Sell me on the Buffalo Sabres

[Filthy Dangles]

I don't see them being stanley cup contenders at any point unless they somehow snag another franchise player in the draft. If they took Draisaitl over Reinhart, I might feel differently as Draisaitl is someone you can build around while Reinhart is a decent, albeit "complementary" player. The Draisaitl effect is synergistic as it would not only improve Buffalo but make a fellow contender EDM over in the west, weaker.

Who knows what Eichel will be too. Right now his PPG over 82 games is 65 points which is underwhelming for the player he was hyped to be and probably 15-20 points too low.

Risto's showed some promise but looks like he took a step back and I'm not sure he will ever be than franchise guy on the backend most cup teams have. And the depth behind him on the blueline is meh.

Am I seeing it wrong?

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[Sol]

I'm sure the Buffalo Sabres want to be sold on the Buffalo Sabres.

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

I'm sure the Buffalo Sabres want to be sold on the Buffalo Sabres.

 

[joe dirte]

I don't see them being stanley cup contenders at any point unless they somehow snag another franchise player in the draft. If they took Draisaitl over Reinhart, I might feel differently as Draisaitl is someone you can build around while Reinhart is a decent, albeit "complementary" player. The Draisaitl effect is synergistic as it would not only improve Buffalo but make a fellow contender EDM over in the west, weaker.

Who knows what Eichel will be too. Right now his PPG over 82 games is 65 points which is underwhelming for the player he was hyped to be and probably 15-20 points too low.

Risto's showed some promise but looks like he took a step back and I'm not sure he will ever be than franchise guy on the backend most cup teams have. And the depth behind him on the blueline is meh.

Am I seeing it wrong?

I'm not sure what buffalo is missing. they have a fair bit of talent there. some of its overrated though (ristolainen for one).

I highly doubt draisaitl would make a difference though. hes playing the role of complementary player right now. still is not running his own line.

 

[The Macho King]

D is garbage. Star player is lazy. No depth.

O'Reilly is a good player though. Only guy I think can probably look himself in the mirror every morning.

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

We're not the Cleveland Browns.

Thought we probably are the Cleveland Browns of the NHL, but still...

 

[WingsMJN2965]

Dear Buffalo Sabres,

We would like to sell you LiasAndersson.

Sincerely,
WingsMJN2965

There, I sold you on them.

 

[Leafblooded]

No way. They're not even selling any tickets, let alone hope

 

[Snippit]

PP last year: 1st
PP this year: last
Personnel: The exact same

Didn't believe our coaching could suck more than it did last year, but here I stand corrected

 

[613Leafer]

They got a little trigger happy in trying to swiftly climb out of the rebuild. They were looking really good a couple of years ago (in terms of team trajectory, not in terms of the actual team), and then traded the farm for ROR, Lehner, Scandella, Kane/Bogosian, etc.

Not to say those trades were all bad-value trades or anything, but they had the effect of eating up a bunch of their cap-space, eating into their depth, and helping Buffalo finish higher in the standings the last few years (but not actually contend) and thus get a worse pick.

I think those aggressive trades were just a year or so too early. They should have just added some short-term band-aids, sold another guy or two off to boost the farm, and let the team start to at least moderately compete internally, before making those big splash moves to put the team "over the top".

 

[Tapu Coco]

Sabres fans won't even be able to do that for you. We've got nothing.

 

[93LEAFS]

They might get Dahlin and Jack Hughes. But more likely pick 4th in both drafts getting a good but not uber-elite player.

 

[POVERTY]

Hello, are you in the market for some trash?

 

[WingsMJN2965]

This might be a tougher sale than the Coyotes...

 

[MattMartin]

The hockey Gods were not happy with Tim Murray putting maybe the worst team (besides expansion teams) on ice. Karma strikes again. I think Enroth was traded for "playing to well".

 

[Isaac Nootin]

Its the coaching, just like last year, and the year before, and the year before that......oh wait. Perhaps it's not the coaching after all.

 

[WilliamNylander]

They are just tanking again. Give it 2-3 years and they'll start making a splash.

 

[Royal Thunder]

It's a nightmare. One of the most disappointing seasons one could imagine.

But Botterill is legit and we do have some nice prospects coming. The Amerks look solid for the first time in a long time. This sucks but you just gotta stick with it.

 

[Snippit]

Its the coaching, just like last year, and the year before, and the year before that......oh wait. Perhaps it's not the coaching after all.

The team sucks, no question.

The coaches also have been bad.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Bring this bad boy back and everything will change.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Bring this bad boy back and everything will change.

 

[YoSoyLalo]

We're not the Cleveland Browns.

Thought we probably are the Cleveland Browns of the NHL, but still...

I'd say they're closer to the Buffalo Bills.

 

[Hockeyisl1fe]

Bring this bad boy back and everything will change.

Royal blue on their jerseys*

 

[Devils090]

They thought Eichel was a franchise player when he's not at all

 

[Filthy Dangles]

They thought Eichel was a franchise player when he's not at all

I'd say the jury's still out on that one. Guys like Tavares and Seguin didn't become PPG players until age 22 season.

He's got this season and the next to prove he is