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McLeod has been a good pickup. A really solid 3C

Funny to see Mittestadt on trade boards. Guess it’s not working in Colorado. Many didn’t want him moved. Would you want him back? We do need a centreman, one with playmaking ability.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/juniors/article/landon-dupont-ties-niedermayer-record-in-whl/ 15 years old. Kid is going to be so good. A couple scouts have said “a better Makar”

I hope they give him a real shot. Play him with Kulich as they are best friends and have great chemistry. If he plays 4th line and gets 4 shifts then there is no point

Do the Sabres send Kulich down for the AHL playoffs? Amerks are loaded for a real run. Let him finish the season in Buffalo and then return him for a long playoff run would be the smart play.

Yeah my bad I forgot that the NHL/PA are running this tournament.

Where was Gilbert? He’s not there for his skill. That’s his job. Guess the game was too close to allow him out. Next game against NJ they better step up with a response.

Noesen is a piece of garbage. Someone needed to confront him. This team has too much talent to be where they are in the standings.

Hold on they haven’t won this game yet and this is exactly the type of game they collapse In. Desnoyers and Jake O’Brien are two interesting centres as well.

Hold on they haven’t won this game yet and this is exactly the type of game they collapse In.

They can pick players from those 4 countries regardless of where they play. They are going to pick NHL players though.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/finland-adds-sabres-jokiharju-rangers-vaakanainen-for-4-nations-face-off/

The biggest thing you need in a quality centre is someone who has great hockey sense. Who can read the play, anticipate and create plays and distribute the puck to wingers. Cozens is terrible in each of these categories. He is a winger that can use his speed and snipe. But when he has to think and distribute it is a disaster.

If you look around the NHL there is a real dearth of high end centres. Some teams might have one but few have 2 quality centres. If everything is even I would take the centre if one is available.

Touché😁 I corrected the spelling error for you😝

Ideally no. You want a top 6 centre who is a playmaker and create for his wingers. The Sabres have none of them. Kulich and Tage have good chemistry but both should be wingers with a good playmaker in the middle.

OK Fine. Kulich sucks. Send him down, or just terminate his contract like the Blues did with Saad. No need to waste everyone’s time.😝

I think with the increased increases in the Cap coming the Sabres should be looking at signing Byram long term. Him and Dahlin give the Sabres a very good top pairing. The focus (as it has always been) is finding a quality vet RHD to play with Power and help him out. Muel and Joker can go. Clifton is a solid third pairing guy. Get a solid vet LHD for the 3rd pairing that plays well defensively and is physical. Guys like Novikov, Komarov, Strabek, Kleber have promise but are all 2 years+ out. Up front I would move out Cozens if possible. Sabres need a centre with hockey sense and playmaking skill to compliment all the shooters. I would keep Benson and Kulich. JJ and Quinn both needs deals. I might move one to bring in a different type of forward. Id try to extend Zucker and Greenway for reasonable deals. Guys like Kozak, McLeod, Malenstyn are good bottom 6 guys. Rosen is a guy that is going to need a look next season or be moved for a good piece. He has great chemistry with Kulich. I don’t trust Adams to get any of this done and the cap space means nothing if Pegula continues to go cheap.

LOL he is and I originally said he was special but I thought using special twice was too much so I changed the wording to great. McKenna’s hockey sense and vision is elite. Kind of reminds me of Paul Kariya, a LW that dominates the play with his brain and skill.

McKenna is great . It looks like a Canadian will go 1OA the next 3 years with Schaefer in 25, McKenna in 26 and DuPont in 27. DuPont is a special talent. He is a RHD who is tearing it up as an underage in the WHL.

July 1st

Misa won a Memorial Cup last year and is averaging 2 points per game in his draft year which is very impressive. He’s quickly outgrowing the OHL. He is an explosive skater with a great shot. If he’s not ready for the NHL then junior is his only option next year unfortunately.

Great to see. They are the top line along with Brett Murray. Then you throw in guys like Wahlberg, Helenuis, Neuchev up front and Novikov, Johnson, Komarov on D and Levi and net and there is a lot of development going on in Rochester.

Try to extend Zucker and Greenway before the deadline. If there isn’t common ground then move them. Other than that there is no big move that has to happen at the deadline, Big moves usually happen in the offseason.

The Amerks are stacked and that is with Kulich up with the Sabres. They have a real nice balance of quality AHL vets and young developing kids. Metsa is such a good Dman at the AHL level. Rosen is really developing as a game breaker. Leone seems to be a good coach who has them playing well.