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Savoie was, at best, the 3rd Sabres F prospect prior to this draft and realistically would also be behind Helenius. Getting McLeod and change for him was a very shrewd move. Another one, taking from an area of strength to bolster an area of weakness. That it actually bolstered an area of weakness TODAY AND for the forseeable future, was the only thing that makes the move out of character (to a degree) for Adams to date and is further proof (as if the rest of the revamping of the bottom 6 isn't) that he actually thinks the team should start winning now. (Even though still expect he sees their truly becoming contenders as 1 more year away when Quinn & Peterka start to hit their primes and Power and Byram get that much closer to theirs and guys like Kulich and Johnson are at a point they can step in and be useful immediately.)

Personally expect that the Avs saw they had the top D pairing covered for the next many years and that having a good 2C that could bounce up in a pinch or out to W in a pinch was more valuable than a 3rd future top pairing (or 3 at the likely worst) D-man based on where they are in their current win now mode. Adams saw that he had Thompson, Tuch, Cozens, Peterka, Quinn, and Benson but really didn't have a true 3rd top 4 D-man (Jokiharju plays there but isn't one IMHO and Samuelsson is a defensive D-man that probably is top 4 but can't stay healthy, and even Power, their 2nd top 4 D-man, is barely out of his teens). So, they had enough bodies to play the top 6 well and had a 3C that didn't really play as well in a 3C role as he would in a 2C role; but were lacking in top 4 D-men. Enter the elusive true "hockey trade." Whether Byram ends up the right guy for the top 4 remains to be seen. He very well could be. But the Avs traded from a position of strength to fill a weakness and the Sabres did likewise. My personal beef with the trade is that the Sabres traded away a guy entering his prime for one at least 2 years still removed from being to that point. And Power will never be a bruiser nor have even the snarl that Dahlin has; but Lidstrom wasn't a bruiser nor had the snarl and he was one of the best. Power will still get better. How much better? No data.

Most likely. Might want to check the Red Wings feed; but that is likely restricted to MI.

But, until that brainfart from the OC, they were getting back into that game. They didn't need to play perfect over the last 22 or so minutes; just keep playing like they had the previous 10 would've been enough.

Forcing STHers to buy tix to the games is pretty bad. But, if they did the PS at neutral site games, it would be better.

They play 6 PS games EVERY year lately. It's not like this year is a significant aberation with the extra game against Munich.

Wadr, game wasn't lost on those 1st 3 series. Game was lost on the bizarre trick play that nearly got Allen killed. Bills scored on their 1st drive of the 1/2; Jackson was on the ropes with 2 horrible drives to start the 2nd half following his fumble near the end of the 1st half; and the Bills were driving again. Just keep doing what you're doing at that point. Expecting that was a learning moment for Brady and expect he learned what he needed to from that. That got the Ravens fired back up and the game was all but over after they scored to go up by 18 on that followup drive late in the 3rd. Allen is very good late in games; Jackson, not so much. The Bills should've just kept doing what they were doing and let the 2nd half snowball in their favor as much as the 1st half did for Baltimore.

Was wondering why Johnson had been listed as one of the 7 D on the roster against the BJs and then didn't play. If it's dtd, expecting (hoping) it can't be too serious. If they're going to split the G's again with both getting time, am not expecting a W even with it being Detroit's AHL squad primarily too.

What part of "VERY well endowed" was the confusing part? 😉

The BJ's didn't show up in the 3rd, at least no more than they'd done so in the 1st 2 periods. The problem is Sandstrom showed up in the 3rd. Well, he arrived in the 3rd, pretty sure they're STILL waiting for him to show up.

Not sure if anybody noticed, but Hutton falling apart coincided almost exactly with that Tredavious White Louisiana School of Goaltending skit. Correlation, not necessarily causation. But, just sayin'.

Umm, you mean Jacksonville?

Their GT analytics team keeps thinking it's finding diamonds in the rough but they all seem to be Herkimer diamonds. (referring to the reclamation projects they go after not Anderson or Reimer (or even Levi who was definitely not a reclamation project))

The way he's played in his 2 stints between the pipes, would not expect that to still be the expectation. Houser is better than him. 2-1 good guys.

Wouldn't be surprised if Houser beats Sandstrom out as the backup without playing ANY games. Wonder how Sandstrom will like Jacksonville? The way he's playing, he'll be lucky to be the Ice Men's starter by the time TC is done.

Jobst making it a 2 goal game. He and Helenius should both be fun to watch in Ra-cha-cha this year. Hopefully Sandstrom is nowhere near that game. Would be nice to see the Sabres go 6-1-0 in the preseason to go with the 2-0-0 start in the RS before they even get to the legit home opener.

Yes. We are. Thus the statement "while they're still showing Monahan on the Scoreboard." And Sandstrom gives up another one. Guess we should call him Sievestrom.

It's what you get when you grab a non-Russian former Phlyers goalie. The curse of Pelle Lindbergh is real.

Great <_< f'n camera work. BJ's score while they're still showing Monahan on the Scoreboard. 4-2 bad guys. Wonder if Sandstrom is going to get yanked. Probably not because they need to get him going for the Amerks as the backup, presumably. But he's the only Sabre goalie so far this preseason to look bad.

So, did somebody from the BJ's production staff write these 3 "songs" they keep endlessly playing during every TV stoppage? Play something different; ANYTHING different. They're insidious. Nuts. Monahan picking up a rebound for the BJ's 1st non-PP goal. 3-2 BJ's.

Monahan from K Johnson on the PP. 2-2. And to @shrader, yes, Metza is not listed as one of the Sabres 50 bodies. So, not ALL of them are going to the AHL. 😉 Pretty sure they're afraid the few remaining BJ fans would slash their wrists the way the off-season has been going if they told them there aren't ANY NHLers on this "Sabres" roster.

Rosen just cleared the puck over the glass. BJ's to the PP again.

Rosen stoned on the breakaway. Sabres swapped to Sandstrom for the 3rd period between the pipes.

Good question. Apparently these guys hung a snow man on the Caps last night. So, maybe those people who in the late 70's said the Habs farm club could beat the Caps or Scouts in a playoff series might've been right. 😉

Probably why that thread is still on the 2nd page and this one is on page 3. 😉