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  2. Ruff and Adams end-of-season press conference: Saturday, April 19, 4:30pm

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    On 4/16/2025 at 4:50 PM, Archie Lee said:

    My prediction:  This year's narrative will be that the players were not in shape, that many of them were not mature enough to have good off-seasons when it came to training, and it will be up to the players to take things more seriously in order for the team to get to the next level. 

    We have 14 years "next level" streak without playoffs...

  14. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen signed 5x4.75mil

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    11 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

    This is a stupid contract for a goalie with only 1 good pro season (AHL & NHL) to his credit.  5 years makes no sense, especially if Levi is your long-term franchise goalie.  This contract will not be easy to trade if (when?) UPL regresses.

     

    Its Buffalo 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

  17. We have cap room and a spot -- to get Tkachuk, what would you now give up?

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    7 hours ago, LGR4GM said:

    You aren't getting Tkachuk for any combination of the pieces you list. You're parting with 1 of Quinn, Peterka, or Cozens. You're losing Samuelsson in that trade too.

    Peterka, Samuelsson, Rosen, and a pick is probably in the ballpark. 

    Also Brady Tkachuk is a LW, not a center. 

    Also KA is The same diplomat as my grandmother. So no chances 

  20. Is Adams rebuild the Regier rebuild, just starting about 9 years later?

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    On 7/2/2024 at 5:44 PM, RochesterExpat said:

    I have to be pedantic about this, sorry. They were first round draft picks. Not #1 draft picks. There is a huge difference. And I'm not sure how you're evaluating our drafting to conclude that our drafting hasn't been very good.

    Kulich was drafted 28th in 2022. He has played 119 AHL games and 1 NHL game. 21 players from this draft have played in the NHL, 8 of whom only played one game including the aforementioned Kulich as well as Savoie.

    The 2021 28th pick has played 102 games in the AHL and 2 games in the NHL. Isak Rosen has played more games in the NHL at 7. 38 members of this class have seen NHL action. Rosen is 29th. 

    The 2020 28th pick played 46 games in the AHL and is at 92 games in the NHL (Ridly Greig). He played part of two seasons ago in the NHL and all of last season. This development track would be the same as Kulich if Kulich gets a 20 game look this season which is entirely possible with injuries. For what it's worth, six picks later is JJP who has 161 NHL games. Peterka is 9th in his draft class by games played in the NHL. Quinn, despite injury, is at 18th.

    The 2019 28th has 161 AHL games and no NHL games. For what it's worth, three picks later is Ryan Johnson who now has 41 NHL games.

    The 2018 28th has 34 AHL games and 144 NHL games. He played three seasons in Sweden after his draft and then came to the US where he played half a season in the AHL before getting promoted. Mattias Samuelsson was drafted 4 picks later and, despite his injuries, has played in six more NHL games. For this draft class, the #2 spot in games played is Dahlin--not that this surprises anyone.

    The 2017 28th overall has played in 9 NHL games and 217 AHL games.

    The 2016 28th overall has 257 AHL games and 9 NHL games under his belt. He is no longer under contract with an NHL club.

    Not that I would expect differently, but last years 28th overall pick is still in the OHL. Because that's expected for a 28th overall pick. Jumping straight into the AHL is very, very uncommon for a late first. Of the entire 2023 draft class, Zach Benson has played the most NHL games and he was drafted 13th. Only picks 1, 2, and 3 played meaningful numbers of games (and only two more played in one game).

    We did not have 90 picks in the last 5 years. We made 43 selections.

    2024 - 8 picks

    2023 - 8 picks

    2022 - 11 picks

    2021 - 11 picks

    2020 - 5 picks

    You're also ignoring the realities that these players are not all the same "type" of player. Kulich is not remotely the same player as Krebs (who wasn't our draft pick) or Rosen. Östlund plays a completely different game from Savoie. Even that aside, are you seriously suggesting we the team has "no NHLers" at all from the most recent drafts? I guess Quinn and Peterka aren't NHLers. Or Cozens (drafted 5 years ago). Or Johnson or Power. And Benson leading his draft class in games played isn't enough to qualify as an NHL player.

    Also the idea that we haven't drafted any "forecheckers" is simply untrue. Helenius is a "forechecker" and we just picked him this season at 14th. #39 from last season, Anton Wahlberg, is the "forechecker" to a T. We had hopes for Kozak, but he's unlikely to make the NHL at this point.

    I'm not sure why you think draft picks instantly jump into the NHL after 2-3 years removed from the draft. That doesn't happen. This isn't the NFL.

    This is the answer why smart GM use bottom drafts for exchange and only Sabres gather all garbage every new year.

  21. Fire Kevyn Adams

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    4 minutes ago, Crusader1969 said:

    I find these takes amazing.   We all watched last season and complained every game about this team being too soft and easy to play against.  
    the bottom 2 lines regularly got caved in

    how do we forget so quick?  I know it's been 2 months since the last game but still.... 

    we lost good players ???  Who Jeff Skinner ??? 9 goals since Jan 1.  Rarely, if ever, scored a big goal unless it was vs MTL? And when he doesn't score he brings absolutely nothing to your club   Brind'amour wanted him gone when he got the job in Carolina , Ruff certainly wanted him gone this summer   I can't get over that people don't remember how bad Skinner was   

     Victor Olofsson?   maybe you mean Girgensons?? 

    who are these good players exactly ?

    And what good players we are take now? Nobody from our forwards will score more than 35 goals next season. Nobody will get 80+ points 

  22. Fire Kevyn Adams

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    2 minutes ago, Crusader1969 said:

    I find these takes amazing.   We all watched last season and complained every game about this team being too soft and easy to play against.  
    the bottom 2 lines regularly got caved in

    how do we forget so quick?  I know it's been 2 months since the last game but still.... 

    we lost good players ???  Who Jeff Skinner ??? 9 goals since Jan 1.  Rarely, if ever, scored a big goal unless it was vs MTL? And when he doesn't score he brings absolutely nothing to your club   Brind'amour wanted him gone when he got the job in Carolina , Ruff certainly wanted him gone this summer   I can't get over that people don't remember how bad Skinner was   

     Victor Olofsson?   maybe you mean Girgensons?? 

    who are these good players exactly ?

    Mitt, Reinhard, Eichel, Ullmark...

  24. Fire Kevyn Adams

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    8 hours ago, Stads said:

    Greenway has been okay at times so what's the problem?

    We lost good players and take nonames...

    Adams looks like an alcoholic who took everything out of his house and sold everything.

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