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  3. Östlund loaned to Rochester

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    16 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:

    He has skill, but he's not what we need. If he stays healthy, Greenway should give us more. 

    If I could trade Östlund (plus whatever) for another Doan I'd do it in a heartbeat.

    Yes, he has skill and he looks like a smart player but he was not ready to physically engage in the game at this level yet.  He minded his position and was responsible defensively but he really hesitates to possess the puck and that has to be part of his game at some point.  He did manage to get a few shots on net though.  

    Greenway is by far more valuable to the team right now.  

    Östlund still has a chance to play in the NHL,  but I would not be against packaging him if a good trade opportunity arises.  Östlund is still young, will not be 22 until March, so more Rochester time for him is a good thing.  

    I would prefer to see Helenius if there is another opportunity to call up a forward.  

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  4. Peters says Levi has asked to be moved

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    2 minutes ago, JoeSchmoe said:

    I listen to the pod only because of Rivet. I think I mentioned before Rivet plays the buffoon but is actually personable and has real passion for hockey and the team. Peters thinks he's the smartest guy in the room, and that's the real joke. Lost all respect for him after this...

     

    Peters coaching 15 and under, what can go wrong?   That is a tough age to handle, and Peters is a child himself.   

    I am shocked that Peters ever got that job.  I would be concerned about both his hockey chops and his leadership influence on that age group.  Then I saw who was running the club.  

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  7. GDT: Sabres @ Bruins, 7:00pm Oct. 30, 2025, 🎙 📺 ESPN+/MSG

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    17 hours ago, SwampD said:

    I still disagree.

    Honest question. At any point in the game did you say to yourself, "I can't believe we are not winning this game!…"

    I didn't. It's not like their goalie stood on his head making unbelievable saves.

    Yes, after the first Boston goal and after the 3rd Boston goal.  

    The Bruins 1st and 4th line played good, he rest of that team is dreadful, but the Sabres refused to step on the gas peddle.  

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  8. GDT: Sabres @ Bruins, 7:00pm Oct. 30, 2025, 🎙 📺 ESPN+/MSG

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    2 hours ago, mjd1001 said:

    I'm not worried about October vs October. 

    I am comparing him now to his entire year last year. You don't want/need last October's McLeod, you need last Seasons Mcleod...and he simply is not playing as well now as he was for the year as a whole last year (he's also partially getting paid for his performance the entire year last year, not October. And again, its not just the mistakes he is making, his mistakes have come in closer games that have cost the Sabres goals. The goals allowed stats above you posted show that.  What they do not show is that not only was he on the ice for those goals, his specific play, not his teammates, was directly responsible for many of the goals against.

    Trust me, I like him as a player. I was one of the leaders on this forum pounding the table to extend him as I thought he was one of the top 5 or 6 players on the team last year.  I just am not seeing it this year (yet).  I don't think he is a 'bad' or 'overrated' player. I'm just saying he needs to be better than he is now and he is one of the players that is noticably playing worse now than he did for most of last year.

    who is playing better this year than they did at the end of last season? 

    Benson, and Kozak, and ... 

  9. Around the NHL 2025-26 Season

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    On 10/30/2025 at 1:07 PM, steveoath said:

    Barzal healthy scratch tonight (missed a meeting). Would love to see him in buffalo. 

    I would trade Power for Barzal.  I think we have enough top level prospects on defense to move Power in an effort to fix the top 6 and try to start winning again. 

    They can put other trappings around it to even things up and maybe the Sabres get another piece.   I think Barzal immediately becomes the 1C and he would help Tage immensely.  

    If Josh Norris ever comes back, then Barzal and Norris would be the 1 and 2, McLeod the 3, KoShack the 4.  Kulich and Krebs are wingers that can also play center.    Now its looking a bit more sturdy. 

    Kesselring picks up some of the minutes that Power was getting.  

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  11. Around the NHL 2025-26 Season

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    On 10/29/2025 at 9:21 AM, SwampD said:

    Is it okay to say the Sabres “won” that trade?

     … not sure of the rules anymore.

    Sure.  The Sabres keep "winning trades" yet they continue to drop in the standings. 

    Look at the last 3 games.  Is this the identity they are forming or will some players emerge to turn this around?   

  12. GDT: Sabres @ Bruins, 7:00pm Oct. 30, 2025, 🎙 📺 ESPN+/MSG

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    2 hours ago, JohnC said:

    I saw this game much differently than most of the commentators here.Overall, I thought we outplayed Boston. 
     

    I liked how the team fought back after going two goals back. They stuck with their game and played harder battling for the puck.

    One positive takeaway was the play of Lyon. If we get this caliber of goaltending I will be more than satisfied.

    I liked the play of Kesserling. He’s a little rusty but you can see that he’s a second pair talent.

    This was Greenway’s first game back. He’s a big fellow who has a big presence. There is nothing fancy about his game but he’s a tough guy that the opposition is well aware of.

    What’s apparent to me is that Dahlin is pressing and trying to force the action. His penalty at the end of the second period that led to a score was damaging.

    Tage is also pressing. Too much solo act. 
     

    Although the final outcome was disappointing, I can’t criticize the effort. There were some openings but we simply missed the shots.

    The difference between this year’s team compared to previous teams is that we are at least getting loser points in close games. Certainly, not good enough but better than leaving with empty pockets.

    John, 

    I thought this was a spotty, careless, and often lazy effort for the most part. 

    The Sabres put 10 shots on goal before Boston registered one shot, but Boston had 2 goals on their first 3 shots.  Why?   Boston went to the high danger areas and the Sabres did not.  Lyon had more stress and was under pressure even when Boston only had a registered a few official shots.  

    This is yet another game were the opponents 4th line scores on the Sabres by out working them.  Kastelic did whatever he wanted to do out there.  

    Boston got a few calls their way, and the Sabres could not respond and came up small again.  The big players are not carrying the team.  Big mistakes by Dahlin, and Tage was playing a solo game at times - this is not leadership by example.  

    Lyon let in 3 goals on 19 shots in regulation and failed big time on the goal in OT - he needed to play the man with the puck, let the defender worry about the pass.  Some unknown dude ripped him and he left a lot to shoot at.   My fear is that Lyon will burn out soon.  

    The decision to play Lyon was curious to me.  If Ellis can go he should have had this road game and maybe the team responds with more urgency and a more disciplined game in front of him?    But I am probably asking too much from this group.  

    Win Rate -  we have three losses in a row, albeit with 3 points out of the last possible 6 points   That pace will get us to low 80's at best.   

    Like last year, this team looks like an odd collection of players, not like a team with any kind of identity.  

     

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  13. GDT: Sabres @ Bruins, 7:00pm Oct. 30, 2025, 🎙 📺 ESPN+/MSG

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    9 hours ago, HumanSlinky39 said:

    Kevyn Adams' draft picks in the first 3 rounds since named GM

    2020

    Jack Quinn - not looking good. Has showed occasional flashes of being a decent offensive player, but at this point looks like he'll top out as a average-below average middle 6 winger. Need more out of a top-10 pick if you're going to build mostly though the draft- Looking like a miss

    JJ Peterka - Developed into a pretty good offensive player but wanted out after 3 years. Netted Kesselrig who could be a solid addition and Doan who has been good so far - Hit

    2021

    Owen Power - Was pretty much the consensus #1 in a weak draft. But so far, it isn't looking good. Yes, defensemen take longer to develop, but he's now in his fourth full season and I struggle to identify one thing he's good at. Maybe he's a really late bloomer. Maybe he's a victim of lousy coaching. Maybe, maybe, maybe. Right jow it isn't looking good - Miss (though to be fair, nobody from that draft is anywhere near worthy of being your typical #1 overall)

    Isak Rosen - Has 1 point in 15 NHL games and hasn't looked like he belongs when he's played. Not looking good - Miss

     4 second and third rounders have failed to reach the NHL

    2022

    Matthew Savoie - #9 overall, played 1 game in Buffalo then was traded for Ryan MacLeod. MacLeod was good last year, has been bad this year. He's probably best suited as a third line Centerman and penalty killer. Serviceable player, but a team relying so heavily on drafting needs to get more from a #9 pick - Miss

    Noah Östlund - Hasn't scored a point in 12 NHL games. There's still time for him, but you'd hope a guy picked #16 three years ago woukdnat least be contributing something at this point - Miss

    Jiri Kulich - He shows flashes of being a good hockey player, but also disappears for long stretches. What they've got from him isn't bad for a late first - Hit

    Second and third round pick haven't reached the NHL.

    2023

    Zach Benson - I love watching him play. He brings it every shift and is developing into a pretty decent playmaker. He needs to develop a better shot and score more goals. Given he was thrown in the frying pan at 18, not much to complain about here - Hit

    2 seconds and a third haven't reached the NHL.

    2024

    Konsta Helenius - too early to say here.

    Second and third haven't reached the NHL.

    2025 not gonna go too much into this as it's way too early.

    Adam's has made 9 first round selections. None have developed into stars (yet). I'd say Benson and Kulich are his best picks. Quinn is teetering on bust territory. Power is nowhere near good enough. He traded a top-10 pick in Savoie for a third liner on a good team. Östlund and Rosen have contributed nothing. 

    The only second or third rounder who has reached the NHL is Peterka from back in 2020. 

    That's horrible for a team whose whole philosophy has been to build its foundation from within. Good GMs find guys in the mid-late first and second/third rounds. He's found Kulich. That's it.

    He has failed.

    Fire Adams.

    His best pick is Benson.  Next best is Peterka.  Then Kulich or maybe even Kozak in the 7th round of 2020.    Quinn is still trying to establish himself.  Savoie has played 12 games at Edmonton with little production so far.  The Owen Power pick sticks out, but that looks like a mediocre draft year.  

    He has 6 drafts and he had numerous extra picks in the first 2 rounds.   Take away the two recent drafts as being too soon to evaluate, and you have 4 NHL players still on the Sabres in his first four drafts.   

    Two of his drafted players (Savoie and Peterka) are traded for 3 NHL players (McLeod, Kesselring and Doan) - not bad.  

    He also dealt 2nd rounder picks for players such as Greenway and Malenstyn.    

    His drafting isn't great but it is not the worst part of his GM performance. 

    His bigger failures are (in no particular order): 

    • Dealing away his Core players (Eichel and Reinhart and Ullmark) and forcing another rebuild when the team was actually close and had two NHL All Stars already on the roster
    • Not properly building an NHL roster around the new and now current Core with the right veterans.  He nibbles away at this and his teams show no improvement in the standings.  
    • Complete mishandling of Goaltending position which has cost them a playoff birth
    • Inability to hire a good NHL coaching staff, his coaching search was a silly charade 
    • Inability to inspire and to change the culture of the organization - he has publicly made excuses for the team, himself, and his invisible boss. He doesn't understand accountability, its has become a throw away word under Adams. 

     

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  14. GDT: Sabres @ Bruins, 7:00pm Oct. 30, 2025, 🎙 📺 ESPN+/MSG

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    13 minutes ago, pi2000 said:

    They killed the PP.  

    So you have to give the coaching some credit there if you're also going to blame them for Dahlin blowing a tire, Tage being dumb, and Lyon not making a timely save.

    The penalty carrying over was the reason the Sabres did not have a shot in OT, they had a 40-19 shots advantage in regulation.  

    The Big Guys are making mistakes and not making big plays in crunch time. 

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