tom webster

I just don’t understand the constant reference to the interview process. An interview process doesn’t guarantee success, the interview process lends almost nothing when you are talking about general coaches. What could you possibly learn from interviewing a veteran coach that you wouldn’t already know? If you are planning to hire a rookie coach, then yes, there is probably a lot to learn from talking to multiple candidates and yet it’s still a crap shoot.

I’m sure I am just echoing other’s opinions, but while there are obviously many factors, and a lot of ways they can get better, to me the simplest answer is that Tage and Dylan stay healthy and play like two years ago and UPL also stats healthy and plays like last year.

This is exactly correct.

Savoie likely spends the year in the minors.

Lance drives me nuts but he has good sources. He called almost all the day one signings this year.

Torts hates him and Frost. The front office disagrees or they would be already gone.

Not surprisingly, this was almost my exact reaction plus I like Wahlberg but he’s at least two, if not three years away.

The only thing that’s a little hinky is that Anaheim is getting killed worse then Buffalo for doing nothing so it would seem they need to acquire stars, not trade them and also, may need to take on some salary if they trade Zegras. I’ve heard Greenway mentioned as well in that regard.

More and more I think it will be either a Krebs deal for Farabee or as Chad has speculated, Wahlberg and a first for Zegras. Both deals likely involve more parts but both have been whispered for awhile and someone I trust implicitly confirmed speculation on the Zegras deal. At first I wasn’t a fan but the more I think about it, both Tage and Dylan would thrive with a playmaker on one wing and Zegras, if healthy and motivated, would be close to as good as it gets. Plus two more years at $5.75M isn’t bad either.

Oh they definitely stay there but I’m not sure how much time they spend discussing nickles when millions are being discussed

He owns the building but it’s a Shaner Hotel Property. He’s basically the landlord. Unless they put some weird provisions in the agreement it’s not like he can just walk in a grab a room.

Guess what, the easiest players to trade are the best players. If you draft the best player available regardless of size, you acquire more players other teams want thus accumulating assets needed to make your team better. It’s really not a novel concept.

Their goals by period in 2022/2023 First period, for 69, against 67 Second period 106/87 Third period 103/64 Overtime 11/4

New Jersey was the second worst team in the league at scoring the first goal, just a tad better then Buffalo last year.

While I don’t believe any of this was motivated by money, TPEGS does not own the hotel. Shaner hotels manages the hotel and is a tenant of the HarborCenter Complex. I’m sure Sabres get huge discount but I doubt they get unlimited rooms free of charge.

Yep, it actually usually helps negotiations. The team knows exactly what the player will settle for and can structure a long term deal around that number.

And they might still figure out a way to pry Ehlers away from Winnipeg

I believe they got someone else as well. Like we said, Savoie not well regarded

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Who is he supposed to be related to?

No, Carolina signed him

I’ve said for a couple years that he wasn’t considered a top prospect and that he wasn’t held in high regard within the Sabres organization let alone the league. That doesn’t mean he can’t prove everyone wrong but Buffalo is definitely not counting on him to be a difference maker.

I think it extremely unlikely they trade Tuch.

My belief is that there are still moves to be done. A top six forward, most likely winger and a 3C center. While they haven’t been able to consummate the big deal, the teams they are talking to haven’t made their moves either. Winnipeg, for instance, still wants to move Ehlers, the only questions are 1) price now compared to what they think they can get at deadline, 2) if they are as good as they expect, do they really want to deal with it at deadline, 3) will he be a distraction 4) maybe, like last year, they come to terms on a contract and he signs for eight years. It’s all conjecture at this point. I thought they would finish the deal at the draft.

The Sabres didn’t need Cozens contract to reach the floor.