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On 3/22/2024 at 9:57 AM, JoeSchmoe said:
If you use Peterka and Quinn as benchmarks to how prospects from the AHL graduate into the NHL, it can tell us something.
JJP was basically a ppg in his Draft+1 AHL season. Quinn was 1.35ppg. Both struggled with their 200ft game in their rookie NHL seasons.
Kulich is 0.78ppg at the same age, Rosen is 0.64 and he's a year older. Neither one are close to JJP or JQ trajectory. How do we expect they are going to be much help next year. Is there something else in their games that doesn't show up on the scoresheet? As of right now (not going into the 23-24 season) do either one of the project out to be 1st or 2nd line players? If not, we need to move them.
Noah Ostland is 0.6ppg in the SHL. It's a low scoring league, but that still sounds too low to be able to make the jump to the NHL, especially with him being small. Is that right?
The only hope I have is Savoie. He's pretty much at the top of the WHL for ppg. My concern though is he's too small to be very impactful next year. I'm thinking he's probably a Benson 2.0 level player. Thoughts? I think it might take a while, but he could still have top 1 or 2 line potential.
Long story short though is we need to start trading some of these guys for NHL ready players in the offseason. Otherwise, I don't have much hope in breaking the non-playoff streak next year.
Sabres prospects are not ready. We must sign good vet players with grit to expensive two year deals this summer….
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5 hours ago, K-9 said:
Kulich actually looks like he’s regressed; not impressive at all. He looks slower, weaker, less in command on the ice. Perhaps it’s lingering effects from whatever injury he sustained earlier, but he’s not the same player.
Well, All I’ll say about that is they are currently not ready….
They are learning how to play a two-way game just like the young Sabres!
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2 hours ago, mjd1001 said:
I'm strongly anti-fighting. I'm strongly anti-scrum after the whistle. I'm strongly against any stick work, cheap shots of any kind. HOWEVER, until the league is serious about elminiating those things totall (which they aren't close to yet), I really would like to see the Sabres get a guy with a big-time mean streak to RESPOND to (not instigate, but respond to) stuff like this. He doesn't have to drop the gloves at all if nothing happens to require it, but when stuff like this happens, I want them to have at least one guy (preferably a couple) who will go at it in situations like this.
I would just add that we definitely need at least two and not one….
We neither draft nor sign tough, physical players… We are denying reality.
im completely against too but I cannot stand watching the Sabres get bullied…
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On 9/14/2023 at 7:27 PM, Taro T said:
Seeing these guys getting so excited at landing these kids can kind of be infectious. (Realize that's the point, to hype the future while the present finally gets here; but they've been genuinely excited to land them. And they seem to have been right on guys they've drafted in the past like Power, Quinn, and Peterka.)
@Brawndo & @Huckleberry 🍻
I love the 2021 Draft with Power, Rosie, Nikita Novikov (he is exactly what the doctor ordered)… then Poltapov, Kisakov, Stillman (trade for Bloom) Nadeau and Kozak! What a draft!
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On 9/10/2023 at 1:52 PM, dudacek said:
I think most of the conversation around here seems to be about whether the Sabres did enough to make the playoffs this year.
I'd like to see some conversation to about whether the Sabres have enough pieces in place to break out and become a contending team.
What are the differences between this years Sabres and the Sabres of 2005/06? Both teams are loaded with young players breaking in together on the verge of breaking out. Both teams are coming off a year where they missed the playoffs, but showed signs down the stretch. Neither team made significant veteran additions, but sprinkled in a big checking forward late the previous season and added a few judicious pieces on defence in the off-season. Both teams had uncertainty in goal.
Can this edition of the Sabres follow in that edition's footsteps?
For reference, Forwards:
- Tage Briere
- Tuch Dumont
- Skinner Max
- Cozens Drury
- Mitts Connolly
- Okposo Hecht
- Krebs Roy
- Quinn Vanek
- Peterka Pominville
- Greenway Grier
- Olofsson Kotalik
- Girgensons Gaustad
- Jost Mair
- Rousek Pyatt
- Kulich Paille
Defence
- Dahlin Campbell
- Power Tallinder
- Samuelsson McKee
- Clifton Lydman
- Jokiharju Kalinin
- Johnson Numminen
- Stillman Fitzpatrick
Goalie
- Levi Miller
- Comrie Biron
- Luukkonen Noronen
I say that if isn’t this year,it’s most definitely next season. It sez here the Amerks bring home the Calder this year and that many from that championship team force their way onto the Sabres and then this ultra fast, ultra talented team next year blows the doors of the playoffs and actually go deep.
Next season’s third line will be exactly like a 2nd first line and will always pressure their opponent. The fourth line will be like a typical third line and the defense will be like a dark forest both in size and mystic.Go Sabres!
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I’m so excited for both teams right now….. We have Allen and the Sabres are going to rise, rise, rise!
Go Bills!
Go Sabres!
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8 hours ago, Buffalonill said:
You do realize you quoted yourself.
Good gif, but I just added something….
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7 minutes ago, B-U-F-F-A-L-O said:
The changing of the guard is almost complete…..
Excellent.
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14 hours ago, LGR4GM said:
The changing of the guard is almost complete…..
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6 hours ago, dudacek said:
Not sure is we'll see Levi or Rousek, and the college and Euro guys won't be around, but will get a mix of Amerks and juniors
Here's a potential roster:
Benson Savoie Nadeau
Cedarqvist Kulich Rosen
Kisakov Kozak Neuchev
Fiddler-Schultz Miedema
Johnson Novikov
Metsa Jandric
Komarov Lindgren
Ratzlaff
These are some nice lines and pairs, thanks!
i don’t know who Jandric is?
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I’d like to see the Amerks current roster now. It seems really loaded. Both in skill and in just the number of players….
Theyre loaded. They have to be a Calder Cup favorite, no?
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12 hours ago, inkman said:
I like the kid a bunch. That said, I’m not sure I see an NHL player. He’s never going to be a scorer at the NHL level. He had 10 points in 55 games as an Amerk. His skating is average. He gives his all but is that enough? The only caveat is that the Sabres don’t have a lot of bottom six type forwards in their ranks. Rousek, who already has shown the ability to score at the AHL and NHL level seems like a much more likely candidate at this point.
Got 5 points in 14 playoffs games which is a lot better than his regular season pace and more importantly was a plus five in the playoffs. I think he is a future Sabre….
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Honestly, does anyone think the Sabres ever make the high skill line of:
Benson - Krebs - Savoie?
Or is that line too small to succeed in the NHL?
is there a current comparable? Or even a past comparable?
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15 hours ago, sweetlou said:
According to a report by Frak Seravalli, John Gibson asked for a trade and said, "I am not playing another game for the Anaheim Ducks".
John Gibson Career Stats
GP GS W L T OT SA GA GAA S S% SO MIN
2013-2014 ANA 3 3 3 0 -- 0 87 4 1.33 83 .954 1 181:07
2014-2015 ANA 23 21 13 8 -- 0 674 58 2.60 616 .914 1 1,339:55
2015-2016 ANA 40 38 21 13 -- 4 992 79 2.07 913 .920 4 2,294:40
2016-2017 ANA 52 49 25 16 -- 9 1,437 109. 2.22 1,328 .924 6 2,950:21
2017-2018 ANA 60 60 31 18 0 7 1,872 139 2.43 1,733 .926 4 3,428:29
2018-2019 ANA 58 57 26 22 0 8 1,838 153 2.84 1,685 .917 2 3,233:02
2019-2020 ANA 51 51 20 26 0 5 1,552 149 3.00 1,403 .904 1 2,981:17
2020-2021 ANA 35 35 9 19 0 7 1,042 101 2.98 941 .903 3 2,030:30
2021-2022 ANA 56 56 18 26 0 11 1,789 172 3.19 1,617 .904 1 3,235:35
2022-2023 ANA 53 52 14 31 0 8 1,983 200 3.99 1,783 .899 1 3,004:55
Career - 431 422 180 179 -- 59 13,266 1,164 2.83 12,102 .912 24 24,679:51He has been a sub 3.00 GAA and better than .900 S% every year until Anaheim started their rebuild 2 years ago. He is a proven goaltender that can split time for two years with Levi and then be a solid back up option.
Not sure what the cost would below since he has clearly demanded a trade.
I would expect it to be UPL, 24 2nd rd pick and Joker/Olofsson. If they want a prospect like Rosen or Östlund, I would even do that, but then include Henrique
Just throwing in Rosen or Östlund? LOL, that’s nuts.
No thank you….
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5 hours ago, Weave said:
Genuinely surprised by this.
Dahlin Mule
Power Clifton
Stillman/Joki/Johnson/Boosh
Clague
and I missed Bryson
That is 8 legit NHLers and a solid tweener insurance policy, and a less solid tweener..
Im starting to think like Dudacek, KA ain’t done and he is collecting pcs so we have some depth after another move is made.
That does seem to make sense, but I don’t feel KA is going to do anything….. Oh, how I wish it were true….
LOL…. One of these days….
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7 hours ago, LGR4GM said:
Connor Clifton is a number 4.
And isn’t it kind of crowded in Rochester’s defensive depth situation now?
I don’t get this move…
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7 hours ago, Zamboni said:
Oh I completely disagree, I think KA is in fact looking to get the Sabres in the playoffs this coming season. Even if it means four games and out. I think KA has a lot of faith in the talent that’s on the team currently. Right or wrong, good or bad, he just has a lot of confidence in what he has built over the course of three years. Barring any major injuries to major top six players… I think the Sabres have a really good shot of making the playoffs. Regardless of if they upgrade the goaltending. Upgrading the goaltending would be a more comfortable position going into the season. I hope it happens, but if it doesn’t, it’s not a guaranteed missing of the playoffs next season. At least that’s how I see it now in July.
I think it’s somewhere in between. There’s no way this is definitely a playoff team and there’s no way it is not a playoff team.
We could be much better with a better #4 RHD, a true #1 goalie or another top winger. I wanted another winger before Quinn got hurt. And I think it’s foolish to count on Quinn much this year….
Our third line looks average at best this year…. Greenway - Krebs - Casey….. and Casey is probably going to the 2nd line….
I wanted four good lines…. I wanted to add a player like Killorn before Quinn got hurt…. I think Savoie and Kulich should stay in minor leagues….
I don’t see why KA didn’t want his talent to force their way on the Sabres…. Looks like we’ll be giving them jobs instead.
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I voted aggressively for change but I don’t think the questions are as clear as it appears in this questionnaire….
What I really want is for the team to get much better. I don’t think we’re there yet.
I appreciate that KA is between a rock and a hard place as far as getting help for the next two years and no more as we should have several players definitely NHL ready by then. He wants spots open to the kids if they appear close to ready for this year and next year as well. However, I don’t want to see the Sabres miss the playoffs ever again. The defensive adds are huge. The five rookies from last season getting better for us this season is huge even though it’s only four now, But these are not guarantees….
I’d like to see more upgrades for this season. Maybe a #1 goalie. Maybe a 3rd line center great at face-offs. We could use both. I was a bit excited when we didn’t sign Jost. I like Jost and all but was hoping for a known upgrade. The only lines right now we have that are in ink are the first and the fourth….
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I think the Sabres figure the goalies are going to look a lot better with a proper and deep defense in front of them….
I tend to agree…
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Looks like it…
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14 hours ago, FrenchConnection44 said:
Thought this might be a useful thread (rather than just individual player interest).
This from Ryan Clark and Kristen Shilton at ESPN (breaking down what each team should do):
Buffalo Sabres
Key player hitting UFA: F Vinnie Hinostroza
Key players hitting RFA: None
Cap space: $14,459,763What they should do: Buffalo is blessed with young talent. Now, GM Kevyn Adams must insulate the Sabres' core with more veterans -- especially on their blue line. Extending Rasmus Dahlin and Owen Power is an obvious priority. But adding a defenseman like Radko Gudas or Dmitry Orlov to help guide Buffalo's stars would take this team to another level of competitiveness.
Then there's the goalie situation. Again, the Sabres have up-and-comers in Devon Levi and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen -- plus journeyman Eric Comrie under contract another season -- but there's no real No. 1 choice in net for Buffalo entering next season. The Sabres have cap space to spare. Could Frederik Andersen, for instance, come in on a lucrative short-term deal to improve Buffalo now while also giving its next generation of goaltenders a player to learn from?
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I like both those ideas of Andersen and a solid veteran defenseman. Gudas is likely the cheaper of the two as he’s older. Orlov would be quite an addition. Some have tales up Ryan Graves but he’s another lefty and at his age and size he’s going to want to land a big deal and will be in demand from teams like Toronto and others needing defensive help. Andersen would be ideal, imo. Maybe 2-3 yr deals for any of those. Orlov is probably looking for more money and a longer deal. He’s a solid physical player though and would really be a very solid upgrade to the back end.
Really, those are the two prime needs imo. Adding a solid two-way veteran forward who has high compete or physicality might be nice in light of Quinn’s injury. But I wouldn’t spend really big there. It would a short term deal, imo, 1-2 yrs as we have such a strong pipeline.
Signing a third line center that’s solid and is great at face-offs would be better than a sharp stick in the eye….
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19 hours ago, dudacek said:
Updated look at the pool after today:
CENTRE
WING
DEFENCE
GOALIE
GRADUATED
Hope it’s a useful reference, and a good jump-off point for prospect ranking and general discussion about the state of the pipeline.Novikov is #1….
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2 hours ago, MBD said:
Jost didn't get one?
I’m going to take this as good news….that the Sabres want to upgrade there…..
Ppppppllllllleeeeeaaaasssse……
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On 6/25/2023 at 12:46 PM, Eleven said:
I do not want the Sabres to select anyone at 13. I want that pick used in a trade. I don't think the team needs some guy who will break out in 2026. But Adams is going to Adams.
I want both. The Sabres can do both. Though I see the frustration in your comment. I think the Sabres should do something as well…. A few transactions and we should be able to tangle with the big boys and be better than the 8th seed. I can’t wait to watch our five rookies from last season take another big step. The fact is though that the Sabres might only need that #4 RHD to improve dramatically….
Sabres offering huge discount on season tickets
in The Aud Club
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Does this mean management is going to run back the same team as last year?
Lord, I surely hope not…..