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How dare you take an unemotional and balanced look at this team right now. Let the rage flow

Isn't this the prediction thread? Nothing is proven yet, the season hasn't begun

Seems odd that a team named the icemen would have a dog as a mascot

Even the mascot is in europe?! What if the moose gets hurt? Do we get the geico caveman as our mascot?

idk about that one joe brady

Amerks going to be promoted & cbj relegated?

Marjala... 4 points in second game back for tps

Downtown rochester is going to be crazy!

Rosen, to me, has always felt like a player where the sum is less than its parts. He is a great passer, has good speed, a good shot, and plays solid defense. Someone referred to him as a peripheral player, but I'm not even sure I would call him that.

Seems like a pretty good result for the Amerks players. Penguins didn't field their true NHL team, but there were plenty of NHL regulars/tweeners out there

Indeed it was: https://x.com/SabresPlays/status/1838722482955567562?t=0UcgS7x5g382-H83rorHbQ&s=19

The novikov goal was the second goal. Still unsure who got the first. It looked like metsa fired it in and I thought I heard the announcers say rosen

Who actually scored that first goal? It said nadeau on yahoo lol. Novikov goal!

Rosen goal!

Dbtb's top 25 under 25 list: 2024 Buffalo Sabres Top 25 Under 25 #25: Adam Kleber #24: Tyson Kozak #23: Maxim Štrbák #22: Prokhor Poltapov #21: Aleksandr Kisakov #20: Viktor Neuchev #19: Vsevolod Komarov #18: Nikita Novikov #17: Anton Wahlberg #16 Isak Rosén #15 Peyton Krebs #14: Noah Östlund #13: Konsta Helenius #12: Ryan Johnson #11: Ryan McLeod #10: Mattias Samuelsson #9: Jiri Kulich #8: Devon Levi #7: Zach Benson #6: Bowen Byram #5: Owen Power #4: Jack Quinn Jjp was 3 and presumably cozens and dahlin will be 2/1 https://www.diebytheblade.com/buffalo-sabres-top-25-under-25-3-jj-peterka/

I think we need to see how effective malenstyn, aube kubel, lafferty, and McLeod are on our pk before we even consider shipping him. He played a pretty big part in the turn around of the pk from 22-23. Lindy loves his special teams

I agree with this. Didn't see this past one vs the Pens, but he jumped off the screen in the first two games (was on the second line with Helenius and Wahlberg). Really solid play despite playing out of position and being used to the bigger ice surface in SHL. He had a few chances of his own and was setting up his two line mates for a few chances that they didn't finish. Even though the points didn't come, it's apparent from watching him that he can think the game / play the at a higher level. Is it high enough to make up for his physical limitations? Who knows. But I would expect a really good year from him in the AHL, he's going to be a gamer for sure.

he just recently had a kid, might have something to do with why this has stretched on like it has

A lot of good opportunities on the powerplay there. They were getting it down low into the areas around the net pretty frequently. NJ goalie had some nice saves

Nice helenius sequence. He's definitely persistent and active when he doesn't have the puck

Kulich looks like he is -by far- the best player on the ice

Kulich goal. Unsurprisingly, blue jackets look out matched

Hockey is back baby!!

How to make a ranking for nhl prospects: import name and height into excel sheet. Sort by size. Boom done, collect paycheck from the athletic

Baker had this to say about poltapov in his first game: "To be blunt, Poltapov was very noticeable in his season debut. The high work rate led to him regularly attacking the net, resulting in him scoring a short-handed goal and recording a game-high nine shots in 15:05 of work (19 shifts). After a strong opening frame, Poltapov came out for the second period and ramped up his tenacious style. In the 26th minute, Poltapov took a puck hard to the net and was shoved into Spartak netminder Dmitri Nikolayev. Takhir Mingachyov deposited the puck over the goal line post-collision, but the marker was waved off due to Poltapov’s interference." Obligatory link to his post about the game: https://sabresprospects.com/2024/09/05/poltapov-excels-in-khl-opener/