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Sabres play today. yay.

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Bump. It’s Friday 🎉🎉

Not sure why I got eye rolled emojid (how will I survive) All I passed on was a scout, who probably wasn’t a goalie scout for the team that drafted Levi, told me not to get too excited about him. Mentioned his lack of size as a starting point, and had other comments to go along with it. This was after I had mentioned my excitement of him signing. As for him moving on to another organization? I didn’t do a deep dive on why he moved on or whose choice it was. All I know is he’s a scout who lives in my ‘hood in off season, is good enough to be employed as a NHL SCOUT, and he told me don’t get your hopes up on Levi. So far, said scout, is accurate on his point.

This just isn't true. He wasn't clearing people out and engaging physically in college either. It's exactly how he graded and was identified as his weaknesses. He's bigger than most NHL forwards and he still has to get better defensively with positioning and using his reach, he doesn't have to get physical with a 5'10, 185 player. No, he's not clearing out a strong NHL player with size that's willing to go in front of the net. He may never be even average at that. Who cares? You're incorrectly hoping for that because he's big and you dislike almost everything about the Sabres. It's absurd to be this upset about a 22 year old player that isn't a flop.

Ya, there's a lesson in how real teams go about settling scores. That was fun to watch.

Those usually end up the best drafts because you just let it rip and not over think your selections. lol

I don’t think age should be used as an excuse to get fat. Granted senior enlisted and officers aren’t exactly the ones going into firefights or four hour patrols or conducting middle of the night raids and ambushes. They are there for their knowledge and experience. Still not an excuse to let yourself go. Nor is the POTUS’ weight an excuse. As far as using U.S. cities as training grounds, it happens. Can’t execute every training objective on bases and ranges.

Agree about Reinhart, who would have signed an extension had he been offered one instead of the bridge deal Botterill gave him. But Eichel was extended for 8x80 and they had a deal in place for Ullmark.

Fair contract, right? Seems solid all around. How would you compare to Power’s? IMO decent value on both for future. Seems like a more traditional hitting and blocking dman but not necessarily more effect than OP.

Tampa and Florida really beating on each other. Somehow Tampa has 5 players in the box at once.

It’s not turning Power into Popeye, it about Power willingness to do his job properly. He isn’t good enough offensively to rely on offense alone like Karlsson. He needs to become a 2 way defenseman or he’ll remain a drag on this team.

The grammar police will be in full force on this 1.

Bigger and better than the other players.

Oh great, robo texts are now smart enough to follow up with a “hey, did you get my text” a few hours later.

You're never going to make Whimpy into Popeye. But you can teach a guy how to at least not embarrass himself and eventually even become passable at that skill.

Yes certainly, but also he has to have a willingness to engage physically. I don't mean running around and hitting people just to hit them (Clifton). I mean challenging a forward at the blueline, clearing the crease, using his big frame to take away time and space from opponents. So far in his career he is unwilling to engage physically. No amount of coaching will fix a player unwilling to do what is necessary to get better on the ice.

Even as cynical as I've become about this team, even I am having trouble believing how physically fragile this roster is. However, watching the last 2 periods against Pittsburgh really illustrated what I wrote in the 2 above quotes.

So, giving him a real coach here, rather than a Wilford, would've been a good thing.

For Adams, it's the only plan. Hope me Hopey-Hope, you're my only hope. I think at this point (except Samuelsson) it's all minor tweaks and "no reason for preseason" stuff. If it were in the regular season, they'd likely all play unless by resting a game they could get a 4-day break to really heal up. If it were post-season... ha. You're right. That's silly fancies.

He was so much bigger that it didn't matter in college or lower levels.

Once again half the team will be injured to start the year

Was Power this bad at the defensive side of playing D as a youth and in college? Serious question. Wondering how much having an actual coach in his formative NHL years might've helped his development.

Yes. True. But, sadly, hope is not a plan.