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Now that we are into the season, which prospects do you consider future NHL players. I think this is a pretty good list of who in our system has a chance (some more than others) of becoming an everyday NHL player. That said, who do you think will actually make it. I'm feeling better about Rosen and Levi. Mrtka looks like a future star, and I like Kozak as a long-term depth NHLer. Anyone else? Goalies? Levi, Ratzlaff, Leenders, Leinonen Defense? Mrtka, Novikiov, Komarov, Strbak, Kleber, Osburn. McCarthy, Bedkowski? Forwards? Kozak, Rosen, Östlund, Helenius, Wahlberg, Zeimer, Neuchev. Richard

I think he is trying to say if the Sabres win 5 out of every 9 games they play, they'll have 45 wins. That should be more than enough to make the playoffs. The Sabres have won 5 of the last night, but only 5 of 12 for the season.

If you look at the last 3 games you see a team that is playing harder but is still finding ways to lose. Stupid penalties at in opportune times. Losing control of the puck leading to two of the three OT losses. Coughing up 2 3rd period leads. So until this team stops being stupid, they will remain on the outside looking in.

Have any of the Adams drafted Russians even come close to playing a shift in the NHL? Novikov, Komarov, Kisakov, Poltapov, Sardarian or Neuchev, none are even on the radar. Even the two big Russian D, seem to be behind Metsa, Jones and Johnson on the depth chart. Soon they’ll be passed by Mtrka. Good thing Adams spent 2 2nds and 2 3rds on the Russian forwards.

Actually they probably wouldn't. I have a few friends in the specialty insurance business and they said he is uninsurable.

Y'all are assuming that the contract is insurable. Given his history, I doubt even Lloyds would write the policy.

I'd send Östlund down, bring up Helenius to play center and move Greenway to the 4th line where he belongs.

The Sabres are 4-4-2 this season so far They started 0-3 Won 4 of the next 5, thus 4-4 and now have lost two straight on OT, thus 0-0-2

4-4-2 10pts

I'd like to revise my earlier response. Given what I've seen over the last 2 games, no this team isn't real yet. Good team find away to win with leads in the 3rd period.

Where are all the Power defenders now?

If Doan and McLeod are in your top 6, you aren’t a championship caliber team.

Apparently Ruff and I are on the same wave length.

Peterka has 9 pts in 10 game, a 72 pt pace. All his points are at EV. Doan has 3 EV pts in 9 game. His other 3 pts are on the PP. He is on about 49 pts pace. Doan adds a compete motor we need in the bottom 6, but he doesn’t drive offense like JJP. Frankly I wish we had found another way to acquire Doan, but he is not a better hockey player than JJP.

If we are in a playoff position on Dec 1 you can start to hope.