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I love infrequent posters. We need fresh ideas in here. It’s turned into an ugly echo chamber. I mean how could it not with the current state of the team but nonetheless always appreciate different voices in here.

We had Ullmark on our team and fumbled it away. Although Jack isn't a goalie, we had him and for a variety of reasons fumbled again. We had Reinhart in the system and the ability to extend him and didn't. He subsequently said I'm out of here. I'm aware that the focus is on the goalie position but the circumscribing problem is organizational ineptitude. There's a recognition from even within the system (exhibited by players who want to get out and do get out) that this franchise does not handle its basic business in a competent way. The accumulation of its own missteps has plagued this troubled franchise. Ask yourself, would this franchise be in a better place with Ullmark caliber of goaltending? When you kneecap yourself you will end up limping your way through a race. What makes this situation so ridiculous is that it has been going on for so long.

lol… I got this dude. Ju lol … Just an original fan who doesn’t post much. Tell me I’m wrong. … I sincerely miss the Sabres being in the league

An overpaid one dimensional offensive defenseman who isn't physical at all despite his size, is terrible in the defensive zone and isn't much of an asset on the PP. Does that about cover it?

I’ve waited my entire life to have Dryballs

Freaking mind blowing obvious. We’ve been loosing for so damn long. Always getting pushed/intimidated. Takes some snarl to get what ya want. .. How could this not have been apparent and addressed?? … Ya gotta play like ya wanna win. The talent level isn’t that far off. I would trade Powers in a freaking heartbeat

Yes, but did you ever hit "send" on that email to Adams?

I wouldn't know what is said in the video, just like I don't know what's in a tabloid because there's nothing enticing about it that makes me want to click the link (pick up the periodical). That was the whole point of my question. "Does anyone actually click on these videos?" I clearly am insinuating that I don't by saying I don't find value in them. You posting a video that looks like every other beggar's grab for their 2:30 of attention does nothing to entice me to actually click it. Big red arrows and the font looks like every "I test fart guns for a living and this is the best one!" type video. At least now you've said what is actually IN the video.. to a certain degree. Which could be helpful, still not helpful enough for me. And I'll say it. I honestly don't care if Trump went golfing when he does, etc. Just like I don't give a damn when my kids get on their Xbox or when they go to sleep. I care about their grades. If they can manage their grades and play Xbox all night, then fan-friggin-tastic. Why should I care? People will tell me it's bad "optics". That's such a BS explanation for "you think someone should act a certain way and they didn't". Does it really matter? People demonstrate their priorities through their actions all the time. That he went golfing should come as no surprised... The flooding is an absolutely horrible event.. that I can isolate from what Trump was doing.

Leinonen with a 2nd. But with goalies it's so hit or miss, a 5 or a 6 has as much of a chance.

ka just aims way to low

Honestly, I’d have zero issue if our D was made up of Trouba, Ekblad, Gudas. Yeah two of them aren’t great but Power needs to be let loose offensively and let some murderous psychopath take care of the D zone issues.

The assumptive is that Adams is not doing anything of substance. He's doing "something" it's just completely ineffective at solving the problem.

This isn't ka's first season to try and land a goalie. He has had YEARS to fix this. ka is a clown show.

Yup. And only 1 with a valuable pick.

Which is sad at this point. ka has had YEARS to fix the most glaring problem.

You're right. 2020 and 2021, no goalies. But one in '22, one in '23, one in '24 and two in '25.

I think Bo is going to Edmonton. Just a hunch.

He literally didn't draft a goalie every year, I just covered that.

No, do not address goaltending in the abstract. Address goaltending in the NOW. And btw, by not addressing it once in 5 years, he STILL isn't addressing it NOW. The set of years that covers the last 5 also includes now. He has not done addressed goaltending in the now one single solitary time. Not with anything more than a HOPE that it MIGHT work. Well, he brought it Comrie - a career backup. Well, he brought in Anderson - a 40 year old. Well, he brought in Reimer - at this point, a career backup. Well, he brought in Lyon - a career backup who's high point is a platooned starter. Notice a trend here, perhaps? He literally brought the guy that played way above his typical level and kept the Sabres out of the playoffs in '23 to keep them out of the playoffs again in '26. He has set the Sabres to have a strong possibility of having good goaltending somewhere 3-5 years from now. IF he's really lucky, they'll have good goaltending next season. But if they miss the playoffs again this year and next waiting for that 3 year down the road goaltending savior to show up; guess what, they lose Dahlin and Tuch and Thompson. They'd be in a better spot than they were in '15 or in '18, or in '21 when they retooled as they've got a legit farm club this time and those players would likely bring something back in return; but you're looking at a playoffless drought at that time that ends up dwarfing the Bills playoffless drought. Would love to see Levi dominate this year. Having watched him some down the stretch, am not expecting that yet. So, realistically, we're looking at UPL and Lyon as the tandem. That looks like a top 24 pairing. Yes, they could catch lightning in a bottle and be a top 12 tandem; and then the Sabres have a shot at the playoffs. But for crying out loud, how about JUST ONE ####ING TIME in FIVE ####ing YEARS start the year with a tandem that is EXPECTED to be TOP 12. JUST ONE ####ING TIME. At some point, don't you get tired of them being below average for almost an entire decade and a half? Like Morissey asked:

3 years left. No remote salary cap issues this year or next. Likely none in year 3 either as the cap will be significantly higher by then. They can only retain a little over $2.5MM anyhow as the salary is just a smidge over $5MM. Where the Pens currently are, don't see why they wouldn't want an extra pick or prospect for the If the Sabres were to land him under that scenario, it would essentially cover the Skinner cap hit 3 years from now and a little over 1/2 of it this year and a little over 1/3 of it next year.

You keep changing the topic. First it was "he's not addressing goaltending now." Now it's "he didn't the past 5 years" which is also not true. He did commit to UPL but he also traded for Devon Levi. He's drafted goalies every year. (Leinonen, Ratzlaff, Leenders, Meloche, Prokhorov) So to say Adams is doing nothing is demonstrably false. You may not like it or agree with what he's doing but that's a different argument. And this year in particular, the Sabres are beefing up their defense which should help the goaltending out considerably. Over and over people talk about addressing goaltending in the abstract. Gotta get that magical guy who'll be awesome! Who that is is rarely identified or is a player who's team would never trade away. (Even an offer they can't refuse, which no one ever articulates what that is.)

There are a lot of teams with the cap space left for Rust and Rakell, and not many other choices of that caliber on the market available for futures. Adding either would elevate my hope meter, but I have a strong suspicion demand will escalate the price beyond anything Adams will be willing to pay.

No. The board would go crazy if he was traded 1/1 for an unproven ELC. Didn’t watch enough St. Louis games to say, but the pedigree and stats say not equal.

Now that I dont know as Rust has 3 years left, but if they would retain enough to say get Rust at 4 million? that would be valuable as he has 3 years left on his deal. I would think a lot of teams would line up that I do think if we make a deal for Rust it will cost more then people want to give, but this is the time to push those futures in

Wouldn't be surprised. Would expect the Pens would have to retain salary, and they probably would want to as they've got a full 23 man roster signed with over $15MM in cap space left.