2022-2023 Sabres Thread

[ckg927]

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Might be of interest, might not: Five Thirty Eight put their NHL predictions in place, and place Buffalo 23rd overall.....6th in the Atlantic...with a -26 goal differential, a projected 83 pts. and a 22% chance of making the playoffs.

Sounds about right.

[ckg927]

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Meet the Sabres:

Forwards: Okposo(C), Girgensons(A), Asplund, Bjork, Cozens, Hinostroza, Krebs, Mittlestadt, Olofsson, Peterka, Quinn, Skinner, Thompson & Tuch

Defense: Dahlin(A), Bryson, Fitzgerald, Jokiharju, Lyubushkin, Power and Samuellson

Goalie: Anderson & Comrie

Other moves: F Riley Sheahan is on IR, F Matej Pekar is on non-injury IR; Olivier Nadeau has been returned to Gatineau(QMJHL), D Lawrence Pilut & GK Ukko Pekka Luukkonen were assigned to the Amerks today(the day before, D Kale Clague, Jeremy Davies and Chase Priskie were sent to Rochester).

[Night Train]

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Line Combo's

Forwards (14): Jeff Skinner-Tage Thompson-Victor Olofsson, Jack Quinn-Casey Mittelstadt-Alex Tuch, Peyton Krebs-Dylan Cozens-JJ Peterka, Zemgus Girgensons-Rasmus Asplund, Vinnie Hinostroza. Anders Bjork and the injured Kyle Okposo skated as extras.

Defense (7): Mattias Samuelsson-Rasmus Dahlin; Owen Power-Henri Jokiharju, Jacob Bryson-Ilya Lyubushkin. Casey Fitzgerald skated with Pilut on Monday and is the seventh defenseman right now.

[OpIv37]

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Line Combo's

Forwards (14): Jeff Skinner-Tage Thompson-Victor Olofsson, Jack Quinn-Casey Mittelstadt-Alex Tuch, Peyton Krebs-Dylan Cozens-JJ Peterka, Zemgus Girgensons-Rasmus Asplund, Vinnie Hinostroza. Anders Bjork and the injured Kyle Okposo skated as extras.

Defense (7): Mattias Samuelsson-Rasmus Dahlin; Owen Power-Henri Jokiharju, Jacob Bryson-Ilya Lyubushkin. Casey Fitzgerald skated with Pilut on Monday and is the seventh defenseman right now.

Top line is solid. Not Cup contender good, but solid. After that, who knows? There are a lot of unproven players who may or may not be good.

If Power lives up to his potential, the top 4 D are good.

I know I'm setting an incredibly low bar with this statement, but I'll be happy if the Sabres can be in the playoff hunt until mid-March or so. Make most of the season meaningful. It would be nice if we could actually make the playoffs and give the young guys some playoff experience, even if it means getting killed in the first round. I just don't think we are there yet.

[JATMtheJATM]

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Elliot Friedman said that he believes Owen Power could have a Cale Makar existence and it's just a matter of time before he's one of the best players in the league. I have to listen to the cast for his exact quote

[Night Train]

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FWIW , the AHL Rochester roster is very interesting...and promising.

https://www.amerks.com/team

[Night Train]

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Granato gets his new deal.

https://www.nhl.com/news/don-granato-signs-multiyear-deal-as-buffalo-head-coach/c-336273344

[ckg927]

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So did D Mattias Samuelsson....and honestly, at the length and money he signed for, it's a STEAL. It's a 7 year deal worth $30 million.

[JATMtheJATM]

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I'm not mad, but all the hype for RJs last season, and now he's back out there doing starting line ups.

Just let the guy go. It reminds me of watching a hacking and coughing Harry Carey in his last years. Just let him go, man.

[JATMtheJATM]

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Nice ceremony for 5-14 prior to puck drop

[Novacane]

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Anyone know if the changing ads on the boards is something we're only seeing on TV?

[Novacane]

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To many turnovers in the 1rst period.

[Novacane]

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Peterka with his first! 1-1

[Novacane]

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Much better 2nd period.

[JATMtheJATM]

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Anyone know if the changing ads on the boards is something we're only seeing on TV?

Yes. It's a TV thing. It's terrible