Eleven

Well, there would have been a goalie on the roster last season then, right? It's not like he assembled the entire team on Sept. 1, 2022.

He has made the team fun to watch again, for sure, but please see my comment in the other thread re goaltending.

Seriously, he's had three seasons and nearly four off-seasons to straighten out the goaltending situation. That's his job. Other GMs seem to have managed. If Levi doesn't work out, Adams has to go.

The US had absolutely no ability to finish at all. At least we've seen the end of this coach.

Plante (Dal), Paille (Bos), Gare (Det). 5%, 2%, 2%.

How? Dallas doesn't have any Cup winners. Just Cup awardees.

For a game or season stat, yes, and for a career stat, no.

Oh please let this happen! (Just not Murdoch, please not Murdoch.)

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This would be cool.

3-1-0 with no OT or shootout.

FFS @Zamboni if you're going to ask questions, then attend to them.

Smith isn't Krueger, though.

Not what I wrote. Yes what I wrote.

Did you at least get to keep the fluid? /s I'm sorry, that sux!

I know what you're saying, but let's face it, the Sabres have lost a couple / few college prospects and it's enough that they should be wary. We all were worried about Levi and Johnson last season, and it's a justifiable concern.

This is why I have been putting it off, even though I shouldn't.

There's a lot here and I have only so much time on this planet--but it's a VERY thorough analysis and it was a great read. It deserves a better response than I can give. Rather than go on and on about things we agree upon, I'll hit the differences: 1F (I'm using this for forward lines and I'll use 1D for pairings): All of this presumes the absence of Kreijci (is that how that Scrabble name is spelled?), but let's proceed with that hypothesis. Skinner is more than a step behind the Rat. Pastrnak is the most valuable forward among BOTH lines, even if Thompson repeats himself. I'd say that Boston's 1F is a couple of increments better than Buffalo's. 2F When Peterka establishes himself as better than van Riemsdyk, I'll give him credit for it. He hasn't yet and shouldn't be presumed to do so. Cozens is my favorite young Sabre forward, but Charlie Coyle is somethin' else. If they were the same age, I'd trade Coz for Coyle in a second. You know my feelings on Mitts; if he can keep his progression, I'll lay off, but from what I've seen historically (more than just 2023), I have to go with DeBrusk. Boston 2F is an increment or two above Buffalo. 3F This is a very interesting one. The way you have the lines constructed, I am inclined to agree that it's somewhat close to a draw. If Boston shifts *****face--I mean Lucic--up to this line, then I think their thug is better than our thug. On the other hand, does Oloffson really play with Krebs and Greenway? I don't see that. He needs to be set up, and Krebs (hopefully future Peca) and Greenway (hitter not carrier) aren't going to do that. 1 increment for Boston. 4F What I love about Buffalo's fourth line is that it isn't a pure "energy" or "checking" or "thug" line, even as it was in 2006. Instead, it's composed of defensively-responsible forwards who can slow a game down and kill the other team's momentum. In other words, it's exactly what a "third line" was in the late 90s and early 00s. I rate this line two increments above Boston's bully line. Maybe even three, because Buffalo's can actually play hockey. ===== 1D I don't think that Grelczyk is so much better than Samuelsson that it overcomes Dahlin's dominance. Dahlin is that freaking good and Samuelsson is close enough to Grel. McAvoy is good, too, but he's only so good. I'm giving a +1 to Buffalo here. 2D The first thing is, I still think Granato should and will start out the year with a Power-Johnson pair. But let's look at your construction rather than mine. I think Power can take another stop forward (but part of the reason I think that is because I see Johnson with him, I admit); I see this as a wash at worst and maybe even another increment for Buffalo. 3D. Again, accepting your pairings, I think Boston is a step up here. ===== Goalies: Covered in my post upthread. Because of the importance of the position, this is four increments in Boston's favor. ===== My conclusion is that Boston's roster is ahead of Buffalo's, by three-and-a-half Eleven increments, even if Krqbsi retires.

Guessing Sauve and Thompson. And... I'm wrong, at least on the first one.

What's stopping you?

I'll start: G: Levi/Comrie/UPL against Ullmark/Swayman: Even though the Sabres have the higher potential long-term upside, it's tough to argue that the Bruins don't have a huge edge here. Ullmark holds the Vezina right now, and Swayman would start on countless NHL teams, probably including the Sabres. Since the goaltender is the only player capable of playing all 60 minutes and has the most impact on a team's record, it is easy to conclude that this critical difference outweighs any edge the Sabres might have at first defense pairing or second forward line, for example. I'd love to see different posters put the Sabres' three pairs against the Bruins' three and the Sabres four lines against their four, but I think that the goaltender position alone will lead me to the conclusion that Boston still has the better roster.

I also want to know what the point was in flying Rapinoe's Smolinski-face around the world if she's not going to play.

Sabres or Canucks, absolutely.

This installment of the USWNT can't finish and leaves the center of the backfield way too open. Vietnam should have been a 6-0 win. This should be a 1-0 lead. Way too much concern about being fouled and not enough action. We need to make changes right now (at half) or risk losing this and the next game, too. Yeah, I know about the injuries to Sauerbrunn, Mewis, Press, Pugh, etc. Still. And if Lavelle is healthy, why is she on the bench tonight?