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Again Peterka with the misfire. Could have had a hatty if he could hit a yawning cage.

And that’s where it ends

It’s not the coach

Might as well go to bed. The only place you’ll see that is in your dreams.

Riley Stillman

Like Cale Clague?

It’s the NHL. We’ll see.

Vancouver got some big D /Rayzor

Looks a wee bit like Owen Power

They brought back great googly moogly

You don’t need to do this

I thought you were quoting John Cougar Mellencamp for a sec.

He can man the top LW spot for now. When the Sabres are consistently good, he won’t be in that role, whether it’s for this team or another.

Just gonna post this. I like this kid.

You can’t play bad defense if you don’t play any at all. I had this exact discussion with @Getpucksdeep just the other night. Dude has all the talent in the world, too bad only about 30% of it amounts to good hockey.

He’s a great finisher. I can’t think of another area of the game he excels at. His decision making is poor. He coughs up the puck on the PP with regularity. I’ve seen his teammates purposely pass him up for a pass when he’s wide open because they know the chances are good that the puck will go the other way. He’s just not a fundamentally sound hockey player. Great goal scorer. Don’t ask him to do anything else.

Just sayin’

I hear ya but the coaching staff was terrified to give him quality minutes. I don’t think that was all on them. Kulich and Rosen definitely played with trepidation during their call ups. It may be until next season before they get quality looks. As much as people don’t want to hear it, Olofsson or Jost may be the best replacements, at least for now.

I didn’t want to comment on Strbak as I only know him by name. Saw the highlights from the WJT. Could be a good one but we may be waiting a couple seasons.

I’m fairly current with the prospects. Out of the kids in Rochester, Rosen & Kulich are obviously at the top. Kulich is somewhere between Tage and Olofsson. Not sure how that’ll play out but he’s got a knack for scoring big goals. Rosen reminds me a little of Peterka. Great skater, good shot, good playmaker. Not a lot of jam but not afraid to go into dirty areas. Novikov & Metsa are their only D prospects. Metsa is an offense first type of D. Severely undersized. Bryson type. Novikov is acquitting himself quite well in Rochester. Probably another season away but he’s big, 6’4” - 6’5”. He’s not offensively challenged. Think a more offensive, more physical Samuelsson. Matthew Savoie is obviously undersized but is tenacious and could carve out a third line role. Noah Östlund will definitely compete for a 3rd line role when he arrives in North America. Not huge but doesn’t play small. I think the remaining prospects are long shots to make the NHL. Some size and grit in the later rounds but there is a reason they went late. The Sabres can and hopefully will shore up the bottom of the roster at the deadline (if they are buyers).

Lots of discussion on JG’s value. I think this sums it up nicely.

Maybe Wrong

Here is Sydney Sweeney to make you feel better

I agree. Hopefully they rotate Big Johnson & Joki dependent on opponent.

They don’t have many, if any, players like him. I’m hoping there is another player or two like him to fill out the bottom of the roster.