GDT: Buffalo @ Washington 7pm EST TV: MSG and WSPN+

[SabresFan26]

What?

He got a chance at NHL and never had to go ride the bus and play in the AHL

 

[Sabre the Win]

It is true. They admitted it

When? Source?

 

[Snippit]

I think Cozens may very well be concussed. Don't know if others caught the play where he lost the puck like 3 times in one shift trying to clear it. But there is just a lack of coordination in his game. Either that or the fish bowl is restricting his movement.

The confounding factor is he was already playing poorly prior to getting his ass beat. But I think this looks different than just being sloppy like he was before. He looks slow and uncoordinated.

 

[joshjull]

It is true. They admitted it

No they didn’t.

He got a chance at NHL and never had to go ride the bus and play in the AHL

And?

I think Cozens may very well be concussed. Don't know if others caught the play where he lost the puck like 3 times in one shift trying to clear it. But there is just a lack of coordination in his game. Either that or the fish bowl is restricting his movement.

The confounding factor is he was already playing poorly prior to getting his ass beat. But I think this looks different than just being sloppy like he was before. He looks slow and uncoordinated.

He’s playing ith a cage that takes away his depth perception at his feet/down low.

 

[sabresfan129103]

What do the advance stats say about Samuelsson this year? Because from the eye test he has not been good.

 

[sabremike]

I think Cozens may very well be concussed. Don't know if others caught the play where he lost the puck like 3 times in one shift trying to clear it. But there is just a lack of coordination in his game. Either that or the fish bowl is restricting his movement.

The confounding factor is he was already playing poorly prior to getting his ass beat. But I think this looks different than just being sloppy like he was before. He looks slow and uncoordinated.

Imagine if it ends up he wrecked his career getting starched in a fight he initiated late in a complete blowout. That might end up being the single dumbest thing a player has ever done.

 

[SabresFan26]

When? Source?

One of the press conferences with KA didn’t say they guaranteed it but that they would give him every opportunity early to be in the NHL.

No they didn’t.


And?


He’s playing ith a cage that takes away his depth perception at his feet/down low.

Half our team hasn’t earned anything.

Look at Boston. They lost three of their major pieces and still are the best team in the NHL. They develop guys in the AHL and they ride their bus and earn their opportunity.

 

[BowieSabresFan]

Interesting watching in person.

For me, I don't think Tuch or Skinner are getting enough flak. Skinner does two things well. One is to agitate and draw penalties. The other is to score the dirty goals. Right now, he is doing neither, and his effort level tonight was about a 2 on a scale of ten. If someone needs to sit for a game, it's him.

And Tuch seems to be trying , but is just not reacting fast enough.

Add Cozens to this line, and it's a black hole on the ice.

 

[Nevins]

Some time in Roch wouldn't be a terrible.

The goaltender position is probably the most mentally difficult in hockey so they must be mature and psychologically strong before being ready to play in the NHL. High quality goalie prospects (Cossa, Askarov, Dostal, Sogaard (high draft pick) play or played at least 2 years in the AHL before joining the NHL. Playing a rookie goalie too early in the big league can harm his confidence and development (in my opinion). It would be better to let Levi develop in the AHL.

 

[sabremike]

I love how the butch Buffalo Sports Media who ran Ruff out of town (one guy who will rename nameless essentially brags about it on his X bio) treat Donnie and Adams with kid gloves and virtually never criticize either one.

 

[joshjull]

One of the press conferences with KA didn’t say they guaranteed it but that they would give him every opportunity early to be in the NHL.

He was not guaranteed a NHL roster spot.

Half our team hasn’t earned anything.

Look at Boston. They lost three of their major pieces and still are the best team in the NHL. They develop guys in the AHL and they ride their bus and earn their opportunity.

What does this have to do with what I posted?

 

[MOGlLNY]

I honestly think they’re afraid to hurt Levi’s feelings and that’s what this current roster clusterf*** is the result of.

Send him down and Kulich up and it clears up a lot of issues.

 

[Zman5778]

I love how the butch Buffalo Sports Media who ran Ruff out of town (one guy who will rename nameless essentially brags about it on his X bio) treat Donnie and Adams with kid gloves and virtually never criticize either one.

The "beat" Sabres guys now are mostly completely different than during Ruff's time. Apples to oranges comparison.

 

[sabresfan129103]

The goaltender position is probably the most mentally difficult in hockey so they must be mature and psychologically strong before being ready to play in the NHL. High quality goalie prospects (Cossa, Askarov, Dostal, Sogaard (high draft pick) play or played at least 2 years in the AHL before joining the NHL. Playing a rookie goalie too early in the big league can harm his confidence and development (in my opinion). It would be better to let Levi develop in the AHL.

You're right of course, and that course of action makes sense, but don't try to apply sense when it comes to Sabres management.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

I think Cozens may very well be concussed. Don't know if others caught the play where he lost the puck like 3 times in one shift trying to clear it. But there is just a lack of coordination in his game. Either that or the fish bowl is restricting his movement.

The confounding factor is he was already playing poorly prior to getting his ass beat. But I think this looks different than just being sloppy like he was before. He looks slow and uncoordinated.

I can tell you that the fishbowl messes with you. The “bars” on the air holes at the bottom shows double. I wore one and had to figure out which one was the puck. I was partial to the hybrid, and I only dealt with it when I had to. I wore the hybrid during high school hockey, and then nothing during men’s league at the same time.

 

[BFLO]

G: We were the better team in the 1st period. And that was about it.

B:

U: this team sucks

 

[sabremike]

The goaltender position is probably the most mentally difficult in hockey so they must be mature and psychologically strong before being ready to play in the NHL. High quality goalie prospects (Cossa, Askarov, Dostal, Sogaard (high draft pick) play or played at least 2 years in the AHL before joining the NHL. Playing a rookie goalie too early in the big league can harm his confidence and development (in my opinion). It would be better to let Levi develop in the AHL.

Every sane person recognized this. The freaking guy whose number we retired last season and who is a borderline HOF'er was drafted in 1999 and wasn't our starter until 2005. The greatest goaltender ever took years to develope (we even exposed him in an expansion draft!). They were essentially counting on a million to one shot and of course it didn't come through.

 

[DapperCam]

I can tell you that the fishbowl messes with you. The “bars” on the air holes at the bottom shows double. I wore one and had to figure out which one was the puck. I was partial to the hybrid, and I only dealt with it when I had to. I wore the hybrid during high school hockey, and then nothing during men’s league at the same time.

Is the fishbowl really a better choice than a regular cage? It looks foggy, hot and uncomfortable to me.

 

[Sabre the Win]

Let's be real, the 3 goalie carousel, the personal decisions, Granato trying to teach them how to play a 200' game with more emphasis on defense. Adams literally doing nothing but cultivating a stupid amount of prospects that will never play for this team just shows us that management was never going into this season as more than another development year.

Kane would be a lazy bandaid fix to try and calm the Sabres masses but I can guarantee you Kevyn Adams had no intentions of playoffs this year. That feeling was from the players and when Adams doesn't add to reward the team with actual good players season after season. Fails to actually have a goalie plan. It tells the team management doesn't think they are good enough and that is going to come back and haunt this team when the players stop caring because they know management doesn't.

f*** you Kevyn Adams if you are reading this.

 

[Chainshot]

In a few years Dahlin is going to demand out, everyone is going to line up to shit on him as a loozah like was done with ROR, Jack and Sam, he will go on to win the cup, we will continue to be a laughingstock and the lesson will continue to be unlearned.

I shit on Jack for being a loser because of how he behaved toward others. ROR was a drunk. Sam was fine. Jack? That guy was repulsive.

 

[joshjull]

Interesting watching in person.

For me, I don't think Tuch or Skinner are getting enough flak. Skinner does two things well. One is to agitate and draw penalties. The other is to score the dirty goals. Right now, he is doing neither, and his effort level tonight was about a 2 on a scale of ten. If someone needs to sit for a game, it's him.

And Tuch seems to be trying , but is just not reacting fast enough.

Add Cozens to this line, and it's a black hole on the ice.

Yep. Generally our best players haven’t been good enough since the season started.

 

[Zman5778]

Is the fishbowl really a better choice than a regular cage? It looks foggy, hot and uncomfortable to me.

I couldn't play with the fishbowl at all. It fogged up and seemed like it just dragged my head down.

The cage was easy for me to play with; it didn't screw with me like at all.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

Seems quite a few posters are negligent in remembering that Cozens came up during the bastardized covid taxi season when there weren't many options. So his rookie season he already played 20+ NHL games so AHL time wasn't necessary

 

[TheMistyStranger]

I couldn't play with the fishbowl at all. It fogged up and seemed like it just dragged my head down.

The cage was easy for me to play with; it didn't screw with me like at all.

Same experience I had

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

time to start looking at replacing the coach before the season gets too out of hand. Donny is a good guy and a good developmental coach, but not the one to take them to the playoffs.

Or you can, you know, do you f***ing job as a GM and build a team. What a clown this Adams guy is.

Get Levi out of here, for starters. We need the roster spot.