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YES!!!

Lyon continues to impress. starting to get into a better rhythm, but somebody needs to step up and put pucks in the net for us

This is the exact type of game we’ve seen countless times for so long now that they just presented totally lackluster performance right when they have the opportunity to show that they’re for real. Or at least on that track. This is on a 4-1 lackluster no show type loss, so if they do manage to turn this around and actually get a win, I will be very impressed.

Which also allows us to just let Levi continue to develop at an appropriate pace in Rochester like we did with Miller so long ago.

Why couldn’t they have just called the game right after we scored so annoying

Yeah but we’re scoring 8 goals a game now. So we only need him to be solid, which he has been.

Anyone else pumped for tonight’s game?!?!

Adams shipped out too much offensive firepower in an effort to bolster the defense, which he now touts as elite. A remotely competent GM would not have done this. If he was gonna make those moves like shipping out Peterka and Cozens and Middlestadt, the return would’ve needed to create an actual elite defense. A truly shut down defense with rock, solid goaltending and depth in goal. As OP stated goaltending hasn’t even been an issue—yet— but I don’t think any of us is overly confident in that situation. But what we have now is really just a middling D paired with a very mediocre offense. He has failed repeatedly to create a top line that can change games. I know that Cozens really fell off, but that is not rare for young players in this organization, so I’m not putting it all on the player. He showed at times that he could’ve been quite solid for us for a long time. Personally, I would not have paid him so early, but now look at our offensive output. It’s honestly just mind blowing that only three years ago we were a top three scoring team for a full season. Somebody corrected me if I’m wrong, but it’s at least top five. From there all you needed to do was use our extensive pipeline of assets and some future picks to bolster the defense and land somebody between the pipes that could carry the load as a true number one goalie. Putting all your eggs in UPL was a massive mistake. He has shown that he can be the real deal, but it’s only in flashes so that doesn’t actually help us. Another poster mentioned Silovs and how making a move for him last year made so much sense for us and the cost would’ve been VERY reasonable. I actually took notice of him too. I’m sure like many of you and saw what he did during that playoff run. He’s just not a smart GM. And although I’m still willing to give Owen power more time, because he really does probably need another couple seasons to see if he can be that guy, he is a miss as of right now and that is killing us. I think what bothers me the most is again the fact that we had the fire power and we had them rolling together really well, and we just completely blew that up. You didn’t need to blow that up in order to make our defense in goaltending situations better. I don’t see any way that he can turn this around. And it is disappointing that this team is as bad as many of us pretty much knew they were going to be, and whatever inkling of hope that we held is already gone after three games. Yeah they can start to play better and stuff like that and guys can come back, but this team is noticeably worse and lacking compared to even the last three iterations. just a completely sad situation for a once proud franchise

Making your kid a Sabres fan at this point should be considered child abuse

Meatballs would have this squad 2-0 and up 3-1

I’m giving them five more minutes to put a goal in the friggin net without giving up one before I take the dog for a walk and call this early gotta clear my head for the bills game tonight

Could’ve sworn he spent the summer getting stronger, right? Haha

Wow haha oloffson just completely outmuscled power behind the net

Calling it right now… We’re gonna lose this game

Alright, time for our own 4-1 come back this year, right boys and girls?!?! no? ok😔

Well, Dan did just say that Dahlin is capable of taking over a game…

Diving

And a pussycat meow for shots on goal?

Sabres are playing pretty well but a big difference is their superstar puts the puck in the back of the net with a brilliant individual play while our superstar hands a goal to them. Still a lot of time left though

Two left feet. We should pair him with Krebs who has two left hands.

I love our elite D corps

Who’s going to create offense and actually put the puck in the net

Amazing breakdown and a lot to think about. Tough to choose just one as the best chance to have won it all, you’re right.

Obviously, this is all conjecture, and of the abstract variety, but has it crossed anyone else’s mind that the cup our dear GM won was flat out the best opportunity we ever had to win one and I’m including the 1999 series. I know that we could’ve taken it to game seven and very well may have, but the stars were just a better team. We had the best goalie of all time and a collection of average guys and a ton of grit, but I think the stars win that series 9 out of 10 times. 05-06 was THE year. It was ours and I posted the other day or maybe earlier today about how I am stuck mentally in that year I will never get over that year and that team everything aligned and came together and it was supposed to be ours. So many factors took it away from us so many little things, including Tim Connolly getting head hunted, then all the injuries leading up toward the end of the conference finals. Adams won the cup with the canes. The one that should’ve been ours. This bad juju needs to go and it needs to go now. We were never gonna do anything with a guy who was on the team that took our cup away because for some reason the will of the gods changed on a whim. This guy needs to be gone for that reason alone, but adding the fact that he’s the worst general manager professional sports I think is also another big factor

It’ll only be 10 minutes long because that’s all they’ll be able to get anyone involved with the Sabres to show up for