Tyson Kozak Recalled Aube-Kubel assigned to Rochester

[Brawndo]

Per Friedman 

Good call @GASabresIUFAN

Edited Tuesday at 07:41 PM by Brawndo

[JP51]

That'll teach em! 

[Weave]

When Vancouver wouldn’t bite on the Aube-Kubel for Petterson offer KA floated, this was inevitable.

[inkman]

Dealz!  
 

(there aren’t any incoming, just wanted to be the first to hypothesize some mythical non trade that’s never going to happen) 

[DarthEbriate]

Hopefully, this means Greenway is on the mend.

[Hawerchuk]

Stone hands Kubel on waivers? Shocker right there.

[JoeSchmoe]

He's still better than Lafferty. A lot better from what I've seen. 

[mjd1001]

6 minutes ago, JoeSchmoe said:

He's still better than Lafferty. A lot better from what I've seen. 

Maybe its an injury thing, or position?  Because I agree. Kubel hasn't been great and he has been in and out of the lineup.  Neither Lafferty or him are putting up any kind of numbers, but I thought Aubel-Kubel was the better player between the 2 of them.

[Huckleberry]

Between Lafferty - Aubel-Kubel and Malenstyn, I only want Malenstyn back next year.

[GASabresIUFAN]

2 hours ago, DarthEbriate said:

Hopefully, this means Greenway is on the mend.

Just in time to be traded for a 2nd rd pick in 2027.

[Night Train]

Get Kozak back in town. 

Edited Monday at 10:09 PM by Night Train

[PerreaultForever]

2 hours ago, DarthEbriate said:

Hopefully, this means Greenway is on the mend.

In the Ruff presser he did say Greenway was close. 

This move is overdue. He's been awful and added nothing. The much heralded new 4th line has been garbage all year. Kozak was better and should be in the line up over these stiffs. Waive Lafferty next. 

[JohnC]

5 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

Just in time to be traded for a 2nd rd pick in 2027.

I like Greenway a lot and would hope that he would be willing to stay with the right offer. But what happens if he tells the front office that he would prefer to be moved to a better functioning organization that will give him a chance to compete in the playoffs? The owner has created an organization that is unappealing to many players. The obstacles that this franchise has to overcome are the same obstacles that itself created. The never-ending loop of incompetency that has handcuffed this franchise since Terry Pegula bought this franchise. 

[inkman]

33 minutes ago, Night Train said:

Get Kozak back in town. 

I like him a lot but he really doesn’t make much of a difference.  

[GASabresIUFAN]

2 minutes ago, inkman said:

I like him a lot but he really doesn’t make much of a difference.  

On this terrible team.  

[Weave]

17 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

On this terrible team.  

This might be one of the only teams in the league where he makes the roster at all.

[GoPuckYourself]

Really surprising consiidering Kubel, malenstyn were so instrumental in Washington  and was a fan of lafferty from a far but I guess when they come here they turn into ***** like the rest of them.

[JoeSchmoe]

3 hours ago, Huckleberry said:

Between Lafferty - Aubel-Kubel and Malenstyn, I only want Malenstyn back next year.

Remember when their speed was going to be game changing? There's no substitute for hockey IQ.

[shrader]

I bet he looks very good in Rochester. 

[inkman]

41 minutes ago, shrader said:

I bet he looks very good in Rochester. 

Probably similar to the guy he’s replacing, Kozak. 

[LGR4GM]

Something something deck chairs, 

Something Something titanic. 

[GASabresIUFAN]

3 hours ago, JoeSchmoe said:

Remember when their speed was going to be game changing? There's no substitute for hockey IQ.

The sad part was they believed the lie they were peddling.   

[JoeSchmoe]

25 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

The sad part was they believed the lie they were peddling.   

I think it's sadder that most of us gave them the benefit of the doubt. The preseason "Do we make the playoffs poll" where the vast majority voted yes was largely centered around these guys and the fact we ditched Skinner.

 

 

Edited Tuesday at 03:38 AM by JoeSchmoe

[GASabresIUFAN]

40 minutes ago, JoeSchmoe said:

I think it's sadder that most of us gave them the benefit of the doubt. The preseason "Do we make the playoffs poll" where the vast majority voted yes was largely centered around these guys and the fact we ditched Skinner.

 

 

I looked at my thoughts from that thread and I was leaning toward not making the playoffs because of the poor special teams and the need to improve defensively.  Sadly I turned out to be correct; they didn’t improve defensively and didn’t improve on special teams and therefore they aren’t making the playoffs, but I honestly didn’t expect them to be this bad.

[Doohicksie]

The players that were brought in have not kept the Sabres out of the playoffs.  The reason the team has faltered is that our top six just haven't played as well as they have over periods in the past.  We looked for players like Tage, Cozens, Quinn and JJP to take the world by storm and they simply haven't.

Edited Tuesday at 12:57 PM by Doohicksie