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Forum: Armchair-GM2 mai 2021 à 15 h 53
Sujet: changes
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Shibbal18</b></div><div>Im nervous, because Granato has done more than enough to win the coaching job in the eyes of many, but he is yet another coach with little to no experience. If it doesnt work this time theyre going into a rebuild no doubt, and we'll be looking at an inevitable 20 year playoff drought. But i do think they have the pieces to be fighting for a wild card spot</div></div>

Granato has definitely turned things around however, don't know if they will contend for a while as they still have a relatively young group with not a ton of experience. If they can add maybe some depth veteran players who maybe arent great players but are able to teach the younger players, It feels like they will have a better shot at the postseason. There are pieces there that could turn out really well if things start to go In the right direction for the sabres.
Forum: Armchair-GM2 mai 2021 à 12 h 57
Sujet: changes
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>arafay</b></div><div>He’s only 21. Let’s calm down a little. And yes he’s taken a bit of time but he’s ready now, the jets have been patient. He will likely be in the lineup next year, at least part time. He likely has a spot on the 4th line which I think is the perfect place for him right now:

Something like:
stastny-scheifele-Connor
Ehlers-dubios-wheeler
Perfetti-Lowry-Copp
Vesalainen-gustafsson-Appleton
It’s crowded for sure and some guys are playing lower than they should (Appleton) but it’s a good lineup imo.

Vesalainen long term is our wheeler replacement.</div></div>

Feels like Seattle would take Appleton if he was left exposed which would probably give Harkins or someone else an opportunity. Also don't know if they would want to go into the season with that much youth in their bottom 6 without adding some veteran presence to teach the kids how to play as the majority of those players are super young still. And maybe a little bit of grit for the bottom 6 as they have thompson and Lewis right now who are good on the PK and solid players who get in the other teams face. I see what you mean about Vesalinen tho
Forum: Armchair-GM2 mai 2021 à 12 h 52
Sujet: changes
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Skyraider112</b></div><div>Many things you said is pretty uninformed and its evident you haven't followed the Sabres much, so I'll take the opportunity to provide some education. Skinner has played okay, not great and not terrible. He still gets chances to score every game but he is clearly at home with Eichel as his center. Zemgus is a great role player, no need for Buffalo to dump him off. Every team in the league would love to have him on their team, maybe not for 2.2 mil but what he brings to a team is highly sought after. We should not draft Power or any other defenseman in the 1st round unless Berniers, Eklund, and Guenther are off the board (which is highly unlikely as we will draft top 3 or 4. Our future D core is the least of our worries. Dahlin, Joki, Bryson, Borgen, Laaksonen, Samuelsson, Johnson are all young guys who are/will become NHL regulars. Add that to McCabe (who will resign) and Risto (if we don't move him) and you have a very good D-core with a balance of offensive and defensive defensemen. We don't need to "rebuild" the farm system, we just need to take quality players with our picks. It hasn't been a quantitative lack of prospects in the pipeline but rather a qualitative deficiency in the prospects we have</div></div>

Owen Power seems to be the consensus 1st overall pick so if the Sabres get the 1st, don't see why they wouldn't pick him. It's always better to have more depth problems than to have none. Does Girgensons slot into the #4 line as the center depth then? feels like Mittlestadt, Cozens and Eichel are the top 3 centers as Mittlestadt has been playing really well with Ruotsalainen and Asplund and have developed good chemistry together. If that's the case then I can see them not needing to get anyone else to fill that role. If sabres do draft a forward, Im not expecting them to be in the lineup right away so maybe a mother top6 - top9 forward might be needed, especially is Quinn is not ready come opening day. Have not watched a ton of games this year but do think they have good potential if they start playing prospects and building up their system rather than signing older players who are taking away opportunities from the prospects