DarthEbriate
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43 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
By that time UPL will be our goalie and we can expose Ullmark to expansion.
Will we need to protect K^6 that year, or not until after that season?
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1 minute ago, bob_sauve28 said:
same as it ever was...same as it ever was
Now that's a movie (concert film) I've not watched in a long time. A long time.
Maybe tonight.
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1 minute ago, Tondas said:
I think Dahlin is mentally fatigued.
It's twice the hockey he's ever played... and none of the other defensemen on this roster did anything to keep him from being on the top pairing. Hey Jbot and (next year's) coach --- please don't grind Dahlin into dust before he has a chance to meet his destiny.
Just now, steveoath said:Keep watching, or switch off?
How we'll dry out all her clothes.... Oh switch off! (but keep watching the game. We've got some kids to watch today)
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Dahlin ...? Left Borgen alone 1 on 2. Not sure what happened there without seeing another replay. Easy deflection for the goal.
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A couple quick exits from our zone --- and we look like we belong. Nice flow early.
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40 minutes ago, Brawndo said:
Scandella out with an injury
McCabe in for him
Erod in for Pommers
McCabe will be rusty, but Scandella has been such a disappointment this season it can't be bad. Remember when we got Scandella and he played a smart, steady game and we were thinking "this is the veteran 2nd pair guy this team needs" and it was a worthwhile trade for Foligno?
I also like Rodrigues coming in for Pominville. ERod, Nylander, Olofsson --> a little preview of next season.
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7 minutes ago, Gatorman0519 said:
Playing a team fighting for its playoff life? Gee what could go wrong here? Haven’t faced that one yet!?
I'd counter that the Blue Jackets haven't faced a team fighting for its tank life as strongly as us (at least, not since Atkinson clinched McEichel for us in 2015). And the Rangers just scored again. Maybe they overlook the Devils tomorrow and we dance our way up to #4.
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8 minutes ago, Doohickie said:
I sure would love to see him get a shot at C and let him duke it out with Mitts between 2C and 3C.
Maybe that's why he's looked lost at the NHL level- he's just a natural center and the conversion to wing has been tough for him.
Lurk on! Possibly, but then we'd have needed one of them to be in ROC playing center in all phases this season, in the role Asplund got. ... I don't want them battling for 2C/3C next season on the Sabres. I want a 2C who's ready now and one of them can be 3C and the other either getting more seasoning or playing wing in a sheltered offensive role.
Rant at no one in particular: We can only break in so many players per season, as we've learned this season (Ullmark, Dahlin, Mitts, Thompson) is one too many, particularly if the folks we intend them to replace (Hutton, Ristolainen, Berglund, Okposo) aren't keeping them down by playing well. It's the old line from Torry Holt. Will you be a mentor for these young receivers? Yeah, I'll mentor them all the way to the bench. Our old guys didn't help out the team by keeping the rookies from having to do too much.
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26 minutes ago, Kruppstahl said:
It's also why I have been saying that Dahlin is, potentially, the guy who should be the Captain and face of this franchise. With time, he will emerge as a much better/more important player than even Eichel.
At least that is my prediction.
Will Eichel be our Taylor Hall? Hopefully when it's time to move him --- after yet another coaching/GM change, we get more than a second pairing d-man for him. Although by that time, maybe that'll be his value.
Ouch....
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34 minutes ago, Torpedo Forecheck said:
Lots of issues obviously, these are some of my mine with the team.
2. We aren't tough enough down low and in front of our net. We could seriously use some toughness, strength and defensive focus from especially the D-men. But, we don't have any big, tough centerman types who can help down low and in front.
Great point here. We have some defensemen who will protect the net (Bogo, McCabe, and Risto) but two of them are frequently injured and the third is often wandering and only appears to get up when playing Ovechkin and Crosby. And we're drafting smaller and smaller guys who aren't going to clear the front, either. JBot wants speed and movement on the blue line. And we're small down the middle, too (and play small defensively, even if a bigger guy, in Jack's case).
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Sabrey, you're breaking my heart!
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2 minutes ago, Thorny said:
If we lose him for nothing he let him walk.
Semantics, sure. But if we offer $10M/year (too much, yes, but exaggerating for effect) and he elects to go to a contender for $8 M/year (more accurate estimate), that's no letting him walk. That's him choosing to win. And that's good on him.
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Just now, Thorny said:
You can already almost hear Botterill using Olofsson's intriguing finish as justification for letting Skinner walk.
He won't let Skinner walk. But Skinner can skate really well, and other teams could make lesser offers that are much more desirable to a scoring winger.
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Nothing like having a good blaster at your side, kid.
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1 minute ago, PASabreFan said:
It would be a dick move to fire Phil tonight, but who does Terry want to insult more, the coach or the fans?
I want Phil's head coaching record to be worse. So that he has to win that many more games for his next franchise just to get back to .500.
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1 minute ago, ... said:
Are we watching now to behold just how bad they are? Why are we watching this?
Yes. I am embracing the hate. It gives me strength.
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Nice forecheck. Our speedy lineup should learn to forecheck like that.... except we rarely get the puck into the opposing zone without going for a change, and don't try to win those board battles.
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Just now, jad1 said:
If the Sabres were a college football team, the other teams would be lining up to schedule them for their homecoming week.
Yes, but they'd also pay us millions of dollars to show up and be the cupcake. With that money, pockets could be lined.
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linesmen-aided 3 on 1 with Mitts and Skinner -- no shot on goal.
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Quality start to the third period. Because, they only gave up 2 in the second, which was clearly not enough.
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11 minutes ago, Doohickie said:
Search your feelings.
You know it to be true.
-- Do you know a disgruntled Sabres fan?
Well of course I know him. He's me.
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We look like our prime tank team... you know, back when D'Agostini was skating on the top line.
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2 minutes ago, Tondas said:
He's a boy playing a man's game. Got to give him more time.
He'll have that beard down.
Good effort that first period, eh? The Isles see that puck and come and get it. And it's like they've watched film of our team or prepared or something.
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5 minutes ago, French Collection said:
I'm only interested in watching the "Amerks" for curiosity and a glimmer of hope.
Olofsson needed to be stronger on his passes and dump-ins last game, but otherwise he looked good. He shot the puck instead of dawdled, he had the nice final assist to Eichel, and he generally appeared to be where he needed to be (well-coached).
For Saturday night on the Island... gonna need something strong for this game. I've always heard about the power of Colt 45....
GDT:Blue Jackets at Sabres 3/31/19 6pm MSG
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Olofsson... guilty of being a little too slow in in his reaction. Negates the PP.
Something tells me if that's an established vet and not a rookie... the refs let that one slide.