Wanna blog? Start your own hockey blog with My HockeyBuzz. Register for free today!
 
Forums :: Blog World :: Michael Pachla: The 2020-21 season is upon us. A look at the Buffalo Sabres
Author Message
kritter65
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 07.11.2009
Jan 23 @ 12:49 PM ET
I like MAF. Contract be damned, it's an instant upgrade.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008
Jan 23 @ 12:50 PM ET
So two unproven and a 37 year old $7 million goalie

It's not spending money wisely IMO...unless of course Vegas throws something good to sweeten the pot
- Stripes77

Krebs and Glass
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016
Jan 23 @ 12:51 PM ET
So two unproven and a 37 year old $7 million goalie

It's not spending money wisely IMO...unless of course Vegas throws something good to sweeten the pot
- Stripes77


It's not my favorite idea but I think it's doable and it gives them a better chance to win this year. Next year would be sketchier in goal unless UPL is good
Stripes77
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012
Jan 23 @ 12:51 PM ET
It's not my favorite idea but I think it's doable and it gives them a better chance to win this year. Next year would be sketchier
- jcragcrumple



I don't know if a 36 year old MAF is better than what they have now...
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010
Jan 23 @ 12:53 PM ET
MAF is playing really well this year to start the year.

He’s hot currently.

Sub 2 GAA
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008
Jan 23 @ 12:53 PM ET
I don't know if a 36 year old MAF is better than what they have now...
- Stripes77

agreed


I would rather pivot from the goalie and try to pry boone jenner from the blue jackets
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010
Jan 23 @ 12:53 PM ET
I don't know if a 36 year old MAF is better than what they have now...
- Stripes77


He 1000% is. He’s playing very well.

We have MAF right now and this team has a winning record, IMO.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007
Jan 23 @ 12:54 PM ET
Like I said, I've never been a big MAF fan. I'm just posting how the numbers could work
- jcragcrumple


Yeah, i hear ya

He’s risky though, so I’d prefer we look elsewhere
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012
Jan 23 @ 12:54 PM ET
Remember when Laine was a generational goal scorer who was going to win multiple Rocket Richards?

Now it took him and Roslovic to get PLD who is barely a #1 center
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007
Jan 23 @ 12:54 PM ET
Krebs and Glass
- homiedclown


Ok.... getting a couple young guys like that could make me think Fleury is worth the risk
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008
Jan 23 @ 12:55 PM ET
MAF is playing really well this year to start the year.

He’s hot currently.

Sub 2 GAA
- ImThatGuy

hutton had better numbers in his last 2 starts then maf in his 2 starts
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010
Jan 23 @ 12:55 PM ET
Remember when Laine was a generational goal scorer who was going to win multiple Rocket Richards?

Now it took him and Roslovic to get PLD who is barely a #1 center
- sbroads24


That trade is awful for Winnipeg.

Laine had 3 points and the game winning goal last night.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007
Jan 23 @ 12:55 PM ET
55 year old Hasek at 700 k would be better then 2 years of Maf at 7 mil per
- homiedclown


I’ll bet Hasek is still playing hockey in some local Czech league
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008
Jan 23 @ 12:56 PM ET
I’ll bet Hasek is still playing hockey in some local Czech league
- jdfitz77

no doubt
Slump Buster
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I root for draft picks but not the team, apparently, NY
Joined: 10.24.2006
Jan 23 @ 12:57 PM ET
Remember when Laine was a generational goal scorer who was going to win multiple Rocket Richards?

Now it took him and Roslovic to get PLD who is barely a #1 center
- sbroads24


I don't think they were comfortable giving him 10 mill a year per on his next contract. I don't love the trade for them but I'd be nervous giving him that kind of money as well.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007
Jan 23 @ 12:57 PM ET
I like MAF. Contract be damned, it's an instant upgrade.
- kritter65


.905 save% last season
Might not be the “upgrade” u think he is
He’s been declining
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010
Jan 23 @ 12:57 PM ET
.905 save% last season
Might not be the “upgrade” u think he is
He’s been declining
- jdfitz77


We just ignoring his hot start this year?
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012
Jan 23 @ 12:58 PM ET
That trade is awful for Winnipeg.

Laine had 3 points and the game winning goal last night.
- ImThatGuy

Last night? They didn’t play last night and Winnipeg won 4-1 two nights ago with Laine having 0 points
Stripes77
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012
Jan 23 @ 12:58 PM ET
He 1000% is. He’s playing very well.

We have MAF right now and this team has a winning record, IMO.
- ImThatGuy



Besides the first game what other game has the goaltending cost them?
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007
Jan 23 @ 12:58 PM ET
Remember when Laine was a generational goal scorer who was going to win multiple Rocket Richards?

Now it took him and Roslovic to get PLD who is barely a #1 center
- sbroads24


Winnipeg overpaid
*depending on the pick they’re supposedly getting
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008
Jan 23 @ 12:59 PM ET
Winnipeg overpaid
*depending on the pick they’re supposedly getting
- jdfitz77

3rd rd pick
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010
Jan 23 @ 12:59 PM ET
Last night? They didn’t play last night and Winnipeg won 4-1 two nights ago with Laine having 0 points
- sbroads24


I meant to say his last game on Jan 14. The last game he played for Winnipeg.
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019
Jan 23 @ 1:00 PM ET
John wawrow or how ever you spell it said the Sabres rumor was BS
3rd GM's the charm
Columbus Blue Jackets
Location: Look, it's a situation where thats a great question, OH
Joined: 07.01.2020
Jan 23 @ 1:00 PM ET
I've been a proponent of bringing in MAF for a couple of years now. He has always been under-rated. He is a HoF goalie.

His contract isn't horrible, but it's not great. Only 1-year left but remember - The Sabres have nine players with expiring contracts after this season, including Hall.

Ya'll are crazy if you think Okposo is going the other way. Pegula loves him and so does Kreuger.

Vegas has almost no cap space - We have a little over a million. We can pretty much do Montour and Miller for MAF, retain a little on Montour to even out the cap and get a few picks/prospects back. Carl Dahlström can come back the other way with Ivan Morozov, Martins Dzierkals, Layton Ahac and New Jersey's 2nd rounder from this year, Vacouver's 3rd rounder from next year.
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010
Jan 23 @ 1:00 PM ET
Besides the first game what other game has the goaltending cost them?
- Stripes77


Last night.
Page: Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486  Next