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I quoted him. Feel free to read it. You've screwed up at least 2 other conversations in the last week claiming I couldn't read or follow or however you worded. Except the issue is you didn't follow and you dived into it missing the point. Guess I've earned 1 of those. Still, "don't rush" is a nonsense argument no matter how you slice it. Especially in regards to Novikov.

Here is a one point lesson https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPEn0GoAW6y/?igsh=aHRncWZreXIxdXgx

I caught a partial segment last night on WGR with PH saying that, despite Ruff not liking it, and despite Adam's acknowledging it doesn't work, they're going to be running back the 3 goalie rotation. Absolutely mind boggling. You picked Georgiov up off the street 2 weeks ago, you can waive him.

Exactly. Who? And for how much? Assets(via trade) and/or $$ ( via FA).

And those comments I made about Mrtka? What was I thinking. I need to go back and find those.

I suggest a contest. Make PH pronounce the word acetaminophen.

Well, it's your fault the argument started. You said explicitly and clearly that every single prospect the Sabres have ever had in the Pegula era has been rushed to the big team. Wait, that's NOT what you said? Well, gosh durn it, we'll still have to run with that being what you said because otherwise this might get silly. 😜

I can’t remember if this was a sarcastic conversation but AHL time would probably have been great for him. He falls dead center of the couple draft classes that lost significant development time to COVID.

I just wish you'd use a better argument than "don't rush players! We always rush players!" When it's not actually a thing.

I just wish I had made that exact point about Novikov getting some time in the NHL this year. Oh right, I did. Arguing just for the sake of argument sure is fun. I love the internet.

I don't think Mrtka "must" go to Seattle. I think he should but I'm not gonna lose sleep over him in Rochester.

Upl is playing, rest of lineup will come around 10am this morning. I expect Pittsburgh to play bubble guys.

I was dying in my car over it. The one wasn't even close.

I think just about everyone did. I didn’t figure that out until Matias showed up in the NCAA.

Scary. He needs to go back down and get his trial run next year. I’ve seen this before.

I keep on going back and forth whether or not I want him extended at a high dollar. It seems like each day I wake up. I'm thinking the other side of things. But to answer your question directly... You have him this year. Is he going to be a consistent 65 point winger if you sign him to a big deal the year after that, and the year after that, and the year after that? As he approaches his mid-thirties? The more direct answer is, with the money that you would not pay him, you hope that one of your up-and-coming youngsters fills that role and you pay them, or you go out on the free agent or trademark it and pay money that you have available. If they announce they signed him to an 8-Year extension at $75 million tomorrow, I won't be too upset. On the other hand, if they decide to let him play the year out and see how things go, I'm not going to be upset about that either. I think losing him next year would be a tiny step back compared to what you could do with that $8 to $10 million... And that is not the biggest problem this team has starting next year.

And the AHL wouldn’t have helped him.

It's kinda hilarious that the "Mrtka must go to Seattle" crowd is the same as "Novikov is gonna get the sads and run back to Russia if he isn't in the lineup against the Rags" crowd. 😉 See how silly hyperbolizing peoples positions come off? "(y)ou all think we rush EVERYBODY." (emphasis added) No, nobody has said that. And it's disingenuous to make that claim. To the bolded, the people that aren't overly concerned that Novikov isn't getting his chance NOW have the EXACT SAME POSITION you have on this issue. He should get a look this year. And, he WILL get a look this year. Likely an extended look as his game is exactly what the guy that seemingly is always broken for ~40 games per year is supposed to be. When he's in his prime, he slots perfectly into the concept of Samuelsson or what Muel is supposed to be.

I have A.D.D. terribly, I was already onto the squirrel, I apologize.

It's kinda hilarious that the "Mrtka should start in Buffalo and then go to Rochester!" Crowd is the same as "well Novikov with his 4 years playing pro is being rushed" Again though, I'm just saying they should give Novikov a game here and there so they know where he's at. Maybe he's not an nhl guy but let's find out before his deal ends.

We haven't, it's just a boring narrative ppl use. It's this fake thing tossed into arguments because you think it helps make your point even though it's not true. Novikov can play the year in Rochester, I'm fine with that, but playing in Buffalo isn't rushing him. Yes, you all think we rush everybody even though there's no evidence to support it.

Everytime I listen to WGR when Paul Hamilton is on, he mispronounces the name Helenius. And not just saying it the wrong the same way. He says it wrong a different way every time. HELL-nus, hell-NEE-iss, etc. It's embarrassing a Sabres beat reporter can't learn a name after 2 years. And no one else at WGR corrects him.

Aren’t Metsa and Bryson essentially the same player?

I don’t know how long Samuelsson will be out. This could turn out be a good opportunity for Ryan Johnson to show that he belongs with the big club. I don’t know how Mrtka is going to be handled. One can make a good case for a variety of options. This will be an interesting situation to follow.

14 years in the desert and 4 or so "non-blocking" years have skewed our perspectives. (The Peterka kerfuffle doesn't help matters either.) He'll be fine starting in Ra-cha-cha and will get a legit look before this season is over. His playing the same side and role Samuelsson is supposed to play will almost guarantee it. We're really close to seeing only 1-2 rookies starting the year in Buffalo As they finally have a full lineup of NHL caliber players with only 1-2 teens on the roster, they don't have to rush players up. Though w/ 3 D injured, Mrtka might still end up being rushed up. Hopefully he's the last of the guys rushed up.