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Don't expect to get much at all for him. And it IS possbile that the lightbulb will click on and stay on for him and he'll be not just a servicable goalie but an actual honest to goodness good one. But, at this point, they really shouldn't be worrying about what they'd get in return for UPL or Lyon (or even the guy that could be their future); but rather what do they need to give up to get a sure fire (well, as sure fire as such a thing is in this league) top 10 goalie. If they had one of those, a playoff spot would be theirs to lose, not theirs to steal like it is now. Also, if they did get another goalie (and we all know they won't, but will state this anyhow) they should keep all 4 into TC and see if a goalie gets injured somewhere else in TC. Maybe for once, the puck luck will bounce the Sabres way, and instead of getting a 2nd rounder for a guy that could be useful they might get a 1st or a legit NHLer for the odd man out. Goalies are weird and there aren't enough legit goalies to fully go around, so the market for goalies is always weird in itself. Heck, the Avs managed to trade Georgiev last year and he was absolute hot trash when San Jose took him. Even bad goalies on bad contracts can get moved.

One of the things I like about my forward lines is that for the first time in recent memory each of the top 3 lines is anchored by a veteran pair. There are no kid lines, the most inexperienced forwards are spread out and supported.

He turned out to be a terrible signing. I knew what kind of player we were getting and hoped the risk aspect of his game would be outweighed by the reward and he would settle into a solid #5 for us. Turned out he was largely a creation of the Boston system and the players he was surrounded with and is actually a 6/7. We should have paid more attention to the analytics and less to the character references.

It’s possible, but Doan adds more of the dog to a dog pack line and Greenway more of physical and defensive presence for Kulich. There’s also a part of me that says they didn’t sign Greenway for $4M to play on the 4th line. Curious to see how others think Lindy will line them up.

Byram and Dahlin is a proven NHL top pairing that can win their matchups regardless of their opponent. I think Kesselring’s game is too aggressive (in terms of risk/reward) to make him an ideal Power partner. It think Timmins low-risk smooth game is a better fit and I think the Sabres do too. I’m hoping Kesselring can help bring some edge to Mule’s game while he takes care of the offence there. I see those 2 getting matched up against the physical lines while roughly getting similar ES minutes to the Power pair. Power and Kesselring will get more minutes than their partners due to situational play and shortened benches.

Swap Doan for Greenway. I still think a move is coming and someone on the current roster is going.

Reasoning: Thompson/Norris is our best offensive combo, McLeod/Tuch our best matchup pair. Benson best elevates and complements the Norris pairing in terms of 5-on-5 all-around play and vice versa. Quinn best elevates the offensive potential of the McLeod pairing and they best insulate his flaws. Zucker has become a mentor to Kulich and he and Greenway flanking Jiri on a 3rd line puts him in a great position to win his matchups. Any of the 3rd-liners can easily be bumped up to bring a different element to Quinn or Benson if needed. The same can be said for Doan who became the odd man out from my top 9. The 4th line consists of 3 dogs, a proper energy line who can create havoc on the forecheck and score more than most 4th lines

My opening night lineup card: Benson Norris Thompson Quinn McLeod Tuch Greenway Kulich Zucker Danforth Krebs Doan Byram Dahlin Power Timmins Samuelsson Kesselring Luukkonen Lyon Spares: Malenstyn, Jones

Compare the Golden Knights to any NHL team. Few are at their level. Are the Red WIngs unserious? The Blues? And are you really denying that Vegas is a attractive destination?

So you are concluding that from a contract and performance standpoint that he was a poor free agent acquisition? What do you expect that KA was going to get from him when he signed him?

That argument doesn't resonate with me. For one, everyone doesn't want to play for Vegas, and even if they did, that doesn't mean that the organization would want the player or be able to fit the desirous players onto their roster. There is no question that they stretch the cap rules but that doesn't mean that they are breaking it to the point where the league office takes punitive action. Vegas is a serious franchise committed to winning. The Sabres are a Pegula owned franchise that muddles along striving to be mediocre. The comparison between the two franchises is stark and embarrassing.

Because Vegas is a team everyone wants to play for and they push the cap rules.

What do you expect to get for UPL when we all think he's crap? I'm really asking. If you're a team giving up on him, what do you actually expect another team to offer you?

Why is it that a stretched-out cap team like Vegas with a lot more talent than Buffalo is always able to stay within the cap and keep winning? As an example, this offseason, they signed Marner to an extended rich contract. Vegas has had to ship out a lot of talent in order to bring in additional talent that allows their SC team to continue to compete for the SC year in and year out. Vegas is a serious franchise while Buffalo is a third-rate franchise that muddles along to be mediocre.

The only way we'd win the lottery is if we were discussing relocating to a smaller market like or someplace the NHL doesn't want to go. Hamilton comes to mind but as bad as we've been we're not going anywhere unless Terry sold the team to a bunch of Canadian investors.

I believe another move is coming. The Rust thing keeps cropping up. Kyle Dubas wants prospects. Sabres have em. Could be another team. Of course a current Sabre is likely to get moved too.

Nonsense. Good teams with competent management extend their young good players and figure out the cap issues later. They could have extended JJP and traded Jack Quinn. They could have extended JJP and traded Samuelsson. Lots of ways to get JJP under contract. You write this like there was no possible solution, when there were 100 options. Hell, they could have done NOTHING else but extend JJP and would still be under the cap because you are forgetting the 2.325 that's going to Doan and Kesselring. Adams could have been smart and not signed Greenway to 4million bucks when he's worth half of that. They had the space to sign JJP, they wanted to trade him instead or at the very least he didn't want to sign but it the cap was not a hinderance to it happening. No we aren't. That is included in the Sabres current cap number. They have 5.19 million in cap space left including Skinner's 4.44million. https://puckpedia.com/team/buffalo-sabres

His first season he had a very bad start, it didn't help that pucks were bouncing off of him and going into the net or that he fell down twice in key situations. In the John Scott interview he said had trouble learning Granato's "system" and playing on the left side with EJ on his right. He played pretty well after a few months and turned around his +/- from something like a -9 to a +12. I was hopeful for him in year two but his performance under Lindy was another mixed bag and his TOI was cut by the end of the season. Adams didn't want to pay out $3.3M for another year of Clifton. It took a 2nd round pick to get out of it. I did like Clifton's toughness and he made no excuses and held himself accountable in the interview. He came to Buffalo thinking he could help them take the next step but they needed (and still need) much more than a 3rd line defender to fix all the team weaknesses.

In laws have a cabin at Snyder's Beach. Me and my friend are visiting Buffalo from Charlotte. Nothing like summer family time in Buffalo. We miss home for sure.

Rousek went home when his NHL window closed. All good. He played hurt down the stretch and still performed in the playoffs. I don’t know if Jobst or Murray were playing hurt (neither missed any time down the stretch or in the playoffs), but they were both awful in the post season. Murray had eight games, zero points, and a minus six. Woof. Jobst had two points and was a minus four. No points in the Laval series. I think Jobst ran out of gas and while Murray had a good regular season, his playoff was absolutely unacceptable and as usual…allergic to contact. Time to go veteran hunting elsewhere.

Adams is planning ahead. That’s why he is leaving $5 mill on the table this season. He knows he’ll need money to re-sign Tuch, Kesselring, Doan and Benson (assuming everyone has a good season) after this coming season and he wants to be prepared. A good GM would spend the money on one year deals for more help this season, but Adams doesn’t work this way. You dump Bryson and Malenstyn and sign Roslovic and Rutta instead.

He managed to make it just over 5% but it was still a traditional BW. I'd drink it with a nice syrup to coat the glass, raspberry usually.

Sometimes the tarnish fair or not makes me want to walk away.... for right or wrong...

And pigeons breathe a sigh of relief. RIP Professor Lehrer.