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Fjordy said:
Tarasenko or Tatar please
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I feel like we pretty much agree on everything haha

Tatar would be PERFECT on the 2nd line while Quinn is out, then when Quinn comes back we have maybe the best 3rd line in hockey:

Greenway - Mitts - Tatar

Would be happy with Tarasenko but Tatar makes more sense. Defensively responsible winger who can chip in pretty good offensive numbers. C’mon Kevyn, do it
 
toddkaz said:
Would Benson be a wild card to making the team because of the Quinn injury and maybe VO gets traded or is it automatic he goes back to the WHL?
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I think it’s going to take him a few years to gain the mass and strength needed to play a season in the NHL. I’d rather have a bunch of competition t between Kulich/Rosen/Rousek to fill Quinn’s roll. One of those three should have some success.
 
Tarasenko will ideally fit into the second line to Cozens on RW. It would also be good if he did not go to competitors (Ottawa, Florida). Tatar can play both in second or third line on LW, which is also a great option. Any of them will be a positive addition.

Nosek like 4C. Maybe Suter like 3C-4C to compete with Krebs and Jost.
 
Aladyyn said:
Tatar makes a lot of sense as a fit but Tarasenko is my favorite non-Sabre of the last decade so my preference is clear
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Weird to get both my old favourites Skinner and Tarasenko on the team.

I'm ok with Quinn on the third line when he comes back. No reason to push him into the top 6.
 
Matthew Fairburn of The Athletic: As Fairburn writes the only thing the Buffalo Sabres did not address when free agency opened was goaltending. The belief from general manager Kevyn Adams is that Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Devon Levi, and Eric Comrie will be the trio that guides the Sabres this season.

NHL Rumors: Buffalo Sabres and Dallas Stars - NHL Rumors

The Sabres believe in their goaltending as they did not add one while the Stars look to upgrade their defense one way or another.
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Asymmetric Solution said:
I'm not sure what the context of this reply was to but I felt obliged to answer it anyway. A generational talent that consistently took pay cuts to ensure there was enough money to go around in order to stay competitive, is not an argument I'd make to compare any situation that either the Bills or the Sabres are dealing with.
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Please don't leave out the part where the Patriots circumvented the cap by hiring Brady's physical therapy/nutrition company.

Brady was willing to take an NFL pay cut because the Patriots were paying him through his company instead.
 
Kulich - physically able but needs to refine his game and be defensively responsible in order to play in Buffalo. That might take all season.

Savoie - a coin flip whether he's able to play in the NHL right now based on physicality and being up to NHL speed.

Benson - not even a consideration for Buffalo at all this season. If he adds weight he can be in play for next year's camp.

Rosen - a more NHL ready game right now, still needs work, but maybe not big enough to be in the NHL now either.

Ostlund - IMO he's the only legit C prospect of the group. He has everything but another 10-20 lbs. He'll vault ahead of a few others once he's on the team.

Because I see all of Kulich and Benson (LWs), Savoie and Rosen (RWs) as wingers, and only Ostlund as a future C, that's why I see Mittelstadt and Krebs as being very important over the next two seasons. IMO Mitts is better now and will remain ahead of Krebs but both will be valuable to move around the line-up until Ostlund secures a bottom-six C position.
 
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Nosek would be a great pick up. He's a great PKer, sound defensively 5v5 and was +111 in faceoffs won (24th in the league). He's everything we need in a 4C.
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Tatar would also be a good short term pick up.

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BFLO said:
Nosek would be a great pick up. He's a great PKer, sound defensively 5v5 and was +111 in faceoffs won (24th in the league). He's everything we need in a 4C.
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Tatar would also be a good short term pick up.

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I'm 100% in for either. I knew he was a nice player, but I had no idea Tatar's chart was that strong (82 GP!). He'd be key while Quinn is out, then a versatile piece after he comes back.
Sabresfansince1980 said:
Kulich - physically able but needs to refine his game and be defensively responsible in order to play in Buffalo. That might take all season.

Savoie - a coin flip whether he's able to play in the NHL right now based on physicality and being up to NHL speed.

Benson - not even a consideration for Buffalo at all this season. If he adds weight he can be in play for next year's camp.

Rosen - a more NHL ready game right now, still needs work, but maybe not big enough to be in the NHL now either.

Ostlund - IMO he's the only legit C prospect of the group. He has everything but another 10-20 lbs. He'll vault ahead of a few others once he's on the team.

Because I see all of Kulich and Benson (LWs), Savoie and Rosen (RWs) as wingers, and only Ostlund as a future C, that's why I see Mittelstadt and Krebs as being very important over the next two seasons. IMO Mitts is better now and will remain ahead of Krebs but both will be valuable to move around the line-up until Ostlund secures a bottom-six C position.
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Nice summary. I think the Savoie concern is more "will he be able to get to the dangerous spots that make him effective" than physicality and speed, as he's sturdy and fast, but maybe we mean the same things. I think we'll see his 9 game segment to help fill in for Quinn, then who knows.

I'd love to slide Kulich's ELC one more time since it would be such a cap hack moving forward. But with a couple injuries it could get tricky with our forward depth after Quinn (and with Kulich's apparent expectations of NHL time this year). I imagine Rousek and maybe Rosen are ahead of him in the call-up order, but one more NHL piece like Nosek or Tatar would help keep him under 10.
 
HOOats said:
I'm 100% in for either. I knew he was a nice player, but I had no idea Tatar's chart was that strong (82 GP!). He'd be key while Quinn is out, then a versatile piece after he comes back.

Nice summary. I think the Savoie concern is more "will he be able to get to the dangerous spots that make him effective" than physicality and speed, as he's sturdy and fast, but maybe we mean the same things. I think we'll see his 9 game segment to help fill in for Quinn, then who knows.

I'd love to slide Kulich's ELC one more time since it would be such a cap hack moving forward. But with a couple injuries it could get tricky with our forward depth after Quinn (and with Kulich's apparent expectations of NHL time this year). I imagine Rousek and maybe Rosen are ahead of him in the call-up order, but one more NHL piece like Nosek or Tatar would help keep him under 10.
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I should have said mental game speed. Not that he's lacking in mental processing, he just needs to acclimate. I'm not sure he's ready for NHL defending that will muscle him out of those dangerous areas you speak of. Camp will determine.
 
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Tatar got burnt against Carolina in the 2nd round last season.

5gp, 0 points, 2 shots, -7
 
Der Jaeger said:
Trying to think of who the next impact power forward could be. Adams should buy now while the price is low. Ideas?
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Good luck. Great power forwards are about as rare as great RHD: no team has more than one of either at any given time. If you do identify one, it would almost definitely be a prospect who still needs to develop and won't help us right away.
 
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1point21Gigawatts said:
I can be talked into Tatar. I want nothing to do with Tarasenko.
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This is where I'm at. Especially after listening to Sirius XM NHL radio on my way home yesterday when Tarasenko got brought up........and the jist was that you gotta have a strong locker room for him as he's known to be a bit of a pain in the ass in the room. If that's true, I want nothing to do with him screwing up the vibes in the room.
 
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HOOats said:
Savoie++ for Slafkovsky..?
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No way Montreal trades him so soon.

Doug Prishpreed said:
Good luck. Great power forwards are about as rare as great RHD: no team has more than one of either at any given time. If you do identify one, it would almost definitely be a prospect who still needs to develop and won't help us right away.
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Seems homerish, but Luke Tuch? Lots of fits.
 
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