GoPuckYourself

Don't we already have enough mediocre players? If someone is willing to pay for ours I would hope we would deal him.

To be fair, the way everyone was standing around looking lost, I don't think there would have been an in game adjustment that would have made a difference in this 1 imo.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Puljarvi and EVander Kane are pretty darn good also.

Then it's time to spend some Pegula bucks and get a 25 goal scorer just don't pay him 9M per season like Skinner.

He's never had more than 20 goals in a season, it's not like we're trading away Matthew Tkachuck.

Was there ever a doubt that we have miles to go? I'm looking forward to Miller being traded, I hope someone takes him off our hands!

I don't care what you guys try and tell me about Middlestadt, that dude sucks.

Man these guys didn't come to play today.

We arent even in the same league as these guys...YET!

Hinistroza, he's been the best Sabre for awhile.

Colin Miller is so bad.

Will Mcdavid make Anderson look like he's 40 tonight? Will Fitzgerald fight Kane? We're about to find out!

I watch them during game intermissions, I of course like Marty but I can't understand him alot of the times.

I don't listen to it, just assumed it was another fluff. My bad!

I'm assuming it will be like one bills live, a fluff piece where the Sabres can do no wrong.

I've said this way before Eichel was traded that he brings his entire team down with him and it continues with the Knights. I went with pick #12, there are like 4 teams below them that are going on win streaks while the Knights are going in the opposite direction.

Ok I'll take that argument, so say he's being paid 4-4.5M per season where do you see him fitting? Line 1 over Tuch? Line 2 over jack Quinn? Line 2 over J.J. Peterka? He'll be 27 at the start of next season. that's great that he made a nice shot the other night but he doesn't do it nearly enough. His rookie season was his best with 20 goals and 42 points in 52 games, 13 goals in 2020 and 32 points in 56 games and this year now he has injury concerns, 10 goals and 27 points in 50 games so far. This to me is a very replaceable player imo.

Isn't this where those salary dumps would come into play? I doubt we trade every single one of those guys at the trade deadline. Lets say we trade Hagg, Miller, Eakin, Anderson and Olofsson. We still have plenty of veterans in Okposo, Hinistroza, Girgensons and Tuch has established himself in the leadership role.

I like the feel good story that Anderson has brought and shows these young kids what it's like to be a pro but I don't want feel good stories next season, I want to at least act like we're trying to make the playoffs even if I know we're most likely another season away. We need a legit veteran goalie to contend with UPL (Keumpfer, Koskinen, Korpisalo), while we wait to see what we really have with Levi and Portillo or have Levi/UPL battle it out and have Portillo in Rochester or Portillo/Levi battle it out in Rochester, however we decide to do this. We should deal all players with value and take on contracts that will net us picks for salary dumps and hopefully in those dumps we come away with a RHD. I fully expect Craig Anderson, Vinny Hinistroza, Colin Miller, Robert Hagg, Mark Pysyk and hopefully Victor Olofsson dealt at the deadline. I wouldn't be opposed to them keeping Hinistroza.

Put him with Power then but I like the Samuelsson/Fitzgerald combo.

Colin Miller and Victor Olofsson seem to be the only real trading chips, we'll probably give hagg and Eakin away which I'm good with.

If the idea is to progress our young core then why not ask if he'd like to re-sign, if not ship him at the deadline.

Realistic options? I'd say no way guys like Subban or Letang come here, those guys will be on contenders for sure. Re-sign Vinny Hinistroza 2 years 4M Give RHD John Klingberg (DAL) a solid raise 6M per for 4 years give Darcy Keumpfer a 2 year 6.5M per deal- the pay raise may be enough to get him here, Colorado re-signed Francouz so this would be the guy I'd target. If he won't sign here I'd go after Mikko Koskinen next, same contract. re-sign Mark Pysyk They can also take on other teams salary cap dumps to get the rest of the floor.

What I really like about these past 2 wins for the Sabres, the whole hockey world was watching the Eichel vs Sabres situation and we came out the better team, the whole hockey world was watching the heritage classic and we were the better team. Not only are we playing as a team but doing on the biggest stages, this isn't going to be the case all the time but it shows the progress we've all been clamoring for since the beginning of the season. I think the Sabres should give Hinostroza a bump in pay and sign him to a 2 year deal, not trade him at the deadline. If progressing our younger players is the objective then he should be playing the rest of the season showing these dudes how to do it. The fire is still lit under Dahlin and I love how he man handled Matthews and Mathews should 100% be suspended for that, that is the ***** they're trying to take out of the game, elite player or not. Cozens is also finding his game both physical and in the stat sheet. You can see the progress, I'm happy they won but more important is the progress being made and you can see them starting to gel and hell Cozens didn't want to leave the rink at all.

We're all praying that at least 1 of UPL, Portillo or Levi turn into a legit #1 for us, here's to hoping!