Flashsabre

I wonder if the Leafs walk away from Samsonov. Big year, $8 million over the cap already.

The Leafs are $8 million over the cap and Samsonov just filed for arbitration. He signed a 1 year $1.8 show me deal and he showed them. He had a 2.33 gaa and a .919 sv%. What do they do if he is awarded $4-5 million? Go $12 million over the cap?

You have no idea

Just want to say how much I appreciate this place. Go to the hockeybuzz Sabres discussion thread for 5 minutes and you want to blow your brains out. Just a cancerous troll fest of negativity at all times.

I’ve mentioned before that Neuchev is my most intriguing prospect. The package is there to be a star if he can put it all together.

He doesn’t have a say as he has no trade protection

Don’t waist your time. If Benson starts on the 3rd line when he gets to Buffalo then he will always be a 3rd liner. There is no possible way he can move up to the top 6 because he played on the 3rd line.🤪

Ryan Johnson is a wildcard for me. 22 years old, 4 years on one of the best teams in college. I don’t know how much AHL time he needs. He might be ready to step in by mid season if not the start of the year. Muel Dahlin Power Clifton Johnson&Johnson Stillman Boosh Joker is packaged in a deal for a goalie upgrade. Bryson can go

IF he signed a short extension then 1st, Joker, UPL, VO . They don’t want to rebuild they want pieces for their lineup. If they don’t want VO then Rosen or Östlund but only with a short extension in place.

Kane was an offensive juggernaut. Defence was for other members of his team. Benson doesn’t have the offensive chops Kane had but is very good offensively. He excels defensively as well.

Hellebuyck

Hellebuyck or bust! Just go get him. Insulate Levi and the entire team. This team develops much better with a Hellebuyck/Levi tandem every night. I don’t even know what the market is for him right now, no one has cap. Workout a fair deal.

I’d say Savoie is Briere. Benson is like Marchand without the douchiness.

I agree with others that Benson is a better all around prospect then Savoie but that doesn’t diminish Savoie but rather is a glowing endorsement of Benson. Savoie is an electric offensive player. Elite skating and offensive skills, great competitor, good at the dot. Benson isn’t as electric but he is just as efficient offensively. Where Benson gets the edge for me is the defensive side of the game. He is a tremendous defensive player and impacts the game at both ends of the ice more so than Savoie. Bottom line is I’m thrilled they have both of them.

Clifton is Power’s partner and will do well in the job. Johnson on the 3rd pair is an upgrade. I think Joker goes in a package for a goalie.

No it wasn’t agility it was straight line speed. His skating isn’t electric like Savoie’s but I don’t see a problem with his speed. He is a tremendous skater overall with a motor that never stops.

Seravalli quoted Gibson saying "I will not play another game for Anaheim" Gibson and Hellebuyck out there with not much of a market

From good ol’ Eklund: ”Sabres VERY Much in Hellebuyck Hearing they are the closest treat to getting a deal…bu a mile. ” I cut and pasted that directly. Those are his exact words😂

Neuchev is the prospect I’m most intrigued by. There is homerun potential there if he can unlock it. Really interested to see what Appert can do with him.

Yes

We missed Prow on the blue line. Here is their team roster at the end of last season:https://www.amerks.com/team Matt Savoie has to go back to junior, Subban signed in St Louis. Pilut went overseas. There are a bunch of guys that Im not sure of their status: Warren, Olischefski, Bartowski Malone There is going to be a ton of competition in Rochester this year and they should be a good team.

Up front you are missing Mersch and Jobst? On D you are missing Davies, Metsa and Jandric. I really like Metsa. And Komarov isn’t eligible for the AHL next year.

I remember Doug MaClean saying that when he was GM of the Jackets and they took Filatov 6th and he busted, “We took the player that all the experts ranked 6th. We took him where he was supposed to go and yet those same experts say we made a bad pick.”

So what have you heard about the goalie situation. Are they just staying out or are they looking at a guy like Hellebuyck for a year?

Drafted 6th OA in the Dahlin draft. Looking at that 1st round class it is very ugly. Dahlin, Svechnikov, B Tkachuk, Q Hughes, Dobson, K Andre Miller, Evan Bouchard and a whole lot of garbage.