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He could have been Zucker +30%, in his prime.

Dahlin with Andersson is a pairing that could do very well.

A sense of urgency to add players to a lineup in order to improve the team, the culture and the morale of the fans. The Savoie for McLeod move was a step, he just stumbled after that. They came so close two years ago and he did squat to help them. He assumed they would just build on that but it hasn’t happened. As I used to say to people standing around at work, waiting for direct orders, when there were always small maintenance things to do, DO SOMETHING.

ROR’s love for the game is fading again, let the team that first broke his heart put a dagger through it. Trotz in year 2 is probably feeling more heat than KA in year 5.

This is sad to think about 5 years into a GM’s rebuild. I want one or two of those kids to become what we hope for but KA seems to have the same sense of urgency as Power lugging the puck up with 18 seconds left on PP2.

I agree with your assessment. I am not tied to Cozens being a Sabre, he can probably still fit as a middle 6 forward but I think he is not a long term 2C, as per his contract. Raw skills are a term I would use to peddle him to other teams, as per his draft pedigree and international performances. He does possess NHL skills that could make him a 800-1000 game player, just not at an all star level. He still could be a useful player for the Sabres, just not the go to guy many of us expected.

As in don’t touch him he might break.

The raw skills are there, I think he lacks hockey IQ and these trade rumours have sucked some energy out of him.

Lays his body on the line with a punishing physical game. Then sits out a couple to recover. OK, not really that physical and the ratio is more like 1:1. He is supposed to be the glue guy, probably because he is the most familiar with glueing his pieces back together.

Torts would make him pee his pants.

A guy I used to work with always took vacation, sick days, bereavement days, personal leave etc whenever there was a need for all hands on deck. I told him to just mark down the days he would be at work on the calendar.

One of them should be a Dman.

Also, McCabe would have gone straight for Noesen after the Tage hit. He’s not a heavyweight but he’s an old school player who stands up for teammates.

The staged fight was a move to try to appease the fans calling them a wimpy team. Too late.

Watching Vancouver vs Avalanche, Meatballs is working for Sportsnet.

Will it be goatheads with red tutus?

The acquisition of Frost may have pushed Kadri down the depth chart. He could be a 2-3C for a couple of years. I would still love to get Rasmus Andersson to partner with our Rasmus. Coleman is like Zucker. Zary has more offense than Krebs.

Smelt some smoke from that direction

RHD as well. I still hold out hope the Sabres will not be a lottery pick team by then but with Pegula driving the bus there is a chance.

Frederic can also play, he could be a solid middle sixer. This team would probably suck the grit out of him though.

It’s not 1974 anymore but NHL hockey is still a man’s game.

That would be the ideal scenario, the Keith Tkachuk deal. If he leaves, I doubt he comes back to this dysfunctional team.

After yesterday’s display of standing up for teammates, Zucker may want to be moved at the deadline.

That was Mule and Power, at the time of the hit.

I think it is fundamental to team culture to defend a teammate after a dirty hit. I dislike the running after a guy that delivered a clean hit but when your top scorer got a vicious hit to the head and is laying there, someone has to get into someone’s grill. Their reputation is already at the bottom of the barrel and this just confirms it to the rest of the league. You don’t need to goon it up, just stand up for a teammate that is in a crumpled heap from a cheap shot. A lot of bashing here has been towards Cozens and he deserves it but Mule and Power are examples of the big wimps that the Sabres put on the ice. Mule is a big dude and he needs to set aside his goofy, dressing room glue guy personality and defend a friend that just got creamed. Power even skates away after UPL got mugged a few times this year.