Sabres remake bottom-six, fail to add to top-six on free agency day
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- Опубликовано: 26 июл 2024
- The Sabres sign Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Sam Lafferty, and Jason Zucker to go with Beck Malenstyn, completely remaking the bottom-six of the team's forward group.
What's the impact of the new look bottom-six? Does it make up for the inaction in the top-six? Sneaky Joe talks the failure to add the team's top two needs, top-six winger, and third line center.
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It’s nice to have a new bottom six. We needed that. But what is the point of buying out skinner with no one to replace him? Are we expecting kulich to step in and score 25?
The point was they saved millions in actually cash money. Pegula is simply trying to not lose money. Fuck this team. 30 plus years, sick of this shit.
@@tthreepo4291 we also have a dumb fan base that supports losers. Anyone who says they like blue cheese is basically given the key to the city. Our standards are so freaking low.
@@tthreepo4291That's not how the cap works. The owner doesn't save money by not spending to the cap, nor do they spend more by going over cap. They shell out signing and performance bonuses, the rest is done through revenue sharing.
@@Donny_Double_Dip something about civic pride getting in the way
No one was ever questioning Skinner’s ability to produce points….. it was the inability to contribute defensively and play soundly anywhere else besides in the offensive zone. Top 6 forwards have to be able to play in every zone consistently in todays NHL. He did not fit Lindy’s philosophy and did fit on the 3rd line. The buyout stings but it made sense. Don’t understand why people are losing their mind over this already
The same can be said about Dylan Cozens. A defensive liability and a limited upside. Unfortunately, they gave him an insane deal after 1 good season. I would rather stick with Skinner and drop Cozens (and I am not losing my mind 🙂)
@@anordman9659 ehhh Cozens still has a decent amount of upside because of his age but was pretty atrocious for most of last season. But I agree with you - they should’ve never gave him the contract they did after 1 year of production . Made no sense. He showed signs of improvement when on the PK last year which was good to see at least
@@dompitkin4855 I can live with a limited offensive production as long as he remembers to back-check, do the stick pokes, and be in the right position. Unfortunately, that is rarely the case. Cozens might be the one forward who is the worst on team D.
@@anordman9659 would agree with that - he got caught out of position constantly last year. I don’t know how limited his offensive production is - I think there is more to be had especially honing his game around the front of the net (which the team as a whole needs to improve on) and getting some greasy goals.
@@dompitkin4855 After buying out Skinner without a replacement idea I have no clue how they will score. I can understand the buyout but this got me puzzled. Hopefully Coach Ruff can get Cozens (and TT) back on track.
Face it ... I know it's painful....but many simply don't want to come to the city of Buffalo. Been said over and over on other channels. Sad but true
They can’t come if not offered by the Sabres 🫤
Not the city but the team
@@teejay33955 In many cases the city and the team, i'd wager. In spite of the enthusiastic fanbase.
You are correct and the Sabres management isn't going to drastically overpay to compensate either.
Players like Tuch who have WNY ties and actually want to be Buffalo are quite rare. Unfortunately, the organization has nobody to blame but themselves for the situation they are in. To be brutally honest, they are lucky that they have any fans left at all.
Sabres added over 400 hits to this roster next season. A trade can still happen since we still have the whole summer left. I can see Tage, Cozens, Tuch, Quinn & Peterka getting 150+ goals next season. Dahlin, Byrum & Power can score 40+ goals combined next season. That's 190+ goals between 8 players.
You’ve got the most realistic response vs an armchair GM, that I’m not sure if he even played hockey or knows how to skate? Maybe he does? What does he know about player development to write off this guy & that guy? I could be wrong & eat my words but I’m gonna take the real hockey guy approach in KA vs the negative nelly on day 1 of free agency.. it’s not even October yet!!!!!
Let’s see Benson win that spot, isn’t that the best case scenario? If he’s not ready he watches from the skybox while the a bottom 6 guy moves up or Kulik plays…
@@robertmessinger6053
Benson scored 9 or 10 goals as a 18yo? So expectations should be between 15-20+ for next season if healthy. Zucker has scored 20+ goals multiple times in his career also. GMKA has done his job building up the prospects at forward.
I have said on many posts. These teams throwing 4 to 6 years at high value amounts to 33/34+ year old players will be buying out over half of them (or trading them away) within a few seasons from now. I am glad GMKA stayed out of those crazy bidding wars. Buffalo now has a lot of cap space to weaponize from now to the trade deadline. Imagine teams needing cap space to fill out the rest of their roster before opening day. GMKA should have better leverage with players & teams going forward.
Yep people are crazy complaining that the sabres aren't overpaying for a future buyout. There were only a few players that were available for a good price and there was no way they were signing in buffalo. @@jasoncrandall73
Sabres couldn’t make a trade with #11 for a top 6 FWD so they turned it into a nearly NHL ready 18yo C, and a very good 4th line player.
Out: Okposo, Girgensons, Skinner, Jost, Robinson, and Olofsson
In: Kubel, Zucker, Lafferty, Gilbert
Frankly that’s a great bottom 6 group including Krebs and Greenway. Sure nothing changed in the top 6, but those players are what everyone was excited about exactly 1 year ago today.
FYI Adams explicitly stated Lafferty was signed to play C.
kerbs brings nothing
I do really like the Zucker addition. He plays a full game. However, he's a 3rd line winger at best & though good defensively he doesn't take faceoffs. I also loved the Johansson move a few years back & he was a nothing-burger for us.
Also - wouldn't Kulich be closer to becoming that 3rd line center than Savoie as of today? Genuinely asking
I agree, Zucker is a real piece and has a long track record of consistency. It's disappointing that we didn't improve our top 6 but I do feel that the bottom 6 is what hurt the team the past couple season. If Zucker plays 82 games, I think 40-50 pts is reasonable, especially if he logs some PP time which he has experience with.
@@danjay84 He gets to 50 points and he's one of Adams' best signings yet (if not the best). Positivity!
@user-jf8sk2mr1j Agree 100% about positivity. With Ruff in and bottom six overhaul this is a playoff team.
Kulich did not look like he was ready when he was given the chance, Rosen the same. You never know if Savoie is ready, that would be a tall task for him but might be the only hope at this point.
@@bradness33 I don't disagree but a lot can change in a year. Plus, who were their linemates though? You can't really evaluate talent when a player is paired with AHL level players in an NHL game.
We had a 3rd line center but traded him to the AVs, its look like we take a step forward then 2 back. Is the owner not committed to spending money up to the cap?
Adams brought in physicality and penalty killers just what you needed. Sounds like he's expecting our top forward to step up and bring up some prospects
We needed scoring last year. Revamping the bottom six is fine but to get rid of one of the guys on this team that can score goals and not replace him is ridiculous.
Why hasn't Adams been drafting the physical players from the start ?
I believe we have enough of a Top 6 to compete. It was primarily the Bottom 6 that fell flat and couldn’t cover for the top lines when they got shut down.
As of now, I’m optimistic that we did make an upgrade in that area, and we’ll find out for sure if it’s enough.
The biggest thing that everyone has to remember is that top players wouldn’t waive their Movement Clauses to come to Buffalo, so there should be no surprise that the Top Free Agents didn’t jump at a contract offer when winning teams were also offering contracts.
Just what I was wondering also
If we added another game changer top 6 I’d feel a lot better, I do not believe in the core of Thompson cozens tuch Quinn and peterka, like you said maybe a tougher bottom 6 will cover them but I don’t see any elite players on that list like other teams have that win, we traded our elite players and they’ve won cups elsewhere
@@mikemayhem39 I mostly agree. I think Peterka is ready and capable to be a Top Line winger, while a second line of Benson-Cozens-Quinn is very promising as well. While I wouldn’t be opposed to bringing in a highly skilled Top 6 player, it has been our lack of overall skill on the bottom 6 that has been this teams biggest weakness. Along with Special Teams, but that may have been addressed through coaching and a couple players we just brought in for the PK.
Everyone bitches about not being physical then we bring the grit and nobody's happy.
“Sneaky Joe” will always whine about who the Sabres bring in if the player isn’t a goal scorer or top 2 d man. He doesn’t understand this is real life, NOT a video game, and you need more than just scoring to win in hockey
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I will say this, I bet Lindy sets the tone first home game of the year sending the new 4th line out to start the game. The fans will love it.
Yeah because they massively overpaid, and that's not even the biggest gripe. They created a hole in the top 6, for cap space they didnt need, didn't fill the hole, and didn't use the cap
@@codyge18 And now Skinner signs with a team that went to the finals. 😂You can’t make this stuff up. I’m sure Tage and Tuch are thrilled about their buddy getting dumped to save Terry some money. And Kevyn whines because players don’t want to play here.
I’m good with it. The kids need to grow up, we need solid production from the top six and the kids need to push for that ice time. I can see a lot of surprise health scratches next season and winning more games by low scores. Ruff always had great defense in Buffalo and it wasn’t all Hasek…
And it’s the unfortunate truth that we just can’t attract good talent from outside, we’re doing what the bills did in the mid 2010s in a similar situation, build from the draft. And look where the bills are now: one of the most respected teams in the nfl after a long drought. I know we’re all tired as Sabres fans and have run out of patience but we just have to keep pushing forward, the darkest days of the drought are over.
@@Tommerslappers How much really good talent was actually available? People think we were going to be bringing in Wayne Gretzky just because we have some cap space, it doesn’t work that way in the NHL. They improved the fourth line immensely and those guys won’t hurt us. We will see if they roll with one checking line or two, but they have options when they set the lineup. I know the players they picked up for the fourth line and nobody is going to want to play against those guys which is a huge change from last year…
@@robertmessinger6053 indeed, I’m just reiterating a point some people need to accept haha, so many people are out there like “OMG OFFER A TEN MILLION DOLLAR ONE YEAR DEAL TO (insert player here) REEE ADAMS DO SOMETHING”
Look what the Canucks did kast year, they basically remade their bottom 6 and were pretty close to going for a cup. Lindy will shape these guys up and they will be a lot better
And Lindy can properly motivate and discipline the top 6 into scoring more like they’re capable of. Plus we have hella great goaltending now, something ruff has historically had good seasons when he has it
@@Tommerslappers Hope Ruff gets owen no power to CHECK !
Sign Adam Henrique. Then either him or Cozens can be your 3rd line Center. Then make your trade. Time to move Krebs in my opinion. Krebs Rosen and a pick for a top 6 F and then we are talking
Kevyn can only sign players who want to be there That is the problem
Seriously with our cap situation we could of at least enticed 1 or 2 guys in front loaded 2 year deals. 😅
Truth is lots of contracts like will age badly were handed out I understand the 13 year drought but Adam’s didn’t do anything stupid today trades still possible
yes, very true.
@@jamesmiller6217 but yes the drought has to end once the drought ends then fans will forget the last 13 years and just be thinking clearly i understand it and the other thing is our division didn’t really get better Detroit did nothing but keep Kane Ottawa lost more than gained Boston overpaid completely and Toronto didn’t really get better I’m just glad big names went out west if they didn’t come here
@@nicolasdeperno2000 it’s like the Bills. Once the 17 year drought ended and Josh came the next year, the league wide attitude towards the franchise changed. Winning cures all.
@@jamesmiller6217 for sure and gives fans hope like the bills are good now of course there still not a destination for superstars and neither will be the Sabres if they get really good but trades and non moment clauses will leave
@@jamesmiller6217EXACTLY
It's not over yet
tbh the sabres have so much future elite talent they dont need to crazy. the players they need to win the cup are already in their barn. just be patient. grow and mature as a team and they will be unstoppable
If the Sabres are now more defensive and will let in less goals why would we miss Skinner. There's a lot of young talent in the minors, who have offensive ability. Why not make room for one or two if they cant sign a top 6 forward. There is talent in Rochester.
I’m willing to hold my breath and see what happens. I have a feeling KA isn’t done yet either. We got what we needed, but another high end goal scorer would be nice, but again, let’s wait and see.
There’s still the possibility too one of our Rochester boys is ready to make the jump this year to fill that role as well
Hard to get good players to come to a team in the middle of a rebuild. The Sabres young players aren’t good enough to lead a team to the playoffs and they don’t have the right vets.
Great podcast. The Sabres did overpay(2nd) for Malenstyn, but its a 50/50 chance anyway. Malenstym has played 101 games and will play this year.
Look at past second rounders who NEVER playes one game. Davidson,Karabacek,Cornel,Hurley,Schiestel,Gogulla,Leinonen(bust)
Second rounders who are AHL /NHL border line players in J. Baily,Guhle,Luke Adam, Give the guy a chance
Make a video on the projection of Ostlund, Wahlberg, Savoie and where they might fit into the lineup for the future (if they aren’t traded)
Don't be too disappointed. If bottom 6 are vastly improved as season starts (which I think they are), what do you think that would do for the existing/future top 6? If FA not available for top 6, what are U supposed to do? Kane stays w/ wings & were you expecting Stamkos to look at Buffalo? Really??? Looks like a lot of GMs in here. Trying being a player agent, 'cause we could sure use one that sees potential in Sabres.
I like the new bottom 6 especially the 4th line Malenstyn Lafferty and Aube-Kubel, but does this mean Krebs is the new third centre? God help us if this is true!!!. Im hoping Adams can trade for a 3rd line centre like Morgan Frost or Nazim Kadri. I also like your Adam Henrique idea and hes from Ontario so he will have no problem signing with Buffalo .
The signings of ex Calgary Flames D man Dennis Gilbert and Jacob Bryson , are they Rochester bound or does this mean Henri Jokiharju is on the trade block ? Lets hope so .
Adams’ comments were 100% correct and my approval of him only continues to rise. He sees the bigger picture that quite honestly a lot of our fans don’t. We are only ONE day into free agency and he’s not done.
We can’t look at Skinner’s offense one dimensionally or even the team as a whole. As exciting as the 22-23 seasons was, we aren’t going to win a cup scoring so many goals on the rush. That was clear as day if you watched the playoffs. We have to adjust how we play offense and Lindy himself stated it. Even Florida did this after winning a President’s trophy. Skinner wouldn’t forecheck, battle in the corners, and had a lot of turnovers. These signings drastically improved our team defense and will improve the way we play offense too. We can’t look at stats or offense one dimensionally.
Lafferty is good at faceoffs and could potentially fill the 3rd C role.
@@bjarczykHe is not good at faceoffs. 42.1% last year. 46.9% for his career.
Oops, I’m wrong about that.
@@bjarczyk It’s all good. It’s the first thing I looked up when I saw he played center. They need someone who can win draws.
The Leafs signed Reeves last year. One of the most feared fighters out there. Where did that get them?
The comments in this post are making me feel better about the current situation. I was thinking that we didn’t make a big enough splash today.
That's because the media is always trying to get the Sabres to build the wrong way
Same
I'm not buying the whole "players don't want to play here" bit. The Sharks signed Alex Wennberg, Sean Monohan went to the BlueJackets, Matt Roy to the capitals, Brandon Montour to the Kraken and although I might not be a fan of all of those contracts it can get done. To me if nothing gets done as far as a trade within the next week then this team is going to either hope and pray that Zucker can be the 27 goal Zucker, Benson takes a huge leap or Peterka takes a huge leap. This could very well be another wasted season under Adams who refuses to part with any prospects which could cost him his job and should if we don't make the playoffs this season.
Monahan went to Columbus to reunite with Johnny Hockey (and he's probably not worth the contract they gave him). Wennberg, Montour, and Roy aren't the players we need, nor are they what I'd call high profile.
Could be wrong, but isn’t Levi due for a new contract next season too? Thats not gonna be a huge part of $38 million, but it should be a small chunk.
Levi, Peterka, Quinn and Byrum will be the 2025 RFAs, yes. Levi cost a small chunk, yes.
Savoir and Benson have chemistry from whl
Good moves today, wait and see. They will get their last two players through trades.
The Sabres needed a top six LW (NOPE), a 3rd line C/LW (ZUCKER), tougher 4th line (YEA good signings made), experienced #3 goalie (NOT SURE). A secondary requirement would be an upgrade to the 3rd pair D (NOPE).
I think the best option for the 3rd line vacancies are Zucker & Kulich. I do not see Zucker as a top six any longer but pairing him with Kulich gives us secondary scoring on the 3rd line and Zucher and Greenway could mentor Kulich. Krebs is currently my spare C/LW. Savoie is probably a mid season call up option unless he significantly outperforms Kulich in camp.
My hope now for a top 6 forward is if they can pull off a trade with Benson and a top AHL/prospect kid along with a pick or two for someone good from someone who wants some cap space?
I have a feeling they think they can move Krebs or Greenway up and see them produce. Or Savoie being ready. Whether or not that is reality, I have serious doubts.
I do love what they did with the bottom 6 physicality adds, but I agree it was a little too much, with Gilbert as well. That one is goofy to me.
Does Ruff feel good about our goaltending duo?
We have good D on the roster but the pairings are rough as well.
It's progress, but not enough. Really don't think we should've bought out Skinner with no plan to replace him, which we apparently didn't have. Could have waited til next year.
Lot of head scratchers here.
Are Sabres counting on coaching to get them to the playoffs?
100%
Yes
Absolutely
Savoie will hurt the team if he starts the season on the Sabres no way should he jump from the WHL .. that’s ridiculous! He needs to develop in Rochester.. kulich,rosen and ostlund need to stay in roch as well
They need to sign today Roslovic (3C) and Tarasenko (top 6 W), maybe Barrie (RD), to even have a chance to make the playoffs. And they need another goalie on top of UPL, Levi and Sandstrom.
They are bringing up prospects and expect our top guys to do better under Ruff
Draft and develop. Nothing has changed. They bristle when someone says that they are hoping and quickly say we believe not hope. Feels like some spin to me. Fact is 84 points last year, do the math from there.
savoie been a 2pt per game player in whl this year. its possible him or kulich make a jump
If we go into the season any more than 3 mill under the cap I’m going to be so disappointed.
Between Skinner buy out and Jason Zucker salary they are paying the same amount for less offense.
Lafferty will be 4th line center and Krebs will be put in the "perform and take the next step in your development at 3C or you are gone" position. He was like 3rd on our team on faceoffs win percentage. Don't you want your 3rd line center to win faceoffs and control the puck?
The top 6 is done, Thompson, Tuch, Peterka, Cozens, Quinn, Benson, Zucker. The 3rd line will need work…Peterka had 28 goals playing 9-12 minutes a game under last goofy coach
Regardless of the moves, I do have faith in Lindy to turn things around.
0 reason to buy out Skinner. Irresponsible and they didn't even use the money
Get Sgarbossa from WSH for 3C. Dude is super solid and under the radar. Cheap too.
I like what we added today !!! Sandpaper , grit and physical players. Give lindy a fucken chance before we write off next season already. Bounce seasons from Cozens, Tage and Tuch. And a healthy Quinn & Sammy . Lets fucken gooooooo !!!!! Can't wait for puck drop.
Cousins looks best on team Canada who plays him on the wing. Sabres need TWO centers! Another long winter has been scheduled 🥱
What chance does Mason Jobst have to make the big club?
I'm a fan, I'm good! Relax JoJo ✌️
Joe Mr. Naive. I'm still waiting for Hellybuck.
Oilers re-signed Henrique for 2 years, $3M, So cross that idea off the list.
First line forward: helenius. 3rd line centre: payton krebs if not kulich …..
Major league intro when reading Indians roster is how I was when looking at sabres signings
I don't think they're done yet. And I think they did addition by subtraction. Rolling the dice on new guys and getting rid of alot of the ancient guard that has lead us no where. The youngins will lead us to the playoffs and we'll still have a good trade coming. Stay tuned.
Joe Adams is done and happy the offseason is done I’m not surprised
IMO its way too early to be freaking out. 🤷
They got rid of Mittelstadt and Skinner because they didn't want to pay them and filed the whole with cheap player no making up for their point production. How much longer before we have another round of players asking for a trade. He moves this year feels like a rebuild.
You don't build your team through free agency. You add to your team, just like we did. Very tough fourth line now.
Top six gonna have to be a trade.
So many terrible fa signings out there.
Bang on Joe. Toss another playoff miss on top of Failure Mountain. Sigh.................
The Sabres are a constant headache. They never seem to have ideas on how to set up the team in time. For many years the management neglected the goalie position. Now they can't fix the top 6. Playoff drought will continue...
I can't believe you doubled down on the "I follow the league, play fantasy hockey and the NHL video game" line.
You admittedly don't know anything about Beck Malenstyn, whom Seth Appert can't stop smiling about adding to the roster.
In reality GMKA acquired Malenstyn for 43OA which was a throw in pick on the 11OA-14OA trade.
Then he went out and acquired his line mate Aube-Kubel on Day One of Free Agency.
They played together on a line centered by Dowd; a line lauded by CAPS fans as SHUTDOWN.
Between the Draft and Free Agency we've added nearly 400 hits to the roster.
That factor alone can change the outcome of a number of closely contested games.
The problem here is an opinionated and emotional fanbase without the ability to reason.
Once you factor out that variable the work shows for itself.
In reality this move is more along the lines of Hyde and Poyer coming to QB the Bills defense for Sean McDermott.
If Beane pulled off this kind of Draft Day trade and Free Agency moves the masses would be praising "BIG BALLER BEANE".
Instead the ne'er-do-well mouth breathers collectively sigh as their delusions didn't become reality.
Jeff Skinner wasn't willing to commit to playing a 200ft game.
He was a defensive liability in the offensive zone.
Listen to Helenius speak about his coach Olli Jokinen and how he made him commit to the 200ft game and playing defensive minded hockey.
That defensive commitment allowed for Helenius more latitude in the offensive zone, something Skinner could never comprehend.
Listen to Lindy Ruff speak to Matt Bove and describe the identity he wants this team to personify on the ice, a team committed to defense.
That's why they bought out Jeff Skinner, he simply doesn't fit the identity of what this team needs going forward.
Pay attention to Lindy Ruff's tounge in cheek laughter during his sitdown with Matt Bove...
I'm not the only one who is laughing at the local fan and media reaction.
At least the audio was sneaky good today, otherwise par for the course.
We need Adams to just be honest...come out and say:
Our owner is not well regarded
We haven't made the playoffs in 20 years
The winter weather and tax rate sucks
Everyone with a NTC says no to us
Boom
Disgusting day, same as last year, all the 'talk' about doing things, and its the same...nothing good. you removed scoring, and you failed to replace it, and made it worse... but good job re-signing bryson, because you really need five hundred d men. Can we bring relegation in the NHL, seriously. Sabres are the new Nordiques/Whalers...just a doormat, not with a will to win the Stanley Cup, the only will is, doing just enough to maybe get the last playoff spot to get swept, and then do nothing with it. This current roster...is a failure. This is now on the GM for not pulling the trigger on deals that were out there, that HE ADMITTED he thought were made, but somehow fell through. Because he's trigger shy...
WHY? woul we pull up a small unproven kid like savoi? not kozzack or kulich or rosen? like no. and krebs sucks adams is nuts
Saying the Sabres will have 38 million in cap space next year and therefore have enough money to sign more guys to big contracts this year is so misleading. It's just not true, and frankly it came about from lazy work. Joe went to capfriendly and looked at the line that says projected cap space for 2025 and saw 38 million and didn't bother understanding any of the context of that.
That 38 million free is the total free cap space because it's only counting the 9 guys under contract for 2025. 9 out of a roster of 23!!!
It doesn't include whatever UPL, Jokiharu, Krebs, and Malenstyn will get this year. Estimate that to be between 11-13 mil for all 4. Now that changes to 25-27 million cap space free for next year with 13 players under contract.
Let's go through an exercise. Instead of the wild 10 mil contract numbers Joe threw out facetiously to make a point, let's say Quinn, Peterka, Byram all get 5 million each That's another 15 million off the cap.
Now we're down to 10-12 million in free cap space with 16 players under contract. Uh oh, what about Levi?? He needs a contract too, let's say he gets 4 mil to resign. Now we're down to 6-8 million in free space with 17 players under contract.
But you need to have a roster of 23, and right now you're looking at having only 6-8 million left for 6 player spots. UFA Greenway is a goner at this point. It's basically down to rookies on ELCs or Vet minimum. There is no money to sign anyone else that will carry over into next year unless they start trading players away to move salary.
then you lose - 4 mil next year, then - 6 mil in 2nd year , the next 3yrs after that is - 2.5 mil for skinner
I'm gonna say the loud part out loud. Talent does not want to come to Buffalo. If the Sabres want a top 6 forward they will have to develop one through the draft. Teams know the sabres are in need of a top 6 forward and will fleece them.
No one wants to overpay for another buyout. A hockey trade is the way to go.
Joe why are you so negative???? Your the host of the Sabres for this pod cast. Do you enjoy your gig ? You come across as bitter. Sometimes your view points are just awful & super negative dude.
KA won't pass X-Mas.
We were 23rd in scoring last season...lost Mitts and Skinner and add Byrum and new 4th line...how does that equal more offense
Zucker for a career is a -3......Skinner is a -130.
Greenway is a 4th line guy at best. If this is what Adam's plan is, I'm not even gonna waste my time watching the Sabres next season. This is pathetic. Might as well move the team now.
You’re right. Greenway is a 4th liner on a good team. If we’re being sold on the idea that Krebs and Greenway are 3rd liners and Zucker is our top 6 addition, we’re in trouble.
Letting go of Skinner seems like a mistake. Hindsight obviously. There is no 2 ways about it though, this roster will hinge on Tage and Cozens pulling their weight again.
Peyton Krebs........smh
This team has no identity and it seems like the organization has zero plan with all their projects right now
OFFER SHEET SILLINGER, BENIERS, ETC... FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY!! DON'T TRADE FOR NECAS, OFFER SHEET HIM!
Dont know if Adams reached out to Chandler Stephenson but Seattle gave him a very reasonable contract.
Question for NY residents ( im in Ontario) what are the state taxes like in New York because I hear there are NO STATE taxes in Washington, Nevada , Florida & Tennesse and could this be a reason why players sign with teams in those states ?
Erie County is one of the highest taxed counties in the country.
A reason able contract! That’s likely one of three worst deals of the day.
That Stephenson deal is gonna be the worst one of the whole free agency, too much for far too long
The more you make the more they take! Thats the NY motto
A lot of media people say that was a horrible contract.
For a guy who threw three long-term deals at Dahlin, Thompson and Cozens iust a short time ago, Kevyn sure is tucking his tail on spending money now. At the worst possible time.
Edit: And Terry isn't innocent in all of this either. There is one common link that's been tied to this fourteen year drought, and it's him. Seems more concerned saving a few bucks and will let the franchise burn to the ground if that's what it takes.
I've been saying the same thing about Tbags for a while now. Haven't made the playoffs since he bought the team.....I don't believe in coincidence
Adams failed.
This video won't age well
I was hopeful so I looked to see if Sam Lafferty can win faceoffs. 42.1 % last year. 🤦♂️
So I guess it’ll be 4 years in a row finishing dead last in faceoffs.
We are an absolute joke…. Get rid of most constant winger we have skinner who puts up 50+ every season…. So yeah let’s get rid of him and he’s gonna go win a cup now and yeah keep running our 3 top prospects leaving them down in minor leagues… we are the only team who doesn’t play and develop their young studs…. Now we have 30 million in cap space and we can’t even get a TOP TEAR player to come here cause we are such a JOKE…. We are MOVING FARTHER AWAY FROM PLAYOFF’S yet again!!!
I want to see the kids play. Buffalo had to build, this is not a team that will compete for a cup. They will be ebtertaining, that is all I ask,
We don’t need another skinner contract sorry
Adams is a bum ! No one wants to do business with him !
NO ONE WANTS TO PLAY FOR SABRES!!!! Guys what can't you understand about that?! Remember hearing GMKA say "We want players who want to be a Buffalo Sabres?" That means they won't trade for guys who will phone it in while here.
2024 Zucker is washed up, no?
Yes skinner can score and that’s about it .. he doesn’t play defense, doesn’t hit , doesn’t block shots , doesn’t put his body on the line and is a shit leader .. all that says and he was making 9 million aav .. no thanks skinner needed to go . You keep talking about goals for skinner but you also need to play defense .. 2 seasons ago we were top 5 in goals but couldn’t stop a nose bleed ..
GMKA has no plan. He says he likes his roster. How?
If he has no plan, how did he make today’s deals happen?
We should have traded for Necas before the draft. Now it’s too late.
A prospect or 2 is a lot more valuable than a draft pick Carolina wants nhl ready players
News flash, he didn't want to come here. It's been reported Buffalo was NEVER a serious consideration for him. Some of you need to stop acting like Adams in the only reason we aren't signing players
Krebs hasn’t shown you anything because he has played with nothing players for 85% of his 2 years. Yet somehow got 30 assists in the 2 years playing with Okposo and Girgensons.
just stop. in his opportunities with quality wingers he didn't do anything.
@@jamesmiller6217Yes all of those 8 games or so off and on.
I want Adams fired but if Adams used a half of a brain he would go and get Ehlers from Winnipeg
Can we still make a trade for Dylan Strome?
The answer to why the Sabres have to overpay for players is BECAUSE NO ONE WANTS TO COME TO BUFFALO. We seriously need to start making playoff runs before anyone considers signing there.
It's not a problem for the Bills, so this argument doesn't hold
@aegis7843 the Bills also had a seventeen year drought until recently and now they're interested that's his point genius
GMKA can’t make a real trade for whatever reason.
He’s got to the weekend before I’m out of patents with him.
Joe has become un- listenable. He so wants to say the Sabres suck so he can be right next season. He loves I told you so. Like he's abettergm than Adam's. I have been watching g hockey for twice as long as he's been alive. Nothing worse than a 25 year old who thinks he knows it all. Please comeback Howard. Bring some optimism to all this Sabre negativity
We need a new owner badly man it all stems from ownership why people don’t wanna be here in the first place, this franchise does EVERYTHING wrong
I really hope that Skinner doesn’t go to Edmonton! I went on record saying that Skinner will be one of the only former Sabres that I would be happy if he went on to win the Cup, but I just CANNOT bring myself to root for the Oilers!!