JoeSchmoe

Yeah, I'm really out of shape too. That's what makes it all the more tragic.

I'm 48 years old, 5'11", and on the wrong side of 200 for the wrong reasons. That said, I can confidently say that I would handle myself just fine should Power get out of line in a dark alley.

Shouldn't this thread title say Skinner is out week-to-week and not indefinitely?

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One other point... Quinn is the anti-Thompson. He really seems to create chances with his all systems go play.

Yep, he looks too cool to care especially in his own end. Just like Thompson is too cool to pick up a puck at 110% speed and blast around a defender like he used to do at will.

The drop in speed from him, Cozens, and Tuch has been from the very outset of the season. Could they have just not prepared for the season properly instead of all three of them being injured? Another thing... When Granato took over the team, one of his talking points was how he was going to whip the team into shape in practice. It seemed to work. I get the sense he's reverted to being the Krueger coach who's more concerned about resting his millionaire players instead of whipping them into shape.

Remember last year when he'd do that multiple times a game?

He used to be really good at hockey. Now he's not. Most nights it doesn't even look like he's trying to be good at hockey, the way he plods along, hoping he can do something good at half speed. Most of the points he is getting are passenger type points... He's not driving play. Demote him, sit him, claw his ice back... Do something. PS- Last year I posted a "what happened to Thompson" thread and he went off like crazy immediately after. 🤞

Never thought I'd say this, but these two need a coach that will beat the effort into them. They're the leaders, and eventually their slack off style of play will start to affect the youngsters that are giving their all.

This is Dahlin all year in his own end. Low effort, too cool to care play.

More nonchalant play from Dahlin in his own end almost costs us.

When mentioning Krebs and Cozens, I'm talking effort, not skill. That is clear- no embarrassment here. Power was soft in Michigan- that was well known when we drafted him. As I mentioned before, Craig Rivet ripped him a new one a few weeks back for his weak defensive play. I don't agree with a lot of what Rivet says, but when it comes to analyzing the defensive play of a young prospect, you or I would be foolish to think we'd know more than he does.

What I'm saying Cozens and Krebs are at least trying. Sure they're young as you say, but with age and strength respect will come. All Power has shown us is that he wants to be a Makar, with a fraction of the skill. If he was true to himself, and showed a little heart, he could be much more effective given the tools (i.e. size) he was born with.

There are a lot of young kids that come in with a chip on their shoulder. Look at Cozens and Krebs. They know it's an honour to play in the league, and will do whatever it takes to help their team win. Power has 6min in penalties. If you're bringing everything to the table as a defender and you're playing the minutes he does, you're going to inadvertently get more time in the box just by being aggressive on pucks... Especially during size mismatches.

I put a celebrity on the same footing as anyone I don't know personally. I put a Sabrespacer or anyone I remotely know / interact with ahead of a celebrity.

I floated it out there to see who'd agree with me, as I really don't understand celebrity worship. My view is to give celebrity's private lives the same regard as anyone else I don't know personally (the same regard I'd expect from them). As people, I wish them the very best, but whatever happens outside the arena is their business. If a Sabrespacer has a baby or life event... I'll give that a lot more of my attention. We're a community here (albeit a highly dysfunctional one!), and hopefully one day I hope to meet up with some of you guys.

Who said anything about Tage Thompson checking? Just don't want to see him playing half effort. Tonight was a step forward.

I think I'm in the total minority here, and I've been known to be quite the cynic, but I care about Tage Thompson having a baby just as much as I'd expect him to care about me having a baby. Not a lot. Same goes for any sports star or celebrity. As a human, I wish him and his family all the best, but at the end of the day all I really only want is him putting pucks in nets for the Sabres. (Time to start scoring Tage 🤑).

I agree 100% with this, but I got roasted in another thread for mentioning something similar. It did look like he had a little extra jam to his game today though.

I said it before but he's too cool to try. If he can't do it making it look easy, he doesn't want to do it.

An hour later, your prophecy appears to be fulfilled. I'm surprised this type of thing doesn't happen more often. It's not uncommon for people to get hammered by a cold or flu every couple years or so. I can think back to some of the doozies I've had over the years and there'd be no way I could coach an NHL team in that condition.

I agree because they're my favourite team.

I wouldn't say inconsequential... But I would say he gets the toughest matchups which keeps him lower. For what it's worth, he was tops on the team last year. Seeing Clague near the top last year has me wondering how he's doing in Rochester? I don't remember hating him last year. Part of me wonders if he's been typecast as an AHL guy but might silently have more worth than a Clifton. We could use a guy that makes the good, safe plays, even if he's otherwise unremarkable.

What are you using for your metrics? Moneypuck has Dahlin last in expected goal % among our non-trainwreck defenseman (i.e. Clifton and EJ)