Eakin wasn't to bad until the ball and chain Okposo got hooked to his leg.
- Buff36

Can you imagine making six million dollars a year to skate up and down the ice at a very slow rate of speed for 14 minutes a night, never contributing anything of value during said minutes, and having your boss just be head over heels in love with you for some unknown reason?

Can you imagine making six million dollars a year to skate up and down the ice at a very slow rate of speed for 14 minutes a night, never contributing anything of value during said minutes, and having your boss just be head over heels in love with you for some unknown reason?
- Powerslave

Yeah really don't get it Power, I would much rather see Asplund or Rusto. But they do say Okposo hands are soft and supple caressing Terry and Ralph's balls.

Snowing pretty good out there, weatherman finally got one right.

Yeah really don't get it Power, I would much rather see Asplund or Rusto. But they do say Okposo hands are soft and supple caressing Terry and Ralph's balls.
- Buff36

I mean, TWO MORE YEARS OF THIS?!

God help us all.

And Hall wants to sign up for more? 😂

I mean, TWO MORE YEARS OF THIS?!

God help us all.

And Hall wants to sign up for more? 😂
- Powerslave

Well maybe if Hall does extend Terry will move Ralph up to Concierge of Harbor Center Marriott and we will get a real coach.

Eakin wasn't to bad until the ball and chain Okposo got hooked to his leg.
- Buff36

That is top 10 the NHL in fo win %, Cody Eakin they are talking about!

Face off specialists matter!!!

- homiedclown

This is starting to remind me of miller’s point shot....

I mean, TWO MORE YEARS OF THIS?!

God help us all.

And Hall wants to sign up for more? 😂
- Powerslave

4 million dollar slug behind that bench

This is starting to remind me of miller’s point shot....
- Gr8daygo

zhitnik just smiled

That is top 10 the NHL in fo win %, Cody Eakin they are talking about!

Face off specialists matter!!!
- Gr8daygo

Well most teams it does, usually helps to have the puck more then the other team, but the Sabres like to do things backwards.

zhitnik just smiled
- homiedclown

Isn’t there a quote in the locker room or on the way to the ice that say “you never go full zhitnik” ... Ralph has gone full zhitnik. It reminds me of playing nhl 94 on the snes. Pass to the point and bombs away!!!!

4 million dollar slug behind that bench
- homiedclown

Interesting, they do kinda play that snail like system.

Interesting, they do kinda play that snail like system.
- Buff36

Ralph "Snail Mail" Krueger

Why Sorry, maybe we can hire Tonya Harding and she could take out Ralph with Rhino's purse, and see what Smith could do with this group or Appert, can't be any worse.
- Buff36

Oh my !

So apparently this happens in Russia.

https://www.instagram.com...WkS/?igshid=1examo56gbkym

So apparently this happens in Russia.

https://www.instagram.com...WkS/?igshid=1examo56gbkym
- buffalofan19

Those kids have more fight than the last decade of Sabres hockey.

I mean, TWO MORE YEARS OF THIS?!

God help us all...
- Powerslave

The Fix is to convince Okposo that Retirement is in his best interest...the Recapture Penalty is $2m per for each of the 21-22 and 22-23 seasons (saves $4m each)
That is better than a Buyout this upcoming off season as the B/O will save them only $1m next season, then $3m savings in 22-23, before costing them $1m per in 23-24 and 24-25 each.
Difference is, Okposo would not receive $s in retirement, whereas he would earn money in each of his B/O years.
So Terry would need to make it attractive for him by paying a $6m salary total for doing something to "make him whole" over 4 years.

The 2nd fix is to get Skinner to waive his NMC for the Exapansion Draft, then offer Seattle a 2021-1st and say Tage or CJ Smith...something like that. That '21 1st is likely to be a pretty good pick...but the draft year isn't the best so it is time to do it.

The Fix is to convince Okposo that Retirement is in his best interest...the Recapture Penalty is $2m per for each of the 21-22 and 22-23 seasons (saves $4m each)
That is better than a Buyout this upcoming off season as the B/O will save them only $1m next season, then $3m savings in 22-23, before costing them $1m per in 23-24 and 24-25 each.
Difference is, Okposo would not receive $s in retirement, whereas he would earn money in each of his B/O years.
So Terry would need to make it attractive for him by paying a $6m salary total for doing something to "make him whole" over 4 years.

The 2nd fix is to get Skinner to waive his NMC for the Exapansion Draft, then offer Seattle a 2021-1st and say Tage or CJ Smith...something like that. That '21 1st is likely to be a pretty good pick...but the draft year isn't the best so it is time to do it.
- IonSabres

1 - $4 mill savings per year is like 2 girgensons. That’s not bad.

2- Okoposo could also become “allergic” to his equipment and be LTIR’d.

3- I still like skinner, but I understand if they want to keep hall over skinner, I guess...

4- it still doesn’t address the most largest boat anchor this teams faces. Ralph is not a good hockey coach. Rearrange the deck chairs on the titanic all you want... ain’t nothing gonna change until this team is run by a real, nhl caliber, coach.... probably managed by one too, but that really really ain’t happening any time soon.

This is just for fun, so let's get this Party started
LA Kings- Eichel
Buffalo- 1st, Turcotte, Kaliyev, Vilardi, Kempe
Be surprised if they would move Byfield
Ducks- Eichel
Sabres- 1st, Zegras, Comtois, Steel

Calgary- Hall
Sabres- Rasmus Anderson, Dube, 1st

Arizona- Johnson, 2nd
Sabres- Kuemper

The Fix is to convince Okposo that Retirement is in his best interest...the Recapture Penalty is $2m per for each of the 21-22 and 22-23 seasons (saves $4m each)
That is better than a Buyout this upcoming off season as the B/O will save them only $1m next season, then $3m savings in 22-23, before costing them $1m per in 23-24 and 24-25 each.
Difference is, Okposo would not receive $s in retirement, whereas he would earn money in each of his B/O years.
So Terry would need to make it attractive for him by paying a $6m salary total for doing something to "make him whole" over 4 years.

The 2nd fix is to get Skinner to waive his NMC for the Exapansion Draft, then offer Seattle a 2021-1st and say Tage or CJ Smith...something like that. That '21 1st is likely to be a pretty good pick...but the draft year isn't the best so it is time to do it.
- IonSabres

Jack is going soon. NYR will give you a haul, but.......the cap will have to be even so you will get a slug in there somewhere.


Jack + Hutton + a 2nd for Strome, ADA, Georgie, Kakko, and a 1st + Sabers 3rd

Those kids have more fight than the last decade of Sabres hockey.
- Gr8daygo

sad but true

Jack is going soon. NYR will give you a haul, but.......the cap will have to be even so you will get a slug in there somewhere.


Jack + Hutton + a 2nd for Strome, ADA, Georgie, Kakko, and a 1st + Sabers 3rd
- HenryHockey

I see 2 slugs and a possible 3rd

Ranting Ron says mitts for other sam rumor on twitter.

1 - $4 mill savings per year is like 2 girgensons. That’s not bad.

2- Okoposo could also become “allergic” to his equipment and be LTIR’d.

3- I still like skinner, but I understand if they want to keep hall over skinner, I guess...

4- it still doesn’t address the most largest boat anchor this teams faces. Ralph is not a good hockey coach. Rearrange the deck chairs on the titanic all you want... ain’t nothing gonna change until this team is run by a real, nhl caliber, coach.... probably managed by one too, but that really really ain’t happening any time soon.
- Gr8daygo

I think the vast majority of us are in complete agreement.
I was speaking from a roster /player perspective.

I have zero confidence Kerry and Tim will move on from Kevyn Krueger.

Jack is going soon. NYR will give you a haul, but.......the cap will have to be even so you will get a slug in there somewhere.


Jack + Hutton + a 2nd for Strome, ADA, Georgie, Kakko, and a 1st + Sabers 3rd
- HenryHockey

This would be terrible on the Sabres side of things. We would be laughed back to the AHL after this trade.