News: Ristolainen playoffs or im out

[Sabreality]

Oh no...wait...please dont go...

Good riddance

 

[itwasaforwardpass]

 

[Ace]

I’ve wanted to get rid of him for four years.

I will believe he is off my team when I see it.

 

[HTFN]

what a clown . if im an nhler my outlook on this topic is '' i couldnt care less if we win or lose , i know im trying my hardest and making dream money playing in the nhl . im completely content . if ownership cant put it together is not my business as i cant ask for anything more than getting paid millions and living an nhl dream career ''

That's probably part of why you're not an NHLer. Guy wants to win for a change, can't fault him for that.

 

[Craig Button]

To Montreal:

Eichel
Risto
Skinner (50% retained)

to Buffalo:

Kotkaniemi
Suzuki or Caufield
Weber
1st round pick

 

[StreetHawk]

If Reinhart goes to arbitration, the Sabres choose between 1 or 2 years…and it would be 2.

Reinhart just completed his 6th NHL season playing over 40 games. CBA rules allow a player with 7 accrued NHL seasons to become a UFA. So, per CBA rules, a player that has the experience that Reinhart has, can only get a 1 year contract in arbitration.

 

[CraigBillington]

He absolutely has to be traded if Buffalo understands asset management.

Let's just stop you at "buffalo understands".... I don't think there's much they do understand

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

Crazy that there is a collection of guys that want to win, but no results to show for it.

At some point you have to take personal culpability. These guys have been on the team for years, and now form the leadership group. If players around you aren't reaching their full potential, what does that say about your culture?

 

[Gabrielor]

Crazy that there is a collection of guys that want to win, but no results to show for it.

At some point you have to take personal culpability. These guys have been on the team for years, and now form the leadership group. If players around you aren't reaching their full potential, what does that say about your culture?

Regardless of what the return is for Risto,Eichs,Reino, there's going to be a nice deep dive in 5 years as to why everyone goes on to win after leaving Buffalo, or why Buffalo was able to recover after losing them.

I obviously hope for the latter, because it's less miserable, but there will be an accounting on this era of top picks and no playoffs.

 

[Canuck Luck]

what a clown . if im an nhler my outlook on this topic is '' i couldnt care less if we win or lose , i know im trying my hardest and making dream money playing in the nhl . im completely content . if ownership cant put it together is not my business as i cant ask for anything more than getting paid millions and living an nhl dream career ''

I take it you’ve never played sports and are the same type of fan that will say trade this bum with a loser mentality when the team does bad and said player comes out and says he’s happy or content because he’s making millions long term so who cares if the team wins or loses or if he scores or not

 

[deca guard]

I take it you’ve never played sports and are the same type of fan that will say trade this bum with a loser mentality when the team does bad and said player comes out and says he’s happy or content because he’s making millions long term so who cares if the team wins or loses or if he scores or not

ive been on near 50 teams in varying sports . could you imagine steve yzermman whining when drafted onto the dead wings about wanting out if they werent winning back early in his career when they were trash ???????????? '' i want out of here if develano cant get it together , i want to win ' . no he and other people that know what theyre doing would never bitch about losing . and theyd be totally content to do their best as an individual without concern if teams losing , thats the front offices job . and while in public representing the team and being 100% focused on the teams success instead of whining like a little kid . his focus should be loyalty to the organization paying him millions , instead hes corroding away at the sabres like a little whining kid

 

[Eternal Leaf]

It might be better to ask who wants to stay at this point.

 

[IranCondraAffair]

I wonder what teh cost would be for Ottawa, obviously only having one year might put a damper on things, but we could really use his offence and size on the back end.

 

[Team Cozens]

Trade him for anything or leave him exposed in the ED.

 

[Gstank]

Well I think we found the reason why Buffalo always sucks. There top players all want out

 

[Canuck Luck]

ive been on near 50 teams in varying sports . could you imagine steve yzermman whining when drafted onto the dead wings about wanting out if they werent winning back early in his career when they were trash ???????????? '' i want out of here if develano cant get it together , i want to win ' . no he and other people that know what theyre doing would never bitch about losing . and theyd be totally content to do their best as an individual without concern if teams losing , thats the front offices job . and while in public representing the team and being 100% focused on the teams success instead of whining like a little kid . his focus should be loyalty to the organization paying him millions , instead hes corroding away at the sabres like a little whining kid

Except eichel is going into his 7th year. He’s complaining about not being able to have a surgery he feels would help him recover from an injury. Rustolainen just completed his 8 season and is going into his 9th year. These guys aren’t rookies freshly drafted like the scenario you’re creating here with yzerman. By yzermans 5th year Detroit was one of the best teams in the nhl. Nice try though

the way you describe how these players should act and behave I’m curious if you think people in 3rd world countries working in sweatshops should just be happy to have a job slaving away that pays them anything. That they should be 100% loyal for that and just let their management figure out how to cut down their workload if it’s needed at all as that’s why they are employed in the positions. Instead they should be 100% focused on the business’s success

 

[BusQuets]

He was absolutely amazing before he got Covid this season. Dahlin and Jokiharju got absolutely destroyed when they tried to transition to Risto's role. I want to see him play with better defensemen before him in the line-up. Or at least one better defenseman.

 

[Maurice of Orange]

ive been on near 50 teams in varying sports . could you imagine steve yzermman whining when drafted onto the dead wings about wanting out if they werent winning back early in his career when they were trash ???????????? '' i want out of here if develano cant get it together , i want to win ' . no he and other people that know what theyre doing would never bitch about losing . and theyd be totally content to do their best as an individual without concern if teams losing , thats the front offices job . and while in public representing the team and being 100% focused on the teams success instead of whining like a little kid . his focus should be loyalty to the organization paying him millions , instead hes corroding away at the sabres like a little whining kid

Players and people in general are different then they were in the 80’s when Yzerman played.

Difference is even though the wings were not so good they were kinda winning and did make the playoffs in 5 out of 6 seasons from Yzerman’s rookie season 83-84 with 2 conference finals loses against Edmonton.

Granted their were only [what, 21 teams at the time and scoring was much higher then it is today.

Defenses and goalies are better then they used to be but Eichel, Risto and Reinhart still have not seen any playoffs in 6-7 seasons they’ve been playing.

Maybe it’s the way the Sabres are built and the path they have stayed on for more then a decade.

 

[Pia8988]

Might actually look good on a team he doesn't play 25 minutes a night on, but him being on the top pair is one of the issues Buffalo has had for years.

 

[MattySnipes]

I think the Avs will inquire on him. Reunite Zadorov and Risto.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

The Sabres are better off without Eichel and Ristolainen. Build the team around go getters and players with leadership.

If only they could get their hands on a go-getter/leader like Ryan O'Reilly, then they'd be set.

 

[gojetsgo]

I think the Avs will inquire on him. Reunite Zadorov and Risto.

so the avs will acquire him just to trade him to Chicago?

 

[MattySnipes]

so the avs will acquire him just to trade him to Chicago?

Lmao my bad completely forgot

 

[MattySnipes]

Lmao my bad completely forgot

Maybe Hawks go for it

 

[bambamcam4ever]

Sometimes I watch RR and wonder if I've been too harsh on the guy. Then later in that shift he makes an inexplicably bad play like scoring on his own goal.