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I don't believe that. Second: probably none

I can't believe he is here. I mean this with absolutely zero judgement on Rasmus. But if this was my wife and I had "never work again money" you would be hard pressed to get me back to "the office". It certainly takes a lot of strength and resolve to show up to work thousands of miles away from your recovering wife.

Here's the link to Rasmus Dahlin's foundation: https://www.rasmusdahlinfoundation.com/giving-page-1-1

First statement: Then, what is depth? And how many teams in the NHL have it -- eight? As an example, Colorado had no depth last year. They rode two elite players (MacKinnon/Makar -- who missed a combined 5 games all year) through a mass of injuries and the shoddiest of goaltending early on. They were a period from going 13-13 to start the season until Dahlin got injured (which sent the Sabres - also no depth last season) spiraling out of control. Colorado also then fixed their goaltending which we know is an impossibility here except for Levi ascending. Second statement: This is a fact. All summer our only debate was which combinations would be among the forwards. But how many non-tanking teams have more than 1 spot "open" after the first surge of UFA?

Agreed. Also, in the past 18 months, how many teams have flipped 3 higher-roster players than Peterka Cozens and Mittelstadt?

I hope she recovers fully, scary stuff right there.

They can be core pieces, I guess. Norris is paid like one, his durability will determine his worth. Kesselring is their 4th best Dman so that is on the edge of “core”. I think he will elevate Power’s progress so there is that. If Norris plays 65+ games, that will be better than 82 Cozens games. He was brought in to be a part of the core. Kesselring is a hope to become a part of the core. Winning teams have a core of stars that they roll out (Bobrovsky, Barkov, Reinhart) ( Vasilevskiy, Hedman, Kucherov, Point) but they also have some “core” role players.

shocking. Wishing them all the best in the recovery.

Agree…..and in my wildest dreams I also hope Doan can eventually become the “Foligno” of the Dale McCourt trade. I would love to see him become a top 6 player who can add some intensity and a physical presence that could help the top 6. Maybe too much wishful thinking on my part though.

None in terms of making the roster. There is plenty within the roster. Tage, Tuch and Norris are the only players with defined roles on the depth chart. All kinds of variations after that.

A stark reminder that hockey is just a game — never take your loved ones for granted. Wishing her and Rasmus all the best; it sounds like they both embody a true warrior spirit

That is crazy! The list for a new heart is very long, luckily she was young and healthy and had some connections in the background. Rehab will take some time and there is still a life to live on immunosupressants. But considering the worst case scenario, this is a huge victory for Her.

I had noticed Ras had been very quiet this summer and thought it was kinda weird he wasn’t on the podium yesterday. How utterly terrifying.

Omg she needed a heart transplant

omg

That's not true. Norris is a top 6 forward. Kesselring is a top 4 defender. He added 2 core pieces.

Benson’s playmaking could shine this year playing with TNT & Norris, two shooters. His defensive game is already at a great level so this part of his game can take a step forward. Tuch and Greenway will push Geertsen to the fringe, where he should be until the Sabres get bullied. Lindy saying he can play wing or D and be an enforcer means he will be a press box hero until muscle is needed.

This isn't depth. There's no competition. None. Roster is set and we've known that since July.

No core pieces have been added so this is still KA’s dream of draft and develop guys who want to be in Buffalo. He has run back the same group with some changes around the edges. One more year of experience will get it done this time, in his opinion.

TNT may have been a sounding board because of his knowledge of Kesselring and Doan.

Tage didn’t throw JJ under the bus at all, but it was pretty clear he thinks Doan and Kesselring are better teammates. I think Lindy definitely influenced the changes. That’s different than orchestrated them.

The depth certainly looks worse with Tuch, Greenway, and Luukkonen already missing from the lineup. This overall roster is missing a 1C and a #1 goalie (ha!... no problems there, those are the easiest things to acquire), but as far as lineups go---this one has depth by recent Sabres standards. Here's the 10/18/22 lineup that won 4-2 at Edmonton and Comrie was excellent in 3rd period Alamo Death Star mode. (the 91-point team) Skinner - Thompson - Tuch Asplund - Mittelstadt - Olofsson Peterka - Cozens - Hinostroza Girgensons - Krebs - Okposo (Quinn, Sheahan) 22-23 Call-ups: Rousek debut end of season, Jost was claimed off waivers Samuelsson - Dahlin Power - Jokiharju Bryson - Lyubushkin (Fitzgerald) 22-23 Call-ups: Pilut, Clague Comrie (Anderson) 22-23 Call-ups: Luukkonen, Levi made debut end of season To today: Bryson isn't a 5 anymore, he's fighting for 7/8/9. And if Jones is "ok" he can be 7 and Bryson is the 8. Johnson could (should?) displace them both. For call-ups, Johnson has played in the NHL in each of the last two seasons. At forward, they now have 13 skaters who were in the NHL last season (JJP/Quinn who entered 22-23 with a combined 4 games of NHL experience). +Geertsen who doesn't count if he's just an enforcer as #14. And your initial call-ups all have NHL GP: Kozak, Östlund, Rosén. And at goalie, they are 5 deep with NHL games played -- it's the quality that is worrying.

Depth as defined as “who replaces Dahlin?” doesn’t exist anywhere in the NHL. The Sabres appear to lack depth in terms of high-end forward talent; if Tage or Tuch is out, the drop-off to the next guy is pretty steep. They seem deep in terms of the middle of the roster though McLeod/Kulich, Zucker/Quinn, Benson, Greenway/Doan, Danforth/Krebs that’s 9 bodies capable of middle-six minutes. Every one of those guys has a guy behind him gunning for his minutes and capable of stepping into his role. Malenstyn is a legit 4th line grinder who keeps the rest honest and Geertsen brings a very specific and limited skill set as the first men up. In terms of callups, Kozak and Dunne are viable role players on the farm, and Östlund and Helenius skill guys. That seems pretty par for the course in the NHL. Overall, they seem to have numbers, competition and a variety of skill sets. To me the biggest depth question is will whoever wins the 2nd line minutes be good enough to justify them. Basically, the biggest depth question is the roster needs another Norris level player

I think it took Ruff with Adams talking to Pegula, to get Cozens off the team. I certainly think Ruff has influence on Terry, that much seems obvious.