who do you even keep

Équipe: 2024-25 Sabres de Buffalo

Date de création initiale: 19 déc. 2023

Publié: 19 déc. 2023

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

UNDENIABLY APART OF THE FUTURE CORE:

Dahlin, Benson, Levi

Young players who could be apart of the core:

Peterka, Quinn, Kulich, Savoie, R. Johnson

Young players I thought were undeniably apart of the future core:

Cozens (has looked so ****ing bad, has never shown the puck skills to be a top-6 nhl player, relied on a hot pp and transition-chances where he has open space to score all his goals last season, has taken no step defensively since his 1st year)

Power (has regressed so much, does not have the foot-speed to be a #1 dman, terrible in his own-zone, gives the puck away way too much)

Players in their prime with value:
Mittelstadt (has been maybe the only bright-spot the entire season. Has gotten progressively better the last 2 years)

Tuch (shows up almost every night, hasn’t been as effective as last year but still a solid piece)

Thompson (hasn’t been bad but obviously not the same player as last season. Better defensively this year but still shouldn’t be as dead offensively as he is, could be playing injured)

Skinner (scores goals, but maybe the worst defensive player in the league, is so 1-dimensional. The fact Botterill ever gave him the contract he has after a 63-point season in 2019 is insane)

Indifferent towards:
Greenway
Krebs

Very bad but being used in a role he shouldn’t be:
Samuelsson

Not an NHL-player anymore:
Okposo
Clifton
ERIK JOHNSON
Girgensons (maybe)

Can’t watch anymore:
Jokiharju
Olofsson
Jost