Quoting: Sjbackseatgm
Hard Pass - and after watching tonight's game Mittelstadt is even worse than I thought.
Quoting: Funksoljah
I mean the 1 game I saw Karlsson play he looked invisible (against the Sabres), good thing people scout them for more than a single game. I wouldn't give Meier 9m per anyway, great player but that's too much cap for a winger when they already have Skinner with a 9m cap hit also.
The entire Sabre team was asleep last night, they did not wake up until the 3rd period and by then it was too late.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen was left out to dry on every goal.
Poor back checking, poor defense, poor passing, poor excecution (did you all see the horrible give away by Dahlin!).
With 10 days off and five of the next seven games on the road, the Sabres should rebound from that debacle.
Casey is what he is middle six forward, certainly not a top liner.
If he continues at his current pace he will finish with about 50 pts playing third line minutes.
No trade makes sence for the Sabres this year.
If they make the playoffs they will be dispatched in the first round by either Carolina or Boston.
It would be terrible mis-management of assets to JUST make the play offs.
Wait a year or two when it could be possible to get past the first round.