I've heard you admit to being a self-proclaimed Sabres homer, so I'm just going to let you have this one.
- buffalofan19

👍🤝

We're not longer anywhere near the dead puck era.
- buffalofan19

I think our 7th guy up front is better then a 36 year old andreychuk, and I loved dave as a player

I think our 5th best guy up front is better then a 37 year old gilmour

plus these points from 2021-22 does not take into account the team offensive upside we will get with power playing 20 plus minutes a night

I've heard you admit to being a self-proclaimed Sabres homer, so I'm just going to let you have this one.
- buffalofan19

👍🤝
- lacaprup

This is going to sound like I am knocking these guys, and I'm not but let's look at the forward group.

Thompson - 67 points, career high.
Skinner - 62 points, one off his career high (which he hit 3 times)
Olofsson - 49 points, career high
Okposo - 45 points
Tuch - 38 points - let's project it to 63 points (.78 ppg x 82), would be a career high.

That group is not getting you to the playoffs over an 82 game season, even with Hasek in his prime in net.
- buffalofan19

Yep, we need another line as good as Tuch, Thompson, Skinner. I assume the Sabres feel Peterka, Quinn player X is that line. If only player X were Bergeron, Malkin, Jonny Hockey, or Kane instead of Krebs, Cozens or Mitts.

Bills trade up for Elam, the dude I wanted the Bills to get and no love for the 3ER on here? Everyone still in shock that Bills drafted a Corner given how much the team allegedly "values" safety? Not one mention? Such Bull poop. Know what the difference is between me and you?

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I think our 7th guy up front is better then a 36 year old andreychuk, and I loved dave as a player

I think our 5th best guy up front is better then a 37 year old gilmour

plus these points from 2021-22 does not take into account the team offensive upside we will get with power playing 20 plus minutes a night
- homiedclown

Here's the problem though. You're banking on all of these guys having better seasons than this one, when all but Okposo, who's soon up for his AARP membership, have hit career highs. Someone's going to regress.

This team is going to finish somewhere between negative 50-60 goal differential. A good goaltender drops that by about 25 goals, maybe 30 if you want to be really optimistic and put him in the All-Star game. You still need to make up more of those goals up front.

Bills trade up for Elam, the dude I wanted the Bills to get and no love for the 3ER on here? Everyone still in shock that Bills drafted a Corner given how much the team allegedly "values" safety? Not one mention? Such Bull poop. Know what the difference is between me and you?

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- Hatboro_Swords

I'm very proud to say I can't even begin to grasp this.

I'm very proud to say I can't even begin to grasp this.
- lacaprup

Whether you like the 3ER or hate the 3ER, you better learn to love the 3ER because i'm the best thing going around here.

Here's the problem though. You're banking on all of these guys having better seasons than this one, when all but Okposo, who's soon up for his AARP membership, have hit career highs. Someone's going to regress.

This team is going to finish somewhere between negative 50-60 goal differential. A good goaltender drops that by about 25 goals, maybe 30 if you want to be really optimistic and put him in the All-Star game. You still need to make up more of those goals up front.
- buffalofan19

And your expecting a top 6 guy to come in and get at least 40... While somehow helping the D. Highly unrealistic. Stopping the other team from scoring goals should be our primary concern this offseason.

Whether you like the 3ER or hate the 3ER, you better learn to love the 3ER because i'm the best thing going around here.
- Hatboro_Swords

Diamonds are forever, and so is Hatboro Swords. WOO!!!!!

I think the Marlies can't get more than one point in their last games(?)

And obviously Rochester is a must win.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
- Powerslave

Rochester must win tonight and Toronto must lose in regulation tomorrow night.

https://theahl.com/22playoffprimer

Yep, we need another line as good as Tuch, Thompson, Skinner. I assume the Sabres feel Peterka, Quinn player X is that line. If only player X were Bergeron, Malkin, Jonny Hockey, or Kane instead of Krebs, Cozens or Mitts.
- lacaprup

Hawks will trade their whole line of Kane, Debrincat and Strome for 3 of your 4 1sts (not Florida's) over the next 2 years, 3 of your 4 2nds the next two years, Cozens, Peterka, Quinn, and rights to Portillo.

You'll have a line that would score 90-100 goals a season for 4 years assuming the Pegula's fork over about 21 million per year to extend them all.

Hawks will trade their whole line of Kane, Debrincat and Strome for 3 of your 4 1sts (not Florida's) over the next 2 years, 3 of your 4 2nds the next two years, Cozens, Peterka, Quinn, and rights to Portillo.

You'll have a line that would score 90-100 goals a season for 4 years assuming the Pegula's fork over about 21 million per year to extend them all.
- boilermaker100

Quinn is a bridge too far.

Bills trade up for Elam, the dude I wanted the Bills to get and no love for the 3ER on here? Everyone still in shock that Bills drafted a Corner given how much the team allegedly "values" safety? Not one mention? Such Bull poop. Know what the difference is between me and you?

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- Hatboro_Swords

Good call 3ERsh.

You're the only person I know that mentioned trade up for elam.... seriously.

Ton's a Bill's draft chatter too ......

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This is going to sound like I am knocking these guys, and I'm not but let's look at the forward group.

Thompson - 67 points, career high.
Skinner - 62 points, one off his career high (which he hit 3 times)
Olofsson - 49 points, career high
Okposo - 45 points
Tuch - 38 points - let's project it to 63 points (.78 ppg x 82), would be a career high.

That group is not getting you to the playoffs over an 82 game season, even with Hasek in his prime in net.
- buffalofan19

Worked for the Predators a few times.

https://www.nhl.com/preda.../2017-2018/regular-season


https://www.nhl.com/preda.../stats/2018-2019/playoffs


https://www.nhl.com/preda.../2015-2016/regular-season

https://www.nhl.com/preda.../2016-2017/regular-season

I heard Marty Biron try to explain it on the Instigators while driving in the car the other day and my head started hurting.
- buffalofan19

It's not difficult. It's based on points percentage.

Diamonds are forever, and so is Hatboro Swords. WOO!!!!!
- RichardRoma

Rixhardroma , you are playing in the minor leagues compared to 3ERsh.

Grab a pad and take some notes 😐

I have no clue how this ahl playoffs work

https://theahl.com/22playoffprimer


how rochester is out ranked 6th in their division and bridgeport ranked 6th is in with worse win percentage

same for iowa being out and san diego being in
- homiedclown

Carry the 1, *incoherent mumbling* niner

Quinn is a bridge too far.
- lacaprup

Ok. Hawks will throw in Murphy, a RD to play along side Power. Price to the Pegulas just went up 4M.

This.

But if you can add a top six forward smartly, I'm all for that, too.

Nino Niederreiter doesn't cost you anything but money.
- Powerslave

There are a multitude of quality forwards available in free agency that won't break the bank or hurt the team long term, but if management just wants to add Quinn and Peterka and think that is enough, where is there room for a forward addition?

Worked for the Predators a few times.

https://www.nhl.com/preda.../2017-2018/regular-season


https://www.nhl.com/preda.../stats/2018-2019/playoffs


https://www.nhl.com/preda.../2015-2016/regular-season

https://www.nhl.com/preda.../2016-2017/regular-season
- jochfr

Exactly why we need a goalie and top 4RD this offseason. It'll go a longer way than a top 6 F.

Ok. Hawks will throw in Murphy, a RD to play along side Power. Price to the Pegulas just went up 4M.
- boilermaker100

Done deal.

Best case scenario tonight:

Sabres/ Vegas lose
Red wings/ Sens/Canucks win

Sabres draft 7th and 15th pre lotto.

Florida getting knocked out round 1 because Bobrovsky can’t stop a beach ball would be nice as well (sorry Ratsreign)
- Pegullaville

Florida plays a very entertaining style of hockey that I have a difficult time rooting against.

Being a good team and entertaining is a dream.

We are, all of us, of the opinion they must/needs pay a real goalie to play at least next season. Can we count that as understood in all posts?
- lacaprup

Yes