Crusader1969

the real issue with the Sabres is the owner. Full stop

It's amazing to me that they have a guy who literally scored on his own goal in the first minute of the 3rd period in a 2-2 game and another D making a perfect pass to an opposition forward while up 2-0. But people still feel the need to post " power has to be more physical ". it would be hilarious if it was so tiring reading the same post over and over.

This may be crazy talk considering the past history with KC but I'm thinking next weeks game vs Baltimore is the Super Bowl Win it and you will win it all

What a concept. Dont use Samuel as a WR for the entire season until the 4th quarter of the first play off game

Credit to him going for it. Was longer than a yard.

Hopefully they get this game into a position where they don't need Mcdemott making a big decision late in the game

Coach McDermott has his D ready from the get go once again! 🤬

He joined the scrum immediately today and then made a great play tracking back to thwart a breakaway by Tanev. so maybe baby steps? I think in 2 years , the complaints about him will diminish. Of course there will be those who only care about hits and fights who will still complain

For Cozens? If the issue was Tage couldn't take face offs, wouldn't Larkin be able to do that as well as Cozens does? Raymond? I doubt it's either of their 2 young dmen

Exactly about the need for an entire 2nd pair IMHO the team needs to bring in more D rather than moving guys out I wouldn't trade either Byram or Power I would however trade Cozens, a high end prospect and a draft pick to add more D or a #1 center.

Well you wouldn't have a 2nd pair, so you need 2 more d Do we really want to get younger at this point?

So you are saying you want even more of Bryson, Jokiharju and Gilbert?

Who passed the puck into the slot for the opposition? Who literally puck the puck into his own net in the 3rd period to give the Krakken a 3-2 lead? Why don't we start there for guys to get rid of

The goal that Bryson scored on him must have been in his head I can understand it. I would be like "what the actual ***** Bryson!" And would be pissed off too but he has to be better than me and zone in and not let the 4th one i. Wait? Byram - I meant Bryson.

100%. When it's not Byram killing you it's Jokiharju. Both need to be gone

good analysis except I think you are being kind to Gilbert on that first goal. Fed it into the slot, perfect pass to the Kraken forward on the 3rd goal it didn't bounce off Bryson, he put it into his own net. The wheels completely fell off at this point I get a lot of us want to see the Sabres add to their forwards but I REALLY think a RHD to play with Power is critical (then again it's been an urgent for the last 3 years and nothing has been done by Adams) you can probably get away with dressing one of Bryson, Jokiharju and Gilbert but not all 3 in the same game

One thing I've noticed that once a bad breaks goes against UPL , he is susceptible to giving up a leaky one or two

They only have 3 dmen who are NHL level now, not sure trimming it to 2 would be a good idea. but you do need a true #1 centre.

Thanks Gilbert. 7 dmen in lineup today and only 3 should be in the NHL

That's the trade off you have when Gilbert plays

Should have Poltapov at #4. Otherwise it's a good list

Sorry didn't realize you wanted a team of 21 year olds who were drafted 3 years ago. 1) when he comes over he will be able to contribute right away 2) he's trade value could help them too, if they go that road. Hoping they don't cause he's a player built for tough hockey

Why in the world would you think Poltapov is a disappointment? he's playing a prominent role on one of the biggest clubs in the KHL. He's the 3rd leading scorer among their forwards. Which is pretty good since he doesn't get PP time to boost his stats. Not to mention his game really shouldn't be graded by the amount of goals and assists he gets, he brings so much more than that might want to give Östlund some time in the AHL while healthy before you write him off as well It's also a bit unfair to compare drafts success of Adams vs Murray and JBot at this time The kids drafted in Adams first year are all just turning 22 Looking at the 2021 I see 5 guys with an NHL career (Power, Rosen, Poltapov, Novikov and Kodak) that's a pretty successful draft in my opinion

Yep and completely disappeared in the playoffs. but he can help get you there for sure

Sure. But if you can get a legit #1 Centre for him you have to do it Maybe we should say for a guy like EP who has played like a true #1 in the past and is young enough to think he will get back to that level the question to me Cozens + what? I don't like the idea of giving up Power or Byram unless you know Byram is gone in 2 or 3 years regardless of what you would pay him