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  5. Trade targets

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    Don't know if this player is "dying" to come to Buffalo or not, apparently the first highly limiting factor of bringing someone new to the team, but Brock Boeser's agent has gotten permission from the Canucks to seek a trade. At the risk of going 1 for 2 ( I was first to advocate acquiring Jost) I say why not? We have some forwards who are either declining, stale or just not working out.

    Ā https://www.nhl.com/player/brock-boeser-8478444

  6. Advanced Stats Say Goaltending the Issue, Not Defense

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    13 hours ago, thewookie1 said:

    lTIRetired due to groin and leg injuries

    He tried to work with Dallas but the NHL said no, seeing as he's under contract technically with the Sabres still.

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    13 hours ago, Curt said:

    Bishop is finished playing. Ā He is on LTIR. Ā He is physically unable to play.

    He was going to work with the Stars as a coach but I believe the NHL said he couldnā€™t because he was technically still under contract with another NHL team.

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    13 hours ago, Taro T said:

    He is effectively retired.

    He will be a coach for Dallas next year.Ā  He planned to beat coach for them this year, but the league stepped in and said you can't be one of the 50 for 1 team & then take a job w/ another team.

    Apparently they have different rules for players they want working for the league as there have been a few guys on BF-LTIR who have been hired by the NHL Office through the years.

    Thanks guys.

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  8. Mittelstadt, Olofsson and the 3rd and 4th Lines

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    I think Mittlestadt is/was Dahlin's roommate and he appears to be very popular on the team. He was an 8th overall draft choice and so far, he has really underachieved. I think as a player he is limited to offense, and even then, sporadically. When I heard he couldn't do even one pull-up in his first training camp, I didn't think he was even an NHL player. Has he become stronger? I don't know. Then there has been injuries. I think we need to trade Mittlestadt.

    Olofsson as a 7th rounder is an overachiever but appears to be a one trick pony. Reminds me a bit of Alex Kotalik. He has a spectacular shot and that's hard to find.Ā  There's a use for him on the pp although it appears that Cozens has now taken over his spot on the first pp for now. Could he become a shootout/pp specialist like Kotalik? The Sabres aren't in a lot of shootouts so that has limited use. I like overachievers and hope they can keep him around somehow.

    Asplund seems to be invisible on most nights, especially on offense. Not sure what to do with him except I think he belongs on the fourth line as a defensive specialist.Ā 

    Further, I can't wait until Okposo and Girgensons leave. They've had their moments but they've been part of the losing mentality of this team and I'd like to clear space for more youts and/or trade pickups. Okposo especially seems to have fallen off the table this year.

    And then you see guys like Compher, Rodrigues and Hagel, who the Sabres gave up on, turn into stars. You can't worry about letting someone go and then have them mesh with a happening team in this league and suddenly becoming a factor, but I worry anyway. We've had a tire fire here for too long and still need a lot of roster adjustments. Then again, the Sabres are the youngest team in the league...

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  12. Around The NHL 2022-23 Regular Season

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    Jack Edwards appears to be in hot water. Fans have been saying that at times he sounds drunk, although he snaps right back to sounding normal and at times he sounds like he can't get the words out.Ā 

    https://forums.hfboards.com/threads/is-jack-edwards-ok.2908059/

    The other day he made some cracks about Pat Maroon who, now, along with Stamkos, are making donations to an organization that helps the mentally ill in Jack Edwards' name.

    https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/pat-maroon-jack-edwards-comments-mental-health-donation-1.1886473

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  13. Advanced Stats Say Goaltending the Issue, Not Defense

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    I think it's both. This is a perfect example of what's going on in the Sabres crease. I notice situations like this pretty often where an opponent crosses over from the left crease to the right post. The left d-man tries to guard the cutting opponent but the goalie gets in the way and the d-man ends up knocking the o-man into the goalie. I've seen this happen with Dahlin multiple times (he's getting more vicious every time) but opponents try this tactic of crashing the net or cutting toward the post. Many times the refs miss that the players enter the crease before the puck, which is supposed to be a penalty. The Sabres d have very few answers in the crease, especially now that Lyubushkin is hurt again. Need more physical defensemen not more finesse, a unsexy move, as opposed to Chychrun, who the Pegulas are personal friends with.

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  21. UPL Called Up

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    Anyone who gets a nickname like UPL, 6K, GMTM etc. etc. before they achieve anything all turn out to be failures. Maybe premature nicknames are destructive and gives the player or coach a false sense of achievement. Don't nickname people until they're consistently good.

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