Erhoff bought out?

[Night Train]

The difference is, no false hope.

Everyone knows they are building from the bottom and it will take time. Murray is doing the best he can do now, which is establishing the right culture.

Erhoff had talent but was gutless. There was a Blues game where the Sabres were down 1 with several seconds left and Erhoff gained the puck at center ice, only to skate backwards to kill time and not even attempt to move forward and fire the puck.

I'm sure that film impressed Murray.

[SkateZilla]

shoot we got what, 3 1st round picks next summer?

[doug45]

exactly. this is the painful, but necessary part of the rebuild. it sucks,

To rebuild you have to have something to BUILD on! With NO foundation(Veterans) nothing holds up! The Bills have been rebuilding for 13 years now!! Rebuilding is what the front office says when they can't make it work and just want to collect a big paycheck.

[doug45]

shoot we got what, 3 1st round picks next summer?

In the NHL draft picks are the same as lottery tickets and 99% of them are no good! For every 100 picks 1 or 2 work out.

[doug45]

The difference is, no false hope.

Murray is doing the best he can do now

That is the scary part!

[doug45]

of course it takes time. most firsts and beyond dont make the leap right away.

but i think 5 or 6 years is a little excessive. i expect them to compete in 3 years. maybe expect is the wrong word. i think they can, should everything go to plan.

Draft picks even good ones do take time and that is why you can afford one or two on the team...But not the entire team. And who are they going to learn from? That is why it will take 7 or 8 years to compete.

[JATMtheJATM]

Draft picks even good ones do take time and that is why you can afford one or two on the team...But not the entire team. And who are they going to learn from? That is why it will take 7 or 8 years to compete.

the vets they are bringing in? leadership can be found from trade and free agency.

besides, how are they going to learn from someone who doesnt want to be there? thats not the kinda guy i want around.

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In the NHL draft picks are the same as lottery tickets and 99% of them are no good! For every 100 picks 1 or 2 work out.

yeah, no. im not sure you have a clue what you are talking about.

[Dude]

This isn't baseball.

[doug45]

the vets they are bringing in? leadership can be found from trade and free agency.

besides, how are they going to learn from someone who doesnt want to be there? thats not the kinda guy i want around.

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yeah, no. im not sure you have a clue what you are talking about.

We will see!!!

[JATMtheJATM]

We will see!!!

They just got leadership. Problem solved.

[SkateZilla]

shoot, I need to stop doubting Murray's moves....

[Ingtar33]

looks like we're gearing up for another bottom 5 season. that said, this is the year you want to suck, and i like the moves Murry is making elsewhere. They probably don't make the team better today, but they're the type of moves you need to make to make the team better tomorrow, when you have some talent. Clearly setting the stage for when we get some top end talent in here.

[JATMtheJATM]

The thing is the Sabres got youth in trades this deadline as well, like carrier and fasching. Those guys are often overlooked.