Flashsabre

I thought for sure they were going to announce Brian Rust as the return

Gibson to Detroit 🤬 Buffalo can never have nice things Go after Demko.

What in the Blue F%#k is going on?

Atleast trading Kulich would force them to get a true centre in the top 6.

This is peak trolling BS. Let’s go back 15 years to find a tall dman who didn’t turn out and post it like it is some comparison in any way, shape or form. ”Don’t draft Mario Lemieux because Jason Bongsinire was a tall RHC that didn’t turn out.”🤣. Some people really need to just go take a walk and get some fresh air.

Dallas want futures for Robertson for the cap space. Picks and prospects.

I don’t think they would have been more inspiring. Just personal preference of certain fans. Anything the Sabres do is just looked at with a negative lens and it’s well earned with all their garbage we have sat through.

Who would have been an inspiring pick at #9?

Eklund dropping like a rock

He’s a tools prospect. 6’6 dman that can skate and handle the puck.

Kesserling, Mrtka, Strabek, Kleber, Komarov. The big RHD box is checked for Buffalo Kid is massive and can skate. Sportsnet said he really has never been coached up so he has a lot of untapped potential

Gibson or Demko

I think they take a centre: O’Brien, Martin, McQueen whichever one is there. Jay McKee coaches O’Brien and Leenders was his goalie so Buffalo will have a lot of viewings/intel on O’Brien

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/jason-bukalas-2025-nhl-mock-draft/

I read an article that said one NHL exec thinks the Peterka trade was fair value. Another exec said Adams loved Kesserling and if there was one move he would have bet on this summer it was Kesserling to Buffalo. I have a feeling Brian Rust will be a Sabre before the season starts.

Both can be true. A lot of teams interested but Sabres aren’t happy with the offers or want a little more.

There were a ton of whispers about the dressing room having guys with bad attitudes not focused on the right things. I think Cozens and JJ were two main culprits that Lindy weeded out. Interesting to see who else moves. I think Quinn might be on the outs too.

I hope Byram is dealt so I can stop reading people misspell his name constantly 😁

I like Rossi but I think they got more value with Kesserling and Doan.

Well they are doing what a lot of fans have asked for. Prioritizing size and physical players over small, skill players. I wonder if this means they won’t look at Hagens at #9 if he drops and they keep the pick.

I wish Adams was fired yesterday but I don’t look at this trade as the train wreck some people are. I really like Kesselring and Doan plays a style this team desperately needs. To me they need to get a legit centre and slide Kulich over to the wing where I think he can be the new JJ. Please don’t start the year with UPL-Levi. I desperately want an upgrade in net.

A lot of chatter that Frondell could go as early as number 2 to SJ. He is the most interesting selection of the top 10 to me. Polarizing between those that don’t think much of him and those that see him as a Barkov type. https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/sam-cosentinos-2025-nhl-mock-draft-how-will-the-first-round-unfold/ This has Frondell #2 to SJ too. Passing on Hagens at 9 to take Carbonneau is not something I would endorse.

I think most people associate the GM with the drafting. It is really the director of scouting and scouting staff that do all the leg work. Come scouting meetings the GM is brought up to date and then dives in on the top prospects. If you listen to scouts interviews they are usually fighting with each other in meeting to pound the table and advocate for players they are trying to convince the GM to draft. GMs have no clue who the 4-7th round talent is. The scouting dept makes those selections. If you look at teams who draft well, it’s not the GM it is the director of scouting who get the accolades. And that is for all teams just not Buffalo.

GMs aren’t usually looking at draft prospects unless it is a top pick. Closer to the draft they get filled in by their scouting staff and dive in but throughout the year they are worried about their team day to day.