Marvin

Yup. And I did not eat at KFC until PepsiCo got it.

Great update. Thanks!

Especially since a large fraction of the Sabres scoring chances at even strength have come off the rush. Why change it for the PP?

I understand your point, but I am trying to be realistic. Maybe my standard is too high: At worst, I want my #7D to be at the level of Rory Fitzpatrick. Ideally, my #8D should be at that level too. I don't think Bryson, Fitzgerald, or Pilut are at that standard, let alone having Bryson in the top 6. We remember Fitzpatrick negatively because he was forced into #4 against Carolina in games 4 and 5 plus #3 in game 7 and was clearly overmatched. (How that team didn't get blown out in games 4-7 is still a marvel to me.) But, IMHO, he was a competent #7.

I agree with Reilly and Balcers instead of Jost. That last line is far too far for me to go to.

Much as I would like to add one, I am not worried as much about an FA forward. I believe that another goalkeeper is a necessity unless one of our prospects surprises after the NCAA Frozen Four. But we need to have 7-8 D who are better than Bryson and who force Jokiharu to the 3rd pairing. That is likely 3 D and 1 G from outside the organisation before we add the forward I want. That is a tall order.

Welcome to the board! What I try to do when I criticise The team is to try and offer realistic ideas. For instance, a #6D in lieu of Bryson at a reasonable price is not a big ask.

Maybe winnable.

Note that this is not Bob "Hound Dog" Kelly who was on the Flyers in the 1970's.

Where is Tuch?

There was 1 year in The Drought where the Bills were in 4th at 8-8 (0-6 in the division). That's pretty close.

I am confused. Scarlett who?

As a specific name whom we could have signed last off-season: I think our D would be better if Mark Pysyk were our #6D instead of Bryson. As a point of philosophy, I personally would slot Jokiharu on my 3rd D pair. I think a top 6 D of Samuelsson-Dahlin, Power-Lyubushkin, and Pysyk-Jokiharu would have fared better with the injuries and in complementary styles in each pairing.

It is clear that we need an improved defencive pipeline.

Welcome to the board. I wonder why Petersen stayed away and Portillo is likely to stay away.

No. I thought they were younger but were developing more slowly, like Thompson or Mittlestadt.

In and of himself, Samuelsson is not that valuable. However, he complements Dahlin and makes Dahlin a lot better, drops Power to the second pair, lessens Power's responsibilities, gets Power a more complementary defencive partner, and pushes Bryson to the 3rd pair. That is an enormous impact.

No. Based on the evidence, it looks like the plan was not only to develop Quinn, Krebs, Peterka, Power, and Cozens, but also Bryson and Fitzgerald. Otherwise, GMKA would have picked up another defenceman in FA and picked up someone on waivers.

Lyubushkin is playing hurt. Jokiharu is a 3rd pairing D-man on the second pair. None of Bryson, Fitzgerald, or Clague is a true NHL defencemen. The Dahlin-Power pairing has negative chemistry. Until that is fixed, they may not win.

They didn't change units.

He is reportedly spooked by how XGMTM handled the franchise.

Ray makes a very good case for Alex Mogilny getting into the HHoF for puncturing hockey's Berlin Wall for Eastern Bloc players.

Oh, look, guys. If you check someone in the slot, you don't get scored on. Whodathunkit?

This is not World Cup Football.

Welcome to the board!