Panthers hired ex-Colts coach Frank Reich as head coach.
- SABRES 89

See what he can do with Sam Darnold lol

See what he can do with Will Levis lol
- BeadyEyedDouche

fixed

Panthers hired ex-Colts coach Frank Reich as head coach.
- SABRES 89

just add another mistake to that teams list of mistakes..

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How Much Have the Sabres Changed in Two Years?
Comparing the Sabres of today to those of 2021.

By Melissa Burgess on January 26, 2023 9:00 am


Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
The transformation of the Buffalo Sabres over the past two years has been immense. Today’s team is leaps and bounds from that of two years ago, and I wanted to see just how much things have changed.


To provide a fair comparison, I pulled up the Sabres’ roster on January 26, 2021. Here’s what the roster looked like for practice that morning. Players in bold are still with the team today.

Taylor Hall - Jack Eichel - Sam Reinhart

Victor Olofsson - Eric Staal - Dylan Cozens

Tobias Rieder - Cody Eakin - Kyle Okposo

Jeff Skinner - Curtis Lazar - Riley Sheahan

Extras: Casey Mittelstadt, Tage Thompson

(Zemgus Girgensons must have been injured or sick. Henri Jokiharju was injured.)

Jake McCabe - Rasmus Ristolainen

Matt Irwin - Brandon Montour

Rasmus Dahlin - Colin Miller

Linus Ullmark, Carter Hutton, Jonas Johansson

.... what a roster, eh? I mean, Tage Thompson was a healthy scratch.

Ralph Krueger was still the team’s head coach, for goodness’ sake. The actual stats from that point in 2021 aren’t very meaningful, given that the team had only played six games, but looking at the lineup itself provides a significant indication of just how much has changed.

I don’t want to focus on the players that aren’t in Buffalo anymore. They’ve all gone elsewhere for one reason or another, through trade or free agency or what have you. More than anything, it’s about thinking about how the few players remaining from that roster have grown immensely over the years, and how new additions have helped the team flourish.


It’s evident the most in the swap from Krueger to Don Granato, and how much that change has helped players like Jeff Skinner flourish. It’s the emergence of Tage Thompson, from a four-liner to a healthy scratch to one of the top scorers in the entire league. It’s the growth of Rasmus Dahlin to a top-pairing offensive defender who plays over 25 minutes regularly.

Here are the players who are now on the Sabres’ roster who weren’t on that day two years ago, and where they were that season:

Rasmus Asplund played 28 games with the Sabres that year, but also three with Rochester.
Tyson Jost played 54 games with the Colorado Avalanche, for 17 points.
Peyton Krebs captained the Winnipeg Ice, scoring 43 points in 24 games. He also made his NHL & AHL debuts with the Vegas Golden Knights and the Henderson Silver Knights.
JJ Peterka played 30 games with EHC München (20 points) and 12 games with EC Salzburg (16 points).
Jack Quinn had nine points (2-7) in 15 games with the Amerks.
Alex Tuch skated in 55 games for Vegas scoring 33 points (18-15).
Jacob Bryson appeared in five games for Rochester and had nine points (1-8) in 38 NHL games.
Kale Clague was an alternate captain with the AHL’s Ontario Reign & also skated for the Kings.
Ilya Lyubushkin appeared in 42 games with the Arizona Coyotes, as well as five games with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the KHL.
Owen Power was in his pre-draft season at the University of Michigan and had 16 points in 26 games.
Mattias Samuelsson spent most of the season in Rochester and had 13 points in 23 games. He also skated in 12 gamester the Sabres.
Craig Anderson was in his first, and only - very brief - season with the Washington Capitals. He appeared in four games.
Eric Comrie played four games with the AHL’s Manitoba Moose and one game with the New Jersey Devils.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen was loaned to TPS for 13 games, but also appeared in 14 games for the Amerks and four games for the Sabres.
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And some are coming to the end of there ELC's and haven't sniffed the NHL.
- Buff36

https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl2019e.html

there are 7 players with 10 or less NHL games..

is it a surprise that most of them are in the bottom 5 of the draft, right where Johnson is?

if he signs with buffalo this season he could end up with more NHL games than 5 of those players on that list by july

https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl2019e.html

there are 7 players with 10 or less NHL games..

is it a surprise that most of them are in the bottom 5 of the draft, right where Johnson is?

if he signs with buffalo this season he could end up with more NHL games than 5 of those players on that list by july
- SabresFaninIndiana

He's are TDL pick up.

He's are TDL pick up.
- Buff36

he cant be worse than Bryson, can he? i hope not

fixed
- homiedclown

Will you be hanging out at a 49ers backers bar on Sunday?

Jacob Bryson appeared in five games for Rochester and had nine points (1-8) in 38 NHL games.
- Buff36

Bryson 1g 7a for 8 pts in 39 games this year... Some things do stay the same

he cant be worse than Bryson, can he? i hope not
- SabresFaninIndiana

I cannot guarantee he will be here but I can guarantee he is already better than Bryson at playing defense.

I cannot guarantee he will be here but I can guarantee he is already better than Bryson at playing defense.
- DirtyDan

Got a really good transition game, his skating is top notch. Never be the offensive Dman, but we don't need that, we need his quick transitions.

Will you be hanging out at a 49ers backers bar on Sunday?
- RichardRoma

nope, hanging at your mom's house if you ever leave her basement

I cannot guarantee he will be here but I can guarantee he is already better than Bryson at playing defense.
- DirtyDan

looking at the contracts of bryson, joker and vinny


adams overpays to keep crap in house for continuity

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How Much Have the Sabres Changed in Two Years?
Comparing the Sabres of today to those of 2021.

By Melissa Burgess on January 26, 2023 9:00 am


Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
The transformation of the Buffalo Sabres over the past two years has been immense. Today’s team is leaps and bounds from that of two years ago, and I wanted to see just how much things have changed.


To provide a fair comparison, I pulled up the Sabres’ roster on January 26, 2021. Here’s what the roster looked like for practice that morning. Players in bold are still with the team today.

Taylor Hall - Jack Eichel - Sam Reinhart

Victor Olofsson - Eric Staal - Dylan Cozens

Tobias Rieder - Cody Eakin - Kyle Okposo

Jeff Skinner - Curtis Lazar - Riley Sheahan

Extras: Casey Mittelstadt, Tage Thompson

(Zemgus Girgensons must have been injured or sick. Henri Jokiharju was injured.)

Jake McCabe - Rasmus Ristolainen

Matt Irwin - Brandon Montour

Rasmus Dahlin - Colin Miller

Linus Ullmark, Carter Hutton, Jonas Johansson

.... what a roster, eh? I mean, Tage Thompson was a healthy (20 points)
- Buff36

I completely forgot that Irwin and Reider played for us.

nope, hanging at your mom's house if you ever leave her basement
- homiedclown

I pity you

looking at the contracts of bryson, joker and vinny


adams overpays to keep crap in house for continuity
- homiedclown

Still concerned that Adams and Donnie are too nice for this.

Still concerned that Adams and Donnie are too nice for this.
- Lunaion

eh, signing comrie and then him becoming goalie 3, along with re-signing hinistroza and then shivving him to the minors are both pretty ruthless moves

Still concerned that Adams and Donnie are too nice for this.
- Lunaion

Is there a meaner GM/Coach combination out there that should be running the team?

eh, signing comrie and then him becoming goalie 3, along with re-signing hinistroza and then shivving him to the minors are both pretty ruthless moves
- robz228

Straining for 3 weeks before accepting defeat and sending Vinny down is the opposite of ruthless, imo.

looking at the contracts of bryson, joker and vinny


adams overpays to keep crap in house for continuity
- homiedclown

He did have to get to the floor, And I wouldn't call Hinny or Joker crap.

One lost his spot here and the other is a young D.

Still concerned that Adams and Donnie are too nice for this.
- Lunaion

we wil find out when girgens and okposo and resigned this summer and their term

and jost

Keep going, this is fun stuff
- Buff36

Ya, I like doing this financial projections.

Just ran the numbers for the next two years. Based on the outcome, I'd fully support the FO going after Meier...even at $9m.
Also, they could conceivably go after a Matt Dumba if he was on their list.

They would need to count on an influx of Kids taking over the bottom 6 on ELC's then Bridge deals.

That includes:
Locking up Cozens at $7.5m, Power at $6.5m, Dahlin at $10.5m.
Young guys coming in include Johnson, Savoie, Levi, Kulich, Rousek.
Guys going out include
Okposo, Girgs, Mitts, Olo.

Fun exercise

He did have to get to the floor, And I wouldn't call Hinny or Joker crap.

One lost his spot here and the other is a young D.
- DirtyDan

Jesper Fast 2 mil vs Zemgus Girgensons 2.2 mil

Michael Bunting 950k or Vinny at 1.7 mil

Erik Gustafsson at 800k/Nick Jensen at 2.5 mil or Bryson/Joker/Lyubushkin

Guys going out include
Okposo, Girgs, Mitts, Olo.

Fun exercise
- IonSabres

adams will hold on to 3 of them like an anaconda squeezes it's prey

Jesper Fast 2 mil vs Zemgus Girgensons 2.2 mil

Michael Bunting 950k or Vinny at 1.7 mil

Erik Gustafsson at 800k/Nick Jensen at 2.5 mil or Bryson/Joker/Lyubushkin
- homiedclown

Zemgus not even gunna discuss cause I think hes just the worst.

Bunting barely even played before that contract. While Vinnie has some decent seasons on his belt.

I'll take Joker and his potential over some 30+ year olds.