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Yep. My grandparents were born in 4 different countries and their parents in 3 more. The countries include Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Ukraine, USA and Canada. They emigrated to the US and Canada between 1904 and 1924 and by a wide variety of circumstances ended up in Buffalo. For example my great grandmother was living in NJ and working for Edison making lightbulbs. She travelled to Toronto to visit her sister, meet my great grandfather an immigrant from Russia and fell in love. Got married in Canada started a family there and then for reasons unknown moved to Buffalo.

Which player did he let walk that was helping this team move forward? He was forced to trade ROR but got Thompson and Johnson. Lehrer? How much good is he doing LV and didn’t we have a better replacement in Ullmark? Kane? Jbot as I said made many mistakes, such as Colin Miller, Housley and Rasputin, but I’d suggest you look at the team he inherited and tell me if you think that was a good team ready to contend.

Jbot took Bryson 7 picks after Farrance and he has been better than both combined. Bryson is an actual NHL player.

People forgot how hard it really is to turn prospects into full time NHL players that contribute to the team. Even if you draft well the majority of drafts you’re lucky if 3 picks play 100 or more games. If you find 4 NHL players you’ve done a fantastic job. Harder still is finding legit top end talent beyond the top 10 picks. Take the 2012 and 2013 Sabres drafts. 8 of 19 picks (24%) have played over 100 games. The 8 are Risto, Zadorov, Compher, Grigorenko, Girgensons, McCabe, Ullmark and Petersen. All are ok to good players, except Grigorenko who is really a bust, but none of the 8 became star players. Of the 8, 6 are 1st or 2nd rd picks. No skaters after the 2nd rd made the NHL. 3 of the 8 were traded or lost before they made an impact on the Sabres and only Girgensons remains in a depth role.

This simply isn’t true. Mitts, Bryson, Samuelsson, Dahlin and Cozens are all Jbot picks. UPL will be in the NHL next season. His entire 2019 all had excellent seasons either in college or Europe and are headed toward the NHL including key prospects Portillo and Johnson, except Rousek. Rousek, who was injured, is now making a name for himself in Rochester. Wiessbach also had a solid rookie campaign in Rochester. Jbot also acquired Thompson, Skinner, Jokiharju and Routsalainen. Jbot mades tons of mistakes, but this notion he didn’t draft well or acquire any good players is BS.

The Sabres won’t have any problem getting to the floor in 2023-24. Thompson, KO, Z, Asplund and Cozens all need new deals.

Don't you mean https://www.starwars.com/video/never-tell-me-the-odds

Don't we need to update this thread title with correct information?

And now back to the show? What if the Sabres win the lottery and take Mr. Wright. I see him kind of in the same vain as Reinhart. I don't think he is NHL ready, but should be in another year. How does that change this lineup? Does it change the organization's view of Mitts or Krebs or even JJP? At some point, management is going have to make some hard choices on some of these talented young forwards. Here is the forwards under control breakdown (Current age) arb = arbitration eligible 1. KO (34) - 1 year left - UFA 2. Skinner (29) - 5 years left - UFA 3. Girgensons (28) - 1 year left - UFA 4. Olofsson (26) - RFA (arb) 5. Tuch (25) - 4 years left - UFA 6. Bjork (25) - 1 year left - RFA (arb) 7. Thompson (24) - 1 year left - RFA (arb) 8. Asplund (24) - 1 year left - RFA (arb) 9. Routsalainen (24) - RFA (arb) 10. Mittelstadt (23) - 2 years left - RFA (arb) 11. Murray (23) - RFA (arb) 12. Cozens (21) - 1 year left - RFA 13. Krebs (21) - 2 years left - RFA 14. Quinn (20) - 3 years left - RFA 15. JJP (20) - 3 years left - RFA At some point you can't keep everyone. After next season KO, Girgensons, Thompson, Asplund and Cozens will all need new contracts, with Krebs, and Mitts (plus Dahlin and Jokiharju) the following year. Tough decisions are coming and if you add a Wright to the mix, someone is going to left without a chair.

So he's UPL? I'm going to have to disagree on Dreidger in general. He had two good years in Florida with save % of .938 and .927. Unlike UPL he was also good in the minors. His last two AHL seasons had save % of .924 and .932. It's more likely that his bad season was caused by playing behind a terrible defense. His numbers (2.96 & .899) are slightly better than tGrubauer (3.16 & .889). Grubauer before this season played 101 games with Washington with a 2.29 .923 and then 113 with Colorado with a 2.38 and a .918. Did Grubauer suddenly become a bad goalie also?

AS to Dreidger I think you are over estimating his value. Seattle is committed to Grubauer. I also worry about Carter Hutton 2, except Husso is so much younger then Hutton was and it possible his career year isn't just an aberration. I am also interested in Comrie, who finally is beginning to show the potential that made him a 2nd rd pick back in 2013.

I agree that plan isn't acceptable. He is also likely to re-sign Subban for the Amerks.

R2 is 24 and will be 25 in October. I think that ages him out of even the most generous prospect lists. Murray will be 24 in July so I'd consider him a prospect still but a fringe one. Biro and Weissbach both just turned 24 and I'd say fringe prospects for them as well. On the other hand, Oskari is 22. He is still very much a prospect and if his in zone continues to improve, I can see him getting called up next season. Rousek just turned 23 and is still a depth prospect, but with upside.

R2 show tonight - 4 points. Hello Sabres management i still want to be in the mix yells R2.

2 years on Helle and one on Quick about 6 mill each in cap.

Hellebuyck in theory or Quick

That maybe true, but at some point Rosen, the Russians, Huglen and others will start to push from below. Maybe even Rousek sooner then later. I can also see our 9th and 16th picks this season if forwards possibly making an impact even soon. I really want Ohgren (16) and Lekkerimaki (9).

Further proof that this team's culture has really changed. https://www.wgrz.com/article/sports/nhl/sabres/hamilton-take2-buffalo-sabres-brighter-future-shines-in-rochester/71-c2cddcf6-cbe8-478b-b887-451f5233a036

Why didn't you just simply write he needs to improve his shooting. in his 3 seasons he has shot 8%, 20% and 6%. He needs to get more consistent and and improve. His shot is good enough to be at least consistently in the 10-12 range. If he gets there and combines that with stellar two way play, he'll become a core player. He isn't there yet.

and? I love his defense and he seems to have found himself this year as a playmaker. If he continues to develop his O game, he'll become a roster necessity. If he fails, then he could find himself traded to another organization as more forwards push from below. Not everyone youngish forward is a core player. Some will have to go to make room for kids in the pretty near future.

Apparently a discussion is needed. I'd also take Slafkovsky at 2.

the word regress basically means to diminish. If Asplund's Shooting % diminishes any further it would be zero. You didn't write that his shooting % needs to regress back to the mean. This has a completely different meaning.

That’s not what you wrote.

There are two lottery slots. What do the Sabres do if they win the No 1 slot? What if they win the No 2 slot? How does it change KA’s off-season game plan? Are any of the prospects NHL ready? Is Wright the dynamic center the forward group needs? Would KA consider trading down a slot or two to add more draft capital or a player?

As to a LHD, maybe KA wants to upgrade Bryson with a bigger more physical player? I don’t think we want Asplund’s shooting % to regress; it was only 6.2 last season. If he could get it to 11 or so he’d become a fixture here. Despite my saying I doubt KA makes a major trade, I do think UPL, Fitz, Asplund, Bryson and Girgensons should all be available in the right deals.