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Okposo was Eichel's friend, should have been able to guide him better. Cancer is selecting the wrong Captain, Eichel was NOT a Captain, Sorry but Okposo is a great guy but his Stats and last 7 years are NOT inspiring Time to pick Dahlin, Tage or Tuch as Captain. Tuch seems to have it all, Local, good two way guy, only 26 (in League since 19 so very experienced, one of the few with Playoff Experiences in Pros and well liked.

That FL 2-1 game lost was Levi in Goal. No bigger Loss the whole season. Near the end and would have cemented Sabres in. There were games that Sabres should have won but just couldn't produce goals. The Captain gets those goals/assists out of his players, especially the young ones. On occasion he does it himself. The Captain gets his team buckled down to hold leads. Only needed 2pts and there were Plenty of games Okposo should have dialed in his players. Goaltending is easy answer, you need it to win series, ie... FL Two long losing streaks Sabres had needed Okposo to lead his Team out. Washington game lead, Home game record.

I get the stats. I would expect Okposo being Captain and a teacher to be better than Krebs, Quinn Okposo -7 28pts Krebs -8 26pts Quinn -7 37pts Only Oloffson and Peterka were way worse -23 40pts, Peterka -15 32pts Next two about the same Girg -5 18pts, Jost -9 22pts, Now these minus players, still young have way more points Cozen -3 68pts Middlestat -8 59pts I would expect that since no one is scoring much with Cozens but him, he still looks pretty good. Middlestat twice the points of Okposo The better players are all + players, Tage, Tuch, Skinner, Dahlin, Power, Samuelson, even Stillman Point is Okposo is average, dime a dozen in the NHL. If he was even 0 to -3 and 40 pts. To be -7 he needs 50+ pts The reason we were not in Playoffs is the Captain couldn't elevate the other players games cause he can't produce himself. Tage, Tuch, Skinner, Dahlin and Power would all make better Captains

Well, Amerks are doing good with Prospects. In their 3rd Series up 1-0 on the road. Sabres, eh, really not 100% sure what happens with Quinn, Krebs, Peterka, UPL. Look at Amerks, could be said they should have stayed there to develop. Amerks came back down 3-1, blew away Toronto affiliate 4-1. Hersey hadn't lost but two games in their series and Rochester blew them away first game. Getting Savoie should only help.

Kulich is in his 3rd playoff series in AHL. That is why he is ahead of Östlund, Savoie, Peterka, Krebs and maybe even Quinn. Savoie gets playing time he jumps up too. Already stated this but Kulich, Rosen, Rousek, Davies, etc... have more Pro Playoff experience then everyone on Sabres except maybe Tuch Davies is pretty good

Sabres can even afford to just offer a contract and pay the cost in picks if Adams too shy to give up prospects. Our picks should be down farther in draft for years to come. Be no path top 3 lines for 6-7 years after 23-24

Trade, like you said, we have too many players. Soon enough we will need to trade people for picks cause we will have NO path above. Money will be paid out too for 4-5 years, Skinner gone, etc.. Good thing is Sabres are loaded. If Peterka or Krebs don't get better fast enough they can move on. Sabres are NOT stuck and there are names on Amerks you don't know cause they weren't high picks but are Great Prospects

Get him on a line with Rousek, problem solved

Have to have a Path for him, right now we don't. Get a Defensive lineman for Power or Vet Goaltender, be worth the trade. This team is young and be years for him. Savoie, Krebs, Jost, Middlestat, Kulich are ahead of him for 3rd or 4th lines. Only mentioning those who play center/winger.

https://sabrenoise.com/2023/05/22/buffalo-sabres-matt-savoie-rochester/ Playoffs Only

Game 2 is in Hersey Thursday, Rochester Saturday and Monday Savoie can play and practiced today with Amerks. The contract allows in his league to play only the Playoffs. The Coach said the guys there that got us there, play first. That said, bet he at least plays at Home.

What you are asking for is a Couple VETS who can teach the younger guys on Ice who can play. Doesn't have to be Okposo who is 1-2 year older than we need. HIS TIME HAS COME, HIS WATCH HAS ENDED

4th line was a BIG minus in player stats. You have to score some to at least keep it even. Your Top line must be a BIG plus even with some defensive deficiencies that come with scoring. The 4th line wasn't good enough. They failed, Amerks proving that

Savoie will have to play himself OFF the Sabres Rochester. He can't play regular season with AHL. Only Playoffs and this is his first audition

Exactly! Been losing/out of Playoffs a combined 12 years and Okposo/Girg been apart of that for 7 years Even the Amerks are ahead of the Sabres playoff wise and their Prospects farther ahead. Could be argued, Rousek, Rosen, Kulich are farther ahead then Quinn, Krebs and Peterka in development So with Okposo signed who goes? Middlestat or Krebs? They still have Jost too and Savoie (not going to be in minors) This is a HUGE mistake

You think people are reading to much into Adams is setting up Team for long term success. What exactly does that mean? They haven't gone to the Playoffs in 12 years. So they have a Bunch of players that have talent, Eichel had Talent, O'Reilly had talent, Reinhart. Translation; Sabres have a lot of Prospects. Unless Adams replaces the weakest players on the Team with players that bump others off the Roster now then Sabres will be in a Perpetual setting Team up for "Long Term Success" that will actually NEVER arise. How long before Dahlin, Tage, Skinner want out because Sabres are wasting their Prime years? This is what has happened time after time with Sabres past 12 years. Been building from our draft since Girg. 12 years and running! The Time has come to prove now Adams can bring a Contender. Have to get there first in order to prove you can sustain it.

That doesn't sound like a YES. That sounds like I am Glad the Players want more. Saying yes everyone wants more. Saying pat answers like "we will grow older", "we will improve". Same breathe I want everyone back. Need more from the GM and the questions he GOT prove the Media didn't agree he thinks the Playoffs WILL occur. Rather have someone say Playoffs or BUST, Go get what he needs and FAIL. AT least they tried!!!!!!!!!!!

Your the person all over the place. Tout the CUP but the Sabres made no real trade that would deliver The Cup. So it is NOT the Main Goal cause they haven't been to the Playoffs in 12 years now, every other GM said the same thing. Actions matter more! Sabres had a REAL shot, GM failed to help "YOUNG" TEAM As far as the Bills go, They have won Playoff games, Got Bounce AFC Championship by a Team who is one of the Best the past 5 years. Lost to the same TEAM Divisional round by a FLUKE 13 secs and a Coin Flip. Last year The Bill and Buffalo had a Series of Life threatening Events they dealt with. Also were out Starting DT, DE and Two Starting Safeties. Your the Donkey for even bringing that up, Totally CLASSLESS!

BINGO

Yes Adams has to prove this. Made good Trades but not at a Level to succeed immediately. Need a proven solid Veteran 27-30 like Anderson was. If needed, can play 40 games or more in case Levi injured. See if there was a way to extend contract of Comrie and stash him on a Veteran contact for Amerks that allows him up to Sabres during injury. Obviously we would have to keep him up after or Waive to Rochester. Make the Salary big enough to dissuade that.

Your OK till you got to Johnson. You need him in the Pipeline in case of injuries. If he turns out good then you dump the low hanging fruit.

That is not a rebuild. The Bills are not rebuilding, they are adding replacements for players lost and Depth. The core of players are still there and Allen is their Leader. The Sabres Core is here and will all be signed long term soon except Levi for 1 or 2 years. What they do from here and 6-7 years is NOT a rebuild anymore. They should be adding to the core to sustain PLAYOFFS and Lord Stanley Cup! We are NOT in learning mode anymore when your signing long term contracts. Adams should know his team now, the weaknesses, and finding the best solution to get to Playoffs and try to win series. If the team needs new Vets, go get one or two. If it needs more shooting talent, go get another Winger for Cozens, If it needs a Vet Goaltender for Levi to grow, go get him, if we need a 4th defensive man for Power and Joki is the 5th man in then DO IT. No more Excuses.

The guy who trades the 2nd overall pick off a Tank better make Playoffs with all these assets or he will be FIRED TOO! Eichel asked out, you conveniently left that out.

How old are you 18? It has been that way when the Sabres where good from the 70's to 2007. That is when they didn't say TANK but did it and fell on their faces for years. 12 years running no playoffs and Adams has been over the TOP of these past two full years. This year had he actually made stronger moves we might have got 2 more points and been in Playoffs. That is on him. Adams said he wants Okoposo and Girg back, so where is the change, Krebs, Middlestat? Maybe you didn't listen to the Press Conference closely. Even the Media was all over Adams. He wouldn't say Playoffs was the main goal. Not the motto of the Bills. They expect the playoffs and pissed if they miss the SB. Diggs is Livid right now. Said he is wasting his time. Yes Adams is AFRAID to say PLAYOFFS, teaching winning is over, team is ready. He has his Allen in Dahlin, Power, Levi and Tage. This is TOP LEVEL TALENT The Bills weren't afraid to throw Allen to the wolves, did that to him year he went to Houston. Yeah the plan is to learn for 3 years now, we are sustaining AHL learning to make it to Pros and be a Playoff TEAM on Two Clubs. The PIPE LINE is FULL. Only it is Rochester who is making the PLAYOFFS!

Exactly Makes me wonder where Pegula is on this. Makes me wonder if Kevin Adams is the right guy, sounds like he is afraid to fail. His demeanor in the Press Conference was defensive from the start. The fact he sounds like he wants every player back is a man who is afraid to make a change to get better. Hard to get TOP LINE better statistically but everywhere else you can. Those players then move down and make team better. That means some players leave. I don't necessarily follow "Players" I follow the Buffalo Sabres, I want the TEAM to succeed and sometimes to do that you need "some" change.