SABRES 0311

OP is directionless. I don’t know why. The kid is everywhere except where he needs to be on the ice. I’m sure there is some fancy stat that says he’s good to go. Probably something that incorporates the day of the week and a waning or waxing moon. If the coaching staff can’t/won’t reign him in then a top four experienced partner might have to. When Dahlin was out of sorts there was still something about his game you could see made him special. I don’t see it with OP but maybe others do.

Here are the goaltending tandems for each team. I would target a team with a three headed monster first. If that fails I’d talk to BOS and VGK. Those two have good tandems and good teams in front of the goalie to soften the blow. https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/ranking-every-nhl-goalie-tandem-for-2023-24/amp

Goaltending: Trading a couple prospects and future picks in a package for a real 1A has to happen. Levi doesn’t appear like he will be ready as quickly as we hoped. Levi and UPL take turns as backup. Levi goes between Roch/Buffalo. KO and Girgs. Last season with the organization. KO can retire with a Sabre send off or he can be traded along with Girgs. Comrie/VO: Trade/Package Cozens: Could be a real good 3C with ability to play in the top six, secondary scoring. Greenway/Krebs: Greenway is a bottom six guy. Unless Krebs takes a huge step, he replaces Girgs permanently as 4C. Benson: Did good with Mitts. He looked good with JJP. Put them together. A Skinner in the making. Skinner TT Tuch JJP Mitts Benson TBD Cozens Quinn Greenway Krebs TBD Acquire a real top four stay at home defenseman. OP either goes third pair with EJ or Muel pairs with OP on second pairing. Dahlin TBD Power Muel EJ/RJ Bottom line is we need: -A real 1A (Priority 1) -Middle six forward (Priority 3) -Top four defensive defenseman (Priority 2) Aside from EJ and Skinner most of the above roster is young enough where expending currency now shouldn’t screw up any window. Their replacements can be cultivated in house. Just need to draft wisely going forward. Currency: Future picks, VO, Greenway, Krebs, Clifton, Comrie, Girgs, KO?, UPL, Savoie, Rosen, Rousek, Biro. If absolutely necessary for a real 1A on term, Power or Cozens. If OP catches fire, how long will he want to play second fiddle to Dahlin as a 1st overall.

I am not only irritated by the lack of management from our GM, I am also worried any moves he makes will be garbage. We need an experienced GM Why has ownership failed to do this for so long now?

Why you would have Krebs and KO out there at the end is beyond me.

I think Cozens has an identity and confidence problem. Somehow he believed himself to be some type of tough guy who could jump into any scrap. Hathaway said hold my beer and this kid is now lost.

Only way I can see fixing this is to build from the back out. We picked some weird half assed random sprinkling of players.

Joker just standing there letting his man screen and deflect.

And if ur not down with that we got two words for ya

Sell the team. Move it to a different city. In five years make an expansion team in Buffalo. Use the VGK model. Win a cup.

IMO, wrong configuration of players. Replace Power with an actual second pair quality defensive defenseman. Cozens is really a third liner. Use him as such ASAP. Not a scorer or fighter but plays physical. VO is a one trick pony. Replace with a third line quality/type winger to play with Cozens. Greenway/Girgs/KO/Krebs/Clifton are irrelevant. Goalie situation is as jacked up as it can be. Skinner TT Tuch (scoring line) Peterka Mitts Quinn (scoring line) TBD Cozens Benson (defensive line w/scoring ability) Kulich/Rosen Jost TBD

Someone’s getting fired after this game. Right???

CAR is just showing off now 😄😄

A smart team would’ve given CAR the puck to hurry up and get the PP. The Sabres wait to get the extra man and kill some time on the clock.

Not on purpose this time but…..

Missing the playoffs by just one point last year should have given the Sabres more reason than any team to improve the roster. Instead it may have been used as a reason not to. Now we continue reaping the benefits of hiring inexperienced GMs. He’s gotta learn to part ways with talent and ceiling to get what the team needs now and for years to come.

That was a good play by CAR.

Sabres suck

Someone needs to remind power of two things IMO. -He is not and likely will not be as talented as Dahlin -He got the new contract because the organization hopes he will earn the money in a couple years. By no means did he earn, nor is he currently earning that value.

In free agency how many goalies would want to come to Buffalo? Other GMs know we are severely lacking in net. They can drive the price and KA is not yet a wheeler and dealer. A more savvy GM would have been nice.

He’ll say they came back once in this game and they can do it again. Doubt they will though.

She sings a good anthem.