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When the players in post game interviews continually highlight anytime something good happens, such as a response to a hit or winning a few games, it is a sign that playing the right way and winning are not ingrained into their expectations yet. They showed signs of getting it at times, but they lack consistency. They cannot stay the youngest team in the league once again and expect to win, so if next year we roll in Levi and Östlund along with Kulich and Benson it is going to another difficult row to hoe. Its clear we need better goaltending and a few more defensive minded defenseman that can move people and inflict some pain to opposing forwards, but we need to add a top 6 forward so that we push someone down a line and strengthen two positions. Critical off-season. I don't think the fan base can take much more.

I picked Completely Unacceptable. Enough is enough. Terry is not even trying. I want to pick 3, I am a loyalist and my fandom predates the Sabres existence, but I have to finally take a stand. I witnessed three miserable home games and a miserable road game, and I cannot take it anymore. No more tickets, no more merch. I want change.

Last time I saw Lucey was when he was working for the Flyers, it was still early Pegula years, he was at HSBC for a game (or whatever it is/was called back then). Way back then he would have welcomed a chance to come back to the Sabres. At that time the Sabres FO structure was confusing and was filled with Pegula loyalists. No place for guys like Luce and Dudley to help out making this team credible. As we talked about this other threads, most GMs have support from consulting executives in the FO to help shape strategy, weigh-in on needs, players, coaches, and what is going on in the league. According to the Lance interview (post palm trees), Adams does not have ithat kind of help, or want it. This offseason is going to interesting. Adams should be let go and the new GM should be given free reign on his staff, coaches, players. Not gonna happen.

Glad you enjoyed it, as much as possible anyway. What was the ratio of Leaves fans to Sabres?

Who is S&B ?

I’m betting none of that happens.

They quit once they were officially eliminated.

Magical numbers 100, 400, and of course 14

Pathetic defensive zone play. No one covers anybody.

So far Dougie is better overall. Sure hope Power’s ceiling is higher.

Luce and Ramsey. Best PK combo the Sabres ever had. Bar none.

Forwards making lazy passes, giveaways in our end are too common.

I’ve been watching, in and out. Kind of boring. UPL was good, kept us in. Sabres not getting shots off quickly enough. Extra passes, extra movs. Stolarz looking for his 9 straight shutout period in this arena. Unbelievable.

I think they have to go with Norris as the 1C/2C next season. No choice. I doubt they can move him right now, his value is down. Get healthy and stronger, that is all he can do right now.

I missed the injury, lower body? What is it exactly?

Did I say Stanley Cup? no - I mean Stanley playoff Cusp.

Well this is a somewhat contrarian view. Allow an idiot like Adams trade the best 3 players on the team, what could go wrong? Thinking of Eichel and Reinhart right now. Did you care when they darkened the doorway of the lockeroom? First you get rid of Adams. Let another hopefully better GM package your least productive, redundant, and non-fitting players for better players that fill needs. Package with picks and prospects if needed. Good GMs do it everyday.

People react to what they see through the narrow scope of the television. For example, Tuch shoots at openings. So he has his share of wide shots and people then complain that he missed the net. Maybe he missed the net because he is shooting where the goalie isn't. For much of the early and middle season he was criticized for every missed shot and missed pass, and it was getting annoying. As he continued to rack up points anyway, people started to become silenced. He is a very good all around player and most teams would line up to get him from Buffalo.

OK Sabres Draftniks, my question is regarding the top forwards in this upcoming draft. I look at Tankathon Sim Lottery and push buttons. Before the Sabres late season surge they looked like they had a draft choice in Group 1 - Misa, Martone, Hagens Right now they seem to be more likely in Group 2 - Frondell, Eklund, Desnoyers, McQueen. Is the difference in the two groups really that big?

I laughed at this, and then realized it is probably true.

Move on from Muel, Quinn, UPL, and one of Power/Byram. Kozak makes Krebs tradeable too.

Adding a back up goalie and one RHD is not nearly enough. Need to move on from more pieces of this roster. Good-bye to Quinn, Muel, maybe Krebs, and one of Power/Byram.

Dahlin you keep. Adams loves Power and Byram. One of them should be moved though. Muel can go, but he is probably not going to be moved because of his salary, and if he does we will have to take a someone else's bad salary (see Norris for Cozens). Clifton has a year left and then he will run, not walk, to free agency. Joker was moved for JDB. That is a Adams kind of deal, it doesn't move the needle. Bryson re-signed. Ugh.

The Sabres are 3 to 4 players away from a playoff team, plus a coaching staff.