steveoath Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 What are your suggestions for new recruits (on the playing side) this summer? for me: Sam Bennett Aaron Ekblad if they don’t re-up with the cats. Jonathan Drouin Fantasy Land: Marner Marchand for a year Quote
mjd1001 Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 I haven't really put much thought into the list of who is available, But Marner is the only one that I think I'd really 'pay up' for. Of course the team could use some toughness and fiestyness in the form of Bennett. I wouldn't go there though if it turns into a bidding war, I don't think he really is all that good of a player positionally, and that is an area the Sabres need to get much better in, especially from their forwards. 1 Quote
CallawaySabres Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 GM, GM, and if they have enough money left to spend, a GM. 1 2 1 Quote
GASabresIUFAN Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 40 minutes ago, steveoath said: What are your suggestions for new recruits (on the playing side) this summer? for me: Sam Bennett Aaron Ekblad if they don’t re-up with the cats. Jonathan Drouin Fantasy Land: Marner Marchand for a year So your solution to a team that allows 4 goals a game is to add more offense? The team is 12th in the NHL in GF and 3rd in 5 on 5 scoring. Maybe the problem is on defense and in goal? Quote
LGR4GM Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 2 new defenders, preferably 1 right shot at minimum. 1 new top 6 forward, preferably gritty AF. 1-2 new bottom 6 forwards, preferably gritty AF. 1 new GM 1 new Special Teams coach 1 new Defensive coach 1 2 2 Quote
Flashsabre Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 -GM -Coaching staff players are secondary to me until that mess is cleaned up 2 Quote
HumanSlinky39 Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 (edited) New GM and a restructured front office to include an experienced POHO to keep Terry far away from operations (no more locker room pep talks). Would love a fresh coaching staff purged of internal nepotism hires. From there, let them evaluate the roster and make some moves to improve the soft spots, of which there are several. Edited March 17 by HumanSlinky39 1 Quote
GASabresIUFAN Posted March 18 Report Posted March 18 (edited) 1. New Owner 2. New GM 3. New coaching staff 4. 4 new defenseman, including 2 stay at home D who can play in the top 6. 5. A top 6 playmaking center so that TNT can move to the wing and we don't force Kulich to carry the 2nd line. 6. A 1B goalie who can split time with UPL. Edited March 18 by GASabresIUFAN 1 Quote
thewookie1 Posted March 18 Report Posted March 18 Vet Defenseman to play with Power A new defensive assistant coach Power's defense was better when he came up from college than he is now. Quote
GASabresIUFAN Posted March 18 Report Posted March 18 Just now, thewookie1 said: Power's defense was better when he came up from college than he is now. True. He played a simpler game and got better results. Quote
Crusader1969 Posted March 18 Report Posted March 18 5 hours ago, LGR4GM said: 2 new defenders, preferably 1 right shot at minimum. 1 new top 6 forward, preferably gritty AF. 1-2 new bottom 6 forwards, preferably gritty AF. 1 new GM 1 new Special Teams coach 1 new Defensive coach 2 new defenders - Risto and Zadorov? Quote
PerreaultForever Posted March 18 Report Posted March 18 2 hours ago, Crusader1969 said: 2 new defenders - Risto and Zadorov? Imagine if we'd kept those guys? We'd have one of the biggest D's in the league. Not to say their D is perfect, far from it, but it is something we lack desperately. I have a hard time with these wish list posts because sure I'd love a Sam Bennett etc. but I know damn well I'm not going to get one. Quote
Crusader1969 Posted March 18 Report Posted March 18 44 minutes ago, PerreaultForever said: Imagine if we'd kept those guys? We'd have one of the biggest D's in the league. Not to say their D is perfect, far from it, but it is something we lack desperately. I have a hard time with these wish list posts because sure I'd love a Sam Bennett etc. but I know damn well I'm not going to get one. The crazy thing is that it's taken them both going onto other teams to being positive players I said it as a joke but the reality is it might be a good solution. Especially if reports of Risto turning into a good stay at home dman under Torts are true. I've watched very little of Philly so I'm just going on hearsay Dahlin Byrum Power Risto Zadorov. JBD Clifton giddy up! Quote
SABRES 0311 Posted March 18 Report Posted March 18 3 hours ago, Crusader1969 said: 2 new defenders - Risto and Zadorov? Absolutely not. Risto kinda sucks and Zadorov is a man child. 1 Quote
PerreaultForever Posted March 18 Report Posted March 18 46 minutes ago, Crusader1969 said: The crazy thing is that it's taken them both going onto other teams to being positive players I said it as a joke but the reality is it might be a good solution. Especially if reports of Risto turning into a good stay at home dman under Torts are true. I've watched very little of Philly so I'm just going on hearsay Dahlin Byrum Power Risto Zadorov. JBD Clifton giddy up! I wouldn't say Risto is "good" but he's certainly competent second pairing. Let's not forget Brayden McNabb though. The D in shambles starts there. So if you have a different team and you have McNabb and McCabe along with Zadorov and Risto, well it's just a whole different thing isn't it? Would Brayden McNabb not have been the perfect veteran D partner for Power? The franchise has made a lot of mistakes. 1 Quote
SABRES 0311 Posted March 18 Report Posted March 18 1. First line center: Use this year’s first round pick. Alt: Quinn or Kulich and a second with a prospect. 2. Second pair quality stay at home DMan: Use Muel and a high end prospect to get him. 3. Third pair DMan. The meaner the better. Peterka-New Guy-Thompson Zucker-Norris-Tuch Greenway-Kulich/McLeod-Benson/Quinn Malenstyn-Krebs-Kozak/UFA/Rosen Dahlin-Byram Power-New Guy Clifton-New Guy Quote
Crusader1969 Posted March 18 Report Posted March 18 9 hours ago, SABRES 0311 said: Absolutely not. Risto kinda sucks and Zadorov is a man child. You are basing it off the Sabres version of Risto or the Flyers version of Risto? here is Brière taking about him ----- Performance and Value: Brière praised Ristolainen’s contributions, stating, “Risto has been so good…we finally have him healthy, we finally have him playing extremely well.” He emphasized the difficulty in finding right-shot defensemen who play as physically as Ristolainen, highlighting his importance to the team’s defense. Quote
SABRES 0311 Posted March 18 Report Posted March 18 49 minutes ago, Crusader1969 said: You are basing it off the Sabres version of Risto or the Flyers version of Risto? here is Brière taking about him ----- Performance and Value: Brière praised Ristolainen’s contributions, stating, “Risto has been so good…we finally have him healthy, we finally have him playing extremely well.” He emphasized the difficulty in finding right-shot defensemen who play as physically as Ristolainen, highlighting his importance to the team’s defense. I would be talking up a lemon if I might want to sell it in the near future. Quote
Pimlach Posted March 18 Report Posted March 18 Heck with Risto and Zadorov, I'll take Slavin. Any chance we can get him? LOL Quote
LGR4GM Posted March 18 Report Posted March 18 12 hours ago, PerreaultForever said: Imagine if we'd kept those guys? We'd have one of the biggest D's in the league. Not to say their D is perfect, far from it, but it is something we lack desperately. I have a hard time with these wish list posts because sure I'd love a Sam Bennett etc. but I know damn well I'm not going to get one. What is something we lack desperately? Quote
DarthEbriate Posted March 18 Report Posted March 18 10 hours ago, PerreaultForever said: I wouldn't say Risto is "good" but he's certainly competent second pairing. Let's not forget Brayden McNabb though. The D in shambles starts there. So if you have a different team and you have McNabb and McCabe along with Zadorov and Risto, well it's just a whole different thing isn't it? Would Brayden McNabb not have been the perfect veteran D partner for Power? The franchise has made a lot of mistakes. Neverr forgett McNabb! I love these kinds of thought experiments. It'd be a good long-form exploration. But if it's the case, I'm guessing we don't get Dahlin, and I'm not sure McNabb survives two separate expansion drafts. But it'd be fun to explore in a thread.... hmmmm. Maybe I'll take a weekend and think about this. Quote
thewookie1 Posted March 18 Report Posted March 18 Not sure if its perfect in value but Peterka (if he does seriously want out) for Weegar + ?? maybe (Flames) Quinn for Spence (Kings) Muel for Hathaway (Flyers) Byram for McCann (Kraken) Re-sign McLeod 4x4.25mil Johnson 2x1.25mil JBD 2x1.25mil Brannstrom 2x1mil Levi 2x1.5mil Sign Jake Allen 1x4.5mil Kulich - Thompson - Tuch McCann - Norris - Zucker Benson - McLeod - Greenway Malenstyn - Krebs - Hathaway Dahlin - JBD Power - Weegar Johnson - Spence UPL Allen Clifton Lafferty Brannstrom Quote
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