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I thought I was alone in a crowd here. I wasn't much of a Larsson fan either. I felt like his “success” was the product of artificially low expectations in the aftermath of the tank. I think Asplund is similar. I almost choked on my coffee the first time a poster claimed Asplunds play was Selke worthy. I don’t see it. I think at best he’s an intelligent player that knows to play within himself and tends to be well positioned. But thats about it.

Last year on this site there was a very vigorous defense of VO as a two way player. Now he’s a reason why we get caved in? I’m not convinced VO is the correct target. VO needs a decent center to succeed. Sure, that makes him somewhat limited in how we can use him, but thats on the roster builder, not VO. Mitts… there is the correct target. We’ve been waiting for what, 3 seasons now? for his game to mature? Its not happening. Mitts is breaking in his make or break season. IMO it is time to cut rope with Mitts and go out and get a middle of the road 2C that can make space and set up VO.

Enough of them do, but she’ll complain about the cost of living in Switzerland for sure.

Thats what I get for not looking at the Y axis closely. Interesting that at all age groups forwards never, on average, have a positive change.

I guess the point about players at 18 producing more than players at age 26 is due to the very small number of exceptionally skilled players that play at 18 have better average stats than the much larger population of players at average much lower skill at age 26. More of the same at 20, although the number of players at 20 is higher. Reverse of the same at 40 over 35 as theorized in a previous post. I mean, Jagr and who in recent memory. Thornton? Really small but highly skilled sample size at 40.

I would absolutely offer Krebs as part of a package for Chykrun. Id offer Mitts too but I doubt AZ has any interest in him due to age and contract status. And I think we have plenty of forward depth in the pipeline to offer one of our farmhands. Krebs, one of our prospects, and a top 10 protected first? I don’t know if AZ bites on that, likely depends on the specific prospect. I’m not terribly fussy about which one. Obviously you start the negotiations low, but We are loaded with youth at forward. I think we’re at a time where it makes sense to cash in on what we have to fill some very specific needs.

I don’t understand your take at all. Sabres sign Sheahan. Players around the league shrug. Sabres start season with mediocre results. Players around the league shrug. Sabres claim player off waivers that will marginally improve team talent. Players around the league shrug. Sabres waive Sheahan because Jost pushes him one slot further down the lineup. Players understand that every one of them is at risk of this happening to them eventually. Sheahan refuses to report to AHL and Sabres agree to release him from his contract. Players- yep, teams will do that. I don’t see any possible way this reflects badly on Buffalo. Sheahan signed a 2 way deal, was displaced by the addition of a more talented player, he’s waived and sent down, refuses to report, Sabres release him. All of these were common, standard transactions. No promises were broken (it was a 2 way deal afterall). Noone was treated unfairly.

Mercury Wails

He’s clearly looking to get out of an AHL assignment. No doubt he chose to sign here believing he had at least the 13th forward spot locked up. I’m sure he’s regretting signing somewhere that results in an AHL assignment.

That felt like a measuring stick game. And the Sabres were more than the measure. That one felt good. I still don’t trust UPL. There was something about his game that seemed more fortunate than anything. Having UPL in net for more than a few games is scary to me.

A tale of two games. Sabres jumped all over the Habs in the first few minutes. I know the announcers were taking some flak on this thread, but after those first few minutes I saw what they saw, a Sabres team on their heels and struggling badly with Montreals forecheck. Fortunately for us, Montreal couldn’t cash in their best chances. Im not sure what happened in the 3rd. I missed the whole period. But it sounded like they had a similar start to the 1st and it was all over but the crying afterward. Mule…… Gawd I love him on this roster.

Might Watch.

I don’t know how it isn’t self evident that this many rookies and 2nd yr players is a recipe for disaster.

Slumps can last a decade?

Fixed.

It isn’t different. As Thorny so aptly said, and bumped, the team won’t start winning until the expectation is to win, period. Until then,

Already? It’s been over a decade of this.

I’m out. Lol

PTR says you’re a bad fan. Won’t subsidize his season tix.

Working that option too. The alternative is a Friday night in Charlotte.

Trying to get a flight into Rochester tomorrow since Buffalo’s airport sure as hell won’t be open. Seats on flights to Roc have become quite scarce it seems……

The last 2 seasons I’ve wanted to take the Sabres age distribution and compare it to every playoff team from the previous season to show the point that yes, Ethel, we have too many kids, and not enough diversity on this roster to think we can contend for a playoff spot. We are too monolithic. Alas, I are lazy and haven’t made that post.

Casualty of tank warfare.