dudacek

Agreed. The only thing that has changed is that some GMs are looking at the reality of their season-opening rosters. And they're asking themselves one last time if a Jack trade is the boost they'll need.

Hayden and Axel-Foley get the last two spots. What @inkman said on Hayden, and they didn't grab The Hair without the intention of using him. Caggiula is on the roster for sure.

Is Cozens not one of the Sabres top 12 forwards, based on what we've seen from training camp? Clearly better than him have been Mitts, Hinostroza...? I mean you might pick 8 more guys you might have picked over him if you had to make a choice, but clearly better enough to knock him off the roster?

With all of the ***** we have to wade through with the Sabres, it is gratifying when we see personnel decisions that actually seem to reflect what we've been seeing with our eyes and not have to conjecture our way through what might really be going here.

Speaking of whipping boys, I sure missed Risto last night.

i thought Dahlin looked better last night.

Whatever else this kid is, he's money in shootouts.

I can’t wait until Samuelsson and Power are regulars. We complain about Joki and Ras down low, but Butcher and Pysyk were worse and Bryson was flat out terrible. The most easily overpowered D corps in the league, and it’s not even close.

Goalie pull situation is kinda designed to create an open man on the outside if you get the bounce.

Butcher got worked to start that, and Dell was screened, but he also left a foot of space on the short side there.

Bryson’s rookie poise seems to have been replaced by style-over-substance artistic-merit-seeking. Its positively Montour-esque. And nice recovery by Dahlin there.

No doubt the players are worse. Better team still to be determined. The bar is not high.

Was just thinking about how I hadn’t noticed him all that much and how that was probably a good thing.

Like seeing Vic pop one from just 5 feet away. Need a more diverse game from him.

Didn’t Cozens have better hands last season?

Bjork’s been the engine on that line, but Eakin has looked quietly competent. Quinn knows what to do, he just hasn’t adjusted to the speed of an NHL forechecker.

I’ve kinda liked Hayden’s play off-puck. But with the puck, oh boy, those are stoney hands.

Cozens doing his best Dahlin oopsy there

Every once in a while Bjork flashes that.

Awful call.

Yes. We saw less of him and don’t think he was challenged as much. Or at least that’s how I’m remembering it.

Hard to believe, but he’s definitely given us the best chance to win so far of the four contenders.

Hard not to like Peterka.

I’m pretty confident that boy will be a pretty good hockey player once he becomes a man.

Tage has created more chances than any other Sabre over the pre-season.