Briere & Drury walk after winning the Presidents Trophy & Back2Back ECF Appearances. Both coulda been locked up months prior. You had a legit Cup Team in 2001. Loaded with vets. Wouldn't pay Peca. Drove the Greatest Athlete in BuffaloSportsHistory out of town. Does it ever end?
@BuffaloFreddy Dont matter where a guy was drafted or if he's scored 20 in a season. Its about the talent level of the players & their fit with their new team. Quinn was NEVER in play. A cpl shitty draft picks aint better than what we shoulda been able to get them to bite at.
@frank_seravalli Your on Crack if you think thats a comparable Trade from our Side. NJ got nothing. Absolutely nothing at all. Guys who'll be scratched. Sitting in the Press Box.
At most after the Draft Night Offer & as it relates to yesterday it looks like this. McCloud,Mrtka,Kulich & a 1sr.
@dogshit95 Yall talk like 33 is old. Hasek,Roy,Broduer played till they was 40. Made AllStars & Won Cups. Question. Who's playin GOAL for the Buffalo Sabres the next 3 years ? Right.... Exactly. Position of need. Makes a statement to the Fans,League & Team itself that we're a REAL TEAM.
@kirkception 33 isnt well into his 30s. Hasek,Roy,Broduer played till they were 40. Made AllStar Games. Won Cups. Its a position of need. Who's in net for us the next 3yrs? Right... Was about the statement it makes. To the Fans. Team. League. Buffalo is a REAL TEAM. Entice more players here
@Sabrestalkv2 Same ones pulled 9xout of 13 Playoff Games. Same Main Guy who let in a Flutter Shot from 40 ft in GM7 @ Home. Same guy who let in a Goal from Center Ice. 8 yrs. Enough of a sample size on UPL. Won the Atlantic cuz they had 4 of the top 20 DMen & scored an avg of 4.5 goals a gm.
@ByMHarrington SV % is the most overrated metric for a Goaltender. All about GAA%. 9x of 13 playoff games we had to pull our Starting Goalie.He let in a flutter shot from 40 feet in OT. Game7 @ Home. Not to mention the one from center ice v Boston. Its been like 8yrs with this guy. He aint it!
@SabresBuzz Seriously? Bunch of players who'll end up sitting in the Press Box most games? What would our comp have been? Mrtka,McCloud,Kulich a 1st? All day you make that move. To build on last year. Make a statement to the Fans, League,Team that Buffalo is a REAL TEAM. That wants to WIN.
@TehRandomFox Dont know or watch the sport obv. A PLAYOFF monster every run 4 the Jets last 8yrs. Had 1 off yr. Entire D Core was hurt. Top 2 Forwards. Washed @33? Guys like Hasek,Roy,Broduer played till late 30s. Made AllStars. Won Cups. Who's in net for us the next 3 years?
@RockTheRed89243 Was about making a statement. For ONCE. Showing the Fans. Team. League. Buffalo is a REAL TEAM. Doing everything at all times to be a Stanley Cup Contender. Building on last year. Lot of young talent. Cant keep/sign them all. Spin for guys who step in & be difference makers.
@DAHLINISM You can't be serious? Did you see what NJ gave up? Our comp woulda looked like - McCloud,Mrtka,Kulich & a 1st. Done deal. Winnipeg got nothing. Trash. Players who'll be sitting in the Press Box.
@SabresAfterDark Hasek,Roy,Broderick &other AllTimers played till their late 30s. Even 40s @ AllStar Levels. Won Cups.?4u Who's in net for us next 3-4 years?Clear position of need. Being upgraded.More about the message sent. We're serious about winning. Entice other stars to come here.
@Jlegend33@AjayCybulski Crazy talk. Based on what NJ paid it looks something like this for us - McCloud,Mrtka,Kulich & a 1st. Totally acceptable compensation for the GREATEST AMERICAN BORN GOALTENDER IN HISTORY. 2X MVP. With 5 years of elite play left. Who's in net for us next year & the 2 after?@8mil.
@jon_ots@AjayCybulski That trade is already officially a WIN. Byram is NOT nor will EVER be a #1 Defenseman. Daxon Rudolf may very well become that during his career & its a strong possibility he's playing for this team next year. Crevier is an above average player who'll do his job & do it well.
@DAHLINISM Well considering what he was traded for that statement sounds absolutely insane. No way would any of the untouchable kids need to have been included. Based on what the Jets got. The equivalent for Bflo=
McCloud, Mrtka,Kulich & #1. Oustland & Helinus were never on the table.
@TSRCTK 1000% would be better. Only 33. Roy, Hasek, Brodouer & other AllTimers played close to 40 & were still dominate. Guys the Greatest American Goalie in history & Top10 easy. Even if never wins a Cup. It was about the statement it would make. The belief shown to the room.