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Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Feb 25 @ 10:32 PM ET
Yeah, hence why I’ve been saying for months now that if they had a league average PP this year they’d be in a wildcard spot right now.

They are miles better at 5v5 than both Detroit and Tampa this season.

Total blown opportunity

- Swedish_Jesus


Just saying applying a .3 G difference over 5 games might be stretching things. It's rounding 2.7 up, not a substantial difference.
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Feb 25 @ 10:34 PM ET
Apparently it takes 4 years to come back from hip surgery. I hope he can continue the good play. I'm not holding my breath, but he is still young enough that he may have genuinely turned a corner
- Wetbandit1


Yeah, I don’t think I will ever trust him as a goalie.

But when you watch. He has definitely figured out a lot of his issues.
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Feb 25 @ 10:41 PM ET
power on shootout



f@cking meathead

- homiedclown



Probably cause he tends to score in them....
Swedish_Jesus
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 07.02.2019

Feb 25 @ 10:57 PM ET
Skinner-Tage-Tuch
Mitts-Cozens-Quinn
Benson-Krebs-Peterka
Greenway-______-______

Dahlin-_______
Power-R Johnson
Samuelsson-Joker
Clifton

UPL
Levi

Kulich, Rosen, Savoie in the back pocket.

I really don’t think this team is far off 🤷🏻‍♂️

Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Feb 25 @ 11:05 PM ET
Skinner-Tage-Tuch
Mitts-Cozens-Quinn
Benson-Krebs-Peterka
Greenway-______-______

Dahlin-_______
Power-R Johnson
Samuelsson-Joker
Clifton

UPL
Levi

Kulich, Rosen, Savoie in the back pocket.

I really don’t think this team is far off 🤷🏻‍♂️

- Swedish_Jesus



Pretending that top line is fine and dandy is stretching it.

They’ve been non existent

Tage tripping over himself , skinner disappears, tuch is inconsistent
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Feb 25 @ 11:10 PM ET
Pretending that top line is fine and dandy is stretching it.

They’ve been non existent

Tage tripping over himself , skinner disappears, tuch is inconsistent

- Boss34


I think Tage will be fine. Are 32 year old Skinner and 28 year old Tuch good 1st liners next year, or are we starting to see decline?

Does Donnie have it in him to use them in lesser roles? Big part of the PP issues are on them.
Swedish_Jesus
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 07.02.2019

Feb 25 @ 11:26 PM ET
I think Tage will be fine. Are 32 year old Skinner and 28 year old Tuch good 1st liners next year, or are we starting to see decline?

Does Donnie have it in him to use them in lesser roles? Big part of the PP issues are on them.

- Lunaion


Also possible the Cozens line emerges as a 1st line, Benson-Krebs-Peterka is a second line, and the Tage line may really be another “second line”
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Feb 25 @ 11:30 PM ET
I think Tage will be fine. Are 32 year old Skinner and 28 year old Tuch good 1st liners next year, or are we starting to see decline?

Does Donnie have it in him to use them in lesser roles? Big part of the PP issues are on them.

- Lunaion


Good points

All 3 make me nervous right now.

All 3 play like they are injured or something. Just not looking at all like last year.

Tage should explode for anytime, but he was flubbing everything tonight
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Feb 25 @ 11:31 PM ET
Also possible the Cozens line emerges as a 1st line, Benson-Krebs-Peterka is a second line, and the Tage line may really be another “second line”
- Swedish_Jesus


I think the second part is big. Will Donnie ever use them that way? New guys breaking onto the PP and on the ice down 1 with a minute left.
SabreWest
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BC
Joined: 03.02.2015

Feb 25 @ 11:39 PM ET
Skinner-Tage-Tuch
Mitts-Cozens-Quinn
Benson-Krebs-Peterka
Greenway-Girgensons-Okposo

Dahlin-Samuelsson
Power-R Johnson
E Johnson-Joker
Clifton

UPL
Levi

Kulich, Rosen, Savoie in the back pocket.

I really don’t think this team is far off 🤷🏻‍♂️

- Swedish_Jesus


Brought back for "veteran leadership".
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Feb 25 @ 11:42 PM ET
Brought back for "veteran leadership".
- SabreWest


Think Greenway has been underappreciated in the middle 6 and we know he's a Donnie favorite.

There's gotta be a move coming. These pieces don't fit for another season.
Swedish_Jesus
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 07.02.2019

Feb 25 @ 11:56 PM ET
Think Greenway has been underappreciated in the middle 6 and we know he's a Donnie favorite.

There's gotta be a move coming. These pieces don't fit for another season.

- Lunaion


The Greenway trade may have been the best deadline move in the last several years. It’s a shame it won’t be recognized as such because of the rest of the stink.

With that being said, if KAGM can manage to move Skinners contract and bring in a top 4 d-man in the same trade, heck even in separate trades, the march to Top 5 GM status will be back on
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Feb 26 @ 12:03 AM ET
The Greenway trade may have been the best deadline move in the last several years. It’s a shame it won’t be recognized as such because of the rest of the stink.

With that being said, if KAGM can manage to move Skinners contract and bring in a top 4 d-man in the same trade, heck even in separate trades, the march to Top 5 GM status will be back on

- Swedish_Jesus


I think there's a better chance of KA being fired than Skinner being traded this offseason.
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Feb 26 @ 2:32 AM ET
The Greenway trade may have been the best deadline move in the last several years. It’s a shame it won’t be recognized as such because of the rest of the stink.

With that being said, if KAGM can manage to move Skinners contract and bring in a top 4 d-man in the same trade, heck even in separate trades, the march to Top 5 GM status will be back on

- Swedish_Jesus


In the same trade?

Is that a serious comment?

It can't be.
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Feb 26 @ 2:33 AM ET
I think there's a better chance of KA being fired than Skinner being traded this offseason.
- Lunaion


I understand the desire, but how long does management continue to chase the magic of last season from the top line before realizing that last season may have been an anomaly that will not be repeated?
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Feb 26 @ 6:01 AM ET
The team was waiting for the last rainbow grifter (me) to give up on the season before drawing all of us back in.
- Swedish_Jesus

It was a solid showing by the Sabres, don't think the Rainbow is drawing anyone back in. They still need a lot of Help and probably have to win 18 or so those 24 games left to get close.
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Feb 26 @ 6:35 AM ET
It was a solid showing by the Sabres, don't think the Rainbow is drawing anyone back in. They still need a lot of Help and probably have to win 18 or so those 24 games left to get close.
- Buff36


POST. THE. CHART!

We're streaking. 35 more to go!

Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Feb 26 @ 6:39 AM ET
POST. THE. CHART!

We're streaking. 35 more to go!


- kingcong39

It would be something if they did it, but I don't want another race to 9th. It will give them excuses.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Feb 26 @ 6:42 AM ET
POST. THE. CHART!

We're streaking. 35 more to go!


- kingcong39

Can we post mark this so it ends up in every blog, good stuff 39!
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Feb 26 @ 7:07 AM ET
Can we post mark this so it ends up in every blog, good stuff 39!
- Buff36


I didn't make it, but I'll share it after games.

The points target is based on the wild card pace of 93 points to get in.

That pace will likely change as the weeks go by.
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Feb 26 @ 7:10 AM ET
Skinner-Tage-Tuch
Mitts-Cozens-Quinn
Benson-Krebs-Peterka
Greenway-______-______

Dahlin-_______
Power-R Johnson
Samuelsson-Joker
Clifton

UPL
Levi

Kulich, Rosen, Savoie in the back pocket.

I really don’t think this team is far off 🤷🏻‍♂️

- Swedish_Jesus

Soft, soft and more soft
Combine that with mental fragility and lack of a true leader... Makings if a PO team that loses regularly once there
They need to trade out some of these assets for other assets who brings it.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Feb 26 @ 7:16 AM ET
Soft, soft and more soft
Combine that with mental fragility and lack of a true leader... Makings if a PO team that loses regularly once there
They need to trade out some of these assets for other assets who brings it.

- IonSabres

Charmin
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Feb 26 @ 7:19 AM ET
I didn't make it, but I'll share it after games.

The points target is based on the wild card pace of 93 points to get in.

That pace will likely change as the weeks go by.

- kingcong39

So we are looking at atleast 18 wins needed to hope that gets us a Wildcard! Better start Drinking there Pedialite.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Feb 26 @ 7:25 AM ET
Soft, soft and more soft
Combine that with mental fragility and lack of a true leader... Makings if a PO team that loses regularly once there
They need to trade out some of these assets for other assets who brings it.

- IonSabres

I fake traded a 3rd to Nashville and got Yakov Trenin and signed him to a 2yr 5mill extension. Then I sent Krebs and pick back to Vegas for Kaeden Korzack. And then yesterday traded a 2nd and a 4th with Olofsson to Washington for Jensen.
Skinner Tage Tuch
Benson Mitts Greenway
Trenin Cozens JJ
Robinson/Girgensons Kozak Okposo

Dahlin Joker
Power Jensen
Johnson Korzack
Clifton was sent to Toronto for a 3rd and Conor Timmins, Gregor
E.Johnson was sent to Dallas for a 5th in 2025 and I tried trading Girgensons a few times but had all negative responses.
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Feb 26 @ 7:36 AM ET
Charmin
- Buff36



Think Maple Leafs the previous 5 season or so... Very good regular season, failure when it really counts.
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