I don't know the name of the Sabres' WHL scout, but sabresEH does - that scout should be given credit.

If Regier re-signed Tallinder people would be saying, "Good, we needed to keep at least one of them". Leopold is THE SAME player as Tallinder, but he's younger and his market value isn't as high. If Tallinder didn't luck out by playing with Myers and Leopold didn't get his head crushed at the end of the season people would be convinced this was an upgrade. It's not an upgrade or a downgrade, it's a simple replacement...for a little less than what Tallinder got.

The summer isn't over and Buffalo will still have cap space after qualifying offers to RFAs and signing a back-up goalie. If Golisano chooses to spend any of that cap room there will be more moves, but that could take weeks. We have to wait and see how the UFA market pans out before many trades happen.

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Weber didn't have a chance last season, he overcame a shoulder injury and played himself back into top shape. Now with a solid full season behind him he's in great position to take Lydman's spot. I think he will, but like all young players he'll have his share of mistakes and growing pains.

Weber-Sekera never played in the playoffs together, so I don't know what you're talking about.

Weber-Sekera never played in the playoffs together, so I don't know what you're talking about.

Im almost POSITIVE they did.... it was a few years ago in the play-offs when about every d man we had was injured.... sekera had a game winning goal... it had to be those two... im damn near positive of it....

I knew that. They were +14 (Weber) and +13 or +12 (Sekera) in like 13 games to close out the season. Sekera even had an OT GWG set up by Weber to keep their playoff hopes alive v Boston.

Nah, it was the end of 07-08, just like Phil said that GWG was against Boston in OT. It felt like playoffs because Buffalo had to win about every game.

thats gotta be it.... my bad.... i must have just been in play-off mode... i was close, sorry.... but they still played together in a "play-off" atmosphere and did pretty damn well together... now put that shit together for a whole year....

Ah come on coach. I've got heart!

They're both lefties, so it's not an ideal pairing. I also see Weber as a potential #4 d-man, and Sekera as a #6 or #7 d-man.

valid point... was just thinking back to that stretch and liked what i remembered... I'd like to see Weber up, because I think he is ready... BUT i'd also like to see another D man added, preferable a top 4 guy, if there are any left... and then I'd move Butler or Sekera...

Butler did have a down year though, didn't he? didn't he play better as a rook than a 2nd year? or am i off the mark with him? who has the most potential out of Sekera and Butler and how good could they be?