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Mike Foligno is a bigger reach than Mike Peca. 30 goals + and/or 60pts + four times in his career. He was a first line player for a good chunk of his time.

Jordan Greenway .

Grier is a much more reasonable expectation than Peca.

You gotta consider that most players don’t hit their ceilings. We do this so often. It’s where the whole “concept of”. SS meme came from. What’s an 80% of ceiling look like? That’s much more likely.

I still grimace every time I see Quinn in a mock lineup. He so needed to be packaged up for a top 6 vet.

Are you predicting McKenna will be a greedy, selfish, no loyalty player because he is leaving the WHL for a paycheck like you did for Matthews?

Aggregators, that’s a newly discovered species in the Central American rainforests, no?

This delves into an area of significant discomfort for me. I realize they were acquitted, and that means they are free to live their lives as free men. But that doesn’t change my discomfort given the nature of the charges. If the Sabres signed any of them I would not complain. But I wouldn’t celebrate it either. I would need some getting used to time. And frankly, they would need to be model citizens for a bit before I warmed up any. Thats just me. No judgement on any else’s opinions on this. It is also dependent on what other info may come out in the future.

Rule of 4 at this point. Ozzy Malcolm Jamal Warner (Cosby Show) Chuck Mangione Hulk Hogan

Like I said in the Ozzy thread, another character from my past has gone.

Thorny the Nickleaire

Metal is full of cartoons. The image I am using is an example, Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead. He didn’t have Ozzy’s fame, but he probably out punched Ozzy for living the heavy metal lifestyle.

Sabres goaltending probably has the lowest floor. Probably not the lowest ceiling.

I am not sure it is possible to have a conversation this nuanced on the internet and have it be productive.

I think we all understand that at a minimum Tuch and Thompson are on the verge of demanding a trade if the team does not win this season. Wouldn’t be surprised if Dahlin is added to that list. I think it is fair to say the situation here has reached crisis stage. There is no data at all suggesting that Power and Quinn (at least, and an argument can be made for Benson too if he is to be used in a top 6 role) are at a point where the team can count on them to positively contribute to making the playoffs this year. Your stubbornness regarding these prospects would put this team back into teardown mode if they cannot take the next step, because it would result in us losing at least 2 of the core players on the roster. It is unnecessary risk given they are assets that could be moved for players that have proven they can perform at a playoff level. I agree with Thorny. As much as you say you dislike KA as a GM, you would operate similarly.

We are outraged?

I agree with this part 100%, and it is also why I am so flabbergasted by your insistence upon strictly limiting who you are willing to move to get the team winning right away. Your understanding that losing is driving players wanting to leave, and players refusing to come here, is incongruent with your stance on refusing to move certain players to drive immediate improvement.

Whatever, Trad-Boomer.

You are relying on hope that they get to the performance level needed to get in the playoffs. Where there is no evidence or data, there is only hope.

Hope is not a plan.

So, if the team we have can’t win, and you refuse to even consider moving the young players we aren’t winning with to obtain good older players that know how to win, how do you expect this team to start winning? Power off limits Benson off limits Quinn off limits Kulich off limits? Is Helenius off limits too? That pretty much leaves us no quality ammunition to trade for good experienced players. You are dooming us to repeat what already didn’t work.

Before Peterka’s wishes became public knowledge was he on your hell no list? Don’t say no to a trade until you see what’s coming back.

Did you get that impression from the pic above, or something else?

Was Peterka a hell no player for you?

You seem woke in a different direction. And leave that horse ***** out of an Ozzy tribute thread.