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  1. I wouldn't hold his AHL points per game against him just quite yet - he wasn't quite a featured piece of the Amerks last season.  That being said, I voted potential depth piece down the road.  Comparisons to Peca and/or Gaustad are silly at this point because he hasn't shown that he is anywhere close.  

  2. Watched him a bit in the 3v3 tournament and the first two games of the prospect challenge.  Was really my first exposure to his game, but his defensive prowess really shone in the prospect challenge.  Even in the 3v3 tournament he didn't look out of place, but I do wonder if his offensive upside might have been a bit exaggerated there b/c he was playing with the clear best team (he had benson, neuchev, and a few others on the team if my memory serves me correctly).  His game kind of reminded me of muel a bit, felt like he was good at separating the other team's player from the puck and then making the pass.  

    I'm guessing that at a minimum he will be a capable third pair guy, with enough upside to potentially be more.  He's definitely an NHL level talent and I expect him to look the part in Rochester.  

  3. 32 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

    So what's his impression of Levi?  The real deal, or a real risk?

    After hearing him talk, I came away thinking that a goalie styled like Levi might actually be an ideal goalie for the Sabres.  With the Sabres playing so open and having a lot of transition into and out of the zone, it allows goalies quicker smaller goalie to have more success.  Whereas when you slow things down, he can be screened easier and will have a harder time because of his size seeing the puck/shots.  

  4. 1 hour ago, PromoTheRobot said:

    I haven't listened in months. But I know they are capable of good shows, especially when they interview players....JR being the exception.

    I skip the episodes featuring JR for obvious reasons.  Guy is awful.

    The one episode that I really enjoyed was the Scotty Bowman interview.  Scotty is still super tuned into the NHL and had some really interesting things to say.  I don't know when the exact date that the episode aired was.. but it's definitely worth a listen.  He had a really interesting take about Devon Levi and seemed to be really familiar with Levi's career to date.  I was, honestly, taken aback regarding how much he seemed to know about the situation and the insight he had about Levi

  5. On 8/26/2023 at 2:50 PM, Eleven said:

    Kyle Allen is a nightmare.  I don't know what the Bills bid on Trey Lance (it didn't work), but they need a backup on the team like right now.

    People are always so concerned about the Bills backup QB.  The Bills, like any other team with an elite QB, are screwed if the starter QB goes down, regardless of who is the backup QB.  Imagine the Chiefs without Mahomes, Bengals without Burrow, etc.  Any one of these teams is screwed without the QB.  When such a huge percentage of your salary goes towards paying one elite player, if they go down.. things aren't going to go well.  The only meaningful contribution the backup QB is going to have is helping prepare Allen.  You can find exceptions where backup QBs have stepped in and have been great, but in general.. your QB goes down you are screwed.  The Bills season revolves around Josh Allen staying healthy

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  6. 5 hours ago, That Aud Smell said:

    I like Lance well enough, but it’s difficult to take him seriously when he writes this in response to a question about how the Sabres will compensate for Quinn’s injury.

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    Brett Murray, for one, has absolutely zero bearing on how the Sabres will fill the void left by Quinn’s injury.

    Murray looked like an NHLer in his 20ish game stint with the Sabres last time he got a call up.  His points from last year were about the same as Rousek's in the AHL.. and people believe Rousek to be ready.  He had 1 less goal than Kulich.  

    I'm not saying Brett Murray is going to be Quinn's replacement, but it's not super crazy to think he is in the running.

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  7. 21 hours ago, Marvin said:

    The idea is to give him PP minutes but have his weaknesses compensated by the old sages on the team.  His goal scoring will go down, but it might be less of a net negative.

    Yes, but if you're minimizing his ability to score goals and not even playing him on PP1.. wouldn't it be better to just have someone who may score a little bit less but not be such a defensive liability (and maybe even chip in more assists)?  That way you don't have to saddle the fourth line with dead weight and have a line you can constantly throw out there in defensive zone starts and not have to worry about VO?  

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  8. I don't often have strong negative opinions of players, but I just don't believe Olofsson is the answer for the Sabres.  I understand the reasoning behind potentially keeping him, but I'm still hoping he is traded prior to the season.  I would prefer giving almost anyone that can play some defense a shot at Quinn's position, including many of the current Rochester players.

  9. Couldn't be more excited about ZB after watching the dev camp 3v3 tournament.  He was by far the best player on the ice during the tournament.  His play just jumped off the screen and you could tell every time he was in because he was directly impacting the game (do keep in mind we were missing several recent 1st round picks at dev camp, but I highly doubt they would have looked better than he did).  ZB is going to be a gamer for sure.  I wouldn't be surprised if he makes the Sabres before Savoie.  

    The best way to describe him IMO is relentless.  He is relentless in hounding the puck and pressuring the D with his puck handling/passing.  This guy is going to be good.  

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  10. standouts for me:

    Benson:  active stick, persistent on defense forcing turnovers, electric with puck.  not fast, but definitely quick

    Ratzlaff:  kept Martin in games, despite them getting outplayed elsewhere

    Novikov:  size jumps out at you.  you wouldnt expect him to be super effective in 3v3, but he played surprisingly well.  even scored a few pinching in

    Kisakov/richard:  kisa  seemed to be in the right place at the time on offense a bunch of times.  richard had a bunch of chances and buried a few

    neuchev, marjala, and jrb:  along with benson, team robert kept possession a large part of the time.  they were all very effective passers/puck carriers

    couple other players that i thought played well:  mccarthy had his moments, other savoie looked good, ryan johnson seemed to get into the flow in the final, constantini had a couple nice rips

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  11. Martin vs Robert final:

    Marjala appeared to have a goal off feed from benson.  confusion about whether it was a goal

    Richard fans on nice pass from Johnson

    Novikov goal.  2-0 robert 

    neuchev great goal sticking w/ it after initial save 3-0

    constantini nice rip 3-1 robert, feed from miedema.

    benson back the other way, feeds it, save

    kisakov feed to johnson. 3-2 robert

    constantini nice burst of speed, save

    nice save by robert goalie on richard.

    neuchev scores 4-2

    constantini another rip.  4-3

    marjala to JRB?  5-3 robert

    richard rips it after martin pulls goalie.  5-4 robert.

    robert wins.  really fun final

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