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Krebs at home. Nice

Ok Teammates, time for a win in Cal-Gary. Muscle Weight.

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Contrarian karma?

I don’t think Lindy will work for Adams or Pegula. Other name coaches are Gallant and Berube. Both are guys that will want some level of autonomy and some say in the roster. The new COO has a football stadium that needs attention, a hockey scoreboard, and the Keybank roof. He has two jobs, both with complex contracts to manage and critical schedules to meet. I don’t see him delving into on ice performance for a while, but maybe down the road the notion of winning to fill seats may come up.

Why do you keep asking me these questions? They need about 4 players right now. Still need RHD in top 4. Now we need a 3C, and a 4C and a power forward. It’s not my job to name them. Look at the upcoming UFAs and possible trades. I don’t see any immediate help from the prospect pool and would like to see a few of them packaged in trade for veteran players. They can trade for them. Not every player has a NMC, most do not. That is an excuse. People saying to tear this down are crazy. Would love to see a real coaching search that brings in better coaching. Not gonna happen though.

Adam’s is the only one that matters. He will probably hand 2G to Levi, I would be surprised if he finally brings in an NHL goalie.

Awesome. My school.

They are only a few moves away from being a good team right now . Next year at least they start with a goalie in UPL. Will Adams make the right decisions regarding the roster and the coaching staff to get us there?

Players pregame meals of yesteryear. Chicken breasts for protein and Pasta for carbs.

Thompson has been a gym rat since he got here. His off ice workouts are well known. The others in your list need to get stronger, especially Power and Quinn. Power probably is strong but not anywhere near his potential.

So you want them to tank without bringing up players from Rochester? So you want the coaches to tell them to lay down? Great way to not build a winning culture. For what? Another draft choice that is 3-4 years away, maybe. This, and he is not playing good enough to get NHL ice.

Thank you. I don't want to watch kids like Rosen and Kulich get outmatched by NHL players trying to get their teams into the playoffs. They should be getting the Amerks into their playoffs Winning Culture means try to win every game all the time.

Sad and clueless.

The Sabres are not mathematically eliminated. They can still run the table and make it.

I don't see it (refer to the bolded). Maybe people some think it. From the last draft only 4 players have any NHL games, one being 13th pick Benson. The other three were the top 3 players drafted, and all playing on very bad teams. Most players are not ready at 18, 19, 20, 21. Some are, but they are unusual. It helps to bring them into a solid cast and system, which we do NOT have. Sam Reinhart was drafted 2nd overall and was sent back to juniors after a 9 game look. When he came up it was his draft year +1, he did ok but lacked the physical game. He started to get that part of his game at 23-24. Now he is 27, 6'2", 195 lbs, and closing in on 50 goals - playing on a strong team. What makes anyone think that Savoie (20), Kulich (19), Rosen (21) and Östlund (20) are going to fair better than Sam Reinhart? We should not be rushing them. Next off season Adams needs to break his pattern and bring in some players in their prime years to fill the gaps while the prospects develop at the proper level.

Not really. But most prospects are drafted at 18, so add 3-4 years to most of them to be ready to get a look. A big problem with Adams build from within pipeline is it takes 3 years of good drafting just to build one, and 3 more years to prime the pump with ready players. Adam’s declaration of “no blockers” is holding the team and the current Core players back. We keep bringing in 18 to 20 year olds. We keep losing 24-25 year olds (Eichel, Reinhart, Montour, Ulmark, Mitts). He adds vet that are past prime, and/or tweener-Jags, with only a few exceptions. Big contracts to young players might be another issue down the road if these guys don’t keep improving. I think he had things turning around but then he failed to get a goalie for last season. This past offseason was not productive either and the team has not improved. Thinking Levi could make the jump was a big miss. Expecting straight line continuous growth from Tage, Dahlin, Power, and Cozens was another miss. UPL is saving Adams right now.

The Pegula Era

Whoa! Let’s see what the OFF season looks like. Next season is a NEW season.

Given the players we have right now they are the first line. Thompson regaining his 40+ goal form, and Tuch regaining 30+ goal form is certainly good enough. Skinner is the questionable one.

Ask me once we start the pre season. For now I say: We have one good goalie until proven otherwise. Quinn should be back, and that helps. Thompson should be healthy and ready to get back on track as a goal scorer. Defense is almost there but lacking the big force that clears the front of the net and pounds opponents We must add 2 centers and 2 wingers Tuch - Tage - Skinner Quinn - Cozens - Peterka Benson - New 2C/3C - New Power Forward Greenway - New 4C - New Winger Spare: Krebs and TBD Dahlin - Byram Power - New Guy Muel - Clifton Spare: Johnson UPL - Levi Trade: Joker and several prospects Flush: VO, Girgs, Comrie To AHL: Jost, Robinson, Bryson Trade

Rochester Help: Levi is the best prospect and he may come in and help the team next season as the #2. I doubt Adams brings in anther goalie given his past practices. Ryan Johnson is next and a possible 6/7. Dahlin/Bryam, Power/ <Big tough solid guy> , Muel/Clifton. We can trade Joker and Johnson can be the 7th guy. Rosen/Kulich are the next but I doubt they are ready and were do they fit? Neither are 4th line guys. Savoie and Ostund should play in Rochester and develop their games. Biro/Rousek are tweener types, not gonna make an impact, but can be recalled and still likely to clear waivers.