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Mitts has a place on my team going forward. I would like to see a line of Savoie - Mitts - Rousek in camp. Olofsson sadly does not. Krebs... still undecided.

My impression as well. Also for those of you who wonder about DG ability to switch from development to winning, he spoke very seriously about how they are trying to win and no one is getting development time right now. This was in regards partially to Levi getting time and DG basically said he is in there because he wins. He also talked about how in March the team mentally slipped and it was the coaches responsibility to help them fix that. Talked about how the team focused on what they were bad at instead of what they did well. It resulted in them focusing on the stuff they didn't do well instead of playing in ways that helped them succeed. One Don's more interesting and illuminating interviews.

Johnson's ep page has said 170lb for 3 years. No one has updated his weight but it seems unlikely he's at what he was as a freshman.

Need an NYI loss and a Penguins loss. Need to win every game still. Good news is they don't have to travel after last night at msg.

Exactly. Levi talked about this being the inspiration.

I view him as a Jedi.

Devon Levi isn't human.

Win the 3rd, win the game.

I think tonight ends the chance but at least we get some more hockey this week before we can move on to summer things.

Dude, I had an absolute blast at that game. It was awesome.

There can only be 1

Sarcasm?

I'm at the arena and I was wrong

I don't have a good feel. I don't trust UPL. The Sabres are 1-7-2 in their last 10 games against Carolina and 4-3-3 in their last 10 at home.

If he's not ready in mid November and hasn't played 10 games, they'll send him back to the WHL. Once he plays 10 games in the NHL he starts his elc so I don't see the whl route being something Buffalo would choose at that point. Yes he could go to Rochester post injury for only 2 weeks on conditioning but I'd rather not see him there. Injuries can derail careers. There's no other way to put him in Rochester. The WHL owns his rights until like June 2024. Savoie missed the cutoff by 1 day (you have to be 20 by Dec 31) which is the dumbest rule in the chl agreement.

The only thing I'd say is that even if he added 2 rookies (Johnson and Savoie) they would both be deeper in the lineup then Quinn, JJP, and Power are because we have Quinnn, JJP, and Power. I'd also add Johnson and Rousek would be NHL rookies but they aren't young 20yr old kids. They would be 22 and 24 when September hits.

And if you had, this entire board would be UP IN ARMS calling for heads because Ullmark would have gotten claimed. It would be the same argument just instead of "why didn't he outbid Boston" it would be "why did he expose Ullmark!?!?" Losing Borgen wasn't and still isn't important IMPO. Lybushkin is Borgen. Stillman is Borgen. They all play similar games and the only difference in numbers comes from Seattle being better as a defensive unit compared to the Sabres run and gun style and lack of defensive discipline.

I read a tweet thread recently that privately tracked giveaway/takeaway stats were vastly different from what the NHL keeps.

UPL was in the starters net at the optional skate today. It is a good indication he will be starting on Saturday against Carolina. I too think this is a mistake but Levi is used to 2 games a week at best so maybe they were about his load management. IMPO, I would go with Levi and Comrie next year. It is imperative that they add a legitimate top 4 defender this offseason and any excuse to the contrary is a lack of awareness and ability on Kevyn Adams part even if Ryan Johnson could potentially fill that role.