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Why do we need another offensive D who isn’t exactly defensively responsible?

Lol. Worst managed team in sport.

Are there any suitors left for Jack?

@DarthEbriate color me impressed.

Has Wennberg signed anywhere?

I going to be optimistic for a second. Sign Ullmark and trade for Vanacek and KA would have drastically improved the goaltending and would deserve a huge pat on the back. Now back to reality. Anyone think this could really happen?

This also implies that guys like R2 and Asplund could be moving to center. Short and needing an opportunity

I like this pickup. He was a guy I looked as a possible signee who could benefit from a better opportunity.

If true this is a good addition. He is a player that will benefit from a better opportunity.

They don’t want to be here either, but they don’t have a choice.

“Will” what?

The Sabres have decided to go without a goalie and skate the whole season 6 on 5.

If Ullmark bolts what is plan B? I don’t think there is one.

That’s fine. He is a step down from Ullmark. My suggestion of him was that he was the best I thought we could do when Ullmark bolted

Especially if you are in your prime and contenders are knocking at your door with similar money. If I was Ullmark I’d take Toronto’s money also. I’ve said for weeks that Anderson will be our starter next season and I haven’t seen anything to dissuade me from that belief. I can see us signing someone like Jones as his backup.

But he has KA over a barrel. Who wants to play here

Let me begin by saying that Danault isn't going to sign here, but he would be the perfect guy to play 1st line center and protect Mitts and Cozens. He is a solid shutdown center who can play against the other team's top centers while still adding offense.

I once heard a GM say a team should draft or sign an undrafted FA goalie every year in order to have a good goalie pipeline. We used to believe that. From 1975, when we drafted Sauve (1st rd) and Edwards) to 2007 we drafted at least one goalie every but 4 (1976, 1981, 1985 and 2001) taking 36 different goalies over those 33 drafts). Then things changed somewhat with the shortening of the draft probably as a partial excuse. From 2008 to 2021, we have gone 7 drafts in which we didn't draft a goalie. KA has yet to draft a goalie (although he acquired Levi) and TM didn't draft one after drafting Johansson in 2014. Food for thought.

Amen Brother! Fire KA. TP sell the team.

Congrats Drake. Should signed here in the first place. You are now the 13th highest paid Sabre behind Coho. PS KAs big FA signee this season.

https://www.thefourthperiod.com/top-30-ufa-list-2021 They have us linked to unsurprisingly 3 goalies Grubauer, Anderson and Ullmark.

I’m confused. So we give the Leafs Eichel and Dahlin and they give us Marner and Reilly? Why would anyone be interested in that? Eichel for Marner plus is a start but I’d never ever trade Eichel to the Leafs.

Serious question, whom might the Sabres look at in free agency. I doubt we'll see any big contracts. I also doubt we'll see any long term deals. I can see a couple of guys who need to "prove it" like Wennberg, Hinostroza, Hamonic and Mike Stone being on the radar.

Hughes brothers in NJ? Staal brothers without a job?