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  1. Around the NHL: 2021

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    7 hours ago, dudacek said:

    He looked like a prospect that first year.

    I wonder what happened to him?

    His career went down the drain, he is literally trash today. Beeing sent back and forth between bad teams on echl level.

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  2. I despise this team

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    On 5/31/2021 at 4:44 AM, Brawndo said:

    Josh Allen Career has been a unicorn. He went from 52.8 to 69.2 completion percentage in three seasons, that’s almost unheard of. His Decision Making has improved dramatically That’s a testament to Josh working hard, but also the Bills putting Him into position to succeed with Daboll, Dorsey and of course Jordan Palmer. They all worked the flaws in His Mechanics to turn Him into the One of the Best Young QBs in the League. The Bills, before the AFC Championship Game, were considered the most advanced team in the NFL went it came to the use of analytics. Daboll’s Offensive Schemes were unpredictable and He is one of the best OC’s in the game. Jack had Krueger and His Defensive Principles and the Sabres Analytics Department is a joke. Give Josh Allen, the equivalent of Krueger for two seasons in the form of Dick Jauron as HC and Steve Fairchild as an OC and see what happens. 
     

    Yes Jack has been given assets in the form of Kane, Skinner and Hall. However in the NHL it takes a minimum of three good lines to be successful. The Sabres have neglected or traded the 2C position, the second and third lines have been not filled out by quality NHLers Jack’s Entire Tenure. The other quality line the Sabres have had for the past few seasons was broken up with Larsson’s Departure. (They played the minutes of a mid six line, but were primarily given defensive zone starts)  Also The Bills  Offense was on the field for close to 31 minutes a game, Jack and His Linemates have 17-18 minutes of 5v5 per game and as you know unlike in football, NHL Players do not always have the puck compared to NFL Teams who have the football on offense.  Even the best in the player in the NHL, Connor McDavid cannot carry His Team to playoff glory by himself. 

    As a Hospitalist trained in Internal Medicine I usually recommend patients undergo extensive rehab if possible prior to deciding on any surgery. However I am not a neurosurgeon and I have not examined Jack nor looked at His Medical Records so I cannot conclusively come to a recommendation. Also look at the track record of the Sabres Medical Staff. Injuries that are initially listed as day to day soon turn into missing weeks to months of time, so like the rest of the Sabres Organization they do not always get the benefit of the doubt. That all being said, the type of surgery Jack wants to have Has never been performed on a NHL Player, so not wanting Your Franchise Player to be the first, I can understand where they are coming from, especially since the Second Opinion in Colorado agreed with the Sabres Doctors. 
     

    Jack is not completely without blame. He wears His Frustrations on Face and breaks sticks in anger at times.  I do disagree with people who say Why can’t Jack be a leader like Josh Allen? One was placed in the best case scenario for His Development and too accentuate His Leadership Qualities for a Model NFL Franchise. The other was placed in the one of the most dysfunctional franchises in all of sports, that hasn’t been close to winning in any of His Six Seasons. There is a current NHL Coach who said about the Sabres “Everything they touch turns to Sh!t and the entire league knows it” 

    Before the 2019-20, the Sabres namely Botterill and Krueger asked Jack to take His Game to the next level. He did just that and when Hall was on the market from NJ, Jack asked Botterill about acquiring Him. He was also upset by the fact that during their 10 game winning streaks during two separate seasons Eichel was upset that the front office didn’t acquire any help to see if they could sustain it. Wayne Simmonds and Frolik ain’t it.  Both Beane and Botterill have said at end of the seasons PCs that I need to surround My Franchise Player with more talent. One actually followed through. 

    I believe we are entering a new era of sports, where players are realizing they have more power over Their Careers than Their Predecessors. I think you are going to see more players forcing their franchises to move them out of bad situations. Pierre Luc Dubois was the first player to do so, but will not be the last. I don’t agree with the players doing this but this is the future I believe. 
     

    In Jack’s Case I believe there is mutual interest by both sides to move on and that’s probably best for all involved at this.

     

    Regarding the Bills, Sean McDermott likes to use everything available to Him to give the Bills a Competitive Edge. As He mentioned last week in His Press Conference having to continue with the NFL Covid Restrictions because they haven’t reached the percentage of Tier 1 and Tier 2 personnel vaccinated necessary to relax them and it’s concerning to Him.

    This is a team that lost Tommy Sweeney for the season to Viral Cardiomyopathy a complication of a Covid Infection. Had a another player opt out because of a fear of Covid. Also Tre White seriously considered opting out as well. 
     

    Josh Allen appears to be in direct conflict and not doing what is best for His Team by apparently not getting the Covid Vaccine. He mentioned in March that he wanted to do more research and wasn’t sure if He was getting the Vaxxed. That did not sit well with the the Bills or the NFL.  Two months later on the shortly after McDermott made His Statements, Allen would not commit to taking the vaccine despite the Bills Medical Staff recommending it for all players. Couple this with Cole Beasley’s Twitter Thread about not getting vaccinated, that was supported by Gabe Davis, Jon Felicano and Jordan Poyer, the Bills Management has reasons to be concerned.  As a Doctor this is more concerning to Me then what Jack is doing secondary to the fact that Josh Allen’s Influence on His Team and the Bills Fanbase is far reaching. 

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  3. Why can't the Sabres be more like the Bruins?

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    15 minutes ago, PerreaultForever said:

    Oh I know where this is directed................

    I can counter this easily. First, isn't it amazing that despite all those bad draft picks and trade mistakes they are consistently still that good? How does that happen? Where does it come from? I wonder.......

    So I'm going to make it short and sweet. Cam F'n Neely.

    Named Vice President in 2007 and President in 2010 and Bruins have been really good and had a great culture when exactly? 

    So the solution here was simple. Rick F'n Dudley should have been given that role here and molded this team in his image the way Cam molded that one in his. Yes, it's that freakin' simple. 

    This is where I drop the mic I think.............

     

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  7. OT: WNY Pizza... What's the best?

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    6 minutes ago, JoeSchmoe said:

    Without the characteristic cup pepperoni that Buffalo pizza is known for, its tough to call that a legit review. 

    Says who? you? were all different are we not?

     

    Edit: Btw, as far as i know Buffalo is known for its thick pizza, not peppeoni. lol

  9. Sabres Head Coaching Search

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    8 hours ago, dudacek said:

    After reading this list of 23 candidates reviewed by the athletic, I think Donnie went up a few notches.

    https://theathletic.com/2586742/2021/05/13/has-don-granato-done-enough-to-be-the-sabres-head-coach-who-are-the-other-candidates/

    When “experience” means names like Gulutzan, Yeo, Capuano, Quinn, Martin, Stevens, Hartley and Patrick ***** Roy, and fresh faces are Steve Ott and Luke Richardson...

    Talk about garage sale shopping.

    Mind sharing the list in text?

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  13. Sabres Head Coaching Search

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    37 minutes ago, Buffalonill said:

    Lets honestly be real i can't see buffalo going after him beacuse of  Ralph he destroyed that .

    The best one  Not sure if it's true but it seems pretty obvious them not paying the bonus to ROR to get a better return 

    Stop quoting me please or ill add u to my garbage list.

  14. Sabres Head Coaching Search

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    4 hours ago, msw2112 said:

    I'm still curious who the guy with the gray beard and slicked-back hair is.  Seriously.  I haven't watched much hockey in the last couple of years and I really don't know who he is.  Apparently, he's a coaching candidate that the Sabres previously passed on and is probably having success elsewhere.

     

    Been studying for 7 years and been living in US for 20 years, has a wife from US and double citizen membership.

    Rikard Gronborg is a very successful hybrid coach. He has won big scores during his career as coach and is currently in Swizterland coaching. He was on the table same time as Ralph, tobad this org went with a Ralph that hasnt won anything other than some in a worse league than ECHL in the Austrich mountains.  

    We all know now what a big joke Ralph is.

    At 7 mins ish u get to know a little about what type of coach Rikard Gronborg is when beeing interviewed by TSN.

     

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  22. Shopping Jack Eichel: Vegas

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    49 minutes ago, Archie Lee said:

    Players like Eichel just don’t become available very often. I think there are multiple contending teams who will be interested if he is available. If Vegas loses out in their division then I think they will consider if the missing element is a true #1 centre. 
     

    Vegas would need to make room. Although it is hard to know if we are on the no trade list of players, we need to assume we are. Tuch, Stephenson, McNabb would balance the cap. Krebs and a first would address the need for futures.  It’s a weird trade as it seems to be simultaneously too much and too little. Maybe from that perspective it actually works. 
     

    If Reinhart returns, him Stephenson, Mitts would be a decent top 3 and we would be adding Tuch, Cozens and maybe Krebs to the wing. This opens up options to deal a winger or two for a different type of player. Olofsson for Wood +\- picks, as an example. Re-sign McCabe and Ullmark, acquire a solid b/u goalie and properly address the head coach position (whether Granato or someone else) and it looks like a roster that could compete and would be tough to play against. 
     

    For discussion let’s just say we lose Asplund in the expansion draft, R2 ends up back in Rochester and we trade Risto for a pick (just for discussion):

    Skinner/Reinhart/Tuch

    Wood/Stephenson/Cozens

    Krebs/Mittelstadt/Thompson

    Bjork/Girgensens/Okposo/Eakin

     

    Dahlin/Joker

    McCabe/Miller

    McNabb/Borgen

    Bryson/Fitzgerald

     

    Ullmark

    Rittich

    Rochester has R2,Quinn, Samuelsson, 6K and we have Peterka, this year’s first, Johnson and multiple other picks/prospects in the system  

     

    This is insanity by far, when i look at those 4 lines i see a tanking team no joke. None of these players you've put together can be a game finisher. None of these players is smart enough.

    This org should do everything in its power to keep Jack, this should be the main target and im pretty sure it is aswell no matter what comes on the table in terms
    of offers from other teams. Convince Jack to stay and show him all the cards, hell Jack might be Captain material after all, just a late bloomer, who knows.

    This org need to grow the **** up and hire a staff that has experiance, that should be the main concern here. We have good players, enough to create a winning atmosphere with. People seam to forget quick, just look what a unexperianced "head" coach did with this team. Find this team a real good coach and put don next to him and then try to aquirre a couple of good assets, specially a goalie. 

    If Jack want's to leave then its another story, maybe he wants, who the hell would desire to play for this trash org other that they are known for paying well.
    Stick with what you got if possible, turn this joke around and make something serious of it for once in a VERY long time.

    Edit: Regarding Vegas though, i would not mind sending assets to them for Flury, just not Jack.

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  24. Jack Eichel: Trade rumors and speculation

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    1 hour ago, Ducky said:

    I can't see the Ducks trading for him as they are in a re-build now mode. I also think they have to add to Zegras like a 1st and a player like Manson.

    NYR, LA, CBJ?, and Minny are believable.

    CBJ could trade Jones (re-signed) and he would be a great partner for Dahlin, a 1st and another substantial add. They'd be hot to get Eichel to play with Laine to try to get his game back although I don't think Laine is there for more than 2 more years.

    Philly always like to make a big splash. I also think the Blues will take a crack at him. Vegas would but they can't afford him...only dressed 15 skaters the other night because of cap issues.


    Laine would be the perfect fit for Jack, that is godtear right there.

    Were all different, but if i were Jack i would not give up on Sabres if they cared enough to try again and for once can put a long term plan
    on the table that would make sense. Winning with the Sabres or going to play off would mean so much more than going to playoffs with a season after season contender. 

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