Klingberg was traded for scraps he could have helped in a playoff push
- sabresfan69

We are not in a playoff push, we are in a learning and development year.

We are not in a playoff push, we are in a learning and development year.
- Buff36

Wasn't that last year? isn't that going to be next year too?

Top 3 scoring team in a "learning" year.

What tf are we learning?? Not defense

Please, enlighten me. How are they possibly a top 3 franchise?.
- Wetbandit1

Dollar dollar bills and lots of


fans

Wasn't that last year? isn't that going to be next year too?
- DirtyDan

Excuse 5000 - “youngest team in the league”

WTF you think is gona happen next year when we lose Okposo and Andy.

Youngest team in the league excuse built right back I.

I had 800 words of pure vitriol written before they traded for Greenway
- Hank Balling

Some of it was recycled into this piece but here's the outtakes:

Wasn't that last year? isn't that going to be next year too?
- DirtyDan

Well if we are going internal growth, they need to draft a few Defenseman. So tak8ng that into account, I say 2027-28 looking good. By that time they will have evaluated Olofsson so we should be good.

Top 3 scoring team in a "learning" year.

What tf are we learning?? Not defense
- DirtyDan

Vibes

And before anyone says “We’ll Ottawa did it” no crap.

Pierre Dorrion is a dead man walking, heck it’s a miracle he hasn’t been fired already.

If he doesn’t make the playoffs this year he could be donezo. What does he care if the trades he made today blow up in his face ?

Ottawa could very well survive if Debrincant and Chychrun screw off within the next two years, but they would be worse off then if they had just drafted Savoie/Kasper/Korchinski to begin with.

Adams is risk averse today, doesn’t mean he will be when this team is ready to be more than a first round doormat
- Swedish_Jesus

I don’t mean to single you out here, but again, you and others act like the Sabres are guaranteed a playoff spot next season for some reason.

They aren’t. They need to make moves to get there. It’s not just automatically happening.

Adams has put a ton of pressure on this offseason

Some of it was recycled into this piece but here's the outtakes:


- Hank Balling

Don’t ever leave us!

I don’t mean to single you out here, but again, you and others act like the Sabres are guaranteed a playoff spot next season for some reason.

They aren’t. They need to make moves to get there. It’s not just automatically happening.

Adams has put a ton of pressure on this offseason
- sbroads24

Pressure on Who ?

So now that the deadline is over

My top 6 next year
Tage
Tuch
Skinner
Cozens
Quinn
Xxxxx

Bottom 6
Greenway
Krebs
Peterka
Jost
Xxx
Xxx
- ImThatGuy

Mitts is probably on the team next year, and maybe Kulich can make it out of camp not sure what you do with Savoie. It sounds like Adams was in on Chychrun so they know they need help. Concern is if they go UPL/ Comrie

If they bring back Girgs for the 4th line that's fine

Tuch-Thompson-Skinner
Kulich-Cozens-Quinn
Peterka-Krebs-Greenway
?-Jost-Mitts

Mitts is probably on the team next year, and maybe Kulich can make it out of camp not sure what you do with Savoie. It sounds like Adams was in on Chychrun so they know they need help. Concern is if they go UPL/ Comrie

If they bring back Girgs for the 4th line that's fine

Tuch-Thompson-Skinner
Kulich-Cozens-Quinn
Peterka-Krebs-Greenway
?-Jost-Mitts
- mattmoulson

Mitts as 4LW is bad asset management

Mitts as 4LW is bad asset management
- washedup20

He's going to hit 50 points this year. I think he goes in a package to get the d man they need.

Sabres fans are largely done with him but he has value

Two final takeaways from Adams presser:

1. He's quite happy with the goaltending. WTF!? Be ready for UPL and Comrie.

2. As soon as he tells everyone how awesome our goaltending is, he says, "Well. Thanks, guys. I don't know when I'll see ya again." I got the distinct feeling it would be after the regular season.

😆

So he has a team that regularly gives up from 5 to 7 goals a game and he is very excited about the defense and goaltending...... UNBELIEVABLE

Mitts as 4LW is bad asset management
- washedup20

Sabres are gonna have some decent players in there bottom 6.

Two final takeaways from Adams presser:

1. He's quite happy with the goaltending. WTF!? Be ready for UPL and Comrie.

2. As soon as he tells everyone how awesome our goaltending is, he says, "Well. Thanks, guys. I don't know when I'll see ya again." I got the distinct feeling it would be after the regular season.

😆
- lacaprup

1) There are still a lot of games to be played, and even 8th place to chase.
Lessons to be learned about what it takes to win games when stakes are higher...yada yada
Not surprised that he didn’t say, “we will upgrade the position at first opportunity this summer when prices are better or the intended target doesn’t nix the deal...”

Also not surprising that he didn’t lament “not being able to trade for a goalie...believe me, I tried.”

I don’t mean to single you out here, but again, you and others act like the Sabres are guaranteed a playoff spot next season for some reason.

They aren’t. They need to make moves to get there. It’s not just automatically happening.

Adams has put a ton of pressure on this offseason
- sbroads24

A lot easier to make deals in the offseason then in-season as well.

Everyone is in agreement he can’t do nothing at all, we all differ on when it needs to be done

Sabres are gonna have some decent players in there bottom 6.
- Buff36

With the forward depth they'll have a top 2 lines but the bottom 6 should be pretty interchangeable

I would love to hear what you guys think.... Last night against the Bruins I felt that Granato wanted the Sabres to play a tighter game defensively, which they suck at, and try to win a low scoring squeaker IMO they should have played a run and gun game and tried to win a high scoring game.....Am I way off here?

The message from my source that I’ve been saying for maybe a month was to upgrade but keep the team together without giving anything away

That is why I said “keep the band together” as sort of my slogan lol

Greenway at 3m isn’t reasonable. Sabres had the cap space so it’s irrelevant. His production is a big concern & was in the doghouse but Minny doesn’t play offensive hockey. His size & speed is impressive. Good to see Buffalo make an effort & show the fans the PO’s are the goal. Gotta stop the hot & cold game pattern. Really luv to see them make the PO’s & it’s the Pens who miss out. GL to you fans

With the forward depth they'll have a top 2 lines but the bottom 6 should be pretty interchangeable
- mattmoulson

In 2yrs the Sabres should be able to roll 4 lines of Speed Forecheck and scoring. They have that kind of talent coming up, plus basically 5 out 6 spots in your top 6 are already taken for atleast 4yrs. Krebs Kulich Savoie Ostlund Rosen Nadeau Rousek, this year's 1st or 2nds are gonna be your bottom 6 to start.

Teams like the sens and wings loaded up this summer with trades and free agents signings.

They also paid their core.

The Sabres aren’t there yet. Yes we have paid our core. But we haven’t gone shopping yet for a decent free agent or big trade.

We aren’t there yet.

The red wings rushed it with a core that wasn’t ready and had to send free agent signings to the AHL or traded away.

Sens had to have Claude giroux complain to make a move because that team did all of their shopping during the summer