When is Anyone from Rochester going to play ?

@thewolfdoctor761

16 күн бұрын

I think Savoie can play on the second line and would easily score 20 goals. JPP-TT-Tuch Savoie-Cozens-Quinn/Benson

@rj8209

16 күн бұрын

@@thewolfdoctor761kids don’t just come in from the WHL and score 20 on the second line. Love the optimism but pump the brakes

@thewolfdoctor761

16 күн бұрын

@@rj8209 Sure they do. Sam Reinhart did.

Let's be clear - Kevyn isn't doing anything else. There was a handful of concerning remarks he made in that last presser that screams "no more moves." Saying "we've all seen what Peyton can do" was icing on the cake. No Kevyn, we have not seen anything. With or without productive linemates. And then saying he doesn't feel the need to spend the cap from Skinner's buyout is bizarre. Then don't buy him out..? Can't believe I can say (because numerous times before I thought it couldn't be lower), this off-season has been such a head-scratcher. Edit: Also, Joe been a couple times I've mentioned this and not sure if it's an issue with the recording software or what. But anytime you overlay music or something it really bugs out your mic.

This is where winning 2-1 with good goaltending and hard to play against defensively come into play.

Reimers contract , just like Felix Sandstrom's contract are TWO WAY according to TSN. Love the new 4th line Malenstyn. Lafferty Aube-Kubel No more SOFT Sabres ! Third line centre trade ....sign Jokiharju to contract and trade him for Morgan Frost. Philly needs a veteran puck moving D man. Hes from the Newmarket area so he will play for Buffalo . Second choice , Tyler Johnson is an excellent idea as he has a 50% faceoff win rate . Lastly, see if Florida would move Sam Bennett , hes from southern Ontario so im pretty sure he would except a trade to Buffalo . Why the rush for a top6 forward? Perteka Thompson Tuch Benson Cozens Quinn Zucker new centre. Greenway If Benson struggles switch lines with Zucker . But if you want a top 6 winger ... Carolina has 10 million in cap room but they still have to sign RFAs Necas & Jarvis . Question will Necas want to play in Buffalo , if so, trade for him or offer sheet him.😊if not move on! A BIG NO THANKS to Mr Attitude , Trevor Zegras.!! Edit ..forgot to mention theres ZERO chance that Winnipeg trades Ehlers or Cole Perffetti ( who plays both wing and centre ) now that Toffoli (SJ) & Monohan (CBJ) left as UFAs. Both Ehlers and Perffetti will be on the Jets second line . If they move Ehlers it will be a the deadline in march .

@wyo62

16 күн бұрын

Dam spot on analysis!

@gootvansquid

16 күн бұрын

I'd like to see Lafferty play outside the 4th line and see what he can do

@neilkennington2397

16 күн бұрын

@@gootvansquid you will probably get your wish if Adams cant bring in a veteran 3rd line centre( too bad he couldnt get Adam Henrique who resigned in Edmonton. hes a southern Ontario boy , he wouldve signed in Buffalo) . Lafferty and Zucker know each other from their days in Pittsburgh .

@seanrandall1759

15 күн бұрын

lol there are 2-3 open spots too bad we only have kulich, savoie,ostlund, rosen, rousek,walberg,....hellenius can we trade for Mike Peca? just to train Konsta.. and get us a new captain crunch that can also net you 60-+points....yes please

I was not a full fan of skinner buyout. Last year we had so many bad years from players. I think it was a system failure. Too much emphasis on defense and just assumed the offense would be there like the year before..The other problem was, who was available better than him? That list was really small on the UFA market. Tage and Quinn being hurt last year was also tough. I think our top 6 could be fine.. Tage between Quinn and Peterka could score well, with Benson, Cozens and Tuch... not a bad top 6. Not sure there are better options out there to be had in UFA to start with (well, that guy from Vegas.. Stamkos was too old and oft injured to be considered).. Reimer.. I think he's a #2 unless Levi becomes a 1 or 1a/b with UPL. Levi is better playing in the AHL then on the bench.

Spoiler: Tarasenko signed with Detroit this afternoon

Idk about you but I like a savoie or kulich call up rather than shopping for another bottom six player

Maybe Strome will be available when Caps become desperate, they are way above the cap.

If we get a 20 goal scorer that has a 200 ft game. We will be fine without Skinner. Minus 2 last yr and that was a good yr for him. He's -130 for his career.

@danevertt3210

15 күн бұрын

Would have been nice to have both……and have a better 3rd line

I would bet that Zucker is more likely to outscore his defensive defecencies than Skinner, even if Skinner would get more points playing with Tage. Tarasenko is a good call for the top 6 winger, but I think a bidding war could happen. I hear Pittsburgh are talking to his people. Not convinced on Roslovic as a top 6 winger. I think he is a middle 6 centre. Not seen or heard enough scouting to form an opinion on Sprong. Necas and Ehlers would be good at the right price and much better than the free agent possibilities. I would like to see Kulich in the 3rd line centre role. I think he has topped out development wisr in the AHL and needs/deserves a NHL opportunity if he performs well at camp, Rather have Kulich than Krebs at 3C, Kulich has much more upside. Is Zegras a Lindy player? Is a top 6 player only similar to Skinner? We would be buying low on Zegras. I think Pageau could be on the wain, but it is difficult to tell in a Lou system. I like the Frost idea if Philly are willing to sell, but would still prefer Kulich.

The one year deals make me think gmka is stalling for the prospects to come save the day . But the timeline doesn’t work . Also there seems to be no rhyme or reason with their development plan for these prospects.all their prospects r centers and are all similar build

Levi is too good to be a backup goalie. He will go to rochester for 1 more year if nothing more than to stay fresh and develop even more.

How about Sprong 1 yr free agent signing for top 6

The problem is no 1 in the NHL wants to play here I don't think Tarasanko will come here ,it's not like we don't want or won't trade for a top 6for instance look at Hall and I'd hate to see it happen again because he was a bust so stay in the farm system wich is what we do ,I truly think the Sabres are finished their makeover ,I don't think we really need that much help anyway we've been on the cusp of the playoffs the last three seasons ,if we just make it to the 2nd season is our goal I believe and we've made the major upgrade in Mr.Ruff

According to Adams he moves on if a player doesn't wants to come here so don't expect Ehlers or Necas

1. When did the Buffalo Sabres say they were shopping for a 3C and RHD? Or was that fan / media / fans that because media with a podcast? 2. Before Skinner was bought out, there was NO trade for a replacement for him prior (we all knew this). Maybe Adams did as well and tried to get a 1st line LW, but there was no guarantee he’d find a seller. So the GM knew this, still bought out Skinner & must have had a backup plan! (Kulich, Rosen, Savoie or even maybe move Benson up and play Brett Murray on line 3) 3. Sure … 80% of the “ offseason “ is over, BUT between now and October there are cuts (salary strapped teams) and trades are possible. Lastly… I like Roslovic too. I think 3C would be a good fit with Greenway and Benson.

@tthreepo4291

16 күн бұрын

Or maybe Pegula is cheap (spoiler, he is, it's statistically proven) and GMKA is under qualified and incompetent...

@vietarmisgaming8045

16 күн бұрын

@@tthreepo4291Curious, where has that been proven? Doesn’t make sense to me because he doesn’t seem to go cheap on the Bills.

@danevertt3210

15 күн бұрын

@@tthreepo4291what about Pegula’s first few years when he spent crazy amounts of money on various free agents????

Konstra did not look good today at prospects camp. Hope it was just a bad day.

Sabres are so good they don’t need Skinner but Edmonton lacks enough talent so they needed him 😂

@grumpyscott17

16 күн бұрын

I’m still in disbelief that he cut Skinner and hasn’t used the extra cap space yet. I’m sure Tage and Tuch are thrilled. And Adams wonders why players don’t want to play here. He pisses off his own players.

@keithperry4712

16 күн бұрын

​@@grumpyscott17Pegula is Galisano 2.0. Cheap

Is it finally the year I bet 500 on playoffs bound from start of season? do I hate money?

I was against the idea of buying just out from the beginning. I was never certain that they would land a better option in free agency or the trade Market, Buying him out head disaster written all over it.😂

Is there any chance that Skinner wanted out after we missed the playoffs, especially seeing Okposo leave and winning? KA has mentioned trying to trade him, could there have been a discussion behind closed doors where Skinner said "I want out". As we know, nobody was going to take that contract, so a buyout was the only way. This would take a lot of the "regret" and "what ifs" off the table. If Skinner wanted out, KA did right by him and kept and unhappy asset off the team. Last thing we needed is what Leopold said all those years ago "a grim reaper in the locker room" again.

@TheDarthmalstrom

16 күн бұрын

Probably not since he wouldn't waive his NTC

@Cianan

16 күн бұрын

@@TheDarthmalstrom Gotcha, I never saw a report that he wouldn't waive it. I just knew no team was going to take that contract even if he had waived it.

Buying out Skinner without having any veteran replacement? Great idea. We’re one injury to Thompson or Quinn away from another season without reaching the play-offs but hey I bet that new third line will score for fun and carry us….

@jasoncrandall73

16 күн бұрын

From February through the end of the season Skinner had 7 goals with a hat trick on March 18th included. From March 19th onward Skinner had 1 goal. In all of February Skinner only had 3 points (2G 1A). Skinner only had 4 assists from March till the end of the season. People complaining about going from Skinner to Zucker probably didn't know the full extent of the lack of scoring from Skinner the last few months of the season.

I love Skinner as a person, but aren’t we giving him a looooooooooot of leeway here? He’s not defensive, he’s dependent on an all star Center, and we’re putting faith in the fact he can bounce back from two consecutive down years. I would have loved to keep Skinner, but it’s loud and clear from the Sabres organization they want defense defense defense. They believe they have the tools already to score. Now we need to wait and see.

@bradleygay1196

16 күн бұрын

35 G and 47 A 2 years ago - down year are you kidding?

@TheCasualMark

16 күн бұрын

@@bradleygay1196 no I’m not kidding. If you doubt what I’m saying, watch KA talk about their position right now after buying out Skinner. They feel they have the talent already and don’t want him. I feel so many people here have well thought out opinions but don’t listen to what is actually said by the GM. EDIT: he’s -130 in his career. He’s been in the league for 14 years and has had two positive point seasons. C’mon now.

@robthompson335

16 күн бұрын

Who Tage Thompson?

Trade for Frost and sign Roslovic. Zucker and Benson battle for the top 6 spot/reserve role. Krebs/Rosen for Frost. 2yr deal for Roslovic and see what happens. I think the plan may be to get Levi playing time. Reimer may be the plan at backup. If Levi outperforms his spot. He may get the call

I'd just as soon see Savoie or Kulich up.

It’s funny - everyone wanted skinner gone and now that he’s gone, everyone wants him back

At this rate we should sign Phil Kessel

Ryan Mcleod

Tarasenko 2x4.5m to the Wings

Love the Tarasanko* (can’t spell) idea 💡 🦬 ⚔️

We are going to bring up at least 2 prospects.

@richardtrump9406

16 күн бұрын

Not getting any of the guys you mentioned.

Such a good show! I watch it every morning while I drive to downtown for work!

“The number one reason the Sabres missed the playoffs, they couldn’t score goals.” I don’t think anyone else had noticed that. 😂 Seriously, How did they go from 3rd in PPG to 22nd? How did the power play go from 10th to 28th? Injuries aside, with the same core group it would have been expected to have a similar result in 2024. The NHL is full of smart coaches and players. They watch film, they learned how to defend the Sabres, the Sabres never adjusted. The number one reason they didn’t make the playoffs is coaching. Granato was not holding the boys accountable.. Granato should have never been so close to allow them to call him “meatballs”. I don’t care i if it was an affectionate nickname. Undisciplined and some lazy play. I’m sick of the excuse they are young. Despite their age most of them have a lot of NHL game experience. They were not held to a higher standard by the coaching staff. I don’t remember which game it was but during a post game interview in the locker room I heard some light background laughter. I was so irritated by that, they had just lost a game. Another coaching issue. Injuries played a role, but all teams deal with them. Having Quinn for just 27 games did hurt. They didn’t play with physicality in most of the contests.. That again is a coaching issue. Defense took a minor step forward. UPL played well, first half of season. The second half he was very good. He made up for a lot of deficiencies on D.

All of those remaining FA top 6 options are not good enough when we need more goals. Trade for Buchnevich since Blues need cap space and need to sign Neighbours.

@C-JVerified

16 күн бұрын

Buch just got an extension

@Optimization_Coach

16 күн бұрын

@@C-JVerified yep

Dylan Strome?

Pens are due for a trade soon and so is St Louis. Both in cap jail with who they have/want to sign.

Aubé Kubel yessir

Move Quinn to 3rd line center...makes the most sense!

@johndedario7770

16 күн бұрын

Played center in juniors and a little in Roch.

@jamesmiller6217

16 күн бұрын

That’s an interesting take, but we’re already short on top 6 wingers. Plus, why demote Quinn to the 3rd line?

@johndedario7770

16 күн бұрын

JJ TT AT ZB DC KULICK JG JQ ZUCKER NEW GUYS 13TH KREBS

Olofsson & Skinner is a lot of goals…Tuch Benson & Cozens can’t score!

Yeah there was no reason to buy out skinner this year with no plan. No replacement/upgrade. If we want to make the playoffs. wtf are they doing? makes you think they have a plan - but history says no.

Didn't really have too much bad to say on KA until seeing how horribly he's handled this free agency along with buying out skinner & not immediately replacing him. What an absolute fail & he should be fired just for that as he drags his feet while there are still guys he could get & one being Tarasenko but now he just signed with Detroit. Adams is just clueless with no urgency in his work. This needed to be addressed IMMEDIATELY when skinner was bought out & yet here we sit with glaring holes as he lies and says he believes this team is already better than it was. What a clown & I can't wait to see him fired this upcoming season.

I wouldn’t have bought out Skinner

Revisionist history. Jfc.

You just don’t get it .. 2 seasons ago we were 3 in goals for and we couldn’t stop a nosebleed.. we defense . Florida just won game 7 because of there defense .. you don’t know shit it annoying

Matt savioe 3rd line center and Kulich second line winger?

Terasenko gone.

Omg good thing Joe is not Sabres GM!!! He has no idea what we need

@scottpeterson9958

16 күн бұрын

Lol. They chuckle at his takes over at Baker Fairburn podccast. He's like 25 but knows everything.

Get Zegras asap!

Locked on Fantasy Island... Henrique, Tarasenko, Necas!? In reality none of these players are willing to sign here. Joe needs to go listen to the Lindy Ruff introductory press conference and Matt Bove interview again. The problem here last season as identified by the incoming coach was clearly a lack of commitment to playing defensive hockey. They haven't a problem scoring goals. They have a persistent problem with locking down a game when playing with a lead. Winning games starts with a commitment to playing the defensive 200ft game. Skinner's 24 goals didn't contribute to a winning record or a trip to the playoffs. So why the need to replace his contributions... Because a short sighted radio show host needs to generate more talking points. The problem locally is the media and their uninformed opinions not being checked as they try to pass through the neutral zone. The Rumor Mill, Fantasy Sports and Video Games aren't reality. They bought out Skinner because he was a defensive liability that didn't play a 200FT game and that is not the type of player that they want on their team going forward. They made a commitment to identify defensive minded hockey players who do the little things right on every shift. It's the "sneaky good" play that doesn't show up on the stat sheets that this team missing. Maybe that's why Joe thinks it's goal scoring that's the problem; an easy factor to identify when you're not a cognitive observer of the game, but a rather opinionated talking head who very rarely tallies a point.