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And you wouldn't have drafted Zach Benson. You like him now, sure but I'd bet money that you would not have drafted 5'10" Benson after the 2022 draft of Savoie.

I don't understand the hockey world's love of Dubas.

Where's he say that?

Only if you use it. Zach Benson is the poster child of pushing back against this. He routinely wins board battles against bigger players. And you wouldn't have drafted him.

You believe that every nmc has Buffalo and every nhl player hates it here. That's some great work by Adams convincing ppl he's bad because of others. Zucker literally talked about how Buffalo doesn't have as negative of a connotation as fans think. Further only like 1/3 of players have nmc so there's options. Or did Byram, Norris, Zucker, Greenway, all just have their car break down so they had to stay. He's not under contract.

Zach Benson should have gone top 5 in a very good draft. He's a compete abnormality. Also, Eklund would be behind many others on the depth chart.

Literally nothing to click on If you hit a duck in the head with a drive at 50yrds, that duck would be less lame than this front office. Really excited for the Seth Appert head coach in 2026. Not.

Well thank God. Honestly, they should move out Adams and make Karmanos GM if they aren't going to do a real search.

He's not getting nhl offers so yes, smart to go play in Europe.

It's kinda amazing that Adams, with literally nothing to show for his tenure, is being retained after his team got worse. The fact Peterka wants out is like a cherry on top to go with "we're bringing back all the coaches" Sunday.

Lol, I love it when ppl fear monger. The NHL isn't interested in relocating, they want expansion fees.

Size doesn't equal toughness. It never will.

They seemed to shift after 2022. Zach Benson, followed by Wahlberg and Strbak. Then Helenius followed by Kleber and Ziemer. They prioritized rhd in the 2nd round and either added size or grit with the forward picks. I think they're very aware of the profile they think they have. However, analytics is about market inefficiency and taking Benson and even Helenius is exactly that. Teams letting talented and tenacious players slide because of height.

Never let Corey Pronman draft for you. "Victor Eklund is the BPA here, but in the background is the plethora of smaller, skilled forwards Buffalo has drafted over the past five years. It would be hard to justify Eklund into the mix the Sabres have already picked, even if he's a great and highly competitive player. We opt for Aitcheson here. He's our second ranked-defenseman in this class. He brings a combination of tenacity, skill and athleticism to the blue line and will help us at both ends of the ice on top of making our team harder to play against. — Pronman" Aitcheson, who I like, is a LHD. So we can't draft Eklund cuz small winger but we can draft yet another lhd top 10 to add to Dahlin, Byram, Power. My issue isn't the pick, it's the complete lack of internal logic from Pronman. If we can't draft Eklund cuz small wingers (Benson is the only small winger, Östlund, Helenius, Kulich, are centers) than how does it make sense to take a lhd? Btw, Brady Martin is available.

Adam Kleber is 6'6" I suppose we could debate if he skates better. Eklund has an attitude. Biggest attitude is going to be Martin followed by Bear.

There's literally no room. None. Where would Eklund even play? Who's spot is he going to take? He's also signed for another year in the SHL.

Hmm, idk. I think it more likely they overcompensate and take Mrtka or Lakovic then add another player similar to several of their current prospects.

Terry Pegula hasn't committed a good bit to the hockey team since 2020. He's in saving money mode because he's a typical billionaire and is pinching pennies to help build out his football stadium.

And yet no coaching or management changes. The level of incompetence is almost unfathomable.

Terry needs his stadium over run money.

Idk, I don't see Zucker as an overpay.

I looked, 7th in height and 14th in weight for Buffalo.

Sabres were like the 12th biggest nhl team this season or something but please, tell me more.