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And there’s the false agenda thing again. Save your heroics for someone who actually wants the Pegulas to fail. Did you, or did you not dismiss @bob_sauve28’s post as basically unimportant? Do you or do you not have a track record of posts that similarly attack the poster’s motivation or dismiss the poster’s content without ever addressing the actual meat of the post? Am I misreading these, because they don’t look like sincere attempts to better understand your fellow poster.

And there’s the other one. I swear if we removed the hand waving dismissals, and the accusations of other people having agendas you’d have nothing left to post about. Guys like @Marvin, Sabres Fan and @nfreeman and @K-9 share much the same opinions as you do but actually talk about why, respect other views and contribute interesting takes to the conversations without the snide character attacks and the “I’m so superior” BS. You need a hug.

A hand wave dismissal of something that doesn’t match or support your opinion? You’re right, nothing new here.

Agree with this take wholeheartedly. Well said.

In you view, what were his bad games and why? In my view his worst games this year have been better than his best games last year pre-Granato. The team is 4-1-1 with him playing the 1D role.

3rd overall pick, big centre, in the NHL at 18 impresses me, but I've not watched McTavish enough to make an intelligent call. Fan of the other 3 players and either as a base return is reasonable to me as well.

I wish I could intelligently discuss this, but it's lines and dots to me. In something I can understand, Dahlin has been on the ice for 129 shot attempts for and 101 against, giving him a Corsi of 56.1%, which, last I checked is pretty damn good. He is leading the team in ice time. Or, you could just watch him; his entries and exits have been outstanding and his in-zone coverage the best of his career. I'm starting to get excited.

Olofsson has 4 goals and 6 points in 6 games with Tage Thompson in his engine room. To your point, Quinn drove his own line to the tune of 52 goals in junior. To argue otherwise would tell me you didn't watch. He's played 15 games as a 19-year-old in a men's league with a hernia since, and 3 more as a healthy 20-year-old. Seems a little premature to decide he's a sidekick, no? His coach just this week called him a line driver.

What @Brawndo said. I don't consider Zegras on the list of prospects we could get.

Agree with your production ranges, but Cozens has more tools than Krebs and the potential to impact the game in a much wider range of areas. He is a better prospect.

You might be right, his personal feelings might play into this. NHL teams usually only release players who are playing 2ndary roles, AHL teams don’t have a lot of precedent. Its worth considering that last year’s German team was much better than this year’s and that he’s already played two tournaments and proven everything he needs to at that level. His buddy Reichel is in exactly the same situation with Chicago’s farm team, but he didn’t play last year because of injury. Adding both of them would certainly boost Germany a ton.

Absolutely not.

Wait, Mitts and Eichel for Krebs and lesser pieces? How good do you think this guy is? He’s exactly the same age as Cozens, had half as many points on the same WJC team, and he’s got 1 assist in 9 NHL games. I like Krebs probably more than any other prospect that might be part of an Eichel return, but his ceiling projects as a Sam Reinhart level player.

Quinn just turned 20, so no. Peterka is 4 months younger, and I believe he just makes the cut, but it would be a mild surprise if he is released given the fact he’s playing a 1st-line role as a pro and has already proven everything he needs to prove at that level. But should be good Sabres representation. Power will be Team Canada’s top defenceman. Rosen led Sweden’s U18 team with 7 goals in 7 games last year and should graduate to U20. Poltapov and Kisakov are possible members of the Russian team, as is Novikov. And Marjala has a shot for the Finns.

These recent rumours actually kinda have me wondering if a deal may be actually closer than I think. They seem calculated to put the notion in the heads of any team but Vegas that the Sabres are close to pulling the trigger and not with me. Which is generally a card you play when you are actually very close to pulling the trigger and are trying to squeeze out one last concession. Whether it’s Brisson or Adams doing the dealing, it’s not a card that would be played to pressure the Sabres.

Seravelli says talks with the Knights have ramped up of late https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/ice-breakers-updates-on-the-jack-eichel-situation-and-the-2022-all-star-game-festivities-in-vegas/

I used "my unsung" because I liked both before we acquired them, was happier than the average Sabrespacer when we acquired them and have continued to think more of them than what I see the internet seems to.

I took a break from the Bills for similar reasons as @nfreeman. Basically it came down to deciding my life, or at least my Sunday’s, were better without them. Kept in touch from a distance like some here are currently doing with the Sabres. Decided to come back prior to the start of last season because it appeared things were changing. For me both decisions - leaving and returning - were the right ones.

His position has been very clearly spelled out for any one who is genuinely interested in listening. In all sincerity, I don’t think your question is sincere at all.

Some missed posters in this thread. Be nice if Donnie can bring them back

Talent, system, effort and goaltending are the keys to winning. We simply can't absorb a drop-off in the final three because we will rarely win a game on the first.

Don’t kid yourself, Hagg’s passing has been as dumb as Risto’s ever was. Where he has been a huge improvement is in coverage. He doesn’t chase out of position the way Risto did. And so far he really locks in on his man and makes it hard for him to make a play. His prick factor also seems high and that has been very welcome.

Sample size too small. I imagine all numbers were significantly better before last night. Strength of opponents/home stand has been advantageous. That said, their record so far is not a mirage; they've earned those points.

Thought he was talking Olofsson.

We were mostly dominated in the 1st and absolutely caved in the 2nd territorially. That said, we did limit the Grade A chances, and Tampa whiffed on the few they had, which might have changed the way the game unfolded. The weird thing was, instead of us wilting under the pressure, it was Tampa who eventually caved. We came out and won the third. Anderson was very good and the effort remained. I'm begging your to reconsider. 😜 Yes