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Wrong example. That was a trade forced out of abandonment. Eichel wanted out, the injury was the excuse that the Sabres used to oblige him. It was a teardown trade, not a trade used to make a significant leap forward.

He is not for me unless he is practically free. He could easily be another EJ Part 2, and I don't want to spend assets on a older vet rental player, we tried that already. Get more players in their prime that set an example by their play and will put a few seasons in and help us grow. Finding a defensive defenseman is not that hard at all, they are the most common defenseman out there. Finding a guy with offensive skills and high-potential like Byram was probably harder, but did we need him when we already had Power and Dahlin? That trade did not make the team better in the near term, and it created a bigger hole at center than the one we had on defense. The problem with our defense should not be that hard to fix, but Adams is very cautious and maybe that will eventually work for him? The defense is only one move away from getting better. We need a defensive stalwart in the top four to fill the role that Muel is not filling.

I can understand that line of thinking, a blockbuster trade is risky and Adams has never made one.

True to some extent, but the league has it share of finishers that rely on their line mates. Benson is still developing and his overall game is ahead of Quinn right now. So if your packaging players to trade you want to keep Benson out of the two. People want a blockbuster trade that changes the teams personality, which means we have to give up something big (see LaFontaine for Turgeon).

Big to me is on the scale of Turgeon and others for LaFontaine and others. That is what is needed, but I don’t trust Adams to do it.

We need that winger to open space for Cozens and Benson.

I thought this picture was of Claude himself. When he posted, i would match his words to the avatar and laugh. The guy was funny, and clever, he had great timing on his comments too.

Brings his lunch bucket to work. He is a WR4/5. Adds an excellent blocking WR element. Strong special teams player too.

Thanks. He said “I don’t know if we came out and thought it was going to be an easy game …”. To me that is a rhetorical question from someone who doesn’t know the reason, but is throwing something out there. The tweet was poorly written. The teams performance, especially for a team playing at home, was very poor. It goes back to culture, this Core group, as was the core group before them, and the Core group before them, is known to display inconsistent effort and to struggle against lesser teams that play a heavy game. Fixable by bringing in more mature players that know how to do things right.

The Tweet is poorly written and doesn’t use quotes, so we don’t know what he said exactly. Even the word “maybe” could be the writers opinion. All it tells me is that the culture change has not taken hold yet, and there are more changes needed to this roster. It’s going to take time and there will be updates and downs.

Not my way.

They were bad from the start but they really lost a lot when Thompson came out of the game. We got to see Cozens at 1C and Krebs at 3C and it was not good enough. The Power/Bryson combo was bad. Bryson is a 7/6, not a 4 We won’t win enough games this season with Cozens at 2C, Quinn in the line up, and the soft top 4 defense that includes Power playing 22+ minutes with bad partners. These particular players are not ready for the load they are being asked to carry right now. They still may become very good player’s someday, but they are inconsistent right now. Power with Bryson/Joker is not a playoff 2nd pair. We knew this a few years ago, right?

I prefer keeping him at 7 and improving the top 6. Lets see if he maintains his level of play - he certainly has been playing faster and smarter, and even using his body more. My concern is with late season and playoff style hockey and whether he can hold up. The game gets physically harder as the season goes on. He has looked good so far.

Oh my, this is sad news. I really enjoyed his contributions and his humor. RIP and God bless his family.

The game was closer than I liked but it’s the NFL and anything can happen. Allen had to go without s few of his top receivers, he had a few misfires, but he ran and made several big plays as we are accustomed to seeing. Defense forced turnovers, was a bit up and down but tightened up in the second half. (the last drive Colt TD and its associated yards were garbage yards.). DOUBLE DUB WEEKEND AGAIN Sabres W Bills W.

The title is still ridiculous. If this thread is for monitoring Braam’s stats and overall play then make that the name. If it’s to riducule the player with the worst analytics then name it that.

It looks like this could be an interesting match up. Bills will be depleted at WR with Coleman out, Cooper and. Samuel are questionable. Allen still has Shakir and Kincaid, but I expect to see a big dose of Cook and Ray Davis if the OL can dominate the LOS. Colts are weak versus the run. Colts will probably try to establish a running game of their own. Jonathan Taylor has been a challenge for Buffalo in the past. I expect to see the Bills prevail and Buffalo to get Double Dip Dubs following the Sabres win on Saturday. Go Bills !

No doubt Gilbert is 8 out of 8 when you look at overall skill level. It sure looked like the 2nd penalty was on Laffferty (81) for putting a stick blade on someone around the arms/hands. Lafferty went to the box, then they switched him with Gilbert. Unfortunately, we cannot count on Dunleavy and Ray to keep up with the game and clarify the call either. Byram is playing much better, but like all of them, when you play that many minutes you will make some mistakes. Every defenseman in the league is out there for goals scored against their team. I like that Lindy is rotating the 8. Keep them fresh and hungry.

Nope. Don’t rush Helenius. We need to stop throwing kids to the wolves.

Will Byram take 7 if Power is at 8.3? Byram 7M, Power 8.3M, Dahlin 11M, Muel 4.3M. That’s over $30.6M plus you have to pay for 5, 6, and 7 and have #8 on a two way contract.

Can we get rid of the worst player on the team title? Or close the thread. That theory is debunked.

I still don’t really see why Ruff played Byram for 32 minutes but he did, and Byram was the guy coasting to the bench during 3 on 3. That could have been the game. It appears that Byram took minutes away from Gilbert (10), Clifton (14) and Power (19). Ruff says Byram “recharges” fast Looks like Lindy has a new boy right now. Gilbert's had 3 minor penalties, his first 2 penalties were marginal calls that the refs otherwise let go all game. In fact the second penalty was so tic-tac, and Lafferty thought it was on him, which I think it was too, but the ref messed up #8 and #81 and put Gilbert in the box after Lafferty was sitting in there. The 3rd penalty was 100% interference on Calgary that turned into roughing on each player, and that should have blown the play dead before a shot was even taken. Calgary was very lucky to get that goal. Next game should have Muel back. Judging by minutes played I think you see Gilbert sitting for sure. Bryson was excellent again, I think he sticks for awhile longer Clifton could be sitting for Joker as well Clifton typically plays a good amount of PK minutes The last time Ruff sat Clifton they gave up 2 soft PPGs with our guys failing to clear the puck (Muel and Byram), which cost us the last Detroit game. Long season, they will all have some rough moments.

I know a few people I would consider perfectionists, They are highly respected too. They are happy because they excel at something they love and submerse themselves into it.

Did you hear his interview? He did none of that. He knows he doesn’t have a seasoned Cup contender in that locker room. He has a team just beginning to come together. Many of these players have never had success in this league. He was pleased with UPL, the PK, and that they didn’t panic and kept at it. He mentioned there is more to correct, but I doubt he chews them out for winning a tough game at this stage of his reclamation project. He mentioned why Byram played so many minutes - he said a few guys were struggling (Gilbert only played 10). I expect they work on some things tomorrow and you may see Muel back for the game on Monday