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  4. Around The NHL 2022-23 Regular Season

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    20 minutes ago, PerreaultForever said:

    This would be for Granato to figure out at this point. 

    I can't remember who it was but several years ago there was a team that had a similar thing going and end of the season they made some home games road games by having them all in a local hotel and doing the rest of the "road" things teams do. Might be worth a try. 

    Part of the organizational message over Adams and Granato’s tenure has been about winning the fans back and being entertaining is part of that. I think consciously or subconsciously that has led the team to press and has contributed to the troubles on home ice. 

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  7. Sabres No. 6 Prospect Pool - The Athletic

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    2 hours ago, GoPuckYourself said:

    I was watching the goalies a year prior to this draft like Brennan and Leinonen as much as possible because I knew we were going to take one high after the whole Portillo and Levi situation where they both returned to school. I believe I even said on draft day I hope they select Leinonen, he is a player who just eats up a bunch of net and the way he gets back to the other side of the net when he's out of position reminds me so much of Vasilevsky. I know he's struggling but most young goalies do at different points, I think this kid will be special.

    Corey Pronman in The Athletic had him going late in the second round in his mock draft. I imagine Leinonen has got more upside than some want to credit him with. 

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  10. Sabres Prospects 2022-2023

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    1 hour ago, LGR4GM said:

    Just checking in on Topias Leinonen... yup, about what I thought. Just not an intelligent pick in the 2nd round of 2022. Well at least the RHD that went after that aren't any good. - He said sarcastically after checking in on several. 

    Seriously though, it worries me a little that this pick was made still. It didn't make sense at the time and it isn't aging well. if it is a one-off, whoops our bad, type of thing than no big deal but I really want to know the thought process that ranked a sub-par goalie that high on their draft board. Call it curiosity. 

    disclaimer: goalies are voodoo so hopefully Leinonen proves my skepticism wrong.

    Pronman mocked him to Seattle in the second round at pick 58 and many saw him as the best goalie prospect in the draft. Perhaps he’s got more potential than some think. 

  15. GDT- Sabres @ Wild, January 28th,2023 @9:00 PM (Est) ESPN+/HULU

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    1 hour ago, sabresouth said:

    Want? We need a goalie that can carry the team if need be, if we're going to make deep runs into the playoffs.  Also I've been saying this for a while. This isn't my first shot at our goalies.  I also gave UPL an out in that I know he's young and  he may very well become the goalie we need , but he is definitely not there yet. Because the fact remains UPL has a GA average of 3.26. UPL has made some great saves but at the end of the game they still scored 3 goals against us. The only reason we are sniffing the playoffs is because our offensive players have developed quicker than expected. If we didn't have one of the highest scoring offense in the NHL we would not even be close to a playoff spot. I've said this before as well that if you have to score 4 goals per game you're not going to win a lot of games. Thankfully our offense is able to overcome this quite often. I will not say our goaltending is doing well, when in fact it is not.

    At the end of the game they scored two. After a decade+ of crap I’m fired up for a fast exciting team with a huge young goalie that’s made all kinds of strides and grabbed the number one spot. 

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  20. GDT: Ducks @ Sabres, 1/21/2023, 12:30pm, MSG 📺 WGR📻

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    2 hours ago, DarthEbriate said:

    But Okposo isn't a grinder. He's a middle 6 power forward, the team leader, and one of the few players with Dad-strength. When the team came out flat against (I forget the opponent) HCDG dropped Tuch off the top line and inserted Okposo. That was the spark for a comeback. He's the replacement for Tuch on the top line. Last season, Okposo was on PP2 and in the top 6 and netted 20 goals. He could do that again this season if asked to. He doesn't have the speed to run-and-gun with JJP-Cozens-Quinn, but that line would arguably be better all around with OK on it (Quinn-Cozens-Okposo), just with more of a possession style. Instead, he's asked to be a defensive stalwart and build Krebs up into a player. The Sabres don't have a winger in the pipeline ready to be anything close to Okposo (maybe Nadeau or Bloom but they're years away). Look for him to sign something $3-3.75 for next season, and maybe 2-3.5 if they offer 2 years.

     

    I acknowledge the hat trick he had and then see 4 goals in his other 37 games. Even with his intangibles that’s not enough for a middle six power forward and by this time next year I expect to see him bringing less on the ice. 
     

    Love KO. 

  21. GDT: Ducks @ Sabres, 1/21/2023, 12:30pm, MSG 📺 WGR📻

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    5 minutes ago, JohnC said:

    I wholeheartedly disagree with your take that his contributions are more associated with his intangibles than it is with his actual performance. KO's goal scoring is not going to be very impressive. But his on ice play is a factor in this team's success. He's the most consistent player on this team whose hard and grinding style of play contributes to wins. At the end of close games he is going to be on the ice. He is not going to be one of the players that the coach leaves on the bench because he is a responsible and reliable player. 

    Winning teams are composed of a variety of parts and roles. You are making a mistake if you undervalue the contributions that players such as Okposo and Girgs add to this team.   

    I think grinders can be replaced as needed (not at will, but as targeted) and that his contributions on the ice will be less next year than they are this year. Would rather next year have a grinder that is younger/faster/cheaper. 

  22. GDT: Ducks @ Sabres, 1/21/2023, 12:30pm, MSG 📺 WGR📻

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    1 minute ago, JohnC said:

    Arguably, Okposo has been the best captain in this franchise's history. He has been a stabilizing presence (even when not the captain) when this was a dysfunctional organization. He has been a factor in this franchise's transition from a bottom feeding team to a competitive team.  He's also a recognized leader on and off the ice by his teammates and organization. He's the type of player and person that you can't measure his value by the numbers. 

    KO is clearly an asset at this point merely based on intangibles. I don’t think that will be sufficient to keep him in the lineup next year. His job as a mentor has been completed successfully. Next year leadership should be handed over to Dahlin and Cozens and KO’s place taken by someone younger, cheaper and faster. 

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