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Heck of an oxymoron well done

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Sadly, what might be best for the LT is Adams actually effectuates more of an NHL team that still ends up underperforming FORCING ownership and management to come to what seems to be what should be a glaring realization: the coaching on this team is darn near the absolute worst in the league in at least 2 major areas: defensivie system and pp tactics. Absolutely don't want to watch another losing season. Soooooo truly tired of it. True best case might be them falling flat on their faces in October, a house cleaning happens, and the players are so bouyed by finally having a structure they can work in that they play at a 110+ point pace the rest of the year and sneak into the playoffs.

absolutely unreal if true.

Thompson should never play center again for the sabres.

Let's see there's Peterka, Cozens, Jokiharju, Thompson and... unsure of the last guy on the ice for that... power? I think power.

I don’t want another small skilled forward. I want to build a team of bullies (on the ice). I want to be done with the guys who just look around when your top forward gets destroyed. Samuelsson should have been gone when he did nothing. Kesselring and Doan bring that toughness mentality so I expect almost every pickup that we get via trade or FA should have the same imo.

Kyrou would have been a nice get but I have to assume the Sabres would have been adding a LOT more than Peterka in that deal...

He avoided surgery and should be go to go for training camp

It’s a good place to start re: prediction for a Byram deal. Think player with good metrics in more limited minutes we think we can bump up to a larger role Remember: we aren’t looking for a guy with proven results, here: we are looking for someone unproven in an impact role but theoretically potentially able to play one

How about Power's injury? Any updates there?

Banking on limited usage and hoping it extrapolates is what the Sabres do. So lazy. Just horrendous mechanics leading to this deal you know what, I’m starting to think there’s a at least a *chance* Kevyn Adams might not be a great general manager

And they in fact did do and did get something different. Is it enough, will it work? Wtf knows. HOPEFULLY what they did get is just the 1st of about 4 significant moves that need to be made (ideally along with 2-4 other more minor moves). (Though their thorough refusal to fix the coaching at least until this point leaves one to fear they won't have the skill/stomach to make those additional other 3 significant moves.)

I was worried Adams was going to narrow down trade options for Byram looking for a RHD, did not expect him to do it with his best trade asset. I imagine if they had waited to move Cozens until the offseason there would have been more suitors. I am worried about Kesselring ability to play up the lineup for the Sabres, not because of the player, but the organization’s track record with defenseman outside Dahlin lately is suspect at best. The second last year for Beck and now this trade shows concerning behavior with some asset evaluation. And I do like Kesselring, Doan and Malenstyn on the roster.

yeah that's fair - my bad

They got something different with the return on Peterka. Would love to see the Sabres trade for Rossi and then they still suck and everyone hates him. Because that's how it would go.

Gross malpractice lol

Since you brought up Skinner this deal does help the Sabres over next year which is the worst of the buy out at 6.444 Million.

I’m too lazy to look it up. They were all on AHL deals previously, right?

Gotta think that kyrou ones not 1 for 1, especially with peterka's contract demands. Also doesn't really fix the rather broken defense. I like the player though.

I’m not so sure your definition of cost controlled matches mine. You’d have to still be on your ELC for that, at least in my mind.

Do you mean like Skinner, Mitts and Cozens?

Servalli reporting that Jordan Kyrou was available in exchange for Peterka. So that’s Rossi and Kyrou that we know of

That's what you're missing. You are being fanatic enough but that's not the critical skill needed. At some point you have to be quiet while the adults talk.