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  7. Are The Sabres A Dark Horse Contender for Jakob Chychrun?

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    11 minutes ago, Sabres Fan in NS said:

    I have no idea who Karel is, but it's too much to pay.  Mitts or VO, RJ and a 2nd.  Not trading our first in 2023 or 2024 just in case.  I am not sure Jakob is the answer for the Sabres either, but he might only be here a relatively short while.

    Karel is a 2nd year NHL goalie who is 26. He’s started 16 games this season for the Coyotes and has a .912 save percentage, 3.03 GAA, and is 6-7-3. His backup, Ingram is 1-6-1 with a .866 save percentage and a 4.57 GAA. Karel is a solid goalie on a bad team, and could give us Anderson level goaltending without needing Anderson level workload. 

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  8. Trade targets

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    11 minutes ago, Marvin said:

    The question is who would that be?  I can't come up with names who would be available for the life of me.  And I WANT another Samuelsson badly.

    Not quite a Samuelsson, but thoughts on Connor Murphy out of Chicago? Or Jake McCabe to put with boosh 

  10. The Future's so Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades😎

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    10 minutes ago, Refuting said:

    Not concerned about how tight the cap "could" get this team hasn't made the playoffs in 12 years. If someone like Horvat is out there you try your best to get him 

    Look I know everyone's excited all of a sudden because the Sabres score 48 goals a game but seriously dismissing Horvat over some cap crunch BS a few years down the road doesn't cut it for me 

    That's like saying Oveckin wants 10 mill a year but he's old and like Quinn needs to be signed 

    I don't get the viewpoints, respectfully and stuff 

     

     

     

     

     

    Horvat will not be worth his next contract. That’s what it’s about for me. If he’s worth 8 Million and we can’t afford to re-sign someone else because we have him that’s fine. However, I think it’s more likely he plays like a 4 million player over the course of his next contract than 8 million. 

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  11. The Future's so Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades😎

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    2 minutes ago, Refuting said:

    @ Guy above me 

    Do not agree. We have the cap space, use it. Horvat is fundamentally sound in all aspects

    Just make the Cozens line the 3rd line 

    I want a team that's reminiscent of the 05-06 team. Horvat would be a huge step in achieving that 

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Horvat will be wanting a 7 year contact. He currently has 20 goals and 29 points In 27 games (pacing for 60 goals, 88 points, but unlikely to get there imo). His previous career high is 61 points and 31 goals (separate seasons). He is also shooting at 22.2% with his career sh% being 13.7% He will be 28 when the season is done. He is going to want to be paid for his production this year, and for 7 years (think Kadri deal), but is going to start declining quickly into that contract. In 3 years he likely would get in the way of signing Power/JJP/Quinn. 

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  13. Are the Sabres out of the running for the playoffs?

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    9 minutes ago, mjd1001 said:

    Well with the extra point for OT losses, it is more possible than it used to be.  107 point pace was referenced a few times above.  10 teams (1/3 of the league) had over 107 point for the entire seasnon last year.  If 1/3 of the league can do it for the entire year, a good team should be able to do that for less than a season. 8 teams had 110 points over the entire year.

    So I decided to look a bit more into it...lets look at 110 points:

    -8 teams did that over the entire year, of the team that did not make 110 points..

    -St. Louis played at a 110 point pace over the first half of theseason.

    -Boston played at a 113 point pace from Jan 1 through the end of the year (more than half the season)

    -Edmonton played at a 114 point pace the 2nd half of the season

    -Pittsburgh played at a 114 point pace the 1st half of the season

    -Los Angeles almost made it (108 points) in the 2nd half of the season

    I didn't bother to look into any other teams, but if you really looked into the stats, it looks like half the league either got 110 points in an entire season, or had periods of half the season (or more than half the season) where they were on a 110 point pace.  So not only does it happen it is acutually pretty common.

    One pretty big difference between this year and last year is the gap between non-playoff teams and playoff teams. Right now the Sabres are pacing for ~79 points and are 7th in the division, 14th in the conference. Last year the Sabres got 75 points and were 5th in the division, 11th in the conference. There was a 16 point gap in between 8th and 9th in the conference. So far this year, they’re a much better competition for those playoff spots. It’s harder for all teams to get to that pace, as there are more average-good teams, instead of just 8 good teams and 8 bad teams. 
    It should make the playoff line lower than last year’s 100 points, but harder to get there.

  15. Tage Thompson is a super star

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    7 hours ago, Zamboni said:

    I am super pumped about Tage’s development. Glad to see him doing so well!! It’s a shame when some fans are impatient or dismissive of a player when they are young and developing. But they don’t change that mindset and just target another young player every season. 

    For me personally, I don’t believe he’ll hit 80 points let alone 100 points this season until he actually achieves it. “On pace” comments does absolutely nothing for me. It never has. 
     

    Keep it up TNT!

     

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    I could see the believe it when I see it with 100 points, but 80? He’s halfway there already with 26 games played. He has 56 games to score 40 points, there’s no doubt in my mind he’ll reach 80, outside of injury. 
    While “on pace for” is no sure thing, Tage is currently pacing for 126 points, so he has a very good chance of breaking 100.

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  16. Are the Sabres out of the running for the playoffs?

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    4 minutes ago, Porous Five Hole said:

    LOL you’re right. The Voodoo Ranger Imperial IPA must have got me shook up.   My bad. 
     

    I think the projection of numbers I laid out above will ring true. The Sabres aren’t going to play .700 hockey from here on out to get to 98 points. I just don’t see it. 
     

    The only potential dramatic change to the Sabres season would be a goaltending upgrade, and I just cannot see them acting on that today…because who would be available? Goalie upgrades aren’t typically done mid season. And a deadline deal for a goalie like MA Fleury (the big fish from last year) don’t seem like Buffalo would be a logical destination. And even if they could pull off something major for a legitimate goalie, that would require waivers for either Anderson of Comrie. I just don’t see it.

    I apologize in advance if there are typos to the above. I’m logging off now lol 🍻

    The Sabres don’t need to play .700 hockey to get to 98 points. They need to play .652 hockey, and they get there. That’s still a tall order, but makeable. 

  24. Predict the roster for opening night 2023

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    If we did end up trading for Chychurn, I’d hope we don’t play him at RD, he has been bad there, ask Arizona fans. I really don’t think this move makes much sense unless they were to move Power to the right side, or play Chychurn on the third pair. And I don’t think it will be worth the trade costs to put him on the third pair. 

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