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Pencil Norris in for 2C. If performs well above expectations and stays healthy I’d be more open to 1C duties.

Defense If I’m being realistic I would go for a second pair quality, stay at home, physical defenseman. If I’m worried about the cap even though it’s going up I would trade either Byram or Power to make the deal. Dahlin - Muel Power or Byram - New Guy Clifton - JBD PK: Dahlin - New Guy Forwards Priority is lock up Tuch and JJP. Tuch deserves it over the summer not last minute as a show of faith. Either Thompson is our 1C or we get a new guy and Thompson moves full time to 1RW. Norris and Kulich are not the answer if we want to be better. I would package our 2025 first overall pick with Quinn or Kulich if I had to. JJP - New Guy - Thompson Tuch - Norris - Quinn/Kulich Greenway - McLeod - Benson Malenstyn - Krebs -Lafferty/Kozak Tgere are a lot of configurations with that lineup because most of these guys have played up and down already. I would actually like to see a very physical guy on the 4RW.

Good point. Skinner has a history of being a one way player and the playoffs require a full team effort on both sides of the red line.

If the Sabres lose their remaining games this thread will hit 15 pages.

Stone hands Girgs misses the open net.

Nice puck movement. Clifton, Muel, Power all need upgrades.

Östlund would’ve had that there.

They need a 1C who is a proven vet that doesn’t have a major injury history.

And that’s the guy people talk about being our 2C next year 😂

Will the real Sabres please stand up 😂

Still rather have him as backup than Devin effing Levi.

I mean they are Tampa and we are Buffalo so…

But he wants to be here.

Two D taking one forward.

That was a cool ceremony.

You take cash or card?

Two week break for the 4 Nations thing?

Skinner never played a playoff game until he got to a team with McDavid.

It took being on a team with one of the top three greatest players to ever play in the NHL.

Malenstyn taking two for the team.

.885 sv% versus a .884sv%

I think Reimer should come back. Even if he can’t keep up his current level of performance, he is a stable goaltender. If UPL didn’t regress I would be more open to relying on Levi for backup duty.

October and early November will tell. That’s when real pressure to win will be on these players.

JJP will score 30 next year.