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I want UPL replaced. Get an upgrade as the starter, let Reimer and Levi battle it out for 2 and 3.

I’ve been listening to two kids scream nonstop for a week now while dealing with a nasty cold. Beggars can’t be choosers.

I think it would be crazy not to offer Reimer a contract. Look at all the old guys that were in the playoffs. Corry Perry is 40 and still contributing. Reimer was our best goalie last year

This kind of stuff is endearing. Too bad Walman is on Edmonton.

I have an extremely positive view for Quinn long-term (if he remains healthy). I was one of the folks who was on the Quinn Train Spacecruiser last year and I still think he can be top 6. https://www.sabrespace.com/community/topic/37296-sabrespace-season-predictions-2024-25/ My reasoning for Quinn as the offer is that the right wings on the roster this year are TNT-Tuch-Quinn-Greenway. Quinn doesn't fit there. Now, if Tuch is set on moving out next summer, then keeping Quinn is a fair solution because he becomes RW2. But, personally, I'd rather have an early-30s Tuch than mid-20s Quinn in the top 6 because of all the other things Tuch does defensively.

This is the kind of player the Sabres need. *****. The Sabres need *****. And probably some balls too.

Personally, I didn't have a problem with the officiating last night. Except for that one prolonged face-off where any other player not named McDavid would have been tossed. Weak or not, it's firmly established that sending the puck over the glass results in a delay of game penalty.

The blockbuster, or at least one of the scenarios I’m eyeing is in the very thread. Robertson. It’s gonna take Peterka, Byram or 9 OA. Go get Rossi or Pettersson as well. Bring in a RHD or two. Blow this roster up. I doubt anything resembling that happens but it’s what needs to happen. The foundation of the team is Rasmus, Tage, Tuch and maybe Power. Build around those guys (I’d move power myself but Kevyn is in lurve with his soft gentle giant).

Should be easy enough. If unclear go with call on ice but looking at yesterday and determining intent would be super easy anyways, much as I don’t like it oilers seem they could be team of destiny here

Yes, they review goals. I would be all for reviewing over the glass penalties.

Was gonna tweet at him but then I realized he’s being sarcastic Then review it. Your argument doesn’t hold up. They debate intention all the time: kicking motion, high stick or follow through, etc etc

I like the 60 second power play for delay infractions. I think I would include a failed review in that as well, but could go either way as less reviews the better. The fact that the power play starts in the offensive zone is enough for me. There was a clear high stick penalty committed by Florida about half way though the overtime. That should not have been let go. I was not going to stay up for OT number 2 if it got there. There is point where not calling penalties backfires.

Puck over glass is a delay of game penalty - intentional or not it cannot be accurately determined by refs in real time, so you either call it every time or not at all. You should have seen the crap the Flyers got away with in 1975. The refs put away the whistles and gave a distinct advantage to one team. There were no instigator penalties or 3rd man in calls back then. Every fight typically led to 2 or more simultaneous fights which put our best players in the box while Philly trotted out their best players after the fact. That was far more egregious than yesterday. Yesterday was nothing, the call was correct, the debate is the rest of the way the game was called.

Picking up the jet skis from storage, they're like oh, the batteries are bad... 400$ later I have 2 new batteries that I believed were put on a tender for winterizing. I'll have to clear this up with them but I think ima have to pony up

Ok. I just acquired Zucker#2 and McLeod #2 at your request - both players are middle 6. Which forwards do you move? Not including the 4th line we have Thompson, Norris, Peterka, Benson, Kulich, Tuch, McLeod, Zucker, Greenway, and Quinn. That is 10 forwards plus your 2 new vets, 12 players for 9 slots. You could move Greenway to the 4th line plus PK duty and that could work. You still have two more players in excess. Quinn jumps out before any of the others.

Rossi's a center, they make more money than wings.

Marchment has a M-NTC so... its not Dallas you have to convince.

Probably that 13 game losing streak where he started 9 games did it for me. Cratered the season, and he didn't play very well for long stretches in the season. 16 starts with a sv% below .850. He's one of the worst starters in the league. Easier to shoot as a lefty on the right, but it makes it more challenging defensively since you're clearing the walls with backhands (or an extra step to get it to your forehand).

On the puck over the glass thing, I agree with those who think it is a stiff penalty for what is now something that only happens by accident. I also agree that it is a bit absurd to watch players get away with physically assaulting the opposition, and then there is a penalty for an accidental stick stuck in the skates, or a puck over the glass. I've thought for some time that the NHL should experiment in pre-season with 60 second penalties for the non-violent "accidental" infractions. That would probably be too far "out of the box" in itself, but I would actually go a step further. I would experiment with the powerplay team starting the powerplay with possession. You could have a small semi-circle on the walls in the offensive zones and the start of a PP (just the start) would begin similar to an inbound pass in basketball. This would make the shorter PP's still critical as the defending team would not simply be able to kill the first 15 seconds with a face-off win and an icing. It's a little out there, I know.

Quinn for Marchment would be exactly that type of move. Every team in the league that wants to make the playoffs (and has the cap space) would take Marchment over Quinn for the coming season.

In a better scenario you trade for Quinn for Marchment assuming you can work out an extension for him. Marchment is bigger and stronger and much grittier. He also has a higher PPG and GPG than Quinn. Sure, Quinn has a higher scoring ceiling but injuries and lackluster play are preventing him from getting there. Quinn's two-way game was not there under Lindy, maybe he gets it in another year? You are tired of seeing our young players traded away and then play well for other teams, and I can understand that since we have a recent history of trading the wrong players for the wrong reasons. You prefer to trade Byram over Quinn. Keep in mind that Byram is only 8 months older than Quinn, both are 23. Byram was far better than Quinn last season, and in the seasons prior. To say that Quinn should be kept over Byram is your opinion but Byram is just as young, has won a cup, and is the better player of the two. Sounds like Quinn is getting preferred status from you because he was a Buffalo first rounder but I think Byram is the better player. They only reason I would trade Byram is that we have a surplus of defenseman with his same skill set and he can actually bring more back in trade than a guy like Quinn.

Our fundamental disagreement that can't be breached is in our views on Quinn as a player. I believe that his upside is higher than you do, thus his value. There is no circumstance that I see him as a lower line player or merely as a shootout specialist. If the issue is reduced between Marchment and Quinn, I'm still siding with keeping Quinn and eschewing Marchment. I'm not dispatching a player with more upside to tap. We disagree, that's okay.

The reason I give up Quinn is that I don't see his future role on the team (if Ruff is coach/involved in the hockey ops side) -- if Tuch is also in the future. And the only way for Quinn to prove he could step into the top-6 this year is through amazing production caused by injuries to TNT/Tuch. Going into this season, Quinn's role is a bottom 6 RW and shootout specialist. The shootout specialist has a bunch of value. But Marchment has outproduced Quinn over the last 3 years and is a much better fit as a 3/4 W. As @inkman noted above, I've only got the one year of Marchment, so I'm not making this deal unless I can get him to waive/extend. That's the rub. Or, I really pray he helps the Sabres make the playoffs and the fit is amazing and he signs an extension before the trade deadline. (And yes, all this thread is about Robertson, and nothing stated here changes the fact they need a top-4 RHD for Power and a goalie.)

Lol

I couldn't make it until the end last night. I watched until the game was tied. Holy sh1t balls is that some good ice hockey.