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Point taken, but like his brother Quinn, he is dynamic from the backend blueline (that sounds better).

If you include the now traded Bloom. That draft looked really good on draft day. Nadeau was a huge bargain in the 4th round and Kozak developed quickly for a 7th round pick. The biggest head-scratcher was Sardarian in the 3rd. 2022 holds similar promise into the 6th rd. Komarov in the 5th and Richard in the 6th are showing real promise. Neuchev might be the most anticipated non-1st rd pick in a while.

Stillman is on a small contract and given our injury history, the odds favor all 8 getting plenty of playing time. It also gives DG a chance to rest guys with nagging injuries and create personnel matchups such as a more physical group against certain teams and a skating group against others. Truthfully none of Bush, Stillman or Joki have much of an argument for not sitting given their play much of last season. FYI: Dahlin and Power played 78 & 79 games last season. Dahlin would have probably taken more time off because of nagging injuries if we had had decent depth. Bush and Joki played in the 60s, Matt and Bryson in the 50s, and 4 others played between 17 & 33 games. There is clearly plenty of work to go around.

Why? Adding both just gives us 8 capable (ok 7 capable plus Stillman) D.

It would be interesting to add both. They have experience playing together, they have the skills sets we need, they were coached well by our friend Lindy Ruff and their playoff experience will help the young Sabres. Scary that NJ is adding Hughes and Nemec.

What he said is Wash is his first choice if a deal could be worked out, but he’s open to a return to Boston as his second choice. He also said it’s his last contract, implying he wants to get paid and I don’t think either team can afford his services. Don’t forget he was traded because Wash and he were miles apart on a new deal.

He has 2 more years on his Russian contract. The Sabres have so many younger forward prospect already pushing for jobs, where does he fit in two more years. He’ll first have to play in the A to get adjusted to the NA game and culture, so at best it’s 3 years before he sniffs the NHL.

How many of these Russians ever play for the Sabres? It’s funny but I think Novikov has the best chance followed by Komarov. Neuchev is the one I’m most excited to see. I also doubt we’ll ever see Poltapov in NA.

How about Orlov in Buffalo?

It’s why you need that 3rd scoring line and good defense

Build a stadium at Universal Orlando

Speaking of the Coyotes, Logan Cooley heading back to Minn. I guess he has unfinished business in college and probably doesn't want to play for the Coyotes until they get their house in order (if ever). He'll make a nice addition to the Atlanta Coyotes (and yes we have Coyotes in the ATL).

Maybe Greenway on offense and Samuelsson on defense. Even Mitts is becoming more of a grinder willing to forecheck. Tuch also has that skillset. I hate to say it but Toronto really misses Kadri and Hyman.

Which is why they added Tkachuk. Anytime in the 50+ years of Sabres hockey that they have been true contenders they have had solid goaltending and 6 solid D. 1975 - Schoenfeld, Hajt, Korab, Guevremont, Carriere, Fogolin - Crozier 1998 - Woolley, Zhitnik, Shannon, Smehlik, J Patrick, McKee - Hasek 2006 - Campbell, Numminen, Lydman, Tallinder, McKee, Kalinin - Miller

As well as the other 3 teams remaining in the playoffs.

In our division, assuming KA adds a D or 2 and a veteran goalie, which team would you want to be Buffalo, Det, Toronto, Ottawa, TB, Bos, or Fla? All these teams will have playoffs aspirations next season. Outside of Fla and maybe TB, the Sabres are arguably the best positioned team with 3 scoring lines, youth, cap space, a potential franchise goalie, and 3 top young D. Boston is aging fast, Ott and Det are a step behind us on the development curve, and Toronto is overly top heavy and aging. TB and Fla still look to be in their windows, but TB is heading for a major cap crunch. Florida is also going to need goaltending soon if Knight doesn’t get healthy. KA get the necessary additions and then let the players take over.

He’s been team President since 2014 and Dubas was executing his vision for the franchise. In 2018 they needed defense and goaltending, but instead signed Tavares. No way they sign Tavares without Shanny spearheading that decision. https://editorinleaf.com/2018/08/29/toronto-maple-leafs-john-tavares-6/ Dubas has been trying to fix the D and goaltending ever since. In fact, since Shanny took over they haven’t developed a goalie and they’ve only developed 3 D, but only Liligren remains in the organization. They also lack depth scoring outside the top 2 lines and outside Reilly they get little to no offense from their D. KA’s goal needs to be to not become the Leafs.

The Leafs and Oilers are the reason I harp on defense and goaltending. Scoring 300 goals is fun, but to win on the playoffs you need to kill penalties, clear the zone quickly, grind and get key saves from the goalies.

Was he really the problem? I think it’s much more likely the team President and signing Tavares.

How about some college football stadiums? How about a Bills vs Giants in the Carrier Dome? or Seahawks vs Raiders in the Autzen Field in Eugene? How about Falcons vs Texans in Death Valley or Tuscaloosa?

What a bunch of crap. Send the photo and story to Karmanos and also the Amerks beat reporter. Also post the story on social media. Let's see what happens then.

FYI: Jonah Heim, the Catcher for Texas, is a Buffalo native. Played high school ball at Kemore East and Amherst.

Love seeing two Toronto teams lose in a week. Leafs the Sabres are coming.

Apparently Josh Allen is washed up at 26 according to the Athletic. https://theathletic.com/4522005/2023/05/17/nfl-best-bets-picks-teams/ “Buffalo Bills Under 10.5 (+110) The Bills were a popular Super Bowl pick a year ago and cruised to a 13-3 record before the wheels fell off. The schedule is tough, plus there are a growing number of NFL people who feel that Josh Allen — at 26! — has hit the ceiling and already is on his way back down. Not only will he have a hard time staying on the field while sacrificing his body the way he does, but some signs of wear and tear are already visible. The line of only 10.5 wins does feel like a trap.”

The same way Lyubushkin mentored Kisakov this summer as outlined in the Athletic today. It’s not like Rochester is 3000 miles from Buffalo. Orlov understands from his time in Washington what it means to help young Russians settle in in NA and how to create an environment where these guys can thrive. With so many Russian prospects coming we need a Russian veteran who will be here more than two years to be a resource for them.