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  2. Sabres announce qualifying offers

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    1 hour ago, Taro T said:

    W. t. F.?

    How do you need to throw in the 2nd in that Norris trade if you've already had to throw in Gilbert and ALL you want is Norris?

    It's the genius of Kevyn Adams.  Use a 2nd rd pick for 15 games.  

    JBD (age 25 today) - 144 NHL games 6g 18a -1, 241 blocks, 122 hits, 6'1 198

    Timmins (age 27 in Sept) - 159 NHL games, 6g 40 +21, 167 blocks, 137 hits, 6'3 218

    Isn't this a coin flip?  I'd take the younger guys who actually looked decent in his audition playing next to Power last season.  However we must defer to Mega-mind Adams.  It's not like he's ever made a bad personnel decision.

  5. The offseason so far - Are the Sabres better?

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    58 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

    To answer the op question... no we're not better by any perceptible metric. I think there's a chance our overall game is better in terms of grit and character but no idea how that translates to wins. This team was bad last year and Kesselring and Doan and Norris might add a couple of wins but that just makes us... barely less bad. 

    If Adams plan is just this, we're going to miss the playoffs again. At best we might be an 85pt team right now if we stay healthy and frankly who gives a *****? Either win or get out Kevyn. 

    Agreed!  Unless Levi becomes a star over-night, this team as currently structured is offensively worse than last year, only marginally better defensively and no goaltending to speak of.  How is Adams' "waiting for Levi" plan working out so far. 

    One slight quibble, I think this team may be marginally better, but given how Mon, Det and Ott are improving, this could be a 70 pt team. 

  8. Sabres announce qualifying offers

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    Posted · Edited by GASabresIUFAN

    lol.  What was his Q-offer?  900k?  

    Who the heck is running this franchise.   What a joke.  Good luck JBD, you played well for us in your limited time.  Congrats on escaping Adams hell.

    Maybe they already have a deal in place and therefore didn’t need to make a Q-offer?

  11. Sabres Draft all-round recap

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    I haven't done my usual deep dive in this draft.  It just didn't matter since these guys won't make an impact until 2030 at earliest.  That said after doing some reading today, I think Mrtka is the only player from this draft who may reach the NHL on a full-time basis.  

    The two goalies are in the same vain as Leenders and Ratzlaff.  Bedkowski looks like a bit of a reach and I'm not sure he has the wheels to be an NHLer.  A Canadian version of Novikov.  The rest are lottery tickets.

  13. Sabres Draft all-round recap

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    4 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

    Nah, that's not his style. 

    Elite Prospects' draft guide says he isn't an overly physical player.  They do say he ties up opponents, thus giving him something Power can't do.  He also doesn't sound much like a Hedman or Ristolainen physically or Hedman offensively.  The scouting reports I've read make him seem like bigger a possible Provorov

  16. The offseason so far - Are the Sabres better?

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    2 hours ago, Night Train said:

    i expect more moves,  so grade incomplete. 


    I agree that there is still time to salvage this offseason.  Byram and a variety of prospects are available to trade.  There should be some cap space to sign a UFA or 2, but I’m not optimistic.  

    This is still a huge list of needs to fix this mess.  This team needs to upgrade UPL and that seems unlikely.  We need a playmaker for the offense and a partner for Dahlin.  

    We also need to rid this team of marginal players like Krebs, Lafferty, Bryson, Samuelsson and UPL.  

     

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  17. Sabres Prospect Pool 2025-26

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    14 minutes ago, Big Guava said:

    Johnson would likely be in group 1 or 2...he played quite a few games for the Sabres and looked decent most times.

    I don't think Johnson is in the Sabres plans.  Even with our terrible D last season, the Sabres only agave him 3 games.  To make matters worse for him the Sabres have acquired since the deadline JBD, Kesselring and Timmins, re-sign Byron and have Dahlin, Power and Samuelsson under big contracts.  At best he's 8th D, but I think Novikov and Komarov are ahead of him on the Sabres internal depth chart.  

     

  18. The offseason so far - Are the Sabres better?

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    Posted · Edited by GASabresIUFAN

    The "reshaping" of this team started with the Cozens trade.

    1) Cozens (C/RW) out - Norris (C) and JBD (RHD) in

    2) Jokiharju (LHD) out - 4th rd pick (2026) in

    3) JJP (R/LW) out - Kesselring (RHD) and Doan (RW) in

    4) Clifton (RHD) out - Timmins (RHD) in

    5) Signed Quinn to a 2 year extension.

    The big offseason questions were how do the Sabres improve special teams, improve team defense, find partners for Dahlin and Power, and hopefully improve the defense. I also think that the offense would benefit from a legit playmaker as the current forward group is loaded with shoot first guys.  

    So far - we can probably says Adams found one partner for either Power or Dahlin (likely Power) in Kesselring.  JBD played well after he was acquired and looks like an upgrade over Clifton as a 3rd pairing RHD.  I'm not sure where Timmins fits honestly.  Byram and Samuelsson have yet to be traded and after the recent moves, I suspect Samuelsson isn't on the market, but is penciled in as JBD's 3rd pairing partner.  Overall, if Kesselring helps Power play smarter, then maybe the overall D is slightly improved and is certainly more balanced.

    On offense we have taken a serious step back.  Norris is an upgrade on Cozens when healthy, but Doan won't even replace 50% of JJP's production even if he has some upside offensively.

    So far, this 79 point team looks like it's heading to another bottom of the Atlantic season.  After KA's comments on Levi and UPL, I'm not counting on any legit help in goal.  Admittedly there is likely more to come.  Byram is getting traded and there is plenty of cap space for a FA or two. 

    PS  The Sabres actually have a complete roster.  The team has 12 forwards under contract plus McLeod and Kozak as RFAs.  On defense the team has 5 players under contract plus 3 RFAs (JBD, Timmins and Byram). In goal UPL is under contract and Levi is an RFA.  The current cap hit is 74.66 mill with 5 key RFAs to re-sign, but only McLeod commanding a huge raise. Doan, Kulich, Benson, and Levi are waiver exempt. 

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  20. Trade : Conor Timmins and Isaac Belliveau from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Connor Clifton and the 39th overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.

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    Posted · Edited by GASabresIUFAN

    This is a Beck Malenstyn type trade

    Adams trades a 2nd for a 26 year old player who has 1 full NHL season under his belt.  We also get a cap dump and a ECHL/AHL depth D.  

    Seems like another JBD type swing on a depth D with hoped more potential. 

    Adams throwing a cheap bowl of RD spaghetti and hopes he finds a couple who can play.

  22. Sabres Prospect Pool 2025-26

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    Who are our current prospects?  My general rule is as long as the player is 24 and under and is waivers exempt he is considered a prospect.

    In that context Benson (he is still waivers exempt despite 2 years in the NHL), Kulich, Kozak and Doan are still prospects.  Kulich, Doan and Kozak all also spent time in Rochester next season.   

    I'm also going to restrict myself to guys I think have a legit shot at the NHL or at least being AAAA players. (Bold = 2025 draft pick)

    Group 1:  Guys likely to (or should) start the year in the NHL - Levi, Doan, Kulich and Kozak

    Group 2:  High end picks - Rosen, Helenius, Mrtka, Östlund,

    Group 3: Maturing guys close to NHL ready - Novikov & Komarov

    Group 4: early and middle round picks showing potential - Kleber, Ziemer, Osburn, Wahlberg, Strbak, McCarthy, Neuchev, Leinonen, Sardarian, Bedkowski, Kucharcik

    Group 5: FA or Late round picks who have potential - Brunet, Leenders, Richard, Geary, Ratzlaff, Kopff, Meloche, Laberge, & Prokhorov

    I'll add guys once drafted today.

    Others Still in the system:  Ryan Johnson (31st - 2019), Kisakov (53rd - 2021), Polatpov (33rd  - 2021 - signed in RUS through 26/27), Miedema (109th in 2023), Nadeau (97th in 2021).

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