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Good for him. Glad he's not here. He was okay for what he was but Iike to think we're done with what he was.

You mean this?

All I know is in games between the Sabres and Leafs last year, Lyubushkin was the only Dman who appeared to be playing defense. The rest were pylons.

Back off, he was obviously admiring her athletic prowess.

We'll see. I'm confident.

Oh my Stuff like this and he'll end up with a C on his sweater.

I had no use for him. He was a total nothingburger during his time here.

Right. So I don't criticize KA over them.

I think Houser ends up in Cincy again.

There are ex-Sabres you see going to other orgs and say, "Yeah, he wasn't part of our future, but he's an okay player and will fit in well elsewhere." (Think of a player like Pysyk.) Then there are players like Cagiulla, Dell, etc., that you say, "Those players are the reasons we suck. Good luck with that!"

He tried to get Murray; that was out of Kevyn's control as Murray nixed the trade. It's unknown whether Husso had any interest at all in signing with Buffalo but again, that may have been out of KA's control. You don't know anything about the moves that weren't made. Were they even available to Adams? In Murray's case we know the answer is no. Husso may have indicated that he wouldn't sign with the Sabres; you just don't know. Or maybe Adams preferred Comrie over Husso, who knows? (The analytics department might have contributed to a preference for Comrie... but we won't see the specifics of that.) It's frightfully easy to criticize Kevyn's moves or lack thereof when you don't know what really went down. I'm constantly put off by people who seem to think the NHL is a video game and a GM can build whatever team he wants when the reality is very different.

Cool.

Why? They're not playing games right now.

You need to get him to current Comrie level of experience somehow. Ideally you want a tandem that is split something like 50/30. Anderson probably can't handle 30 and Comrie may not be ready for 50. You will need to relieve them with the best 3rd goalie you've got (be it 6K or Subban).

Let's see if Comrie hits before you assume that. You forgot to mention coaching.

This is why you analytic.

The way I see it, Hinostroza will get minutes, Anderson will get his games. But Pysyk was not going to be a regular player considering the D they have so... let him get minutes somewhere else. -0.456% Even if Pilut sees NHL time, it will be brief and mostly in the 7D spot.

boo Good for Mark. He wasn't going to be back anyway. He competently fills a slot in Detroit, is a good glue guy, but doesn't significantly improve their D corps.

I really don't think so. I would say we're even with Ottawa, slightly behind Detroit... IF their new coach has his act together.

So you're saying he never got a fair chance to prove himself in the NHL?

I think the wildcard here is coaching. Donny Meatballs has been excellent as a development coach, but does he have what it takes to win consistently at the NHL level? Detroit has a new coach and I think there will be a learning curve; I think they might start fast out of the gate and then hit a few bumps. Ottawa and Columbus both have younger coaches but they've been with the teams at least one year (so kind of like Donny in terms of tenure). I thought the Wings were ahead of the Sabres last season but the Sabres finished ahead of them. On paper the Wings might have the edge again, but I think the Sabres may still be better. I think part of it comes from the fact that the Sabres aren't adding a ton of new players; their stars are already there and contributing. As for the elite of the conference, I really think we will see a changing of the guard. I think Boston is on their last gasp. Tampa seems to keep it going year on year but sooner or later they, too, will stumble. I think Toronto will be in the playoffs but just from what I've seen in free agency, they'll be ousted again in the first round. They concentrate too much of offense to the detriment of their defense and expect their goaltending to bail them out. But their goaltending is not top shelf. So we'll see.

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