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Thanks for the reminder. Dylan Cozens has hit career highs in goals, assists and points already - 14/26/40 - before he finished half a season. Dude is 21. Only 6 Sabres have ever put up 70 points in a U22 season. Only 2 have put up 80. Eichel had 64 in 67 games in year 3. Cue @Brawndo and his John Malkovich gif.

I chuckled at that too. I think they were trying to emphasize that Roth was not Kevyn’s boss, but the way it came out is probably more realistic.

Dahlin and Samuelsson have been switching sides throughout the game on a pretty regular basis when they play together. Power has done the same when he’s not with Joki (Clague most notably) Donnie seems to frequently double-shift one of the top 3 with one of the bottom 3 with no regard to hands.

Johnson is never going to run an NHL PP. He might PK though. He projects to be Jokiharju and having those two trade off the #4 slot would put team and player in a great position to succeed. Dahlin, Sammy and Power have all shown no notable drop-off on their off-hand so far, so I’m not sure handedness is going to be an issue.

My favourite thing about this list is Dahlin getting the recognition he deserves.

Power is 10, Quinn 31, Kulich 47, Mule 48, Peterka 52, Krebs 76, Savoie 81, Östlund 141, Rosen 145 and Levi 151. That's 12 of the 154 listed,7 of them in the top 52.

Guess we like Corey again? https://theathletic.com/4046339/2023/01/17/nhl-players-prospects-ranking-young/ Dahlin tops the list. Cozens — who he calls a 1C and a future Selke candidate — is 5th, behind Hughes, Stutzle and Svechnikov. The were ranked 7 and 13 in the summer.

Or blow their doors off. Fill the net and laugh at them. Works just as well.

The worst thing about this game was that Florida continues to have no respect for us whatsoever and we gave them no reason to change.

Hasn't been a team that has made the Sabres look worse than Florida has over the past year or two. I'm looking at this one as a test, regardless of what the standings say.

To me, a 5 is a 1-way guy you can’t play in certain situations - has good qualities, but also situations where he’s overmatched: Jason Woolley, springs to mind. I think Joki is more well-rounded than that.

To me, the difference between Jokiharju and the next guy on the depth chart is huge. He can play in all situations, with any teammate and against any competition. No, he won’t shine, but he will usually hold his own and he won’t be overmatched in the way we’ve seen Bryson and Clague and Lyubushkin at times. He’s the definition of a competent #4 and continues to be unappreciated.

I think the best thing that can happen is UPL continues winning games and cements himself as a legit #1.

Not sure the exact date when Tyson Casey Victor became a thing, but since Christmas they rank 1-2-3 on the team in puck possession, each with a shot attempt percentage of between 58 and 59 % Considering how Casey and Victor were getting crucified for what they were doing previously on that metric, that’s remarkable.

The 3rd was a tough deflection, but the 2nd goal was iffy and the first was a stinker. But he sure came to play at crunch time in the 3rd. He’s a big body and did a great job and closing off the bottom of the net in all that fury down low. We’re starting to see that this will be a team that will consistently outscore their problems so getting the timely big save might be the right fit. Kid is on a 7-1 run with a .916 save percentage.

Little premature to worry too much about the Rochester D. Clague, Davies, Priskie and Pilut were all signed this summer to fill out the team depth. If none of them re-sign there will always be more of their type looking for work. In terms of developmental Sabres though, they are thin beyond Johnson. Nikita Novikov is a very interesting player and his Russian contract is up. If he wasn’t Russian, I’d say he’s here for sure. But he’s Russian. The only other candidate is Swedish 7th-rounder Albert Lyckasen, who is a big-time longshot.

Back to backs. Recent patterns would point to UPL getting the more important match against the Islanders, and Andy getting the easier opponent, Chicago. But maybe Comrie gets the Hawks instead? Im leaning towards Comrie’s starts being very spotty until something breaks with the status quo.

Probably just an excuse to get together and watch some football. 😁 So, short-term it’s going to be: If Anderson or Comrie starts, UPL goes to the minors on paper. If UPL starts, 1 of Krebs, Peterka, Quinn goes to the minors on paper, at least 1 of Asplund or Vinnie draws in. UPL will continue to get a majority of the starts. Basically that will continue until the trade deadline unless UPL loses the crease, a forward gets hurt, or they decide it’s not working and somebody gets moved. Nope. They are at 23 right now with UPL in “Roch”.

Is it a distraction? To the players, I mean — I know it is to us. I think the goalies will be fine. UPL is getting a chance to keep proving himself, Andy keeps playing once a week and being a sage, Comrie knows he's going to have to earn his spot back and is used to infrequent starts. I think the issue is more with the forwards: will the other players think the team is hurt by Asplund and Vinnie in the lineup instead of Krebs, Quinn or JJ? Will any of the the kids think they are being unfairly punished due to a roster technicality? Donnie seemed to indicate that the gymnastics can work as long as they are not getting in the way of wins.

Hasn't been confirmed, but if he's "legally" an Amerk today, then he's not eligible to play. I'm assuming JJ and Jack are in for Peyton and Zemgus. Given the recent success of the Jost line, I suspect they will rejoin Cozens, and Asplund will end up centring Vinnie and Kyle

Escaping mention is the fact that the organization's 25th-best player is good enough to be worthy of a waiver claim. Not sure that would have been true of our 20th-best last year. Have we assembled more depth than we give the team credit for?

Never said you did. Several certainly have.

Not sure how the past few games have affected this, but lesS than a week ago he was on a run of 6 points in his past 12 games, while leading the team in Corsi and only being on for 2 goals against.

All this, plus it supports the message the team wants sent: you aren’t being sent down, you are still part of the team and you are still going to play. We are just having to deal with what we think will be a temporary roster crunch due to unexpected good health.

I think it’s kinda funny when Eli Tolvanen (10 points this year, 57 in his career) is someone to covet and Casey Mittelstadt (24 points this year, 104 in his career) is a bust. They were drafted in the same year. Other than Beniers, Seattle does not have single player on their entire roster under 23. Tolvanen (23), Geekie (24), and Fleury (25) are the only ones under 26. They have an enviable amount of veteran depth on their roster, but they lack first-line talent, and I have never seen a team without first-line talent challenge for the Cup.