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I said Doan was going to Rochester when acquired, but honestly I don't think so. Kozak is the loser here presumably.

Here is where the roster stands Forwards Thomspon Kulich Tuch Benson Norris Quinn Zucker McLeod (RFA) Greenway Malenstyn Krebs Doan (Kozak-RFA, Danforth) Defense Dahlin Byram (RFA) Power Kesselring Samuelsson Timmins (RFA) Johnson Bryson Goalies UPL, Lyon, Levi (RFA) Lyon is an upgrade on Reimer, but what do we need a 5'8 4th line player for in Danforth?

I'm going for Byram to Calgary for Rasmus Andersson and LV's 1st in 2026

…. And they are congratulating each other on a con-job well done.

Here is where the roster stands Forwards Thomspon Kulich Tuch Benson Norris Quinn Zucker McLeod (RFA) Greenway Malenstyn Krebs Doan (Kozak-RFA) Defense Dahlin Byram (RFA) Power Kesselring Samuelsson Timmins (RFA) Johnson Bryson Goalies UPL, Levi (RFA) and possibly Lyon (UFA-unsigned) Assuming all the listed RFAs are re-signed, including Byram on a bridge deal ($6 mill?), the Sabres currently project at just under $ 86 million. Despite Adams moving around deck chairs on the Titanic, this team is not much better than last year’s failed squad.

Weird signing. He only played 3 games for us last season despite our injuries and poor D play, and there are 4 other LHDs under contract in Dahlin, Power, Samuelsson and Bryson.

Brock Boesser? Orlov to partner with Dahlin?

I think they mean the broadcasts have been too truthful.

14 years without a playoff appearance. 19 years since their last playoff series win. I can’t imagine why the fans would be unhappy. And more palm trees.

Looks like you hit Lyon on the nose.

I heard they were interested in Beauvillier, but Terry nixed the deal because they blew the lettering budget on Kesselring.

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.

Adams' love child?

That's going to save Terry a bunch of money in jersey lettering.

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.

Orlov

He's officially an UFA, so re-signing him would sort of make him new again.

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?

Marner wants to get paid and wants to play for a winner. Both of these things eliminate the Sabres.

If Adams can’t convince JJP on his vision for the team how on G-ds green Earth could he convince Marner?

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.

I've update the op to reflect the 2025 draft.

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

Thank you for that deep insight 🙂