2022-2023 Sabres Thread

[sukie]

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Tage now top five in goals and scoring

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Eichel who?

[MikeInRoch]

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I think this Tage guy might work out.

[OpIv37]

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Tage is becoming a true superstar. Love seeing this on national TV. The Cozens/Quinn/peterka line is a legit 2nd line. It’s been ages since the Sabres had a true star and a 2nd line.

[Novacane]

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So. Real talk.

Thompson is better than Eichel

No doubt. And he's likeable on top of it.

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I didn't realize that's Krebs first goal of the season. He should probably be in Rochester.

[Novacane]

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We have five point a game players right now!

[Woodman]

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I think this Tage guy might work out.

Just great tonight!!!!

[Woodman]

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9-4 never enough never enough !!!

[Skooby]

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Tage is becoming a true superstar. Love seeing this on national TV. The Cozens/Quinn/peterka line is a legit 2nd line. It’s been ages since the Sabres had a true star and a 2nd line.

Should we trade for some 3rd line pieces & a super goalie now ?

[Woodman]

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Should we trade for some 3rd line pieces & a super goalie now ?

Make some moves .... why the hell not?

[OpIv37]

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Should we trade for some 3rd line pieces & a super goalie now ?

Too little, too late for this season. But the future is promising

[Skooby]

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Too little, too late for this season. But the future is promising

We’re 6 points out of a playoff spot with 56 games left / 112 possible points to be gained. We’ve outscored the entire league, by a margin. Where did we fail if we play .600 hockey ongoing for 102 points ?? Wouldn’t the new talent help us get there or better ?? We can’t play .600 while out scoring the entire league ?? You’re crapping on common sense here, this isn’t some tiny sample as well. Boston is 2nd in GF, they’re up against the cap. We have $17 Million in cap space, we need the best goalie possible & get our GA down. We wouldn’t lose if it was down 20% less. Boston has lost 3 games in regulation after 26 games, they’ve scored less than us.

[Skooby]

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We’re 6 points out of a playoff spot with 56 games left / 112 possible points to be gained. We’ve outscored the entire league, by a margin. Where did we fail if we play .600 hockey ongoing for 102 points ?? Wouldn’t the new talent help us get there or better ?? We can’t play .600 while out scoring the entire league ?? You’re crapping on common sense here, this isn’t some tiny sample as well. Boston is 2nd in GF, they’re up against the cap. We have $17 Million in cap space, we need the best goalie possible & get our GA down. We wouldn’t lose if it was down 20% less. Boston has lost 3 games in regulation after 26 games, they’ve scored less than us.

First round playoff tickets with at least 3 home games would generate $12 Million minimum. We make round 2, it’s $25 Million, plus they pump next year season tickets so the chairs are filled. You try to get Bills tickets lately ?? You can’t inexpensively. There’s a market for winning, Pegs is a Billionaire & whatever is going on health wise tells me our 40 year window of stable ownership isn’t there. I’m looking at a decades plus, we need some real trophies. Some hardware, I’m not getting younger. Pull up a chair, tell me I’m wrong.

[Night Train]

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9-4 final. UPL did let in a couple of soft goals. Anderson should be playing next.

[JATMtheJATM]

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Make some moves .... why the hell not?

I'm a firm believer in the billy beane philosophy. 27 games to see what you have. 28 to see if you can fix it. 27 to see if it worked. Coming up to that 27 game mark.

The issue is the market hasn't settled itself. There are some good players available though.

The first rule is any firsts moved HAS to be top 10 protected. This draft is up there with 03 and 15 in terms of quality and depth.

One player I like is Matt dumba from the wild. He's 28 RHD. Hes a pending UFA and very solid. The wild can not retain him due to salary cap miscues. They might want to shed his salary to use it elsewhere. No idea what the asking price is, but I would definitely inquire if he was available, price, and willingness to extend

[OpIv37]

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I'm a firm believer in the billy beane philosophy. 27 games to see what you have. 28 to see if you can fix it. 27 to see if it worked. Coming up to that 27 game mark.

The issue is the market hasn't settled itself. There are some good players available though.

The first rule is any firsts moved HAS to be top 10 protected. This draft is up there with 03 and 15 in terms of quality and depth.

One player I like is Matt dumba from the wild. He's 28 RHD. Hes a pending UFA and very solid. The wild can not retain him due to salary cap miscues. They might want to shed his salary to use it elsewhere. No idea what the asking price is, but I would definitely inquire if he was available, price, and willingness to extend

"Willingness to extend" is the key. The Sabres have a good young core and players seem to like Granato and Adams. But let's be realistic. We've been the dregs of the league for a decade. Have we turned the corner and become a place where players want to be? It feels like we are moving in that direction but I'm not sure we are there yet.