Dr. Who
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3 hours ago, OverPowerYou said:
I am mad an angry and pissed like Everyone else. I think they just need a few gritty forwards to fill in the holes
Right now, I think they need that, plus a 2C probably, at least 3C that can win faceoffs and has a strong 2 way game, along with maybe a veteran D that isn't made of glass like Mule to absorb minutes and play a defensively responsible role, someone who isn't running on fumes and ready for the glue factory, and a veteran backup for UPL would be nice, so that Levi can properly mature into an NHL goalie. Aside from that, how about a gritty coach who holds the team accountable, instead of enabling softness and habitual slow starts?
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12 hours ago, Buffalo Super Fan said:
First as a Buffalo Sabres fan I don’t fear relocation not when the Sabres already announced renovations. Plus relocate to where? Salt Lake City is a small market the Buffalo Sabres market goes into Southern Ontario. You’re not moving the Sabres to Salt Lake City. What about Houston? Are you going to move the Buffalo Sabres to Houston in a risky hockey market over Buffalo/Southern Ontario that loves hockey with millions of hockey fans? No the Toronto Maple Leafs you can’t get tickets and if you can there a fortune. The Buffalo Sabres is an outlet for Southern Ontario hockey fans to watch NHL games in person. The Sabres aren’t going anywhere and it’s time Terry Pegula gets off the brother can you spare a dime crap. The Sabres aren’t moving Terry Pegula needs to hire a competent head coach and cut the crap in my opinion. Go Sabres! Let’s Go Buffalo
Bot doesn't do paragraphs, but when you're right, you're right.
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48 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:
Talk to my college football guy. He called McConkey a great #2 receiver and considering he lives under 5 miles away from where Ladd plays and has seen 100% of his snaps, I'm gonna trust him here. Also said he's not a Worthy fan. Thinks McConkey at 28 is probably a tiny reach but would take him there as he will be a hot commodity if available later. Also added the following "I'd also think about what Ladd would look like in KC. He's a receiver that would almost instantly work with Mahomes and Andy Reids offense. If not there, Todd Monken is in Baltimore."
I am one of those advocating for taking two WR early. I would take McConkey at #28, and then use a 2025 2nd to move up from #60 to grab Legette.
I don't suppose you post over on the football side of this forum? I'd like to copy paste your comment over there if you don't mind.
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15 hours ago, DarthEbriate said:
Just remember, receivers nowadays are a dime a dozen. Grab one in the 2nd, but get the big guys early. (Opinion)
The WR position is not a devalued position like RB. They get paid, because they are not a dime a dozen. There will be a run early second, and it will drop off in the mid-forties. And with the trade of Diggs, they really need 2 WRs. There are some excellent OTs in this draft. It's a terrible draft for edge. The DTs worth it at #28, should they be there, will backup Ed Oliver.
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1 hour ago, Buffalonill said:
What you guys payed for Sammy Watkins.. but imo buffalo should do that for Nabers he's basically a diggs 2.0
I think the top 3 are out of reach. It would cost too much. I wouldn't trade that far up for Odunze. Nabers and MHJ, yes, but we can't afford it. I have Thomas and Mitchell next, and they will probably both be gone by #28. Mitchell is the only one you might get with a modest trade up. If they stay at #28, I would take Legette. Folks were talking as if he were a late second, because of one year of production and he's older. I think he goes early second at the latest. After that, I like McConkey. I don't think he's just a slot. He played 70% of his snaps on the outside with UGA. But I'd rather get the big X receiver.
I think they should go get a WR with their first pick, either in the first or early second if they trade back and try to recoup the day 2 pick they traded for Douglas.
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8 hours ago, That Aud Smell said:
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this is a fizzer of a post. i agree with all of it, to the extent i have any basis to do so (no idea on who's who in terms of prospects).
we keep hearing that this is a WR wealthy draft. so take 2! they did something like that with rousseau and basham a while back. go, go, go!
that said, i do worry a bit about not having a leonard floyd comparable this season. but maybe that's supposed to be von with a proper recovery?
I'd be surprised if Miller comes back to much. I think he's probably done, but at least they got a restructure that is heavily incentive based. Edge is a problem. It's a very good draft at WR. OL, and CB are pretty strong, too. I think there's decent depth at DT, but not at the 1T, which is what you need to split time with Jones. Edge, though, I think is just plain bad. I'd rather take some late round flyers, than spend an early pick there.
Just inserting this on Diggs:
I think Diggs is untradeable this year with the cap hit. I don't think Beane would do that. The compensation would have to be considerable, and then you definitely need to bring in two top talents at WR early. I'm skeptical that Diggs is still a true WR1, but he's at least a borderline WR1, high end WR2. The cryptic tweets thing gets old, though.
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Samuel is not a replacement for Davis. They still need a big X and I think it would be crazy to wait until the later rounds in a draft with a wealth of talent that is going to go by the mid 40s. I'd love to get Thomas, but it will be too expensive to move up and grab him. Mitchell is the fella I think you could get, either at #28 or a small trade up. Legette and Coleman are the fall back guys for me. Maybe you could trade back to the early second and be pretty confident of getting one of them.
And there isn't a pick at #28 I like on D. Both the Robinsons are second round grades, or should be. You're reaching. It's a terrible draft for edge players. Latu you should take, but he'll be long gone. The strategy should be to push your chips in on making the offense as good as possible with your once-in-a-lifetime generational QB. And this is probably Diggs last year here, so get the fella who will be ascending and ready to become WR1 eventually.
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Just now, Thorny said:
With some supplementation to the forward ranks in a meaningful way this offseason I think this trade could end up a Whopper of a great deal for us
It could, but do you trust KA to get the forward bit right? If he really thinks internal growth is going to be enough, it won't.
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3 minutes ago, Hank said:
Well said. Draft and develop. People like the draft, but are irrationally impatient with the develop.
Let's see if they make some obvious moves to change assistant coaches. The PP should not be putrid, and it is. They're still very often sluggish in the first, and going down a goal to start games. I am skeptical on DG, and this is another second half where the Sabres win some games because they don't really matter. Folks talk about a country club atmosphere. I do think the players care, and want to win, but they are not mentally tough. I think coaching is part of that, and youth, of course.
I'm not sure they can make all LD for the most part on D work, but there's talent there.
They still need a number of veterans, more grit and toughness in the forward group. A top 6 RW, a 3C, someone who can reliably win faceoffs. I think a veteran backup for UPL, and not rushing Levi would be smart. Buying Skinner out might be even smarter. He's like the shipwreck survivor from the old Night Gallery series. Doesn't matter that he can score when he's on, he sinks the team.KA has the assets to make it work. I don't think just running it back is the answer. If he thinks it is, with the same level of add as last off-season, no bueno. I'm also not convinced Terry P. isn't perpetually cheaping out on the Sabres.
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7 minutes ago, Thorny said:
Could be. So why is he waxing so poetic about it? People want to believe his emotion over KO was sincere, and I get that, I think it was, too. But then the better part of me thinks he’s unlikely to go off the rails dishonestly when he’s showing he’s pretty honest emotionally. So I don’t buy it’s purely a Terry thing with Girgs
i think it’s reasonable to conclude that part of the reason Terry and KA get along so well, part of the reason Terry trusts him so much and PICKED him, is BECAUSE they have some similar philosophies
Well, this is not really reassuring.
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9 minutes ago, Thorny said:
Basically it’s fairly comical that Adams put so much emphasis on Girgs being part of the “fabric” of the team. Because he’s been here for so long. As if that’s a fabric we should be interested in keeping together
I think he means "Terry really likes him."
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2 hours ago, nfreeman said:
I think TP is definitely embarrassed about the team's results during his ownership tenure.
I also think that TP has made plenty of changes during his tenure and feels, with some justification -- since it sounds like he's heard feedback from multiple league sources to this effect -- that firing people too frequently is counterproductive.
IMHO the reasons for his failures boil down to (i) approving the tank and (ii) choosing the wrong GMs in Darcy, Murray and Botteril -- each of whom was very justifiable at the time, but each of whom also cost the franchise and the fans 3 or 4 years in the desert.
Cumulatively, we're approaching Biblical proportions of time in the desert. Moses needs to buy a GPS.
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6 hours ago, nfreeman said:
I'll repeat what I said during the stick salute boycott fiasco: TP hates being embarrassed, and Mittelstadt saying this is embarrassing.
That's 2 embarrassment strikes against KA in fairly short order. If the Sabres limp to the finish line and end up with, say, 78 pts -- that might be strike 3 for KA, or at least for DG.
You'd think the decade plus of futility and bonehead dithering would be pretty embarrassing, no? But alright, let's hope Jed Clampett feels it enough to make changes. Until he steps away and let's tough hockey minds hold sway, so what? The fish rots from the head.
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4 minutes ago, Hank said:
In fairness, when I said something nice to you you said it made you uncomfortable and asked for an eye roll 🤪
Ironically, I believe you and I agree on 95% of everything.
Well, that 5% short of correct, isn't it? Good for you on sticking by UPL, btw.
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1 hour ago, Thorny said:
If we don’t make the playoffs, it’s a huge fail. The expectation hasn’t changed. They don’t have an excuse to “run it back” if they miss. Those results aren’t close to good enough and the macro season result is still obviously what’s the most relevant, not when your distribution of wins was.
But I think we can make it
I have stealth hope on that, but I'm officially "it's too late," because I don't trust the universe not to crush every tiny bit of hope. Schopenhauer is a philosopher I often identify with.
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16 hours ago, Marvin said:
This is 3 years running where they have significantly improved their results in the second half. Whoever is coaching next year needs to get this team playing consistently from day 1. Meanwhile, GMKA must work with the coach over the summer to find the right combination of players, player types, and player experience to keep lulls in play brief.
The obvious solution is to hypnotize the whole damn team and tell them it's Jan 1, 2025 on opening night.
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1 minute ago, OverPowerYou said:
The Sabres fan in me wonders how badly they’re going to lose tomorrow. Momentum doesn’t work for them
Pretty sure there are fine programs that help folks get over trauma, but I generally just drink another Guinness for that.
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1 minute ago, mjd1001 said:
With that goal, Zemgus ES goals per 60 this year is approaching .90. By far the best of his career and 70-80% above his career average. I think most 4th liners around the league are in the .40-.50 range, some less.
It was just a joke, but I apologize Mrs. G.
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Okposo and Zemgus, somebody run out and buy a lottery ticket.
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4 minutes ago, French Collection said:
Savoie with 2G 1A last night, up to 54 pts in 26 games. He’s ready for pro hockey.
Levi stops 30 of 31 shots to beat Belleville. Gets an assist as well.
Wrong thread. This is the Canadian spelling bee.
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4 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:
Maybe. That and their acceptance of a lack of progression.
I look at two main things myself. First, is the team improved from the year before? You always want a big improvement so the goal for me (and others) was playoffs this year but the minimum is the team being better, and right now I don't think it is. Second, I compare the rebuild to other teams that have made moves he could have made. If they are doing better I consider Adams a failure. Everything's relative but when teams below you end up ahead of you it has to be viewed as failure.
I'd feel better about KA if he showed evidence of a willingness to trade prospects for NHL ready players, and if he prioritized top 4D, a 2 way C, and forwards with grit and toughness as trade targets. It's fine to draft redundancy in the types and grabbing BPA if you're willing to trade the assets to get the balance right on your team. It's no good if you think you're going to evolve into a Euro finesse team that scores a lot, and wins in an exciting way (I fear this is Pegula's dopey vision.)
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2 hours ago, JohnC said:
https://www.audacy.com/wgr550/hosts/sabres-live
Within this WGR link is a 13 min. segment with Kris Baker going through a list of prospects within the system. He starts off talking about Savoie pointing out that many of his points come from driving to the net. He also talks about the defensemen in the system. He made an interesting comment that he views prospects as chips that can be parlayed.
Someone needs to tell KA.
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3 minutes ago, nfreeman said:
This is it in a nutshell. You're giving up the crown jewels if you want Brady, and it's at least 50/50 that the right move is to do so.
I think you are right that Ottawa would want something like your proposal, and that no matter what the final price is, it would hurt.
There is no way Ottawa does this with Cozens being the only legit NHL roster player coming back.
It raises an interesting question as to whether I'd rather part with Cozens as opposed to, say, TT or Power or Quinn.
Ottawa wouldn't do this in a million years. This is pretty close to Roy-for-Malkin redux.
Separately: realistically, if the price didn't include Dahlin or TT, IMHO it would include at least 2 of:
Cozens
Quinn
Tuch
JJP
Power
PLUS one or 2 of
Levi
Mitts
Kulich
Rosen
Östlund
2024 #1
...so it would hurt indeed.
I think the Sabres lack heart and intensity, so I think I'd be OK paying a high price for Brady, but I'd prefer to keep the guys we have already who have those qualities, i.e. Cozens, Tuch and Dahlin.
But I think I'd also rather see how the current group reacted to a real NHL coach before I made any major overhauls.
Do you think that is likely to happen anytime soon?
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9 minutes ago, TageMVP said:
That's not bad at all. Some people will whine to keep Cozens, and they might be right, but that's not a terrible trade.
How bout this
Mittlestadt for Tkatchuk. Straight up, old school style.
I'd rather keep Casey, if there's another path, but yes, I would do it. Not sure Ottawa would.
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Who will be the next Head Coach of the Buffalo Sabres?
in The Aud Club
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Berube makes a lot of sense. Any thoughts on Dean Evason?