Kristian

And we're absolutely sure those no's are accurate? Cause he sure looks smaller than both. Not shorter perhaps, but lankier.

My main problem with him from day 1 has been his skating. I was really disappointed to see a prospect, apparently this hyped, be such a poor skater. I mean, he appears to have his technique all wrong. Too upright skating position, WAY too slow, and with the agility of Dave Andreychuk. Drunk! I'm sure he can improve on this, but how much? He's not built like Joe Thornton, or even Thomas Vanek.

If this is how he feels, then the Sabres didn't do a well enough of job of letting him know that this is the only option they have. He's not NHL-ready, being here will only hurt his development further. He'll be with the Amerks next year, but perhaps he wouldn't be too happy about that either? I agree, he never should've been brought here in the first place, but that cluster###### is on former management, and there's nothing anyone can do about it now.

That's possible, but chances are he's not ready for the KHL either. It's less than half a season. He's 19. He needs to contain his ego, and do what he's told. He's not an NHL player. He should know the Sabres have no other options than send him back to juinors.

True, he won't learn a darned thing there, but won't he eligible to play in the AHL next season?

Unless there's something we don't know, like place outside NA that he'd like to play instead where the Sabres won't let him go to, this is a move that pisses me off to end. He is nowhere near NHL-ready, and competitive or not, he should realise he's in WAY over his head. He doesn't skate well enough, he's not strong enough, and he doesn't hustle enough.

Agree. Not sure how much he'll learn playing on the bigger ice surface either, he needs to get way better in less space.

There is. It's called Rochester :wallbash:

Golisano bought the team again, and brings back Larry the Moron? :w00t:

Had a big black lab when I was a teenager/in my twenties. Built as a brick-wall, usually mistaken for a black Rottweiler, with smarts a and serious crush on children, puppies and basically everything enfant. He was particularly fond of my youngest niece, who he managed to corner in the living room once when she was about two years old - That little girl grabbed that huge head, taller than she, and pushed him away while going "Go away, stupid Butler". I'll remember that sight for as long as I live. What we need to remember as pet owners, is when you start seeing that resignating look, you always need to ask yourself at what time that animal stops living for itself, and starts living for you. We owe that much, to friends who become such huge parts of our lives.

Man, that sucks :( Saying goodbye to an old friend like that is always tough.

For that contract to work out, he basically needs to score 60 goals both this season, and next season. He was hired to score 20-30 goals a season, and add the same number of assists. So far he's got 10 :blink: over three seasons, granted one of which was shortened.

All I know for a fact, is that no Bruin has tried to cheapshot a Sabre since Scott came around. No running goalies, no two-hand slashing of star players anymore. That alone, in my book, is enough reason to dress him every single time we play those idiots.

And he shouldn't, which is why this is a great trade as others have already mentioned. Huge potential upside if Nolan can do his thing with him, and absolutely no downside if he thinks he can float here. Nope, is pronouced more like "Leenoos", only you shorten the vocals a bit. So it actually rhymes with "penoos". Potato, potato :-)

Exactly. Both the Oilers and Sabres suck, but for very different reasons. Omark brings something we sorely lack - Scoring touch and raw skill. Now, if he doesn't mind some hard work either, I see no reason he wouldn't fit in with the current Sabres.

Good point, but at least we got rid of the guy who put together this mess. And I get the feeling we won't be standing pat in the off-season either, and with Regier gone and a the old "meh" mentality gone, I don't think players will be as reluctant to come here any more. Sure, we may not attract top shelf FA's, but less can do the trick.

Yup, he has puck skills, no doubt. I'm hoping he suffered from Edmonton just being too young and build poorly, and can turn it around in Buffalo, cause he certainly has 1st line potential.

Yeah, it got out of hand fast, which is ultimately what lead to Regier getting the can, I think. I wouldn't be surprised if a new GM try to turn some of all those 1st and 2nd rounders into actual players.

Will be interesting what he'll fetch though, should they try and deal him. Wouldn't mind keeping him around, but he's probably not too thrilled to be part of a rebuild.

Much like Moulson won't finish the season as a Sabre.

With Regier gone, that actually makes sense.

You forgot to include Mr. Psycho himself, Zdeno Chara, but other than that, I agree completely. Chara halfway took Pacioretty's head off, John Scott decked Loui Eriksson, but got suspended "cause he was too big". I'm not even going to comment on how ridiculous this is, and I don't give a flying ###### if Zdeno Chara were the second coming of Gretzky - He's still a pyscho cheapshot artist, who'll wind up killing somebody one day, unless the league finally hands him a huge suspension for one of said cheapshots. We can think what we want about caharcters like John Scott, but that's pretty much what they're around for. As a deterrent. And it works. Ask the Bruins. Other teams are starting to take liberties with them now, and I'm loving every second of it - They've been a bunch of cheapshot artists for years, and they're finally getting a taste of their own style of play. Karma's a bitch, Boston.

If there's anything wrong with it, it's that Eriksson doesn't touch the puck at any point, making it interference. But I can't actually judge whether he touches it or not, so I don't know. One thing's for sure, the guy making the pass should feel like crap right now, cause his bad pass is the reason Eriksson gets hit.

:thumbsup:

That Orpik hit on Eriksson last night, I'm not sure, it looked like interference to me, but again - The Bruins have been dishing out borderline and outright dirty hits like this on a consistent basis for years, it can't be a suprise to them that at some point other teams started taking liberties with them as well. Teams are starting to play Boston hard and dirty. Seeing as the league hasn't taken action against them for all the crap the Bruins have gotten away with over the years, teams are now taking action themselves. Good for them, I say, and that includes Scott running over Eriksson. You're playing for a dirty cheapshotting team, better keep your head up Loui, and get used to it cause this is how things have become. As long as the league continues to be a joke when it comes to discipline, this what we're going to see. Also, Chara should get at least 5 games for his blatant headhunting attempt 10 seconds later, but it's Chara so they won't even review it. Flying elbow, 2 seconds after a pass. ###### cheapshotting douchebag.