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Dahlin, Benson, McLeod, Doan, Tage, Östlund I’d be upset at a Quinn trade, I think he still has potential to be a dynamic player and have kind of glued myself to him as I like him while most don’t. That being said, I wouldn’t be heartbroken.

Kane game winner in Seattle. 4-3 1362 points 497 Goals From South Buffalo New York.

Every team below the Sabres in the standings won tonight except for Nashville. Vancouver is up 3-1 going into the 3rd when Calgary beats the Sabres tomorrow we take over 3rd last. 2 points out of the cellar. "After the season we are havin, we sure as ***** should get Gavin!" *Admittedly not my best work

If only Inoki-san were still alive we could bring him in to slap everyone and transfer his fighting spirit to everyone.

For me, although the trade is arguably even or maybe a win (hard to say since Kesselring is always injured) Adams biggest failure was not getting a solid veteran top 6 forward to play top minutes for Peterka. They were 1 forward away and they are still 1 forward away and as such players play above their level and when injuries hit things are all over the place. For me, you'd have a better team (a much better team) if your healthy line up was more like this: Veteran winger - Thompson - Tuch Zucker - Norris - Doan Benson - McLeod - Quinn/Kulich (whichever plays a better 2 way game) Dunn-Kozak-Malentstyn (couldn't care less what happens to Greenway or Krebs but I guess they are your depth forwards and Danforth is irrelevant) Part of the issue is Quinn has not stepped up to become a good top 6 forward and Benson is still young and developing. Some will argue give it time, but that's the forever argument with them isn't it? To win now they needed that top veteran winger and instead they choose to wait and develop internally and thus we wait, and wait, and wait some more until the next guy leaves and then we wait again.

Zucker and Doan for their love of the game vibe. Dahlin can be a difference maker, but just isn’t all too often. Tage- lots of talent, but doesn’t strike me as someone who puts the team on his back. I’m sure my recency bias is showing. Oh well.

If they were ALL traded I honestly don't think I'd miss anyone. Not if the team they got was a unit that could win. There are no untouchables here for me. I mean I like Benson and Dahlin is a top player who even has a little nastiness sometimes (which I think would come out more on a different team where he felt truly protected) and Doan and McLeod are okay but if you want to clean house have at it. After all the years of losing I don't think you can do another rebuild and keep Dahlin though. I don't think he'd be on board with another 5 year plan. You could only keep the very young ones.

I think the fanbase has forgotten what truly special players on truly special teams feel like. Missing these guys is like celebrating Phil Housley’s number in the rafters.

I will agree that line had it's moments but I actually like Dunn-Kozak-Malentstyn better. I think that's the most effective 4th line combo. I really think Kozak is better than Krebs but I guess the Sabres are still trying to convince us they won the Eichel trade.

How do you propose the media pressure ownership? Paul Hamilton and Mike Harrington have been criticizing Pegula for years. And it’s been years since Terry had a press conference to answer their questions. Buffalo has one newspaper and one sports radio station. Everyone on there has said Pegula needs to clean house. The only people who can pressure Pegula are the people who keep buying tickets to see an inferior product.

Speaking of hockey media it would be nice if the sports media in Buffalo was half as tough as the media in the big market cities whenever the home team plays lousy for too many years. If a team like the Sabres was in a city like NY, Philly, Boston, Montreal, Toronto, etc, the media there wouldn't pull any punches in pressuring ownership to clean house and do it sooner than later.

For those saying Tuch, well, I got news for you…. If you miss him, you can always tune into the team he’s on next.

Not at all. It doesn’t matter who you playing in front of. Or what arena you are playing in. The jolt was a having an owner who understood the value of winning; it starts at the top. The former Coyotes owner did not and neither does Terry.

As am I lol

You nailed it for me with two of your phrases: "pull for" in your reference to pulling for Malenstyn and "fun to watch" referring to Doan and Zucker. Other than winning, I don't know what could be more important for a fan than having players you enjoy pulling for and players who make the game fun for you to watch.

Was it Adams or Pegula who made the hire? I lean towards the owner but simply don't know for sure. The less than genuine coaching search bothered me more than the selection.

Dahlin, Benson, Doan, Zucker I'm going to add Tuch to this.

Amerks lose in OT to Charlotte 4-3. Were outshot in the 3rd 14-1. Levi had 40 saves.

Peterka, oh wait 🤔

I won’t miss any of them. I save that for special players on special teams who gave me enjoyment and pride.

Maybe “sacrificial lamb” is a more accurate term, but I still think he was scapegoated.

To answer my own question, the players I would really miss watching would be Dahlin and Zucker. Dahlin for his sheer all around talent and Zucker for his intensity for the game and his hockey smarts. Honorable mention to McLeod, Doan, and Malenstyn, all selfless players who add some excitement.

Still not really. But I will concede that Adams should have also been fired when Granato was.

It was all a show.

Then trade Tage for 1 Beta and 2 omegas.