The 2024-2025 Roster Thread

[My Cozen Dylan]

While recognizing they are very different players with different trade value, I'd move Samuelsson 100x before I'd move Byram.

 

[Chainshot]

It's on their official facebook page. I think it was posted yesterday. Im trying to link the facebook video, but the hyperlink us goofy.

I posted the YT as an edit to whatever that link was trying to do.

 

[jc17]

I'm less concerned about his roster building, more concerned that he's attached to his own picks/prospects. He's had one WTF add - Byram for Mitts - and a couple of ones that so far seem solid in Malenstyn and McLeod.

Not that 1 move should completely alleviate the concern, but the Savoie move was a pretty big detachment from one of his guys

 

[Tatanka]

I'm less concerned about his roster building, more concerned that he's attached to his own picks/prospects. He's had one WTF add - Byram for Mitts - and a couple of ones that so far seem solid in Malenstyn and McLeod.

I think he gets credit for Greenway as well. But he doesn’t seem to have a clear vision of what it takes to win consistently. Mitts/ Byram, Skinner bought out and replaced by Zucker, Stillman, Reimer getting claimed, and a few others including the length of the deals suggest to me you are correct. He is waiting for the specs to ascend and tip the balance. Not confident that will work.

 

[littletonhockeycoach]

We do not have the time or patience anymore for guys to figuring it out.
He is asked to be a 2C on a playoff aspiring team right now.
Its enough of Sabres Groundhog day, waking up to guys figuring it out for 13 years.

"Playoff aspiring???"

Well maybe true for us fans. But so many on the roster have been w/o exposure to it for so long (some w/no exposure at all.... it's World Championship bound every spring....) that I'm not certain they have a clue (or motivation) to what they are missing.

10 or so games into the 24-25 season, I've assessed that the Sabres are in the lower 3rd of the conference. I really can't see them making the playoffs this season with the existing talent pool.

SE - FLA, Carolina, Washington
Metro - NYR, Philly, NYI
Atlantic - TML, Ottawa, Boston
Wild Cards - Tampa, Pens, Devils, Habs, Wings, Sabres

Sabres might contend for a WC only to likely fall short. As usual.

Adams isn't going to fix this. He's risk avoidance.

 

[littletonhockeycoach]

I see the standings have shifted back to what we're used to - Buffalo tied for last in the division. The only surprise at the moment is that the Bruins are in that four-way tie with them.

Ruff trying to get something working on the 2nd line:

https://x.com/i/web/status/1852008579038912814

The Bruins will work their way out of their funk. They always do. Montgomery will be shot into the Sun if necessary.

 

[toddkaz]

"Playoff aspiring???"

Well maybe true for us fans. But so many on the roster have been w/o exposure to it for so long (some w/no exposure at all.... it's World Championship bound every spring....) that I'm not certain they have a clue (or motivation) to what they are missing.

10 or so games into the 24-25 season, I've assessed that the Sabres are in the lower 3rd of the conference. I really can't see them making the playoffs this season with the existing talent pool.

SE - FLA, Carolina, Washington
Metro - NYR, Philly, NYI
Atlantic - TML, Ottawa, Boston
Wild Cards - Tampa, Pens, Devils, Habs, Wings, Sabres

Sabres might contend for a WC only to likely fall short. As usual.

Adams isn't going to fix this. He's risk avoidance.

I agree, its tough to see Buffalo and Adams making a trade that is going to fix the top 6.

For 1) its a sellers market and 2) It seems like Buffalo has to pay extra to get a player here.

 

[Sabre the Win]

The only thing more terrifying than Kevyn doing nothing is him actually making a trade because you know he's going to get totally fleeced.

at this point if the trade brings in someone similar to when Tim Murray brought in O'Reilly.. I'd gladly overpay

 

[Matt Ress]

"Playoff aspiring???"

Well maybe true for us fans. But so many on the roster have been w/o exposure to it for so long (some w/no exposure at all.... it's World Championship bound every spring....) that I'm not certain they have a clue (or motivation) to what they are missing.

10 or so games into the 24-25 season, I've assessed that the Sabres are in the lower 3rd of the conference. I really can't see them making the playoffs this season with the existing talent pool.

SE - FLA, Carolina, Washington
Metro - NYR, Philly, NYI
Atlantic - TML, Ottawa, Boston
Wild Cards - Tampa, Pens, Devils, Habs, Wings, Sabres

Sabres might contend for a WC only to likely fall short. As usual.

Adams isn't going to fix this. He's risk avoidance.

We all have our opinions but I can’t say I agree with your season predictions. Tampa, NJ, Philly… are these preseason rankings? because the standings tell a different story as well

 

[Matt Ress]

We may want to undo the Mitts trade but it sounds like Adams is looking to move picks and prospects. Perhaps an underperforming player on a bad team looking for futures that may as well move their guy now before he inspires a lower draft pick.

 

[Fjordy]

Not that 1 move should completely alleviate the concern, but the Savoie move was a pretty big detachment from one of his guys

Because you can't keep everyone, plus there was some story with the party, maybe Adams was just disappointed in Savoie.

 

[DJN21]

Because you can't keep everyone, plus there was some story with the party, maybe Adams was just disappointed in Savoie.

Wish I could just move on from our GM when I'm disappointed in him....

all jokes aside our doctors knew his shoulder was shot and thats a primary reason or so I believe.

 

[La Cosa Nostra]

Our first round pick, Ostlund, Rosen and even Benson should all be available for a top line guy, I don’t care about the timo Meier type complaints about cost and contract I don’t care if we never get past round one just make the DAMN PLAYOFFS

 

[Fjordy]

Wish I could just move on from our GM when I'm disappointed in him....

all jokes aside our doctors knew his shoulder was shot and thats a primary reason or so I believe.

I mean he couldn't just sit on all these prospects and do nothing, maybe he was pushed to do this by a conversation with Lindy or Pegula that it was time to improve the roster. Adams is a very inactive GM.