DarthEbriate

But Detroit has a split squad approach because they’re not going overseas. Team Delvecchio is missing Compher, Kane, etc.

But he’s already played 436 games and two seasons at an extremely high level. He’s like your best and favorite toy you’ve had for years. Then your cousin comes over to play on the weekend and breaks it instantly. Like when Jamie cracked my prized Louisville Slugger on one swing.

If it does end up being an extended injury, then it’ll be great for Power to get PP points and make his contract look appropriate. And Byram will get the chance to earn a higher AAV.

After missing the playoffs by 1 point... with a coach who had no faith in VO and missing Quinn for half the season -- there was no move for a Quinn replacement (a Zucker, a Tarasenko, etc.). There was no move to improve the 4th line. There was no move to improve on Comrie. All things that occurred this past offseason, a year late. No deals that could've made them better then? No deals that could've strengthened the team and its depth? GM Sheevyn rose to power and is going to protect the secrets of the EEE.

Fairburn, Fairburn. My bad, I misread my bylines. Thanks for catching. Edited.

First bolded: Yup. Those contracts were all about opportunity. Mittelstadt and Thompson both got 1C [Edit: Mitts was the opening day center until Gallagher hacked his wrist apart; then TNT went off all year, and Mitts got 1C time whenever TNT was out] and top 6 time to get their points on the cheaper "prove it" contracts. Barring catastrophic injuries, Krebs isn't going to get that opportunity to get stack points. And he lacks an NHL-level shot. Mitts doesn't use his often enough, but his wrist shot is very underrated. TNT has his cannon. Krebs is a pass-only threat until he proves otherwise. (Yes, he can improve his shot, as Dahlin and others have.) Second bolded: I think exactly where he practiced today. This year, he's battling for bottom 6 ice time; next season, there could be vacancies for Zucker, Greenway, and Aube-Kubel. Because of the relationship to Eichel/Tuch.... My screenplay-adjacent suspicion remains that Krebs = Wedge, the unsung hero of the Rebellion. Or he's Biggs.... but then, where's the mustache?

Per Fairburn (Atlantic), Kulich was rotating into the top 6 (listing Benson specifically). Krebs was rotating into the 3rd and 4th lines.

We're back to good ol' Ruff injury reports: Is he even injured? Where? It's body-related.

Interesting comment from GMKA to ask Krebs' agent on why it took so long. Because it sure seems like the Sabres tendered the $874,125 QO, which is about 24,125 more than Krebs would've gotten from a playoff-caliber roster if he'd have been an UFA. Then, his agents waved their hands and said, "More term! More money!" And GMKA said, "Sure! How about another 600k and another year?" The only question is when did GMKA nearly double the offer. Watch, Byram will earn about 4.2M on a QO based on numbers this season. Then, his agent will say, "More term! More money!" and it'll end up being 8x$6.8M.

Krebs. He's quietly eliminating the competition.

I'd be ecstatic if Krebs becomes anywhere near the defensive forward Curtis Brown was within the next two seasons. (Fun fact: Curtis Brown received a 1st place Selke vote. Ahead of Lehtinen and Peca.)

Nice way to celebrate the new 2-year contract extension, eh Krebs?

Auspicious. Right at the beginning of the film....

This is the way. But silly question: Do they get to take an expanded roster over to Europe? Like a free third goalie for the week to have an injury call-up already on the same time zone.

Donuts don't work on me. Only money!

If waived, he'd likely be claimed by Columbus, which still needs to get to the cap floor and could play Krebs on their 3rd line. Barring a long-term camp injury, the question will be who is more likely to pass through waivers: Rousek 1x775k or Krebs 2x1.45M?

Some Sabrespacers wouldn't like him. He's 5-10 and only 174#

And we're online https://www.nhl.com/sabres/video/buffalo-sabres-live-stream-6336966456112

If you can't beat 'em, mingle with.

I think we'll see a checking line, but Ruff often has his "parts" line. A faceoff, PK, or PP specialist. Or a kid. Kotalik was a staple on the 4th line, often with Gaustad. And then mix-and-match as the game dictates (Gaustad, Drury on the ice late to protect the lead). Afinogenov-Rasmussen-Ray in 2000-01. And he'd just run a goon squad: Peters-Mair-Kaleta 2008-09. Here's a 12/21/2022 lineup from Ruff's 112-point Devils -- with an amendment to put an injured Palat back in (and Zetterlund/Holtz as the 4W, based on TOI). 90 Tomas Tatar - 13 Nico Hischier - Palat * (for Zetterlund) 56 Erik Haula - 86 Jack Hughes - 63 Jesper Bratt 44 Miles Wood - 20 Michael McLeod - 70 Jesper Boqvist 17 Yegor Sharangovich - 91 Dawson Mercer - 49 Fabian Zetterlund/ 10 Alexander Holtz Top 6. Checking line (what we'd call 4th). And then a kid line. And Mercer was on PP and PK lines that season, so his TOI ran 4 minutes higher than the others in the bottom 6. No one is gifting Kulich a space in the Sabres lineup, but Ruff could easily see him as a 4th-line PP2 guy with his VO-level shot.

One thing Kulich has that Krebs does not, is a legitimate NHL-caliber shot. In addition to the forwards breakdown, the Columbus goal was a missed shot turned perfect pass off the back boards.

The online stream clock is... fun. Was there 10:43 or 1:43 remaining? Is it the 3rd period or OT1? Keep guessing!

Kulich. All too easy.

Kulich shrugged off 2 or 3 checks and broke a tackle on that shift.

Darker, grittier. But what's wrong with Batman '66? Goal!