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No, but he does have a more lethal and accurate shot. Jack has been a pt a game player since age 22. Tage, 24, even with his breakout season still isn’t there. He is a good passer but not on Jack’s level. He also isn’t as fast. Ultimately, if Jack can stay healthy, I can see Jack putting up a 90 - 95 pt season. I don’t see Tage reaching those heights.

15 goals 45 assists. Since the calendar changed to March, Casey has 14 pts in his last 23 games (a 50 pt pace) with 18 of those games against playoff teams. Now add a Quinn to his line and the sparks will fly.

Actually it’s 6.5 mill under the cap floor. Typo. Sorry!. However don’t forget it’s actually more than that. If Hinostroza, Pysyk, and Anderson aren’t retained, that’s another 4 mill under the Cap Floor. Waive Bjork, that opens up another 1.1. The way I look at it is there are 4-5 open jobs for next season; starting goalie, Okposo line center, veteran RHD (upgrade over Pysyk), and extra skater (could be either a 14th forward or 8th D). The 5th opening is the backup goalie if UPL isn’t ready. To fill these jobs, they have to spend at least 11.5 mill to get to the cap floor (16.5 if VO isn’t re-signed) and up to 31 mill to get to the cap ceiling.

Actually my bad at 55 mill we are 6.5 under the cap floor.

https://www.nhl.com/stats/teams?report=goalsagainstbystrength&reportType=season&seasonFrom=20212022&seasonTo=20212022&gameType=2&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=goalsAgainst&page=0&pageSize=50 Nhl.com breakdown they type of goals each teams scores and allows by type.

I've done this projection earlier. The Status Quo team is as follows https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/3200901 1) Re-sign VO for 4 years 5 mill per season 2) Re-sign RFAs Bryson and UPL for 1 mill each for 2 years 3) Re-sign UFAs Vinnie and Anderson for 1.5 each and Pysyk for 1.25. 4) Promote JJP, UPL and Quinn. This is a 23 man roster (14 F, 7 D and 2 G) for 55 million.(About 6.5 mill under the cap floor) Lines look something like this Forwards Skinner, TNT, Tuch VO, Mitts, Quinn Asplund, Girgensons, KO Krebs, Cozens, JJP (Bjork and Vinnie are extras) Defense and Goaltending Samuelsson Dahlin Power Jokiharju Bryson Pysyk (Fitz) Anderson, UPL

Maybe to many variables? For example what type of franchise are they going to in the NHL. When Ryan Miller, Roy, Vanek and Pommers came up from Rochester after a dominating season in the A, the Sabres were already turning it around and were ready to take a leap forward. I feel much the same way about the influx of Power, Quinn and JJP. However this isn't always the case. Often Calder Cup winning teams in the A are very veteran laden squads. I went and looked at the leading scorers in the AHL. Using points, the Sabres have 2 of the only four legit prospects in the top 22 scorers. They are both the youngest two scorers on the list. Glass (13th) has been called up. Quinn is 22nd in points but Quinn is second in the A at Pts/GP at 1.40. JJP in 14th in points. Not bad for a 19 year old.

by team or player? Haven't people done extensive research on NHLe based on age in the AHL and how it translate to scoring in the NHL?

That’s the error. We played on Jan 1 and the NHL included that in your numbers. That would be 11 "dec" games with an 2-6-3 record or .318 Here is food for thought. In the 20 games from Nov through Jan in which Dell or Subban didn't play, the Sbares were 8-8-4. That's hockey 500.

LOL, the last one should have been easy. I was so concentrated on older players I forgot an obvious one.

Where did these numbers come from? I get the same points % for Nov, but in Dec I get .300 (2-6-2 or 6 pts out of 20) and in Jan I get .417 (4-6-2 or 10 pts out of 24). FYI in Nov the Sabres opponents had a current win % of .537, .599 for Dec and .518 for Jan. The JAG numbers are staggering in those games. Bjork played 86%, Hayden 89%, Butcher 67%, Miller 86% before he got hurt. Caggiula 71% before he got hurt at the end of Nov. Dell/Subban played 16 games in that period and combined for a 1-13-2 record.

I wonder how much of that dip in Nov - Jan is because of a young team without much depth getting hammered by injuries? It would be interesting to see how many games Hayden, Caggiula, Bjork, Butcher, Miller, Pysyk, Subban, and Dell played during that span. I'd also like to see the winning % of our opponents in those months.

Bodger and Van Boxmeer have to top the list. Guevremont, Korab, Zhitnik, Galley, Myers, and Soupy for sure. Hannu Virta I believe as well. I'm not sure if Schoeny, or Mike Ramsey, but they had to have gotten close. Does Lindy Ruff count? What about Krupp and Smehlik?

Great question and welcome to the board. The answer for me is a definite maybe. The question of the goaltending needs to be answered before I say for sure that they've turned the corner. If I break it down by position, I can agree that the forward group is ready to compete nightly. The defense is still spotty and the goaltending is mediocre at best. If we go into roster year with this roster as is, it is not a playoff caliber team. Obviously there will be new additions next year beyond Quinn, JJP and Power. However if KA brings back Anderson in a tandem with UPL, the goaltending will ultimately let us down again. @JustOneParade I've been waiting for "just one parade" for decades and actually finally got two this past fall with the Braves winning the WS and UGA winning the Natty. It can happen, and it's nice to see my hometown teams making strides towards that goal. Obviously the Bills are closer to the goal, but for the first time in a decade the Sabres aren't a laughing stock.

He’s probably glad he missed it.

Did Risto play? I didn’t hear his name called once.

He didn’t exactly get much help. How exactly was he going to stop the Thompson, Dahlin and Okposo goals? All three set up by perfect passes through the defense. Really Vinnie’s goal excusable as well. It was a giveaway practically in the crease.

Nice game by Skinner. I loved his effort in the dying minutes.

Tage 6-7 Tuch 6-4 Power 6-6 Samuelsson 6-4 Cozens 6-3 Dahlin 6-3 This isn’t exact Nathan Gerbe and the lollipop guild. The only mini player is Bryson. They also don’t play small. When they are doing what DG wants they are relentless on the forecheck. They are also much improved at covering for the pinching D and using that to cycle in zone. What the are lacking is some physical maturity up front. Krebs, Cozens and others can get pushed off the puck. The skaters in general also tend to pass puck into skates. The poor passing has increased in recent games, but top teams will do that to you. It’s pretty clear that Krebs and Mitts are our most talented playmakers, while Tuch, TNT, and VO have displayed more chops as passers then I expected. What we lack is a truly dynamic all around forward. Maybe Quinn will be that guy. Still, I haven’t seen the fear to attack the net that was prevalent in years past and earlier this seasons. So many guys up front haven’t quite hit their peak. Cozens, Krebs, Asplund, Mitts spring must to mind. Hopefully all will hit the weight room this summer. If you are asking for an identity. I think look no further then the Blues for what this team can become. Rolling 4 effective lines with guys who can score throughout the lineup. Guys who also are willing to back check and support the D. Now if we can just get some Binnington level goaltending.

I think they are just rotating the depth players to get them some PT.

The lineup here is pretty much distilled down to our best 9 forwards and 4/5 of our legit NHL D. Only Samuelsson is missing. Girgensons, Hinostroza, Eakin, Bjork, Hayden, and Caggiula are all expendable forwards. Miller, Butcher, Pysyk and Fitz are also expendable D. None of these 10 players are part of a championship roster other then as a short term injury substitute. I have Z on the list because while the effort is there most nights the results don’t match the effort.

Maybe, he is just weighing his options or wanting to finish up the school year before deciding.

Were just securing the 8th over pick for seemingly the 15 time in recent years. Seriously since 2013: 8 (Risto), 2 (Reinhart), 2 (Eichel), 8 (Nylander), 8 (Mittelstadt), 1 (Dahlin), 7 (Cozens), 8 (Quinn), 1 (Power), 8?

How many grade A chances are the Sabres going to miss?

Nice pinch by Power. He is clearly less nervous and engaged in playing his entire game.