Buffalonill Posted April 19 Report Posted April 19 1 hour ago, OverPowerYou said: Playoff teams I would like to see lose in the first round. Boston and Vegas Maybe Carolina so we can get Brindamour Quote
mjd1001 Posted April 19 Report Posted April 19 4 hours ago, OverPowerYou said: Playoff teams I would like to see lose in the first round. Boston and Vegas Maybe Carolina so we can get Brindamour For many, its hard to root against Boston when they are playing the Leafs...I think there are just as many people that dislike Toronto as Boston. Plus there is one bonus for Boston winning....Even if you don't hate Toronto, lets say you are indifferent to them....having the Leafs lose in the first round....the drama, the stories, the reaction coming out of Toronto would be more than enough to entertain for the entire offseason. 1 1 Quote
shrader Posted April 19 Report Posted April 19 There are also some positives to a scoreboard collapse. Quote
mjd1001 Posted April 19 Report Posted April 19 Sam Reinhart 2nd in the league in goals with 57. Zack Hyman 3rd in the league in goals with 54. I have to think those are 2 things no-one going into the season was thinking. 1 Quote
French Collection Posted April 20 Report Posted April 20 17 hours ago, mjd1001 said: Sam Reinhart 2nd in the league in goals with 57. Zack Hyman 3rd in the league in goals with 54. I have to think those are 2 things no-one going into the season was thinking. The UFA status had me thinking Sam would have a bumper season but I didn’t see 57 goals as a possibility. I don’t think he hits that number again. I don’t know how to look it up but Hyman’s average location of his goals must be within 4 feet of the crease, hmmm. Quote
dudacek Posted April 20 Report Posted April 20 1 hour ago, French Collection said: The UFA status had me thinking Sam would have a bumper season but I didn’t see 57 goals as a possibility. I don’t think he hits that number again. I don’t know how to look it up but Hyman’s average location of his goals must be within 4 feet of the crease, hmmm. I've always thought Sam was good enough that he might have an outlier 90-point season in him at some point under the right circumstance. Not 50 goals though. That's a $10M season. I think Sam should stay in Florida, but that team will have about $22M available to sign at least 10 players, including Sam and Montour. I wonder how much of a discount he'll be willing to take. 1 Quote
Broken Ankles Posted April 20 Report Posted April 20 On 4/19/2024 at 7:57 AM, mjd1001 said: For many, its hard to root against Boston when they are playing the Leafs...I think there are just as many people that dislike Toronto as Boston. Plus there is one bonus for Boston winning....Even if you don't hate Toronto, lets say you are indifferent to them....having the Leafs lose in the first round....the drama, the stories, the reaction coming out of Toronto would be more than enough to entertain for the entire offseason. Curious what most Sabres fan think. I would guess older fans who remember the Adams divisional matchups might dislike Boston more than Toronto. Younger Buffalonians might dislike Toronto more. I can see Canadian fans (whether Sabre fans or other) wanting a Leaf collapse, and respect that. I myself bring years of disgust for the city and fans of Boston (across many sports) so they rank higher. Isn’t it a win-win for us? 1 Quote
mjd1001 Posted April 20 Report Posted April 20 (edited) 3 hours ago, French Collection said: The UFA status had me thinking Sam would have a bumper season but I didn’t see 57 goals as a possibility. I don’t think he hits that number again. I don’t know how to look it up but Hyman’s average location of his goals must be within 4 feet of the crease, hmmm. If you want to say within 6 feet of the crease and right in front, they yeah, 44 of his goals from there.... Edited April 20 by mjd1001 1 Quote
PerreaultForever Posted April 20 Report Posted April 20 3 hours ago, dudacek said: I've always thought Sam was good enough that he might have an outlier 90-point season in him at some point under the right circumstance. Not 50 goals though. That's a $10M season. I think Sam should stay in Florida, but that team will have about $22M available to sign at least 10 players, including Sam and Montour. I wonder how much of a discount he'll be willing to take. Likely whatever the tax amount would be in Calgary or wherever else he'd sign. Florida will have to let some people go though that's for sure. Reinhart will be overpaid though. This is a peak year for him and he won't do it again (probably not anyway) and part of his success is the team he's on and his linemates. Quote
SabreFinn Posted April 20 Report Posted April 20 3 hours ago, dudacek said: I've always thought Sam was good enough that he might have an outlier 90-point season in him at some point under the right circumstance. Not 50 goals though. That's a $10M season. I think Sam should stay in Florida, but that team will have about $22M available to sign at least 10 players, including Sam and Montour. I wonder how much of a discount he'll be willing to take. Hope he signs a big contract with Panthers so we can send them a couple of prospects in exchange for Lundell. Quote
Thorner Posted April 20 Report Posted April 20 2 minutes ago, SabreFinn said: Hope he signs a big contract with Panthers so we can send them a couple of prospects in exchange for Lundell. There’s an idea 1 Quote
French Collection Posted April 20 Report Posted April 20 2 minutes ago, SabreFinn said: Hope he signs a big contract with Panthers so we can send them a couple of prospects in exchange for Lundell. That’s something that interests me. 1 Quote
PerreaultForever Posted April 21 Report Posted April 21 9 hours ago, SabreFinn said: Hope he signs a big contract with Panthers so we can send them a couple of prospects in exchange for Lundell. I really don't think they will sign him but that'd be good. Unless they can move some big contracts somehow I doubt they can or will afford him. I'm betting he goes to Calgary. Unless of course Vegas puts several players on LTIR and promises him a new tandem bike. Quote
SabreFinn Posted April 21 Report Posted April 21 1 hour ago, PerreaultForever said: I really don't think they will sign him but that'd be good. Unless they can move some big contracts somehow I doubt they can or will afford him. I'm betting he goes to Calgary. Unless of course Vegas puts several players on LTIR and promises him a new tandem bike. I don't think they can afford signing both Reinhard and Montour, but I think one of them will stay. Has it ever before happened that a team not sign their 50 goal scorer? It might also of course depend on how close to lord Stanley they get this year, if they win I think they are more up for big changes. Quote
Buffalonill Posted April 21 Report Posted April 21 I think Reinhart signs in Vancouver or Seattle 1 Quote
steveoath Posted April 21 Report Posted April 21 (edited) 3 hours ago, Buffalonill said: I think Reinhart signs in Vancouver or Seattle I think you’re right, however I do wonder if Utah will come in with an outlandish offer Edited April 21 by steveoath Quote
thewookie1 Posted April 21 Report Posted April 21 10 minutes ago, steveoath said: I think you’re right, however I do wonder if Utah will come in with an outlandish offer I could see Reinhart having massive regression with Utah if that were to happen. (Mainly because it would be inevitable with 30 goals being mass regression from this season's total.) 1 Quote
PerreaultForever Posted April 22 Report Posted April 22 23 hours ago, steveoath said: I think you’re right, however I do wonder if Utah will come in with an outlandish offer I could see this happening but it depends on what their ownership believes. Seattle wanted to make an immediate winning impact so they spent and had some playoffs but then they had to let a number of good pieces go and fell off but the idea of winning was implanted in their fanbase. If Utah feels they need to create hockey excitement they will be looking for some "star power" to build around. Reinhart's not that guy imo, but if that's what's available that might be what they do. Quote
Brawndo Posted April 24 Author Report Posted April 24 The Sharks have fired HC David Quinn. This would be a good landing spot for Donny Granato. 2 Quote
shrader Posted April 24 Report Posted April 24 10 minutes ago, Brawndo said: The Sharks have fired HC David Quinn. This would be a good landing spot for Donny Granato. They couldn’t have been expecting better this year. That’s probably a lucky turn of events for Quinn. Quote
PerreaultForever Posted April 24 Report Posted April 24 10 minutes ago, Brawndo said: The Sharks have fired HC David Quinn. This would be a good landing spot for Donny Granato. That's a possibility. Gallant's still out there though. If I was San Jose that's the route I'd go. Quote
CallawaySabres Posted April 25 Report Posted April 25 After seeing that whole production in Utah yesterday, I am already jealous of their fans 😞 1 Quote
PerreaultForever Posted April 29 Report Posted April 29 1 hour ago, Brawndo said: He is indeed out. How fast they fall from grace. Brind'Amour? Now that would be interesting. Quote
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