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

Mar 10 @ 3:05 PM ET

- Wetbandit1

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

Mar 10 @ 3:08 PM ET
look at what montour is doing for florida

we had him on the wing


if adams had just kept him and ullmark where would we be now?




Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Mar 10 @ 3:12 PM ET
What's the one good move? I'd like to hear this one πŸ‘€
Has to be a goalie right?

They added ben bishop, how good to you think the management thought we were πŸ˜€πŸ˜€πŸ˜€

- Boss34


Guess I should have expected the pro-Adams take, but I also thought you liked this team. They could have made the playoffs with what they had. Slight improvement anywhere could have done it: coach, G, D, F.

This hasn't gone off the rails because the team is bad.
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Mar 10 @ 3:15 PM ET
Guess I should have expected the pro-Adams take, but I also thought you liked this team. They could have made the playoffs with what they had. Slight improvement anywhere could have done it: coach, G, D, F.

This hasn't gone off the rails because the team is bad.

- Lunaion

He did he lovveeed this team.

The narrative changes to be pro Adams.

Adams could have traded Tuch and Thompson for nothing and it’d still be pro Adams and how super duper amazing best GM in the league he is.
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Mar 10 @ 3:35 PM ET
look at what montour is doing for florida

we had him on the wing


if adams had just kept him and ullmark where would we be now?

- homiedclown


Further than we are
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Mar 10 @ 3:52 PM ET
Doubt anyone wants to hear it but Oh Well!!
Sabres have enough forward prospects coming through the system where they can basically build there offense from within. If they choose to, doesn't mean they couldn't use another top 6. There Defense is a bit of a problem, as they do not have the prospects to build there D core. It's a big problem and it should be a very high priority this offseason. The Sabres will not move forward as a Team unless they fix there Defense.

- Buff36


Very good post, maybe we can trade a forward prospect for a defenseman prospect.

Similar to nylander for joker.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Mar 10 @ 3:59 PM ET
Very good post, maybe we can trade a forward prospect for a defenseman prospect.

Similar to nylander for joker.

- Boss34
need to set the bar a lot higher than joker


ekholm like, a known
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Mar 10 @ 4:05 PM ET
need to set the bar a lot higher than joker


ekholm like, a known

- homiedclown

Yep
gordong
Location: NY
Joined: 02.06.2007

Mar 10 @ 4:07 PM ET
He did he lovveeed this team.

The narrative changes to be pro Adams.

Adams could have traded Tuch and Thompson for nothing and it’d still be pro Adams and how super duper amazing best GM in the league he is.

- ImThatGuy



Who thinks he is the greatest GM? The sabres are getting better in spite of who is running it, and coaching it. with a huge bunch of luck piled on as well. Hence why I haven't been to a sabres game in about 8 years.
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Mar 10 @ 4:08 PM ET
Guess I should have expected the pro-Adams take, but I also thought you liked this team. They could have made the playoffs with what they had. Slight improvement anywhere could have done it: coach, G, D, F.

This hasn't gone off the rails because the team is bad.

- Lunaion


One move = better coach, g , d and f... πŸ˜€πŸ˜€πŸ˜€

You knew the playoffs weren't in the plans, based on goaltending alone.

The bishop move tipped everyone off. It was a good run.

I know you weren't fooled. You be trollin'
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Mar 10 @ 4:10 PM ET
need to set the bar a lot higher than joker


ekholm like, a known

- homiedclown


I'm not sure why we couldn't pull off a non hockey trade, one almost ready forward for one almost ready defenseman. This offseason?

A better nylander for a better joker......

Everyone loves kulich, savoie ect.
Gotta give to get.
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Mar 10 @ 4:14 PM ET
He did he lovveeed this team.

The narrative changes to be pro Adams.

Adams could have traded Tuch and Thompson for nothing and it’d still be pro Adams and how super duper amazing best GM in the league he is.

- ImThatGuy


I absolutely love what Adam's and his management team have done.

Draft: 1 just a few years
Quinn
Peterka
Power
Savoie
Kulich
Rosen
Ostlund

Win the eichel trade
Win the risto trade
Win the reinfart trade.

Move tage to center

Sign tage to the best contract in the nhl
Sign cozens to a great contract

Play an upbeat exciting brand of hockey, where the team competes and wins games just 1 year after finishing dead last.

You guys just complain πŸ˜₯
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Mar 10 @ 4:15 PM ET
One move = better coach, g , d and f... πŸ˜€πŸ˜€πŸ˜€

You knew the playoffs weren't in the plans, based on goaltending alone.

The bishop move tipped everyone off. It was a good run.

I know you weren't fooled. You be trollin'

- Boss34

Plans change, especially when your team has shown the growth they have. It doesn’t come together like this all the time.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Mar 10 @ 4:19 PM ET
I absolutely love what Adam's and his management team have done.

Draft: 1 just a few years
Quinn
Peterka
Power
Savoie
Kulich
Rosen
Ostlund

Win the eichel trade
Win the risto trade
Win the reinfart trade.

Move tage to center

Sign tage to the best contract in the nhl
Sign cozens to a great contract

Play an upbeat exciting brand of hockey, where the team competes and wins games just 1 year after finishing dead last.

You guys just complain πŸ˜₯

- Boss34

And still pick top 10
Stripes77
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012

Mar 10 @ 4:22 PM ET
I absolutely love what Adam's and his management team have done.

Draft: 1 just a few years
Quinn
Peterka
Power
Savoie
Kulich
Rosen
Ostlund

Win the eichel trade
Win the risto trade
Win the reinfart trade.

Move tage to center

Sign tage to the best contract in the nhl
Sign cozens to a great contract

Play an upbeat exciting brand of hockey, where the team competes and wins games just 1 year after finishing dead last.

You guys just complain πŸ˜₯

- Boss34


We didn't finish dead last, last year they finished 9th worst. As of right now based on the standings they have moved up 2 spots...

It's cool to like what he has done, there are some good things in there, the issues are what he has failed to do.

Find another top 4 D so he isn't running Dahlin and Power to the ground (which looks like it happening)
Find a real NHL goalie that isn't 41 years old

The fact remains, we have several players having career years, and it will be a failed season in the eyes of many people.
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Mar 10 @ 4:25 PM ET
One move = better coach, g , d and f... πŸ˜€πŸ˜€πŸ˜€

You knew the playoffs weren't in the plans, based on goaltending alone.

The bishop move tipped everyone off. It was a good run.

I know you weren't fooled. You be trollin'

- Boss34


They were wrong about where the team was at. They were wrong on some key evaluations. They struggled getting the roster to fit together.

Face it, management/coaching is why they are falling out of this race. It was there for the taking.
Swedish_Jesus
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 07.02.2019

Mar 10 @ 5:01 PM ET
They were wrong about where the team was at. They were wrong on some key evaluations. They struggled getting the roster to fit together.

Face it, management/coaching is why they are falling out of this race. It was there for the taking.

- Lunaion


Management is focused on the long term instead of the present.

What this year showed them is that the future is closer than perhaps they anticipated.

A team does not take on Ben Bishop to get to the cap floor if they are in a playoff or bust mindset.

It was clearly a developmental year to put their young players in situations for them to get as much experience as possible.

Quinn, Peterka, Power, Samuelsson were not on the opening night roster the year before.

Cozens got free rein on the 2C position and took it and ran with it.

Adams has laid out his plan pretty clearly in his press conferences from the beginning of the offseason.

Does it suck that the drought extends another year with some of the individual performances on the team ? Sure.

The time to push the chips to the table is coming within the next few seasons though.

Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Mar 10 @ 5:07 PM ET
Plans change, especially when your team has shown the growth they have. It doesn’t come together like this all the time.
- Buff36


It didnt really come together.

The lack of a true goalie was very obvious if you put aside the blinders.

4 true rookies in quinn, peterka, power and upl

A good first line
Cozens had a break thru year.
Jost from waivers
You hate mitts, olo and girgensons
Krebs was good
Okposo is old

You know all of this. 1 trade deadline wasnt gonna improve thewe weaknesses IMO

Or age this team into a playoff spot
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Mar 10 @ 5:10 PM ET
Very good post, maybe we can trade a forward prospect for a defenseman prospect.

Similar to nylander for joker.

- Boss34


I know that's seen as a good trade, but he was a #8 pick. Trading Cozens, Quinn, or Savoie for that a caliber D would be tragic. What made the trade good was making a timely decision on Nylander and getting what they could. Never-ending evaluations are the opposite.

Prospect for prospect deals are usually guys who have fallen out of favor. Not a great way to fix your D
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Mar 10 @ 5:14 PM ET
Management is focused on the long term instead of the present.

What this year showed them is that the future is closer than perhaps they anticipated.

A team does not take on Ben Bishop to get to the cap floor if they are in a playoff or bust mindset.

It was clearly a developmental year to put their young players in situations for them to get as much experience as possible.

Quinn, Peterka, Power, Samuelsson were not on the opening night roster the year before.

Cozens got free rein on the 2C position and took it and ran with it.

Adams has laid out his plan pretty clearly in his press conferences from the beginning of the offseason.

Does it suck that the drought extends another year with some of the individual performances on the team ? Sure.

The time to push the chips to the table is coming within the next few seasons though.

- Swedish_Jesus



So management can’t focus on a present and long-term solution all in one because if they can’t, they should be fired immediately.
hehateme
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 04.11.2017

Mar 10 @ 5:15 PM ET
look at what montour is doing for florida

we had him on the wing


if adams had just kept him and ullmark where would we be now?

- homiedclown


It sucks playing the what if game. With live in the now not the past.
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Mar 10 @ 5:17 PM ET
We didn't finish dead last, last year they finished 9th worst. As of right now based on the standings they have moved up 2 spots...

It's cool to like what he has done, there are some good things in there, the issues are what he has failed to do.

Find another top 4 D so he isn't running Dahlin and Power to the ground (which looks like it happening)
Find a real NHL goalie that isn't 41 years old

The fact remains, we have several players having career years, and it will be a failed season in the eyes of many people.

- Stripes77


I think there's valid points on both sides of the fence.
I appreciate this conversation...

There should be some serious roster restructuring this offseason. I just think it was a bit early to expect vast changes in a self proclaimed evaluation year.

Sabres should have learned
Line 1 is for real
Quinn and peterka good nhl top 12 players
Cozens is an nhl top 2 center
Olofsson still inconsistent, not the alleged injury, just his game
Mitts is a legit 3rd line nhl player
Jost is a guy you can get for free
Okposo completely shot
Girgensons ain't cutting it
Krebs versatility up and down the line up

Dahlin is the man
Power needs a partner
Joker blows
Bosh smells
Bryson isnt getting better

And goaltending....

They learned a lot , hopefully
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Mar 10 @ 5:20 PM ET
They were wrong about where the team was at. They were wrong on some key evaluations. They struggled getting the roster to fit together.

Face it, management/coaching is why they are falling out of this race. It was there for the taking.

- Lunaion


I'm pretty sure they the Sabres brass had them at a fake. 500 team this season. Maybe 82-86 points

Your fandom had them at +12 chasing a playoff spot ☝️
At 92+ points.

Reality should be setting in soon pal.
Stripes77
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012

Mar 10 @ 5:22 PM ET

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Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Mar 10 @ 5:27 PM ET
I think there's valid points on both sides of the fence.
I appreciate this conversation...

There should be some serious roster restructuring this offseason. I just think it was a bit early to expect vast changes in a self proclaimed evaluation year.

Sabres should have learned
Line 1 is for real
Quinn and peterka good nhl top 12 players
Cozens is an nhl top 2 center
Olofsson still inconsistent, not the alleged injury, just his game
Mitts is a legit 3rd line nhl player
Jost is a guy you can get for free
Okposo completely shot
Girgensons ain't cutting it
Krebs versatility up and down the line up

Dahlin is the man
Power needs a partner
Joker blows
Bosh smells
Bryson isnt getting better

And goaltending....

They learned a lot , hopefully

- Boss34


Let's give KA a pass for his first year. Should it really take 2 more full evaluation years to come to some of these conclusions? Are they just slow at evaluating, or bad at doing anything about it?

Coming out of this season learning Power needs a better partner is pretty gross. Should have been working on that from the second they drafted him.
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