Sabrespace Predictions for the Sabres in 2022-23?

[GASabresIUFAN]

1. Where will the Sabres finish in the Atlantic?

2. What will their record be?

3. Will they make the playoffs?

4. How many goals with the team score?

5. How many goals will the team allow?

6. Team leader in goals and with how many?

7. Team leader in assists and with how many?

8. Team leader in points and with how many?

9. Team MVP?

10. Most improved player?

11. Team ROY?

12. Biggest positive surprise?

13. Biggest disappointment?

14. Outside the box prediction?

15. How many 20+ goal scorers will the Sabres have?

16. How many 10+ goal scorers will the Sabres have?

17. Best case scenario for the Sabres?

18. Worst case scenario for the Sabres?

Edited October 6, 2022 by GASabresIUFAN

[GASabresIUFAN]

2 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

1. Where will the Sabres finish in the Atlantic?  5th

2. What will their record be?  41-35-6 for 88pts

3. Will they make the playoffs? No

4. How many goals with the team score? 264

5. How many goals will the team allow? 271

6. Team leader in goals and with how many?  Thompson - 33

7. Team leader in assists and with how many? Dahlin - 52

8. Team leader in points and with how many? Dahlin - 67

9. Team MVP? Dahlin

10. Most improved player? Mittelstadt - he stays healthy and puts up 20 goals and 40 assists.

11. Team ROY? Power

12. Biggest positive surprise? Asplund with 13g &27a for 40 pts.

13. Biggest disappointment? Lyubushkin - reminds people of Cody Franson

14. Outside the box prediction? Anderson gets hurt and UPL builds on good start in Rochester and becomes the Sabres starter by year-end

15. How many 20+ goal scorers will the Sabres have? 7 -TnT, Skinner, Quinn, VO, Cozens, Tuch & Mitts

16. How many 10+ goal scorers will the Sabres have? 13 - above plus JJP, Asplund, KO, Krebs, Vinnie and Dahlin

17. Best case scenario for the Sabres? The Sabres get good goaltending , coupled with the deep offense and make the playoffs with 95 points or so.

18. Worst case scenario for the Sabres? The kids don’t perform, Comrie disappoints, more key injuries and the Sabres fall to 7th in the division with 75 pts.

 

[PerreaultForever]

1. Where will the Sabres finish in the Atlantic?   6th

2. What will their record be?  .500  82 points

3. Will they make the playoffs? no

4. How many goals with the team score? 240

5. How many goals will the team allow? 290

6. Team leader in goals and with how many? Tage 35

7. Team leader in assists and with how many? Dahlin 50

8. Team leader in points and with how many? Tage 75

9. Team MVP? Tage

10. Most improved player? Cozens

11. Team ROY? Power

12. Biggest positive surprise? Cozens

13. Biggest disappointment? Krebs

14. Outside the box prediction? Granato gets fired season end

15. How many 20+ goal scorers will the Sabres have? 5 Thompson, Skinner, Tuch, Cozens, VO

16. How many 10+ goal scorers will the Sabres have? 10 add Mitts, Quinn, Dahlin, KO and Vinnie

17. Best case scenario for the Sabres? we win the lottery

18. Worst case scenario for the Sabres? Comrie sucks, Skinner goes back to being crap, Dahlin has a season ending injury early and it all goes down the dumper (but maybe we win the lottery)

[DarthEbriate]

13 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

Got to keep this consistent with answers in @Curt's 23 Questions quiz thread.

 

1. Where will the Sabres finish in the Atlantic? 6th 

2. What will their record be? 39-33-10.   88 pts

3. Will they make the playoffs? No

4. How many goals will the team score? 266

5. How many goals will the team allow? 271

6. Team leader in goals and with how many? Thompson 32

7. Team leader in assists and with how many? Dahlin 48

8. Team leader in points and with how many? Olofsson 74

9. Team MVP? Dahlin

10. Most improved player? Olofsson, in perception league-wide

11. Team ROY? Quinn

12. Biggest positive surprise? Asplund provides offense, too 

13. Biggest disappointment? The Sabres leadership stays with Anderson too long and doesn't trade for a veteran goalie heading into, or at, the trade deadline

14. Outside the box prediction? Buffalo does not lose in regulation to the Bruins

15. How many 20+ goal scorers will the Sabres have? 4. Thompson, Olofsson, Skinner, Cozens

16. How many 10+ goal scorers will the Sabres have? 13. Okposo, Mittelstadt, Tuch, Quinn, Krebs, Power, Asplund, Hinostroza, Dahlin

17. Best case scenario for the Sabres? Stanley Cup victory. Levi is amazing.

18. Worst case scenario for the Sabres? Okposo gets hurt early sending the team into a tailspin, Dahlin and Power miss many games, but they still finish 12th and draft 13th. Boston and Toronto meet in the ECF and the winner takes the Stanley Cup.

 

[GASabresIUFAN]

On 10/6/2022 at 1:57 PM, GASabresIUFAN said:

1. Where will the Sabres finish in the Atlantic?  5th  - nailed it.

2. What will their record be?  41-35-6 for 88pts  - pretty darn close 

3. Will they make the playoffs? No

4. How many goals with the team score? 264 - not optimistic enough

5. How many goals will the team allow? 271 - to optimistic, but got the differential close

6. Team leader in goals and with how many?  Thompson - 33 - leader right, amt not close

7. Team leader in assists and with how many? Dahlin - 52 - pretty close 

8. Team leader in points and with how many? Dahlin - 67 - pretty close

9. Team MVP? Dahlin - yep

10. Most improved player? Mittelstadt - he stays healthy and puts up 20 goals and 40 assists.  - one point off the total.

11. Team ROY? Power - yep

12. Biggest positive surprise? Asplund with 13g &27a for 40 pts. - opps!

13. Biggest disappointment? Lyubushkin - reminds people of Cody Franson - Comrie a bigger bust, but still reminds me of Franson

14. Outside the box prediction? Anderson gets hurt and UPL builds on good start in Rochester and becomes the Sabres starter by year-end  - Anderson was old not hurt, Comrie got hurt

15. How many 20+ goal scorers will the Sabres have? 7 -TnT, Skinner, Quinn, VO, Cozens, Tuch & Mitts - 5/7 with 4 30 guys. Mitts 15 and Quinn 14.

16. How many 10+ goal scorers will the Sabres have? 13 - above plus JJP, Asplund, KO, Krebs, Vinnie and Dahlin - Sabres finished with 11.

17. Best case scenario for the Sabres? The Sabres get good goaltending , coupled with the deep offense and make the playoffs with 95 points or so.

18. Worst case scenario for the Sabres? The kids don’t perform, Comrie disappoints, more key injuries and the Sabres fall to 7th in the division with 75 pts.

Sabres came close to the best case and were ultimately let down by the bad goaltending.