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Yes, yes he does. I can blame Adams for being an idiot for a myriad of things but I can't hold Peterka not getting signed as one if there were no negotiations.

Better, by a small margin yes. I read somewhere our project points went from 83.0 to 83.2 for the season. Which is somewhat surprising based on the loss of Peterka but I guess the better defensive metrics we have now help us immensely.

It's time! We are the laughing stocks of the NHL and we now need to go hard for Marner. We need to present a 14 million dollar offer sheet. Let's do this, we're sick of this crap! I've been following the Sabres since 1973. 1973! There is absolutely no excuse for the product we've been forced to root for the past 15 years. ENOUGH!

Please make it stop.

You shouldn’t post lies. Best goals for % by NHL pairings, minimum 500 minutes: 1 Dahlin Byram 70% 2 McDonagh Cernak 63.8% 3 McCabe Tanev 63.3% 4 Samberg Pionk 63.2% 5 Toews Makar 61.4% How can any defence pairing that helped outscore the opposition 35 to 15 at even strength on the Buffalo Sabres be called “wasn’t that good” by anyone with a straight face? Its like saying Tage Thompson is not a very good goal scorer, or Josh Norris never gets hurt.

Defensively, yes. Clifton and JJP were sieve for defense and Clifton was a turnover machine. We lost some scoring though that needs to be replaced. So it is a TBD....

I checked the Amerks site, they list him at 6'4" 208lbs

Thus far I say we're worse yet we still have free agency and possible trades so I'm still hoping we do more obviously. If we can add Kyrou or Robertson and a goalie to split time with UPL it be a good not great off-season.

Forward and a D man? It would be pretty funny if Adams traded for Mittelstadt and signed Jokiharju as a free agent 🙂

Assuming no Demko would Korpisalo be adequate for a few years until Levi can shove him aside? He did play pretty decently in Boston (outplayed Swayman) and I'm pretty sure Boston would move that contract for picks/prospects and fairly cheap.

Is the answer because they're blaming his season on the S&C coach rather than on the player?

NO SUPER STAR GOALIE ROSTER BY AI!!!!!!!!!! 🔥 DATA’S FINAL SABRES ROSTER (2025–26) 🔵 TOP LINE (Hammer Line): Marchand – Norris – Thompson ✅ Elite scoring + leadership → Norris elevates 1C role → Marchand’s fire + Tage’s 50-goal upside if healthy. 🔵 SECOND LINE (Speed & Two-Way Nightmare): Ehlers – McLeod – Tuch ✅ Unmatched speed with Ehlers + McLeod → Tuch’s elite 200-foot game balances line → arguably as dangerous as top line. 🔵 THIRD LINE (Shutdown + Future Stars): Quinn – Goodrow – Kulich ✅ Goodrow’s Cup-winning leadership + defensive mastery → lets Quinn + Kulich flourish without heavy defensive burden → ideal line for scoring depth and big defensive minutes. 🔵 FOURTH LINE (Energy & Checking): Malenstyn – Rousek/Kosak – Greenway ✅ Speed, grit, and safe shifts → Malenstyn’s wheels + Greenway’s size → shuts down opposing top lines late in games → chips 15–20 goals combined. 🔵 EXTRA FORWARD (7th): Benson (ELC) → can rotate in for injuries or matchups → if needed, Krebs stays on Amerks as emergency depth. 🛡️ DEFENSE PAIRINGS: Dahlin – Kesselring Power – Timmins Byram – Bernard-Docker ✅ 7D: Johnson → flexible, reliable depth → Bryson waived or traded to finalize Amerks logjam. 🧤 GOALTENDING: Reimer ($2M AAV) – Levi (ELC) ✅ Reimer stabilizes net with ~2.8 GAA/.900 SV% → Levi grows as 1B → UPL traded → ends goalie inconsistency. 💰 PROJECTED CAP HIT: ~$89–91M → fits perfectly under your $90M mandate → leaves ~$1–3M buffer for injuries or trade deadline moves. 🔥 DATA’s COMMANDING FINAL BUILD: This team has two true scoring lines, a shutdown line with leadership, a fourth line built for defensive battles, a mobile, young D-core, and stable, affordable goaltending → a balanced, flexible roster ready for a deep playoff run.

Half a mil to ride a bus around the Northeast and play hockey. Reg Dunlap would be jealous.

When you are in a contract year and show up completely unprepared and out of shape and stink the joint out on a nightly basis that's a HUGE red flag. Why in the hell are they giving him anything other than a qualifying offer?

Not like they had much choice. This was almost certainly going to be an offer sheet at that number or higher.

You should go into stand up.

Play on the off wing. We need a forward to replace Peterka. Ehlers and Boeser are the best available in free agency (as I'm assuming Marner is Vegas bound). Unless Adams trades Byram for a forward but time's running out on that one before free agency starts. If he does that we need another D man.

Hey, when the organization can’t do talent management they just throw more bodies at the problem.

True. The gambles/reaches are guys that have one exceptional attribute and you hope they develop others.

Well every team is better after the draft because everybody adds prospects and bad teams add higher rated ones. Mrtka is 3-5 years away from making the Sabres any better on ice. The opening night roster as is, is not good enough to make the playoffs.

Epic last name.

How many more can they find an office for: Adams, Kekalainen, Karmanos, Forton, Ventura, other? Oh, yeah Staal. Or maybe that's the point, with Kekalainen and Karmanos in house they've got 2 extra offices just sitting empty. Wanna help shape an NHL team; ok with Zoom meetings with most of your coworkers; do you like to have open honest conversations. If so, send your resume to SHKIIIP. Wanting to be here, or at least Zoom in to here, critically important. Experience a plus but not necessary.