Sabres call up Tyson Kozak

[Brawndo]

Tyson Kozak recalled-probably means Kulich will miss some time 

[LGR4GM]

Makes sense. 

[Doohickie]

Good.  I like the dude.  And unlike other prospects, he's had a couple of seasons in the A for development.

[GASabresIUFAN]

I guess this means McLeod goes back to 3rd line center.

[LGR4GM]

1 minute ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

I guess this means McLeod goes back to 3rd line center.

IMPO, if Ruff has any brains he will leave the McLeod line alone. They were pretty decent against Washington. I would just put Quinn with Benson and Krebs and give Kozak the 4th line job.

Benson-Kulich-Krebs

Quinn-Lafferty-NAK

To 

Benson-Krebs-Quinn

Kozak-Lafferty-NAK

and leave this alone

Zucker-Cozens-Thompson

Peterka-McLeod-Tuch

[PASabreFan]

Who loves it, baby?

[GASabresIUFAN]

5 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

IMPO, if Ruff has any brains he will leave the McLeod line alone. They were pretty decent against Washington. I would just put Quinn with Benson and Krebs and give Kozak the 4th line job.

Benson-Kulich-Krebs

Quinn-Lafferty-NAK

To 

Benson-Krebs-Quinn

Kozak-Lafferty-NAK

and leave this alone

Zucker-Cozens-Thompson

Peterka-McLeod-Tuch

So the current spine is;

Cozens

McLeod 

Krebs

Lafferty

Is it any wonder this team struggles to score and win hockey games?

[DarthEbriate]

Too bad about Kulich. Even if Kozak doesn't dress, this is the right roster move.

[LGR4GM]

Just now, GASabresIUFAN said:

So the current spine is;

Cozens

McLeod 

Krebs

Lafferty

Is it any wonder this team struggles to score and win hockey games?

I mean, you could also do

Tage

Cozens

McLeod

Krebs 

if that makes it better. We fail to score in win hockey games because we lack heart and grit. 

[GASabresIUFAN]

Just now, LGR4GM said:

I mean, you could also do

Tage

Cozens

McLeod

Krebs 

if that makes it better. We fail to score in win hockey games because we lack heart and grit. 

… and talent.  

[LGR4GM]

Practice lines today: 1/8/2025

‪Heather Engel‬ ‪@engelheather.bsky.social‬

Lines and pairings:

Zucker-Cozens-Thompson

Peterka-McLeod-Tuch

Benson-Krebs-Quinn

NAK-Kozak-Lafferty

Dahlin-Byram

Power-Clifton

Samuelsson-Jokiharju

Gilbert-Bryson

[LETSTUCHINGO]

I like those lines. If Cozens can't get going with Zucker and Tage, he's sadly a lost cause!

Edited January 8, 2025 by LETSTUCHINGO

[matter2003]

He told Kulich to get the Bozak

[Brawndo]

Kulich is week to week 

[DarthEbriate]

12 minutes ago, LETSTUCHINGO said:

I like those lines. If Cozens can't get going with Zucker and Tage, he's sadly a lost cause!

That's probably their best line configuration, with Malenstyn over NAK once he's back from (illness? day-to-dayness?). I like Bryson's hustle, but Joker is the better all-around D if he's being feisty.

[PASabreFan]

14 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

Kulich is week to week 

Like, OMG.

[Weave]

16 minutes ago, Stoner said:

Like, OMG.

I can’t even.

[Doohickie]

fer sure?

[Taro T]

2 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

So the current spine is;

Cozens

McLeod 

Krebs

Lafferty

Is it any wonder this team struggles to score and win hockey games?

 

2 hours ago, LGR4GM said:

I mean, you could also do

Tage

Cozens

McLeod

Krebs 

if that makes it better. We fail to score in win hockey games because we lack heart and grit. 

Ruff said after the Caps game that the reason Thompson was on the wing was due to some injury he's playing through.  So not likely we see Tage at C until that's better.

[xzy89c1]

thompson is not a center. never has been. there is reason we play better when he is on wing.

[inkman]

1 hour ago, Brawndo said:

Kulich is week to week 

 

1 hour ago, Stoner said:

Like, OMG.

 

49 minutes ago, Weave said:

I can’t even.

Just effin say he’s out weeks.  Designate however many you think it might be 2-4, 4-8, whatever and be done with it. This stupid ambiguous week to week nonsense is a farce.  

[inkman]

20 minutes ago, xzy89c1 said:

thompson is not a center. never has been. there is reason we play better when he is on wing.

You do remember these years with him at wing?

 

[Pimlach]

9 minutes ago, inkman said:

You do remember these years with him at wing?

 

He was a kid then too.  He is not a 40 goal scorer because he is a center.   He is a 40 goal scorer because he has a great shot.  

[steveoath]

What’s happened to Greenway?

[LTS]

2 minutes ago, steveoath said:

What’s happened to Greenway?

He had surgery on something.  He's out for awhile.  It's weeks to weeks. 😉