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The Sabres anemic offense has scored 3 goals since Casey’s departure. One goal by VO who will soon be gone and 2 by D. Still searching for a Sabres forward to drive play.

Well that was fun. At least Byram made a positive impact.

Great theory, but if you are Quinn or JJP, do you want a bridge deal?

Actually it's only one more year. I raised this issue earlier. JJP, Quinn and Byram are all going to need new contracts after next season. If your Byram's agent and he has a good year, are you really going to re-sign in Buffalo? Also, if we can't afford to keep a unique forward in Casey, how can we afford new deals for all 3 of these breakout candidates?

I understand why a forward was traded. The Sabres have a pile of forwards and already have 3 huge contracts on the books for forwards (Skinner, TNT and Cozens) and have JJP and Quinn coming up for deals after next season. You can't keep everyone. What I don't understand is why Casey was for forward voted off the island. He possessed a unique skill set on this team, and we have no one on the roster or in the pipeline who does what Casey does well. I also understand the want to acquire a top 4 D, but honestly Byram doesn't bring anything to the top 4 that we don't already have. Dahlin is the No. 1 D and needs a partner, just not one with the same skillset. We need more physical play on defense and better in zone play. Byram doesn't bring either characteristic. To make it worse, he is also damaged goods. TM would be proud of this trade. Like most things KA does, the concept is good, but the execution is terrible. They are trying to get themselves relegated to the CHL.

Find a new owner, GM and Coach. Then let the new owner, GM and coach make the roster decisions.

The Sabres are going to miss Casey because he was the only natural playmaker on the team.

This is the opportunity to trade him by Friday. Yes he has an NMC, but he can accept a trade. Talk to him, find out where he is willing to go and trade him there regardless of retention and return. Get as much of his contract off the books as possible and move on. You need a real GM for that.

Hopium is a dangerous drug.

Just throw more wood on my Adams dislike fire, is he now going to have to trade JJP and Quinn when they breakout further next season? Seriously, what happens next season contract wise if Quinn, JJP and Bryam all have breakout seasons? I can almost guarantee we won’t be retaining all three unless someone else gets traded instead.

What a spectacular offensive display by the Sabres tonight. Good thing we traded away our top player-maker. That Krebs is a real difference maker.

5 players from the Canadian 2020 U20 team. Didn’t they lose to the US? Cozens, Krebs, Quinn, Byram and Levi. Maybe they’ll have better luck in the NHL. Ryan Johnson was on the US squad.

Here are the Sabres top 9 for 2024/25 after this trade Skinner TNT Tuch JJP Cozens Quinn Benson Krebs Greenway Is that a play caliber forward group? I guess it could be if Krebs, JPP, Quinn, and Benson are all better next year and TNT Cozens rebound from their terrible 23/24 seasons. Apparently great minds think alike.

Because our GM is incompetent. The biggest tragedy of this deal is Krebs, who is not good, is now our 3rd line center and will be next year.

or getting a concussion victim who will never be the same (see Tim Connolly for example) for a player just maturing into stardom (see Sam Reinhart for example).

Rousek recalled.

Let's say argument's sake, that Byram stays healthy and has a great season next year. How much would it cost to retain him? 6 mill, 7? KA will also have to re-sign JJP and Quinn and has already invested some 27 million in Dahlin, Power, Clifton and Samuelsson, plus whatever he decides to pay Jokiharju to not run away as he is our only marginally competent RHD. I stand by my prediction, isf Byram plays well, we won't be able to afford to keep him and he'll be traded for other assets.

So far White, Poyer, Morse, Bates, Neal, Harty, and Hines are gone, and probably Martin as well. Douglas and McGovern restructured. Haack and Edwards re-signed. Haack will replace Martin Not sure who will replace Morse and Bates at center Douglas has already replaced White at CB We are also now down to one safety on the roster and that's Hamlin. Ty Johnson will replace Hines once re-signed and no one cares who will replace Harty except Hamler was signed at a futures/reserve deal a few week ago.

Went there after the trade to keep up on the Bills news. That's a discussion for the Bills thread. See you there!

At least Beane is making good headway today reshaping the Bills aging roster to distract me from how much I dislike the job Adams is doing with the Sabres.

Here is the best news of all. He is likely only going to be here for a year and will likely be traded at next year's deadline or after next season. He has one year left on his deal at 3.8 and then he is an RFA. Given the Pegula internal cap and the money invested in Samuelsson, Dahlin, and Power, we won't be able to re-sign Byram if he has a good season.

Well that was quick. If I knew Adams would react so fast to my thread I would have posted it two months ago. Hate the trade. I guess the trade is part of the internal Pegula spending cap. 5 LHDs, and we got younger and more injury prone, and lost our best playmaker in the process. Joki’s agent must be sitting in his office laughing his ass off.

It doesn't. We now have zero playmakers on the roster. Zero forwards who play a two way game consistently and a crap load of D who don't play D very well. Yeah!

What a friggin joke of a franchise. Just what we needed a defender who can't defend. Great. KA has to be the worst GM in history.

Try outs doesn’t necessarily mean calling up Kulich and leaving him in Buffalo for the season. Two years ago Quinn and JJP received two games in Buffalo. I don’t see Rosen or Kulich getting an extended tryout. It’s more likely someone like Rousek gets a longer look to see if he can replace Z or KO long term as a 4th liner.