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  2. GDT: 12/31/2022, 1:00 PM ET: 🏒 Buffalo Sabres @ Boston Bruins; MSG, WGR

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    13 minutes ago, matter2003 said:

    Tage making people look silly in close again...it's unreal how good he is at using his long reach in close to deke people down to the ground and then go around them to get a near empty net

    In the 1/4 second I had to realize who had the puck I knew the move that TNT was to put on Swayman. It's easy to say that the GT should expect that move but there really is no defense for that with TNT's reach.

  10. GDT: Red Wings @ Sabres 7 pm 12/29/22 TV: MSG and Radio: WGR55

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    3 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

    Yup and Buffalo is dumb giving Thompson an extension based on 1 year and Samuelsson an extension cuz he didn't even score a goal yet. 

    I don't think we can expect TNT to keep up his scoring pace throughout the year but he doesn't need to in order to be worth way more than his contract. Most people probably thought that contract was a gamble when it was announced. It's the kind of move a great GM makes based on real belief in a player and confidence with his standing with the organization. Great contract with Samuelson of course but that deal was less of a gamble.

  20. Is Kevyn Adams doing anything?

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    2 hours ago, Thorny said:

    I actually meant to type “majority” of games which I believe to be the case, definitely. We’ve seen more backups than starters by a decent margin I believe. If someone has the actual numbers / can correct me that’d be swell - only basing this off memory 

    From what I can see it’s actually a significant majority 

    So, the team that prior to Christmas was the highest scoring team in the NHL was mostly getting backup goalies? That's a head scratching approach that one would think was being done either out of ignorance or they were simply throwing in the towel knowing that they were going to lose. 

    BN article had Tuch at 73 points over his first 82 games with the Sabres. Sneaky production, eh?

     

     

  21. Sabres Predictions for the New Year

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    On 12/27/2022 at 12:25 PM, GASabresIUFAN said:

    Luke Schenn and he is certainly available.  Nick Jensen.  Jan Ruuta.  Jake McCabe, although that bridge is probably burned.  

    Not to beat a dead horse but the Sabres don't need anything more on defense than a couple of veteran stay at home guys that won't break the bank but not those that will come in for the minimum. If Jake McCabe can still play at the level he was playing when he left then he's the kind of guy I'm talking about. I don't recall any major animosity when he left that would preclude his return. 

  22. Sabres Predictions for the New Year

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    4 hours ago, Marvin said:

    In the Buffalo News earlier, Lance Lysowski wants the shiny new toy in Jacob Chychrun.  I really would prefer other NHL defencemen who won't cost that much.  I would rather have better depth.

    It seems to me that the Sabres are in a really good position as far as it goes to fill out and upgrade their defensive corps and can do it without spending an inordinate amount of money. D-men with great offensive skills and the ability to run the power play are the costliest and most difficult to obtain. We have two of them that are homegrown with the potential to be Norris candidates. Dahlin is due for a big contract soon while Power is pretty much cost controlled for several years unless the team and he chooses to sign early to a moderately priced contract. Joki has the potential to be a solid top 4 while Samuelson is signed long term and is an ideal partner for Dahlin and/or Power. Boosh is thought to be the type of defenseman that we need but hasn't been on the ice enough to prove that.

    Anyway, what the Sabres need to round out their defense are not bigtime offensive playmakers but solid, experienced defensemen who are best in their own end. These are the kind of players that mostly come available in free agency or sometimes at the trade deadline and don't cost a fortune. The Sabres do not need to pick up high priced D-men that cost a lot in trade capital to build themselves a top notch back end. They can build that kind of a defense by being smart with their money and leaving a healthy amount available to pay their promising group of forwards and additions to the goaltending. 

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  25. Complaint Thursdays

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    10 hours ago, Huckleberry said:

    Lost my mom yesterday, only 67 years.   Had a bleeding in her brain on 4 december.   First weeks she could stil move and talk but after that it just got worse.  
    I learned a lot , too much about the human brain in 2 weeks.

    Left side of brain was completely gone, and right side 60 % gone, we had to take her of life support and let her go.   Going to miss you mom 😞 

    One thing I did notice, a lot of lonely people in hospitals, 6 beds in our ICU ward and always same 3 that had visitors everyday.

    Sorry for your loss. If I've learned anything from the loss of a loved one is it doesn't get better like some people think. It gets easier.

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