RochesterExpat

I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic, but I think this is a great move. He’s fine as a backup if Levi falters. If he falters, Levi can play up. In the worst case scenario, we have a $1m goalie in Rochester. Considering we should be good to run UPL/Levi, I think adding a $1m insurance policy is a smart move.

You can still play in the AHL on a one-way deal. Not sure if people don’t realize that. Rousek is on a one-way this season. There is an added benefit to a one-way deal. Reimer will need to clear waivers. It’s an added protection from a waiver claim.

The team was also a year older last season and they regressed.

I assumed scorer meant goals. But I’m fine with either.

I’ll take that bet with you.

I didn't think the beef on weck at the rink was quite that bad.

Sabrespace: We need grit. Adams: We've added grit. Sabrespace: We need to rebuild the bottom six. Adams: We've rebuilt the bottom six. Sabrespace: We need to add to the Top 6. Adams:

People might not believe it, but at some point the league will step in. Buffalo is already at the disadvantage of being a small market team. We know Buffalo is not in a place to be a financial positive for the league (just look at ticket sales). The playoff drought just paints a target on the franchise. Owners agree to field competitive teams as part of team ownership. However improbable it may seem that the league would step in, I remind you the NHL just forcibly relocated the Arizona Coyotes to Utah at least in part because the Coyotes were embarrassing the NHL. If Buffalo goes a few more years missing the playoffs, all while continuing to spend below league average on team salary, you might see a similar situation where the league leans on Pegula to sell under the guise of Pegula not fielding a competitive team and, therefore, damaging the NHL product as a whole. It's not an unrealistic scenario.

I'm starting to question whether Adams wants to be here.

What part of the last decade makes you think anyone has an actual plan?

This made me laugh.

But at least our players want to be here.

"I'm still actively looking for trades, but the rest of the league realizes I'm desperate and are trying to take advantage of the situation, so I'm going to sit here and casually suggest that I might still consider adding to the Top 6 so those teams know I'm interested, but at the same time pretend that I'm fine with what I have even as I'm having a panic attack."

Maybe you're not understanding the concept of who cares.

Gilbert is a local boy.

While I'm not certain we're going to acquire one, if we do, the 3C is going to come through by trade or offer sheet. I'm guessing it's a trade. If that's the case, it's likely not going to be until the "free agency frenzy" has subsided and teams assess who has been made redundant via signings.

I really wanted Stephenson but that's a massive overpay. Whoa.

He had the same games played as Tokarski with a better GAA but worse SV%. He was also on a worse team. I would say for an AHL goalie he's fine. Not sure why we're saying he's terrible.

Not to beat a dead horse, but the Sabres have proven this free agency you can build the bottom six without giving up a 2nd round draft pick. The idea the draft pick was "free" for trading back is wrong. The pick still held value. Trading a 2nd for an unsigned RFA who is a 4th line forward is pretty much universally agreed on as an overpay. The short of it is I still think the trade was bad, but the player acquired is a good fit. I'm happy to have Malenstyn in Buffalo, but I still believe the cost of acquisition was too high.

Random side note: if we go by fancy stats per 60 with the top 6 (for lines that played more than 60 minutes last season) and only look at lines using the players remaining, your top 6 will look like: Greenway - Tage - Tuch JJP - Cozens - Quinn That leaves Benson as the odd man out. His numbers--much like the rest of the team's numbers from last season--were really only good when he was on a line with Mitts or, weirdly enough, Krebs. I don't think it was Krebs elevating Benson's game as much as Benson was on the ice matched against less skilled opponents. The Benson - Cozens - Quinn line was effective, but substantially less effective than JJP in that role. The top line with Peterka - Thompson - Tuch was not a good line, but Benson in that role wasn't any better. Skinner - Thompson - Tuch was actually more effective than both. I also doubt Lindy is going to focus that much on advance stats. We also don't know how Thompson's injuries affected his play during the periods where we were rotating his partners. I don't think Greenway is a first line winger. Anyway, there really wasn't anywhere I was going with this. It really just shows the roster holes created by the departure of Mitts and Skinner. I love JJP, but he makes the team better when he's playing with Cozens and Quinn. I love Benson too, but he isn't a top line winger (yet). I like Greenway, but we shouldn't be relying on him as a first line winger because he isn't one. Frankly, the biggest issue with using any kind of advanced stats from last season was just the massive regression the team took. Cozens in particular. Obviously Quinn missing half a season really skews things further. It's a mess.

You do realize these agreements were likely already in place and KA is not the only person who would be handling this, right? Karmanos should have handed Adams a list of names for FA acquisitions and targets for the Rochester club. The free agency isn't just one man, Kevin Adams, trying to make as many phone calls after 12pm EST as possible. Look, I'm not a GMKA fan, but this is the dumbest criticism I've seen in a while.

As long as we still fill the 3C role, I don't think anyone who wanted the bottom six revamped should be complaining.

AHL goalie for the AHL team. That's fine.