Goaltending is still the issue...

[GoPuckYourself]

6 hours ago, Turbo44 said:

Allen for $4m would work well for all parties. Gives the Sabres a better goalie than UPL IMHO, gives Allen a slight raise, and gives Allen a starting possibility if he beats out UPL

I was just listening to I forgot the guys name on TSN and it's said he's asking for 5M AAV, now i know it's just what he wants but the Sabres might have to pony up for that if they want his services.

[dudacek]

I wouldn’t mind Joel Hofer from the Blues as part of a Byram trade.

Thatcher Demko is a top 10 goalie consistently underrated by Sabrespacers who I don’t think watch him much.

He would be the single most helpful asset on the market to getting the Sabres into the playoffs.

[PerreaultForever]

Assuming no Demko would Korpisalo be adequate for a few years until Levi can shove him aside? He did play pretty decently in Boston (outplayed Swayman) and I'm pretty sure Boston would move that contract for picks/prospects and fairly cheap. 

[Drag0nDan]

14 hours ago, kas23 said:

The amazing this, I think it came down to not blocking Levi, who he thought would be our starter 2 years ago. Meanwhile, Ullmark is on his 3rd team and Levi is still not starting material (and there’s a chance he’ll never be). 

I have more faith in Levi than UPL at this point.  

[Archie Lee]

13 minutes ago, Drag0nDan said:

I have more faith in Levi than UPL at this point.  

I'm not trying to sway anyone on this, but of all the accomplishments of UPL and Levi, the single most impressive thing that either of them has done, and it isn't close in my view, is UPL playing 54 NHL games in 23-24 and going 27-22-4 with a 2.57 GAA and a .910 save %. Nothing Levi has done in his career, comes close to this as it relates to actually translating to NHL success.  I wouldn't say I have tremendous faith in UPL at this point, but at least it can be said he has an actual good NHL season in his recent history.  

[DarthEbriate]

13 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:

Assuming no Demko would Korpisalo be adequate for a few years until Levi can shove him aside? He did play pretty decently in Boston (outplayed Swayman) and I'm pretty sure Boston would move that contract for picks/prospects and fairly cheap. 

No.

I see what you're doing. Don't be trying to get Korpisalo (1 good half season every 4 years) and his garbage contract off of the Bruins ledger. He and his sub.900 game are stuck there forever. The Sabres already have that guy in Luukkonen.

[Drag0nDan]

44 minutes ago, Archie Lee said:

I'm not trying to sway anyone on this, but of all the accomplishments of UPL and Levi, the single most impressive thing that either of them has done, and it isn't close in my view, is UPL playing 54 NHL games in 23-24 and going 27-22-4 with a 2.57 GAA and a .910 save %. Nothing Levi has done in his career, comes close to this as it relates to actually translating to NHL success.  I wouldn't say I have tremendous faith in UPL at this point, but at least it can be said he has an actual good NHL season in his recent history.  

And he cleaned up a lot of his issues in that really nice stretch at the end of the season.  But almost all of those issues re-appeared again last year - Short side cheating, like no side to side moves, rebound control etc. 

[bob_sauve28]

2 minutes ago, Drag0nDan said:

And he cleaned up a lot of his issues in that really nice stretch at the end of the season.  But almost all of those issues re-appeared again last year - Short side cheating, like no side to side moves, rebound control etc. 

He did not handle being the number 1 goalie very well, that's for sure. Would be nice if him and Levi could somehow split the duties and provide some consistency 

[Flashsabre]

Sounds like Canucks are extending Demko. Don’t know what their plan is there.

[LGR4GM]

4 minutes ago, Flashsabre said:

Sounds like Canucks are extending Demko. Don’t know what their plan is there.

It's year 6, Kevyn ain't got no plan.

[apuszczalowski]

I don't think there's much out there on the FA market, and chances are Edmonton goes hard after the top available.

I still think Levi spending another year in Rochester is a good thing, and UPL is still young for a goalie who misses a lot of time from early injuries. He could still develop into something but he probably needs a good backup who can help carry some of the work load if he has some bad games.

[Flashsabre]

Just now, LGR4GM said:

It's year 6, Kevyn ain't got no plan.

In other news water is wet😁

Adams plan is whatever Terry wants done.

[Warriorspikes51]

please acquire a legit goalie that is mostly consistent.   So badly needed. 

[apuszczalowski]

Just now, LGR4GM said:

It's year 6, Kevyn ain't got no plan.

Not true

He has a plan, it's to let the kids develop into superstars which will make them a cup dynasty for the next decade. It's why they won't sign anyone to a deal that would potentially make them better and block one of the precious prospects....

[LGR4GM]

2 minutes ago, Flashsabre said:

In other news water is wet😁

Adams plan is whatever Terry wants done.

Adams plan is whatever Ruff wants, just like it was whatever Granato wanted, and whatever Krueger wanted. 

[GoPuckYourself]

21 minutes ago, Flashsabre said:

In other news water is wet😁

Adams plan is whatever Terry wants done.

The yacht is going to be so polished this year.

[Taro T]

39 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Adams plan is whatever Ruff wants, just like it was whatever Granato wanted, and whatever Krueger wanted. 

Speaking of which, wonder just how much of standing pat at the trade deadline 2 years ago (edit, eh, 3 years now actually) was Granato believing he had what they needed in the room, Pegula not wanting to spend any more than he already'd agreed to, and Adams not wanting to lose any of his precious prospects?  Expecting it was most likely most heavily Donny's beief in his room that led to that.  And he was literally 2 goals from the trade deadline on away from being right.  2 more goals in any game they lost in regulation by 1 goal and he was right and the whole trajectory of how things are going and viewed changes.

Of course, make an adjustment to something that happened that's that small and maybe Teddy Roosevelt never becomes President.

Wonder if Granato ever says, yeah, we should've finalized that offer of x and a lottery protected 1st for y.  Should've bought in on that one.  We were THAT friggin' close.

Edited 6 hours ago by Taro T

[LTS]

1 hour ago, LGR4GM said:

It's year 6, Kevyn ain't got no plan.

There is a plan.

It's as well thought out as those who play Lotto to become millionaires.

It's about as well executed as those who flip a coin at every intersection to figure out how to get where they are going.

BUT!!!

There is a plan.

[Taro T]

3 minutes ago, LTS said:

There is a plan.

It's as well thought out as those who play Lotto to become millionaires.

It's about as well executed as those who flip a coin at every intersection to figure out how to get where they are going.

BUT!!!

There is a plan.

AND the plan WAS adjusted about a year and a half ago.  Original plan never would've seen Mittelstadt, Savoie, &/or Cozens traded.  Now their own can be traded provided the return isn't anyone over the age of 25.

[PerreaultForever]

8 hours ago, DarthEbriate said:

No.

I see what you're doing. Don't be trying to get Korpisalo (1 good half season every 4 years) and his garbage contract off of the Bruins ledger. He and his sub.900 game are stuck there forever. The Sabres already have that guy in Luukkonen.

Oh no, I'm not saying it to help the Bruins. I was joking about Jokiharju and Mitts too. I really am looking at what veteran goalies might be available. Do I think Korpisalo is a great option? No, not really. But I think he'd be available cheap. He looked pretty good at times in Boston last year so I think he could give you Reimer level or better. I'd like Levi to spend another year in Rochester.  You get me another veteran goalie who isn't crap and I'm fine with it. 

[Taro T]

14 minutes ago, PerreaultForever said:

Oh no, I'm not saying it to help the Bruins. I was joking about Jokiharju and Mitts too. I really am looking at what veteran goalies might be available. Do I think Korpisalo is a great option? No, not really. But I think he'd be available cheap. He looked pretty good at times in Boston last year so I think he could give you Reimer level or better. I'd like Levi to spend another year in Rochester.  You get me another veteran goalie who isn't crap and I'm fine with it. 

Veteran.  Cheap.  Has looked good AT TIMES.

Pretty sure this describes every goalie brought in by the Sabres from the outside post-Lehner.

(Not including Levi.)