Thorny

And maybe I seem a bit confused Yeah maybe, but I got you pegged! Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha!

McKenna And we won’t capitalize hell, we may be secretly in on it

Ya I mean they are sitting on 7+ right now. Obv if they bring in a F it changes things beyond the Timmins extension but I’ll believe it when I see it The most dense transaction periods are through

I don’t see the cap space as noticeably different this year. On track to have about 5 mil. They are top 10 in cap space now - completely unacceptable for a team 14 years out It’s bottom 10 spending teams that don’t make the playoffs

I think if we get a F it will be Roslovic

Very well said He’s gonna be a good one

I don’t know why and I know almost nothing about him but I feel like he could become a Seabrook like player

Right on - and these issues are only exacerbated by being such a young team prone to mental lapses. I can’t help but chuckle at the, “maybe with maturity they’ll learn to respect their opponent” stuff. I mean - ya - we were the youngest team in hockey *by choice* for 5 years. The Sabres are performing as can only have been expected - - - on a slight tangent - it’s rather (see:very) insane that we have been bad forever and have precisely 1 top 10 pick F in the *entirety* of our system, including on roster.

It’s a good point - It does seem to most mirror the feeling of having Tuch locked up to such a good contract and Tage in his prime firing on all cylinders not to mention Dahlin…the, damn we *really* could have something here but we are wasting it being comfortable with maybes and hopes in the now, in exchange for a future thst never seems to arrive. The D could be really quite good - retaining Byram at that price and even losing him yo UFA is a-oh-kay by me if made the playoffs in the interim: but we spoil it by apparently being content with paying for the D upgrade by weakening our F to the same extent There’s never been a recent roster I looked at and thought had no chance at making the playoffs - in fact I predicted it on a limb a couple times - but I think it’s clear our now very unique situation probably requires, but undoubtedly *deserves*, an approach far more significant than “well maybe, if everything goes right” We could make the playoffs next season and while id be ecstatic I wouldn’t view his approach, should there be nothing more of significance, as a good one even in hindsight: I think the fact we’ve utilized it to awful results so many times previous will proves that a reasonable sentiment we might make it - but we’ll need to get quite lucky

I don’t want a victory lap. I want to make the playoffs one more time The day I’m actually revealed to be a cynical fool rather than merely claimed to be one will he a glorious day for the sabres - and it’ll be a long time coming

THIS was my stance on Byram that I detailed out several days ago, for what I probably thought in moment was a belaboured amount of times but, wrongly, hadn’t been enough, apparently. Note that “Byram retained” features prominently in the high pass B grade I had outlined as an option I had a high pass B lined up for the old sabres in the big 2025 lol! (Hater!) note, as well, that I only didn’t have “trade Byram for a D” mentioned cause that just seemed oddly unlikely please note also that my stance was clearly outlined that my overall impression was based on the OVERALL OUTLOOK of the roster - - - “I think I’d prefer” you extremist, hater.

*read* what he wrote. He said my opinion was crafted by a groupthink and was expressing disappointment only because it didn’t happen exactly the way I wanted. this is what actually happened - yes I am being hyperbolic when I said the whole board loves it the direction. You get that that’s intentionally so, right? Because I’m somewhat shaken by the fact my position was so badly misconstrued. In fact that’s too light: it was outright claimed to be disappointed only because I was pigeonholed on wanting something and essentially the thread ran with it and I gotta say, it’s not very fair

Back of the line buddy

No, I didn’t start it because, like I literally just said, again proving that what I write is worthless, I didn’t have the idea that Byram specifically needed to be traded for a F. I wasn’t pigeonholed on that position - that’s my point. You grouped me in this group of people that didn’t like it because it wasn’t exactly what I wanted and that’s simply not fair. I detailed a stance with many varied options and my point was only ever to look at the whole. I will provide a link momentarily

@7+6=13 this isn’t cherry picking, I just typed thorny and McLeod into search. Works with Dahlin, Benson, plenty of stuff where it fits

Like, i like how your reading of this “overly negative.” It’s measured. Highlighted the McLeod bit because that’s just one topic I’m frequently positive about frankly I’m slightly disappointed in myself I’m taking the time to detail this - you are absolutely right: I care about what others think way too much. But I care about my rep here even through it’s pretty damn clear from Inky’s post that no one is really reads my takes or gives them the time of day. Not that anyone should - absolutely do not get me wrong - but it’s the same with the sabres, like I always say: if I am sticking around for them, now, at this point, there’s really no one to blame for it but myself, you basically do have to be a glutton for punishment. If I’m posting as much as I do and it’s going out the window, it’s on me for keeping at it.

The results of the team have been historically bad - unless you feel my reaction has been more extreme than historically negative, I’d deem my general stance as “reflective” before negative or positive having said that, I agree with your bolded bit after making that substitution “the you don’t like when anything positive is posted” is just (I’m hoping intentional) hyperbole - for such a rats ass team i post positive stuff all the time, myself - never mind taking issue in others

Depends what the goal is, honestly - that’s the defining factor. Far fewer teams are electing the long form rebuild as the viable strategy nowadays, though. The success rate is too poor. There’s definitely the school of thought you need a big long form tear down endeavour to field a cup team if you aren’t a destination - the sabres profess to be among that group. If the goal is to make the playoffs, in the nhl that’s a year over year proposition - you can do that merely with competence and a solid offseason of work

Thank you A lot

“Good call, Thorny” never in the equation, eh, Tom? The master predictor lol. I can only have been brainwashed by the incorrect group think

lol absurd. I’ve posted countless times the multitude of tacts the team could take and not once did i specify we must move Byram for a forward. Go on - pull up my posts. Or, you can just go with the fact I’m being spoon fed my opinions from others and incapable of forming my own thoughts 👍 Good grief. I’m happy the board has shifted so smoothly to “absolute win by Adams” and “definitively improved”. That’s great - but please, please leave me out of your gaslighting “oh and if you don’t like it it’s cause you were brainwashed into expecting different” totally miss me with that. This is just going way, way too far now. Utter lack of respect for the discussion/poster

I wonder if maybe he’s not actually fighting for his job

Not only bad but “bad and refuses to change his play”. Ok. Uncoachable I guess.

A minor F add might get the F group back to even if you squint at Doan Then at least we have the Kesselring improvement. not enough but something