Flashsabre Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 Fun question, no wrong answers. Who do you choose as your Sabres “Core 5”? The five players you would lock in as the 5 to keep and build around while other pieces move in and out. I’m going to go outside the box a little: 1) Dahlin 2) Power 3) Cozens 4) Levi 5) Tuch Tuch over Tage was a tough decision but they are close enough in age that I went with Tuch because I feel he brings just a bit more to the team overall. Tage, Muel and Quinn are my next tier just outside the core. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 Are you referring to the untouchable ones that you would not trade for Connor Bedard? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 (edited) 5 minutes ago, SDS said: Are you referring to the untouchable ones that you would not trade for Connor Bedard? If you do not know who Bedard is, you should not join the……. ahhh, nevermind. Edited May 4, 2023 by Weave 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 There is no one on this team I won’t trade for Bedard one for one. The question is how much more would I have to give to get a Bedard desl done that makes such a trade highly unlikely. The Sabres core 5 are Levi, Power, Dahlin, Cozens and TNT for now. However, KA isn’t moving on from Tuch, Samuelsson or Quinn either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zamboni Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 I think the core is larger than 5. 4 9 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 Dahlin and Power absolutely for sure. I think you have to assume centers next so Thompson and Cozens. I might be convinced to exchange Tuch for one of them. I need to see a full season with Levi before I proclaim him a core player, but if he doesn’t establish himself as one over the next 2 seasons we might be *****. Wonder how the players change if we ever see them on a playoff series? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 Thompson - Tuch - Dhalin - Power - Samuellson - Tuch - Quinn - Cozens - Levi 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Claude Balls Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 31 minutes ago, Huckleberry said: Thompson - Tuch - Dhalin - Power - Samuellson - Tuch - Quinn - Cozens - Levi Does Tuch have a brother we don't know about? 😉 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 4 minutes ago, Claude Balls said: Does Tuch have a brother we don't know about? 😉 He actually does, but in canadiens system 🙂 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
French Collection Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 I really want Levi to be a part of the core but he must earn that. I don’t know why it has to be a hard and fast number like 5 but my 5 are: Dahlin, Cozens, Thompson, Power and Tuch. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 Has to be Dahlin, Power, Thompson, Cozens, Tuch right now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashsabre Posted May 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 21 minutes ago, French Collection said: I really want Levi to be a part of the core but he must earn that. I don’t know why it has to be a hard and fast number like 5 but my 5 are: Dahlin, Cozens, Thompson, Power and Tuch. In reality it doesn’t and isn’t. I just wanted to see if you had to limit it to 5 if most people would be on the same page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 47 minutes ago, Huckleberry said: He actually does, but in canadiens system 🙂 But it seems like you actually do know about him. 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattPie Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 14 minutes ago, SDS said: But it seems like you actually do know about him. 🤔 LOL, Alex Tuch's has siblings that are fraternal twins named Luke and Leah (Luke is in the Habs system). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 48 minutes ago, Curt said: Has to be Dahlin, Power, Thompson, Cozens, Tuch right now. For me, I’ll go Dahlin Power Cozens Thompson Quinn ..probably in order Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Train Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 2 hours ago, Zamboni said: I think the core is larger than 5. Maybe he's referring to his 7 man street hockey team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pi2000 Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 To me a team core is a combination of ability, locker room presence, and how bad they want to be here. These are the heart and soul guys who create the team culture and younger players look up to. 5 most core guys: Dahlin, Thompson, Cozens, Tuch, Samuelsson I'm not counting Okposo because he's not under contract. Power, Quinn, Krebs, Peterka are still too young. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty P Viaduct Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 6 guys on the ice: Dahlin Power Cozens Thompson Tuch Levi +Quinn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmoe Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 Why a core 5? Seems obvious we have a bigger core than that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted May 5, 2023 Report Share Posted May 5, 2023 1 hour ago, JoeSchmoe said: Why a core 5? Seems obvious we have a bigger core than that. He already explained it. Sheesh. You can always start your own concept thread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two or less Posted May 5, 2023 Report Share Posted May 5, 2023 Core 5- Dahlin Power Thompson Cozens Tuch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matter2003 Posted May 5, 2023 Report Share Posted May 5, 2023 12 minutes ago, Two or less said: Core 5- Dahlin Power Thompson Cozens Tuch ^This Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
French Collection Posted May 5, 2023 Report Share Posted May 5, 2023 I was curious about a couple of recent cores of successful teams. Tampa’s run from 2018/19 to 2021/22 included 2 Cups, 3 Finals and a President’s Trophy. They had 9 guys play all four of those years. Non core guys they have kept are Killorn, Cirelli, Cernak and Sergachev. Chicago’s run of 3 Cups in 6 years had 8 guys there for the whole thing. Crawford wasn’t a factor in the first Cup while Sharp and Hjalmarsson are not really core players. I am surprised at how much roster churn there is in 4-6 year periods. Those two team’s cores were around 5 but some of the players not considered core were pretty darned important. Sharp was a good all round player and Hjalmarsson was an underrated shutdown D. When the Sabres hit contender status it will be interesting to see who remains and who gets moved. I’ll have to not get too attached to players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted May 5, 2023 Report Share Posted May 5, 2023 Dahlin Tuch Power Cozens Mitts Fight me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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