Broken Ankles

Exactly. None of these are options. Never was. The Cap figures on all, coupled with Beanes comments in the presser last night (he does not want to part with his second round pick today) confirms it. He said they have way more 2nd round evaluations than first. So his goal was alwasy to get 3 picks in the top 90. And he has his wish. Dont watch enough college football to know if De Jean is any good, but if the scouting staff has him with an early 2nd round grade and it's a postion of need, cest la vie. Make the pick.

Can’t believe @Pimlach didn’t take umbrage to this comment. “Keep my Avatars name, out your mouth”.

Curious what most Sabres fan think. I would guess older fans who remember the Adams divisional matchups might dislike Boston more than Toronto. Younger Buffalonians might dislike Toronto more. I can see Canadian fans (whether Sabre fans or other) wanting a Leaf collapse, and respect that. I myself bring years of disgust for the city and fans of Boston (across many sports) so they rank higher. Isn’t it a win-win for us?

The ego is bigger than the thought of security. It's what draws all (most?) college coaches to the professional ranks. The thought of being the best in a larger pond. Rather than the security of status quo. This guy has unheralded success at such an early age not sure what to expect. Quinn jumped in his early 50's right?

Verse 2 I don't know the reasons Renewed my seasons With nothing to show but another high-pick But they say we can trade it For a vet with sandpaper and grit The thought of this rebuild is making me sick

(To the tune of Margaritaville) Listen’ to Punch scoff Watching the playoffs All of those fans covered with paint Swingin’ my sand wedge When postseason was a firm pledge Hearin’ the Spacers well, they're beginning to boil Wasting away again in T-Pegulaville Searching for my next head coach with shame Some people (PASabres fan) claim that there's a woman to blame But I know, it's always Terry’s fault

And drafted 34 positions higher. Gus, Thanks for your service, but I sure hope this is your Swan song in Buffalo. Time for a change.

It was a Churchill quote about WWII. Although I disagree with the 23/24 number. If I were to paraphrase Winston for this evaluation i would say, it’s the beginning of the middle. I say he has at least 3 more peak Prime years, then slows a bit.

Definitely not the end. It’s not even the beginning of the end, but it is perhaps the end of the beginning….so they say.

A picture is worth a thousand words. Go to the net. I can accept the team has some perimeter players who probably will not change their stripes (Tage/Skinner); but if they can pot 30, you can give live with it. But the entire team is coached to do this and it’s unacceptable. Sam deserved to win the game, because he played hard, and more physical than I ever saw wearing a Sabres uniform. Paul Maurice challenged him and Barkov before the season to be more aggressive. Sam not only has highs in goals scored, but has also career highs in hits, takeaways, and blocked shots. There were multiple occasions where he won board battles, against D with size and length he shouldn’t have won. Barkov more than doubled his career high in hits while maintaining more than a PPG pace.

Only Thomas. This guy is the real deal. Size, speed and agility. You trade next years first plus 28 for him if you must. Those two picks gets you to ~13 overall. Immediate starter, possible threat, cap compliant in year 1. LSU Program is top notch so unless he has major character flaws, lower risk than everyone below him. You can still get a safety in the second round, and two seconds next year.

Pretty sure Rod did not coach Jeff. He started after they traded him. Possible he said I don’t want a floater on my team after looking at tape, but the Hurricanes made a lot of moves in an attempt to play a different style of hockey. Laying their failure at the feet of Skinny is a bit much. The guy can be a net negative, but his skill set is top three and last year on a poor defensive team was a +15. @Crusader1969 In answer to your question, placing Skinner on the third line with defensively responsible players who can play a two way game could yield a lot better results than we have seen in years. In terms of LW, I think Quinn has the highest potential with goal scoring and plays a better defensive game. Similarly JJP is ascending so I plug him on FL2. The third line does not have to be a no skill/checking line. Better match ups and opportunities of possession for Skinner if facing an Islanders “identity line”. Plus, unless the cost to extricate Jeff is low (2nd round) I would rather use picks and prospects to acquire talent and not to hope “addition by subtraction” works. Skinner is not Diggs.