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So basically you are saying they are going to be really really god?

I'm not opposed to those type of moves, but aren't those the type of moves usually made in the offseason?

During the 8 game losing streak he was -10. The only non-negative +/- games he had were the first and last games. +1 versus Carolina to start the losing streak and 0 against Toronto to end it. Anytime you are asking Bryson to play 20-23+ minutes a game instead of the usual 12-15 minutes(or less) you are asking for trouble.

Probably because he doesn't want to start chasing it like TMGM did and go from lots of young prospects and picks to empty cupboards with nothing to show for it in a short time. Perhaps he also believes he really needs to see how these players grow together this year before he has a concrete idea of EXACTLY what is needed.

I mean Teppo Numminen was included on the list for 2005-06 so not sure what your point is

More like youngest team in the NHL still finding it's way versus veteran team. In general, it shows that good offensive teams make the playoffs and have larger margin for error than good defensive teams.

They have just as many 4-5-6 goal games against those teams as they do 1-2-3 goal games. Considering he is 3rd in the NHL in goals, it isn't working very well.

Maybe, but these young players will also grow tremendously during that time, so there is an above average chance that will outpace anything other teams do to us.

It has never happened post 1970. The last team to lead the NHL in scoring while missing the playoffs were the Chicago Blackhawks in 1947-48. However, they had a -30 goal differential. The only team in NHL history to lead the league in scoring while having a + goal differential and missing the playoffs were the 1925-26 Boston Bruins(+7). Sabres are in rare territory here.

That team led the NHL in goals with 195 that year but game up 225, a -30 differential. The only team to miss the playoffs while leading the NHL in scoring and finishing with a positive net goal differential was the 1925-26 Boston Bruins who scored 92 goals(tied for 1st) and finished +7. They missed the playoffs by a single point that year,. All this means the Sabres are on pace to do something never seen before in the NHL since the modern era began and would be the first team in almost 100 years to miss the playoffs while leading the NHL in scoring and having a positive goal differential. Not exactly the kind of history we want to be making.

Trying to see if a team that has led the NHL in scoring has ever missed the playoffs(post 1970) but haven't been able to track that down.

Based on the interview he gave a few days ago with Duffer and Biron that is unlikely to happen. He wants to see them grow into figuring that out more with what we have here.

It would be the most 40+ point players since 2005-06 for the Sabres when they had 11...however the highest point total that year was Afinogenov with 73. Sabres have 1 player that should easily exceed 100 points(maybe even 120 points) in Thompson and another in Dahlin that is on pace for 93. They are also the only team in the NHL with 5 players having 30+ points currently. This team is going to be a juggernaut within 1-2 years when they add another piece on defense and some better goaltending. The pipeline of offensive players is deep and they still have super talented players that are playing in the minors 1-2 years out... It's hard to be patient when you see the young talent performing at such a high level but I have a feeling it will be worth the wait.

The 3rd and 4th lines have been turning it up for the last few games...at times they are our best lines on the ice lately. If this can continue and we get solid contributions from them even half the time, the Sabres are going to be one tough out. Krebs with 3 goals in 4 games, VO with goals in 2 of the last 3 and a nice assist to Krebs while driving the net and shielding a player with his body, Mittelstadt with 3 assists against the Pens and has looked really good the last few games, setting up Tuch for what should have been an easy tap in the goalie made an incredible save on last night... They are seemingly figuring some things out and I'm here for it.

Sabres are only the 2nd team in NHL history to win by 6+ goals after it being scoreless thru 2 periods. The other happened in 1975. https://mobile.twitter.com/OptaSTATS/status/1602860035457323008

How did that age?

The Sabres turned on the afterburners and the Kings could only stand around and marvel at their play... Harlem Globetrotters on Ice versus the Washington Generals that period.

Cozens has 30 points in 29 games, Quinn up to 17 and JJP up to 15... If this continues could be looking at an 80-50-50 line by the end of the year. Maybe more if they continue improving like they have been.

2nd largest now...Dallas passed them last week, we passed them again this week but then Philly passed us with their huge blowout of the Giants.

Krebs is turning it up...3 goals in 4 games. That line is starting to get it going...Middlestadt, Olafsson and Krebs have all looked really good the last 3-4 games. He isn't going to do it...he wants them to figure it out it seems like and improve from within first.

That was like opening the floodgates

They are both up in the 15-17 point range now also

They lead the league in goals because they can score like crazy...have lost plenty of games while scoring 4+ goals

Good Lord this team is dominating the 3rd...just skating LA out of the building.

Why is the leading scorer in the NHL given the Art Ross trophy when Art Ross scored 1 point in the 3 NHL games he played?