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I agree, Novikov should be there and is on or above Johnson's level. I have no clue why Pekar is listed at all.

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It also doesn't include Power who's only 20. Or Quinn and JJP who are 21.

Wheeler is slightly better than Pronman when it comes to thinking size = good. That said, it's clear Ohgren being bigger is the main factor when he still mentions his pace and skating concerns. Östlund just need the weight room.

The bold needs to end. Please go watch Kulich in Rochester, he was inconsistent and relied heavily on his shot for most of the year. He's not NHL ready and needs to stay in Rochester. He's become this overhyped player simply because he put up 46pts in 62 games which is less than JJP and Quinn did, and look at their rookie nhl years. If they bring Kulich up, it shows they didn't and don't care about development because he's not ready.

He's signed for 3 more years.

Pick your favorite 10 Sabres prospects, 50% of those won't make it to 100 NHL games.

Ullmark was a ufa. Adams didn't decide not to sign him, Ullmark decided to sign elsewhere. I don't disagree. I have a hard time seeing UPL amount to more than a mediocre backup.

UPL only played 13 games before this season in the NHL. He spent part of 3 other seasons in the AHL before this one and wasn't very good. Idk what the Sabre could have done differently other than drafting Wolf so UPL wouldn't be needed here.

I'm not sure Kozak ever makes the nhl but there's a 0% chance of it in 2023.

I think you could waive upl and he'd clear.

Ok

This is my stance as well.

Let's just restart here. UPL isn't particularly good and it's not the defense, he's slow to recover in part because of his size. He's also slow moving lateral, which is a key component in a modern offense. Take the puck to A, get the defense and goalie to shift that way, hit B the opposite way for a shot. A good goalie is good imo whether they are small or large, the height imo doesn't make them naturally better. Levi will have holes in different spots than a large goalie but large goalies have holes too. For example the V under a goalie arm is larger in a taller goalie while the space above the shoulders is smaller. The biggest issue Levi will have is over the shoulder because he naturally won't cover the area as much, it's why he comes out further. Now, big goalies can be good. And small ones can be bad. They have different advantages and weaknesses. Shesterkin and Saros aren't big but they are good. Leinonen is big but he's not good. Lots of NHL goalies that are big wash out. It all depends on reactions, positioning, and tracking. Smaller goalies move faster usually, large ones cover more area. Not always but generally. I don't think though there is a good correlation to say bigger is always better in terms of goalies. That was my only point with looking at past winners. Will Levi succeed? Maybe, but he won't fail simply because he's short.

Do you want VO taking a regular shift when this team makes the playoffs?

Chill, take a deep breath

I'm just impressed with the use of truculence.

Jack is a good hockey player. VO that year has 18min of toi versus the 14 he gets now. I think vo on the pp1 is the only way and I'd never play him there. He's a bad facilitator.

2 seasons ago he got more ice time and more pp1 time. I don't see that repeating

I don't believe he's a 50pt player, a 60pt year or pacing for that would have me trade him asap. It would be a massive anomaly or outlier. I just can't see him ever being that.

Not that I can think of. But indirectly you would see a lot of red on a shot heat map where those rebounds go if they turned into shots. Upl has a slow recovery from initial shots. It's something noticeable with Levi along with the difference in rebounds.

Again, you claimed he was the best forward on the roster in 2021 and I said no chance in hell he was. He's always been a spotty 3rdline guy who I think will be invisible in the playoffs. I haven't upgraded him at all, I'd trade him if I could. I don't see a 50pt player.

This is in another thread but what do we expect from him? I'll go 23.5 goals 20.5 assists. I think yes a spotty 3rd line player who I'd move on from if possible. If he stays this year, fine but I'm not re-signing him.

There's a lot of talent in Buffalo to beat out. What vet would we sign to block anyone? The top 6 is practically written in stone. The 3rd line has Krebs and Greenway and I guess VO on it so that's 3 nhl players. Everyone younger than Owen Power is effectively blocked from this roster unless they beat a vet.

He's never going to play 82 games. 25/25 isn't fair impo. Maybe 22/20 is but that's about where I'll go. He's never once reached 50 pts and 40 pts is his most likely total. Also he outshot his career sh% by over 4% last season, I don't see it happening again because he doesn't get to high danger areas enough.