Carmel Corn

Benson and maybe Tuch. Honorable mention to Doan.

IMHO - Tuch's body language already looks like he's checked-out. I hate to lose him (especially for nothing), but no chance he'll be a Sabre next season.

Until “analytics” can properly assess the HEART of a player, I don’t otherwise have much use for them. I don’t need to see numbers to tell me if a guy gives a crap about winning a game or sticking up for his teammates.

If Kevyn had the balls to strive for a much needed culture change, then IMHO it is clear he needs to move UPL out. UPL hasn’t been part of the solution for how many years now and I’d like to see his salary used for other talent. I’m not in the locker room, but what little I see tells me the guys like Lyon and Ellis more. Only the Sabres can keep repeating the same mistakes over and over again….in this case a 3 headed goalie monster.

2 wins, 4 losses.

Sorry, but no on the latter. Sabres keep losing and we don’t get a new toy (ex. New GM), but rather more coal in our stocking (Kevyn and maybe Seth)

IMHO - it's not about strength and pounds for Power, but rather how he's wired inside his head. If Power played with half the aggression and tenacity as say Z. Benson does, we would not be having this conversation. Size does not matter for Power, which is a shame in that he'll never take advantage of it. If he was only 6-0 tall (vs. 6-5), I don't think he would have been drafted in the top 5, let alone first overall. I hope I'm wrong, but for now I don't expect to see much improvement vs. what we have already seen. I was WRONG about Muel, so maybe I'll be wrong about Power 😉

UPL flopping around like a fish out of water there.

I can only hope this is true…but could be more problematic if he gets lit up.

WTF! Do they not appreciate Alex Lyon?!?!

What an F’d Up organization!!! Did they forget a guy named Alex Lyon who played pretty well before they gave him a rest….incompetent decision making at a level never seen before in professional sports.

Sorry, but no….he knows enough to understand you have to hire professionals who have a track record of success vs. a bunch of first-time rookies (ex. Murray, Botterill and Adams were never head GM’s before). He also knows you have to spend money (salary cap) vs. trying to save your way to prosperity. What he doesn’t know is how to get out of the way and let true professionals run the team. He thinks he’s part of the solution, but rather is the root of the problem.

That and/or people who will listen to and obey him.

I'm starting to believe that the Tuch situation will evolve into the worst case scenario.....meaning nothing happens at the deadline and he walks away for nothing in return. GMKA may not trade Tuch because he foolishly believes the team can still contend for the playoffs and will therefore hang onto to him at the deadline. Another team will sign Tuch in the off-season and we are left empty-handed. I consider this as Kevyn's parting gift before he gets lynched by the fans....that or Pegula extends or promotes him.

RE: Sabres becoming a playoff team - the REAL issue isn't just the management and staff, but rather the OWNERSHIP. Until ownership changes (I don't think Pegula is capable of change), this team will never be a true cup contender. Sure, he may get lucky some year and make the playoffs, but that's about all we can hope for. Pegula is an egotistical coward, meaning he thinks he's smarter than everybody else but still hides from any accountability himself. HE is the problem.!