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It just makes want to see the Sabres beat TO in a playoff series. Actually everything TO does makes me want the Sabres to beat them in a playoff series.

No, two hours arguing about what Sheahan knew. BIG difference. 😉

Better days are coming.

I think there will be at least 4, perhaps 5, 30-goal scorers on the team this year. Everyone is worried about goaltending, but the goalies won't have to shoulder the burden of getting the team to the playoffs. It will be a complete team effort. Better goaltending, stronger defense, more scoring.

My great-great uncle is buried in St. Catherines. /nonsequiter

This is an old tweet but what the heck.

He'll be our next 30-goal scorer.

I think you're right, except that as @Brawndo suggests, they simply told Sheahan that they would get to him and when Larsson signed in Europe Sheahan figured it out (wasn't explicitly told). He's been around the league for a while, he understands how it works. He wasn't their first choice but in the end he was their choice so it's all good. Sheahan was hired to fill the hole left by Ruotsalainen, but not until the Sabres were sure he was the best player available for the slot. Maybe but.... why do you think that?

You think he'll be that cheap? This.

Bless you for keeping the tradition alive.

Sounds like he convinced a production company that Bills Mafia will support anything Buffalo. We'll see if he's right.

Is Okie on a downward trend? 2020-21: 35 GP, 2G, 11A, 13P, .37 PPG 2021-22: 74 GP, 21G, 24A, 45P, .61 PPG We'll see what happens this year. If his production goes down, It's likely due to less PP time which means that a youngster is tearing it up on the PP.

Before opening the thread, my thought was almost exactly choice #3.

I'm a fan. I wanted to be an Eichel fan and I relished his successes but I never really liked him as a person. I think the team this team is growing into will be not only effective and will be increasingly successful on the ice, they are also players you can love based on their character and work ethic. When talking about about Kulich and why Adams wanted him so bad and yet he slipped to 28th, I think Adams is looking for those intangibles first and then after filtering for players who he perceives has those intangibles, ranks players. Adams put a value on that character evaluation that the teams drafting 17 through 27 either weren't aware of or didn't value like Kevyn does. Who knows, maybe there is a numerical indicator of character that the Sabres analytics department has devised and it's helping direct Kevyn's selections. Now not every successful NHL player on every successful NHL team is a Kevyn Adams Character Guy™ but I think Adams is stressing that aspect because he knows that players who have that will play hard for each other and will be able to reach down deep for that extra something when their backs are against a wall.

Yep. The doomsayers were overdooming it.

No one knows what PA is intending to say. It's like there's extra context in his head that no one else is privy to. I agree. But they'll make the playoffs this year.

The Forton quote at the end really says a lot about where the organization is headed imo.

A lot of people are responding along these lines. I disagree. I think they will be in it right until the end and then eek out a win in Florida on April 4th and run the table against DET, CAR, NYR, NJ & OTT to cement a playoff spot. They will play FLA in the first round, steal home ice advantage in Game 2 and win all their home games to advance. In the clinching game RJ joins Dunleavy in the booth and declare this edition of the Sabres to be "Scary Good" and ask, "NOW DO YOU BELIEVE?" That question will be specifically directed toward @Weave 😉