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  1. Sabres off season targets

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    26 minutes ago, PerreaultForever said:

    Except there won't be without some moves or signings. The guys in the system might have talent, but they are either not ready or do not fill the holes on the roster we have. Next year will be the same again without some big changes. 

    Ya, I was being sarcastic because that's been the common theme for 12 stinkin' years. 

    I agree about big changes. It needs to be done, or this will go on for another 12 years 

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  3. Is Alex Tuch Injured?

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    3 hours ago, Sidc3000 said:

    I was in a hurry when I was adding his stats and used his current points for this seasons.  He’s a 60ish point player, on average, with the Sabres. 

    I get what you're saying. 

    I compare Thompson, Skinner and Tuch to 07-08 Pominville and Roy. 

    Both Roy and Pominville had career years the very next year minus Drury and Briere. 

    Roy 32 G 49 A 81 points 

    Pominville 27 G 53 A 80 points 

    Both were good, solid players after that year for a number of years but they did not reach those heights again. 

    That's what I forsee for the current 1st line. Good, solid players but won't put up what they did last year, probably ever again. 

  4. Jack Quinn, Injured Again

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    2 minutes ago, K-9 said:

    Is Donnie gonna give him those limited minutes with skilled offensive line mates or scrubs? And if he does give him higher skilled line mates, are those guys also seeing limited minutes as a result? 

    I don't know what Granato is going to do. I can guess based off prior call-ups. 

    What I would do, if I was Granato, and I did indeed call up Kulich, I'd put him right where Jack Quinn was. Same line. 

    That Savoie call up was pointless. Three minutes total, waste of time 

  6. Jack Quinn, Injured Again

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    43 minutes ago, K-9 said:

    I hate to say it, but given what I’ve seen of Kulich so far in the A, his D game makes VO look like a Selke contender. He’s just not close to being ready for the show, imo. 

    He's only one guy. And he probably won't get as many minutes according to how Granato inserts new guys. His defensive "liabilities" shouldnt be that much of a hindrance. 

    Side question, if not Kulich, then who do you call up? 

    If this Kulich guy has big time offensive chops, call him up. Go for broke. Safe should be out the window. The Sabres need to win right now 

    Or

    Make a TRADE 

     

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  10. GDT: Sabres @ Sharks - Sat Jan 27, 2024, 4:00 pm ET MSG, ESPN+ NBCSCA 📺 WGR 📻

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    1 hour ago, PerreaultForever said:

    Well they beat the toothless Sharks, as they should, but I do not think there was anything there that makes you think they will move out of what I would call the third tier of the nhl (teams that are better than bottom feeders/tankers but not good enough to make the playoffs). 

    Tuch, Greenway, Mitts played the game like a proper NHL line. 

    Cozens, Quinn, Peterka, had solid moments and were rewarded,

    The top (?) line was garbage. 

    and Bryson? lol, why is he here? just WHY?

    This guy is always a downer I love it 

  11. GDT: Sabres @ Sharks - Sat Jan 27, 2024, 4:00 pm ET MSG, ESPN+ NBCSCA 📺 WGR 📻

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    Lots of good things about this win. 

    Got down 2-0, scored 5 unanswered. Neither goal was UPL's fault, and he made countless critical saves. 

    Tons of hitting and making the smart play. Greenway is earning his money along with Clifton. It's okay to take a penalty once in a while when standing up for yourself/teammates. 

    Cozens line has been excellent, hope Quinn is okay. 

    It is San Jose, which made things easier, but this is how they should ALWAYS play. Tough, nasty and with perservance. 

    Now, if Granato could just get the big guys going. Hopefully he uses this long break wisely, along with the rest of the team. Come back and win 8 more in a row 

     

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  15. Sabres are one of the slowest playing teams in the league

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    2 hours ago, JoeSchmoe said:

    Is it just me, or are these circular graphs really hard to look at. A simple bar graph would be a lot more intuitive. Or better yet a table with the actual numbers.

    Normally I'd agree, but this one is simple to understand. 

    I usually ignore the super nerdy graphs with a thousand "advanced stats" tied to them. Nothing beats the eye test, to me 

  16. Blow the Whole Team up in the Off-Season - It's the Only Reasonable Thing to do

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    1 minute ago, inkman said:

    How would the Sabres acquire Arber Xhekaj?  He’s a 22 year old RFA.  I’m guessing they aren’t going to just give him away.  I’m not sure it would cost a lot but young cost controlled players are valuable.  An offer sheet?  Maybe a modest one, if they don’t love the player I guess they could let him walk.  Otherwise it’s a trade.  What prospect are you willing to see flourish in Montreal for the next decade?  

    This doesn't matter. If certain guys dont progress here, then it doesn't matter if they do on another team. 

    If you'd prefer, trade prospects who are not currently a regular in the lineup. Adams has a million 

    Current wait and see approach is exhausting

    Just curious, what would your approach be to improving the team? I'd start by firing Granato but you seem to usually say it's the players. Well if it's a player only problem, wouldn't you logically like to trade some of them? 

    I'd start with Granato, personally. 

     

  18. Blow the Whole Team up in the Off-Season - It's the Only Reasonable Thing to do

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    I understand the thread. I understand being annoyed beyond belief. 

    Blowing it up has not worked, look to the past 12 years. 

    Tim Murray:

    Nepotism, not enough knowledge, call it what you like. His very strategy was "blow it up". It's STILL lingering to this day. Trade Miller, trade Halak, trade Neuvirth, get Lehner. Oops. Tank for Eichel, whoops. Could go on and on and on but we all know what he was like. 

    Bylsma got fired after two years. TWO. With a brand new Eichel. Firing coaches after two years will always be stupid to me. Regardless of what people thought of him. Two years is like two days to me, not enough time. I'd consider that under the blow it up strategy.

    Jason Botterill: 

    Assistant Gm, not enough knowledge to begin with, former player. Doomed. 

    Blows it up by trading O'Reilly. Horrible trade, still not good enough. I dont care that Tage scored 47 last year. O'Reilly has a CUP. Botterill should have offered to be O'Reillys butler to get him to stay. You keep your best players or try your very hardest. I dont believe for one second he did. 

    Hires Housley, fired after two years. Too soon whether he's a good coach or not. Although, Housley was clueless. Changing the lines mid game every game drove me nuts. 

    Hires a coach that had been out of hockey in Ralph and was a loser anyway while a coach. Hey, maybe that's why Ralph left hockey? He knew he wasn't good at hockey? Lol. That to me is the most headscratching coach hire I've ever seen. That's no different than hiring the local plumber to be your coach. Botterill fired and Ralph fired very quickly, I'd categorize that as blowing it up. Firing guys after 2 years is blowing it up. 

    List goes on about both of them.

    Adams: 

    Traded Eichel. Guy gets the neck surgery he wanted and wins the cup, lol. Of course. I dont disagree with the Jack trade, however. His attitude was always a problem and he requested a trade anyway. But trading your best player at the time is still blowing it up. 

    Fires Ralph mid season. Hires Granato and here we are. 

    In my humble opinion, Adams needs to fire Granato and as soon as possible and avoid blowing it all up. The scoring talent is there. 296 goals last year. Granato needs to go.  

    List goes on. 

    Common denominators: 

    Blowing it up has been tried 388733443 times the last 12 years, hasn't worked. 

    Pegula is to blame for consistently hiring GMs who are in over their head who in turn hire the wrong coaches. Leading to blowing it up.

    Only one GM had the knowledge and track record since Pegula took over to right the ship. And he was fired during his legitimate start of a rebuild. 

    Regier was right. And it would have been done correctly, firing Regier started all of this. 

    It all starts with Pegula. 

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  20. GDT: Sabres @ Anaheim - Tue Jan 23, 2024, 10:00 pm ET ESPN+ HULU 📺 WGR 📻

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    8 minutes ago, PerreaultForever said:

    I remember earlier in the year Anaheim was surprisingly good at times but I think they are garbage now. So it should be a close one. 

    Whatever happens if Zegras hot dogs it somebody smack him. (Sabres won't, but it's what I want). 

    Lol @ hotdogs it 

    Zegras is a mega priss. He's from New York probably the Hamptons or something 

    Yeah, Anaheim started off 9-7 I believe then imploded. 

    Seems like this game would be an inexcusable loss but how many times has that been said this year 

    Sabres win 5-2 

  22. McKenzie’s Mid Season Draft Rankings

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    1 hour ago, Crusader1969 said:

    this sounds great in theory but there is a significant downside. Usually a power forward doesnt hit their stride until 23 / 24 years of age....they just can't wait that long.

    This teams needs a legit top 4 RHD and they need to trade this pick, along with  a prospect in a package that will bring in this player. 

    Then let's hope it's "unusually" 

    This is a full rebuild, an actual one. They absolutely can and will wait that long. Just ask Adams. We're all going to be waiting for years. If said power forward takes 2-3 years to develop, that's still better than whatever flimsy fancy guy we have now. 

    To your 2nd point, I don't disagree with that either. But Adams seems keen on doing things the slow, methodical and safe way when it comes to roster transactions. 

     

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  23. McKenzie’s Mid Season Draft Rankings

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    I wish it was too early in the season to talk about this, but it really isn't. Sigh 

    How about this? Trade the pick, fine. If they don't, then please make it a bold pick. No more "safe" picks. Take a risk, reach for a guy. I do not care. If Adams' guy is ranked 12th, and we pick 8th, make the pick anyway. 

    Hopefully it's for an actual power forward. Shane Doan, Keith Tkachuk, any Tkachuk, Rick Tocchet, anybody along those lines. A guy every opponent willfully thinks twice about checking 

    That's what the Sabres need 

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  24. Poster Appreciation Thread

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    With all the doom and gloom around here, (and rightfully so because the Sabres are disappointing) I thought a nice change up would be to nominate the most knowledgeable/unbiased posters.

    Or, just your favorites. Maybe even someone that used to post here regularly. People who may go against the grain but always stick to their beliefs. That's rare in this day and age, lol.  I'll start 

    Perreaultforever 

    I look forward to reading this guy's posts. Usually offers a unique although contrarian take on the Sabres' state of affairs. 

    Thorny

    This guy should write a book on Hockey. Objective, unbiased and types/writes like every submission he provides is an essay straight out of Harvard. 

    PASabrefan

    This guy makes me think. I dont always understand, but it's interesting none the less. 

    Corny topic? Oh well. I find even simple compliments can make someone's day. It does for me, lol. 

    What does everyone else think? 

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