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I think they do a 1-3-1 generally. Defense is 2-1-2 roughly. Although I've heard the defense described as 1-2-2 so really all depends on how you examine it

Your entire hypothesis is "teams that play better defense are harder to beat". Yea, we all know.

You're taking losing an AHL playoff series where our shiny offensive prospects were all 18-20 yr olds, most in their very first NA season, and extrapolated that to mean the Sabres won't win in the playoffs because Buffalo doesn't play your preferred system. On top of that you're ignoring the fact the AHL team won 2 playoff series before this too. https://giphy.com/gifs/mmYy42RNrgA0w

We beat the Flyers 5-3 last time we played them. We also finished higher than them overall. The missing component is goaltending and maturing/experience. You have to have both defense and offense to win. It's why teams like the Rangers and Kings lost and also why teams like Edmonton and Toronto lost. In the last 2 months of the season we saw Buffalo take great strides towards being a better team defensively.

Kane threads...

This draft has average depth at best. Depth refers to how many NHL players we would expect to get out of this draft and the average is about 50ish. The 2023 draft looks good to outsiders because of the talent in the top 3-4 but once you clear that it becomes exceedingly average and IMPO it is a lesser draft than 2019 which had an exceptionally strong depth. What I am saying is this draft is average. We shouldn't be concerned with using an asset like the 13th overall pick wisely in a trade. Same goes for pick 39 and 45. It isn't like because Bedard is around we can expect to get Brayden Point at 39 because DEPTH!, instead it is pretty normal talent wise once you hit that 4/5th pick.

Goodbye

You know, the best decision I made was taking a break from here. There's a loud minority of hateful, angry, turds, who throw feces at every decision the Sabres make. You're just a bunch of miserable f####. Kevyn Adams could trade an empty beer can found in the 300s for McKenzie Weeger and you'd bitch about it.

Not outside the United States it isn't.

Wtf are you even talking about? I rest my case that Rosen is underrated by this board.

Using mental illness like this makes you a clown. You disgust me. Ftr, I do not equate mental illness with having garbage opinions.

I rest my case.

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because this is a public forum I won't say much but I have now witnessed one of the absolutely saddest, poorly planned, ill thought out, stupid, and otherwise incompetent handlings of an organizational change ever. The level of incompetence is truly shocking and the only thing that will happen is that programs will literally turn into withered husks of their former selves.

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Komarov has 1 if not 2 more years in the QMJHL before he goes to Rochester for probably 1 or 2 years.

Maybe he will. But I don't agree with you. It floors me that you and several others have been on this stupid bus for the past 2 years now. In 2021 it was obvious that the leader of the team, their heart, their identity, was Kyle Okposo. Yet here we are two years later with you and many others continually shitting on the guy and acting as though your opinion of how that locker room functions is reality. Kyle is the captain and is so respected in that room he could be sitting on the toilet and they would still trust and respect him. Kyle in the press box, on the 4th line, whatever, is the leader of the Sabres. You not liking it won't change that.

I will vehemently disagree with any notion that JJP and Krebs are "vulnerable" in the way Okposo is. Okposo knows that he might get some healthy scratches, highly unlikely and basically impossible we see that for JJP or Krebs. Greenway is definitely guaranteed a roster spot. Jost isn't signed so I would agree there and Olofsson already lost his spot at times last year so I would agree there. But again... the Sabres will have 13 or 14 forwards on the roster. Rousek is probably the next one up but Kulich and Rosen and maybe Savoie will not make the team. Kulich has a good shot and is progressing but I actually agree with ppl who see Rosen's game as more well rounded. Rosen needs the weight room more though and Kulich needs to round out his game, otherwise he is just VO and we need better than VO.

Not directed specifically at you but come on now everyone. There is not open competition on NHL rosters. Tage Thompson isn't going to get waived even if Kulich looks better in camp for example. Camp isn't the NHL season and I would bet there will be nights where Okposo gets healthy scratched but not often because his defensive game is solid.

Rosen is criminally underrated by this board.

Can't wait for October, JJP is going to be really fun.