Erhoff bought out?

[coastal]

Zad is not Ahl eligible

Would u play those 3 next year?

[JATMtheJATM]

LMAO.....Sabres could have had a cap hit of $10m for a guy who's not even on the team.

Just in time for the Sabres to have to resign some of their 1st rounders.

You are correct, it's not huge.....It was a ****ing disaster waiting to happen...

Erhoff wanted out of Buffalo, It works for both sides.

http://capgeek.com/recapture-grid or 3 million.

[JATMtheJATM]

Would u play those 3 next year?

I'd leave zad in the OHL one more year. Play McCabe, pysyk, ruh, myers, weber and sign a vet. Let risto start in the Ahl.

[SpikedLemonade]

I heard he didnt want to be hear so Murray sent him packin'.

it is odd that players that were content with losing are still here, and the ones that publicly said they didnt want to lose during interviews have been traded away etc.

Miller
Vanek
Ott
Erhoff

I can go on and on.

Disgraceful.

[ckg927]

I'd leave zad in the OHL one more year. Play McCabe, pysyk, ruh, myers, weber and sign a vet. Let risto start in the Ahl.

Agree on Zadorov; however, I'm not sure if The Big Show would be eligible for OA status. (I think he's 19, which means he could play 1 more season before getting to OA.) Risto still needs some seasoning in the AHL.

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Disgraceful.

Basically, that sums up most of your posts on here.

[SpikedLemonade]

Basically, that sums up most of your posts on here.

Takes a special kind of loser to root for his team to lose for not one season but three or more.

[Downinfloflo]

http://capgeek.com/recapture-grid or 3 million.

Wonder why you left out the $5m and $10m dollar cap hits?

[JATMtheJATM]

Wonder why you left out the $5m and $10m dollar cap hits?

Not intentionally. I didn't see that. When you are wrong, you are wrong. I was wrong.

[ckg927]

Takes a special kind of loser to root for his team to lose for not one season but three or more.

And it takes a special kind of honk to drool all over a team that isn't even in the area while running smack on another team's fans, all to show he's smarter than others.

Isn't that right, CHOWD?

[OpIv37]

I really hope the "break it down" and "add young talent" phases of the rebuilding process can overlap, because it's scary to think we're still in the "break it down" phase after two horrendous seasons and the fire sale(s).

Also, we're stuck with Stafford for another year. ****.

[doug45]

They must have found out they still had a veteran on the team and got scared. No one to teach the new kids!!! Good one Murrey! oK what team is paying you to ruin the Sabers

[JATMtheJATM]

I really hope the "break it down" and "add young talent" phases of the rebuilding process can overlap, because it's scary to think we're still in the "break it down" phase after two horrendous seasons and the fire sale(s).

Also, we're stuck with Stafford for another year. ****.

theyll add pieces. as far as two horrendous seasons, i have to remind you, the sabres went on a tear in the lockout shortened season and actually had some games that had playoff implications. they finished at .500. while not a raging success, it wasnt as bad as many seem to think.

as far as pieces i hope to see them add, legwand is at the top of my list. i like his game.

[snow1989]

Everybody wants change, but no-one wants to pay for it......well duh! Cry about Leino, cry about Erhoff, cried about getting something for Miller, crying about getting 1st pick in 2015 draft ....cried the whole time because Darcy's "core" wasn't good enough....now the crying about getting younger. Murray has pulled the trigger and keeps reloading the gun and jettisoning all the baggage. I say GOOD! We're not going far next year...we all know it....so let the kids play, get the experience and if they can compete, then let them gel and in a year or two we may be legit playoff contenders.

We're going to have a whole lot of trouble getting any significant veteran to sign unless we throw ludicrous money at them....just plain fact... but a group of hungry, hardworking kids might just change that in the future...

I say...turn the kids loose....

[DetDannyWilliams]

They must have found out they still had a veteran on the team and got scared. No one to teach the new kids!!! Good one Murrey! oK what team is paying you to ruin the Sabers

UFA starts July 1st!!! this might be the busiest offseason the Sabres ever had! Murray says that there is a list and he says that he had talked to many players agents at the draft.

[JATMtheJATM]

Everybody wants change, but no-one wants to pay for it......well duh! Cry about Leino, cry about Erhoff, cried about getting something for Miller, crying about getting 1st pick in 2015 draft ....cried the whole time because Darcy's "core" wasn't good enough....now the crying about getting younger. Murray has pulled the trigger and keeps reloading the gun and jettisoning all the baggage. I say GOOD! We're not going far next year...we all know it....so let the kids play, get the experience and if they can compete, then let them gel and in a year or two we may be legit playoff contenders.

We're going to have a whole lot of trouble getting any significant veteran to sign unless we throw ludicrous money at them....just plain fact... but a group of hungry, hardworking kids might just change that in the future...

I say...turn the kids loose....

exactly. this is the painful, but necessary part of the rebuild. it sucks, for now. but the rewards of the future will erase these seasons soon enough.

[Mace]

It feels painful but makes sense, and gets familiar if you watch NFL football. Price, age, penalty, concept. A 34 year old Ehrhoff plugs in about as well on the Sabres in a couple years as a 51 year old Bruce Smith fits on the current Bills, and Ehrhoff is not gonna play out a last couple years for a simple million a pop at 36.

Was a win now contract, we didn't, let him go.

Don't have the vaguest clue how they're gonna get to the floor of the cap though. Sort of gives Ehroff a break not to be a part of it. Will be a hoot seeing who they overpay for not much. Doesn't matter, it's how "down the road" works now in sports. Yeah I might die too before we win a crap, but so it goes.

It's a jolt, but makes sense even if it tastes bad.

[GreedoII]

I trust what Murray is doing more than any person so I think it's a beautiful thing. Get rid of these bums and bring in your guys. Hopefully that turd Regier did them a favor with Zadorov/Risto/Girgy.

[trapezeus]

One year is fine.

How many years do the Sabres intend to be the doormat of the league?

the thing is if they get this rebuild right and the deep roster in rochester develops. they'll be the 2007 team but with size, skill and durability that that young class of pominville, vanek, roy, etc couldn't sustain.

if the nhl was consistent with its post lockout 2005 rules, then maybe those guys could have put together a good 3-7 years of dominance. but they weren't that skilled to begin with. they simply arbitraged the system.

the way murray seems to be building the team, he wants legit superstars developing with sizable player filling in the back lines. and like i said, if they get this right, they will have depth and talent to keep the team playoff relevant for 3-5 years with possibly a cup run in there.

who wouldn't take that. and it's not like they are starting from very scratch. they already are a year in with good players in the pipeline. and they have a coach who isn't on his way out. he's a guy who works well with young players.

[The Jokeman]

I agree. We can use sultzer. Do we have another pair?

He signed a five year deal to play in Germany on May 1st, http://www.diebytheblade.com/2014/5/...eal-in-germany

[JATMtheJATM]

the thing is if they get this rebuild right and the deep roster in rochester develops. they'll be the 2007 team but with size, skill and durability that that young class of pominville, vanek, roy, etc couldn't sustain.

if the nhl was consistent with its post lockout 2005 rules, then maybe those guys could have put together a good 3-7 years of dominance. but they weren't that skilled to begin with. they simply arbitraged the system.

the way murray seems to be building the team, he wants legit superstars developing with sizable player filling in the back lines. and like i said, if they get this right, they will have depth and talent to keep the team playoff relevant for 3-5 years with possibly a cup run in there.

who wouldn't take that. and it's not like they are starting from very scratch. they already are a year in with good players in the pipeline. and they have a coach who isn't on his way out. he's a guy who works well with young players.

while i agree with this, i think the sabres door will be open for much longer then 3 to 5 years.