Thorny

The games literally don’t matter, but, having said that, let us completely ignore that and break down the stats, thoroughly

I don’t want to blow it up at all

Playmaking? Misa too

Also you are continually moving the goalposts to the point of a disingenuous conversation. Every time I press you on why the forwards aren’t good enough you turn tail and run to “it’s just what Adams will do”. So you agree they aren’t good enough? Ok, good. Your thinking imo is most informed by a desire to consider the roster locked in yes, it’s locked in please, spend all year bitching about how Adams sucks after explaining why most of the roster shouldn’t be addressed - - - your plan is to trade a former first overall pick at a low point in value, essentially repeating the mistakes of the past and ensuring we get ripped off cause he’s soft

The stats are correct - your explanation of the discrepancy isn’t accurate.

The fact we are in the bottom 5 of the league for assist total from our leading forward doesn’t matter either, having a really good playmaker wouldn’t help the power play don’t touch the forwards of a bottom of the league team, in a league where *playoff teams* add at the deadline, and in the offseason the Buffalo Sabres don’t need to add a forward just “fix”’the power play. Roster addition? lol no, just fix it, silly we know Adams isn’t touching the goalies. So, power partner? wait, trade power. Addition by subtraction. Draft a D man and trade for his partner

Also what does it matter @GASabresIUFANall you are doing is strawmanning. The even strength defence is indisputably atrocious. Attributing it all to the smallest portion of the team possible is absurd. It’s 1 dimensional thinking is almost entirely based on the fact you tailor your opinions based on your eagerness for the lineup to be “penciled in”. You do it every year, listing out why the lineups are finished and there’s no room for additions, the desire for it to be finalized and determined so strong it now pervades your analysis of the actual roster imo. You want to ignore the affect the forwards have on team defence because it’s convenient, there’s no room..etc..To the tune of incongruent opinions. Adams is a terrible, howdy doody GM, but 95% of the roster is A-ok. dude, It’s all set. It’ll be a run back. We are at the cap, everyone is signed, forwards are set, Adams is totally awful yet the roster is untouchable, and let’s just talk about the one d man we should set that’ll take us from 28th to 5th

lol leave me alone take it up with the official definitions committee. You are just guessing at what the discrepancy is

6th from top GF, even strength 5th from bottom GA, even strength 19th in GF%

Oy vey https://www.naturalstattrick.com/teamtable.php?fromseason=20242025&thruseason=20242025&stype=2&sit=ev&score=all&rate=n&team=all&loc=B&gpf=410&fd=&td= Sabres are 19th in even strength gf% - - - I don’t have an argument, I am simply stating facts contrary to your imaginationland

Which conclusion can we go with here that alleviates the most amount of a 28th place roster from the blame equation? Is there any way we can get this all on UPL and Power? Asking for a friend - - - How narrow can we get this scapegoat? im looking to work backwards from, “most of the roster is set”. I think we can comfortably attribute our bottom of the barrel record to one or two position of need, no? I like the idea one guy changes the entire fortunes of a team - it’s super commonly played out frankly the more we over-simply onto one narrowly focused area I think our findings get more accurate. Block out the noise, ya know

5 on 5 isn’t “even strength” am I arguing with AI? ”their forwards score a lot, therefore they aren’t contributing to poor D” your conclusions are Swiss cheese

Only the Canucks, Islanders, Ducks and Flames have a lower assist total from their team leading forward than Buffalo (Peterka). We have a desperate need for a playmaking F up top

We cannot block him

Not my problem. Won’t be something I’ll be discussing in 9 games time if he’s here Regardless, my point stands. You are saying most of the roster isn’t the issue anymore and I totally disagree when you are a bottom team, the inverse is true That’s team sports

So everything but one guy on the roster is ok now, we’ve built a good 96% of a roster, it’s just not reflected in finishing 28th. like that 4% will account for the bump from 28th to playoffs but the 96% that holds us down at the bottom will affect us less than the 4% but we can’t upgrade the 4% either so actually much of the roster is no longer an issue, but we can’t fix the exceptionally small part that is, and even though most of the team is set we can’t get beyond 28th do I have that?

Then what are you expecting? How are you formulating these thoughts? We are in 28th but the forwards are “no longer the issue” We did it Cant upgrade D and g, you say

Yes so we will turn over the goalies but it’s going to be difficult so don’t expect it just trying to keep up

The point is that they aren’t getting close enough to accumulate those tests that’s the answer, already So we really don’t need F additions OR D, really Like, really. When you stop and think about it For a little while

Yup Adams will definitely add more good goalies this summer than he has in his entire tenure in Buffalo so far Definitely banking on him turning over the position

“Looking” at the GT is exactly what KA will do, yes ya don’t forget the forward to replace “Lafferty”

Sorry, 96% of the team that is in 29th place We know how WAR works. Remember how much Eichel single handedly elevated this team? I’m sure one guy this summer with elevate the team from 29th to 15th. We also wouldn’t want to increase expectations by aiming higher than JUST making it

We deserve this team Ya have fun I’m not building up lineups all summer with the same 23 guys

Don’t forget Norris

Because the team we lost to is also bad and is “Philly in a nutshell”. We lose to the teams that also play good when the games don’t matter the Sabres aren’t getting up for anyone. They get played down to They are easily explainable Bad luck, run it back. Don’t delve further into any other statistical category that easily explains what’s happening