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5 minutes ago, hockey said:
Varmint will never quit.
They're like the VC.
Varmint Cong.
Makes you wonder where this passion was the first 3/4 of the season.
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4 minutes ago, Claude Balls said:
You ask any goalie and they will tell you, the more regular they play, the better they play. Most of these guys wanna start 82 games. They don't like musical goalie crap.
They especially hate the 3 headed goalie monster.
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Great win tonight.
2 minutes ago, hockey said:Casey Mittelstadt was clearly a cancer.
Cancer Mittelstadt.Personally I think it was Okposo.
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The addition of Bryam and the subtraction of KO and EJ have certainly helped the pace of play. Bryan more than anyone else. He plays an attacking style and he is dragging the rest of the roster with him.
Mitts wasn’t an issue either way. He excelled last year when the pace of play was higher and he is doing fine with Colo’s up tempo game as well.
VO looks better. Makes you wonder if DG gave him the RK doghouse treatment because DG was smart enough to utilize him properly.
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12 minutes ago, Thorny said:
With some supplementation from the outside to the forward ranks in a meaningful way this offseason I think this trade could end up a Whopper of a great deal for us
Who are they going to bring in to elevate the forward group and where will that person play? 8 of the top 9 are under contract and for unknown reasons DG & KA think Krebs is a good hockey player. They even think Girgensons is a "special" hockey player. When they re-sign Z and Robinson, that leaves exactly one forward spot open in the top 12 for next year. How is running back nearly the entire failing forward group "a meaningful" change?
To make meaningful change you need to move on from Skinner and Krebs, find someone like Boone Jenner for the 3rd line center spot and bring in a playmaking wing (such as Zegras) to ignite the offense. That ain't happening. They won't move on from Skinner which means they won't have the money or a willingness to spend the assets to bring in any upgrades into the top 9. It's depressing.
Remember their mantra, build from within.
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9 minutes ago, Turbo44 said:
Krebs isn’t the answer at 3c. It are you really complaining that we only scored 4 goals by forward and 7 overall? Can’t we enjoy a blowout?
I loved the blow out. It was the best first 40 minutes the team played this season. However, no one can watch that forward group and be happy with their play overall. Tonight Greenway and Benson were excellent. Tuch had a good game. However, these forwards as a group have an incredibly hard time creating offense this season. KA is going to need to invest in a couple of centers, but I don't think he has it in him.
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I will admit that Byram has played his tushy off since arriving in Buffalo. His aggressive style is helping activate the entire D group. His excellent play also makes you wonder about Power.
Krebs stepping in for Casey is a joke. Downgrading from Casey to Krebs has created a Grand Canyon size hole in the forward group. Even with the bombardment in the 1st two periods tonight, most of the playmaking was creating by Byram and Dahlin. 3 of the 7 goals were by D again tonight. 2 of the forwards goals were unassisted after great plays by Tuch and JJP.
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Just now, SHAAAUGHT!!! said:
Has Donny finally figured it out, or is this dumb luck because Kyle and EJ are gone so he has to use different skaters. The line combos and ice time per player indicate he’s reassessed his players, at least Skinner…
Byram is a big piece. He attacks every shift and this is something the Sabres need and have needed.
It's also getting rid of dead wood, which is something I was hoping KA would do last summer and I hope he does this coming summer.
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Can someone explain where that jump was for the prior 60 games?
Byram is very good at hockey. The forwards are still a mess, but Byram, Dahlin and the rest of the D group are really stepping up their game. That said, I thought Benson and Greenway may have played their best games of the season tonight.
I would have liked to see the team step up and protect UPL a little better.
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On 3/10/2024 at 5:44 PM, GASabresIUFAN said:
Have we not learned anything about Adams at this point? What is the cheapest and worst route to take with the goaltending? Why a combo of UPL/Levi of course. Instead of letting Levi develop properly, Adams will anoint him the backup and sign someone like Tokarski as his starter in Rochester and emergency replacement in case someone gets hurt.
People don't like this post, but bad news folks this is exactly what Adams and Granato alluded too at todays STH call. Sorry.
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Doesn't that awesome there will be STHs after this season.
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I grew up a Bocce Club and Santora's kid. I've actually never had a La Nova pizza. I does look good in the photos. Did you know that Santora's (1927) is the 6th oldest pizzeria in the country. Cool!
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1 hour ago, Weave said:
If you want a captain that knows more than losing in the NHL you should pick one of Tuch, Clifton or Byrum.
I don’t disagree. When has this organization ever made the smart decision?
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Have we not learned anything about Adams at this point? What is the cheapest and worst route to take with the goaltending? Why a combo of UPL/Levi of course. Instead of letting Levi develop properly, Adams will anoint him the backup and sign someone like Tokarski as his starter in Rochester and emergency replacement in case someone gets hurt.
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Mitts?
Probably Girgensons, given how much KA and TP love the guy, because we need a captain who know nothing but losing at the NHL level.
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29 minutes ago, Buffalonill said:
Have you watched Zegras? Who cares about the draft report it's All about evidence now and he's a All about his cockiness and his fancy moves and celebrations he's no team player
And hes not even part of The leadership core I wonder why ..
So he's not a good hockey player because he's cocky? He's not a team player because he celebrates? Wow. We could use some cocky here in Sabreland. We could use someone who gets under peoples skin and then produces. He has been Ana's leading scorer the last 2 years. His possession metrics are excellent in his 4 year career including this season in limited play this season do to injury.
Cockiness aside, I can't find any article that says he is a bad teammate, a bad person or a locker room cancer. In fact, it's quite the opposite.
QuoteAnd Ducks head coach Greg Cronin also came to his protégé’s defense in an interview with Arpon Basu (The Athletic) :
Outside of the media, he’s a player who’s very focused on the team’s success [ …] He’s an incredible teammate. – Greg Cronin
https://theathletic.com/5240068/2024/01/31/trevor-zegras-overrated-nhl-player-poll-ducks/
This is a guy who Ana teammate Troy Terry described as "the most skilled player I've ever played with," and who Mason McTavish described "He's a confident guy. Guys in here obviously think he's unbelievable."
The articles also describe how he is working to round out his game, something more than a few Sabres forwards could benefit from.
Remember this is a kid who carried the US with 18 points in 7 games to a gold medal in the 2021 WJC over the Canadian Squad that featured Cozens, Levi, Byram, Krebs and Quinn. The next best US player had 8 points.
I think you needs to stop reading the HFboards.
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On 3/8/2024 at 6:23 PM, thewookie1 said:
I’d still say he’s elite unless you want to say the same about Pasta in Boston.
LOL. Pasta has been great since his 3rd season in Boston and has never even had a hint of an off year since. The guy has 710 points in 658 games and while he has always been an elite goal scorer, he has become an elite playmaker.
This season, without Bergeron, Pasta has 40 goals in 66 games, and has added 53 assists. This follows his 113 point season last year. Pasta in a top 10 forward in the NHL. TNT isn't even in the same universe as a player. Tage's 97point season was an aberration.
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2 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:
No. Just NO.
1 hour ago, French Collection said:Don’t do it.
No guts no glory and you wonder why nothing changes here. KA sent away our only playmaker and our forwards have scored 1 even strength goal in the last 3 games. Everything negative about this kid in this thread is BS. He goes to the net, creates, and has a high compete level.
This is from the Draft analyst https://www.thedraftanalyst.com/2019-nhl-draft/2019-draft-profile-c-trevor-zegras/
QuoteHe is both crafty and fancy with the puck, and his passes almost always are on the tape with authority. Zegras’s pass accuracy remains consistent anywhere on the ice and he’s just as dangerous threading the needle while manning the half wall as he is in open ice. His ability to stickhandle while keeping his head up allows him to be the first to identify trailers or back-door cutters, and Zegras will use no-look centering passes on the power play to exploit an open passing lane. He’s also capable of tricking goalies with a hard, accurate shot that he can tuck under the bar from bad angles.
Zegras plays engaged with or without the puck and stays in motion in all three zones. He locks in on the puck regardless of where it is or whether or not he’s in control. Once he’s corralled it, Zegras can use a variety of stutter steps, gear changes or pirouettes to motor past, around or through traffic. His agility is outstanding, and he always seems to make the right reads when anticipating puck travel. Zegras is a strong, agile skater with very good straight-line speed who can stay low to the ice and maintain his elite balance as he zips through the neutral zone into opposing territory. His zone entries are surgical and designed to create time and space while maintaining possession. He is very good on faceoffs and will play physical along the boards. Zegras also has a mean streak and will get involved in scrums after the whistle.
Tell me, what forward on the Sabres does anything listed in this scouting report? Our forwards are bad at zone entry, lousy passers, aren't very physical and do a poor job of creating offense. Since we are insistent on using Cozens and TNT in the middle, it's fortunate that Zegras plays LW.
I'd make a deal right now. I'd even include Power in the discussion.
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Just now, Sabres Fan in NS said:
You know what he means and deep down you agree with KA on that.
no I don't. Nice guy, but he doesn't make us better. It was time to move on and for inexplicable reasons he remains.
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1 minute ago, Thorny said:
The teams above us are very ass. The funny thing is, we play Detroit 3 times. We can essentially tie them if we win all 3. Which makes it seem doable
i suppose the rub is that if we did that, they’d unlikely to be the team still pacing for wc2
but we can ignore that for now
We have 8 4 pt games ahead of us; 3 against Det, 2 against Wash, plus one each against TB, NJ and Philly. Plus one game against Ott.
That doesn't change the fact that if we can't create offense with our forwards, the favorable schedule is meaningless.
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Girgensons - Adams; "I'm really glad we're keeping him, because there is something special about him." It must be his offensive output. Those 7 goals in 47 games this season are something very special.
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7 minutes ago, Thorny said:
Yet we’ve gained in the playoff race
Scoring 5 goals in 3 games isn't going to help you make the playoff.
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Since Casey was traded for forwards have scored 1 goal 5 on 5 in 3 games. Our D have 3 goals and we have one PP goal.
We have no forwards who can create offense.
I will admit I like what I've seen from Byram so far. He plays aggressively and keeps the puck moving on the PP. No standing around with that kid. We could use more aggressive play like he provides. Maybe Power will finally learn something.
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We have learned a lot of truth about DG and his team since the Mitts/Byram trade.
1) Byram sadly pointed out how poorly coached the PP was when he was actually telling his new teammates where they were supposed to go. Sad
2) Mitts has now pointed out how ill prepared the team is physically. Mitts about how hard the Avs work in practice compared to the Sabres illustrates why the Avs win and the Sabres don't.
If these two incidents/comments aren't an indictment of DG and and his staff them I don't know what is.
It's time to move on from DG and his staff.
The next question is what can KA do to make his team a playoff team next season? The biggest issue is that he is going to run back basically the same roster he has right now.
The following forwards are under contract (8) - Benson, TNT, Tuch, Skinner, Cozens, JJP, Quinn, Greenway. Krebs, who is now, for reasons only known to KA/DG, the 3rd line center is an RFA. Therefore the top 9 forwards are set for next year. Robinson will be cheap to retain and honestly, he has given a legit effort every night. I'd rather have him back instead of Jost and Girgensons.
While there are 3 to 4 openings for depth forwards, there are no openings for defenders and this should scare Sabres fans. Dahlin, Byram, Clifton, Mule and Power are all under contract. There was a "X" post by the Sabres already touting are 4 great D 23 and under. Joki and Bryson are RFAs and at a minimum Joki will return.
UPL is an RFA and will be re-signed. The only question will KA rush Levi to the NHL or sign a legit NHL backup. My guess is the cheap interfering ownership will want to go with Levi.
By bringing back the 3 "key" RFAs (Joki, UPL and Krebs) at a max cost of $10 million, and then doing the KA absolute minimum on the depth players the Sabres roster will actually cost about $81 million. TP isn't getting his money's worth. Given that financial backdrop, don't expect any big spending this summer.
The run it back roster is not a playoff team in the East unless a miracle occurs. They have no proven playmakers, they are talented on D, but don't defend well. Also the forwards still have no clue how to backcheck. The only way for the miracle to occur is for a new coach to come in and make a difference, for the kids upfront, JJP, Quinn, and Benson, become the offensive catalysts, for UPL to repeat this year's success but from day 1, and for the team to stay healthy.
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It’s not a great win?
They have somehow climbed back into the playoff race. I think they’ll have to recall Levi for the last West Coast as he gives us a much better chance of winning over Comrie.