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6 minutes ago, Jorcus said:
I could blame the Sabres for a lot of things but moving on From Even Rodrigues is not one of them. He is a hard tryer but never has been a high output scorer. His best season was in Pittsburgh were he scored 43 points in 82 games. That did enough to get him a decent contract with Florida. He is just a cog in the Panther line up. I don't think we would have wanted to wait the 7 or 8 NHL seasons for him to get to where he is today. There are a lot of guys like him. To me he is an older Peyton Krebs.
Agree.
He’s become decent but he’s not the bottom six type the Sabres need. He’s definitely the opposite of the Panthers identity. Reinhart is not gritty but he doesn’t back down and has way more skill.
Okposo looks slow and struggles to bring any playoff intensity to that lineup.
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39 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:
He's got some soft hands, can be physical, and skates pretty good. I think with his size and those tools, others see shades of Chara. I don't but I've seen that tossed out.
My issue is the production isn't there. It wasn't there in the MHL when he had only 8pts in 41 games and this year he had 11pts in 63 khl games. I mean, Novikov produced more in the MHL and is just below that pace in the khl (he was a yr older). That to me doesn't scream top 5 pick.
Ik he's a defender, I get that. He closes plays down in his end well and will ride you into the boards because he can. But the NHL is based on quick breakouts, getting the puck up ice and either producing offense on the rush, or using the rush to get setup and cycle. Can Silayev contribute to that and if he can, how come at lower levels there's no production? He'll be an NHL defender, but are we talking first pair, second pair, or even third pair? Do you gamble on him or just take Dickinson who's 2nd pair or better?
You’re raising red flags with me on this guy.
A top 5 draft pick should be able to score in the MHL. I know he was a year younger but that league is full of 16-20 year olds and he should have put up better numbers.
The KHL numbers are understandable as those coaches barely play U20 guys.
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2 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:
Come in where?
2C in Buffalo. I kid.
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48 minutes ago, JustOneParade said:
After watching the ROC game last night (admittedly a small sample size) if anyone other than Johnson and Levi are on the Sabres next year the team is in for a long season. No one else looks ready to make the jump. The Amerks should be fun to watch though.
Add Savoie and Komarov to the Amerks. Doesn’t raise their grit level but they bring skill.
1 minute ago, LGR4GM said:Nice move and dish.
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18 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:
I have a deep fear about Power and this isn't helping.
Yeah, he didn’t need to crush the guy, just bump him off of the puck.
In his defense, it was the other guy’s man, but Power had no one else to cover and could have easily killed the play.
He needs to watch some playoff hockey to see how physical play ramps up even more than the 80% regular season.
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27 minutes ago, steveoath said:
Decent game from GB. Liam Kirk is a star - hope he makes the transition to Utah. Byram was good, Cozens and Power didn’t really stand out. Bunting is arse. Slashing players all game, then looks like he’s been shot when O’Connor laid the shoulder into him.
There was a guy from your Clan team on GB
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Power with a weak stick swat when he could have bumped the guy. Britain scores.
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Power on the other PP unit with Bedard.
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Dubois is overrated.
Byram and Cozens on PP.
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8 hours ago, GoPuckYourself said:
Seeing all former Sabres on these playoff teams thriving just shows how inept our front offices have been for quite a long time. I really hope things change for the better from here on out.
Hagel, who they didn’t even offer a contract to has done OK.
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5 hours ago, Claude Balls said:
One thing I forgot to mention. Lindy was the first of all the management team to leave tonight. He was gone with more than 10 mins left in the 3rd. The other 5 guys were still there for maybe 5 more mins. I hope Lindy was walking away shaking his head. This organization needs a major wakeup kick in the ass call.
He wants to trade Kulich, Rosen and Östlund for Ryan Reaves.
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10 hours ago, kas23 said:
He’s not a McDavid or Bedard, but he’s definitely better than Eichel.
Very similar numbers to Eichel at the NCAA level, so, generational. lol
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8 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:
I've very curious to see Savoie in prospects camp and then training camp.
That was a nice little shot, well placed.
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12 minutes ago, Night Train said:
Excellent.... Although your thread will get 10x the responses once they start losing. 😉
If he play too well he becomes untradeable.
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Cozens playing with Guenther and Mangiapane.
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Bedard with his 2nd goal. Nice play by Nick Paul.
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Lots of polite chatter between the players, not exactly NHL playoff animosity.
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Power growing a playoff like beard.
1 minute ago, steveoath said:Dang. Hagel and now Bedard with goals. 2 more for Canada.
Britain had a good power play, kept Canada’s PK unit out there for 2 minutes plus.
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Cozens with a faceoff win and tip but a good save.
1-1 early in the second.
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4 hours ago, ska-T Chitown said:
This 'Guy' sure looks like a member of the Chill Bros Club:
"Most righteous new contract, fellow Chill Broski!"
Plus he smoked Export A greens, some of those strongest darts in Canada.
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1 hour ago, Brawndo said:
He’ll get a close up look at Cozens, Power and Byram in Prague.
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Canada just added Tavares, mixed emotions. He’s there for the right reasons, I’ll cheer for Canada while he is on the ice.
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22 minutes ago, North Buffalo said:
He took a while to figure it out... finally matured and has but for a while I get why they said it... wildly inconsistent until this year.
So, it’s too early to give up on Owen Power?
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2 minutes ago, Buffalonill said:
I hate the Rangers more then Carolina because of drury and that's bad
They don’t evoke any strong feelings for me.
I like Shesterkin because he is fun to watch and I want a similar sized Levi to get to that level.
I find the Canes are like vanilla. I do love to watch Aho, except when he plays the Sabres. Always kills them.
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Stephenson would be an excellent pick up but I leave Cozens at C and have them compete for 2C.
Clutterbuck has some of what they need.
Sorry but Jost is 13F on a weak team.
Maroon has grit but is slower than Okposo.
OEL has none of the Panther grit and is a LHD.
Samsonov has the Leafs scent on him.
Joshua as a UFA would bump Greenway down to the 4th line. Benson, Cozens and Joshua. He can also play C to help Cozens on draws.
Tanev is a veteran RHD that is a UFA. He would provide the toughness in a pairing with Clark Kent.