DarthEbriate
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The Wild came back from 4 one-goal deficits last night and did it another time early this year. The Sabres need to keep pushing the pace and wear them down and out.
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Great play, Muel!
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1st PP looks great... and the PP2 cleans up a rebound. Rinse and repeat this all night.
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Dangerous looking PP
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Our 4th line...
Good job, Tuch. He's been missing his drive lately, but there it was.
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1 minute ago, Thorny said:
Never tell me the shodds
I was thinking "Your eyes can deceive you. Don't trust them." But then my brain went to Threepio on Bespin yelling, "Trust
himthem! Trusthimthem!"Such is my world.
1 minute ago, Stads said:I listened to most of that period while driving home from work. Why does Granato insist on putting the HEB (Hockey's Especially Bad) line out after goals? It is confounding
It may be that it's the most experienced line outside of the Skinner-Thompson-Tuch line and they play a more non-event game... But yes, Girgs and Hinostroza can't get back too soon, because they should displace Bjork and cause some reshuffling in the bottom six.
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Outshot 15-5 at even strength. If the eye test tells you that the ice is tilted, your eyes are correct.
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We've been getting outworked since the PP goal.
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MN broadcast saying their PK hasn't been up to snuff lately. Probably the loss of Dumba contributing. We've got to take advantage of any penalties they take tonight.
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Mitts on the rebound! Good looking PP1, good looking PP2.
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Just now, Pimlach said:
I would like to add a guy like Marcus Foligno , especially with so much youth coming up next year. I didn’t like trading him either.
Scandella was a good pickup and a terrible giveaway. But yes, Foligno and Okposo in middle-to-bottom 6 leadership roles would be a great combo.
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Zuccarello a late scratch so Foligno is skating on the top line. Wild played last night and went to OT. Stay on the gas all game, wear 'em down.
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Wild broadcast team is on location in Buffalo. With RJ not doing the call... broadcast decision made!
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On 3/2/2022 at 7:58 PM, French Collection said:
Quinn didn’t play, not quite ready I guess.
Is Quinn expected in the lineup tonight/tomorrow?
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2 hours ago, woods-racer said:
This whole GD thread started on some weird hockey god unholy vibes and has taken a turn for the abstract.
When you miss the MUST WIN theme you know it's bad.
The Game Day Thread is a pathway to many M.W.s some consider to be unnatural.
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1 hour ago, Weave said:
Well, seeing as they can’t readily get on a plane and fly out now, leaving the coop might be a bit challenging.
And I am sure threats to family members will be back in style.
Absolutely. But if I'm the right kind of official I might help a player get out if I can skim some $US or €Euros coming back into my own pocket that are intended for the player's family.
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7 minutes ago, Zamboni said:
You wear the sweater. You’re a Sabre. When you don’t, you’re not. Unless you’re retired. Then that’s a matter of opinion.
It's a sweater!
Once you wear the sweater and have an assigned number, you're a Sabre. You aren't a Sabre if you're a prospect who has yet to make it to the NHL or hasn't yet signed a contract. Your GM has set you up well, but you are a not a
JediSabre yet.If your rights are acquired but you're on LTIR and do not have a Sabres # and have never skated with the team... you are not a Sabre. That means you, Johnny Boychuk.
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My hands conveniently clasp all Lego bars, sabers, and mugs. 3.18 mm diameter.
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1 hour ago, Weave said:
That gamble on all the Russians last year might be giving KA some indigestion right about now.
True. It's also possible that all 3 (Sardarian is already in USHL) fly the coop ASAP in the hopes of finding real money in another league that isn't paying in rubles (or missing paychecks altogether).
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2 hours ago, thewookie1 said:
To me it depends where the picks land. If Vegas misses and Florida is ousted in round 1, we likely end up picking around 6,15,24,38 In that situation I’d use all 4. If Vegas and Florida meet in the Finals, we’d end up with 6,31,32 and 38. In that case I’d either trade a pick for a player now or package the 31/32 with our 3rd to move up some. If well spaced, we can hit multiple levels of prospects and get both quantity and quality. If they are stacked at the back, it’s wiser to trade up once to get more quality at the cost of a little quantity.
In the right scenario, I can see moving one of the late-1st picks. (For an immediate starter with term on contract, like a RHD that fits our needs; or if some team loves a prospect this year and is willing to give a 2022 4th and their 2023 1st for him -- unlikely because the 2023 draft is considered stacked). But in general, I say stack the cupboards with every pick. We're already looking at nearly all our recent 1st/2nds either being in Buffalo (Power, JJP) or still in Europe (Rosen, Poltapov, Kisakov) at the start of next season. Johnson (if signed) might be the only 1st/2nd round Amerk next season. We need a stockpile of high-talent, young assets to get into the system and the sooner the better.
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41 minutes ago, Sabel79 said:
Gonna need him on the ice and his salary to hit the cap floor next year.
Hard no, absent some offer so ridiculous the other GM would be fired instantly for making it.
The cap floor next year and this year. If Okposo were to be moved for the deadline (or the offseason) we'd need to bring $6M back in to get back to the floor. That's not how the weaponizing cap space works.
And he's the heart-and-soul of the team.
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We packaged a pick (a 4th) to move up for JJP. But with 4 picks in the top 40, I use them all. We've had so little depth for so long. I want a stacked Amerks team of guys forcing their way onto the Sabres roster in a 3-5 years. A wave of NHL-ready ELCs that allows us to move the vets that cost too much. Think CAR and Skinner. They were happy to move Skinner because of the pipeline coming along and Skinner turned in 40 goals the next season --- and Carolina was better for it. That's where I want to be.
Also of note: at this point, the Contracts limit of 50 is not yet a concern (as it was for GMTM).
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14 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
I wonder what the Russian sanctions are going to do to the access and development of Russian players. Will Putin let them leave? Will the NHL bar teams from signing Russian players? Will the sanctions bankrupt the KHL and/or the development leagues? Are we going to go back to the days of Alex Mogilny cloak and dagger to get players out? How will this affect the Russian prospect in the draft next summer?
With 3 key prospects in Russia from his last draft, these are questions KA and his team have to wrestle with right now.
1 minute ago, Flashsabre said:Will Putin still be in charge?
All very important questions. Will Russian players be willing to leave (because of the blame of the US for their collapsed currency) or will they be doing everything in their power to escape (for the same reason)? Will they have chances to leave if Russian international squads are banned from competing elsewhere? We may need a Russian prospects thread for the coming months/years.
GDT : Wild at Sabres 7:00 March 4, 2022
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