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Honestly I’d trade Anderson to a Cup contender to give him a shot at winning a Cup. I’d then split the net between Comrie and UPL as they are the default duo for next season.

No. Not without significant help on the back end and more consistent effort from all 4 lines. Also they need to rethink the PP. To much perimeter passing and they are moving the puck way to slowly.

I think it’s a goal.

The D has 3 core pieces all very young, but everyone else needs to be upgraded. 2 vets will be nice, but long term we need more D in the pipeline.

Mine is Samuelsson getting his due.

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A defenseman or two would be nice.

Now that I've seen Roster Gymnastics in action, I think I'm willing to move on from our friend Vinnie. Hopefully KA can find a home for him soon so that we can stop this 4 man rotation of players being "loaned" to Rochester. At this point, I'd rather give some of the young guys playing well in Rochester a reward for their good play and see what they look like at the NHL level. IMHO Rousek, Biro and Weissbach all have earned a callup.

So Levi is now are 5th best prospect. Interesting. I had him 3rd behind Savoie and Kulich, because I think he has more upside potential then Östlund and Rosen, but I can see why Corey has downgraded him some.

Honestly the Bills this year are a marvel. They are 14-3 despite losing Daboll, the return of gunslinger Josh with the turnovers to show for it, losing All-Pro White for much of the season, losing All-pro Hyde for the season, losing All-pro Poyer for games and him playing hurt, losing All-Pro Von Miller for the 2nd half of the season, the terrible weather forcing a "home" game in Det, an inconsistent and oft injured Oline, inconsistent WR play, Dawson Knox in a funk (and reasonably so) for half the season, and of course the Damar Hamlin situation. Oh yeah, those 3 losses are by a collective 8 points. I don't remember a season this chaotic. I don't know of any team in the NFL that has overcome so much and remained a top tier team. The team still has to win 2 more games just to reach the Super Bowl, but I'm not betting against them.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/ups-and-downs-of-josh-allens-hyper-aggressive-style-and-where-the-bills-go-from-here/ Worth a read.

Bills draft needs - OL, safety, WR I hope Dawgs like B Jones (OL), Chris Smith (S) and Darnell Washington (TE) are on high on Buffalo’s list. Washington may not seem like a need, but he is a unicorn player who can block like a OT, pull like a guard, catch the ball well and has excellent speed for a player his size. He’d make the running game so much better, give Josh a huge end zone target and a miss match check down target for long conversions. Considering our lack of cap space, adding a multidimensional player like Washington makes a great deal of sense. ESPN currently lists Jones at 20, Washington at 52 and Smith at 107. I doubt Washington and Smith last that long. The Bills approx draft slots are 30, 60, 90.

I'm not in the camp the EV points matter over PP points. I think that is an overused notion that a player who gets all his points at EV is somehow a better player. To me it points out that the player isn't good enough on his team to play on the PP. Girgensons gets all his points at even strength. Tage only has 16 EV goals of his 31. Does that diminish Tage's production? Last I looked the name of the game is scoring. Bennett wasn't good enough to be a major part of Calgary's PP. However he is part of Florida's 2nd PP and not surprisingly his PP points have increased. Also his +/- dramatically improved when he went to a Cup contender in Fla. This year, with FL not nearly as strong defensively, he is back to -7. I will agree the Bennett is a better goal scorer and a much more physical player, but I think Casey is actually the better passer. Casey and Bennett are about the same size. I'd like to see Casey be more physical. I think it would help his game. All that said, no two players are the same, but I think Sam and Casey's development path is similar and Sam's growth as a two way player gives me hope for Casey.

The inconsistent OLine has lead to an inconsistent offense. Morse, Dawkins, Brown and Bates are under contract for next year as is developmental LT Tommy Doyle. Safford is listed on the 2023 Roster with only a $2 mill signing bonus but no salary. I'm going to assume that is just a dead cap hit unless he is extended. It looks like Boettger, Van Roten, Bobby Hart and Quessenberry are FAs after this season. The Bills are also in a cap bind for next season now that Josh's full cap hit hits the books. Josh costs 39 mill next year. The Bills are already at the cap with 231 Mill in contracts for only 39 players. Beane has some significant work ahead of him this winter. I don't see how Beane keeps guys like Vickers, Gilliam, McKenzie, even Hines after this season. Those 4 have cap hits of 10.25 mill, but only a dead cap of 900k if released.

We are not as good right now with Dorsey as the OC. Daboll was one of the best offensive minds in football, but it's impossible to keep someone like that. They want to move up the food chain and he is doing a great job in NY. Not a surprise. Dorsey is a 1st year OC and there has been some hiccups. However Beane's first job this off-season is to fix of the O Line. The Bills and Josh will be better if we can take pressure off Josh to do everything. They also need to upgrade of WRs.

I'm been thinking about today's game and honestly I'm very disappointed with the effort. This was a huge game for the team. They came off a solid win, were at home against a divisional foe just behind them in the standings. They should have skated them out of the arena. Instead they rolled over a died. Pitiful. They do need to fix the PP. They need to move the puck faster and try more East-West passing to get the PK out of position. More screens and more shooting would help as well.

How do you keep Daboll without giving him the HC job? He earned the opportunity to be a head coach.

I don't think we have to worry. I am terrible sad about the car accident which took the lives of Devin Willock and Courtney LeCroy. Just Awful. Highest of highs and the lowest of lows. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/georgia-lineman-devin-willock-football-staffer-die-in-car-crash-hours-after-championship-celebration/

That's like saying Alabama should have fired Saban to give Smart the job or Georgia firing Smart to give Dan Lanning the job.

See above.

Grumpy much? Player No. 1 is former 4th overall pick Sam Bennett. The point is Casey has been better to this point in his career than Bennett and we saw today what Bennett is capable of. Some of the questions I asked earlier is does Casey still have upside and what will he be in the future here or elsewhere and I think Bennett is a great proxy. During today’s broadcast Ray talked about how Casey is improved along the boards and I think that fact is what is helping to fuel that lines better play and as I watched Bennett today I realized he went through a similar maturation process. Like Bennett Casey may have to move to another franchise to unlock his full potential.

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FYI: Who is who? Player 1 Age 20 - 81gm 26pts .32p/gp -16 Age 21 - 82gm 26pts .32p/gp -18 Age 22 - 71gm 27pts .38p/gp -6 Age 23 - 51gm 12pts .23p/gp -1 Age 24 - 48gm 27pts .56p/gp -2 Player 2 Age 20 - 77gm 25 pts . 32p/gp -19 Age 21 - 31gm 9pts .29p/gp -5 Age 22 - 41gm 22pts .54p/gp -10 Age 23 - 40gm 19pts .48p/gp - 14 Age 24 - 41gm 25tps .61p/gp -12

Actually Schenn has dramatically improved in recent years. He never became the offensive player Tor envisioned when they drafted him early, but he rededicated himself to becoming a very good stay at home D and that is what he has become. He is skating 17-18 minutes a night, has 14 pts in 43 games and is a +5 on a lousy Van team. He is exactly what are team needs. He is physical and shoots right like Bush, but adds more offense, is positionally sound and brings Cup winning experience. I wouldn't give up a 1st for him, but a 2nd and a 3rd in 2024 I would consider. I'd also give him a two year extension to stick around and teach the kids for to be a pro defenseman.

I think this thread title needs to be updated to a more appropriate question, such as Is Casey part of the solution or part of the problem? or What is Casey's future with the Sabres? or Is Casey Good Enough to be part of the core? I think we can move on from whether Casey is a bad player. He's not. He is on pace for 50 points and just matched his career high points number is 38 less games. Bad players don't put up 50 points in the NHL. The questions are whether he had further upside, he has turned the corner as a two way player and what is his future with the Sabres?