Around the NHL: Post-Draft and Free Agent Frenzy

[Dingo44]

Cute the "Red Wings are better than us because they signed more guys" comments...

 

[sabremike]

Cute the "Red Wings are better than us because they signed more guys" comments...

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How are people here supposed to feel seeing all our competitors do the things our in over his head GM spent the last few months vowing to do and completely failed to do as hard as it's possible to fail?

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

Let's not delude ourselves. Players willingly go to high tax locations that have a history of winning and are contenders. NYC. Toronto, LA, etc.

Players see dysfunction and inability to ice a competitive team in Buffalo. There's a reason why its understood across the league that Buffalo is on many no-trade lists.

It's not the taxes.

Also the internal salary cap. Nothing scares players off more than an internal cap - the main signifier of an unserious franchise.

Cute the "Red Wings are better than us because they signed more guys" comments...

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They’re better than us because they have a better team on the ice, better owner, better scouting department and better management across the board.

 

[Diaspora]

Also the internal salary cap. Nothing scares players off more than an internal cap - the main signifier of an unserious franchise.


They’re better than us because they have a better team on the ice, better owner, better scouting department and better management across the board.

One season with 91 points in the last five years, and they're better across the board? Please.

 

[Dingo44]

They’re better than us because they have a better team on the ice, better owner, better scouting department and better management across the board.

Just as I predicted.

And better scouting? How so?

 

[NotABadPeriod]

Guess that means no Winter Classic or Stadium Series in Utah

Nah, they'll just have the Sabres host it in Rice-Eccles Stadium.

 

[Fjordy]

One season with 91 points in the last five years, and they're better across the board? Please.

It's also similar to us, one season with 91 points.

 

[enthusiast]

The wings are also fool’s gold but they shine a little brighter than we do

 

[Aladyyn]

The Wings are so much better than us they'll even beat our playoff drought

 

[Fjordy]

Wings attack looks good, a mix of experience and youth. But their defense looks very questionable. The goalies are unknown. I think we can beat them if we don't have any injury problems and the players understand Ruff's system pretty quickly.

 

[BUCKSHOT]

everyone thought the Wings were going to be good this past season,

how'd that work out ?

 

[Duddy]

everyone thought the Wings were going to be good this past season,

how'd that work out ?

EVeryone thought the Sabres were going to be good this past season

How'd that work out?


See how stupid that sounds? They at least try to do stuff

 

[Diaspora]

EVeryone thought the Sabres were going to be good this past season

How'd that work out?


See how stupid that sounds? They at least try to do stuff

Mitts* out for Byram+
Granato for Ruff
Skinner* out.
Olofsson* for Zucker.
Jost, Z, Ok* for Beck+, Lafferty+, NAK+
Comrie for Reimer.

* - in the bottom quintile for speed bursts on ice last year.
+ - in the top quintile.

They wanted to be faster. They wanted a tougher bottom six. They wanted better on-ice structure.

Changes should increase offensive zone starts. Improve possession. Improve power play. Increase depth. This should lead to a stronger goal differential and additional points in the standings.

This is stuff they (Sabres) have done since March. Will it work out? I dunno.

But, it's not nothing.

 

[OkimLom]

everyone thought the Wings were going to be good this past season,

how'd that work out ?

When you say everybody, you mean the people that said that Detroit would be with Buffalo in contention for the final playoff spot.

And as they had a very inconsistent yet more successful season than Buffalo and probably would’ve made the playoffs with Larkin not having his injury issues.

Meanwhile, the Buffalo Sabres at moments where they controlled their fate, in the two most important games of the season, against the same Red Wings, woefully came unprepared and unmotivated to win the games.

Glass Houses people. Put down the rocks.

 

[Dubi Doo]

How are people here supposed to feel seeing all our competitors do the things our in over his head GM spent the last few months vowing to do and completely failed to do as hard as it's possible to fail?

I dont think he failrd nearly as bad as the mob wants us to believe.

 

[Dubi Doo]

When you say everybody, you mean the people that said that Detroit would be with Buffalo in contention for the final playoff spot.

And as they had a very inconsistent yet more successful season than Buffalo and probably would’ve made the playoffs with Larkin not having his injury issues.

Meanwhile, the Buffalo Sabres at moments where they controlled their fate, in the two most important games of the season, against the same Red Wings, woefully came unprepared and unmotivated to win the games.

Glass Houses people. Put down the rocks.

Both teams failed, so let's stop giving a hoot about them. Let's stop getting pissy every year OTT or DET makes a move. They're irrelevant until they prove they can make the playoffs just like us. Getting annoyed that teams who continously finish outside the playoffs is like punching the air.

And let's not pretend Buffalo didn't have their injury issues, too.

 

[sabremike]

I dont think he failrd nearly as bad as the mob wants us to believe.

I really hope you end up being right but when I look at this roster and compare it to our competition it doesn't inspire much confidence.

 

[Fjordy]

I really hope you end up being right but when I look at this roster and compare it to our competition it doesn't inspire much confidence.

My main concern is our center depth. The wingers can be replaced by other players or kids from Rochester, that's easier. But if one of Cozens or Thompson gets injured, we're screwed. We don't even know what to expect from Krebs, maybe he'll look decent, or maybe he'll look like a 13-f,.

 

[Dubi Doo]

I really hope you end up being right but when I look at this roster and compare it to our competition it doesn't inspire much confidence.

Lots of question marks for sure. I think they can get a WC spot, but we'll need the core guys to step their game up. Fingers crossed!

 

[HaNotsri]

Cute the "Red Wings are better than us because they signed more guys" comments...

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7 point gap last season. I like our prospects better but they have the edge when it chomes to being able to add good players by other means.

Looking at the other teams in our conference it's hard to see how we're going to be top 8 without extreme luck.
I like our chances in 25/26 though unless our leading players want out by then. Not impossible that this becomes a 17/18 or 20/21 style season.

 

[sabremike]

Lots of question marks for sure. I think they can get a WC spot, but we'll need the core guys to step their game up. Fingers crossed!

 

[MarkusKetterer]

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Giraffes don’t have fingers!

 

[sabremike]

Giraffes don’t have fingers!

His toes are crossed.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

His toes are crossed.

Cheater

 

[sabremike]

Cheater

No, he's a giraffe.

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