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[LGR4GM]

6 hours ago, Buffalonill said:

Only played 9 games hopefully buffalo is smart and doesn't call him up 

I'm not sure Krebs contract can slide again can it?

[Taro T]

15 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

I'm not sure Krebs contract can slide again can it?

Your question was answered above.  It has already slid twice, so no it can't unless he gives up hockey for a non-injury related reason.  So, no, his contract won't slide again.

[Buffalonill]

1 hour ago, LGR4GM said:

I'm not sure Krebs contract can slide again can it?

 Apparently it cant

[etiennep99]

Sabres current sit at 46 contracts towards the 50 contract limit.

Power + Johnson + Levi + Portillo takes us to 50/50 contracts. Levi might be ready, but I would expect Portillo to remain at least another year.

So that's 49 contracts.  (We can still sign junior and Euro players as long as they stay out of NHL, but we'd likely make all of those contracts start next year anyhow).

Anyhow, it looks like we will be more likely to ship guys out than ship them in.

[Digger]

2 hours ago, LabattBlue said:

This has been a bottom 5 team from the outset.  The 5-1-1 start was fools gold.

So I guess we know the answer to the thread "Is it too soon to think we might actually be good?"

[etiennep99]

10 hours ago, Gatorman0519 said:

Interestingly Arizona and Buffalo raced to the McDavid tank all 2015.  Ironically both are probably the bottom 2, 6 years later.  I am sure Montreal (on pride alone), NY (by this weekend), and Ottawa will eventually pass us, no doubt. Their rosters are much better. 

 

And what have we learned?  Edmonton jumped up over Arizona & Buffalo, so tanking didn't work so well.  Also, outside of a guy like McDavid, drafting #1 overall ain't what it used to be.  We're often seeing players lower in the draft doing better than the #1 pick.  Quinn Hughes(7) over Dahlin(1) in 2018.  In 2019,  Byram(4), Seider(6), & Zegras(9) are all doing great (Cozens was 7).  In 2020, Stutzle(3), Raymond(4), Drysdale(6), Lundell(12), Jarvis(13) and Mercer(18) are all doing as well or better than Lafreniere (who is on a stacked NYR team).

[Gatorman0519]

8 hours ago, jad1 said:

I really don't see Tuch or the 20 year olds being much of a difference for the Sabres this year.

And there's a chance that the Sabres current young guys hit a wall, as many of them have not played an 80+ game NHL schedule.

If the goaltending improves, maybe UPL catches lightning in a bottle or Anderson returns at peak form, that could help.

Other than that, only Arizona's awfulness will keep the Sabres out of the 32nd spot.

The only difference between us and Arizona is we started 5-1. The rosters are comparable in talent or lack thereof. 

[bunomatic]

8 minutes ago, Gatorman0519 said:

The only difference between us and Arizona is we started 5-1. The rosters are comparable in talent or lack thereof. 

As is the turdable ownership. Oops, terrible.😊

[Ogre]

[Taro T]

7 hours ago, Ogre said:

They designed a hat worse than the BS one?

TIL.

SMH.

[North Buffalo]

Looks like frozen pee.

35 minutes ago, Taro T said:

They designed a hat worse than the BS one?

TIL.

SMH.