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I believe this is the lot I usually go to, as far as I’m aware, they still take cash.
190 Scott St, Buffalo, NY 14204
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45 minutes ago, shrader said:
Are you hiding in my house? The same exact thing happened to me.
I am indeed in your walls.
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Turned the game on, within 10 seconds I caught Tage’s second, followed up immediately, definitely a pleasant surprise.
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3 minutes ago, thewookie1 said:
They tend to miss those when they aren’t Sabres
It was right in front of the bench, sub came in for the player that had the puck, hopped back out then immediately back in after he played it.
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I don’t know how the refs missed that too many men in OT.
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18 minutes ago, Archie Lee said:
Krieder and Trouba are not likely to be realistic options. Both have partial NTCs with a 15-16 team list. It is near certain we are on the no trade side of their splits. So, it is likely a pointless discussion, except for considering both players as stand-ins for what might become available and what the acquisition cost would be.
On Krieder specifically, I will defer to those who have seen him play this year more than me. Yesterday, Biron and Shayna Goldman were of the view that he is still an attractive player to add and that the 5v5 defensive system Laviolette runs is not well suited to many of the Ranger veterans. Interestingly, Biron and Goldman said this independently during different segments. My take from their comments, was that Krieder’s centre, Zibanejad, is struggling offensively because he has to focus so much on the defensive requirements of the system and this is impacting the even strength production of his line and Krieder. I have not seen Krieder play a minute this year though.
Also, I understand the sentiment about not wanting to move players like Quinn or Kulich without getting a return that is a closer to a guarantebed good fit. The problem here is thaet, looking ahead to next year, Thompson, Tuch, Peterka, Cozens, Benson, Quinn, Kulich, McLeod = 8. Add in that Krebs is emerging as a possible middle-6 option and that’s 9. This assumes we just let Zucker and Greenway walk in free agency, which would be odd considering they have been very good in their roles this year. There is no room here to promote a prospect like Rosen. And how much better are we if we let Zucker go and replace him with the sort of vet you would get in return for Rosen?
I don’t think we are getting a legit top 6 forward, under 30 with term and a reasonable AAV, for Kulich or Quinn (or both combined). If that is the required return, it is likely better to just say you are ok with what we have.
To be fair, odds are that someone in that top 9 would be hurt for any given game, freeing up a slot for Rosen.
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1 hour ago, GoPuckYourself said:
We wouldn't get Tkachuk unless at least 1 cornerstone piece+ others go back to Ottawa which would probably mean Power+ our 1st+ Kulich or Helenius + Quinn imo. I'd still be looking at Nikolaj Ehlers of WPG, he's only 28, tons of speed, top 20 in pts, +10, fits the solid defensive game were trying to play. He only has a year left on his deal so what he'd reasonably sign for if we acquire him would be the question. I'm thinking our 1st, Rosen and Jokiharju would possibly be enough.
I don’t see why the team that’s been the best in the league this season would trade a guy playing like a high end first liner.
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1 hour ago, jad1 said:
After 5 years under Adams? Not ready for this type of test?
Has any other GM in the history of the NHL held job for 5 years with no playoff appearances?
Well, Stevie Y has been Gming for the redwings longer than KA has been around.
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40 minutes ago, Pimlach said:
He is young enough to have had a Buzz Lightyear toy.
So is 90% of the league, Toy Story came out almost 30 years ago
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23 minutes ago, JoeSchmoe said:
Ignoring his start, there's nothing in his history that suggests top 6, and I'm not sure if we need another undersized bottom 6 F.
Maybe he had little to no trade value already, but we should have packaged him for a top 6 F.
Interestingly, the two guys Adams reached on (Rosen and Östlund) have not performed well, while the guys that fell to him (Peterka, Benson, Kulich) have all exceeded expectations. There's a lesson here.
Rosen was a reach, but Östlund was within his expected draft range IMO. Rosen was expected to go between 16-31, and we took him with the 13th pick (14OA). Östlund had a bit more variance with his value, but most had him in the 13-21 range, with some outliers having him later.
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57 minutes ago, ska-T Chitown said:
Wasn't it zone exit passing or something like that?
I believe it was the long outlet passes out of the zone specifically.
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On 10/21/2024 at 1:42 PM, mjd1001 said:
So, it helps, in the offensive end, explain who gets better chances or who helps generate better chances. However, for someone like Cozens, it doesn't. We know he is still getting good chances, just over the long run, he is under a 10% shooter.
So you kinda have to combine this with how good a shooter is (or how good of shooters their linemates are) to get an accurate picture, at least in the offensive zone how good they are, or will be.
To be fair, it probably still works well for Cozens considering shots have to be on net to be counted for the xGF.
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1 hour ago, Taro T said:
Very good question. Wondering if keeping Tuch out is to make sure he doesn't get an injury like in camp last year or if it's to see what Benson can do on the top line (maybe both)?
If Krebs fits into that slot, it's simply a case of making sure Tuch stays healthy and seeing how Krebs does in a 'you slide into any slot that there's an opening' role. If not, would expect they'll see how Benson does in the forecheck role on that top line. It also could be their opportunity to see what Zucker can do on the 2nd line rather than putting him out there with McLeod and Greenway like most of us expected.
Either way, expecting we won't see Tuch until they face Joisey. He'd made it sound like his line wouldn't be playing that game against Munich. (Didn't say that exactly, but what he said gave that impression IMHO.)
(So much for the thought they'd keep the lines together all preseason. Of course, with that top line getting 3 goals, and them having been together the last ~ 2 months of the season, expecting Ruff knows what he's getting from the Peterka - Thompson - Tuch line so that one doesn't need to be together all 3 games.)
I would think that Tuch being out is more because he is a known commodity for the Sabres. He is the oldest returning forward, and one of the more consistent players that the Sabres have. He has generally started his seasons strong (when healthy), and is not very likely to have significantly improved or declined compared to the last couple seasons. When it comes to figuring out the roster and where to slot players and how they play with the team, he’s less of a question mark than pretty much anybody else, so it makes sense that he gets a break.
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13 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:
I’m a little surprised Novikov is getting the PP2 nod over Ryan Johnson. Maybe they are trying to see Johnson in a role he’s more likely to play in the NHL.
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4 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:
Probably, although we've been at it longer so we actually should be better but none of them have achieved what their fanbases want. I suspect the expectation in Ottawa and Detroit is higher as a whole. Detroit expected to be Tampa by now and they are not as pumped about Stevie Y as they were when he first got there. Ottawa idk, they shoot themselves in the foot a lot. Constantly trying to make big moves, but most of them fail miserably.
Stevie Y has been the gm for Detroit longer than KA has been.
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27 minutes ago, Doohickie said:
It isn't like it isn't without precedent. Benson did it last season.
Benson did last season, but that was with a roster lacking depth. This season, Helenius would have to beat out a legit NHL 3C to make the roster (doubt they’d keep him in a 4th line role). It’s possible he’d shift to wing and then he’d only have to be better than one of Zucker, Greenway, or Benson, but that’s a taller order than Benson beating out the other prospects, Oloffson and Jost.
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3 hours ago, Claude Balls said:
If 15 or 16 team charters fall out of the sky.
Yeah, I'm a little morbid, but I had a rough childhood.
Pretty sure the season would get cancelled at that point.
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1 hour ago, CTJoe said:
no clue why Saros signed for so little?? I know he loves TN but he signed for around 70% of his worth
At the time of his season, he was only really proven as a good tandem goalie. His career high in games was 40, and his second highest game total was 31. He hadn’t proved that he could perform well while undertaking a starter’s workload yet.
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On 7/8/2024 at 8:03 PM, Doohickie said:
They won't? That's exactly why they lost to Florida.
I think he was talking about the old guys more than McDavid/Draisaitl.
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1 hour ago, PromoTheRobot said:
And yet we were all saying the Sabres should trade for him.
Don’t include me in that group, I’ve been saying he’s a cap dump for years now. Would have to pay me pretty well to consider taking Gibson.
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59 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:
It "proves" nothing.
You might have a #1 but you see a chance to grab a guy who could become a #1 in three years. So you don't draft him because rules?
Example: In 2023 the Ducks have John Gibson but draft goalie Damian Clara with the 28th pick of Rd.2. (#60) By the way Clara was the FOURTH goalie taken in Round 2.
While I don’t disagree with your point, you picked a poor example. In 2023, John Gibson was 30 years old, and hadn’t had a save percentage above .904 since 2018-2019, not exactly #1 goaltender material. But yes, even if you have a good goalie, if there’s a goalie at the top of your board, you should take them. Odds are it’ll take 5 years before they’re NHL ready and by that time your good goalie could be terrible, declining, or you might have too many good goalies which is a good problem to have. Most goalies should be eased into the league anyway, so a cheap quality backup is beneficial anyways.
A somewhat better example would be Nashville in 2020, who picked Askarov at 11 overall despite having a 25 year old Saros whose lowest save percentage the last 4 years was a .914. Though with that example there is a counterargument that the next 2 picks after Askarov were Lundell and Jarvis, who would make the Predators a better team now.
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1 hour ago, B-U-F-F-A-L-O said:
But I really think it is over now….. Either the Sabres are going to be part of massive trade that lands the Sabres another first liner who can lead and push us to the top or our kids simply take over and we become a deep, relentless team.
Right now we have: a legit first line. A legit second line if Benson can answer the call. A legit third line. A legit fourth line. The top six will return to form because they will be able to concentrate on offense taking much more offensive F/Os and much less defensive F/Os. Plus they be concentrating on the PP and the PK. This will give them way more energy for offense plus the back six will support them in many ways and they never had that before.
The defense is another year older, Dahlin could become a superstar this year while both Power and Byram could bloom. Sammy might stay healthy and our depth is way better than ever before.
This is also the first year the goaltending looks extremely bright. It also looks very deep.
We have a HOF HC for the first time since LR left.
I don’t know why fans cannot see all of this. The writing is on the wall. All we need is health and a little luck and we are in the playoffs this year.
And we are locked and loaded and just waiting to pull off a huge deal. Just waiting for it to become available. I think it happens, maybe as early as this summer. Certainly by next year around this time.
Health and a pinch of luck, that’s it…. I think Benson stands a good chance of raising his game considerably because A) we have a lot of talent all over this team not only to help him but also take away any teams thought of taking him out. B) He has really good linemates to work with. This is also just huge. And I think two big goal scorers like Cozens and Quinn are the perfect compliments to his game. All three will absolutely buy into LR’s game plan and play two-way hockey.
Again, getting two brand new bottom lines is exactly what we needed. Much needed grit to bond this team together is also huge. The D-man and the goalie are going to have their moments as well…And all the new players are going to rub off on our new team along with their new coach.
Can’t you see it???
Right now, this is still a question mark. Last year, Tuch produced like a slightly below average 3rd forward, Tage produced like a low end 3rd forward, and Peterka produced like an average 4th forward. Is that really a legit first line? If Peterka continues his upward trend, and Tage and Tuch return to their 2022-2023 form, then the Sabres would have a legit first line, but right now, that’s pretty up in the air. The second line requires a healthy Quinn, which we may or may not see, and Benson to take a big step, which I’m optimistic about, but there’s too many sophmore slumps in this league to count on it. The 3rd and 4th lines should be solid, but that’s not as important as the top 6 being good. The Goaltending is also still somewhat worrying, UPL only has 5 months of good play, and goalies are fickle beings, often good one season, garbage the next.
There’s some reason to be hopeful this season, but there’s a lot that needs to go right for us to make the playoffs.
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