DarthEbriate
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UPL is a good goalie prospect, a top-ranked European goalie at the time of the draft. But he needs games, lots of games, before he's ready for the NHL. Last year essentially wiped more than half a season from his development, plus they only played what --- three other teams all year? It was a stagnant mess and he didn't crush it. He's not even to Mika Noronen level yet. Don't force him into a role, let him earn/win the role, or the outcome could be unfortunate.
UPL-K6: Unfortunate that I made the team?
Bales: No! Unfortunate that UPL were rushed to the team... that incomplete was your training. Not ready for the burden were you.
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Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Pegulas the Tank? I thought not. It's not a story the Sabres would tell you. It's a League legend. Darth Pegulas was an Owner of the League so powerful and so wise he could use The Concept Of Ehrhoff/Molson to influence the GM and roster to stop winning.... He had such a knowledge of The Concept Of that he could even keep the star players on his roster from re-signing with the team.
Jackikin Eichwalker: He could actually trade players away to keep on losing?
The Concept Of is a pathway to the lottery and things winning franchises consider to be unnatural.
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50 minutes ago, Thwomp! said:
Green Bay getting smoked and looking way worse than the Bills, aye @Buffalonill ?
As another unrepentant, trolling, Packers fan -- sometimes it's good to get the garbage out of the way early. Now, it would be better to play the starters in the preseason a bit, especially if you're going to start a rookie center from day 1 and then learn midway through camp you're going to start a rookie guard as well. Instead, the Packers sat 30+ players each preseason game and elected to play 3rd-4th stringers and identify practice squad guys instead. The Saints played their starters. It showed. Beautifully.
But the key point is: the Packers will be fine. The Bills will also be fine. Never read anything into week 1 in the NFL. Especially with an extra week added to the season.
Note: And yes, it's odd to post to the Bills thread. But seriously, if you've ever visited a Packers board it's horribly depressing and reads like a youtube comments list. The 'Space on the other hand has lots of coherent folks with well-articulated discussions.
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2 hours ago, dudacek said:
Have you done a deep dive into comparables there?
14 points in 26 games as an 18-year-old college freshman seems pretty good to me.
Cale Makar had 21 points in 34 games as a college freshman and he was 19. Quinn Hughes had 29 in 37 in his freshman year, also at 19.
Power had 40 points in 45 games to lead all USHL defencemen in scoring as a 17-year-old.
24 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:Well the comparison was to Hedman so...
Hedman's age 16-17 season was with MODO and he was at 4 points in 39 games. Age 17-18 also with MODO he was 7-14-21 in 43 games. By age 18-19 season, he was in Tampa.
Then two seasons in Tampa where he notched 26 and 20 points. Then, the breakthrough: 20 points in 44 games in 2012-13. The next season he earned his first Norris votes and he hasn't looked back since.
If Power can become aggressive enough defensively to immediately diffuse rushes, to go into the corner with great reach and positioning and easily take the puck away, to force opposing players to make hasty, sloppy passes... as Hedman learned to do, then Power could become a true #1 D the likes of which we've not had in.... decades, ever? Because the offensive capabilities should be there. If he chooses the quick and easy path, as a strictly offensive defenseman did, he will become an agent of
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Our first-round picks the next two seasons are as close a guarantee to top-10 as there is, regardless of any single skater (non-goalie) out there. This season in particular we are gunning for a top-5 pick based on the goaltending. Don't forget, Granato isn't running a veteran Blues-trapping lineup where a rookie like Binnington would come in and put up electric numbers. He's going with the offensive, attacking, let-the-goalie face some odd-man rushes... for our viewing entertainment. But none of the current 'tenders are Hasek (although Anderson's career overlapped with Hasek). Don't give up the multiple top-10, cost-controlled picks for an Elias Pettersson or Cale Makar, because they aren't singlehandedly turning this thing around. Not with the next couple drafts coming up.
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2.5 is the new .750.
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If Mitts plays as an NHL-caliber 3C or above the duration of this deal, then this is a great contract from a team perspective.
Also, Execute Order 63! (we're so, so close to an Eichel trade being the order for the great Tank Purge)
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1 hour ago, Digger said:
Yes I agree. I liked Sheahan and I kind of wanted him back too. I thought he was pretty useful last season but I believe they only signed him after Girgensons got hurt so maybe that's the thought..................and perhaps there still may be a cap dump in an Eichel trade if that ever happens and they are keeping things flexible on the roster.
I thought it was a Sheahen-Girgensons collision in the scrimmage that cause Girgs to miss the season and got Sheahen a spot in the lineup. But it was a long time ago and I very likely am mistaken.
I too thought Sheahen would be a good returnee for our roster this season.As to Sabres West... at least Seattle has potentially above average goaltending. We do not.
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I'm just trying to figure out where this lands in the whole Fall of Jackikin Eichwalker story arc. We're clearly past GM Sheevyn's coup and the Sabres head office saying, "I will do what I must" to which Eichwalker responds, "You will try." But... we're not yet to a point where TPeg is saying, "It's over, Jackikin. I have the (contractual) high ground." Or to Eichwalker cut into pieces and bursting in flames.
So... conference room. Big meeting just wrapped up. Separatists corpses scattered about. This seems about right:
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Goodness gracious me!
That's a lot of money for someone who hasn't really shown himself to be a scoring threat. I guess Carolina tried to trade a 1st and a 3rd for him and MTL said "More!", so Carolina said, "No. Here is the 1st and 3rd. Thanks."
1 minute ago, Digger said:I guess that should give Adams some motivation to get our RFA's locked up to reasonable contracts.
If one of our players signs an offer sheet, then he doesn't want to be here. GM Sheevyn would have to take the picks. Although... maybe he'd have to match to meet the cap floor.
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1 minute ago, Pimlach said:
No, you can’t really host it. But you can sell a home game for money. Pegula’s are essentially doing what some Sabres fans do when the leafs come to town. They just came up with legal scalping.
You get the money to give up the home location and you get last line change. It's the best of both worlds. 😇🍺
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Rich Stadium capacity 72,000. Tim Hortons Field capacity 24,000. They'll need to set the ticket value 3x higher to turn the same profit, especially since they'll need to rent THF instead of just using their own Bills Stadium. I wonder when we'll see what other compensation the Pegulas are getting to go to Hamilton.
Now, if they absolutely need an outdoor game with Toronto, how about a home-and-home at THF? And then the next season a home-and-home at Ralph Wilson Stadium? It seems wasteful to go through all the setup to only use the rink for 1 NHL game. Or set it up and then host a few games for a week in your NFL stadium against some division rivals. Then the next season, go do the same thing in Boston, then Toronto, etc. Just roll it around the northern end of the division in February.
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1 hour ago, Buffalonill said:
Hes not going to listen to anyone this year it will be his way or no way that's my problem this year will see what happens
Rodgers doesn't have to listen to anyone. It's fine. He's very cognizant of peoples' perception and his reputation. He'll play this year in GB, then get dealt for some picks and play elsewhere next year when the cap hit isn't crippling. That's not good or bad. This year, he'll play his heart out. And if the defense shows up (and doesn't fold or slide after making an interception with 4 minutes to go) they'll be contenders.
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3 hours ago, Buffalonill said:
I don't understand why a another Fanbase can't have a opinion about the bills ?
I'm a packers fan do I think we're contenders? No sure we got our major pieces back but I believe covid played a huge factor in our success
I'm a Packers fan and we are absolutely contenders because of the offense as long as Rodgers' clavicles and hammys stay strong. Get a win in the division, win 1 playoff game and let's see where it goes.
2 hours ago, LGR4GM said:You waltz in here and were like "bills aint contenders" and then proceeded to use Jadeveon Clowney as part of the justification for another team. Clowney isn't that good. So yea, we are going to call you out on *****.
I wouldn't walk into the Packers board and say "Aaron Rogers sucks and the Packers aren't contenders" because it isn't accurate. Just like I agreed the Browns were. Instead of reading that and moving on you came at me with this "the RAVENS!" *****. We beat the Ravens in the playoffs last year. No reason we couldn't again.
The Bills are also contenders. Anyone who says otherwise is being purposefully contrarian for the effect. The Bills' offense is dynamite, the defense is solid. They may be the most well-rounded team in the AFC.
I'm looking forward to tomorrow's preseason game. The Packers' 2nd string was even with the Jets starters. Then, the 3rd-4th started turning the ball over vs. the Jets' 2nd string in the 2nd half. I'm curious to see how the Packers' 2nd string does against the Bills starters (if Allen and Co. are truly going to play tomorrow) and backups.
Note: A couple Packers' starters will play. Rookie center Myers is going to play a series or two. A couple other vets might work off some rust if they've been injured. But no name you really know will be dressed.
Note:Note: Packers message boards are pathetic with the amount of foolishness, vitriol, and trolling. Oddly enough, the most reasoned NFL thread is also on the most reasoned hockey message board.
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1 hour ago, pi2000 said:
This is essentially an AHL team. Young kids still learning the game, growing together under a developmental head coach. They're currently at $8mil under the cap floor... lowest in the league. After they sign Dahlin they're still +$20mil under the cap. How is that NOT tanking?
I hate it and I don't want to hear about a silver lining or how good some of these kids might turn out. This is a professional team that is supposed to be the class of the sport. It's a sub-standard product and I have no idea why anybody would pay NHL ticket prices to watch an AHL team. This could be an historically bad season, if they don't finish DFL I'll be shocked.
It's semantics at this point. We're not tanking; we've already tanked. We finished last and we're the worst team over the last 5 years and we're the worst team over the last 10 years. We aren't blowing up anything of value to plummet in the standings.
Now --- if we get off to a great start, we could tank this season if we start selling off good or overachieving players in an effort to keep pace with... say... Arizona. (I mean, they signed Hutton. Dell is at least better than Hutton, right?) If we're 5 games better than Arizona and we trade Dahlin (our lone All-Star representative) for futures, then that would be tanking again.
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To the OP: They'll definitely need a new 3rd jersey to increase revenue. Some new threads for "the
nextnewestnewer-than-next generation of the rebuild" to hype the lottery pick in the 2023 Entry Draft.To the more recent thread conversation of blocking. The problem management is creating is that the players we're losing because they aren't wanted here (a.k.a. didn't emphatically say they want to stay on for 5 more years of rebuild)... aren't blocking anyone. Until UPL is better than Linus, there's no blocking taking place. And when it does happen, then you can worry about moving Ullmark. Likewise, Reinhart isn't blocking anyone at either RW or C because he's solid at either position. In the offensive zone, no one on the roster is blocked by Eichel. Heck, Skinner keeps dropping to the 3rd/4th line every season, so he's not blocking anyone except financially. The GM's goal should be putting a roster together that is deep enough to raise hell line-by-line, survive injuries, and have roles for everyone. (And don't so massively overpay a player that they're unmovable.) Let the coach and the players sort out ice time via their own competition. You don't eliminate internal competition from your roster by getting rid of the better player today and bank solely on hope. It's up to the prospect to play to the level that there's no decision to be made. Play so that there is no conflict.
That's not to say we haven't had some blockages in the past (Staal blocked Mitts once we saw Staal was done and Eichel was broken; Eakin blocked either Cozens/Asplund depending on time of year; Girgensons blocked Angry Larry at center for a season). But that's on the coach to sort those out in season, not the GM on the roadmap of a rebuild.
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So... this is the year I break down and get one of those nice new sweaters?
(and retire the black 19 Holzinger? Never!)
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Execute Order... Sixty-One.
That's right, if all goes according to plan, the Great Eichel Purge will take place in just five more transactions. That's on schedule to be before the season begins. Of course... his trade value is unlikely to be maxi-big before proving his health.
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7 hours ago, Radar said:
I'm with PA on this. This thread should be for credible rumors and speculation as much as it's possible to do that. Not for posters to propose trades. Could just have another thread for that. I'm a party pooper.
This thread is too strong for
blasterscredibility. 'Space Group, use your rumors and unverified Twitter handles. Bet the over on the poll. It might be our only chanceof stopping themto get over 400 pages.(We'll one day look back at the reward of the Eichel trade being the threads we made along the way.)
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4 hours ago, dudacek said:
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I'm glad you asked.
^ This is my favorite response.
I will add that Samson Reinhart will be fine (in the playoffs).
He'll throw a check or two his first shift while everyone else doing the same, then settle into his usual good-vision, park-by-the-net and deflect-a-goal, game. Probably have a game-winning goal, probably lose defensive coverage badly on a goal, but overall be a net positive influence on a good Panthers roster in the opening round. I definitely don't see him folding or backing down come playoff time, just as he was often the only guy to stick up for Eichel when anyone took a run at him (as opposed to say, Casey Nelson). Don't know if his contributions will be enough to get by Tampa in the first round, but it would be enough to get by Toronto.
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Karmanos filling out the AHL and ECHL lineups. Not in the Sabres pipeline, but uber-veteran-ECHLers Vaive and Schultz are returning to Cincinnati once more after the COVID-cancelled year. So there'll be a couple experienced folks down there to lead the way.
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Absolutely he shows up. He has to pass or fail a physical, so he'll be at camp at least for a couple days.
His trade value is nil until he plays and shows himself healthy, so he either gets surgery and LTIRs it, or he passes the physical and returns to the Sabres lineup with the goal of getting his trade value back where it should be. No sane GM would meet GMSheevyn's current demands for Jack's contract and upcoming NMC without seeing if he'll be capable of playing again. And Adams shouldn't lower his trade demands for Eichel. Jack Eichwalker can live out the Tank Sabres dream of the goalies before him: play well and get teleported off this rock.
Jack Eichel: Trade rumors and speculation
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He tried.
Do? He did not.