Huckleberry Posted June 30 Report Posted June 30 Some team is going to be very happy to sign a 30 goal scorer, This move only makes sense if we got 2-3 good UFA targets waiting to sign. 1 2 2 Quote
SwampD Posted June 30 Report Posted June 30 Like most things lately that are Sabres related, this move has me feeling, well,… nothing, really. It certainly is another move they’ve done. 2 1 Quote
Buffalonill Posted June 30 Report Posted June 30 13 minutes ago, Huckleberry said: Some team is going to be very happy to sign a 30 goal scorer, This move only makes sense if we got 2-3 good UFA targets waiting to sign. 7 Quote
... Posted June 30 Report Posted June 30 1 hour ago, Mr Peabody said: I read on here he has a GF in Nashville. If so, no state tax, a great city for someone his age. He could wear a cowboy hat and chaps to a dance club and not look out of place. 1 Quote
aristocrat Posted June 30 Report Posted June 30 Great, get rid of a pure goal scorer now we have to spend assets to get another goal scorer. 1 1 Quote
GASabresIUFAN Posted June 30 Report Posted June 30 5 minutes ago, aristocrat said: Great, get rid of a pure goal scorer now we have to spend assets to get another goal scorer. This is the way Quote
#freejame Posted June 30 Report Posted June 30 Over the course of ten plus years, Jeff Skinner has gone from one of least favorite players in the entire league to being my “favorite” Sabre. I get why people are ready to move on, but for me the ride has taught me a lot about change and growth. All the best to him. It took me over a season to christen a “favorite” player after Reinhart left. It will probably take me a similarly long amount of time this go around. If Krebs puts up 40 points this year, something tells me it’ll be him. I think he’s going to have at least a Paul Byron-esq career, but I doubt his first good year is here. 3 Quote
... Posted June 30 Report Posted June 30 8 minutes ago, Brawndo said: The responses to that post and to the following post are hilarious. 1 Quote
dudacek Posted June 30 Report Posted June 30 16 minutes ago, ... said: The responses to that post and to the following post are hilarious. I was surprised when people on here pushed back when I said this would be a controversial move among the larger fan base. Never mind the obvious "bad team cuts 30-goal scorer" response. He was a popular personality. Quote
klos1963 Posted June 30 Report Posted June 30 2 hours ago, aristocrat said: Great, get rid of a pure goal scorer now we have to spend assets to get another goal scorer. What is a 'pure' goal scorer. And is 24 goals what to expect from one? Quote
Buffalonill Posted June 30 Report Posted June 30 30 minutes ago, ... said: The responses to that post and to the following post are hilarious. Sabres are really good at embarrassing themselves Quote
PerreaultForever Posted June 30 Report Posted June 30 6 hours ago, Buffalonill said: He's probably going to the leafs for 1 year 1 million I'd wonder more about Stevie Y taking a shot. Still in the area he prefers to live. Quote
aristocrat Posted June 30 Report Posted June 30 2 hours ago, klos1963 said: What is a 'pure' goal scorer. And is 24 goals what to expect from one? One down year in a year when everyone on the team was down. Smart move would be to let him bounce back and if he doesn’t then you buy him out. Quote
RochesterExpat Posted June 30 Report Posted June 30 A Shakespearean Sonnet for Jeff Skinner from Google's AI: In Buffalo's heart, a tale of woe unfolds, Of Skinner's dream, once bright, now bought and cold. A promised land, a winger strong and bold, Yet seasons passed, and glory's cup withheld. The cheers arose, when first his skates did grace The frozen pond, a hope to win the race. But fleeting were the highlights, fleeting pace, And empty nets did mock his scoring chase. Nine million chimes, a contract's heavy weight, A discordant note within the game's sweet play. The fans did sigh, their patience wearing thin, And farewell songs they sang at season's end. Now freed he is, to seek a different win, While Buffalo bids adieu to 'might have been'. 1 2 Quote
Huckleberry Posted June 30 Report Posted June 30 Its a year too soon unless that money is being used on solid UFA or type of trade and sign for Ehler So we all putting on money on whatever team he signs with to win the cup right ? 🙂 Quote
Taro T Posted June 30 Report Posted June 30 7 minutes ago, Huckleberry said: Its a year too soon unless that money is being used on solid UFA or type of trade and sign for Ehler So we all putting on money on whatever team he signs with to win the cup right ? 🙂 Would agree it's 1 year too early from a cap point of view. But if Ruff thought he couldn't get Skinner to buy into the system, and it sure does look that way, then you get him off the team to have everyone pulling in the same direction. They expect they'll be better off without him in the long run. And if they do bring in Kane & say Eriksson Ek tomorrow, they're in a better space than they were. See this move 100% as them making the team stronger in 2 of the 3 zones. Quote
Pimlach Posted June 30 Report Posted June 30 8 hours ago, Buffalonill said: He's probably going to the leafs for 1 year 1 million Berube likes 2-way players. Quote
Crusader1969 Posted July 1 Report Posted July 1 22 hours ago, Sabres Fan in NS said: This is not a good idea. Agree to disagree. 9 hours ago, Huckleberry said: Some team is going to be very happy to sign a 30 goal scorer, This move only makes sense if we got 2-3 good UFA targets waiting to sign. A former 30 goal scorer. Quote
BuffalOhio Posted July 1 Report Posted July 1 While I'm sure we'll all miss his personality, we'll do well without the passes to nobody, the overextended shifts, and the awful d-zone play of Skinner. Lindy would have benched him in the first game. He drove me nuts. 2 1 Quote
klos1963 Posted July 1 Report Posted July 1 5 hours ago, aristocrat said: One down year in a year when everyone on the team was down. Smart move would be to let him bounce back and if he doesn’t then you buy him out. But what is a pure scorer? That's what I was asking. Quote
JoeSchmoe Posted July 1 Report Posted July 1 Jeff Skinner was 3rd among team F's in GF% at 55%. We are worse without him. 1 Quote
GASabresIUFAN Posted July 1 Report Posted July 1 30 minutes ago, JoeSchmoe said: Jeff Skinner was 3rd among team F's in GF% at 55%. We are worse without him. Yep, especially if KA doesn’t find at least a decent depth scorer that will play a two way game. Quote
LGR4GM Posted July 1 Report Posted July 1 I wouldn't have bought out Skinner until next summer. Lowers the cap penalty and you get another year for the young guys to develop. If Adams doesn't use the cap saving, this move was trash. You now need 30g and 30a replaced plus you need add to that total overall. 1 1 1 Quote
Huckleberry Posted July 1 Report Posted July 1 8 hours ago, LGR4GM said: I wouldn't have bought out Skinner until next summer. Lowers the cap penalty and you get another year for the young guys to develop. If Adams doesn't use the cap saving, this move was trash. You now need 30g and 30a replaced plus you need add to that total overall. And this move turned out to be ***** as expected 🙂 Quote
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