Équipe: 2023-24 Sabres de Buffalo

Date de création initiale: 26 juill. 2023

Publié: 26 juill. 2023

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

Fwd 1: Thought about breaking this up but with Quinn out it just doesnt make sense to mess with what should produce consistently at 5v5

Fwd 2: Greenways best numbers came playing with Cozens (small sample size). Maybe he can provide some defensive cover for him and Casey and pitch in a few goals as well.

Fwd 3: Bit of a gamble here but Im curious to see if Krebs' defensive numbers from last year were just a product of playing with Okposo/Girgensons or if he can be that two way 3C. Peterka and Rousek can keep up, might be some growing pains there though. Peterka could also benefit from Krebs' alleged playmaking abilities (sorry but until he actually does it were all just guessing)

Fwd 4: I hate this line so much, its not going anywhere though.

D 1: Controversial, but 26-10 actually had strong XG numbers when they played together last year.

D 2: Erik Johnson sucks. Ironic, but Im using Power here to shelter EJ's ancient ass. I think in this set up, Power should take a step forward because the pairs are more balanced. He'll get more of a green light offensively, and fewer total mins at even strength.

D 3: Far cry from your traditional third pair. Last year, the Sabres got run over late in tie games cause Granato couldnt trust his 3rd pair, like at all. But in this set up, Samuelsson and Clifton can match up against anyone and not get steamrolled. In fact in situations where you need to play Power and Dahlin together to generate offense, you can bump this pairs TOI up if you are shortening the bench (Jokiharju and Johnson dont really offer anything offensively).

Goalies: A lot of ppl think theyll go 3. They might, but theyre not moving Jokiharju, so youd need to find a taker for Lyubushkin or Olofsson. and at the moment I just dont see it.