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For those of you who are more familiar with Norris than I am, how good is he? Can he be a legitimate #1 C or is he more suited to be a #2 C? As a center is he more inclined to shoot or pass? If he works out as either a 1 or 2 C it would be such a positive compared to when Cozens struggled along as a 2C. From the previous post where @dudacek posted some proposed lines, you can see the roster building out with some reserve when Benson and Kulich are considered to be in the roster mix. As has been frequently stated, the defense and goaltending need to be addressed this offseason. If that can happen (big challenge) then this should be a playoff team, in my opinion.

He can. But WILL he. Not nearly as likely. Sadly.

There’s a large part of me finding it really hard to reconcile the Jack Quinn I watched tear up Rochester 4 years ago, and the Jack Quinn I watched play 27 games coming off an injury 2 years ago with the Jack Quinn I watched last year. They were like 2 completely different players. One part of my brain says: the easiest way to improve the forward ranks is by replacing Quinn with an abrasive defensively responsible player who can pop 20 goals. Another part says sell low on this guy right now and you might seriously regret it for a long time. How can you be that wrong about a player? Which I guess makes me Kevyn Adams 😬😫

Are we happy about this? And I suppose yet another streaming ($) service will be required to see it?

Watching all these clips brought back memories of college, this was the big show to watch on Thursday nights.

Sabres have more conference finals wins since 2007 than the Canes.

He can be punted at any time.

Agree with most of this, but would still say that Quinn is "a kid" because of all the time he lost 2 seasons ago due to injury. He's barely got more than 2 full seasons in. And am hoping that a lot of his issues last year were from the leg injuries being the sort of things that realistically take 1-1/2 years to recover from. (Yes, am ignoring that he looked reasonably good most of the time he played that year after coming back from each injury and significantly worse last year.)

That’s certainly fair, and also what I expect. That said if the Sabres wanted to operate in old-school vets-first way, they could, by icing the following top 9: Tuch Norris Thompson Quinn McLeod Peterka Zucker Krebs Greenway Every one of those players save Zucker is in their 23-30 prime. So if Kulich and/or Benson were to break into the top 9, it wouldn’t be because of “no blocking” it would be because of the poor play or injuries of a “veteran”. Quinn, Peterka and Krebs aren’t kids any more, physically, or by experience.

https://www.aol.com/george-wendts-family-cheers-stars-213636914.html I was surprised to learn that his nephew was Jason Sudekis, the son of his sister.

The real issue is will they be vying for the top 6. I like Benson a lot. However, if he is on the top line again, then I'm worried.

Responding to the highlighted question, I would say the current roster balance is still problematic . A couple more rugged and defense-minded players need to be added to the blueline mix, and another Zucker-like (younger) player brought in. As @GASabresIUFAN has repeatedly pointed out, the goalie position needs to be addressed. If that doesn't happen, the positives will be neutralized. This offseason shouldn't be about dramatically remaking the roster as it should be about making a few judicious moves that better balance the roster mix. Also, to state the obvious, a lot is going to be riding on the young players getting better. If the development in our young players doesn't rise to a sufficient level, this franchise will again be rowing a boat against a strong current i.e. not moving forward.

Funeral lunch will be held at the Hungry Heifer.

I wouldn't say Benson or Kulich are vying for the top 9. They're all but guaranteed to play there.

What's going on Norm? Let's talk about what's going IN Norm.

The Bills have been selected for Hard Knocks on HBO this summer

And because they’re already under contract. We are a poverty franchise. I love you Sabres but you are not serious people.

What's going on Norm? "Another layer of fat for winter!" 😂

If you don’t feel like messing around with Flo and you live in ROC, The Distillery is having a watch party. I’m going to check it out tonight.

The episode where he pretended he was gay so people would hire him to do interior decorating, lol And the episode where he fired people because he was good and letting them down easy, lol. There was a bar on Hertel Ave named Cheers and I'd walk in there delivering pizza and I'd always yell, "Norm" when I walked in for a laugh. RIP Norm

We now interrupt this thread on fat dudes with man boobs for some Amerks gameday info: https://www.amerks.com/news/detail/playoff-preview-amerks-face-rocket-north-of-the-border-in-game-3

I hope everybody around here realizes that “youth” and “blocking” are no longer talking points with the Sabre forwards. Tage Thompson is turning 28 next season and will be entering his 7th NHL season Zucker 34 and 12 Tuch 29 and 9 Greenway 29 and 8 Norris 26 and 6 McLeod 26 and 5 Krebs 25 and 5 Peterka 24 and 4 Quinn 24 and 4 These guys have been around long enough to know what the league is about. Yes, there are 2 babies also vying to break into the top 9 in Kulich and Benson (and 2 vets in Malenstyn, 28, and Lafferty, 31) but putting them there is a choice, not an excuse. This is group that should be considered largely in its prime. The questions should be are they good enough, and are they balanced enough? “ Are they old enough?” is so 2022.

I knew it was something that was keeping the Sabres from glory. I just couldn't put my finger on it.

Where are you conservatives? You were so loud and vocal in January and February but now you're silent. The Trump regime is arguing that whatever DOGE is doing, should be hidden from the public they are doing it to. We are but one small step from full authoritarianism in the US.

Carter Bear at 24 is a choice... not a good choice, but a choice none the less.