sabresparaavida
-
Posts
1,491 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Events
Posts posted by sabresparaavida
-
-
I agree with the above sentiment, I think if JJP wins a starting lineup job it will likely be from Vinny.
-
Anderson ~20 games where his stats are subpar, but the team plays well and the Sabres have a positive record with him.
Comrie ~40 games where his stats are solid and the team plays well enough to have a decent record.
UPL ~18 games with good save percentage and GAA, but the teams record leaves some to be desired.
Subban/Houser 3-4 games total as fill in for injuries
-
1
-
-
5 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said:
How tough would it to have been to sit out and watch the guys you are competing against for a job out there playing. Someone has to sit now, that must be a tough blow to that guy.
I’d guess they switch whoever it is in the third game.
-
Something I’d like to throw in for Liger’s argument. If your point totals are accurate, that would give Detroit a high end forward group. Last year, 159 forwards hit 40 points or more, which averages to just under 5 a team. This would give them 7+ forwards. 40 points from a third liner is really good.
-
1
-
-
4 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:
So what you're saying is the comparables I listed are underpaid?
I'm not really following the logic. Sam Reinhart puts up 82 points, he makes 6.5 million. Factoring in a small Florida tax discount it's a comparable salary so why doesn't Tage have to put up comparable points for those deals to have equal value?
When Sam Reinhart signed that contract, he had a Career high of 65 points, it’s only after he signed that he reached 82 points.
-
2
-
-
On 8/19/2022 at 9:33 PM, kas23 said:
Hol’ up Part 2: what does Suchanek have to do with the Sabres?He was invited to the Sabres prospect tournament
-
1
-
1
-
-
1 minute ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
What aggressive move has he made to build this team since the tear down?
The tear down wasn't even finished a year ago, Eichel was still a member of the Sabres. IMO, not enough time to see if the GM is being aggressive. But this question is a little silly, because it implies that there were aggressive moves during the tear down, and your original point said since the Hall fiasco, and the majority of the tear down came after that. I also wouldn't consider getting assets with a cap dump an aggressive move to build the team, as it is committing to a long term rebuild. The Sabres wouldnt really be any better with Monahan, unless he recovers in a big way.
-
12 hours ago, Doohickie said:
Sure. Do you remember who called Tage scoring 30+ as 1C before last season started? 😉
How could we forget? You only bring it up every other week. 🙂
(Just poking some fun)
-
1
-
-
I have a lot more confidence in KA and his plan than I have had for the past few regimes. Time will tell for sure, but the drafting and development plans appear to be significantly ahead of were we've been in the recent past, and that will bring more success down the line. This is the deepest roster we've had in the past 10 years IMO, and the prospect pool is stacked. We're heading in the right direction, and I think it's only a matter of time until that shows up in our record.
-
1
-
1
-
-
I would have done that trade from the Sabres end. If Monahan is over his hip injuries and returns to form, we get a good player for a year as well as a first down the line. If not, then the Amerks get a good C and the Sabres get a first down the line. I don’t see much of a downside.
-
2
-
1
-
-
I'm expecting about 40 points in a middle 6 roll. I think his power play time goes down by about half, and his even strength dips slightly, while his PK time remains about the same. Im thinking he ends up about 6th in Sabres forwards in TOI/G.
-
18 minutes ago, Taro T said:
Quinn's look got messed up due to the injury & then them saving 1 non-emegency call-up at the end.
Doubt Kulich get much, if any, time w/ the Sabres this season; but not basing it on Quinn's experience last year.
Replace Quinn with Peterka in that statement then. The Sabres had a lot of injuries last year, and Peterka got called up and played 2 games. The sabres were a considerably less deep team last season, as they iced the worst line in hockey for a stretch (which was well documented here, if you recall the thread on Hayden-Eakin?-Bjork). Despite that, Quinn and Peterka who were dominating the AHL in their D+2 seasons (to a rare degree) only played 2 NHL games. Now, the Sabres are deeper and hopefully have less injury problems. *Knock on wood* I doubt that Kulich would get playing time on the Sabres in his D+1 season.
-
3 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:
I think there would have to be significant injuries for him to get called up for anything other than 1 game "this is level you're trying to get to" game.
I'd have to agree, Hard to see him outperforming Quinn's performance of last year in the AHL, and we are a deeper team this year.
-
1 hour ago, That Aud Smell said:
Hmm. Idk, man. His heroics in that wildcard game (?) against the pre-Allen (Tyrod?) Bills were incredible.
Also, food for thought:
QB1 through 54 games: 68% completion percentage, 14,500 yards passing, 104 PTD's, career QB Rating of 104.5 (never below 98 in a single season)
QB2 through 61 games: 62% completion %, 14,100 yards passing, 103 PTDs, career QB rating of 91 (above 93 for one season in career)
I reckon folks can infer who's who (as between Allen and Watson).
And, yes. Running is not factored in the #s above.
That was actually year 2 of Josh Allen (seems like so long ago), where the Bills made the playoffs and faced the texans in the wild card. The following year was when Josh became a star nationally. The only playoff game Tyrod played for us was against the Jags.
-
1
-
-
58 minutes ago, dudacek said:
So minutes on the PK are less meaningful, or shouldn’t count as part of a player’s value?
Wasn't this a discussion of where they slotted in the lineup (and what lines they slot on)? If a 3rd liner has enough PK time that he is in your top 6 of forwards in ice time, that doesn't really make him a second liner. Now that wasn't the case with Okposo last year, as he was a second liner for us (I believe in terms of EV ice time), but it could be the case next year.
Being good on the PK does count as part of a player's value, but minutes on the PK don't really reflect where they slot in the lineup for the rest of the game. Oloffson slotted about equal to Okposo in terms of ice time outside of the PK.
-
2
-
1
-
-
34 minutes ago, dudacek said:
Neither can I.
There seems to be a lot of people reading things into my posts that I didn't mean to suggest, so I guess that's on me for not communicating clearly enough.
To clarify, I think Olofsson is behind Okposo in the ice-time pecking order, but is perfectly capable of playing well enough to pass him, even if Okposo maintains his current level of play. I think that is true of many Sabres. Therefore, I see Okposo as a signpost player: the more players who surpass him this season, the better the season will be.
Really the only reason Oloffson is behind Okposo in TOI is due to Okposo playing a significant roll on the penalty kill. Okposo averaged 1:24.5 penalty kill minutes a game, whereas Oloffson had just under a minute of PK time over the whole season.
-
8 hours ago, Digger said:
I see that Travis Yost at TSN is not a big believer in the Sabres plan for this upcoming season.
https://www.tsn.ca/yost-grading-every-nhl-team-s-goaltending-depth-1.1837572
"Buffalo: The Sabres roster finally feels like it’s on an upward trajectory, but we aren’t there yet with the goaltenders. The future is one or both of Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Devon Levi. The present is a nightmare waiting to happen. And if you think 41-year old Craig Anderson won’t play, remember that stopgap Eric Comrie has never seen more than 19 appearances in a single season. This could be ugly."
Not putting too much stock in his rankings. He had Toronto up a Tier for goaltending, and their defense in the second tier.
-
On 8/14/2022 at 12:06 PM, Buffalonill said:
Man you really got the ***** end of the stick ..
You missed the GOAT 😞
I’m a pretty young fan (entering senior year of college) and I’d always rooted for the Sabres with my Dad growing up (usually listening to RJ on the radio). But the first game that I still remember watching was the last time they were in the playoffs, the game where Pominville got hurt against the flyers (game 5?)
-
On 8/12/2022 at 6:43 PM, bob_sauve28 said:
That’s a quick release
-
2
-
-
12 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:
Normally I would say you are right but Bedard, Michkov, are guaranteed to be in the top 3. I could see Michkov sliding a hair because he was injured and the Russian contract issue but that's about it. Michkov is otherwordly with the puck. That said, outside of Bedard, you could 100% be right haha, that's why early draft stuff is less about ranks and more just about guys to watch.
I will say that 2022 had some anomalies that are unlikely to repeat. Lambert had questions about his ability to translate scoring already at the start of the 2022 draft season. Savoie sliding still doesn't make a ton of sense to me but recency bias stuff. Wright going 4th is just bizarre (are there personality issues?) but that was really precipitated by the teams in the 1,2,3 slot. Devils have centers, Arizona going for the USA product. Miro had cancer so that really impacts that along with the war in Ukraine.
Bedard is going first unless he just suddenly turns into crap. Michkov, I have a really hard time getting him past 3rd overall, he is that good. Fantilli has the size and premium position. Those 3 are really hard to move out of the top 3 but as I have worked through this, you are correct that 1 of them could slip. We shall see.
This is a long way of saying, ignore the rankings for the most part and just focus on the names.
Yup, I’d agree with all of this. Bedard and Michkov are definitely ahead of where Wright/Savoie/Lambert were a year out of the draft. The only reason I said near-lock for Michkov was the Russia situation, if he was from anywhere else he’d be a top 2 lock assuming he doesn’t turn into a pumpkin.
-
4 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:
I love the optimism but Brawndo is right. We aren't drafting in that 26-32 range and the best bet is somewhere in the 12-16/18 range. This team could surprise us but it is still the hardest division in hockey and we still have questions throughout the lineup for guys.
This draft is going to be very deep at the top but right now, these preliminary rankings should be viewed as nothing more than "hey here are some guys to watch". Don't take too much notice of where players are ranked until January/February lists come out. Sure some of the top guys won't move but I think everything from 6 down could move around as much as 10 more slots. There is a lot of talent and will be a lot of movement in this draft before the end. 4-10, 11-22, and 23-32 are the tiers that Wheeler currently has so maybe that helps some but still, gotta wait until after the WJC before we get a real feeling for these players.
My feeling is we finished in a 14th place tie but drop to 13th because of the tiebreaker. Win the lottery and draft Fantilli at 3.
Even the players at the top aren’t locks to go there. Bedard is pretty much a lock, and Michkov is close, but remember last year, the top 3 were Wright, savoie and Lambert, with some having miro in the that tier as well. Wright ended up 4th, Savoie 9th, Lambert 30th and Miro 20th.
-
2
-
1
-
-
37 minutes ago, Eleven said:
Can someone explain the hashtag to me? AFAIK, Robin Lehner is decidedly NOT "Vegas Born."
I think it’s a call to the fan base similar to how there’s #mafia or #billsmafia on similar posts for bills stuff.
-
While It may make sense for Tage to sign a contract now (coming off a 38 goal season), I don’t see much incentive for Cozens to sign now. Signing a bridge deal is possible, but would expect him to try to have a big year this year and increase his value. And he wouldn’t want to sign a long term deal if he thinks he can break out still, which I’m sure Cozens thinks he can.
-
1
-
-
34 minutes ago, nfreeman said:
I'm not sure Barzal is elite, but he is a very good player and I think still viewed by the Isles as a core guy. I will be pretty surprised if they trade him as a cap dump.
I would be very surprised if the Isles traded Barzal, and even more surprised if the Sabres were to go after him. That being said, Cozens-Barzal-Asplund/Tuch would be an great 2 way second line.
-
4
-
Buffalo Bills 2022-23
in The Aud Club
Posted
So a team down 5 defensive starters going into the game, as well as the 3 DT, losing the #3 Outside CB, as well as not having/losing 3/5ths of a starting line, and having the top 3 receivers, and #1 TE limited due to cramps/injuries/hear and sticking tight to/dominating the play against a purported top 5-10 team is now one of “7-8 teams?” There are not 7-8 teams that could have performed that well in that state.