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  3. Devon Levi Signed to 3 year deal

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    39 minutes ago, Thorny said:

    It’s only exceptional if you don’t consider the more immediate results, and you have not come close to, or as far as I can tell even attempted to formulate an argument for why how the deal affected the team during the first 3 years after the trade was made shouldn’t matter 

    If the key principles of your argument could literally apply, word for word, for a defence of a Cozens for 3rd round pick argument, where in 3 years from now that pick becomes another Brayden Point, you have a faulty argument

    The only thing overwhelmingly apparent is that your argument is critically faulty, John! I’m sorry to say 

     

    31 minutes ago, Taro T said:

    With all due respect, by that logic, a trade of Dahlin for another team's 1st and 2nd round draft picks for 6 consecutive years starting 10 years from now will be an overwhelming win for the Sabres.  Because with a competent GM, about 4 years into that run the Sabres should start having an overwhelming amount of talent coming on board and Dahlin will be in his early 30's and coming back down to the pack.

    The time value of when things are useful CAN'T be neglected in an evaluation of a trade.  How much good will and money was lost to the team by fans not showing up & was hemorrhaged over the 3 seasons where the Sabres were trash and the closest thing to a valuable on-ice asset was the Tage Thompson that tore up his shoulder taking a routine check into the boards?  

    This wasn't even a Niewendyk for Iginla trade where it was obvious to all that Joe was a star in his prime and Jerome was going to be a star and both would fit the timeline of the team they were getting traded to better than they fit with their old team's timeline.  There was no indication that Thompson was going to grow from a baby giraffe into a serious badass unicorn.  If there was, he wouldn't have lasted to the end of the 1st in the year he was drafted and he would've been the guy that St. Louis absolutely refused to part with.    

    Just playing devil's advocate, but it could be argued that GMBott saw the immense potential in Tage, but failed to put in place the coaching to develop it.

    That is truly apples to oranges vs. hoping a 3rd round pick turns into Brayden Point.

    The reality is, there was a lot more wrong with the team at the time than ROR, and as @JohnC pointed out, we weren't keeping him, anyway.

  4. Devon Levi Signed to 3 year deal

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    19 hours ago, msw2112 said:

    Adams: "You're a good guy, but it's not working out here.  We're willing to trade you back to Winnipeg for a 7th round draft pick, a bag of pucks, or future considerations, if they are willing to take on your contract next season.  You did well there.  If they won't take you, we'll look at other teams too.  If that doesn't work out, Rochester is a nice city."

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  7. GDT: The Buffalo Sabres Host Atlantic Rival Tampa Bay Lightning 3/4/2023 at 12:30pm EST on MSG & ESPN+

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    Posted · Edited by erickompositör72

    4 minutes ago, Thorny said:

    Goalies playing good has been way too small a sample size, unfortunately, yes 

    We've had one goaltender on this team who actually had an opportunity to get into a rhythm: UPL.

    That is incredibly important for goaltenders

    4 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

     

    Your welcome 🙂

    Please see my post above.  I don't think 28 games is a small sample size.

    With an injury in between and a laughable defense during the first stint

     

    EDIT: possible misunderstanding; I've been referring specifically to Comrie

  8. GDT: The Buffalo Sabres Host Atlantic Rival Tampa Bay Lightning 3/4/2023 at 12:30pm EST on MSG & ESPN+

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    21 minutes ago, Thorny said:

    Even more amazing, in a sense, is what just good goaltending can do. If Comrie could play like he did today (.917 sv%), good, on a consistent basis, we’d actually have a good goalie on our hands. Problem is he’s almost always sub 900. Not a coincidence that his stats today reflect everyone’s eye test. They often do 

    *Small sample size alert*

  12. The New Devon Levi 2023 Thread

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    Sorry to interrupt this Devon Levi thread with Devon Levi questions!

     

     

    When might we see Devon in a Sabres jersey?

    Is there a chance he is a flight risk? Approximately how likely? When do we assume he'll sign?

    If he signs, what is the likelihood he'll be starting in Rochester next season?

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

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    So many seem to be forgetting: we have 4+ games in hand on three of the four teams ahead of us in the wildcard race.

     

    Yes, we need to play well to get in. I understand many here use it as a coping mechanism to dismiss a chance at the playoffs, so as to not get your hopes up. However, for those who are discuss things as they really are, we are very much in it, and control our destiny at this point. And don't forget, we got this point because, despite our lapses, we have shown we can play some pretty fantastic hockey.

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