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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.

If two of the “new faces” are Kulich and Savoie I may just save my time and skip 2024/25. Tage is a number 1. Maybe not top 10, but top 30 in an injury riddled year. Cozens isn’t a number two, but he is paid like one and the Mitts trade guarantees the job is his next year and Kev isn’t seeking any blockers. I’ll agree partially, that some need to be moved down but they can still do it with Tage and Cozens. Maybe Quinn and Brady T on the first line with Tage. Push JJP and Tuch to the second. Get a vet to center #3 with Skinner and Greenway.

I know the record for the second half of the year speaks more than my observations of how well they played. Contribution from Diggs was less and we still won at a higher rate. I fully expect Cook to become a top tier RB this season, and expect Kincaids load to increase as well. However 100 touches and even more targets are hard to replace. Without the "threat" of a # 1 WR, Defenses around the league will adjust and restrict our 1-2 formations. I can see a trade that includes #28 this year + second 2025 from Minn (and more if necessary) to move up to #14-18 if the LSU WR (ranked 4th I believe) is available. Next years # 1 could be in play b/c you could never find a WR to give you that kind of production in FA this year (or next) and the Diggs cap hit is hamstringing the team significantly in 24. Even after the June 1st designation of White. Next year will be windfall in getting that cap hit removed, so losing a 2025 1st round player and their $3.75-$5M salary can be made up with UFA's in 2025. Beane is the antithesis of Adams when it comes to making these type of moves.

True. But certainly you could prioritize the factors and the fact he refused answer the question on whether or not Diggs requested a trade could get you to ‘addition by subtraction’ was the #1 reason. Evidenced by his repeating this trade was in the best interest of the Buffalo Bills. How can removing 100 catch/1000 yards be in the teams best interest if there wasn’t concerns about the diva mentality and the net affect he could have on a team that lost a number of veterans/leaders. Beane also said twice - It’s not September. Dude loves to trade. Can see him moving up if he thinks the #3 or 4 ranked WR is available.

Sabres were -130 Moneyline bet at Cesars Sports Book. Jeff Skinner night, Goathead, whatever it is Vegas says they are favored tonight. I added them to a four game parlay. Must Win!

Statistically speaking, if they get 6 more PP opportunities they will score 1. #brutal.

That’s what he said! Or she said.

The Sabres have been bottom of the league all year. Currently around 16% success rate. In their last nine games they are 3 for 26 (11%). Impotence. Some aspects of their game are improving. Special teams is regressing. Coach-Coach-change.

Escape from New York 3: Sabres 2024 “The name’s Meatballs, Donny Meatballs” ”I heard about you. I heard you were dead”.