Mustache of God

JBOT, time to ***** or get fired from the pot. Do something to help this team.

Today we lost eichel, erod, and Larsson...goodbye center 'depth"

The rebels lost and the empire won.

This game was over before it started.

Erod has been an abject disaster this year. He looks so lost in every end of the ice.

Maybe this will be a game where adversity galvanizes the team and they rally to get a W for Hutton & show they can be a team without Eichel. Or it's a ***** dumpster fire and strengthens Jacks case for the Hart trophy. Are they still at 11F and 6 D?

*****. Well, this has disaster written all over it. I guess we get to see Reinhart & Oloffsson on a line without Jack? And we have Hutton in net? Do I even want to watch now?

I don't disagree with any of this. I'm simply curious to see what Oloffsson can do on a line without Eichel. From my observation, Sam makes a lot of nice touches as a secondary assist to create the play that leads to a goal. I think the real question is "Who of Sam or Victor can come off the 1st line and provide more impact to the 2nd line?" The argument I've heard against keeping Skinner off of Eichel's wing is that you'll kill your secondary scoring, but how can you kill something that's already ***** dead?

Don't touch Eichels line during his point streak. Would eventually be interested to see what Oloffsson is capable of not a line with Jack 5v5

MUST EICHEL.

lol. His trade value would be to a cap floor team. We can trade him to detroit or whoever in a year or two when he's on permanent LTIR

If we trade away two defense men then we're one injury away from having to call up Pilut, Borgen, Gilmour or Nelson - all guys with NHL experience. We have a glut of D and should be exploring all options to swap one or two of them for forward help. What's more concerning is that we're one Eichel injury away from having ZERO offense. The UFA market next year isn't great, he's going to have to address the roster via trades.

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Any word if BOGO is scratched tonight?

ullmark in net, obviously.

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Big game today. A win puts us at 41 points, which gives us a modicum of breathing room from about 5 teams sitting at 35-37 points. Leafs have Marner this time around. Sabres have Dahlin. I've been poo-pooing EROD lately so I expect him to get a goal tonight. Skinner is also long overdue.

Do you have any idea how expensive it is being a milennial these days?

That's one hell of a demotion. Sh*t. I, for one, would not be happy with an $855,000 pay cut (I know he's already been paid at the 925k level for 30 some games), but in theory, that's rough. At least we know he has motivation to really work on his game. Can you even live comfortably in Rochester on 70K a year? Does the team pay for or provide housing for players in his situation?

Was he the one challenging people to fights based upon his superior football knowledge? I miss that guy too...kept it lively in here.

During the losing skid I was clamoring to see Skinner back with Jack but now that they're playing better I'm less inclined to call for this, however, if we're down a goal late I'd like to see Ralph deploy Eichel and Skinner as a reverse alamo, or whatever. I remember saying that the Sabres would never be a competitive team as long as EROD was on the roster, I think I was reconsidering that position last year but am now back to that position.

This is a good move for Casey & the Sabres. It gives Casey an opportunity to play big minutes in all situations to develop his game and grow as a player. Playing 9 minutes in the NHL doesn't allow for any of that. This is also good for the organization as it shows they're not afraid to send you down if if you're were the 1st pick and roommate of Dahlin....typing this out doesn't make that much sense since he stayed up for far longer than he should. Glad they finally pulled that trigger.

Is EROD the most disappointing Sabre this year? Or the least productive? He only has 2 assists in 18 games so far, which is atrocious considering he's been playing with Skinner. I took a look at the stat sheet and was surprised to see Casey and Sheary both have the same point totals, the difference being Sheary gets in areas to sometimes create chances but can never finish. I'd much rather see: Skinner - Mojo - Asplund Vesey - EROD - Sheary or swap out Asplund for really anyone from the 3rd line. The way it's set up now feels like you're killing both lines instead of having one competent line and a dud line. What the hell do I know, though?

Yes, because if we can get a decent winger who can spark anything in our middle six I think that would help us more than sending them one of our dispensable D would help them. Eichel can't keep his point streak alive through the end of the season and into the playoffs...or can he?

I'm amazed it took this long but am glad it finally happened. Let's see him prove something in the A and actually develop. I'm confident Ralph gave him a good sending down "pep talk" with a clear plan of what he needs to work on. Go bills.