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Yes but for those of us who rely on “I’ll believe when I see it” the preseason was a bit tenuous.

What player on any roster would want a rebuild?

Well, that’s moly interpretation at least. Appert will probably rotate the boys in frequently especially when the season gets going and bumps and bruises start piling up.

Tough to tell who is pairing 1-4 from this: https://x.com/amerkshockey/status/1711450389436850486?s=46&t=MlZqQ72jOicGxFUY54ofpA

https://twitter.com/amerkspr/status/1711398695877411000?s=46&t=MlZqQ72jOicGxFUY54ofpA A few of the extras sent to J-Ville

I believe Cooley is above Houser on the depth chart

Sure. We just had no idea Donny Meatballs was just experimenting in the exhibition season.

Missed Neuchev and Fiddler-Shultz

Here is my first attempt at lines (I’m sure I’ll screw this up somehow) Forwards Kulich - Biro - Rosen Kisakov - Jobst - Rousek Murray - Kozak - Cederqvist Mersch - Weissbach - Nadeau extra - Warren, Slaggert, Richards, Giroux Defense Johnson - Novikov Clague - Stillman Cecconi- Metsa extra - Jandric, Prow, Davies Goalies Cooley, Tokarski, Houser

Glad to see the Dahlin - Clifton pair was just a weird preseason trial. Man did that suck.

Make sure there’s time to stop and smell the roses.

They don’t elicit a single emotion from me.

There should be some accountability for takes like this. Kid blows out his knee his first game. You owe $50,000.

That’s what the 9 game trial is for?

Erik Johnson = Sabres Craig Muni I don’t know I just figured I’d stick with the comp of current Sabres to former Eulers/ Sabres players.

I think you are right with the Bills staying in house to cure their injury woes. One name tossed out on the interwebs was Levi Wallace. He’s familiar with the concepts, players and coaches. Pittsburgh looks like they are spiraling. So I guess it’s possible although probably not very likely.

Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner. The owners can’t help reaching into the till when the register is open. No matter the consequences. They get $$$$ blinded. A league that continues to find new ways to piss off their current fanbase without generating any new fans.

This is the fan perspective. GMs don’t think like us. He has to weigh prospect upside, organizational commitment to this player (a lot of time and money have been spent tying to get this kid to learn to man the crease professionally), and also organizational depth. They don’t have a lot in the system after the 3 currently on the roster.

Correct. Contract year for him. No opportunity to even play regularly here.

They don’t even use the word injury. Oh yeah he’s got an upper body. 🙈

Great night to take in the BJs

Here’s how I see it unfolding. Benson gets games 1-9, Savioe fully healed from injury gets 10-18, Kane signs before game 19, Olofsson traded once Kane is a Sabre. Although this doesn’t account for Quinn… Just so everyone knows, I’m joking, mostly…

Honestly, I want every player to hit and fight. That isn’t going to happen in 2023’s NHL. I’ve come around, even since I posted this on July 10th. Kevyn knows the team needs toughness. He’s attempted to address it with Stillman, Greenway, Clifton and Erik Johnson. In today’s anti-pugilistic climate, that may be enough. Our beloved Dylan Cozens has taken on a papa bear sorta mentality on the team. I’d rather him not drop the gloves to rough up other teams goons. He’s too good for that. You can’t deny our team is almost entirely high skill, low physicality players. That’s fine…for now. I wish our role players like Girgs, Okie, and Jost were more like a traditional checking line with bruisers. I wish Alex Tuch would assert himself more physically as he has the physique. I hope Power incorporates more physical play into his game to make him even more effective. They have some big bodies but they aren’t traditional heavy players. They are high skill players. Might be good enough, at least for the regular season. I know Kevyn has his eye on it, so hopefully if they still get pushed around this season , he does more to address it.