North Buffalo

Jamie Benn

Middlestadt name comes from Bavaria meaning "middle town or place" Dont know why im posting but German roots intrigue me.

I have my choice ready

Is he a witch?

You better duck... man the torpedos boys, get the drones up, activate the satellites.

Any relation to Robert Haas US Poet laureate? Use to hang out with his son, when he taught at UB a colleague of my Dad.

Nylander yes, Pu maybe, or another of say Bailey Baptiste or Erod and Pu is the replacement.

Why Pi, because your not in control, or waiting on people to make decisions... another control issue... ease up and just reeelax.... ohmmmmmm ohmmmm.

looks like I am goona have some tough decisions D- Hedman, Doughty and Risto out there... forwards Benn, Laine, Backstrom, Schefelee, Tarasenko, Seguin. Jeez there are a lot of good players out there. Also thinking Sheary and Drouin may have big years too... Pastrnak Hoffman Barkov too and there are streaky guys like Kessel and Spezza and emerging D like Josi and Hamilton

Flagg, what an explanaition of measuring players worth and I got where you are coming from. As with Pi, I think there are many variables that measure a players worth... line, variable of teamates, goals for personally and line he plays on and against, situational use, injuries to himself or linemates, line combination consistency and even things like on ice time protecting a lead or leading or just on ice leading a comeback..., who steps up and when? My problem with stats have always been two fold, sample size creates anomalies and trying to boil down to a few variables creates intended or unintended bias and thus skewed misued stats.

any list update?

Your forgetting Pu. If he continues to develop, I think he fits in here somehow and you left out Pominville. Generally I like those lines. Thinking there is room to move a winger or Larsson once Pu develops... Again, nice problems to have and who knows who comes out of next year's draft.

Now that is a thought... Gil would have blown McDavid outta the water imo as much as I think McDavid is incredible. Not sure who is comparable and guys aren't able to skate up the middle like he once did, but think more Patrick Kane with McDavid's drive and toughness or Crosby's toughness in this last playoff run.

will do

Whoever the new Captain is, I think we should create a vetting process here before he is named... Captain must be able to Grab Derek Roy, eat 100 Duffs Wings resulting in farts that can clear 2 rows of Muffy and Daves at the Arena, use real horseradish on their beef on weck... leap tall buildings in a single bound, measure how deep Lake Erie is with a body part, fish with said body part and catch steelhead... what else????

Hey do we pm you with our picks our just list them here?

Boy Wonder did look good on the wing and looks like he knows how to finish... He and Asplund on a line with say Bailey on a third line makes me drool. still think Sam plays a hybrid wing center with Jack and Kane. Put Nylander with KO and ROR. I forget their handedness... but it might not matter. Checking line of Larry, Fasching and Girgensen and you now have a contending NHL team! Pu gets a year in AHL with call up option and who knows who else surprises Sabres the year after that Glotov? Give Sabres some cache to find/ draft or trade for a top D. Who know about injuries. Still think the coming year is about development for all these guys. Keep forgetting about Rodriguez, see if he develops further, but I think he might have hit his ceiling. Another one along with Baptiste and Bailey who need to prove it. Nice problem for Sabres to have!

Post of the summer, possibly the year!

All the current threads are sommer threads... some are home and some are not... sorry couldnt resist.

Yeh but he has thick legs...

Nah just the chesticles...

Gonna be a long 21/2 months... sigh.

I printed out all the team rosters tonite and am going to go thru them tomorrow during slow times at work... oh wait that is today.... I hate doubles. Should be completed by the overnite going into Saturday morning.

in, will put my list together friday overnite in CT ER.

LOL Stuey... nice, you still coaching and in ownership?