North Buffalo

interesting idea...

Not sure if there is a spot for him til maybe either Quinn is traded or gets healthier and someone else is moved.

Östlund has speed good passer if only guys with him could shoot.

How UPL cant read a play

Yeh even young prospect goalies on other teams are tough... was think more about chasing one of them... not sure who though... Dipietro or Primeau looking at stats only...

What about Jackson Smith, Sabres need D more than forwards... called up Östlund, Helenius scored a hatty in Rochester last night, Kozak Greenway and Norris out... Kulich looking the part... Rousek and Rosen still in Rochester.... Sabres arent needing forwards... top defender and top goalie are biggest needs and I would argue goalie is priority number 1, but no idea how to judge one because they are so difficult to predict.

Not sure but gotta be the right price

Östlund needs better O guys setting up Mal and Laf with great passes is almost futile... still great passing.

PS I am ok with Sabres losing but playing decent... this year doesnt matter and Tampa is a good team.

Making sure Sabres pick before Bastan who won tonight.

Docker has been a good defender and helps stabilize D probable long term 5-6 seems to help Power

How does Östlund look? Hard to tell watching vid... except he has some speed.

Big test Saturday against hot Lightening team with 4 rest days... may be interesting revenge game for Tampa

Priorities to add this year and its not easy... a number 1 goalie and a nother top 4 big tough D man who can skate and isnt an idiot.

I think that Sabres need to organize better off season workouts or at least have some off season program and monitor each guy and track them... Quinn's issue was achilles during work out and then regaining confidence on how much he could push himself...

Maybe... Sabres need to add top 4 D not replace... now if you can trade Power in addition in a hockey trade sure...

But he brings in a top 4 physical D you have to consider him or maybe Quinn.

Totally forgot about Greenway... but with young guys improving... Greenway healthy is good depth and physical change of pace... guess you could trade a forward if return D is the right player... Use our first rounder this year as currency too unless its one of the big physical first rounders and consider trading one of the young guys in the AHL

Im not sure you trade a forward... Bryson and Clifton are deal sweeteners... current forwards can score... D is the problem and goaltending

If necessary keep Muel... Clifton 7th man and the above isnt horrible... yeh Bryson just isnt big enough... still would love it if Adams traded 1st rounder for an established D man and signed Ekblad...

Kozak, Krebs, Kulich and Benson growing their games... the additions of Zucker, Malenstyn, Laferty and McCleod... Quinn finally playing better and Peterka growing up with Tuch and Thompson... Im ok with the forwards... D is another story... gotta get better on D...

interesting discussion... 10 games left... Sabres still technically not out of the playoffs... yet they are... so Im in the camp of why not give a couple of the best players on the Amerks a couple games and see how they fare... play them against playoff teams that need points.

And as we have all seen... Often D take a long time to come into their own... not wuite like goalies but not unheard of

Keep drafting them till you find one or even two