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Just now, inkman said:
I’m done with Dahlin. Every time I see a major gaff on the ice, he’s nearby.
Patience. Most defensemen take years to develop. He’s only 20 years old. He also had no preseason and a long offseason
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Is Skinner playing? I haven’t seen him yet
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1 minute ago, MODO Hockey said:
Mitts and Thompsson on first line, like ... i dont have words.
Thankfully not at the same time.
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1 minute ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
Didn’t people here say that TT was going to score 20 this year and make KA look like a genius for signing him for 3 years at 1.4? Early returns are worrisome.
I was overly optimistic on TT. He belongs on the 3rd line.
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2 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
And they are decent backs, but not exactly setting the world on fire. While I generally agree on avoiding backs in the 1st rd, we are drafting at the end of the 1st rd and getting an impact player and the best available player at his position where we are drafting would be a steal imho. Our other positions of need can be addressed in the FA market or later in the draft. DB's like GA's Eric Stokes and Tyson Campbell will be available in the 2nd rd. OL can be found anywhere in the draft and so can LB's (aka Milano a 5th rd pick). TE is trickier. If Pitts somehow falls to us, we should grab him.
Kyle Pitts isn’t falling to us. He will be gone in top 10. I’m expecting a DL.
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39 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
Honestly the WR's weren't the issue. They knew we were passing on every down and blitzed accordingly and the O-line wasn't good enough. Simple.
On that note Mel Kiper says we should grab Alabama RD Harris and I agree with him. He would give us what the former LSU back gives KC. He can also catch out of the backfield and is 3 times as dynamic as Singletary and Moss.
We still need a LB, DB and OL help.
You forgot the biggest need; TE. We got less production from the position than any other team in the NFL. Knox is a good backup. We need an impact TE. We’ve drafted RB in first 3 rounds 2 years in a row.
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31 minutes ago, Eleven said:
Is he even being compared to Kuechley? Freester's mention of it is the first I've heard, although I'll admit I'm not that deeply into NFL coverage.
His expectations were similar. We traded up in the first to draft him to fill a similar role in a similar scheme as Luke, but he has had nowhere near that type of impact.
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1 hour ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
I think people forget how raw Edmunds was when he got here. He is only 22 now and a 3 year vet with 2 pro bowls under his belt. He and Milano are asked to cover what most teams have 3 or 4 LB's to cover. Sure he makes mistakes, but remember how poor are run D was when both he and Milano were hurt. He also had the added responsibility of calling the D plays this year after Alexander retired.
The bad news for the NFL, is he is still learning his craft, especially as a play caller and will continue to get better.
The problem is that he will always be compared to Luke Kuechley. Luke was a stud as a rookie and improved from there.
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13 hours ago, Brawndo said:
For fun, Eichel to LA for Kopitar, Quick and Alex Turcotte (5th overall pick in 2019)
I’m assuming this was posted in an alcohol induced stupor in post Bills depression
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2 minutes ago, Brawndo said:
For an off day discussion purposes only.
Lottery Protected 2021 First, Risto and a prospect to Anaheim for John Gibson.
He’s 27 and has seven years remaining at 6.4 Million.
Solidifies a large position of weakness and makes you a playoff contender for years to comeAnd I highly doubt Anaheim makes the trade.
NFW. That’s a big long term contract. Now if they’ll take Skinner straight up then it’s a deal.
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1 minute ago, tom webster said:
No apologies necessary. I’m so confident I will give you two tickets to the game of your choice if the team doesn’t make the playoffs. No strings.
I do love your unbridled optimism 🙏
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8 minutes ago, Gatorman0519 said:
Can we expose Skinner? It would be great to get rid of his and Okposo dinosaur contracts.
Unfortunately, no one is touching that contract.
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No way I’m going with an inexperienced head coach. It’s bad enough we have a GM who doesn’t know what he’s doing.
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Do people think Staal has been effective? So far he doesn’t look like the answer at 2C to me.
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We need to trade for a goalie ASAP
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2 minutes ago, miles said:
do you think jack has the worst hair in the nhl?
He’s a young Art Garfunkel
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1 minute ago, pi2000 said:
It's always a red flag when the players like a coach too much. You want a friend? Look to the guy next to you on the bench, not the coach.
No kidding, I wish we had Torts or Mike Keenan as our coach.
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51 minutes ago, Shootica said:
Like he should.
I'd imaginI'me that a trade for either one of these guys would involve Reinhart and something extra. Only way I think the cap space works out.
I'm hoping he offered up Skinner and and an add and salary reention for PLD.
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1 minute ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
unfortunately, RK seems unwilling to give players we need to find out about for the long-term, like Mitts and R2 a real opportunity. He rather play Sheahan, Lazar and Rieder.
Well GAIU, I'm sensing a bit of negativity. Unfortunately, Mitts, R2, Quinn and Cozens all need more time to develop. They could all use a full year in Rochester. Botteril rushed Mitts to the Sabres way before he was ready and the consequences were dire. Losing Kahun was a critical error by KA and not improving the goaltending. I am optimistic we will be improved but RK must figure out a way to get some production out of Skinner.
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1 minute ago, Brawndo said:
I didn’t think it was possible, but Skinner got demoted. Maybe he ends up on taxi squad.
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7 hours ago, inkman said:
I just don’t think Paul is very insightful. He carries biases for years and never really tells us anything. It’s all conjecture. Does he ever say anything of value?
I remember him discussing Staal as being highly preferred to Strome before others we’re really considering Staal as a realistic option to come here.
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1 hour ago, Brawndo said:
The Truth about what actually happened was very unfair to Skinner.
What was the truth?
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18 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
As I said earlier RK will take the heat for this.
Some of this mess also lies with KA. We lacked depth at RW and Center, not LW. He had Skinner, VO and Girgensons returning. Our only proven RWs were Reinhart and 4th line KO. He did address center with Staal and Eakin but got LW Hall and never really addressed RW at all. Un-surprisingly we now have 3 top 6 LWs for two jobs and an unproven kid as Jack’s RW.
I’m optimistic on Tage. He will be a revelation at RW. The absence of competent goaltending and the imbalance of right vs left defense is a problem that should have been addressed. RK didn’t like Skinner last year when we only had 2 top LW so that blame probably falls on Botteril.
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Just now, LabattBlue said:
I can't even begin to guess what the Sabres would have to ADD in order to get a team to take on Skinner and his contract.
Skinner for MAF and we retain 2 million a year
Fixing the Sabres Long-Term - Can it be done?
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Maybe we can bring back Brian Gionta or Josh Georges if you want leadership. That didn’t go so well.