Derrico

Any thoughts on draft day/time? I’m flexible whenever works best for others.

Wow they’re estimating $600k in damages. We’re about to head down to the waterfront now so I’ll have to take a walk by and see if there’s any visible damage to the outside of the building. For those with bisons tix for tomorrow, the team will announce whether the game will go ahead or not later today after an assessment of damages. Damn dip n dots arnt even that good….

Right?! Leafs didn’t jump out to a 4-0 first period lead last year because there were ‘too many’ leaf fans. They jumped out to the lead because UPL couldn’t stop a ***** beach ball that night and got pulled for Anderson. Pretty even game after the goalie change. Leads me back to my frustration of not addressing goaltending this off-season. Obviously a discussion for another thread.

I’ll get you started. Four of us will be there from southern Ontario at leaf game cheering on our Sabres. I agree with what Taro is saying. If I didn’t have seasons this policy would be infuriating to the point it would absolutely dissuade me from going as often as I do. Please don’t alienate your existing fanbase. Many of which come from southern Ontario. I hate all the leaf fans in the building as well. This isn’t the answer imo.

Sure but the ‘local market’ also includes southern Ontario.

How are the arbitrary lines even drawn?

That really is horsesh1t. Wont apply to me now that I’m STH but prior to this year I would be logging on right when tickets went on sale to try and grab leaf Sabres tickets to cheer on the Sabres. As I said, the atmosphere is so fun for those games. There are tons of Sabres fans in southern Ontario. I would be pissed if I got blocked out because my postal code doesn’t say I live right in town yet I’ve followed and spent so much on Sabres tickets and merch over the past 30 years.

New season ticket holder here. NFW I'm selling the leaf games. Those are my favorite games to attend. The energy in the building on those nights is so much fun. As you say, the best way for people to want to buy tickets and go to the games is putting an exciting product out there to watch, not with some BS administrative restriction. I'm from southern Ontario and there are many Sabres fans from Ontario. Last thing they want to do is start alienating the fanbase.

I think that 2 game AHL stint has really tempered a lot of expectations. That’s probably a good thing. But it was only 2 games. I’m very interested to see how his summer training went and how he looks first amongst his peers in the prospects challenge and then come training camp and preseason. If he looks good there’s no harm in seeing a few nhl games. Kid has been deemed an exceptional status player for a few years now.

Looking forward to seeing what they roll out. My biggest complaint (same with bills) is the length of lines and time spent waiting at concession stands. Sounds like they are aware and working on this major issue. Will be interesting to see how much these ideas improve that experience this season. Agreed on Delaware North. How long is their deal with Sabres and Keybank? Perhaps losing the Bills contract may be a wake up call and result in a better product for Sabres? Maybe just wishful thinking…

Wed before opener sounds good to me for draft.

Are we going to do anything with this extra cap space?

When was the last time it mattered? When was the last time the playoffs became the expectation?

Boosh only had one year left on his deal. Novikov won't be a factor for the Sabres this year. Let's hope Johnson is an upgrade. Really? Bryson looked like a tirefire liability all season. Stillman didn't look much better when he was dressed.

I don't think Boosh was amazing or anything but if we see an injury or two I would feel better running him out there than Stillman/Bryson/more E Johnson minutes etc.

Agreed. Feels like we finally had a bit of d depth and they make this trade? He’s getting paid more than anyone can dream to play hockey. This summer already feels like a huge missed opportunity to ensure the Sabres take the next step. This trade is the cherry on top…

That sucks

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Does it really matter?

Maybe it’s recency bias but I’ll throw my hat in the Zach Benson ring. His vision is unreal. His battle and defensive game for his age is very good. Out of all the prospects it would surprise me least if he becomes a star.

Love this area. The annual wine festival at Watkins Glenn racetrack is an awesome time.

I just picked up tickets for the Friday night game against Montreal and Saturday night against Jersey. We should be icing a pretty exciting lineup. Looks like tickets go on sale tomorrow and early crack at them tonight for STH. $10 for general admission seating. Should be pretty good hockey and Harbour Center is always a nice venue for watching.

Agreed. That Quinn injury really sucks.

I don’t think we should completely assume one of these rookies we have knocking at the door won’t make it. Maybe training camp rolls around and Savoie or Kulich show they belong (or Atleast 9 game look). That’s what I’m hoping. Dudacek had a good thread on projected arrivals of our prospects. I think many are thinking Kulich Savoie and maybe even benson will be ready for the Sabres next season. Not sure there’s room or we would want to break in 3 rookie forwards in one season (especially in another year from now with high expectations). Only if they prove they belong but I’m very open to one of the rookies making the team this year to help bolster a third scoring line.

The easy low hanging fruit is goaltending. I'm as optimistic as any about Levi but history shows rookie goaltenders rarely put up good numbers in their first season. Pair that with the tire fire we had last year and Adams is playing with fire imo. So much invested in this young core and its borderline stunning that yet again Adams fails to substantially upgrade goaltending. I hope its not our achilles heel but its jumping off the page as an obvious concern.