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hubie
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt Ellis is my patronus, NY
Joined: 06.28.2011

Nov 22 @ 3:41 PM ET
Were we supposed to be good this year, whether it be against starters or backups?
- Powerslave


NO but people think we are one small piece away form a playoff contender.... we are way off that mark
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011

Nov 22 @ 3:43 PM ET
NO but people think we are one small piece away form a playoff contender.... we are way off that mark
- hubie



Well, that's obviously not true. But the cavalry is coming.
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Nov 22 @ 3:43 PM ET
probably the only starter we played against
- homiedclown



We played Demko and won. Jarry and won.
lulags
Buffalo Sabres
Location: St Louis
Joined: 02.24.2007

Nov 22 @ 3:43 PM ET
They weren't doing it for Eichel why would they do it for a "underachieving" D-man and a 27 year old winger...

Gibson's a top goalie in the league. Drys and Zegras are top prospects in the league and the 1st is just extra for what?

- DirtyDan

When did I say We’d get all of this?
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Nov 22 @ 3:44 PM ET
very similar numbers as a sabre that risto had aside from risto not being a plus 67
- homiedclown


Smelhik couldn't hit a beach ball in today's game ☝️

Clearly different era 's
hubie
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt Ellis is my patronus, NY
Joined: 06.28.2011

Nov 22 @ 3:44 PM ET
Well, that's obviously not true. But the cavalry is coming.
- Powerslave

Hasnt that been the battle cry since I was in High school?
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Nov 22 @ 3:45 PM ET
What if Trading Dahlin and Oloffson gets us a top 10-15 pick this draft, legit starting goalie with term, top 4 RHD, and a first line centre. Deal done?
- lulags



Right here is where you said we'd get all of it
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Nov 22 @ 3:46 PM ET
What if Trading Dahlin and Oloffson gets us a top 10-15 pick this draft, legit starting goalie with term, top 4 RHD, and a first line centre. Deal done?
- lulags


So Vegas' 1st next year, lehner , whitecloud and eichel?


homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Nov 22 @ 3:46 PM ET
We played Demko and won. Jarry and won.
- DirtyDan

how many backups did we lose to?

over half our games are vs backups and backups usually play 30 percent of the games
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Nov 22 @ 3:48 PM ET
Smelhik couldn't hit a beach ball in today's game ☝️

Clearly different era 's

- Boss34

230 points is a huge difference for plus minus, like 30 points per year

let alone difference in playoff points
lulags
Buffalo Sabres
Location: St Louis
Joined: 02.24.2007

Nov 22 @ 3:49 PM ET
So Vegas' 1st next year, lehner , whitecloud and eichel?
- Boss34[/quote
Vegas would have to add more and retain 1/2 Eichel salary
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Nov 22 @ 3:49 PM ET
NO but people think we are one small piece away form a playoff contender.... we are way off that mark
- hubie

2 top 4 RD
legit goalie
proven center


and this is assuming almost all the prospects hit
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Nov 22 @ 3:50 PM ET
how many backups did we lose to?

over half our games are vs backups and backups usually play 30 percent of the games

- homiedclown


Losing and playing bad are completely different... Our "starter" is 40 and has played 6 games. Which is 35% of our games which means we've played our Back-up or 3rd string in 65% of our games

Markstrom wasn't the only starter we've played against. The other 2 I count we beat sooooooo, stop trying to make a new argument every time I stump you.
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Nov 22 @ 3:51 PM ET
risto -163
smehlik plus 67

- homiedclown


Risto 1404 hits
Risto 248 points (mid 20's)

Smelhik 0 hits 🤔
Smelick 195 points (retired)

*yes I realize they just starting tracking hits.
hubie
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt Ellis is my patronus, NY
Joined: 06.28.2011

Nov 22 @ 3:52 PM ET
how many backups did we lose to?

over half our games are vs backups and backups usually play 30 percent of the games

- homiedclown


Ill half say im wrong but half our loses are to back ups
Bos- Ullmark but id call it split starter
NJ0 Daws
LA Quick
TOr Woll
Ny Georgy
Hatboro_Swords
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Next year is gonna be 05/06 all over again, PA
Joined: 07.30.2010

Nov 22 @ 3:52 PM ET
What if Trading Dahlin and Oloffson gets us a top 10-15 pick this draft, legit starting goalie with term, top 4 RHD, and a first line centre. Deal done?
- lulags

I like where your head's at, but we need to get a real NHL Ready Center in addition to the pick and swap Goalofsson with Super Sniper Tage Thompson. That was a sweet assist he had on the Rangers Game Winner. He blows. He always has, he always will. Something the 3ER immediately declared. And like they always say and has been proven throughout the history of this site, 3ER isn't always right, but ain't never been wrong.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Nov 22 @ 3:53 PM ET
4 guys. TT was actually working for last 20 seconds of the game.

Yoy can give me UPL isnt ready all you want, but this is one week that was clearly marked on the schedule as more important than other weeks, and instead of putting our best out there we've got Aaron Dell. Yuck.

I hope attendance drop to 4k then 2k. But, hey, when it's really important (you know March when we're 20 points out of the last WC spot) we'll see the youngsters. Because one week in November would break all of them. If theyre that fragile they wont make it in the NHL to begin with.

- lacaprup


Why exactly was this week more important than others?
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Nov 22 @ 3:53 PM ET
Risto 1404 hits
Risto 248 points (mid 20's)

Smelhik 0 hits 🤔
Smelick 195 points (retired)

*yes I realize they just starting tracking hits.

- Boss34



One played on one of the best sabre teams of all time and one played on some of the worst teams of all-time
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Nov 22 @ 3:53 PM ET
[quote=Boss34]So Vegas' 1st next year, lehner , whitecloud and eichel?
- lulags[/quote
Vegas would have to add more and retain 1/2 Eichel salary


Well.played 😀😀😀
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Nov 22 @ 3:55 PM ET
One played on one of the best sabre teams of all time and one played on some of the worst teams of all-time
- DirtyDan


Ok, your clearly Bosses alternate account. 👀
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Nov 22 @ 3:56 PM ET
Losing and playing bad are completely different...

Markstrom wasn't the only starter we've played against. The other 2 I count we beat sooooooo, stop trying to make a new argument every time I stump you.

- DirtyDan



do we beat the bolts if Vasilevskiy is in net?

do we beat the Ducks if Gibson is in net?

do we beat the Habs if Allen is in net?

do we beat the Oilers if Koskinen is in net?

thats over half our wins, and we beat the yotes, pens with 45 of 46 saves and the nucks

plan the parade we are on par with the leafs, panthers, bruins, and bolts


wait we cant hang with the red wings
lulags
Buffalo Sabres
Location: St Louis
Joined: 02.24.2007

Nov 22 @ 3:56 PM ET
I like where your head's at, but we need to get a real NHL Ready Center in addition to the pick and swap Goalofsson with Super Sniper Tage Thompson. That was a sweet assist he had on the Rangers Game Winner. He blows. He always has, he always will. Something the 3ER immediately declared. And like they always say and has been proven throughout the history of this site, 3ER isn't always right, but ain't never been wrong.
- Hatboro_Swords

Ditch the pick I mentioned, and you are more in line with what I’m trying to sell.
I’m just trying to point out that We can be a great team if we accept what it takes to get there. It’s not ruining 4-5 more prospects over the next couple of years by trying to put the weight of the world on their backs too soon. It will cost more than money and garbage to get the right pieces in place in the next 2 years
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Nov 22 @ 3:57 PM ET
Ok, your clearly Bosses alternate account. 👀
- Boss34

even you dont think we are a goalie away from playoffs

I would hope
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Nov 22 @ 3:57 PM ET
One played on one of the best sabre teams of all time and one played on some of the worst teams of all-time
- DirtyDan

one was part of the solution, one part of the problem
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Nov 22 @ 3:58 PM ET
2 top 4 RD
legit goalie
proven center


and this is assuming almost all the prospects hit

- homiedclown


This looks accurate to me….
Although maybe we could say 1 RD bc we have Jokiharju
I think he’s top4 quality
But with all the youth we’ll have on the left side next year with Power & Samuelsson- another solid RD wouldn’t hurt
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