Timothy Rigas

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@jimrome Nothing but a proud fan base after that. These guys shouldn't have even made it to the playoffs in December let alone game 7 of the second round. Second youngest team in the league and a true learning moment for this young team moving forward.

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@BrianWGR Kevyn Adams

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@SabresPPDoc @PuckLuckJay Kulich will have little trade value after blood clot. I don't see him starting the season in Buffalo at all. Likely lenghty conditioning stint in Rochester if he's even healthy enough and cleared. He's also going to have to earn a spot after losing a complete year of development

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@ByMHarrington @TBNSports Hmm I didn't know Thompson and Tuch were Matthew's and Marner and that they've leaned on them all season as their team identity and reason for being in the playoffs? Let's blame them for not showing up rather than admitting as a whole maybe this squad isn't as good or ready. 🤔

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@JonScottTV I didn't realize they were the Toronto Maple Leafs? blaming Matthews and Marner for why they got bounced in the 1sr or 2nd round. When did the narrative/team identity become top line reliant ? Maybe they've just faced adversity and perhaps a better team and people wanna spin it.

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@CrossSwordsPod @BataviaDowns @Mike_Bundt Why is everyone fixated on the narrative of Top players like they've been carried by the top line all year? They've won with depth scoring, youth movement top 4D, and consistent goaltending. Now people wanna blame our top guys like they’re the elite talent of COL CAR VGK or MON.

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@BuiltInBuffalo_ 1 or 2 guys carrying the offense isn’t enough. The top 9 has to generate offense while crashing Dobes and creating traffic. The D has to block shots and limit chances and get up in play, and the goalie has to make key saves. Relying on a handful of elite players won’t be enough.

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@BasedBuff Yessir, The doom and gloom and blame shouldn't be there

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@NBreeniverse @Matt_Bove Also that would be like comparing the
to Torontos most recent playoffs teams; heavily reliant on top end players all season they don't show in playoffs they're bounced in the 1st or 2nd round. Nothing about this season for Buffalo follows that narrative in terms of identity.

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@Buffalo_Smitty 1 win at a times get/steal the next one and it's anyone's game in 7

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@Buffalo_Smitty That would be like comparing our identity to Toronto and we didn't get this far being anything like Toronto. Toronto could never get far because their top line players who carried them all season didn't show up.

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@Buffalo_Smitty Some games yes many games this season Tuch and Thompson didn't carry them. It's just not the identity or the anchor of this team to be carried by those players would it be great if they did show up and we squeaked by Montreal just to get swept by Carolina yeah I would take that.

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@Matt_Bove Nor has this team made it about Tuch or Thompson carrying them all year; cause if they did they wouldn't be in the playoffs. Not a top heavy team but we all knew that so it shouldn't come as a suprise when you're not being carried by them now.

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@NBreeniverse @Matt_Bove No, of course it’s upsetting. We waited so long, but it’s not shocking when you look at the elite talent on the teams still left. Would I love to beat Montreal and even get swept by Carolina? Absolutely. But I’m not gonna blame the stars as the main problem.

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@IiiJa19537 @Matt_Bove Yes, the team identity worked in the regular season. But this group has now been tested on what it takes to win in the playoffs, and unlike CAR, COL, VGK, or even MON, the Sabres haven’t relied on elite players carrying them all year/and even in the playoffs and that's ok.

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@NBreeniverse @Matt_Bove It’s EZ to say they need to give more, but maybe this is just who they are right now. Maybe they’re not ready as playoff players, or maybe this is just as good as the veterans are in bigger roles. On deeper teams, maybe these guys are slotted lower in the lineup, and that’s OK.

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@NBreeniverse @Matt_Bove It's not fair to rip Tage and Tuch when in comparison to Colorado Montreal Carolina and Vegas they're not even close to their top level heavy elite players.That's why the Sabres have relied on an identity built from the back end, depth at forward and consistent goaltending.

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@Buffalo_Smitty Totally agree! Maybe it's just simple. Out of all the teams left other than maybe Anhiem in terms of forwards the Sabres lack the high end star talent in comparison. I was hoping this teams identity; depth at forward top 4 d and goaltending tandem would be enough to carry