Sabres '20?- '21 season - Kreuger's Replacement?

[B-Man]

On 3/30/2021 at 9:07 PM, ComradeKayAdams said:

 

By the way Comrade, I will probably save this only because I am sure that I will not be compared with Matt Damon again anytime soon 😆

[Taro T]

So maybe goaltending matters.  Who knew? 😛

 

Sabres record through the game they lost in OT vs Joisey the night Ullmark broke: 6-8-3.

 

Sabres record with Linus on IR: 0-14-1.

 

Sabres record since Ullmark returned: 2-1-2.  And that's without Eichel, McCabe, & Borgen for all those games and Cozens in most of them & Mittelstadt as their #2 C in most of them (ever since Staal turned into draft picks & 1/2 his salary).

 

They've had a lead in every game since Linus came back and even had the lead when the puck dropped to start the 3rd in the regulation loss & horrific Phlyers game collapse.  

 

How much different would this season have been if Adams had sweetened the pot on any of his nearly consumated goalie trades this summer/fall before the league announced the introduction of taxi squads which gave teams with 3 NHL netminders the option to keep all 3 on the roster without exposing any to waivers AND Eichel didn't injure himself right before TC opened this December?

 

This team would not have been a laughing stock & MIGHT even have been in the playoffs as having an ACTUAL NHL tender to work w/ Linus would've had them better than 1-4-2 in games he hasn't played when available and certainly wouldn't have gone 5 weeks w/out a W while he was out.  And before the injury that shut him down, Eichel was essentially a PPG player even with playing through something (still believe he screwed up his right shoulder in that "training incident" that sidelined him at the beginning of camp); were he playing at his previous level, that also would've improved the squad.  

 

Really hoping they DON'T strip this team down to the studs again this off-season as they really are only a NHL quality netminder & a functional 2C from being perennially in the playoffs.  (Assumes they re-sign Ullmark; otherwise they need 2 goalies.)

 

Stinks that they don't have a full scouting staff in a year when they'll have high picks & there is so much uncertainty on what the draft will hold. 

[Ann]

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[B-Man]

 

[GG1]

Just as I was about to buy Tix for tonight's game.  Oh well.  😀

[bdutton]

Ullmark was on fire in tonight's game.  I didn't know he becomes unrestricted this off-season.  Pay the man.

[B-Man]

Signed to a two year entry level contract.

[GG1]

Perfectly encapsulated tweet for the Sabres' recent waivers pickup

 

 

[shrader]

Hopefully it’s a sign that a few more bodies are out the door at the deadline with Hall. 

[B-Man]

 

 

[4merper4mer]

17 hours ago, B-Man said:

 

 

Thank you for sucking?

[Alaska Darin]

On 4/10/2021 at 2:06 PM, B-Man said:

 

 

Montour is the perfect microcosm for Sabre front office decision making.   Turning first round picks into future thirds...

[GG1]

Just now, Alaska Darin said:

Montour is the perfect microcosm for Sabre front office decision making.   Turning first round picks into future thirds...

 

Then would love to hear your thoughts on the other trade?   

[Alaska Darin]

29 minutes ago, GG1 said:

 

Then would love to hear your thoughts on the other trade?   

Staal?

[4merper4mer]

31 minutes ago, Alaska Darin said:

Staal?

Hall and Lazar got traded to Boston for a 2nd and some dude named Bjork.  I don’t think it is Ray Bjork.  

[Koko]

1 hour ago, 4merper4mer said:

Hall and Lazar got traded to Boston for a 2nd and some dude named Bjork.  I don’t think it is Ray Bjork.  

 

[GG1]

1 hour ago, 4merper4mer said:

Hall and Lazar got traded to Boston for a 2nd and some dude named Bjork.  I don’t think it is Ray Bjork.  

 

One would figure the Ducks would be a natural landing spot for Bjork.

[Alaska Darin]

I don't have a problem with them compiling draft choices, especially for guys on expiring deals who you can't/don't want to keep.

 

My bigger point was we traded a big time asset for a guy who just a couple of years later is worth SIGNIFICANTLY less.  That's why we haven't made the playoffs since Christ was  a corporal.

[bdutton]

Decent effort by the Sabres tonight.  Got a point.  Played hard and didn't back down when the Bruins were targeting our players.  Very physical hard hitting and hard skating game.

[GG1]

These no name kids are so much more fun to watch.   Still have a hard time finding the back of the neck, but it's a been of a lot more enjoyable.