Broken Ankles
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Nice to get over the hump of finally beating the Kraken but more importantly, a road victory against an evenly matched opponent is key.
Money Puck had Seattle’s expected goals 4.12 to Buffalo’s 1.86. Didn’t seem that distant but the heat map shows their chances in close were much higher.
Sabres dominance at the dot tonight was noticeable.
Byram continues to impress.
The “concept of Will Borgan” was -2 and quite pedestrian.Congratulations to the East Coast fans who stayed with it until the end. Sleep fast, because it’s happening again tomorrow. Same “bat time, same bat channel”.
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2 minutes ago, Doohickie said:
Whipping boy Peyton Krebs was a +3 😄
Hands of Gypsum (soft stone). Should have had two goals from the slot. Outside of his dumb penalty, acceptable level of play.
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Eddie Olczyk weighs in - not paying Mitts $7m * 8, contract year, inconsistent. Sabres win the trade. Loves Byram.
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Like Meatballs running Tag/Tuch/Z after the PP. usually he runs out the 4th line.
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Just now, Doohickie said:
That goal is on Krebs 100%
FTFY
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3 minutes ago, French Collection said:
Daccord helping our cause.
Eddie Olczyk called for him to be pulled after 2.
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1 minute ago, inkman said:
Rayzor takes too much guff around here. He’s might be an idiot. Buts he’s our idiot.
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1 hour ago, Thorny said:
Ayup.
Dollars to donuts I’m a “killjoy” yet multiple posters say I’m dreaming when I say we can make the playoffs, and say I’m waisting my time when I’m drawing up and detailing all these scenarios for making it. The truth is I’m in the middle, and talk a lot, so whether the board is going off the rails with a loss, or going off the rails with a win, there’s a certain segment to which I look like an outlier
a little less for the extremes would be welcome
Not a Killjoy at all. A Kilroy maybe, as in 'Kilroy was here'. The WWII inspector of warships. You audit and verify the work of others.
No, not the Dennis DeYoung line from "Mr. Roboto", when Styx jumped the shark.
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3 hours ago, etiennep99 said:
Yes. Guilty as charged. In fact, I'm a conservative. That means that I see value in traditional things and try to "conserve" them.
I didn't mean you were culturally elite, I meant the joke was written by one. Albeit making fun at the expense of what you are defending. But that's a different debate. I'm only trying to bring levity to grammatical errors about prepositions. Not taking sides on whether or not it should be discussed on Sabre Space. My wife teaches composition and I have to send her all my briefs going to Senior executives because I know she will catch any of my grammatical mistakes. But my 100+ emails a day to others with whom I work could be speckled with errors and it doesn't bother me.
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51 minutes ago, etiennep99 said:
Here's another problem to mention. It's not "where you *at*?". It is
entirely sufficient, and always has been, to simply ask "where are you?".
In general, it is poor English to end a sentence with a proposition.
In this particular case, it is entirely unnecessary and only serves to
distinguish the talker/writer as poorly grounded in English *fundamentals*.I could do this all day long.
Reminds me of a joke on House of Cards. Setting is a college dorm. "Hi. Where y'all from?" Girl from Connecticut says, "We're from a place where we know not to end a sentence with a preposition." The girl from Georgia says, "Oh, beg my pardon. Where y'all from...c*nt?"
Written presumably by a cultural elite.
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1 hour ago, K-9 said:
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2 hours ago, Doohickie said:
Ukko Pekka Luukkonen may not lose another game this year.
Realistically, they need to go 2-0-1 over the next 4 to keep things going.
What are they doing on the back to back games? Does Levi get a look at NJ at home if Comrie fails in either Vancouver or Seattle?
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Krebs had 7 FO wins and 1 loss. The line he shared with Skinner and JJP had the most even strength ice time. They had the second best XG% and second best CF%. Obviously the Cozens Greenway Benson has been solid but Krebs is centering two guys who were stapled to the bench for seemingly poor defensive play a few games ago. Sheltered a bit with almost all O-zone starts but solid, and appears to be skating faster with JJP and Skinner vs KO and Zemgus. Could this 3C tryout change his stock from Underperform to Hold?
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1 hour ago, Sabres73 said:
Wow, how rude. I'm born on the prairies where hockey players come from, grew up in a small town rink, played my first tournament at age 4, and know at least as much about hockey as you Mr. Classy.
“I’m born on the prairies”, as in I am born. Present tense, about a past event? Unless, you always have been, and always will be. And your birth is metaphysical insofar as you existing as AI Kevyn.
Watergate does not bother me, does your conscience (if you have one) bother you?
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7 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:
Well that's fine, and maybe it'll work out but I'm just thinking ahead.
We will have a much clearer picture when we see what happens with UPL. That's the first cap/contract issue.
I said long ago I figured Mitts would get traded simply because they had an idea of how much they'd pay a 3C, they saw him as a 3C but he saw himself as a 2C and that was a great divide so he had to go.
Byram sees himself as a top pairing D. He is a top D guy for sure in terms of his offense. The issue for me is just Power and his contract. 30 million for 3 D is a LOT. I asked this earlier so for the capologists out there is there any team out there that has 30 million on their top 3 D? I don't think so. I could be wrong.
Nothing even close it now. Agree with @thewookie1 that SJS were the closest, even though Karlsson was on his Ottawa deal and that was only $6.5M. And look what happened after they came up short. Retaining salary on Karlsson, retaining $2.7M on Burns, and waiting with bated breath to get out from under Vlasic.
This is a view of all D-men making $7M + AAV. It’s only 26 players. Only one team has multiple players and it’s Carolina with Burns who really only counts 5.6 million towards their Number because of the retention from San Jose.
https://www.capfriendly.com/browse/active/2024/caphit/all/defense?stats-season=2024&limits=caphit-7000000-14000000I did the math a few days back and the point is not only would that be the highest % of the cap for three defenders, they have 4 others with Mule, Johnson, Clifton and Joki (if he gets an offer). That’s another $14M. It’s 48% of a $91m cap 2025/26. If they trade Matias and Joki and replace Jags, bridge UPL, tender Levi as backup, they would have $19m to sign/bridge Quinn and JJP and 6 other forwards. Which if their draft picks graduate and are on ELC’s is plausible but is it smart?
I’d love to see Kev’s whiteboard trying to piece this together.
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1 minute ago, K-9 said:
Rasbowen?
Bry-lin?
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Just now, Buffalonill said:
Kids going to be stud ..
But hey let's trade him already lmao
Jinx!
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Just now, Brawndo said:
BYRAM
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17 minutes ago, Sabres Fan in NS said:
Your point has merit, but even if Byram is top paring here he is not really a top pairing guy in the NHL yet. He will be extended with likely a 3 year $18M to $20M contract - $6M to $6.5M per = the Dahlin bridge deal. The only issue with a 3 year deal is I think it takes him directly to UFA. I think he is 24 now and he may have 4 NHL seasons at the end of this one.
He has arbitration rights, which if he performs equal to or better than Dahlin he could demand more than $6M. And those scenarios offer either 1 or 2 year options. Two years walks him to UFA (7 years service - this contract takes him to 5), and then you get nothing after the deal. Plus I don't think the Sabres are competing for the Cup in year three of his tenure (aka Year 16 of our suffering).
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32 minutes ago, JohnC said:
What makes you believe that Adams has no plans to extend Byram? Your agitated gut? It's likely that Byram is going to get an extension because if he doesn't then the Mitts deal makes no sense.
Money. Last year, the highest paid blue line in the NHL was $34m. If you assume he is a top pair, then with an elevated cap he would slot in between $10.5m-$11.5m. If that holds, then with Power, Dahlin, Mule, Joki, and Clifton the 2025/26 AAV of this six would be $42-43M. This does not include Johnson would be also be coming off his ELC that would increase to around $2-3 on a bridge deal. Half your cap cannot be spent on 6 defenders.
I would add that I’m not sold Adams wouldn’t extend him either. Not saying he would keep all three massive salaries. It gives him options next year. Rasmus for example is not an Adams draft pick, and he has until June 30th next year before his NMC kicks in. Kev likes to it young around here. Or, if Byram has a breakout year, he could garner much more than you mentioned next offseason if KA decides to keep Dahlin and Power. Think close to the return that Calgary got for Tkachuk. A defensive D (Weegar), a top line player and a 1st. Obviously health and performance are assumed.
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5 hours ago, sabrefanday1 said:
This is rather funny...I actually thought the date was a misprint but after checking Donald Breashear is still playing hockey (or rather fighting) at 52 years of age! Did not do too well but stil amazed he is still going...
Gotta love a goon getting his comeuppance (used correctly?) challenging a player then taking a dozen plus rights until a knockout from another player who accepted the fight. He took so many rights, he was begging for a left.
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22 minutes ago, Crusader1969 said:
Our top line $9mill winger has 20 goals but is probably a net negative. If benson gets to 12-15 next season and brings his dog on a bone mentality to the top line and high end hockey sense, I'll take that over a floater like skinner.
If you think Benson is they type of player you want on your 4th like, I can't take anything you say seriously
Not questioning Skinners salary, nor the fact he floats. But he finishes. Meaning scoring 40+ goals, more than a PPG in some years. Last year Skinner was +15, and this year he is -1. Benson is a -5 even though playing significant minutes with Mitts and Greenway who the two of the best +/- players this season. What does that say? I also hope Benson develops and earns top line minutes on the roster eventually, but sorry, I don't want an undersized 19 year old who is a .3 PPG player on my top line. The fact you cannot see Quinn or JJP on the top line over Benson make me think the same as the bolded. This is my rationale for seeing him on the 4th -
Quinn - Tage - TRADE (size/net front presence forward - dream scenario Brady T)
JJP - Cozens -Tuch
Greenway - Krebs - UFA
Skinner - UFA (with age like C Stephenson) - Benson
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11 hours ago, thewookie1 said:
Defense in general no, a defensive low event style hockey yes. There's a difference; and in many cases this is how the Isles accomplish anything; they bore you to tears with nothing happening for 55 minutes and score a goal or two to win.
Not sure where you define this game as a low event win. If you look at the advanced stats for this game, in every metric (Corsi, Fenwick, Scoring Changes F/A, High Danger F/A) the Sabres had more chances in this game than their average for the season. Similarly the oilers had more offensive chances than their average. As an example, Oilers average SCF per game this season is 25.5. Yesterday they had 27. Average HD chances - 12 per game. Yesterday Edmonton had 16. They are top 2 in Corsi averaging CA of 40 per game. The Sabres had CF of 44.
You should also find another team than the Islanders to support the low even hockey example. the NYIs are a bottom 10 in Scoring Chances against, bottom 5 in High Danger chances against, and bottom 4 in Corsi against. Perhaps that was their identity a few years ago under Trotz but no longer. But you know if is top 3 in these defensive categories (CA, FA, HDA and SCA)? Edmonton. We think of them as an offensive juggernaut, which they can be with McDavid and Draisatl on the ice, but their success is also driven by playing better defensively.
So I'll take a slightly different tact from you and Perreault. The Sabres played exceptionally well offensively yesterday and despite being out chanced in a high event hockey game, the Sabres had solid goaltending, and Skinners gaff on a weak shot from Bryson was a deciding factor for Edmonton losing the game. The Sabres also showed superiority in a shootout, which has been a weakness for years.
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1 hour ago, L Ron Burgundy said:
I'm fine with both, my point was a 4th has very little chance to help. I would have liked a throw in just based on Casey being a C but overall...sure, fine. We waived the white flag on this season despite being so close last year. F'n unacceptable. Why not use our cap space??? So many players moved that could help us. Now and later.
There is no end in sight to this disaster. I cannot believe people pay to watch this team, theres no excitement.
I keep hearing the phrase 'weaponize cap space'. Philly received a 2024 5th round to retain 25% of Hanifans salary. That's an actual payment of $312,500 (1/4 of the season on $1.25M) for a 5th. Whoop de do! We don't need more draft picks.
I think it's objectionably funny that a guy who is a Captain (read Leadership/Locker Room guy) who makes less than EJ and had arguably a much better on ice performance yielded significantly less return than Johnson whom we all saw struggle this season in Buffalo. Maybe Philly did overpay.
And Zemgus - who has seen his fair share of support recently wasn't even seriously pursued. Adams said their was interest, but I presume retaining 50% and receiving a 7th round pick isn't real interest. All playoff contenders thought they could get more from their current 4th line role players. If that's not enough to tell you to move on from a player, I'm not sure what is.
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(OT) Common Sabrespace Typos and Poor Grammar That Drive You Mad
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Better than a glow and a smell in your stream.