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Thought that was the case as of last season. Florida and somebody else had 10 year droughts. Thought the Sabres were "special" with turning it up to an 11.

Realize that other goalies have been had cheaper. Few, if any of those, have been 1 of the best 3 goalies in the game and still under contract for multiple years. He wouldn't be on the market because he absolutely wants out; he'd be on the market because they're retooling and are very high on Askarov. Thing is, they can retool and bring Askarov in while Saros is still there. The Sabres didn't get rid of Miller while he still had term left even though they were in the midst of a scorched earth tank. They only traded him when he was on the verge of becoming an UFA. IMHO the only way Saros gets traded now is if it's a "wow, we can't believe what we're getting offered for him" type of deal. They don't NEED to trade him. Not yet, at any rate.

Really don't see Adams trading for a goalie. Not with Levi so close to being ready to be the man. Do expect a FA brought in, and the hope here is they can convince Varlamov to sign. Not a fan of Andersen and don't know Hill's body of work well enough to have an opinion on him. As for Ra-cha-cha, IF he can clear waivers (a big if) they have the guy that's better than Subban - Comrie (unless he's traded and UPL is the one that gets kept, then they have UPL (but he probably wouldn't clear)).

This. So much this. Really want Varlamov brought in. He'd be ideal in that he can be the #1 if Levi falters and he's used to being the backup. And unlike Saros who would cost a lot in assets, still expect he'd cost Savoie or Kulich and a 1st round pick, he wouldn't be "blocking" Levi if Devon is what we've seen him to be.

Just saw Chicago's 3rd goal. Pittsburgh should be sick. They puked all over themselves.

Thing is, all of the teams that were in the mix with the Sabres had streaks like those 2 that doomed the Sabres. That's why they were where they are. Personally was more frustrated with their efforts and results in the Anderson games against bad teams from January through March. 0-4-1 in those. Make those 3-1-1 or even 2-2-1 and they make the playoffs. Hoping they have a team goal next year of never losing 3 in a row overall nor 2 in a row in regulation at home. If they can keep from building up those long losing skids, they'll be in the playoffs next year. Really expect Adams goal is doing damage in the playoffs next year. After 12 years, will be happy with being there.

They have 1/2 of the goaltending set for next year. They still need to pair Levi with somebody that gives the team a chance to win any given night. Sign Varlamov and then fix the D.

And prior to the lottery, for the draft the Sabres will be seeded between 12 and 16. They currently would have the 13th pick. The Otters could tie the Sabres and the Sabres could pass Pittsburgh and Nashville and tie Calgary. The Otters would have more RW's than the Sabres if they're tied and the Sabres would have more than Calgary if they were tied. So, the Sabres pick will be one of 2-6 and 12-16.

No. The Aisles have the tie break on the Sabres. It is done.

And with Pittsburgh and Buffalo both losing today, the Swamp Cats are in. (They hold the tiebreaker over Pittsburgh should Pittsburgh beat the BJs and Floriday lose to the Canes.) An Aisles win tomorrow and the 8 Eastern Conference teams are set, though seeding can still get changed Thursday. The Pens might not get an opportunity for their game vs the BJ's to matter.

Kyle Okposo - "... we became an actual hockey team this year." Can't argue with that.

And there's actually a very good chance that had they gotten to play C-Bus back when they were supposed to have done so, they'd've actually made it to game 81 before getting eliminated. Baby step. Now, win the next 2 games and get back into the 90's that is the minimum necessary to get into the conversation for the playoffs. It's been too long since they've even been there.

Bummer. Still want to see them win these last 2 games and end on a high note. Not wishing my life away, but very ready to see hockey return in October.

Well, Power definitely got his paradaigm shifted with the SO goal last night. He's shot from everywhere tonight including from outside the blue line.

How did Quinn not score?

Sammy! The Muel!

Shannons.

Actually, saw a guy walking around in 1 of those jerseys and he was wearing the matching "Hat" hat.

Let's go Red Wings! Make Carolina have something to play for when they face Florida!

Could see Comrie having trade value, but UPL almost definitely has more and Comrie also probably has a greater chance of clearing waivers should the Sabres decide to send one of the 2 to Ra-cha-cha. But doubt either will clear waivers; there are always teams looking for goalies.

True. And realize it's a strange time to bring it up as he's actually got a bunch of assists the last 3-4 games but they pretty much are entirely 2ndary assists (with at least a couple (if not several) on zone exits) and the reason it was even brought up was another poster had commented on his shooting or lack thereof.

He passes up those opportunities too. Unless he has an absolute grade A+ opportunity he doesn't shoot. He'll shoot more as he gets confidence in his shot, but right now, he passes up a lot of good opportunities.

Watch for it. Once you see it, you can't unsee it. As flaws in his game go, it's a great one to have, as it is something that will be completely out of his game in 2 years if not even next year. The ones that get fixed simply by growing into a full grown adult when you're 19 or 20 are the easy ones as time fixes them. Not knowing where to be when the other team is cycling or not knowing when to pinch and when not to are way tougher to fix as they require understanding the game at another level. Power doesn't have either of those issues.

No, with Power it isn't simply a case of making sure his shot isn't into a F's shinpads resulting in an odd man rush going the other way. He NEVER shoots unless he's almost in the blue paint or he literally has no other options. He should have at least 3 more shot attempts every game. They lose a lot of opportunities for rebounds because he simply won't shoot. Am at the point where it is really frustrating watching him out there when there is a cycle going because if the puck goes to him even when the shot is the right choice it isn't getting taken.

Am hoping that SO goal gave him the confidence that he can score on NHL goaltending (and a pretty durn good one too). He's got the same disease a lot of the young guys have (nofaithintheirshotitis). He'll shoot more next year and a lot more the year after once he actually feels strong out there, but rignt now he acts like he has a peashooter and refuses to fire unless it is the only option available to him. 30 goal scorer Cozens still suffers from this malady a touch but he definitely had the lightbulb switch on back sometime around early November and now will shoot when in a moderate danger area unless he thinks there's somebody open in a high danger spot.