Palm Trees And Taxes

I know its early but UPL's numbers looking sadly like they will fit the big team all too well

In a perfect world I would love to see that happen. But it all depends how Jack really feels about being here long term etc.

Watching and listening to Dylan Cozens puts me so much more at ease about thinking about the idea that the Sabres could/should trade Jack Eichel. Very confident in Cozens and his abilities and can easily see him as the face and leader of this franchise. Imagine what the Sabres could get for Eichel to build the pieces around Cozens. I am 100000000000 percent on board with this.

Lose Lose Lose Fire Kreuger and call Claude Julien and see if he wants the gig and get it done

The 38 year old Mike Smith is now 6-0 with a sub 2.00 GAA and a .935+ SV%. If the Oilers keep finding this kind of goaltending, watch out

Unless the Sabres eat a good amount of the contract

I agree that Skinner may not be doing what the coach is asking him to do, but my biggest issue with Kreuger is he seems to want to fit players into what he wants to do, and I find that the best coaches make their system work best for what they have. Skinner has 3 30+ goal season and 1 40 goal season, make something that brings out the best in Skinner. Based on this alone,I have lost a lot of love for Kreuger.

'There is nothing that he will see from a press box that he hasn't seen for 600 games on the ice' 'Even Jeff Skinner playing well will not be a productive goal scorer with Curtis Lazar and Riley Sheahan' Best lines about Jeff Skinner from Yost. ALso I have to wonder if Terry has said something, he cant be pleased investing this much $ and looking this bad about it

Did I see this correctly that the Buffalo Sabres scored not 1....but 2 goals 5X5???

Maybe we have all been a little too hard on the Sabres this week given what they have been through with the COVID pause and illnesses affecting the team in several instances. This season so far has pretty much been a pointless exercise, and the Sabres have to be careful on how to assess certain players because of this.

I agree with you. I think the biggest thing that Sabres management and fans need to realize is: Forget the generational talent talk with Dahlin. We need to answer can Dahlin be a legit top pairing defenseman in the NHL for years to come and produce say 50-60 point seasons, and not the 70-80 point seasons a lot of us dreamed about when Rasmus was drafted? And also, when Rasmus needs to be signed this off-season, what is the term and years we should give? I wouldn't give Dahlin 8 seasons, a 5 year bridge deal is the path I would choose.

Dahin was showing great strides under Housley, under Krueger Dahlin has been a complete disaster.

5-1 Caps Next.

Agree completely. Watching Florida/Carolina on NHL Network now and i hate to say it but Carolina looks like a legit SC contender. Necas very underrated player, Aho is a legit elite star in the making. Jordan Staal is so good too.

Look at the bright side: At least a good amount of posters here who probably go to games aren't losing a lot of $ on this product.

This franchise is a complete disgrace. I miss the COVID pause.

I agree, I still think the utilization of Skinner is more the problem, I still think he can be 'somewhat salvaged' and be a 30 goal guy and not make the contract look as incredibly bad as it does right now. This team to me just lacks a true pulse, lack of physicality and grit is overwhelming IMO.

I want to know what has Ralph Kruger proven to earn a PROMOTION upstairs?

Another night to find alternative options rather then watch a 5-2 loss.

Agree 10000000 percent. I start watching this team and then I start thinking 'maybe I can do some things around the house' and barely watch. This team is infected with Eichel-15 and as of now it has taken on many strands. I'm sorry but I am tired of Eichel. Move on from him NOW. Eichel is a great talent that will not equate to many wins. He should have not been handed the captaincy so quick and easy. It almost feels like Buffalo bends over backwards because they fear so badly that they will upset him and he will want to leave. Something stinks with this roster, and you have to look at the top. While Eichel has big trade value, move him. Move Ristolalinen. Heck, even move Dahlin at this point. Taylor Hall: Nice idea but this could be a blessing in disguise. Move him and get what you can and do NOT fall for that trick and sign him long term like they did Jeff Skinner. Hire a real Team President, allow the GM to do the dirty work and build this franchise CORRECTLY up and down. Enough IS enough.

So are the Sabres set to play next week On Monday is this official assuming nothing goes sideways?

When Columbus acquired Laine I really wondered if this would be a situation where Columbus them flips Laine to a team who wants to win now to get more assets and then Laine picks his destination for 2021-2022 and beyond. Hearing Tort might be on thin ice on Columbus, if o I hope Adams gets on the horn, makes Kruger Prez and hires Torts as the coach in Buffalo.

I only go back to the mid 80's and cant speak to the 70's Sabres but I always enjoy and appreciate reading about them. For me its 2 and its very close: 1999: Jason Wooley and the 'hockey shot heard round the world' in the Stanley Cup Finals and the Sabres went up 1-0 against Dallas 2006: Jason Pominville and the 'these guys are good, scary good' and beating Ottawa in 5: At that moment Buffalo was a hockey crazed town again and I think a lot of us felt looking at who was left in the playoffs that the Sabres have a very strong shot to win the Cup.

I remember when I think it may have been Jeremy White on WGR who was screaming to the mountaintops that the Sabres should have offer sheeted David Pastrnak when the Bruins were 'on the ropes' with their cap. Opportunity missed at the time and I feel that way even more now. EDIT: Of course we will never know if Pasta would have even signed it anyway

I do understand and also I think we had our GM's reversed timeline wise: JBot with the way he wanted to rebuild the team would have been better to have as the GM the year before we drafted Eichel, because we would not have made deals for guys like Kane, OReilly etc, tanked AGAIN in Eichel's rookie year and maybe the Sabres land Laine or even Matthews (instead of Nylander who was a waste) the year after the Eichel tank. THEN after JBot built the roster through the draft, THEN bring in a guy like Tim Murray to be more aggressive to help the team for the now.