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One more point up on Vegas, still 2 games in hand. It can happen. At least Nashville won.

They can still make a trade. It's allowed. The players traded however cannot play for their respective teams until next season. But no reason they couldn't trade a player or two for picks or futures to some non playoff team like us. More likely they just try to cheat, but trading Dadanov or someone else is still possible.

Honestly, since I don't watch Rochester, I'd forgotten all about him. he had some skills, but I didn't think he was part of the Sabres future so no real loss.

Ya, I was going to post on those golden helmets. Terrible for tv too. They shine and reflect a ton of glare so you can't see players faces on the bench when the camera pans past. Made me think Roller Derby or Tron or some video game like you said. Just awful. Gone too far with their Vegas Kitsch if you ask me. and they lost so cool.

My guess is Power will see lots of ice time, all situations, and multiple different partners. They will look at strengths and weaknesses and plan for next season. I personally would not put him on the right side that's asking too much too soon. I don't think they will do that.

I never thought Power wouldn't sign. Kid is from Mississauga, just a short car drive away, so he will have no issues starting his career in Buffalo. Portillo, idk, but he obviously knows Power well, and you'd have to ask why wouldn't a young goalie want to come to a team where the future of the net is open and ripe for the taking? Ideally we end up with too many good goalies, wouldn't that be a switch?

This is a funny much ado about nothing thread. Sabres fans have gotten so pessimistic and antsy they'll jump on the slightest thing. These guys are the future, not the present, let them take whatever path they want. No guarantees everybody signs every year, but as this team turns the corner (and it is looking like it has) the fan excitement will return, the destination will be desirable again, and it'll all be just fine. Never forget a lot of these guys already know each other and have played together and are possibly friends. Just relax, they will come.

Not 100% sure but somehow I think Martinez was playing against Vancouver. I only saw a few minutes though so I might have heard wrong. Pretty obvious IFF they make the playoffs they will cheat on the cap like Tampa. Vegas is my team to hate now, and ya, it's mostly because of Jack.

Fight night in Nashville tonight. Who was it saying this ain't 1978? 🙂 Both those teams getting playoff ready. Vegas momentarily on the out. How long before Eichel gets blamed for THAT?

Who? and at what price?

Do people care about that? Well, I don't. Not really. These things are more complicated and need a much deeper analysis to have meaning. Who was the goalie? Which forward line was on at the time? Who was the opposition? and so forth. Casey is far from a good D man but he plays with the right attitude and effort and so I'm sticking with him for that reason until somebody with definitely better talent arrives. Pysyk is just a journeyman player who should be lower than the top 6. I still don't like the Joker Dahlin pairing but I'm not sure we have a better option right now. The reality is the team plays horrible team defense, which is part of why I say we have a long way to go still. BUT, they're scoring goals now and playing with some intensity so they look like a hockey team again and that's a start. Defense has to improve though no question. Power will help (in time) but we still need more.

He better. Kyle is on the team he can keep an A but it would be madness to not give Tuch the C.

No that's not what happened. Zegras took the unnecessary poke and Beagle gave him a crosscheck shot in the back as a result. A push and shove scrum broke out when Terry came at Beagle (to defend Zegras in his mind I guess) and then Beagle let loose on him in response. It was hockey. Not 1978. Not the 80s, 2022. It happens. teams rise and fall on how they react and respond to these things as Sabres fans well know.

Stafford had the talent, he just lacked the will and desire. I thought Mitts might fall into that category but since his return he's played with more effort and I think a lot of the kids we have now have the will and desire and that sort of thing can be infectious and hopefully become the team standard.

Well we shall see. Let's just hope he's more Vanek or even Pominville and less Stafford.

That's what I meant. Beagle pounded Terry, but he wouldn't have had it been DesLauriers. As to hard to find, I don't think so. I haven't watched every team this year but I have noticed a little return to the resident 4th line tough guy on most teams. Similar to the Rangers adding Reeves after the Panarin incident most teams have 1 or 2 bigger tough 4th liners. Even we added Hayden in the same way, although that was a rather mediocre attempt to follow that trend.

Nice guy, but trade him at the deadline to a real contender. Give him a shot at a cup before he retires. Hire him in the organization as something (scout/assistant/public service something) if he wants it after he retires.

I'm hearing it, and I'm optimistic, but I also know it doesn't always translate. We shall see. I'm glad we agree on the physically stronger part, that validates my point as you've clearly watched him more than I have. He bulks up a little, keeps working, and has the right competitive attitude he could be a big part of this team moving forward, but I'm not anointing anybody any more until they play in the blue and gold and bring it.

Why do people always insist on going to these silly extremes? Little Hughes got rocked by Lauzon and missed half a season. Remember that? It's still a man's game and lightweights will have a hard time making it through a season or playing in the playoffs without bulking up. Nobody's saying he has to become huge, but he still has a slight childlike frame imo and that's a problem.

Well you can do both. The talent is there. There are several prospects coming. Multiple high picks. Should be plenty of talent soon. Too much even in a few years (can't pay everybody if they all develop well). Rochester isn't filled with tough guys who can play in the NHL though. We could add some grit in free agency without stepping away from the building plan and it'll help build the team attitude. You think Beagle would have acted as tough if it'd been DesLauriers coming at him instead of Terry? A free agent I'd consider by the way.

Quinn has potential but I'm not sure he's as NHL ready as some think. Kid needs to bulk up more imo.

Maveric Lamoureux.

Some of them can. A few of them even like it. It's much better than it was and it's getting there, but at this point, it's not tough enough yet.

I will be very happy this season if the human chia pet misses the playoffs. Go Dallas, Winnipeg, Nashville, L.A. and Vancouver.