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kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Apr 1 @ 10:22 AM ET
Our 4th line - Jost olofsson and greenway was ugly.

Jost and greenway can play with rousek next year on the 4th line

Savoie or Kulich - Krebs mitts or something like that?

- Sabretooth9


Tage, Skinner, Tuch
Cozens, Quinn, Impact Forward Trade
Krebs, Peterka, Mittelstadt
Jost, Greenway, Rousek
sabresfan69
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 06.26.2007

Apr 1 @ 10:29 AM ET
Our 4th line - Jost olofsson and greenway was ugly.

Jost and greenway can play with rousek next year on the 4th line

Savoie or Kulich - Krebs mitts or something like that?

- Sabretooth9


I think we bring in fourth line players. I think Kulich starts in the AHL again and Savioe makes that team.


Dregger said expect to see Johnson signed at the end of his season so thats great news.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Apr 1 @ 10:31 AM ET
Must say Roswell Park Hospital is a Hospital that is way to busy. Sitting down here with my Mom finishing her treatments I got to see and hear the best sound anyone could hear. I got to see and hear the BELL rang. I wish I heard that every time I was down there for anyone who is going through it.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Apr 1 @ 10:35 AM ET
I think we bring in fourth line players.


Dregger said expect to see Johnson signed at the end of his season so thats great news.

- sabresfan69

Championship game is the 8th I believe. I think they play Quinnipiac on the 6th.
The_Inkwell
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 06.29.2006

Apr 1 @ 10:37 AM ET
Tage, Skinner, Tuch
Cozens, Quinn, Impact Forward Trade
Krebs, Peterka, Mittelstadt
Jost, Greenway, Rousek

- kingcong39


Solid
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Apr 1 @ 10:39 AM ET
Gonna be interesting to see who that impact Forward is. Do they stay in House( Kulich) or do they make a trade.
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Apr 1 @ 10:40 AM ET
IF Levi is truly the real deal, the Sabres can go deep next year if they do at least two of the following three in the off-season:

Replace Mittelstadt with someone with similar offensive ability but much better defense.

Replace Olofsson with someone with similar offensive ability but much better defense.

Replace Bryson with someone with similar puck carrying ability but much better defense.

- Quetzalcoatl



Replace mitts is out the window. He is one of their better forwards.

He is going to be a very good 3C for this team.
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Apr 1 @ 10:42 AM ET
There are not enough superlatives to accurately describe all the plus qualities on display during this very short sequence.

This is likely a goal with any other Sabre in net, right?

Levi save on Panarin #LetsGoBuffalo #NYR

https://twitter.com/Sabre...hNpCnmtavm562Ffv_0gA&s=19
Swedish_Jesus
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 07.02.2019

Apr 1 @ 10:42 AM ET
Tage, Skinner, Tuch
Cozens, Quinn, Impact Forward Trade
Krebs, Peterka, Mittelstadt
Jost, Greenway, Rousek

- kingcong39


I agree with the logic 100%.

I think Kulich and Savoie are going to make it tough on the Sabres brass to send them down.

What an embarrassment of riches this organization has though when a player who just had a 90+ point season in the WHL and another player who is doing things an 18 year old shouldn’t be doing in the AHL are in a dogfight to make the NHL club in their DY +2 seasons.

What a time to be alive
sabresfan69
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 06.26.2007

Apr 1 @ 10:43 AM ET
Tage, Skinner, Tuch
Cozens, Quinn, Impact Forward Trade
Krebs, Peterka, Mittelstadt
Jost, Greenway, Rousek

- kingcong39



We need Mittelstadt to take another step next year. He has a higher ceiling.

Krebs also needs to find his place

The third line with Krebs and Mittelstadt we need a 3rd player Savioe/Kulich? I would love to go after someone like Garland for the 3rd line

kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Apr 1 @ 10:43 AM ET
Replace mitts is out the window. He is one of their better forwards.

He is going to be a very good 3C for this team.

- ImThatGuy


If they can trade for someone better than him, and place that player on Cozens line, I'd do it.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Apr 1 @ 10:48 AM ET
I agree with the logic 100%.

I think Kulich and Savoie are going to make it tough on the Sabres brass to send them down.

What an embarrassment of riches this organization has though when a player who just had a 90+ point season in the WHL and another player who is doing things an 18 year old shouldn’t be doing in the AHL are in a dogfight to make the NHL club in their DY +2 seasons.

What a time to be alive

- Swedish_Jesus

and then adams brings back girgens and okposo and ruins the party
sabresfan69
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 06.26.2007

Apr 1 @ 10:48 AM ET
If they can trade for someone better than him, and place that player on Cozens line, I'd do it.
- kingcong39

I don't think trying to replace Mittelstadt is the right idea. Okposo, Olofsson, Jost and Girgensons are all question marks and a top 4 defenseman is needed but even a 5/6 which is more likely will due.

Replacing Mittelstadt probably wont happen.

Okposo retires, we move on from Girgensons and Jost is resigned as the 12/13th forward.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Apr 1 @ 10:49 AM ET
Mitts Savoie JJ could make a decent line
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Apr 1 @ 10:49 AM ET
If they can trade for someone better than him, and place that player on Cozens line, I'd do it.
- kingcong39

skinner-tage-tuch
quinn-cozens-patty kane


Swedish_Jesus
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 07.02.2019

Apr 1 @ 10:50 AM ET
Replace mitts is out the window. He is one of their better forwards.

He is going to be a very good 3C for this team.

- ImThatGuy


In a perfect world, hopefully last night was a sign of things to come and he can play the Centre position cause that would definitely change the game
sabresfan69
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 06.26.2007

Apr 1 @ 10:51 AM ET
I agree with the logic 100%.

I think Kulich and Savoie are going to make it tough on the Sabres brass to send them down.

What an embarrassment of riches this organization has though when a player who just had a 90+ point season in the WHL and another player who is doing things an 18 year old shouldn’t be doing in the AHL are in a dogfight to make the NHL club in their DY +2 seasons.

What a time to be alive

- Swedish_Jesus

The last thing we need is Savioe playing 8-10 minutes a game. I think he gets a look but I think he gets another year in the WHL and Kulich starts out in the AHL.

I think you are right its going to be a tough call on management. I think they use the 9 games to see what Savioe can do but with Kulich its easy to see him as first call up.
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Apr 1 @ 10:53 AM ET
I'm jaded. I loved Levi's performance last night. But whenever I see something like that, my mind immediately reminds me of Trent Edwards' first career start against the Jets.
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Apr 1 @ 10:53 AM ET
I agree with the logic 100%.

I think Kulich and Savoie are going to make it tough on the Sabres brass to send them down.

What an embarrassment of riches this organization has though when a player who just had a 90+ point season in the WHL and another player who is doing things an 18 year old shouldn’t be doing in the AHL are in a dogfight to make the NHL club in their DY +2 seasons.

What a time to be alive

- Swedish_Jesus


What would it take to pry Jesper Bratt from New Jersey?



sabresfan69
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 06.26.2007

Apr 1 @ 10:54 AM ET
Replace mitts is out the window. He is one of their better forwards.

He is going to be a very good 3C for this team.

- ImThatGuy

Mitts is very good defensively. The matrix may not say so but the eye test does. He steals pucks and backchecks.

Not sure what his advanced stats look like but having Olofsson on his wing doesn't help.

I think Mittelstadt has a higher ceiling.
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Apr 1 @ 10:54 AM ET
If they can trade for someone better than him, and place that player on Cozens line, I'd do it.
- kingcong39

What are the odds someone who’s picked at 11-13 will realistically have a better career than Mittelstadt? 30-40% tops?

There’s multiple assets that should be first in line to acquire that player for Cozens before Mitts
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Apr 1 @ 10:54 AM ET
and then adams brings back girgens and okposo and ruins the party
- homiedclown

I just threw up a bit! After watching Okposo get poke checked trying to walk the line and that Ranger go in on a break away as Okposo is flailing away trying to catch him, he's done and needs to take charge of Jalapeños sales.
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Apr 1 @ 10:55 AM ET
I don't think trying to replace Mittelstadt is the right idea. Okposo, Olofsson, Jost and Girgensons are all question marks and a top 4 defenseman is needed but even a 5/6 which is more likely will due.

Replacing Mittelstadt probably wont happen.

Okposo retires, we move on from Girgensons and Jost is resigned as the 12/13th forward.

- sabresfan69

It ain’t happening this offseason. It making less and less sense as the year goes on and Mitts proves he’s a Swiss Army knife
sabresfan69
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 06.26.2007

Apr 1 @ 10:55 AM ET
What would it take to pry Jesper Bratt from New Jersey?




- kingcong39

Savioe or Kulich...NJ isn't giving him up.
sabresfan69
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 06.26.2007

Apr 1 @ 10:57 AM ET
It ain’t happening this offseason. It making less and less sense as the year goes on and Mitts proves he’s a Swiss Army knife
- sbroads24

Signing Mittelstadt for under 4m next year would be a steal and help with the salary cap. If Adams can get him signed long term under 4m it would be very helpful to the cap. I think around 4m will be the spot.

A 50-60 point defensively responsible 3rd line player is easily 4 million.
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