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Joki usually played with Power and got 21 minutes a game with a lot of PK time. Clifton was 3rd pair for the Bruins after they got Orlov, at about 18 per

It does look like a Pesce move is inevitable, but it doesn’t look like the Sabres are a good match any more, even if they trade Jokiharju.

Am I wrong to think he’s kinda what Connor Clifton was 4 or 5 years ago?

Pretty sure Clifton is going to get the Joki minutes since he profiles similarly. I think Henri gets traded, but there’s no way he’s sitting for Stillman and he shouldn’t be sitting for Johnson unless Johnson has more left than I think.

And he’s physical. It’s the PK numbers that really catch my eye. Its an area we badly needed to target and it looks like we have here.

OK, does this mean Lyubushkin, Bryson and/or Jokiharju are on the move? IMO, the depth chart looks kinda like this at the moment: Dahlin Power Samuelsson Clifton Jokiharju Lyubushkin E Johnson Stillman Bryson R Johnson That’s probably too many D on NHL contracts.

I thought the thread title said Cliff Clavin at first.

6’6” 215 6’4 225 6’4” 225 6’3 215 6’2 205 6’0 200 Is our starting 6 at the moment. That’s a large D-core

Wonder if he is being pencilled in as a Joki replacement while Joki gets flipped for a real #4?

I think I posted this one months ago as a veteran former first overall with a ring who they might think Power could lean on and learn from, and LGR choked on his Ovaltine. Fits the Jeep/Teppo role better than OEL in my books, not sure what he’s got left. This.

The price surprises me. Thats a lot for a waiver pickup, no matter that he’s an actual NHLer. Guess the term makes it easier to swallow.

Was just about to post that I expected this to be the Sabres first move.

I’m proud of you. Free agency is 27 minutes old and you haven’t given up yet!

People were upset we traded Bloom. If he does nothing else, Miedema replaces Bloom’s profile in the pipeline: bigger and more skilled than Josh, but less consistent.

With Quinn’s injury I would be all over this.

This was guy I wondered if we might be looking at. Kinda glad he’s headed elsewhere because I wanted better.

This guy looks like this year’s version: https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/201792/t.j.-semptimphelter Pretty sure he was the prospect who left Northeastern because he was stuck behind Levi.

From what I saw last year, the Reaves and OEL signings should be applauded. Two players who were frequently exploited.

Added four amateur free agents signed this spring to Amerk contracts: Defenceman Nicolas Savoie and centre Riley Fiddler-Schultz out of the CHL, and Zach Metsa and Chris Jandric from the NCAA. Although none are officially Sabre property, I think they should be considered to be as much part of the pipeline as any unsigned draft picks.

Not seeing Savoie or Kulich or Rosen or Levi on that list. Not really surprised about Levi, and they hinted that players who had a long run might be exempt. I don’t have like it though. Looks like we will have to content ourselves with Benson and Russian watching. We get our first looks at Novikov, Sardarian, and Neuchev, and I’m really curious to see whether Kisakov steps up after getting his feet wet last year. Leinonen is another mystery box that intrigues me this year.

Looking forward to Tuch and JJ painting him orange next winter.

I expected this. They wanted to re-sign him, but below his qualifier. He may still sign.

Good list @GASabresIUFAN. I think my first 7 slots would be identical, and we’ve already hashed out our divide on Poltapov, who would probably be my 8. I think I’ll do mine after dev camp.

Cozens, Quinn, Krebs, Savoie, Benson, Power, Levi - best collection of young Canadian talent on the Sabres since the French Connection days?

I think this hurts more than people realize. The reason this team isn't going big game shopping is because it is counting on internal improvement. Quinn is second only to Power in terms of being able to provide that. it also means we may not get help from an Olofsson return because he is the most likely person to fill the hole, and he is probably not going to fix his flaws if he gets those minutes. If we do trade Vic, Kulich and/or Savoie are probably not going to be able provide even what Quinn providedlast year. It's a blow.