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Thompson is a top line player, hes one of the best goal scorers in the league. Tuch is also a good 1/2 line guy. He's good enough as a first liner, and he would be a great 2nd liner on a lot of teams. Not sure why you say Tuch is a 2nd liner at best...he's one of the better forcheckers in the league, is close to getting his 2nd 30 goal season in 3 years....leads the team in plus/minus, is a clutch scorer (no one has more game winning goals on the team since he has been here), and it is rare, REALLY rare that he makes a mistake definsively by being out of position. Since leaving Vegas and arriving here with more ice time, he has developed into a really solid all around winger. Buffalo's 'first line' (Thompson, Tuch, and Zucker) have a combined 70 goals, are a +20 and are shooting 17.2% collectively (you can sub in Peterka for Zucker and the numbers don't change much). I'm not going to list every team, but that puts them in the top 1/3 in the league's top lines in most of those categories around the league. Of course you can always use more great first liners, but the issue with this team is lines #2 and #3, mostly Cozens and Quinn who actually have hurt the team and made it worse when they were out there this year. This team would be a playoff team, and probably a legit contender if you take away Cozens and Quinn and replace them with good 2nd line players (a bit of better goaltending and an extra good vet D-man would help)

I don't think its wrong to say the fanbase is the least engaged, and the youngest generation of people in the area are the least interested in the team that they have ever been. So why I don't think they are moving, its worth converstation to me because things are worse now than pretty much ever for the support level this team gets.

-Panthers and Jets about to trade to swap goalies -Vegas and Rangers just traded Reilly Smith for Brisson and pick (with salary retained) -Jersey Aquires Dumelouin for a 2nd and a prospect -Florida gets Nico Sturm for a 4th. That is just this morning in addition to 4 moves yesterday. Oh, Ryan Reaves just waived to free up cap space so Toronto can make a move or moves. And Buffalo......so far Nothing.

What you are saying is probably true...but..... If he doesn't agree to an extension before the deadline with Carolina or anyone else, he basically becomes a rental. Who wants a rental? teams who think they have a shot to go deep in the playoffs. Isn't that Carolina? Yeah, you kinda got screwed if you thought you can sign him, but you are in this..you are in position to make a cup run. Even if you got burned by this, why wouldn't you keep him and treat him as a rental? Odds are anyone you trade him will give you a return that is 'rental player' quality.

I'd like the option to buy a phone that overall is a mid level phone in almost every way but with a great camera. Right now, to get the best camera with 10x zoom, you need to buy a flagship. -I don't need the fastest processor. For almost everything I do on the phone, a mid level phone will work. -I don't need super fast charging. I'm not on my phone all day non-stop. When the battery gets low, I can put it down and charge it without needing max charging speed. (not to mention the fastest charging usually puts more wear on the battery which I don't want anyway) -I might play an occasional game on my phone, but I don't need the processor to play super high end games at high frame rates. -A good screen is nice, but I don't need it to refresh at 120hz. My current phone has a high refresh rate and I turned it down to 60hz to save battery and its fine. -I don't need fancy colors, curved screens, super thin designs. Like many people I put a protective case on my phone anyway. -AI. I don't need, or want, AI on my phone. I never use it. If I DID want to use it I'd use it on my pc. I don't need to make custom pictures or Emojis. -AI agents. Maybe someday it will be useful, but I don't need to talk to my phone to tell it to find a good mexican restaurant within 30 miles of me and make reservations for 4, and text my friends to tell them about it. I don't trust it will do that without mistakes, and I kinda LIKE doing those things myself. But I do like having a good camera. Other than calls or texts, I use my phone camera more than any other feature combined. I know everyone else doesn't feel the same way as me, but I know there are others that feel the same way. I think if one manufacturer created a phone that was 'decent-to-good' in most categories but put the best camera on it, it would have a pretty good market, costing more than a mid-range phone but less than a flagship. Every time a new Galaxy, pixel or Iphone or anything else is introduced, it seems to me they are showing off features that are just cute party tricks. Make it work, make it last, give me a good camera. End of story.

If they are going to move on from Adams, I think they need to move on from most, if not all, of the current staff. Let the new GM come in, interview all of them and if he wants them, he can keep them, but no understanding of keeping them around for continuity or any other garbage other than that. As far as drafting, free agents, trades...I beleive that most of these guys have input. The players we have are a result of all of them. If anything, it may not be true but I can make a case the scouting dept and analytics dept. does more of the 'leg work' on selecting players, and Adams just makes the 'final' decision or is the guy that pulls the trigger. If Adams goes, I want most, if not all of them to go also.

I don't think this will happen, I wouldn't bet it on in the near future. However I do think it is a possibility.

If a team really wants him, they can take in his salary, and ship out a salary to the Sabres that is shorter term. With the cap going up, and the offseason giving all teams a chance to work the cap....again if they want him its not an issue for many other teams. My question from the beginning is....who actually WANTS him? I think his value is worth a lot less than many on this forum think.

On a good team, Greenway is on your first penalty killing unit and probably ONLY gets 3rd or 4th line minutes and never moves up the lineup. He'll still probably get hurt, but I think with about 2 minute less even strength ice time per game he would be more effective AND probably have a bit less of a chance for his constant injuries. We just need some better forwards to step up to be available to take those 2 or so extra minutes per game.

I think they all have a 'shot' next season. Between camp and preseason and scrimmages, if Levi outperforms UPL I think he is the starter, if UPL outperforms Levi, I think he is the starter. Maybe, MAYBE the coaches will lean toward the incumbent when camp starts, but it will depend on camp.

I remember when Broken Arrow came out....yeah I was a lot younger, I liked it a lot. Then, about 20 years went by and I watched it a 2nd time and....it wasn't as good as I remember. Its not always like that with me. I think True Lies came out about the same time as Broken arrow....and while it is a 'bit' dated now, I still enjoy that one as much as ever.

I'm the opposite. I think the D-group, while it could be improved GREATLY from a veteran, right hand shot legit top 4 guy....has been decent. Not good, but more often than not hung out to dry by the forward play. Power seems to have taken a step back at times, but despite his contract I don't look at him as being anything special until he gets another 100+ games experience. I think its been play without the puck by Cozens and Quinn, and inconsistent play by the goaltenders that have sunk this team more than the D-men.

I would question why this deal...for what they offered, I would think they could have waited a couple days and maybe gotten something better for what they offered. Unless of course, this is exactly what they want. Of course, they are normally picking in the bottom 10 of the first round, and those picks are.....over-rated by most. Normally you don't get someone to contribute in a meaningful way from those picks for 4-5 years after they are drafted. And in the past 10 years, I can only find 3 guys who have even scored over 150 career goals from that part of the draft and can remotely be considered top-2 line players..Tage, Konecny, and Boeser. Even those guys you had to wait years to get what you wanted out of them, and that is about 3 out of 100 guys (maybe there is a good D-man in there I missed, but quicly browsing the draft, nothing really stood out to me)

I'm not going to criticize 'the tank' because I fall into the category of thinking it wasn't a bad idea..it was just executed poorly. Just Pegula always seemed to come across to me as wanting to get people to think he was a bit more clever than he was. The 'tank' was a good idea and he would get credit for it. 'Hockey heaven', well, it would make local fans like him a lot. I mean, nothing crazy, just as an owner he is a blend of that stubborn "I'll do it MY way" and "I want people to like me and when they criticize me I'm running away".

So if its true, a little bit more than we were led to believe but whatever. A bit over 4% of the cap. No big deal.

His penalty killing slipped my mind. His overall 5-on-5 play I think is only about average for a 3rd or 4th liner. But I do think he is a very, very good penalty killer, so yeah, the deal makes sense if it happens for that price.

I'm not huge on Greeway being a player that really helps much, but the number, if it is what is reported, is pretty affordable.

The last 2 yeas that was very noticable. Covid was on its way out so that wasn't an excuse. NHL revenues were going up. The team had a ton of cap space. There was no reason to not find a vet, overpay them for 2-4 years to make the team better.

A guess....His agent has contacts around the league, and for the most part, no one else would be willing to pay him what he can get here, or give him as long of a deal, or even guarantee him a steady spot on the roster. He simply might be more valuable to the Sabres than he is to anyone else. He is one of the more physical guys on the Sabres, but that may not be true on other teams. Plus he can't seem to stay healthy. Get whatever money and term you can in Buffalo because you might not get them anywhere else.

Is Lindy a bad coach now? Maybe. Is he a good coach now? Maybe. The players and the way this roster is put together is the issue to me.

I think he is liked by a lot of fans because he is just more physical, but not even all the time. It seems to me like every 10 games he plays, he has 2 very good games, 3 pretty bad games, and 5 games where he is kinda just OK, but maybe gets some positive attention for throwing a hit or two. I'm OK with it I guess. I don't think having him here vs not moves the needle on this team much either way.

If they did play an exhibition game vs each other, they only way to make it fair or competitive would be to do something like this: -2 of the 3 of Tage, Tuch, and Dahlin get a day off. -Reimer plays in net vs Levi -A couple Sabres guys who were recently in the AHL get to play for Rochester. Kulich for sure plays for Rochester. You might get a somewhat competitive game if you do that.

I'd like to keep Zucker but I'm not sure how much he moves the needle with this team, so if he's traded, so be it. Greenway has frustrated me lately and I think he is over-rated on this board, Sure trade him. I think Jokiharju is a decent 2nd pair guy and a pretty good 3rd pair guy, but this staff doesn't seem to use him that way so yeah, trade him too. Quinn and Cozens? I won't shed a tear if they are gone also. All of those guys are where I'd start. Then make a decision on Byram. I guess he is restricted, so if you don't sign him now you still can control the situation with him. But some games I watch him play and I think...you BETTER lock him up...other games...he looks like just another 2nd or 3rd pair guy.

I know that is a possibility. My issue though is that I am worrying that even if that happens, its not changing what I see has huge issues in his game. 1.) he doesn't seem to even try to skate hard. I think he is the biggest 'floater' on the team. 2.) he doesn't think the game well. On the 2nd last goal last night when Clifton went in deep, that was his job to get back to cover the open spot. This is high-school level stuff, and he didn't do it, he just stood there and watched. Things like that happen a lot with him.

Sabres would win 4 games to none. I'd guess 3 of the games are blowouts. One might be closer due to good goaltending by the Roch guy or "puck luck".