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  1. When you shoot less you score less whatever the reason. Probably hurt, since Adams didn't add to roster except Benson scoring went down with Quinn out too. Played Defense more and did a better job as season went on. Eric Johnson and Clifton on wrong side really hurt Sabres starting off. Offense never really recovered since Sabres were done Early from Playoff run.
  2. He helped Peterka 2nd half to a where he is now, close to a 30 goal scorer.
  3. Career years don't happen at under your Prime years. Your projecting up and young in your years so every year should be a career year hopefully. Take Tage, almost looked like Tage was gonna get 60 but he got hurt late in year. So Tage has more Career type years ahead given what happens around him. Tuch too, injury stopped him maybe getting to 40. Heading into his Prime so a career type year is there for him. Peterka is projecting up too. Mid 30's would not be a Surprise. We don't know about the second line yet, If a trade is to happen it will be that line and a Player being moved out with that change. My guess is Cozens would be moved for a more Proven 2C. Also could be moved down to 3C since $7 mil would be what a 3C would cost for a proven upgrade player. Be Happy with Cozens as a 3C Tuch Tage Peterka Quinn Savoie Benson Malenstyn Cozens Zucker Greenway Lafferty Rousek/Aube-Kubel He was 18-19 Was a 6th overall pick from a GOOD CLUB. Only traded him for a 2C Center they needed and now we need one. Don't listen to the Wisea$$ We Veteran'd up the Roster a bit. Tage and Tuch are no longer "young". Almost NO teams with extra TOP 6 without moving up young players or trading. Sabres have one of the Deepest Prospect list in the League. We have many Players who could be brought up and used, if they don't work they can bring someone else to try. If none of these players work then you know the Sabres have "FAILED" in their drafting Byram is a top 6 drafted player for a Good Club who only traded him away for a 2C Center they signed for $7mil/yr Byram has a full offseason to find proper partner. Ruff knows Defense. Have no doubt Byram will be a Top 10 player on this team. I have Tage, Tuch, Peterka above him. Quinn would be if fully healthy. Cozens has been too inconsistent, drafted later too. Draft status is important for younger players. Peterka if they don't make a Trade. Be stupid to harm your best line last year!!!!!!!!!!!!! Until Tage got hurt, came back early as a Winger he was on Pace for 60+ and being Compared to Lemeuix wrongly. Tage is a Legitimate 1st Center in League. One of the few untouchables on this Roster. What if Ehlers would hit the Sabres Abyss??? Happened to Hall and other vets brought here that year. Just as likely as all the other scenarios you presented all seeming to be happening at the same time. You presented all scenarios as a Negative dive. You seem to forget Eric Johnson was part of the Defense for more than 1/2 the year, he is gone. Also forget Bo was here for 20 games? he didn't have time for a training camp. Also Power is here for his 3rd full season older and I am sure heavier. Granto played all youngsters mostly for Preseason, pretty sure Ruff will not and have Sabres ready for game one. Bottom 6 has been almost completely redone. Surely is going to be adding some grit to balance out the outcome. New Top line was formed last year and played well, Tuch Tage Peterka Ruff is a good Coach, all outcomes won't be Negative!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! None of that matters cause it was all under Granto, who change his Philosophy last year, God knows why! Ruff will play fast till a lead and will the play situational defense depending on opponents scoring ability. Ruff will have Goaltending Ruff will have a defense together awhile now with Clifton and Bo progressing future than last year. Also Samuelson is back. All players have a Fresh start Ruff will demand accountability, you won't hear from him, awe they are just young. We won't lose as many close contests under Ruff. Have more OT's and 1 pter's
  4. He made the trade of Middlestat. Do think he will trade but he isn't giving up on 2-3 Top Prospects he has groomed in Amerks No way he trades Levi, Kulich or Savoie Say he might trade UPL, doesn't like when players don't accept his contracts if that indeed is what is happening. Just look a Ulmark He made the trade of Middlestat. Do think he will trade but he isn't giving up on 2-3 Top Prospects he has groomed in Amerks No way he trades Levi, Kulich or Savoie Say he might trade UPL, doesn't like when players don't accept his contracts if that indeed is what is happening. Just look a Ulmark
  5. He is Pierre Turgeon Be in Buffalo
  6. Someone has to move up or be traded
  7. Have a few Vodka drinks or Mia Tias. You will see things better 🙃 Only 3 D lines. We have 3 RH D in Joki, Clifton and Ryan Johnson. Who sits? Dahlin and Bo didn't look right after 3 games. Guess we trade Samuelsson then and Prospects for a 3C Both like playing Right side and have top Talent to recover I remember when Sabres were trying to sign him they were pegging him for the Right side. That is where he played and they are blaming him for poor performance and send him down? Kind of Stupid having 6 LH defenseman and two RH defenseman I agree, just finding it stupid we have 6 LH D That said I would bring in our 2nd round pick then who looks ready and BIG and Trade Samuelsson, Ryan Johnson for a RH defenseman I don't have this answer but why would you play LH on Right side? Your passing up the middle and a turn over. Vise Versa RH on Leftside which you rarely see. It seems obvious and dumb to do. Maybe there just aren't enough RH shot people. So they backhand a lot. There, I feel better. I asked a Dumb question and I don't care!!!!!!!!!!! Eichel sure didn't We have 2 1st overall picks on Defense. That has to matter
  8. Problem, Dahlin, Power, Bo Byram and Samuelson are all L handed
  9. Ruff is 3x the Coach Granto was and we have Appert too who knows the players from Amerks to use a few! Completely Retooled bottom 6 and it will be tougher. Got nothing from the Bottom 6 last year Ruff will play fast and situational Defense. Best D is a puck carrying Offense, expect it We will start the year with 2 starting Goalies in UPL/Levi. Levi got hurt last year then sent down. I am 100% sure Sabres make the Playoffs barring Ruff being fired or trading our Top 5 players we built up for 3 years
  10. Blew that last year staying put and adding Clifton and Eric Johnson. Lost all Collateral we built doing that and Regressing. Have to live with that and Build Collateral again. That means using Kulich and Savoie at Center or giving in on a Trade using them. Guarantee Adams said NO when their names were brought up
  11. Have to rely on Amerks players coming up or why do we have them?????? Can't keep waiting or make the Trade. Kulich and/or Savoie need to get traded with next years picks
  12. Nothing wrong with Tuch Tage Peterka 2nd half of season Quinn getting hurt and poor Skinner play destroyed Second Line. Add to that losing Middlestat I see nothing wrong with going with Tuch Tage Peterka or Tuch Tage Benson Quinn Kulich Cozens or Quinn Cozens Peterka Of course it would be great to get a Nick Foligno or Sam Bennett Granto and Adms ruined Top 6 by emphazing Defense and then Quinn going down. Didn't help Tage/Tuch missed games More likely Tage gets 40+ Peterka gets 30+ Tuch gets 30+ Quinn 20+ Cozens 25+ Benson 20+
  13. Well, 2022-2023 went Ok. But why the Hell would you change what you did and not build on it the next year? He deserved to get fired and so did Adams for not changing the team and getting better at scoring, not regressing He didn't even shore up the Goaltending. It just kind of happened on its own Adams finely beefed up Defense after botching it with Eric Johnson Problem is he got another Left handed Dman. That now forces Dahlin and Power together.
  14. NO, why the Bills have success is Josh Allen. Dished Diggs and we shall see what the Bills do this year. I think Josh gets better. Why Sabres will be better is Ruff and Dahlin/Power. Ruff knew what to do with Briere and Drury, then Hasek. You can see Ruff wants both Grinding type players and scorers. Said, in todays Hockey world you have to play fast and you have to know when to slow things down. That means, get a Lead and Hold it. Pegula signs Paychecks for BOTH Clubs, you see his Vision, Granto blew it
  15. 9 Zach Benson – 93 Matt Savoie – 49 Filip Cederqvist https://www.nhl.com/sabres/news/buffalo-sabres-prospects-notebook-zach-benson-matt-savoie-showcasing-chemistry Matt Savoie showed why he could be a prime candidate for a Sabres roster spot this season after tallying a pair of highlight-reel worthy goals in a 6-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens in the Sabres’ first Prospects Challenge game Friday evening at LECOM Harborcenter. https://www.nhl.com/sabres/news/buffalo-sabres-prospects-challenge-win-over-montreal-matt-savoie The Sabres top pick in 2022 had an advantage over most of the players on both clubs, playing all night with junior linemate Zach Benson. The chemistry and familiarity between the two was apparent on most shifts. https://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/articles/savoie_among_three_stars_for_sabres_at_prospect_challenge/s1_17253_39264780 If there’s a positive sign toward the future of the Sabres, Savoie’s 71 points in 34 WHL games this past season are a good hint that he may be ready to jump right to the NHL. https://buffalohockeynow.com/2024/05/08/sabres-grades-prospects-and-depth/
  16. They got Muscle and they still have the Speed and more from the Amerks. Bills got to Playoffs after 17 years with Tyrod Taylor Pegula was the Owner everyone was screaming at then too!
  17. Florida has Sabres South and they are Cup winners. Also, Great Weather
  18. Have a Large Family
  19. Trying to pick you up! All Ruff has to do is get in the Playoffs that accepts half the Teams Please don't jump off the Bridge 🙃
  20. In 1000 Islands on St Lawrence River
  21. Try working on a 4 Million Dollar Lab that went down in a Electrical Storm and the Dean of a University Codes on a Room. You have to get the System back up or the Man will Die!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WON!!!!!!!!!!
  22. I retired after 35 years as a Service Engineer on CardioVascular Labs, Catscans, Radiation Therapy and all Xray Imaging Equipment These are Multi-Million Healthcare Imaging Machines that save lives. Worked for Siemens and Philips, also direct for Strong Memorial (U of R) Guarantee you my Troubleshooting on High Tech, Mechanical, Software are some of the Best in the Business. I was the Top Cardio-Vascular guy in Western, Central and Upstate NY till I retired. Also for Philips was the Cardiovascular Specialist in Eastern NY, NH, VT and Maine. Dartmouth Hitchcock and U of Vermont Fletcher Allen had both 60 Million Contracts that I led a Team of guy for 5 years installing all new Imaging Equipment in both Hospitals. You can't run with me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  23. Both played on the same Team in 2022-23. Savoie was the Center and Benson Winger. Patrick said they were the best Tandem he has seen. Wasn't just a couple games, 34.
  24. I have a Job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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