Flashsabre

I think his mental game is a huge strength for him. So consistent in all aspects of his game. Turning pro will depend on the organization at the end of the year. UPL, Portillo and Levi will all need to play consistently next year to develop.

Levi now has a stat line of: 16gp 11-4-1 1.43gaa .950 sv% His numbers are better then his insane Junior numbers.😀

They are on a run of giving up multiple goals in small windows of time. They have to clean it up. They play much better structurally in the defensive zone and exit the zone better as well. Some is Granato’s system, some of it is replacing Risto with the likes of Hagg and Pysyk. There is a long way to go but they are on the right track.

Both Khudobin and Bishop have NMCs which means they can veto a deal to Buffalo. Holtby has no NMC clause. They can trade him anywhere.

I agree with this. It just seems a number of people want to dump on him. At the end of the season we can see where he is at. My biggest gripe (not from you) are the people who say he has never been good, totally ignoring his OHL career and WJC run. I’m not going to say he is the solution but before age 24 you really don’t know what you have.

People wanting to dump on the kid when he has a .920 sv % his last 8 games but ignoring it all together tends to lean towards narrative.

Umm What? Binnington has won a Cup, Campbell has been lights out. Allen and Blackwood are legit NHL goalies. There seems to be a narrative where some just seem to want UPL to fail. I don’t get it. Kid has played much better of late he is very young for a pro goalie.

Don’t forget Bergevin was about to be canned last season before that magical run saved his job. The real question for the new front office will be what to do with Ducharme who just got an extension.

The real question is will Ottawa allow Montreal to sweep in and steal Pierre McGuire so he can lead the Habs to a Cup next season with his superior expertise?😜🤣

Dallas will have to.

It sounds like Anderson might not come back. Speculation that he has a concussion and after the serious one a few years back he might just pack it in. Marek and a few others are putting that out there that it is not good. That would put them in a spot. Claim Murray, trade for Holtby, hope for the best.

Bloom with an assist on the OT winner. 4 point night and 26 points in 18 games.

You can argue the ranking but overall that is a very balanced and skilled top 11 and then to have the likes of Laaksonen, Bloom, Kisakov, Nadeau, Novikov after that group is really nice.

Bloom with 2 goals and an assist so far tonight including his 6th shorty. up to 25 points in 18 games.

More than Karmanos I wonder what Mike Bales thinks of him. He worked directly with him in Pittsburgh. IF they took Murray then it better because Bales strongly feels he can fix Murray’s flaws.

Hayden physically resembles Eichel out there, especially the old #15. Even his skating style at times looks similar. When he is on the ice I like to squint my eyes and tell myself that Eichel is really defecating the bed this season for the Sabres.😜🤣

no No NO Absolutely no. He is worse then Dell If the sweetener is Stutzle or Brady then let’s talk. Otherwise Hell to the Naw!!!!

Krebs should have 4 points tonight. He’s having a game.

You have got it backwards. Dallas is in a jam. Bishop is almost ready to come back but they can’t bring him back off of LTIR because they have no cap space. Oettinger is their best goalie but he would have to be sent down because he is the only one with options. Khudobin and Bishop have NMCs.

Looking at Dallas, Holtby is the guy without any NMC, Khudobin and Bishop have them, so he would probably be the guy. Having a good season there. Would you be shocked if I told you Dell’s numbers are better this year then last year with NJ?🤣

Has any team ever started a game with the goalie pulled?😜

Dallas is in a pickle. They can’t bring back Bishop off of IR because of a cap squeeze. They have Oettinger playing well, Holtby playing well, Khudobin stinking and Bishop looking to come back. Something has got to give there. I would gladly take Holtby or Bishop over what we have.

Friedman mentions Holtby and Koskinen as names of interest for Sabres.

They need a goalie in here. A tank is for a generational player like a McDavid or Mario. No one in this draft is worth tanking for. All this is doing is stunting the progress of the kids. Get a freaking goalie!!!!!

What is the story on Logan Cooley? I have seen him usually ranked in the top 10, Button even has him at #2. Never watched him play. Is he a centre the Sabres would gravitate to?