Pimlach

Nashville would take that. That is too rich. UPL might turn out to be good, then you are adding 3 equivalent firsts. Boone Jenner is a fine player that has played his best hockey already, but he is still better than half of the forwards in our lineup.

They are already are playing a more conservative system that focuses more on defense. Isn’t that the plan, to teach defense this year? Isn’t that byproduct the lower GF? Losing Tage, Tuch and Quinn is like losing the first line, the PP, and part of the PK. What is the best roster with only five decent forwards? Mitts, Skinner, Peterka, Cozens , Greenway …. that’s it. Maybe Benson helps if he can . Maybe a checking line with either Krebs or Jost centering Girgs and Rousek. After that you have Kyle and VO centered by Krebs or Jost to get some filler minutes Adam’s did it again. He overrated his players once again.

My Weakness

Peca could coach the Sabres someday, that’s an obvious possibility. But these conversations you refer in bold are all conjecture your part.

Muscle Weight

I give the kid another game but yeah, he should go down and play a lot.

MUSCLE WEIGHT

Not me. I didn't do it with the Braves, not gonna ever do it. If the Buffalo Sabres move to another city forget them - and expect that city to do a complete name and jersey makeover. The Buffalo emblem can only be for The City of Buffalo.

Paille played in 150+ AHL games. Krebs played in 25. We can't just let him be if he should be in Rochester. Not if we want be better and to make the playoffs. Krebs is not contributing this season. He might be a good bottom 6 guy someday, but not right now. Unfortunately, he has to clear waivers to get to Rochester. I put him in the "rushed" category along with Tage and Mitts. When you are constantly adding young players you are bound to rush some of them. This is a cycle of its own and part of the reason you don't trade all your vets, sell your soul for a single generational player, and lose - by design - on purpose to do it.

True. Of Course. If he sells, we have to want it to an entity with strong Buffalo ties.

I want him to sell the Sabres. I really do.

Please stop. 12 years. That’s all you need to know.

Gallant is legit. But he will tell Adams what needs to done.

I have little doubt that the brain trust in Boston or Tampa or Vegas could come in, trade a few prospects and strengthen this roster out today. That would include hiring a proven coach that could install an NHL system that adapts to changing game situations. Is Adams the guy to do that? His reluctance to make even minor trades concerns me. I said I will evaluate them at the Holidays. I will back off and wait until January. I want to see more of UPL and Comrie - and I cannot believe that I just said that. I just want them to be good enough to allow Levi to spend two months in Rochester, let him develop the right way, before the league writes the book on him. But right now I am very concerned with the team. Mostly their demeanor, and the lack of urgency to win a home game. Last night was unacceptable.

I don't see any traces of last years team in terms of energy and effort and spirit. Nothing excites this group anymore. Another turd of a game in front of the home crowd. The core players were not ready to go from the start of the season - we spent the preseason auditioning prospects and the real team came out flat and not ready and somehow dinged up. The injuries are a problem too because we have so little NHL ready depth. Example: retain VO to replace Quinn, but then find out he cannot beat out 18 year old Benson, who is also not ready. I think we are better with the 7 defenseman we have this year over last year. Not that this is a great group, but better than last year, sure. I think the 3 goalies, while a very stupid plan, could maybe play better than last year. I would be sending Levi to Rochester as soon as Comrie is ready. It didn't hurt Ryan Miller to play there. This year its the forwards. The group is 12 is overall below average. Tage, Tuch, Mitts, Cozens, Peterka, Greenway, Skinner and Quinn are a good start. They need help. Krebs, KO, Girgs, Jost, VO, and Rousek/Biro are garbage. We wont win much with more than 3 of them in the lineup. Girgensons is the only one worth keeping of that bunch. Kulich might get called up for Tage. We shall see if he can play in the big time. I don't want to hear the names Savoie and Benson until next year, they are teenagers that will not help us get to the playoffs.

And people here talk about adding 2 or 3 more rookies next year. We have little cap space left to add vets in their prime with tread on their tires. We are not helping our top players to take the next step. We could do to this core what we did to the last. It’s very possible.

How many teams have rebuilt or retooled in the past 12 ? Boston just retooled on the fly. We helped them with Ulmark. Sure they miss Bergeron and Krechji but you don’t see it in the standings. Expectations have not changed there.

Very little discussion on Levi. If UPL or Comrie give up 5 this thread would be littered with complaints. Clifton and Power don’t mix well. If Adams thought they could be a pair he better check those analytics. Tage hurt. Now we don’t even have two respectable lines. The Sabres were never in it, Bruins dressed 7 players I never heard of, and 4 Boston players got their 1st of the season. VO had a big game, but it didn’t matter. He scores, no one cared. We hit them a few times, and they didn’t care. They just kept skating and working. UPL looked good again, but Boston coasted for half a game so I don’t want to get any hopes up. Okposo 1000. That was nice for a few moments at least. Dan and Rob annoyed me again. Outplayed from the start. The team is settling again. Are there no expectations? .

There are no minimum standards. Everyone just goes through the motions in this organization. They followed RJ with these two clowns. I’m tired of them talking about nothing, just do the play by play.

Well that was bad and we lost Tage on top of it. We have 2 lines of garbage and the team plays with no spirit or passion. Ryan Johnson looks good UPL is looking like our best bet in goal right now. Very uninspiring

Little Johnson is good.

VO on fire

Power has to be stronger and faster on his stick there. He should shield the puck with his body more in those situations.

Nah. He is a kid. If they tell him to go to Rochester he will go and work hard.