade possibly ever

Bad ownership. At least Pegulas expects progress.

[Huckleberry]

Hiring Dan and sticking with him. That was Murray's biggest sin outside the defense failure.

Bad ownership. At least Pegulas expects progress.

 

That and a very weak 2014 draft.

[LGR4GM]

That and a very weak 2014 draft.

Like when he took Karabacek over McKeown and Dougherty and Montour. 

[Huckleberry]

Like when he took Karabacek over McKeown and Dougherty and Montour. 

 

Lemieux over barbashev pissed me off to, but we had 3 2nd rounders.

 

And we picked Lemieux (which I can live with a bit), Cornel and karabacek.  Any of those D + Dvorak would have been a lot better.

Edited June 27, 2017 by Huckleberry

[MattPie]

Au contraire! We should dig the O'Reilly debate out of the archive for review--I remember the price paid being quite contentious.

 

I don't remember many thinking ROR wasn't good, just that Girgs was going to be as good (erm) and there was no guarantee he was going to stay. I was wrong on both of those accounts.

[Mustache of God]

makes one wonder how the heck GM Sakic and whoever keep their jobs...worse trade possibly ever

 

The AVs ownership doesn't care.

[Tondas]

Brady Austin took 5 years to turn into an average AHL defenseman. I don't think we need to worry about him Dennis Widemaning us.

 

Agree. And really like using "Dennis Widemaning" as a verb.

[North Buffalo]

But does he have good skating and speed. We all need to realize size is not a priority for this team now.

 

thought his skating and speed were ok better than folk give him credit for. Again, Rochester coaching system stunk but with big club seemed to adapt well.

[TrueBlueGED]

I don't remember many thinking ROR wasn't good, just that Girgs was going to be as good (erm) and there was no guarantee he was going to stay. I was wrong on both of those accounts.

Fair. I was getting more at plenty didn't think he was worth the price, not necessarily they didn't think he was a good player.

[rakish]

That and a very weak 2014 draft.

 

Nonsense, check out my draft contest from 2014, Button had an excellent draft using those picks, mine was really good. Tim Murray's sucked.

[pi2000]

Brady Austin is slow and, despite his size, plays a soft and timid game.

 

He lacks the required offensive panache for Dr. Phil's system.

[woods-racer]

He lacks the required offensive panache for Dr. Phil's system.

 

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