Mustache of God

I want Arizona to beat Vegas on Saturday.

PowerMuel has a nice ring to it.

Do we also bring up Quinn to get another taste of the NHL and some reps in with Power? Or do they need him to make a playoff push? Would Power be eligible to play in the AHL playoffs?

I remember back at the end of our slump when we kept getting beat by non-playoff teams I was thinking "I hope we get a few wins now because the schedule in March is brutal and it's not going to be fun hockey to watch. Get ready to sink to the bottom of the standings." I love how wrong I was.

Getting COZY IN HERE

GOALOFFSON!!!

That was such a blatant cross check, that's not legal, wtf?

The fact that Butcher and Pysyk keep rotating spots tells me neither of these two will be on the team next year.

We're due for a win. Let's beat these hosers!

This comment is a result of a decade + of being the shittiest franchise in the league. Anyone who makes the playoffs is a contender. KA won't trade KO to a contender because KO is already playing on a team that will be contending for the cup.

I disagree with this. If he's healthy KA keeps him as Captain to lead the team towards the playoffs, because they should be battling for a playoff spot. If he's not back on the Sabres KO will retire. My takeaway from his interviews is this is where his family lives and where he wants to be.

I'm not voting but here's what I would do. 1. Give him the "C" for his final season. Tuch and Zemgus get As. 2. Don't trade him at the next deadline and let him play out his contract. 3. If he's sniffing 20 goals again you consider resigning him on a 1-year deal at a more reasonable number, however, at that point we'll have a lot of younger draft picks coming up battling for a roster spot, I don't think we'll have room for him. Buffalo is his home now, and if he wants to stay in the organization I can see him moving into a player development role. 4. Give Tuch the "C" in 23-24 and the As to whoever has earned it, Cozens? Tage? Mitts? Dahlin? 5. Win the stanley cup 5 times in a row.

The season usually ends in early April, this year it's at the end of April. BUT - in a normal season it'd be march and we're not eliminated. PROGRESS!

In my head I think we make the playoffs next year and he makes a comeback to call a few games.

Let's do it for RJ. The man has been calling Sabres games my entire life. I wish we could have gotten him one more playoff series 😞 Thanks for everything RJ!!!

If we were tanking Adams would have moved at least a single player at the trade deadline in exchange for draft picks.

Shouldn't Quinn be on this list? Or has he not hit 40 games yet? He has 40+ points though, right?

He's better now, but it was painfully obvious during that 30 game stretch he had with zero goals that he was playing through an injury. Might have also coincided with all the other injuries we were plagued with and he was the best option, although I don't think a shotless VO would have been the best option. I'm interested to see what KA does with him in the off-season. The wings are getting crowded with young talent. Do we trade him? I think his value is at an all-time low. I'd move him if the right deal came along, I can see him being moved in a deal that helps both teams. I can also see him hanging around on the 3rd line next season and ideally being used as a PP specialist, I just don't see him as a top-6 forward on a playoff team. It also raises the questions, was VO the best draft pick for the Sabres, including Sam & Jack, by Tim Murray? I think maybe?

If he's still injured he should have been sitting to let it fully heal. VO is a specialist and w/out his shot his on-ice impact hurts the team.

That Vancouver mini-series is going to be crucial. Van absolutely needs to make up points on VGK in those games to stay alive. Even if they can't close the gap, they're still taking points away from VGK to allow Dal or Wpg to catch them. Fingers crossed.

That's what happens when you sign two goalies on league minimum deals, you get league minimum results. The season was unfortunately over before it started. I am happy with the direction the team is trending and this off-season is pivotal for KA to get our gaping holes filled in. This game ended in a perfect fashion, Sabres extending their point streak and WPG keeping pace with Vegas for that last playoff spot.

Since the Peters announcement that started this thread my intuition tells me that Kim will be stepping down as the president of the Sabres so she can be more focused on the Bills because those are two distinct full-time jobs. I'd expect someone internal in the Sabres front office to replace her.

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I think the next element he needs to focus on is his shot. If he can learn to improve his release and accuracy he'll be absolutely lethal.

My buddy and I have been talking about going, reckon I'll pick up a pair of tickets tomorrow.