Tonight is the Night Sabre Fans' Dreams Come True

[SpikedLemonade]

Good luck in the draft lottery.

You earned it.

[OpIv37]

Only in Buffalo does a sports team "earn" something by being the suckiest bunch of sucks who ever sucked.

[coastal]

I'm not complaining about the tank.

it was needed for the longterm health of the organization.

it begins anew tonight.

[OpIv37]

I'm not complaining about the tank.

it was needed for the longterm health of the organization.

it begins anew tonight.

I agree it had to happen.

But it had to happen on Bloody Sunday when Briere and Drury walked. They should have let the Oilers keep Vanek and if the rebuild was done right, we'd be a high seed in the playoffs with a shot at a Cup by now.

Instead, we are just starting.

[Ginger Vitis]

Bill Daly NHL Deputy Commissioner just said on TSN the NHL is happy with the way the draft lottery odds are

[Ginger Vitis]

Tim Murray on TSN

" We need a lot of help in lot of different areas.. We will take the BPA"

Whoever is representing the ISlanders(not Garth Snow) said the Islanders haven't made up there mind if they will defer the pick or not.. Depends on what happens tonight where the Islanders would pick in 2014

[OpIv37]

I heard Murray say that too, but it's GM speak. It's a poker face. He doesn't want to tip his hand and he did it right.

[Ginger Vitis]

Bob Mackenzie(TSN) has talked to 12 scouts.. 7 have Ekblad No.1.. 3 have Reinhart No.1.. 2 have Bennett No.1

[Ginger Vitis]

The Leafs stay @8!!!

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isles pick 5th!!!

[Ginger Vitis]

**** sakes!!!! dammit!!!

[coastal]

What's happening?

[Ginger Vitis]

Ill call it now..The Panthers take Ekblad..

[OpIv37]

Rigged.

Trying to save the Panthers franchise. Our fans turn out, their "fans" don't.

[coastal]

The panthers won it?

[SpikedLemonade]

Ha Ha Ha!!!!

That city can't do anything right.

Oh well, tank again and better luck next year.

[Ginger Vitis]

What's happening?

Sabres pick 2nd

[SpikedLemonade]

The panthers won it?

Yup!

[coastal]

If they take Ekblad it doesn't matter one single bit.

2015 is the year that matters anyways.

[swiper]

Sabres got boned.

[JATMtheJATM]

I agree it had to happen.

But it had to happen on Bloody Sunday when Briere and Drury walked. They should have let the Oilers keep Vanek and if the rebuild was done right, we'd be a high seed in the playoffs with a shot at a Cup by now.

Instead, we are just starting.

no they are not. this is the bottom. but the rebuild is 2 or 3 years in, depending on how you look at it. the sabres have the best group of prospects in the league, and they will add to it, significantly, this draft. next year will be tough again, but after that, they team should begin to get some of that talent to begin producing.