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Mitts is a valuable player it is just finding him the right role in the lineup. He has gotten strong enough to battle for pucks all over the ice which was missing from his game before.

Boy Johnson would be a big signing. The kid is so smooth and efficient. Elite skater and great positioning. Think Muel but instead of the physicality he makes great plays in the zone with his feet and head. Shoots left but might be the long term solution for Power. Seems to slide between the left side and right side seamlessly. He would fit in perfectly with the timeline. Hope they win Saturday and he signs soon afterwards.

I would like to see Levi get the net. The other two have had all year to show us who they are. I wonder if Tage plays or sits.

Tage is a competitor. I kept reading on here that it was the “biggest game in a decade”. He wasn’t going to miss it if he could physically get on the ice.

Savoie and ICE sweep Medicine Hat. Mats Lindgren with 4 assists for Red Deer tonight.

In a few years people will be saying “I can’t believe we got those 3 guys in the first round of the same draft.”

If he decides to go vet goalie then Varlamov would be the best get. He has been consistent throughout his career playing in different systems. Would he sign here, who knows. I think most likely it will be Levi-Comrie with UPL traded for a pick or as part of a package. Both Freddy Andersen and Anti Raanta are ufas in Carolina. Both 33 years old.

Apparently changes in Calgary this summer. The ideal player to acquire would be Rasmus Andersson but the more likely name is Hanifin who will be a year from ufa and a poster on another board who has proven in the past to hear things from inside the organization has said Hanifin has been discussed by the Sabres. He has good metrics and is in that age range Adams is looking for. Shoots left but that doesn't matter as much as seen with Dahlin and Muel. Power and Hanifin would make a good 2nd pairing. One year from ufa would be the risk but would also lower the asking price somewhat. Calgary also has a young stud goalie in Wolf they probably want to promote so either Markstrom or Vladar are probably available. Could be nothing but Calgary might be a team Adams looks to this summer.

After his first 2 NHL games he is sporting a 1.98 gaa and a .942 sv% Very small sample size but it lines up with the type of numbers he puts up at every level. Ride him the rest of the season and see how he does.

The forgotten prospect’s first playoff goal. Kid has so much skill and hockey sense.

Savoie’s goal last night: https://twitter.com/SabresProspects/status/1643432380437352450/mediaViewer?currentTweet=1643432380437352450&currentTweetUser=SabresProspects

I read a couple bloggers state that Levi was ineligible for the playoffs because he signed after the trade deadline. Some of you pointed out that that was incorrect. So I did the research and you guys were right. Levi can play in the playoffs. Here is what it says: “If the NHL team already have a player’s rights before the trade deadline, they’re eligible to play for them in the playoffs – even if they don’t sign their NHL deal until after the deadline. So if, say, a player signs an NHL contract after the deadline and then gets called up from junior, he’s able to play in the playoffs. College or junior free agents that sign after the trade deadline are not eligible, since the team wouldn’t have their rights before the trade deadline.” The confusion is between players drafted already and college or junior free agents being signed.

OK thanks. I read three different reports online saying Levi couldn’t play. I will take your word for it.

He signed after the trade deadline

Savoie with another goal. ICE up 3-1 after one.

Levi was good again. Unfortunately if they make the playoffs, Levi can’t play. I would run Levi down the stretch. He is their goalie next year. What they do with the other goalie position is up to Adams. Losing this game hurts and people don’t want to hear it but it is part of the learning process. They were is a tough battle in April. They will be better for it.

Sad to hear. Michkov was already the biggest wildcard this draft because of his circumstance (contract). This might make things even murkier. You can’t really believe any news coming out of Russia. If I was Adams I would be flying Neuchev and Novikov over here today.

It’s not. Adams traded for Matt Murray but Murray nixed it. He tried for Gibson but he wouldn’t waive to come here. Comrie had the best statistical numbers of any of the ufa goalies last year.

Kid’s a tank. I’m convinced he is in Buffalo next season.

Play Levi and don’t think twice about it. He is the best goalie currently and gives them the best chance to win. I’ve said it before, he is not the average young goalie. I really don’t think he spends a year in Rochester. He developed in college. He is so strong mentally and technically. I think he is a Sabre next year. Let’s see how he reacts to finish the season. First test he passed with flying colours and the reports sound like he is playing well in practice.

I don’t want to jinx it but Boosh's portrayal of Wooderson might be Oscar worthy😁

Yep and Brindamour wanted complete buy in on a very structured defensive system and that wasn’t Skinner’s game. Skinner has been great here. Even through the Krueger Hell years he didn’t mouth off and embarrass the team. He has been the scorer we all thought he was but this year his playmaking has really improved. Skinner-Tage-Tuch is the best line the Sabres have had in a long time.

And Adams holding out on the Eichel trade for Tuch was a great move. Tage and Skinner have been great the past 2 years but a lot of that can be attributed to adding Tuch to that line. Tuch has been everything and more that the Sabres could have asked for. Eichel for Tuch, Krebs, Greenway And Östlund is looking like it will be a franchise shaping deal. We can all nit pick at what Adams has done or not done but the hiring of Granato and trading Eichel and Reinhart in deals that look like they will really help the Sabres are his biggest positives.

It was a joke,Relax😀

I went With Levi and I like that idea of having Anderson as the backup. I want to see Levi down the stretch because I’m not 100% convinced that he needs Rochester. He is a different cat and seems to have the mental part of the game figured out which all goalies need time to figure out. He said he signed because he felt he was ready for the NHL now. Give him a run in pressure games and see how he handles it. If they can figure out if he is ready now then that sets them up this offseason to figure out the rest of the plan and whether UPL or Comrie can be a trade chip.