fiftyone
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Maybe it's just me, but I don't really view sports fandom as a decision that evolves over time. Once you're a fan of a team, you're a fan of a team. I'm not really of the opinion that that changes due to the performance of the team.
I may be alone in that, but I suspect I'm not.
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20 hours ago, Thorny said:
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“I’m extremely confident with the players that we have in a leadership role, and it starts with Jack,” Kyle Okposo said. “Jack’s a 23 year old, and he’s only going to continue to get better, he’s only going to continue to grow in that leadership role. He has done that. He demands a lot out of teammates, out of everybody, because he puts in everything he’s got.”
“He wears his heart on his sleeve, that’s how he is. He’s growing as a leader. I think when it’s all said and done, he’s going to be a top-tier captain in this league, and he’s going to do a heck of a job leading. In saying that, he can’t do it by himself. I think if you ask him, I would hope he would say he has a good leadership support around him, especially with Jake and Marcus this year.”
Unfortunately this does not fit the narrative that's been created around here. We're going to have to just pretend you didn't post that and move on.
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9 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:
No, you should not look to need in round 1. You want to draft needs in 2-7 go for it. In round 1 you need to get the most talented NHL player you can get.
I think i generally agree with this especially at the top of the round. If you're drafting 1OA, you probably need so much that it's not worth passing on the "best" player to fill a positional need.
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2 minutes ago, Doohickie said:
I don't think any of those are especially bad.
The last one is pretty awful IMO. The first one isn't winning any contests either.
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On 7/10/2021 at 12:25 AM, inkman said:
1) Get Risto off the team. He gets crushed every time he’s on the ice and brings down every Sabre he’s on the ice with
2) Cody Eakin never suits up for the Sabres again. He replaced Sobotka as the worst forward in the NHL statistically. It’s quite disturbing they got rid of the worst player and then someone found someone worse.
3) Not drafting Owen Power - dmen are much trickier to evaluate with metrics but it would give me confidence if they took any of the top forwards or Hughes whose ceiling looks much higher than Power
4) Don’t give away assets to move Okposo. Just no reason for it unless they plan on bringing in $30 mill in players this off-season
5) Don’t leave Asplund or Borgen unprotected in the expansion draft. These are players you build with. Good teams keep these players. Bad ones let them walk for nothing.
I largely like the list -- but is number 5 backed up by the analytics you're talking about? I honestly don't know what the charts say about Asplund and Borgen (though I do like them, probably Borgen more) but wouldn't be shocked if they weren't so good.
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Interesting that he said something along the lines of "you won't see him driving a line, but he's a good complementary player" when talking about Eklund. How many top 3 picks do you say that about?
I get it that not all top 5s are first line stars, but that line was a little underwhelming.
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31 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:
Sounds like Maxim Afinogenov. Tantalizing talent but frustrating the hell out of the fans more often than not.
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3 minutes ago, darksabre said:
Because he doesn't have the leverage
Okay. But do you think the Sabres are exploring trading him and are deciding they're not getting a fair return? Or that they're not entertaining the idea at all?
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1 minute ago, darksabre said:
I still don't think he's getting traded
Because the Sabres aren't getting offers they're satisfied with or because they simply want to improve the team around him?
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36 minutes ago, Kong said:
I wanted to say this about Eichel...for the most part, his failure to lift the team up as captain and as #2 overall wasn't entirely his fault. Looking at this video, it appears that both parties weren't too thrilled with the selection. Buffalo's sole focus for tanking was McDavid. And when that rug was pulled out from under them, it appeared to have not been a match made in heaven. GMTM threw a tantrum and Eichel didn't look too thrilled either. So the Sabres didn't start off on the right foot with Eichel and this is where it ends...with a bad trade from an inexperienced GM no doubt.
What you're saying might be right, but I just watched that video and didn't see any evidence of it there...
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Who is the guy talking about "phases" and the "big defenseman" in his questions? Doesn't sound like he's all that plugged in to the situation.
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I have to say that after weeks of silence on the Eichel front, these responses to questions about him leave a lot to be desired.
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1 hour ago, The Jokeman said:
I can't see Philly giving that much up for Jones but I'm not a big fan of his to begin with.
Agreed. The bones of something might be there, but I don't think Philly even considers that deal as-is.
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1 hour ago, tom webster said:
The plan seems to be to let new team make decision
So the Sabres have publicly (or at least privately?) admitted that they're dealing Jack? I know that's been the prevailing thought among the fanbase for weeks now, but nothing so concrete from the team.
Not that they'd come out and say it necessarily, but that didn't seem to be so clearly the plan when KA last spoke publicly.
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I didn't miss anything, right? There's been no information from the organization since we've long passed the time marker that KA threw out in his press conference?
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21 hours ago, steveoath said:
Is a trade for Elvis and signing of Driedger viable for a few seasons while UPL gets up to speed and Portillo transitions to pro?
If our plan is to dismantle the team, i'd have a hard time giving up assets for a placeholder goalie. Signing someone like Driedger, sure -- but not sure about a trade.
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1 minute ago, Randall Flagg said:
no
Phew!
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17 minutes ago, Randall Flagg said:
I just had a vision. We acquire 3OA and Gibson and smaller pieces and thats it. Sad
Have your visions ever been right before?
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13 minutes ago, Hoss said:
Zacha definitely doesn’t hold the value you would hope for for someone his age and draft status.
Maybe not given those criteria, but his value now is a helluva lot higher than it was only 12 months ago.
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Just now, thewookie1 said:
As they said, they have a huge hole at RHD and have a good quantity of winger prospects and present players including Tyce Thompson, Mercer, and Foote.
Miles Wood is a Lindy Ruff kind of guy, I don't see it happening. Especially for a player that, based on everything he has said in his career, will likely bail once he becomes a UFA in 12 months.
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Given Risto's attitude toward rebuilding and playing for an organization with no success, I can't see the Devils being willing to give up much for him considering he only has 1 year left on his deal.
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20 minutes ago, spndnchz said:
Wooh wooh. Put the brakes on
What do you know?
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I had posted something similar a couple weeks ago, but replaced the first with Fiala.
It seems like a trade that you're not really sure about, which probably means it's pretty close to fair. Though, from Minnesota's perspective, that may mean they'll feel like they're giving up too much.
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I don't think Edmonton would even consider either of those trades.
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Can the Sabres Franchise Survive Another Tank/Rebuild?
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And this is a problem. Excuse the holier-than-thou approach but.. if you hop off the wagon when things are tough, don't bother coming back when they're good again.