Jorcus

I don't think the choice has to be made now unless there is a compelling deal on the table. The Sabres can cut a 1 year deal with Byram even if it goes to arbitration. Not ideal but it would buy time to sort things out for the long term. It's interesting that the goals and assist are identical. Doing an NHL edge side by side shows Byram to be equal or better in all categories. I prefer Byram, he is faster and better than both Dahlin and Power at passing. He also has a hard shot. Not as physical as Dahlin on the back end. He is better than Dahlin at breaking up 2 on 1's. The choice is Byram if a choice has to be made.

All these guys are barely AHL material.

I checked again it was not icing it was a puck in the benches that stopped play so we could have changed and not rested.

I have to amend my previous post. I think it was after an icing so we could not replace players but still. I think the time out hurt more than it helped.

Talk about coaching. Was the timeout with 20 seconds to go a good move? Helping the Aves best players time to rest and set up a play? We would have been better off replacing our players with a fresh group and tell them to attack the Ave's and with 20 seconds left if you have to tackle a guy or smash him to the ice go do it. By the time they would sort out the penalty there would be less then 10 seconds left in the the worst case scenario. What a stupid end to the game. Bad coaching for sure and that was Lindy's fault.

This years record 14-20-4 Last years record 15-19-4 Power play still blows.

Now that they are healthy and have better goaltending the Aves are probably the best team in the West. Our speed is useless against them as they have more than we do. Unless we play super solid D and stay out of the box there is little hope of a win. Pray for good bounces.

I am not sure how much speed he has anymore. When looking at the NHL Edge stats I don't care if your the fastest skater, but I do care about how often you skate fast. His metrics have gone down post injury. His 18-20, and 20-22 MPH speed bursts are about average. He is not all that nimble either like Benson or the way Jeff Skinner was. What he seems to lack is any form of aggressiveness in his game. I really don't see him selling out to make a play very often.

When I have seen him which was earlier in the season I would say he did not look out of place on the team but did not stand out either. You have to keep in mind at the start of the season, (and maybe still is) the youngest player in the AHL. Anton Wahlberg is the 4th youngest. Yuri Kulich would still be 45th youngest on the AHL age list at the start of the season. I did see that Juri is second place in the AHL all time for scoring as an 18 year old. Currently on the age list in third place is Felix Unger Sorum. He is in Carolinas system. I don't know if he is any good but having the name Felix Unger counts for something. I think they should trade him to Philly who already has TV named players in Drysdale and Hathaway.

Ain't that the truth. I watched the first period of the Avalanche Utah game and it was the fastest skating I have seen all year. The Aves are starting to roll.

I see ex Amerk/Sabre Vinnie Hinostroza leads the AHL in points and Goaltender Devin Cooley leads the AHL in save percentage. Just thought it was interesting.

Michael Rasmussen is the logical trade target. We have lost Greenway and his contract is going into UFA status. He would be a suitable replacement and is cost controlled for a number of years. Byram is way too much to pay but if they want Greenway plus one of the bottom 6 D men It might work. There are a lot of combinations that could work that trade. Just not sure what Wings are looking for.

He does a good job keeping an eye on the Sabres prospects. He has a website and podcast at Sabresprospects.com

I used to fly out of Toronto for winter Sunshine trips but even with the exchange rate the prices are about equal flying out of Buffalo. Once prices normalized after the pandemic it seemed like the deep vacation discounts were gone.

Biron is way better. It also helps that he is in the booth and able to see the whole ice. When Ray is between the benches it should be as a third person on the broadcast. He is very repetitive in commentary. I hope things turn out ok for him whatever is going on.

Miller has a no movement clause so if the nucks need to divorce these two it's Petterson who will go somewhere but they have to do it this year. No way Miller would waive to come here.

I think he can make the team next year. He is the one American I think should be on a no trade list. His plus minus is plus 33 in less than 100 games played which is incredible. He is big and tough.

I think the Washington laughing at us ship has sailed.

I look at this a different way. Unless Zach Benson can get faster and get a harder shot we are seeing all that Zach Benson will ever be. He skates well in short spaces but does not have up and down the ice speed. In that respect he is one of he slowest players on the team. He also has the weakest shot. He does have high end hockey smarts he can rob pucks off others sticks but the more I see him the less I think he will be a top 6 forward any time soon. I just don't know where he fits on this team right now. You might have to wait 3-4 years to hope he gets faster and develops a hockey shot but Is that what we need. We all like that he is one of the few who goes to the front of the net but most goalies see right over the top of him. I know this team needs net front guys but we need big ones who can tip them in. The reality is there are very few players that have NHL level skills in terms of athleticism. We have to keep and coach the ones we have and try to find more. Isn't that what the Bills do? I hope Zach does well, he certainly try's hard. I would not call him a sure thing.

I recommend the Rifftrax version. Watching without commentary is like watching the Sabres and there is only so much of that one can take.

It's not the worst idea top bring in 3 or 4 hitters and at least watch games where we are the tougher bunch. I don't think I want them running our own guys. I don't really want to swap our good players. It's the middle 6 that's the problem. If it were me I would shed Quinn, Benson and Krebs Before I was trading away Cozens and Byram. Replace those three with some big hitters and watch the Ice open up for the other guys. You need another big guy for the back end so out goes Joker or Bryson or both. A little different style and maybe Sammy finds his game clearing space again.

When I saw our third line last night it brought out what this article was saying. I can just see it after the game. Benson and Kulich handing Krebs $20 for a 12 pack because they are not old enough to buy beer. Still we have to throw them out against one of the better teams in the NHL.

There are other options, You could put Bryson, Gilbert, Aube-Kubel or Malenstyn on waivers and if they clear go to Rochester. If they get taken you just go find someone else.

Petterson is a huge long term commitment for a guy who is not as hard edge as what we need. Vancouver wants a D man first so it would have to be Power or Byram in the deal. Also the contract goes to no movement next year so if you want to dump him in 3 years he will have a say in where he would go. It's a big risk, and I don't think it's a fit.

Terrible period by him. First goal started with his pass to no one from behind the net. Gets to rapping his stick on the power play, gets the pass but does not shoot. Fumbles puck away. Can't win a battle in the defense zone.