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There are too many bodies. Adams needs to make a 3 or 4 for 1 deal. Time to move UPL most of all.

I'm not sure how confident I feel in Adams having full decision authority any longer. He may still be the GM. Part of me feels like Pegula brought in Jarmo to evaluate the team and organization much like he was using Adams when Botteril was GM. The only different is that it's not really a secret this time and Adams knows it. Kevyn may have limitations on him that we are unaware of. Or.. I could just be hopeful. While Zucker is right, I have no influence on the team so all I have is hope.

Beecher is a former first rounder who underwhelmed. Lost his spot with Minten playing well. Bruins opted for the tougher, heavier guy in Viel for the 4th line. Beecher is a decent face off guy and PK guy but not much else. The Sabres equivalent move would be keeping Dunne and waiving Danforth (if healthy) or maybe Krebs. Calgary probably just wants bodies for their tear down to come.

Am I the only one who disagrees 1000% with this take? Are we looking at stats or actually watching the games? Malenstyn is exactly the kind of fourth-liner we’ve been begging for: blocks shots, kills penalties, plays with energy, hits, and can skate. He’s a lock on my roster, no question.

Could Lindy Ruff eventually force Adams' hand by not playing UPL? In UPL's best season where he got the contract, he wasn't at where Lyon is now. He's almost almost a minus guy on this and it kills the team.

If we are talking about trades. With Kesselring out, the time is now to go get another defenseman. They’ve managed to survive with Bryson, but he’s a band-aid — an emergency option, not someone you want playing every night.

Why? Because you want to be a playoff team and not scrub another season. You also want to assure Levi that there is a future spot up here. There's going to be a bunch of roster issues soon. You have some chemistry and success with what you have so you have to think about changes. Do you really want to send Östlund and Rosen back just because you can? Or do you want to move other bodies and keep them. This is GM do some moves time. Edmonton for example. Is there a deal there? Let them try a low risk run with UPL that still gives them time to find another later if UPL isn't their guy. I'll go wild and say could you get something big out of there like Nurse? UPL, Quinn, Greenway, ? clear the roster spots and bring in a big heavy D. I'm just throwing that out there cause I saw some stuff from Edmonton chat about trading Nurse solving their issues. It's just an illustration of how/why Adams needs to think big and think now. Build on momentum. Don't just sit back and say "see, I am a genius, we just needed time". It's currently a house of cards. Multiple assets for one good asset should be the thinking.

Sabres being a really good PK team is not a mirage...still leading the NHL in PK at 89.7%

He's talked about wanting to play with his brothers in NJ I think Canuck fans are bracing for it

Well damn...Zucker must have done much better than expected because he said earlier Monday that the earliest he would be back would be this weekend.

Why do you assume that Quinn is likely to walk once his contract is up?

Over/Under on Keon playing Thursday? Davis and Shavers deserve to play

Blaming the best player is a Sabres fan tradition

Pretty sure the league will still value Power more than Byram I would certainly be on the phone to Vancouver (since Quinn is likely to walk once his contract is up) to see if there is interest I'd be asking how much they value Tuch as well

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/scouts-analysis-why-keaton-verhoeff-is-the-no-1-nhl-draft-prospect/

https://www.sabrespace.com/community/topic/38765-colten-ellis-love-fest/page/2/#comment-1863854

Both players were high draft picks with Power as the first in the draft. So I'm not really factoring in their respective draft position. From a player standpoint, I prefer simply Power. In the not-too-distant future, I see him developing into an anchor Sabre defenseman. As have been mentioned by others, right now the Sabres have the luxury of staying the course with both players.

I will be totally honest that I look for things to criticize that Power does. Of course we get the 1st overall pick in a weak draft and he is the consolation prize. He just needs to realize he is a large human that could be physically imposing if he wants. He's just too soft in my opinion (his shot included). I really want him to be a set it and forget it top 4 D for the future. I just like Byram's overall game better. That goal last night is something I don't see Power doing. Byram is just as imperfect, but he gives you more right now. I need this team good now and don't want to worry about who's better 5 years from now

Eh. Waiver claims are always trash players.

I don't see a need to move either Byram or Power unless there is a great trade that adds a legit top 6 forward for one of them. We all want to see Power improve, his status as a first overall pick is part of the reason he gets a lot of criticism. Don't forget that Byram was 4OA.

We play Calgary tomorrow and they have added a player

You are joining the minority club. There is plenty of room for others who are mostly seeking other accommodations. 🍺

Some good Tuch contract talk on today's B&F pod. I cued it up to the start of the Tuch conversation but you can back it up if you want to hear the whole thing.

I guess the odd thing about Ruff's statement is that Tage was the number one center when Ruff got here and for a long time after. Ruff is the one who put him back on wing and now acts like Tage is earning his way back to where he was and wanted to play in the first place. Tage has been a team player having to leave center and play with under developed players which certainly affects his output. Please Ruff don't make it about Tage's performance. I know injuries play into this but if he does not get to play with mature players he is just going to explode in frustration.

Keep neither. They're both weak in the defensive zone, especially for defenders. They'd make a great trade package with UPL and one of either Östlund or Rosen.