PerreaultForever

Right, cause we have playoff aspirations lmfao. The other 4 guys on the ice didn't even push and shove they just stood there like a bunch of children wondering where their daddy was. You want to build a real hockey culture you don't give a crap about the score you turn it into a war and show the league you aren't going to allow that sort of thing. They hit Tage, the whole bench should have started going after Hughes every shift thereafter.

Nick Foligno.

It's not an accident NJ has McDermitt or Columbus has Olivier. You can argue about how much of a "goon" vs. talented player you want but we got nobody. We don't value that and trust me, this will just get worse if it's not addressed. We have been bad enough so far that generally teams don't feel the need to go after our star players and we don't get hit all that much most of the time, but if we do get good enough to compete it'll happen more as it'll be the blueprint for how to beat the Sabres. We don't seem to learn from the past and so we are doomed to repeat it.

Most teams do both. It's the same old same old when nobody addressed this right away. Who would? You can argue whichever philosophical stance you want on this but as long as this sort of thing goes without repercussions this team will never win. Yes, they won a skating game against a skating team and they will maybe win a ton of games and be a few points out but don't be fooled, they will still be out and the roster weak spots will remain.

That would be a mistake.

Ya exactly. and we haven't had a real 1C since Eichel left. People have already forgotten that Thompson was made into a center because there was no one else. Cozens has been pushed and rushed since day 1. The team does not address top line needs, they just wait for prospects to develop and that's why we blow it and remain on the outside. It pisses me off because I look at Ottawa and think that should be the Sabres in 3rd and pushing for 2nd not them.

I thought this same thing when we drafted him and saw him as a potential wing and a true sniper. Shifting Thompson to the wing and leaving him at center is changing my mind though. One of the things most of us said at the beginning of the year was KA needed to spend the money and get us one more top 6 scoring winger (and a D partner for Power and maybe a veteran back up goalie) and with his play Thompson is now that top 6 winger. It does seem to be working and if he starts to struggle at center or hits a rookie wall we move Thompson back but so far it looks good. Kulich is without a doubt this season's bright spot.

Absolutely, and it takes too long and in that time somebody else might want out. I'm still not convinced Cozens isn't playing crap on purpose to try to get traded out. ahhh, it was way funnier as "kodak" given Rochester's history.

Reality would seem to indicate that: "get" isn't going to happen. "get rid of" might happen waiting for prospects to develop is probably all that will happen. Kulich is providing new options for roster construction that are promising and might allow for more focus on getting tougher but I don't know if they will actually do that. Kozak can stay. He's better than Lafferty, but his emergence might give KA the illusion that all he has to do is wait for more of these guys. To quote you above though "Kodak" should be in Rochester 🙂

That might be the plan. League not enjoying parity as much as they thought they would. Big markets in the playoffs is big money. I suspect this will make the FA asks get really ridiculous as their agents will start asking for a big piece of all that extra money.

Pretty much the only thing that could get me to care about this game is if one of the Sabres were to get into a scrap and they tossed off their jersey (fine be damned) just because.

Absolutely and too many similar players too. The mantra as we accumulated all those picks was if we have too many good players we can just trade them for needs but so far they've done very little of that (just Savoie) and they should have done it for this year. But, they blew this season (again) and now we will hope they do these things for next year. Futile hope maybe, but it's all we got.

imo I'm holding on to Helenius, Wahlberg and Levi. Anybody else is an option if the right deal for useful NHL veterans comes along.

History of injury problems so it's a risk. I think selling high is the better plan. Unless, I suppose, they feel they really won't get any free agents to sign here with next year's selections. Then I guess you take what you can get.

Oh I think the team's lack of a veteran core has been a primary problem for years but I think Zucker is just a mercenary. Sure he said he'd be interested in re-signing and that's common sense negotiating, and if you over pay him he might stay but in terms of building a team I think it's better to sell high on him and then work on building a proper core afterwards. Greenway is the kind of guy teams want for playoff runs. idk what you can get but it shouldn't be absolute rubbish. Eating salary might be essential in both cases though and maybe they are under orders not to do that.

Not moving Zucker and Greenway would be just pure stupidity. Move out all the UFAs and any other crap you can. You can always bring them back next year if they are actually interested and there are no better options.

Told you Bruins aren't what they used to be. Can't score and slow. They've been blown out like this by almost everyone who skates fast with skill. This is the frustrating thing for me. When Bruins fell, Sabres were supposed to rise. Ottawa appears to be the team seizing the moment instead.

Pick him up, eat half his contract and add him into a Petterson deal?

Except Rutherford has publicly admitted now that there is a locker room problem and that he doesn't see a solution without moving somebody so at least one of the two will be traded, they are just trying to maximize their return. As such I think if Adams really wants to make this happen he could.

Bruins are not the team they used to be and they can be beaten. If the Sabres used their speed and if they forecheck aggressively they can win this game big. Bruins D has trouble with a fast forecheck. Sabres don't do that well usually however but they can still win with the PP and offense they have. Bruins can't score and try to win 2-1 games with shutdown D. Net front always a key. In many ways these teams are polar opposites in just about every way. I actually think the Sabres can win this one as it's a definite trap game for Boston (they have a Winnipeg revenge game coming up) and their top 2 D are still out.

I understand the position you are taking but it just doesn't seem right to me. Nobody else does this.

You all know Bruins are my B team. 2011 was glorious. I kind of remember the 70s as well. Orr through the air was my first ever hockey game that I watched. Steelers multiple times (but not recently). I grew up in the 1970s remember. Hamilton Tiger Cats have been a horrible CFL franchise as of late but I have experienced them winning the Grey Cup a few times. Small interest in the Raptors winning as my son in law is a big fan. We bonded there a little. I pretend to be a Celtics fan though just to have fun with him. Sabres losing to Philly was painful. I felt bad for the Bills 4 losses in a row. Bills were kind of my B team in football. I was a big Bruce Smith fan. Also I hated Dallas (still do). Those were hard to watch. Otherwise, Team Canadas in Olympics and World stuff.

"better" is a funny word. How has this strategy worked for the Sabres so far? Have you not noticed that the same thing keeps happening over and over and over again?

In the Ruff presser he did say Greenway was close. This move is overdue. He's been awful and added nothing. The much heralded new 4th line has been garbage all year. Kozak was better and should be in the line up over these stiffs. Waive Lafferty next.

Oh I think Kulich can definitely be a top 6 player but 1C at this stage is ridiculous. He has things to work on and habits to instill and there's still work to be done. We just keep throwing them in the deep end and hoping they swim. Stupid franchise.