GASabresIUFAN Posted October 3 Report Posted October 3 1) Sabres point total? 2) Will the Sabres makes the playoffs? 3) Sabres leading goal scorer? 4) Sabres leader in total points? 5) Sabres MVP? 6) Sabres ROY? 7) Best off-season acquisition 8.) Worst off-season acquisition? 9) Biggest surprise? (positive or negative) 10) Breakout player? 11) Will any Sabres players or coaches finish as finalists (win?) for any major awards such as the Norris or Selke? 12) Unsong Hero? 13) Who will be the first Sabre traded away this season? 14) Will KA make any in-season acquisitions before the deadline? 15) Will the Sabres be buyers or sellers at the deadline? 16) Other Bold prediction? {Such as KA gets fired mid-season ;)} 17) Any other thoughts? Quote
steveoath Posted October 3 Report Posted October 3 (edited) 1) Sabres point total? 93 2) Will the Sabres makes the playoffs? Yes 3) Sabres leading goal scorer? Tage 4) Sabres leader in total points? Tage 5) Sabres MVP? UPL 6) Sabres ROY? Kulich 7) Best off-season acquisition Lafferty 8.) Worst off-season acquisition? Scoreboard 9) Biggest surprise? (positive or negative) sabres begin to impose their physicality on opponents 10) Breakout player? Quinn 11) Will any Sabres players or coaches finish as finalists (win?) for any major awards such as the Norris or Selke? Dahlin & Lindy 12) Unsong Hero? Seth Appert 13) Who will be the first Sabre traded away this season? Greenway 14) Will KA make any in-season acquisitions before the deadline? Yes, but will be disappointing depth forward 15) Will the Sabres be buyers or sellers at the deadline? Bargain bin shoppers 16) Other Bold prediction? {Such as KA gets fired mid-season ;)} Sammy plays more than 60 games 17) Any other thoughts? Hope is one hell of a drug. Edited October 3 by steveoath 1 Quote
dudacek Posted October 3 Report Posted October 3 1) Sabres point total? 81 2) Will the Sabres makes the playoffs? No 3) Sabres leading goal scorer? Peterka 33 4) Sabres leader in total points? Dahlin 62 5) Sabres MVP? Dahlin 6) Sabres ROY? N/A No rookie will play more than 20 games 7) Best off-season acquisition Malenstyn won't score much, but he will be respected for his effort and hitting 8.) Worst off-season acquisition? Zucker will be in and out of the lineup and fail to score 15 goals 9) Biggest surprise? (positive or negative) Jack Quinn will fail to score 25 goals 10) Breakout player? Peterka. He and Benson will be the only player to post career numbers, though neither will be much higher than this year 11) Will any Sabres players or coaches finish as finalists (win?) for any major awards such as the Norris or Selke? No 12) Unsung Hero? Jokiharju will again lead the team in plus/minus, but will be traded to a playoff team at the deadline 13) Who will be the first Sabre traded away this season? Reimer will be claimed on waivers, if that counts 14) Will KA make any in-season acquisitions before the deadline? LOL 15) Will the Sabres be buyers or sellers at the deadline? Say goodbye to Greenway and Joker. Zucker won't get any takers 16) Other Bold prediction? {Such as KA gets fired mid-season ;)} Bo Byram requests a trade 17) Any other thoughts? Fat, unemployed bald men who live with their parents don't approach strange women 1 1 1 Quote
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GASabresIUFAN Posted October 3 Author Report Posted October 3 (edited) 1) Sabres point total? 97 2) Will the Sabres makes the playoffs? Yes and finish 3rd in the Atlantic - In another thread I thought they'd just miss out, but I've taken my hopium and am changing my mind - Go Sabres! 3) Sabres leading goal scorer? JJP - 35, but TNT and Quinn are close on his tail (6 Sabres score 20 plus). 4) Sabres leader in total points? Dahlin - He breaks 80+ points with 22 goals and 64 assists 5) Sabres MVP? - Dahlin 6) Sabres ROY? - Kulich. Injuries give him a chance on the 3rd line and he runs with the opportunity making Krebs expendable. 7) Best off-season acquisition - Lafferty. He becomes a fan favorite while putting up 12+ goals and 30+ points in a career year. 8.) Worst off-season acquisition? Byram. Doesn't get to the next level as hoped, but this makes his contract cheaper in the off-season 9) Biggest surprise? (positive or negative) Levi becomes the No. 1 netminder by mid-season 10) Breakout player? Benson - He puts up 55+ points and becomes one of the best pests in the NHL. 11) Will any Sabres players or coaches finish as finalists (win?) for any major awards such as the Norris or Selke? Ruff and Dahlin. 12) Unsung Hero? Power - He quietly makes the leap people wanted from Byram when Lindy pairs him with Dahlin creating one of the best D pairs in the league 13) Who will be the first Sabre traded away this season? Krebs 14) Will KA make any in-season acquisitions before the deadline? Sort of. He'll add a goalie for Rochester with NHL experience when Reimer gets claimed on waivers 15) Will the Sabres be buyers or sellers at the deadline? Buyers to add some RHD help 16) Other Bold prediction? {Such as KA gets fired mid-season ;)} Samuelsson plays 65+ games. 17) Any other thoughts? The team starts off 50/50 and then gains momentum as the season progresses. Much of the early issues will be the PP and a lack of offense from the 3rd line. These issues work themselves out on a 3 games Western road trip in November and team blossoms from there. Edited October 3 by GASabresIUFAN 1 Quote
mjd1001 Posted October 3 Report Posted October 3 (edited) 1) Sabres point total? 96 2) Will the Sabres makes the playoffs? Yes 3) Sabres leading goal scorer? Tage 4) Sabres leader in total points? Tage 5) Sabres MVP? Dahlin 6) Sabres ROY? Kulich 7) Best off-season acquisition Malenstyn 8.) Worst off-season acquisition? Does 'bringing back' Krebs on a 2 year deal count as an aquisition? 9) Biggest surprise? (positive or negative) Negative: Cozens is more the player from last year than the year before in terms of production. Positive: Byram becomes viewed as a top 50 D-man in the league (not bad when there are 180-200 Starting D-men across the league) Neutral: Benson continues to play well overall, but his production (goals assists) may not jump as much as many think they will. Semi-sophmore slump. 10) Breakout player? Byram 11) Will any Sabres players or coaches finish as finalists (win?) for any major awards such as the Norris or Selke? Lindy 12) Unsung Hero? Clifton or Jokiharju 13) Who will be the first Sabre traded away this season? Krebs 14) Will KA make any in-season acquisitions before the deadline? Technically yes, but when you say before the deadline, it might be very close to it. 15) Will the Sabres be buyers or sellers at the deadline? Neither, just looking for 'best available deal' 16) Other Bold prediction? {Such as KA gets fired mid-season ;)} Tage gets 50+ goals. The top line (if they stay together) approaches 120 goals between them. 17) Any other thoughts? Success of this team will be determined a lot more by the play of the D-men than the forwards. A LOT. If they make the playoffs it will be because of the improved play of the back 6. Edited October 3 by mjd1001 Quote
Taro T Posted October 3 Report Posted October 3 1) Sabres point total? Had you asked yesterday would've said 96. Fork it - 106. 2) Will the Sabres makes the playoffs? H-e-double hockey sticks YEAH!! 3) Sabres leading goal scorer? Thompson 4) Sabres leader in total points? Dahlin 5) Sabres MVP? Dahlin 6) Sabres ROY? Kulich by default 7) Best off-season acquisition? Ruff 8.) Worst off-season acquisition? Zucker 9) Biggest surprise? (positive or negative) Samuelsson plays 71 games 10) Breakout player? Peterka (thought about going w/ Quinn, but will stick w/ JJ) 11) Will any Sabres players or coaches finish as finalists (win?) for any major awards such as the Norris or Selke? Dahlin finally gets invited to the end of season awards show as one of the 3 Norris finalists. He does not win. 12) Unsung Hero? McLeod 13) Who will be the first Sabre traded away this season? Trick question. No Sabre gets traded. Rosen is sent packing as part of a package at the deadline for additional F depth. 14) Will KA make any in-season acquisitions before the deadline? No. 15) Will the Sabres be buyers or sellers at the deadline? Technically buyers as they bring in 1 depth F. 16) Other Bold prediction? {Such as KA gets fired mid-season ;)} Adams gets a contract extension. 17) Any other thoughts? These preseason polls are silly. 😉 1 2 Quote
dudacek Posted October 3 Report Posted October 3 (edited) Some more silly preseason Q&A, should you care to indulge: Name something you feel strongly is going to happen in the #Sabrehood this year? Tage Thompson will rebound nicely, to the tune of around 40 goals and a point per game. What is something you think a lot of Sabres fans will be surprised by? How effective this defence corps will be playing Lindy Ruff hockey What worries you most about the coming season? The possibility that UPL regresses hard and they wait too long to hand the reins over to Levi What are you most excited about? Watching Cozens/Quinn/Benson play hockey the way it is meant to be played And what hot take would you be willing to put money on this year? Rasmus Dahlin will be a Norris Trophy finalist Edited October 4 by dudacek 1 Quote
OverPowerYou Posted October 3 Report Posted October 3 We will have a team very reminiscent of the 2010 team that lost to Boston. Great defense and goal tending and an average offense. We will finish a wild card. I’m as pessimistic as they come and this is the most optimistic ive Been in 15 years 1 Quote
#freejame Posted October 4 Report Posted October 4 (edited) 1) Sabres point total? 96 2) Will the Sabres makes the playoffs? Yes 3) Sabres leading goal scorer? Thompson with 37, but everyone is more impressed with JJ’s 33 4) Sabres leader in total points? Dahlin with 87 (18g, 69a) 5) Sabres MVP? Dahlin 6) Sabres ROY? Levi (apparently he’s over the rookie limit now by a few games. In that case, no one) 7) Best off-season acquisition McLeod 8.) Worst off-season acquisition? Zucker 9) Biggest surprise? (positive or negative) Bo Byram 10) Breakout player? Bo Byram 11) Will any Sabres players or coaches finish as finalists (win?) for any major awards such as the Norris or Selke? Jack Adams, Norris (Dahlin) 12) Unsong Hero? Gilbert 13) Who will be the first Sabre traded away this season? Greenway 14) Will KA make any in-season acquisitions before the deadline? Yes 15) Will the Sabres be buyers or sellers at the deadline? Buyers 16) Other Bold prediction? {Such as KA gets fired mid-season ;)} Sabres win a round 17) Any other thoughts? If you don’t love JJ Peterka yet, you will before the calendar flips to 2025. Bo Byram will be a top 25 defenseman. Dylan Cousins becomes the leagues most expensive 3C before March, but is our best playoff performer. Edited October 4 by #freejame 1 Quote
HumanSlinky39 Posted October 4 Report Posted October 4 (edited) 1) Sabres point total? 95 (44-31-7) 2) Will the Sabres makes the playoffs? Yes 3) Sabres leading goal scorer? TNT 4) Sabres leader in total points? TNT 5) Sabres MVP? TNT 6) Sabres ROY? Kulich 7) Best off-season acquisition McLeod 8.) Worst off-season acquisition? Reimer 9) Biggest surprise? (positive or negative) Second line will be explosive 10) Breakout player? Quinn 11) Will any Sabres players or coaches finish as finalists (win?) for any major awards such as the Norris or Selke? Dahlin - Norris (won't win) 12) Unsong Hero? Malenstyn 13) Who will be the first Sabre traded away this season? Rosen 14) Will KA make any in-season acquisitions before the deadline? Yes 15) Will the Sabres be buyers or sellers at the deadline? Buyers 16) Other Bold prediction? {Such as KA gets fired mid-season ;)} Not really. I think we take the step forward we expected before a frustrating season last year. 17) Any other thoughts? Sabres squeak into the playoffs, but lose a hard fought opening round in 6. Progress. Edited October 4 by HumanSlinky39 Quote
Taro T Posted October 4 Report Posted October 4 1 hour ago, dudacek said: Name something you feel strongly is going to happen in the #Sabrehood this year? Josh Allen will be announced as being at a Sabres game and the Shout song will be played at some point during that game. (Either immediately after the announcement or sometime during the next period.) What is something you think a lot of Sabres fans will be surprised by? Just how large the new scoreboard is. It literally almost stretches from blue line to blue line. What worries you most about the coming season? Even though they seem to have added more sound curtains off the ceiling and they CLAIMED they were going to fix the sound system as well as replace the big TV, er, scoreboard; they still won't have fixed the audio in the building and yours truly will still forget more often than not to bring ear plugs and will end up leaving the game with ears ringing regardless of how much of the crowd was Chets and Muffys. What are you most excited about? Seeing UPL and Levi do the Ullmark/Swayman monster hug after victories. The juxtaposition of their heights will make it truly a sight to behold. That, and Benson and Thompson doing likewise at the other end of the rink essentially bookending the move. By the end of all their respective careers, nobody will remember it was the former Sabre goalie that started the tradition. And what hot take would you be willing to put money on this year? PLAYOFFs Baby. (You never asked how MUCH money we'd be willing to put on the hot take. 😉 ) Quote
Archie Lee Posted October 4 Report Posted October 4 2 hours ago, dudacek said: Some more silly preseason Q&A, should you care to indulge: Name something you feel strongly is going to happen in the #Sabrehood this year? Tage Thompson will rebound nicely, to the tune of around 40 goals and a point per game. What is something you think a lot of Sabres fans will be surprised by? How effective this defence core will be playing Lindy Ruff hockey What worries you most about the coming season? The possibility that UPL regresses hard and they wait too long to hand the reins over to Levi What are you most excited about? Watching Cozens/Quinn/Benson play hockey the way it is meant to be played And what hot take would you be willing to put money on this year? Rasmus Dahlin will be a Norris Trophy finalist I’m confused. Which of your posts is the real dudacek? Quote
HumanSlinky39 Posted October 4 Report Posted October 4 Name something you feel strongly is going to happen in the #Sabrehood this year? Malenstyn will become a fan favorite. What is something you think a lot of Sabres fans will be surprised by? How much improved we are on the blue line. The talent finally starts to mesh and we have one of the top-8 defensive corps in the league How effective this defence core will be playing Lindy Ruff hockey Very. There's a lot of talent here that just kind of withered on the vine in Granato's system. I think Dahlin takes the next step and Power/Byram take huge leaps this season. What worries you most about the coming season? UPL regresses and Levi still isn't ready. Reimer ain't it, either What are you most excited about? Watching the D corps blossom and the second line becoming an explosive unit And what hot take would you be willing to put money on this year? By early February, the Sabres are one of the most exciting teams in the league and we finally have a team with the physicality that makes other teams hate playing us. Quote
HumanSlinky39 Posted October 4 Report Posted October 4 Another hot take - Sabres fans will melt down en masse with the first loss. 🤣 Quote
dudacek Posted October 4 Report Posted October 4 13 minutes ago, Archie Lee said: I’m confused. Which of your posts is the real dudacek? Are you a Seinfeld fan? Quote
French Collection Posted October 4 Report Posted October 4 97 points Yes for playoffs TNT ignites 41 lamps Dahlin has a career best 87 points Dahlin MVP Levi ROY McLeod proves to be a great 3C Felix Sandstrom comes up when injuries hit the big club after Reimer gets claimed and he gets crushed. Thankfully only one game. Byram surprises with solid play and takes control of PP2. Quinn breaks out with 29G 38A Dahlin wins the Norris and puts an exclamation point on it with a crushing hit on Quinn Hughes trying to go coast to coast. McLeod is the unsung hero. Bryson is traded because Lindy likes Gilbert more and RyJo is more than able to fill in. $7M in cap space is burning a hole in KA’s pocket and TP lets him get a top 9 winger. Buyers, move Rosen and some picks. Levi gets 30+ starts and pushes UPL to be better. The only prediction that matters is #2. Quote
Archie Lee Posted October 4 Report Posted October 4 44 minutes ago, dudacek said: Are you a Seinfeld fan? Ha! Of course. Just wondering though if you think Peterka will lead the team with 33 goals or Thompson will score 40? Hopefully they both achieve those #’s. Quote
DarthEbriate Posted October 4 Report Posted October 4 1) Sabres point total? 99 2) Will the Sabres makes the playoffs? Yes 3) Sabres leading goal scorer? Peterka 42, with TNT a couple back. JJP just scores a few more greasier goals. 4) Sabres leader in total points? Surprisingly, Quinn by a point on the help of PPA 5) Sabres MVP? Dahlin 6) Sabres ROY? Kulich, unless Levi is somehow still eligible 7) Best off-season acquisition? Lafferty, relative to expectations 8.) Worst off-season acquisition? Reimer, but it’s not a bad thing 9) Biggest surprise? (positive or negative) The overall effectiveness of the 3rd line and how the Sabres engage physically. 10) Breakout player? Leaguewide, it’s Quinn. Within Sabredom: McLeod 11) Will any Sabres players or coaches finish as finalists (win?) for any major awards such as the Norris or Selke? Ruff, but doesn’t win. 12) Unsung Hero? McLeod up front, Muel on the blue line 13) Who will be the first Sabre traded away this season? Reimer 14) Will KA make any in-season acquisitions before the deadline? Yes. 15) Will the Sabres be buyers or sellers at the deadline? Buyers, but not significant, because GM Sheevyn is still playing the long game and doesn’t believe that this is the year to move young assets. 16) Other Bold prediction? {Such as KA gets fired mid-season ;)} The Sabres will have over 18 fighting majors this season. Power will start to look the part in all 3 zones. A victory over TB on 4/13/25 clinches a playoff berth and officially ends the Lightning’s playoff hopes for the season. 17) Any other thoughts? Many. The most upsetting one is that injuries and lack of clearing the front of the net lead to easy goals take all the positive vibes and flush them away. And that I’m happy to change my predictions at any time. Quote
Pimlach Posted October 4 Report Posted October 4 16 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said: 1) Sabres point total? 95 2) Will the Sabres makes the playoffs? YES 3) Sabres leading goal scorer? Tage 4) Sabres leader in total points? Dahlin 5) Sabres MVP? Dahlin 6) Sabres ROY? Kulich 7) Best off-season acquisition McLeod 8.) Worst off-season acquisition? 9) Biggest surprise? (positive or negative) Byram 10) Breakout player? Quinn 11) Will any Sabres players or coaches finish as finalists (win?) for any major awards such as the Norris or Selke? Dahlin gets Norris , Lindy gets votes 12) Unsong Hero? Peterka 13) Who will be the first Sabre traded away this season? Krebs 14) Will KA make any in-season acquisitions before the deadline? Minor ones 15) Will the Sabres be buyers or sellers at the deadline? Minor buyers 16) Other Bold prediction? {Such as KA gets fired mid-season ;)} Fans start to come back 17) Any other thoughts? Trending up 1 Quote
Thorner Posted October 4 Report Posted October 4 So it’s not about IF the Sabres make it, it’s a question of by how much Quote
Weave Posted October 4 Report Posted October 4 1 minute ago, Thorner said: So it’s not about IF the Sabres make it, it’s a question of by how much 1 Quote
LGR4GM Posted October 4 Report Posted October 4 1) Sabres point total? - 96 2) Will the Sabres makes the playoffs? - Yes 3) Sabres leading goal scorer? - Tage Thompson 4) Sabres leader in total points? - Tage Thompson 5) Sabres MVP? - UPL and Levi 6) Sabres ROY? - None or Kulich 7) Best off-season acquisition - Ryan McLeod 8.) Worst off-season acquisition? - Jason Zucker 9) Biggest surprise? (positive or negative) - Zach Benson (60pts+) 10) Breakout player? - Zach Benson 11) Will any Sabres players or coaches finish as finalists (win?) for any major awards such as the Norris or Selke? - Rasmus Dahlin (Norris) 12) Unsung Hero? - Jack Quinn 13) Who will be the first Sabre traded away this season? - Rosen 14) Will KA make any in-season acquisitions before the deadline? - Yes 15) Will the Sabres be buyers or sellers at the deadline? - Buyers but minimally 16) Other Bold prediction? {Such as KA gets fired mid-season ;)} - Jack Quinn is 2nd in points 17) Any other thoughts? - the arena food is still piss poor for no reason other than uncaring laziness Quote
elijah Posted October 4 Report Posted October 4 1) Sabres point total? realist - 91, realist/optimist/fan - 96 2) Will the Sabres makes the playoffs? No/Yes (see above, so edgy of me to pick both sides) 3) Sabres leading goal scorer? Tage 4) Sabres leader in total points? Dahlin 5) Sabres MVP? Dahlin 6) Sabres ROY? None 7) Best off-season acquisition McLeod 8.) Worst off-season acquisition? Zucker (maybe he still produces while playing, but continues to the oft-injured trend) 9) Biggest surprise? (positive or negative) Jack Quinn, second leading goal score and top 3 in points on the team (would it even be a surprise?) 10) Breakout player? Benson/Quinn 11) Will any Sabres players or coaches finish as finalists (win?) for any major awards such as the Norris or Selke? Dahlin & maybe Ruff 12) Unsong Hero? McLeod 13) Who will be the first Sabre traded away this season? Krebs/Greenway 14) Will KA make any in-season acquisitions before the deadline? Yes 15) Will the Sabres be buyers or sellers at the deadline? Buyers 16) Other Bold prediction? {Such as KA gets fired mid-season ;)} 17) Any other thoughts? did i miss the player expectations threads that i think @dudacektypically does? i enjoy looking back on those each year Quote
R_Dudley Posted October 4 Report Posted October 4 1) Sabres point total? 93 2) Will the Sabres make the playoffs? Yes, by a shinpad 3) Sabres leading goal scorer? TNT 4) Sabres leader in total points? TNT 5) Sabres MVP? TNT 6) Sabres ROY? JJP 7) Best off-season acquisition Lafferty 8.) Worst off-season acquisition? Zucker 9) Biggest surprise? (positive or negative) Fandamonium returns 10) Breakout player? Benson 11) Will any Sabres players or coaches finish as finalists (win?) for any major awards such as the Norris or Selke? Dahlin 12) Unsong Hero? JJP 13) Who will be the first Sabre traded away this season? Reimer 14) Will KA make any in-season acquisitions before the deadline? Yes 15) Will the Sabres be buyers or sellers at the deadline? A little of both 16) Other Bold prediction? {Such as KA gets fired mid-season ;)} Levi is getting the majority of starts by season end 17) Any other thoughts? Win the first round of playoffs. 1 Quote
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