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This is a garbage trade for a garbage player. At least we didn't give up a 3rd rd pick (Bloom) like we did for the great Stillman. Why does this GM always shop from the discount rack or garbage bin? This is just another acquisition of crap depth for a team desperate for a real shot in the arm and it is another in a long line of acquisitions over the last 3 seasons that failed to materially improve the team (Anderson, Dell, Subban, Comrie, Lyubushkin, Greenway, E Johnson, Clifton, Stillman, Clague, Pysyk, Butcher, Hinostroza, and Jankowski).

The answer is no. The forwards aren't good enough. TNT, Cozens, and Skinner remain allergic to backchecking. I'm also not sure Rosen and Kulich will be ready next season or Savoie for that matter. Greenway is a 4th liner next season and if I were in charge, I'd move on from all of Jost, Krebs, Z, KO, and VO. Mitts is also now the 2nd line center. I might also move Cozens to wing since he can't win a draw to save his life. If management like Rosen or Kulich's progress, maybe they can trade Skinner for center depth. Boone Jenner would look great in the 3rd center slot. Cozens TNT Tuch JJP Mitts Benson Skinner ???? Quinn Greenway ????? Rosen?

The difference is KA gave DG a long-term deal. Oops!

We probably sent a 3rd rd pick. That's what we gave up essentially for Stillman. Why should Kevyn "Bottom of the Barrel" Adams give any less this time?

I'm sorry Sabrespace. I should have made the title of this thread "Do Something Substantive Already" Edited: Title updated.

....and I thought I hated the Stillman acquisition.

Why? Another tweener. Has 1 goal (and 0 assists) in 7 games since being recalled from the AHL. How exactly does this move the needle? If KA is going to try to fix the team this season, adding the offensive equivalent of Clague or Stillman is a waste. How about dumping some of our garbage instead acquiring someone else's. How about making a bold move and upgrading a position of need instead like center or goaltending.

TP is doing his Golisano. He just extended DG, he isn’t going to pay him not to coach. The excuse for not making a change is the youth and injuries. Assuming they get healthy and the team doesn’t improve, then there may be changes this off-season. Even then, I think the odds of changes in the DG/KA partnership are small.

Generally I agree, but we have seen him succeed when backed into a corner before (Eichel trade). I think he is there right now. I do agree that there are serious questions about whether TP and Associates have a clue how to build a winning culture in the NHL.

I agree coaching is a huge concern. Why any coach puts KO’s line on near the end of the game seriously raises questions about his judgement. However he hasn’t lost the team yet. If he had, they would have coasted in the 3rd period last night but didn’t. I also agree that KA isn’t getting top value at this point. Desperate GMs in a limited market often get fleeced. However we aren’t looking for an all-star or a guy with a longterm deal. We only need to upgrade to NHL average goaltending and can afford to take on a big salary. This will help get better value. The obvious choices are guys like Jake Allen or James Reimer.

Exactly. Comrie needs to be gone.

It’s certainly a problem. However we can afford to probably trade two of Savoie, Östlund, Kulich or Rosen without really hurting the longterm depth as long we hit on a few guys drafted later like Neuchev, Kisakov, Miedma, Richards etc… The truth is is that there isn’t enough room on the AHL/NHL rosters anyway. You have to move on from some of the guys anyway, might as well use them to bolster a near now and in the near term.

As much as I bitch and complain about KA and his process, I’m not sure the team is broken (yet). They actually came back tonight when this could have easily been a 7-1 type game. KA/DG’s time to fix this mess is running out. Sadly, if he doesn’t fix the goaltending nothing else matters. The team can’t win with UPL/Comrie/Levi. I hate to say this, but KA must make a move and soon to show the team and the fans that this season is salvageable even if he overpays.

Fyi: https://www.lg.com/us/press-release/espn-app-including-espn-now-available-on-lg-smart-tvs You may need a firmware update or say screw it and get a roku. (I recently put a roku on a firestick TV).

I don’t. I had just turned 1.

I apologize to Sabrespace for accurately predicting tonight's score. At least I won all three games in my bowling tournament.

Wow. What an embarrassment. It’s amazing what competent management can do.

I’m glad at I’m at bowling tourney so I don’t have to watch. 2 goals on 7 shots. Awesome!

Det 5 Sabres 3. Sorry!

Dahlin certainly. He and maybe Ryan Johnson from the defense. I am not a fan of Power so far. I don’t think he is aggressive enough or uses his size enough to his advantage. I also think he has more offense to give. Maybe that will come over time, but we are going to be paying him like a top 20 D next season and he isn’t even close to that caliber of player. None of goalies. I fully acknowledge that Levi isn’t going anywhere, but I’m wouldn’t be afraid to put a real goalie ahead of him and let him earn the net like Boston did with Ullmark. (PS, I think Boston trades Ullmark this coming off-season.) At forward, I have Tuch, Mitts, Cozens, and JJP. I haven’t seen enough of Benson or Quinn to form a full opinion. Skinner and TNT’s lack of back checking downgrades them imho, although we don’t have a center to replace TNT if traded. I think we can replace Skinner.

KA failed this off-season. Clifton's been terrible. The decision to go with the same 3 goalies is a fail. Bringing back the bottom half of the forward group has also been a huge problem. If you were an objective observer of the Sabres, which players, regardless of contract, do you believe can be part of a championship hockey team?

Saw a photo of Anderson in his equipment today. Is Anderson going to comeback to help the team? Obviously if this happens, it’s just another bandaid repair from KA. How do we feel about this? Will it make the team better? Certainly he can’t be worse than Comrie and Levi.

I finally figured out what “wants to be here” really means. On the Sabres it means players who want get along, like to hang out together and who don’t care about losing as long as their huge checks clear.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/sabres-star-tage-thompson-could-return-as-soon-as-thursday/ “Buffalo Sabres centre Tage Thompson confirmed that he will make his return the lineup on Tuesday against the Detroit Red Wings.”

Roswell Park conducts the promotion during that game. I’m not sure if a donation today would still get an autograph.