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For kids playing in NA only 18 & 19 year olds can have their ELC slide a year (or 2). Quinn is too old for that to happen.

Really? Looks back the the drafting record of the Botterill led Sabres. Dylan Cozens, check. Umm, ...

And it would be great to have him back in the or-gan-I-zay-shun, but just don't see it happening. He's been an assistant at the NHL level and has now coached a very successful CHL squad. Have to believe there is an opening either at HC in the AHL/college for which a team would be lucky to land him or an NHL assistant coaching vacancy. We aren't even to the start of the league year yet; can't believe all the chairs have been taken in the game of musical chairs. If he doesn't get one of those other offers, could see Ra-cha-cha being very appealing to him; but can't see it being appealing if he has other (better) options.

No, that's what the thought was he was disputing. He wanted them both playing in the same games.

Interesting how Adams keeps landing his guy even when he can't trade up to get him.

Several reasons, but the biggest being you burn a year of each of their ELCs the moment they step on the ice in the 10th game.

Had heard some people had seen Carl the Groundskeeper lurking nearby.

Most likely it is Rousek. But, there will be an open competition at camp and considering the timing and the time that Quinn will be out, it gives Savoie &/or Benson their absolute best shot at getting a look after camp closes. That there are a ton of home games to start the year makes it more possible that they'd "waste" a roster spot on having an extra kid up getting that 9 game look-see. Not much fear of getting caught short handed due to an injury when Ra-cha-cha is just over an hour away. Rousek won't slot into Quinn's spot on the 2nd line. Savoie &/or Benson could slot in there (at least in the 1st 40 minutes of games). Mainly just playing devil's advocate here to the suggestion that 1 of Savoie or Benson could get their 9 game look because of the injury. If one gets it, don't see why the other wouldn't as well.

Training mishap. No details beyond that.

Doubt he does make the team even with Quinn out. But IF they're giving Savoie a 9 game look at the beginning of the season AND as those that watched Winnipeg play universally say that Benson was better; then wtf wouldn't they also let Benson earn 9 games (if he in fact is good enough to earn the look see)? And prior to the 2 game AHL stint, was expecting Savoie to get that look see, but he'll have to play much better in camp to earn a short stay with the big club. So, it's possible neither earns a 9 game tryout; but wouldn't rule out allowing both of them to at least get a few games. Almost all the Sabres early games are in Buffalo. It'd be very easy to call somebody up if there's an injury as this would essentially have them keeping 1 spare D on the team and 1 spare F on the team. (Wouldn't put both Savoie and Benson in the same game unless they're really lighting it up.)

And you only play 1 of them in any particular game. (That's how you're rolling the coverage of the Quinn roster spot out for 18 games.)

Keep 7 D-men and 14 F's. If an injury happens, somebody else can get called up. Easy-peazy. Where do they play? F on any of the 2nd - 4th lines.

Why not keep both of them in Buffalo for their 9 game tryouts which gets you through nearly 1/4 of the season before they have to go back and about then Quinn should be ready and if he isn't then Kulich gets his look. Washington won't be happy about it, but tough noogies.

Thank the Lord that the draft comes before FA. Would hate to see an essentially tradeless draft. 😉 Clearly the fun of the moves that happen at the draft is worth not knowing what your team looks like heading into the current season and also not knowing what contracts you're currently locked into for the next 2+ years out.

Not if they don't fix the %$%@##@$ selection process for the ASG. Now the end of season AS 1st & 2nd teams, heck yeah!

The team wears blue as its primary color at home. These guys are all diminutive. Smurfs, right?

And saw he'd gotten lit up in his previous start. Baseball can be a fickle game.

Yeah, Benson and Michkov both could really be studs that slid out of the top 5. Don't follow juniors/the draft nearly enough to have an expert opinion on it, but it sure seems that Adams and crew at a minimum bought the right lottery tickets. Would be awesome to see 3 or 4 of them hit.

OMG. WTF are they drafting LHD when they already have a glut plus Hannifan is on the way?!?!?!? They didn't select a SINGLE RW the ENTIRE draft. That pipeline is hosed!!!!!! /sarcasm

But don't see Quinn's injury affecting whether they go for a Compher or not. And personally have been advocating for a Compher type for a while (though not necessarily him per se) but still expect that's 4th on the shopping list and don't have a good feel for whether Adams will bring somebody like that in or not. And could see where this does keep Olofsson on the roster to start the year (though by no means expect that's a given; just don't see his getting traded as being a given anymore and it almost assuredly was a given 48 hours ago). Going with the devil they know rather than one they don't. Plus, unlikely as it may be, knowing he was on his way out of town but getting a reprieve MIGHT (possibly?) get him back to focusing on the little things he doesn't do particularly well to at least get them to adequate. If he could be adequate in his own end (and 2 seasons ago he was while working through the hand/wrist injury) maybe he bought himself a few more months in B&G.

1st off, that was already covered with the possibility they don't want to waste assets (and the 3rd listed was $$$) to pick up a guy they'll only need for a month or 2 in all likelihood. You're going to go and pay big bucks for a FA just so the Sabres have Quinn's 1-2 month absence covered? IMHO that simply doesn't make much, if any, sense.

Nah, he would've gotten the upstairs bedroom window. 😉

Yep. Adams definitely has a type. But he isn't locked into a particular body type. As long as they're skilled, competitive, and smart (and would add a leader as well) he wants them all.

Yes, Dahlin will have a new contract that runs from '24-'25 - '31-'32 (maybe only through '30-'31 but am expecting 8 years). But that has ZERO to do with what he gets paid in '23-'24 nor his cap hit for '23-'24. The NHL is not the NFL and contracts are set in stone after they are approved by the NHL unless the player walks away or the NHL buys it out/terminates it for cause. None of those will affect his current contract.

Or, not trading him says they're down a middle 6 scoring winger and they aren't convinced any of the kids looking to grab a spot are ready to do so and they don't want to waste assets (whether it be in players, draft capital, just $'s or a combo to fill that spot for a couple of months) at present. Altering plans due to events changing doesn't necessarily mean that management has changed its overall plan nor vision of how to get there. Heck, maybe coming this close to being a former Sabre ends up Olofsson's come to Jesus moment and he bears down more on the smaller aspects of the game and becomes the player that Granato keeps telling us he can be. Should he be on the roster in October, he can always still get traded after Quinn comes back or after they decide one of the kids IS ready for that sort of usage. EDIT: & btw, still expect him to be traded. Just don't see it as a slam dunk anymore. Would've had it at 98% certainty he's gone; would now put it at about 55%.