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Norris buyout numbers for next summer(link below). If he ends up being out more than 1/2 of this season, I would consider it. Disclaimer…if he is bought out, no doubt he would start dressing for 82 games a year for some other team. 😂 https://puckpedia.com/player/joshua-norris/buyout

Norris is worse than injury prone. He is a china doll. Want to hear what his multi week injury is this time. Muscle tear? Rotator cuff tear? Neck injury? His lower body is fine, so he can skate. Must be something a cortisone shot can’t help. Saw a close up of Norris on the bench shortly after he left the ice. He gave no indication of pain. No wincing, no gritted teeth. Just a blank face.

Tanking for McKenna

Steep price to pay to get rid of Cozens and his cap hit. Is there such a thing in the NHL as a waive/injury settlement?

I’ve seen him enough on the Silver Knights last season and you didn’t even notice him when he was on the ice. Brutal pickup by the Sabres and then you wonder why it’s 14 yrs of no playoffs. I know it’s Hockey Buzz but Tuch possibly to Florida, I know, I know take it with a grain of salt.

I used to be "terrific" on a skateboard till I crashed and broke both legs

What a bunch of lip service BS! He cares so much about winning that he changed nothing in 5 years.

He sticks out on this team like a sore thumb -- an NHL calibre player who plays with obvious heart and desire.

Probably the worst owner in the league

I don't agree about Benson or Zucker. This isn't football.

Benson and Kulich do indeed have top 6 skill, but I am saying legit Top 6, as in no question about it. Benson has 21 goals in his first 146 NHL games. Kulich has 15 goals and 28 points in one NHL season. They have skill but they are not going to be top 6 on good teams. Zucker is a fine player, but he would be a 3rd liner on a good team. People want to win more games right now. They need players that are better right now.

I have stood by the team for the past 25 years, and I have nothing left to give. I have pretty much sold every single Sabres Item that I have except for this clock with a slug logo on it, and a Sabres winter hat. I don’t want to sound like a bandwagon fan, but I think I won’t care about this team until I see them actually make some progress. I have given too much of my time to this team, just for them to waste it I’ll be like that couple that legally separates while they’re in their 30s but Then gets back together in their 50s

He was crashing the net all night and Schneider didn't like it. Neither did Borgen later in the game. Borgen took a penalty for ripping his helmet off. Zucker was a bright spot and he played with emotion. Very few others did.

Benson and Kulich have Top 6 skill and Zucker is a former Top 6 guy. I do agree though that Kevyn blew it.

Only Tage and Tuch are legit Top 6 players. Sorry Kevyn but you blew it again. I think you will see Helenius up by December.

Buffalo center spline is maybe better than Boston's and that is it. And to get there you must include Norris or put Thompson back in place of Norris. I complained about the center spline a lot last season and they replaced Cozen with Norris. That only works if Norris can actually play in the games. McLeod is a 3rd liner that can help top 6 a little bit. Krebs and Kozak are JAGs.

What's the old saying, "The best ability is availability." Josh Norris had a clear, well known medical and injury history. The genius GM with an internet Master's degree with no prior experience as a GM decided this was a good deal for the Sabres. Yikes! Kevyn Adams might be a nice guy, but he is entirely unqualified to be a GM and his record proves it. No opinion, just fact!

How the F**K do you hurt yourself taking a goddamn faceoff? Is this guy made of balsa wood or something? In the history of this sport, how many people have been injured taking a draw without getting touched? This has to be one of the most fragile human beings to ever put on a pair of skates. The Tua of hockey.

Read the ORIGINAL POST. You will see that the ORIGINAL POSTER said the words ONE GAME two times in his first four words. MY response to the OP was literally about ONE GAME, because he made a strong point about this ONE GAME. There are many other threads covering the horrific performances of past 14 seasons.

They have a couple Cups.... but Florida isn't making excuses for Barkov or Tkachuk just yet. During the season I'm sure they'll get a bit of flak when someone says "oh, yeah, we missed Barkov, he's one of the best" when a team reporter asks them a leading question "Normally you'd rely on Barkov in that situation... probably missed him today, huh?"

Not even one whole game. The excuse is taking shape sooner than I thought it would.

I'm not sure it's "people" but I think the so called experts or pundits, and the league promoting talking heads want Detroit to be good again. They want the Yzerplan to work, it's in their interest because then they get to talk about the history and legacy. Any team with a history (a positive history) gets them lots of talking points when they do well. original 6 and all that too. If the Sabres ever do well, all we will hear is how they broke the record losing streak.

That's right. I was positive some other team used Song 2. Maybe not. Once we start seeing backup goalies we'll hear it plenty. (Haven't read the whole thread. Did somebody already make that joke?)

I don't think they are breaking the top 8 standings for the rest of the year. I just can't watch this mess, they are lost, and these injuries will sink them even further.

It's a little bit apples-to-oranges though. Quinn was already on the team and just signed a 2x$3.375M extension. (You can certainly argue about the wisdom of that contract.) Benson was replacing Jost (a waiver claim) and Olofsson (a 7th rounder on the last year of his deal who the coach no longer believed in). I don't think either Östlund or Rosén was beating down the door in dev camp or the preseason. And rushing Helenius is probably the worst thing they can do for him, even if he has the stoutest frame of the 3.