klos1963
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10 hours ago, freester said:
You know LSD is still illegal. How are we getting the 2nd overall pick? No way is Kakko ready to start on the top line. Bogo as a top pair??? Better than average goaltending-Is the Dominator coming out of retirement??? Who is the LW we are getting for Ristolainen?
Doesn't mean it's bad.
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2 minutes ago, mjd1001 said:
Or ownership? The Sabres only made the playoffs the year he bought them (in the middle of the season.) As owners of the team for complete seasons, this will be 8 seasons. 0 playoffs.
In the 8 previous seasons that were started with him not the owner, they made the playoffs 4 times.
In the 8 previous seasons before THAT, they made the playoffs 6 out of 8 years.
Before Pegula bought the team, their longest streak of no playoffs was 3 seasons. We are going to be 8 now and counting.
They started off on the wrong foot, hiring the very wrong coach. Lafontaine hired his good friend, not the best coach available. Murray thought they were closer to a playoff team than they really were, all downhill since then.
With Pegulas, be it Bills or Sabres, often has his coaches hired before his GM. Just doesn't make a lot of sense.
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2 hours ago, Scottysabres said:
I don't believe Phil is the problem, nor Jason.
I believe the mess left by Tim needs a bit of time to correct. Now Jason should have acted this season, I agree, but I can't really fault him to error on the side of caution. If they don't come out next season as a playoff favorite, fire the owners.
In the mean time, UPL records his 6th shut out, recording a 41 of 41 saves.
Nylander, Olofsson and O'Regan look promising, and the off season should be fairly telling.
Maybe Olofsson.
1 hour ago, LGR4GM said:They aren't smaller. They lack tenacity.
They lack talent.
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11 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:
So a 2019 College All Star team versus the 1972 or 1976 Soviet Gold Medal team... I take the college kids. Goaltending and skating are just so vastly improved.
The Russians would win , unless they pulled Tretiak after the 1st period again.
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20 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:
I don't. I think the college kids beat the piss out of the 1975 all star team. They would be bigger, faster, and stronger. Also they would know the rules had changed, after about 5 minutes... the hits you could level on a guy who can't skate half as well as you, ooof.
Let's play this game in reverse. You take the 1975 all star team, bring them to 2019, give them all new equipment. Give them 2 weeks to train with it. Then what happens? Seems the only reason anyone can come up with for the 1975 team winning is that they would literally not play hockey but just fight the entire game.
Sabres 1975 team would destroy a college team. I don't think many teams would do well against the Habs or Islanders dynasty's. Goalie equipment could be a factor though.
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40 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
The biggest change is goaltending. The size of goalies, their equipment and the butterfly technique and radically changed the game, now add the modern hockey stick.
That said, the construction of the 1975 roster wise is what we are looking for today.
That team had a gifted speed oriented 1st line (French Connection), with a excellent scoring 2nd line (Gare) and a 3rd line (Luce Ramsey) that could score but also could shutdown most opponents. They also had 11 forwards with 10+ goals and 2 D with 10+
In addition they also had a very talented and big D group by even today’s standards, yet all could play and add to the offense. Schoenfeld, Hajt, Korab and Guevremont all stood over 6-2 and would punish you on both ends of the ice.
Give those players modern training, coaching and equipment and they would give these guys a run for their money.
The 75 team had 6 players with 30+ goals!!!! 9 with 20+... amazing.
I agree that goaltending is the biggest difference between the eras. The equipment comparison is ridiculous. Another big change is all defensemen today are mobile, back then they often stayed closer to the net, allowing for more slap shot opportunities from players like Martin, Lafleur....
Schoenfeld and Hajt were offensively challenged. Korab had a great shot but couldn't skate. Hajt would do well in todays game because he was so good defensively. Schoenfeld was overrated back then, can't see him being any good today, he couldn't get away with being out of position so often. Not sure about Korab, he was tough and could shoot. Guevremont could play well today, point on the PP too.
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31 minutes ago, dudacek said:
The first universal 18-year-old draft was 79, because of the WHA merger.
http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1979/79facts.html
There might have been exceptions before, but I’m not aware of them.
I used to spend a lot of time on TBD, this is so different here. I have disagreed with a few posts over the last couple days and the result was a decent conversation- I was expecting to get blasted for having a different opinion, as what normally happens over at TBD. Quite refreshing.
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26 minutes ago, dudacek said:
The first universal 18-year-old draft was 79, because of the WHA merger.
http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1979/79facts.html
There might have been exceptions before, but I’m not aware of them.
I checked , in 1974 the NHL allowed it in order to compete with the WHA, Fogolin was 19 when drafted.
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1 minute ago, Brawndo said:
Hence the I added waiving his NTC to come here. Skinner, with his Full NTC had as much say over which team he went to as an UFA would.
The LA Kings also made an offer to the Canes, but Skinner refused to wave to go LA.
Many NHLers grew up and still have family in Southern Ontario.
Okposo was considered the Number One UFA in his Class by many and he signed here.
And as poorly as their teams have been performing on the ice, players like Moulson, Kane, and ROR mentioned how well they were treated by the Pegulas.
Zac Dalpe who played on the 2014-15 Sabres, one the the worst teams in NHL History praised the Organization when Skinner called him to talk about waiving to come to Buffalo.
The idea that no one will sign here because Buffalo has been disproved many a times.
In terms of Football, Buffalo does have a worse rep amongst players, so there is some more truth to that.
I think the draw of working close to home plays a big factor and that helps the Sabres. I didn't no one will sign here, I still think it's more difficult than many other cities. It is a 'hockey town' and that helps.
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14 minutes ago, dudacek said:
You seriously don’t think Dahlin and Mittelstadt are hungry?
To me, those guys are competitive as hell, but they are babies in a men’s league.
It was a 20-year-old draft back then.
I think just the first couple years, wasn't Fogolin the first underage draft pick?
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17 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:
Enough with the Barry Trotz worship. Islanders have 83 points but have been losing as of late. 2015 they had 101 pts. 2016 they had 100. 2017 they dropped to 94 and only last year fell off and ended with 80. They are not a one year turn around. They drafted well and have some good young talent and got lucky with a born again Lehner (who stunk a few nights back though). The impact of Tavares leaving was over estimated with that team and Trotz defensive game covers for the loss of offense, that's all. They aren't going to win anything this year.
You can be cynical and negative if it makes you happier, but the fact is everything JBot said in the interview is true and I am glad to hear he will be sticking to the development plan. What would sink us here is abandoning that for some sort of free agent based win now. The cap is sorted, the farm system is solid and improving, the future is bright, it's just not going to be instant.
I don't see how our farm system is anything special. Is there anyone really banging on the door ready to have an impact on the Sabres?
2 minutes ago, Brawndo said:With Apologies to Jeff Skinner who waived his NTC to come to Buffalo, Pittsburgh or Toronto.
Not a free agent at the time. I think it will be tough to attract high end free agents, doesn't mean impossible, but many more attractive options out there for players to go.
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17 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:
Enough with the Barry Trotz worship. Islanders have 83 points but have been losing as of late. 2015 they had 101 pts. 2016 they had 100. 2017 they dropped to 94 and only last year fell off and ended with 80. They are not a one year turn around. They drafted well and have some good young talent and got lucky with a born again Lehner (who stunk a few nights back though). The impact of Tavares leaving was over estimated with that team and Trotz defensive game covers for the loss of offense, that's all. They aren't going to win anything this year.
You can be cynical and negative if it makes you happier, but the fact is everything JBot said in the interview is true and I am glad to hear he will be sticking to the development plan. What would sink us here is abandoning that for some sort of free agent based win now. The cap is sorted, the farm system is solid and improving, the future is bright, it's just not going to be instant.
The Islanders are much are already ahead of last seasons point total , after losing Tavares. Trotz is an excellent coach, won a cup last season. Did anyone expect the Islanders to improve after losing their best player?
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17 hours ago, Sabre Dance said:
Yes, it did help tremendously. But, when they were drafted (with a couple of exceptions), they weren't the household names that they became later. They were all just young, hungry guys looking to make good in the NHL. And they did. BTW, do any of the young draftees on our team now look hungry? Mmmmm...not to my eyes.
some weren't household names, but most made an immediate impact. Maybe it's harder today to do that.
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17 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
You would have Skinner or Montour either.
Likely not. But we would probably have a productive 2nd line. Which we sorely lack. Biggest issue overall with the team is our goaltending currently is no better than last season, possibly worse right now.
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7 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
I’ll be positive for a moment. I think people are a little angry (a lot?) because they see a team that is better and think with a few tweaks it could be a good team now. I agree in general.
Despite the hand ringing about ROR, this team is better without him and Kane this year then they were last year with them. Coincidence? Luck? Or maybe because of the growth of Sam, Jack and ERod coupled with the additions of Skinner, Sheary, Dahlin and Mitts, this is actually a better overall team with a brighter future. To me that’s the real positive from this season.
Sorry, but I have to be a little negative. I think we are slightly better than last year , but only because we had a hot streak in october/november, the rest of the season we are about as bad a before. I think we would be a better team with both ROR and Kane. No real reason to think not. Yeah, we wouldn't have had Berglund or Sobotka, but we could have somehow dealt with that.
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1 hour ago, Gatorman0519 said:
As bad as it has been there are some bright spots. It is not all gloom and doom (trying to be positive lol). My opinion:
1. There is no question Jack is a superstar and continues to grow and mature. I don't even think he has hit his full potential (I think he can be 100 plus point type guy). His shot and ability to carry the zone and skating is awesome. He needs to continue to shoot more.
2. I think it's safe to buy a Sam Reinhart jersey. He finally is fully coming into his potential and has tremendous hockey IQ. IMO he is a foundational piece for sure.
3. Dahlin. He's young and makes mistakes...but he is doing what only a handful of d-men have ever done at his age in history. To me, this kid is everything advertised, and has a nasty streak at times.
4. Montour. Excellent pick up at the deadline. Props to JBot on this one. He will be a big part of the future and can certainly drive play.
5. McCabe. Dude is a warrior and I think a solid top four D-man for years to come.
6. E-Rod. What a motor and will make a great 3rd line type guy who is a jack of many trades for the future.
7. Prospects. UPL might likely be our future franchise goalie and has performed well this year. Hopefully we will see him pro soon. Borgen, Laaksonen, Samuelson are all looking good as defensive prospects. Oloffson, Asplund looking better and better. Pekkar was doing well until his injury. Nylander has improved his pro game albeit not a prolific scorer yet. Glotov is even lights out in the ECHL. I probably missed a few guys but if we can get just 3-4 guys out of this bunch that would be good news.
8. We will have a top 10 pick more than likely and barring a trade, an additional first round pick to add to the prospect pool.
9. We are not in cap trouble. Therefore we can make moves and sign Skinner.
10. We have a lot of room to move pieces on the trade market this summer.
Hopefully, these things will facilitate a winning culture in a few years.
The view through Buffalo colored glasses. We are not nearly in the class of the league elites and they don't just fizzle suddenly. Our goaltending is subpar, our prospects aren't probably much better than any other teams and we don't seem to have much in the way of goal scorers because we need more than 1. Need to hope that Middlestat and Tage take big leaps next season. Need to figure out how to teach our defensemen to cover the guy near the net so they don't get so many easy goals. I don't like our mix of defensemen. Some nice talent, but they lack toughness around our goalie. No opponent is afraid to stand next to our crease. Lot of work ahead for this team, too many teams to leapfrog to become an elite team.
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6 hours ago, dudacek said:
i think the goaltending, more than any other element hurting the team right now, is about two players going through a rough patch more than anything else.
I don’t think acquiring another goaie needs to be a priority given our other issues. Both goalies are, at worst, capable backups and Hutton will rebound. If Linus doesn’t emerge as the starter next year though, we have issues.
If they aren't playing well, what makes them 'capable' backups? When will Hutton rebound? We've been waiting.
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Just now, Tondas said:
It helps when you get these guys in the first 4 drafts:
Gilbert Perreault
Rick Martin
Craig Ramsay
Bill Hajt
Jim Schoenfeld
Larry Carriere
Peter McNab
Lee Fogolin
Danny GareGetting Crozier in the expansion draft was huge too.
1 minute ago, Tondas said:It helps when you get these guys in the first 4 drafts:
Gilbert Perreault
Rick Martin
Craig Ramsay
Bill Hajt
Jim Schoenfeld
Larry Carriere
Peter McNab
Lee Fogolin
Danny GareImlach did a helluva job.
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44 minutes ago, Jacque Richard said:
Schoney who should be hanging from The rafters, chopping Gerry hart.m
most overrated Sabre ever. Never forgot when Bob Kelly scored the winning goal in 75 finals, Schoenfeld was caught around center ice- how does that happen 11 seconds into a period? He was always out of position. Had maybe 2 decent seasons.
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On 2/28/2019 at 6:25 PM, inkman said:
What's that gonna look like to O'Regan, Smith, Olofsson, all of whom have passed this bum on the depth chart.
Agreed. The draft is long over, it doesn't matter as much about your draft position now, it's how you are performing. Your list of players performing better than Nylander does expose our lack of talent in Rochester.
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1 minute ago, Tondas said:
P-Mac was always a dman.
You're correct. But it's Guevermont in the original picture.
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2 minutes ago, Tondas said:
That one and Robert's fog game OT goal.
Robert's against the Habs in 1973. In Montreal facing elimination.
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1 minute ago, Neo said:
Schony, Hajt, Carrier, McIntosh, Korab, Fogolin ? I googled! Revised best guess.
It was Guevremont in the picture. McIntosh was a forward.
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1 minute ago, New Scotland (NS) said:
Yup. Top goal in Sabre history, IMO.
I think I remember, Luce tossed from the faceoff and Ramsay won it against Lemaire. carried it all the way up ice... Lemaire was so pissed about losing that faceoff to a winger.
2 minutes ago, New Scotland (NS) said:Yup. Top goal in Sabre history, IMO.
back when hockey was fun. That was a wild series.
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GDT: Sabres at Canadiens 3-23-19 7PM
in The Aud Club
Posted · Edited by klos1963
Who are they replaced with , so easily?
Dahlin : Even though he is just 18, his mistakes at this point of the season are pretty alarming. He needs a lot of work.