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Posted
8 minutes ago, darksabre said:

I like that people keep forgetting about Bogo.

They could also do something incredibly crazy and actually bring on a new defenseman or two in any trade they make.

Posted
4 minutes ago, darksabre said:

Just wait till they re-sign him after he has another good season this year.

Well, he had a bad year as per usual relative to his contract, but I suppose if they sign him to a cheap one year deal it wouldn't be the end of the world. 

But they won't. 

Posted
2 minutes ago, darksabre said:

Just wait till they re-sign him after he has another good season this year.

Wouldn't another good season require there to be a first good season? Or is the bar so low for Bogosian that only missing 20% of the team's games due to injury considered good now?

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1 minute ago, Drunkard said:

Wouldn't another good season require there to be a first good season? Or is the bar so low for Bogosian that only missing 20% of the team's games due to injury considered good now?

He did have an adequate 2nd pair season in 11-12. 

Posted
Just now, Thorny said:

He did have an adequate 2nd pair season in 11-12. 

I meant for us. He looked good in his 21 game stint when we first acquired him in 2015, but other than that, I'd say he's been a disappointment ever since.

Posted
6 minutes ago, shrader said:

They could also do something incredibly crazy and actually bring on a new defenseman or two in any trade they make.

No, Ristolainen is addition by subtraction and Nelson is more than capable of playing 2nd pair minutes all year /Sabres smart twitter

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Posted (edited)
5 minutes ago, Thorny said:

No, Ristolainen is addition by subtraction and Nelson is more than capable of playing 2nd pair minutes all year /Sabres smart twitter

Don't forget Will Borgen! Sure he's only played 4 career NHL games but he didn't piss his pants in any of those 4 games, so we should be able to put him on the top pair with Dahlin next season without skipping a beat. I'm sure that won't set the team back whatsoever.

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Posted (edited)
4 minutes ago, Drunkard said:

Don't forget Will Borgen! Sure he's only played 4 career NHL games but he didn't pee his pants in any of those 4 games, so we should be able to put him on the top pair with Dahlin next season without skipping a beat. I'm sure that won't set the team back whatsoever.

We've finally started to stockpile some assets on the D side of things and people want to blow it up to address the forwards. After wanting to deal forwards to supplement the D a couple years ago. It's vicious cycle. 

I'm sure Botterill doesn't feel that way but it's funny to read. 

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Posted
16 minutes ago, shrader said:

They could also do something incredibly crazy and actually bring on a new defenseman or two in any trade they make.

I'd like to think Botterill would do this, too. 

Posted
37 minutes ago, Thorny said:

Sabres move McCabe and Riso, start the season with this D corps that would make even the tank units blush:

Dahlin - Montour

Scandella - Nelson

Hunwick - Borgen

Where do we slot Kulikov and Benoit (balls) in that lineup?

Posted
51 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

How does Karlsson’s crazy new deal affect the market for Trouba?  

Increases it, I imagine. Trouba has to want to sign with the team that trades for him. He will be an expensive add in terms of assets and AAV. 

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The fallback “going big” option is a blockbuster with Buffalo that includes Ristolainen, who would be cheaper both in terms of package and AAV ($5.4 million through 2021-22). In that scenario, Miller (or Johnson) and Callahan go the other way.

From The Athletic Sabres writer Joe Yerdon: “I think there’s enough ground there to make it work. Doing Tampa a solid taking Callahan ideally should juice the return with a prospect).”

Said Sabres beat writer John Vogl: “I think so. They turned down Ristolainen for (Taylor) Hall two years ago. His stock has dropped internally a little since then, but people would see Miller’s numbers and think (Kyle) ‘Okposo!’ So I think they’d want a little more. Obviously not the top prospect, but a decent one.”

From Joe Smith and the Athletic on Defenseman Targets now that Karlsson is off the board.

 

Also mentioned Callahan and Raddysh for a mid Round Pick as a possibility.

Posted
19 hours ago, klos1963 said:

It was you , not the internet. Stupid comment. 

Again, stop making things personal. This is a message board about the Sabres, not me and not you. Go out and take a walk or something. 

Posted (edited)
44 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

From Joe Smith and the Athletic on Defenseman Targets now that Karlsson is off the board.

 

Also mentioned Callahan and Raddysh for a mid Round Pick as a possibility.

Why on earth would Botterill give Risto for Miller, who's numbers definitely do not scream goal scoring, and tale a cap dump in Callahan?

Both Smith, and Yerdon as well as Vogl need to do a solid here, and just stop before their fists reach the lower intestines.

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2 hours ago, Scottysabres said:

Why on earth would Botterill give Risto for Miller, who's numbers definitely do not scream goal scoring, and tale a cap dump in Callahan?

Both Smith, and Yerdon as well as Vogl need to do a solid here, and just stop before their fists reach the lower intestines.

Right, I feel like I've been missing something with these trade proposals. In theory, Tampa pays you an asset to take Callahan. So, essentially Miller and Callahan for nothing returned. If we are giving them Risto, we should definitely be getting something else, whatever his value is on the trade market. 

If Miller is so good that he's more than offsetting Callahan, we toss them a pick. Definitely needs to be a lot more coming back if Risto is included. 

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Posted
42 minutes ago, Thorny said:

Right, I feel like I've been missing something with these trade proposals. In theory, Tampa pays you an asset to take Callahan. So, essentially Miller and Callahan for nothing returned. If we are giving them Risto, we should definitely be getting something else, whatever his value is on the trade market. 

If Miller is so good that he's more than offsetting Callahan, we toss them a pick. Definitely needs to be a lot more coming back if Risto is included. 

I'd do Miller for Risto straight up, but if we're taking back Callahan then we need a nice add from their side. I'd almost view them as separate trades, even if they happen and get announced together. 

Posted
23 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

we'd need at least a 2nd rd pick in 2019 to take back Callahan.  I also think Risto is worth more then Miller.  

Risto and Hunwick for Miller, a good prospect and Callahan.

Noooooo thanks. You’re getting an AHL contract, a “meh-to-decent” lottery pick and a middle six forward for Risto. Not into it.

Posted
22 minutes ago, Hoss said:

Noooooo thanks. You’re getting an AHL contract, a “meh-to-decent” lottery pick and a middle six forward for Risto. Not into it.

I forgot the extra 2nd.

Risto and Hunwick for a 2nd in 2019, Miller, Callahan and a good prospect.

Posted
5 hours ago, kas23 said:

Again, stop making things personal. This is a message board about the Sabres, not me and not you. Go out and take a walk or something. 

Your screen names are kind of similar. 

 

Familiarity often breeds contempt.

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3 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

we'd need at least a 2nd rd pick in 2019 to take back Callahan.  I also think Risto is worth more then Miller.  

Risto and Hunwick for Miller, a good prospect and Callahan.

If we trade Hunwick before the draft we also lose our 3rd round pick this year to Pittsburgh instead of our 4th. 

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Posted
5 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

I forgot the extra 2nd.

Risto and Hunwick for a 2nd in 2019, Miller, Callahan and a good prospect.

Tampa doesn’t want Hunwick.  They are trying to shed as much salary as possible.

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