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For me they’re a season away, maybe a bit longer if Thompson is a 1 hit wonder. Unfortunately our magical run was when the season was lost and there was nothing to lose but having Power, Peterka, Quinn and Tuch should definitely help. Comrie is probably a huge X factor in all this but there is such a small sample size. Of course if I’m wrong I’d be ecstatic.

Vegas sure knows what they're doing. I think right at this mark or below is where I'm at. There will be a lot of young players in the lineup and a brand new goalie. I'll say below by 1 point but next year is the year we finally make playoffs.

Hey at least you got a conversation, I get an eye roll emoji.

I get that he's played with grown men but the Czech league and AHL are 2 different animals. Besides that this will be his first taste of north american hockey if I read that right? I know he has to learn at some time but this seems like quite a leap for him right off the bat. I'm sure he's capable I just don't recall such a leap in a short period of time for a guy selected 28th overall but I'm also excited to see what he can bring to Rochester as well.

Hopefully not rushing him into the lineup.

I would hate to extend all these players when we don't even know who our true core players are yet besides Dahlin.

I liked the way Thompson played last season, he was dominant at times. I just don't understand why they couldn't wait and see as I doubt the price would have went up much higher for him but it matters not since he's a Buffalo Sabre now for 7 years, let's go..... I'm really looking forward to this season.

I'd say if he doesn't play like he did the 2nd half of the season all year long then it's a huge disappointment. He was not just looking like a star but a franchise type of player. I was waiting for him to start leveling people and it was a thing of beauty when he was laying out guys like Austin Matthews. He was solid defensively and offensively and you could tell guys were looking up to him, he and Samuelsson look like a solid duo for many years to come.

I went with the go big or go home approach and to be honest I was never a fan of Reinhart, he had the hockey IQ but never had the wheels that Quinn has. I know I'm not the majority who believes that but we all have different opinions. I think Quinn is a difference maker if he isn't buried on a 3rd/4th line but that's just me.

20 G 25 A, anything more than that will be a bonus imo. I don't think he'll be playing on the first 2 lines so he'll probably have some nice ups but also some duds.

Levi is top 3 in my mind but I'm sure you can ask 20 people and come up with 20 entirely different lists.

2 pages for Johan freaking Larrson? Man I can't wait for the season to start.

Well the NLL has been around since what 1987? And still going on today so more than a few people are watching it. I've been to about 20 Bandits games in my time and had the privilege to watch Tavares play, he was as advertised and until you mentioned it I had no clue he was the brother of the Hockey player.

Wow, he's a GOAT in the Lacrosse world, arguably the greatest NLL player of this generation.

First I'll start off by saying thank goodness we didn't get Patrick Kane and a bunch of other high priced free agents that will take a spot from a young player, I feel like this is the year we find our core players, move forward with those guys and then add in FA/ draft to fill in. I would have liked another veteran RHD if I'm being nit-pickish but I'm good where we are. Now for the question did we improve? My answer is yes, in net Comrie, to go along with Anderson and UPL if needed provides a much more stable group imo. Comrie doesn't have a large sample of great play but was solid in his time given. Also we got better defensively with Lybushkin. Also imo another year of growth for Cozens, Thompson, Power, Jokiharu, Dahlin, Mittlestadt will most likely be noticable.

If the Flames had to give away Monahan with a first round pick I don’t think it would have been that easy to deal him at the deadline for assets unless he tore it up for us in which case we’d probably want to keep him, no?

We still don’t know who the core will be on this roster, we all have an idea but that can all change pretty quickly. Bringing in a veteran C doesn’t do much good for us imo.

I think Florida definitely got the upper hand here as they get a 25 year old in the prime of his career for a 30 year old who had a career year but getting Weegar and a 1st round pick although most likely a late round pick was a solid get. I doubt Huberdeau re-signs so I don't really like that for Calgary but a solid return knowing the player stated he wouldn't re-sign there imo.

You could be right, I’m definitely not an expert on these prospects but I don’t recall reading anywhere that he was “NHL ready” out of the gate, not that it really means much.

UPL, Bloom, Cedarqvist, Rosen, Malone, Kulich, Östlund, Savoie, Lindgren, Paltopov. Fitzgerald, Prow. Not all of these players will be there this season but will be there soon. I think we have a solid roster in the AHL that will compete.

Does any GM sign a player before he produces? If a player knows their elite why would they sign early knowing they can make way more in 2 more seasons? Since it's for fun I'd say Jack Quinn, I think he has a great chance at becoming a core player, I would not hate locking him up earlier than expected. Thompson is scary to me as he came out of nowhere, I didn't see much out of him before this past season and I hope this is truly who he is but it's very hard to predict.

Falling in Reverse- Syracuse is the closest August 4th, definitely have to check them out, Ronnie is excellent live so it should be a blast!

I voted Dylan Cozens, I'm really hoping he turns into a Cam Neely type of player. He already sticks up for teammates, throws his body around now I'm hoping his offensive game comes around, if so he will be an awesome all around player for us. I apparently can't read, so my 2nd is G Eric Comrie, the Sabres wanted him because they believe he is coming into his prime, which Adams said in the interview after FA. If we can get 2nd half Sabres along with stable goaltending we will be golden.

I don't believe KA would gift anyone a spot. His saying continues to be "I want players who want to be Sabres, he talks continuously in the Embedded videos about character/culture in players so I doubt he's bending over backwards for Johnson. Portillo and Levi could be a different story since we're desperate for goaltending right now but I still doubt he is panicking.