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I’ve seen Levi mentioned a few times in this thread, Do we really think it’s a possibility that 20 year old Devon Levi plays a couple games in a Sabres jersey this year? I just can’t see that happening and was under the impression he’s still atleast 2-3 years out, no? Genuine question as I’ve still got a little to learn about prospect development

I don’t get why there’s an apprehensiveness to add talent to a team that’s currently on pace for 65 points. In theory, all of these forwards show some sort of potential. They’re (almost) all impressing individually, but if they were that good this team would be better right now. Hopefully Thompson continues his development, hopefully Mitts comes back strong, hopefully Skinner and KO continue their revitalization, hopefully VO keeps enhancing the offense, hopefully Cozens, Krebs, JJP & Quinn continue to progress how they are. But at the end of the days it’s all ‘hopefully.’ If we want to see a serious playoff contender and an improved team, you need to bring in talent and make these ‘hopeful’ players earn their spots. In the big picture, it’s a roster full of JAGs, under performers, and young prospects that aren’t ready to be relied on for real success. Who exactly gets pushed out if KA brings in more talent? That’s not for me to say. Along with the rest of you, I can make a spot in my head for these 13-14 forwards next year. But will those guys actually bring more talent and overall team improvement? That’s a risky bet to make. Bring in real proven talent, bolster the group, and if all of these young guys improve and the veterans stabilize as we’re hoping, then you have a good problem. You ship some players off for more assets to better your roster even more in the future. But to bet on the current roster that, as said above, is currently on pace for a 65 point season? Doesn’t sound like a successful formula to me. You’ve got cap space, you’ve got assets. Use them. Let’s see some real improvement and roster building for the first time in forever.

Ah, thanks 🍻 I understood the intent of it and what it meant from the context, but it was driving me crazy to find out just what exactly the acronym was

Can someone explain? Seen this term a lot over the past few weeks but haven’t been able to catch the exact acronym

We do not have ‘enough good forwards’ for any sustainable success. In theory, MAYBE we have ‘enough good forwards’ in terms of potential. But even then, the teams lacked real NHL talent and just shuffled AHLers through the 3rd and 4th line for way too long. The team is loaded on young assets right now and has a surplus of cap space, if I could send a 4th or a 5th for a player like Debrusk on an expiring contract, take a flier and see if he turns his game back around, and if you could sign him for a cheap deal, then absolutely. At the price Andrew Peters is suggesting on Twitter, a 2nd or maybe even multiple? Absolutely not. Marty on WGR, a 2nd and expecting him to immediately slot in as a ‘piece’ moving forward and pencilling him in as a long term good 3rd liner? I’ll pass. Take a flier, see if he makes a difference, and if not then move on.

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I get the frustration starting to boil over after a loss on top of a streak of poor performances But this was their best game in maybe 4 or 5 games in my opinion. The high pressure system was back to work for a full 60 minutes and it looked mostly good in doing so. A couple of bad bounces on defense and goaltending returning to the mean, as well as an offense that didn’t penetrate the slot quite enough. Outside of that, you can still see the progress over last years team which is the biggest facet here. But also this is a game that might be in the W column on a different night with a little bit more puck luck. Maybe my eye is still untrained for hockey and I’m better off sticking to commenting on the Bills, but that’s just what I saw last night. I think the fancy charts might back me up and show that it was closer than some may have expected, but I can’t find any for last night yet

Voted according to what I thought before the first 2 games, which was sub 60. Was fully prepared for a historically bad team. As of right now? Maybe a Granato led team that lets the youngsters attack on offense could manage to scrape up 75+ points. But I won’t let the first 2 games of the season grow my optimism that much just yet.

No one said he’d be terrible in Buffalo, but it’s okay to say that 0 points in 9 games is a terrible stretch without watching it happen

He had 0 points in 9 games man 😭

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My actual name, grandma was very religious, studied the bible at school. Didn’t pass through the generations too much though lol

Just going to drop this again since the page turned and am really looking for this thread.. Go ahead and delete if this is a no-no Wasn’t there a running thread of all of Adams transactions? Can’t seem to find it right now EDIT: Found it, in case anyone else is looking I added it. Thanks 🍻

Wasn’t there a running thread of all of Adams transactions? Can’t seem to find it right now EDIT: First post btw, been lingering for years. Lot of useful information, from Buffalo diehard Bills fan never gave the Sabres a chance until ~2017-2018 when I started following this site and this board has definitely helped learning the team and hockey much easier so props to all the active people here!