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This is pretty good, right?
It feels good.
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19 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:
I think it’s going to have to be a trade.
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Not really better. Kind of treading water. Worse top 6, probably better bottom 6, probably better goaltending. Maybe a little better overall due to internal development.
It’s not enough. The roster needs at least one of a top 6 wing or middle 6 C. Ideally both, but that seems unlikely at this point.
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1 hour ago, LGR4GM said:
Sabres are one Shane Pinto away from having a great offseason.
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42 minutes ago, Curt said:
Before the draft, I made a list of guys who were young for the draft year, and also had characteristics that I felt made them “playoff guys”. It was 30-something guys long. Kleber was on that list.
This is funny, but this guy wasn’t actually on my list. I felt so sure that he was but I was wrong. Just because he isn’t young enough though. He is still a physical beast.
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4 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:
Would you consider him? Asking for your opinion.
If he had qualified via birth date, yeah, I think I would have put him on there. I was basically just looking for young guys with an above average combination of size, physicality, and defensive play.
I didn’t spend much time on it this year. Last year I made the list too, although I spent more time on it. From last year’s list of around 25 guys, Sabres picked Walberg and McCarthy off of it.
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I don’t think I considered him young enough. I think my cut off was around May 20th. He just missed it.
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2 minutes ago, R_Dudley said:
Grit, physical, closers, plays well in tight spaces sounds like the theme. Are we now drafting for what we couldn't/didn't trade for?
Should have been doing a little of this previous draft years and you would have that with the previous drafts coming of age instead of the holy grail quest Kevin is on.
Last years draft was like this also. Not disagreeing with you, just adding that it seems like it was last year that there was a bit of a mindset change.
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Before the draft, I made a list of guys who were young for the draft year, and also had characteristics that I felt made them “playoff guys”. It was 30-something guys long. Osburn was on that list.
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Before the draft, I made a list of guys who were young for the draft year, and also had characteristics that I felt made them “playoff guys”. It was 30-something guys long. Kleber was on that list.
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This is a fine pick. This is a versatile, well rounded C who has the offensive skills to be a future top-6 forward and the defensive skills to be part of a shutdown line. Obviously not going to help the team immediately, but it’s really good value at 14.
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If I’m adding McDavid to the team, I’m making sure that I keep Levi and Lukkonen. I’m not sure that any of the others would hurt the team as much as losing those goalies.
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The funny thing is that the taller one plays in the NHL.
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1 minute ago, PromoTheRobot said:
Adams was Lindy's assistant coach.
Oh yes, I forgot about that.
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14 hours ago, Night Train said:
I voted OK. I should have realized Adams wanted comfort and his former boss. If they improve, I'll be pleased. They still need lineup changes.
Yes, it could be far worse...like every guy after he left..
Lindy Ruff was Adams’ boss?
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16 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:When you boil that off you get a coach who's only made the playoffs in 3 of what 8 years? Never passed round what? 2, 1?
He has taken over two youngish teams that hadn’t been to the playoffs in a few years and got them both to the second round.
Im not saying that this is a slam dunk awesome hire, but when you get past the 5-6 most highly regarded coaches, the NHL HC landscape is such a free for all that often doesn’t make much sense.
For me, this was one of the acceptable options.
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Yeah, I get how this can come across as a lazy PR type of hire.
However, when you boil off all of the sentimental stuff, Ruff is still a solid, proven NHL Head Coach. It works for me.
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7 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:
I'm saying Sullivan has worked with a locker room filled with seasoned veterans and at least one of the best leaders in the league. How he'd function in a room like we have is unknown.
Bylsma had ROR when he was still loving it.
Sullivan seems like a bit more of a “players coach” kind of guy. That worked for the Pens because they had leadership in the player group with strong internal accountability, so Sullivan didn’t need to be a hardass.
I think the Sabres need a coach who will be a hardass.
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I’m all for a real tough HC this time around. Someone who isn’t going to tolerate any nonsense and is well respected around the league.
I don’t even care that much if he is an excellent x and o’s guy. If he is well respected, good assistant coached will want to come work with him.
Berube, McLellan, or maybe Ruff make sense to me.
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On 4/19/2024 at 11:02 AM, mjd1001 said:
I'm not so sure. In most cases the GM would be probably on his last chance. In most cases, fans, owners, even players would understand he is next. But, there is a good chance things are different here.
Pegula is still the owner. He has shown (to me) over and over he is more concerned with having people in power around him that he is comfortable with. People who massage his ego, people who defend him, speak highly of him, people who will 'take the bullet' for him when things are rough while he hides in Florida or on his yacht. Pegula to me will take a 'lesser' GM and give him more time if it is someone who tells him what he wants to hear.
Adams is that guy. If Pegula makes a change, he may not get that. I think that is why a coach will be let go before Adams. Pegula seemingly hand-picked Adams because he probably is a nice guy, a 'yes man'. Pegula probably spends a LOT more time in contact with the GM (A GM he likes personally) so its harder to let that GM go than a coach, or even players.
Again, maybe if the Sabres don't make the playoffs Adams will be let go. But I think it is far more likely that more trades would happen, more 'housecleaning' under the GM would occur, because Pegula simply will not hire a GM that will give him any kind of 'pushback' on making him feel good about himself. Adams doesn't seem to do that.
I don’t know for sure what will happen, but it was Adams himself who hinted that this would probably be his last shot at hiring a coach if it doesn’t work out.
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9 minutes ago, pi2000 said:
It’s hilarious how over valued Mittlestadt is on here.
Has a career high of 15 goals, and 59 points…. a career -40.
He was part of the problem, not the solution.
Just seems like bad value for a trade though, no? Mittelstadt seems to have turned his career around and Byram is kind of struggling.
Byram has all the potential in the world, but Buffalo needs guys who are ready now.
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Is this seriously a 1 for 1 trade? Thats a joke.
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They are something else all right.
Won two games in a row for the first time in two months! Yay?
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16 hours ago, North Buffalo said:
Exactly facial bleed isnt internal brain bleed... he wasn't dying... if its a trauma hospital those in immediate danger of dying get treated first plus because of deep facial cuts probably needed a specialist who may or may not be on call this time of year, and would have to be brought in or at least consulted
Last night at my hospital was busy with mvas and heart attacks... sorry dude non life threatening injuries wait.
I don’t think it’s an issue of investing what went wrong with the hospital. I’m sure they understand how ERs work.
It’s more likely that the NHL/NHLPA have protocols that if the player can not be helped at the normal ER within X amount of time, then they have some sort of on call specialist take care of him. Somehow those protocols weren’t or couldn’t be followed and they are looking into why.
At least that’s my interpretation of the situation.
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I like it. I wish there was slightly more quality in the top 6, but it looks like 4 lines that Lindy can roll.