Ho-Chi-Sock
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I say Apslund will prove to be generational.
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At this point I'm just waiting for him to suffer some gruesome, career-threatening injury at the Combine. :(
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Not sure if this meets the criteria, but a good track regardless.
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DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES
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Hey guys, what's going on in-.....
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This is going to be the best Leafs Elimination Day ever!!
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Per Sabres App: Oloffson signed to two-year ELC
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Fair enough. I knew it was very much on the borderline.
(At least I didn't go with my initial choice...Silent Running from Mike and the Mechanics! :doh: )
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Not sure if this meets the criteria, but First Wave plays this every so often.
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They're good boys.
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Blade's XM Channel, First Wave, is my new go to when the comedy stations get lame. Several of my favorites (Especially Blue Monday) have been posted, so I'll try and scrap up some more.
- XTC - Making Plans for Nigel
- Bananaram - Cruel Summer
- Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Right Round
- Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
- Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Two Tribes/Welcome to the Pleasure Dome
- Wall of Voodoo - Mexican Radio
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Sounds like next camp Phil should do a team-wide book study of Who Moved My Cheese?
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My stab at 2019:
???
EICHEL
OKPOSO
NYLANDER?
O’REILLY
REINHART
RODRIGUEZ
MITTLESTADT
BAPTISTE
WILSON
GIRGENSONS
POMINVILLE
???
RISTO
SCANDELLA
GUHLE
MCCABE
NELSON
ULLMARK
WILCOX
This involves dumping Larsson and Beaulieu for loose change, letting Tennyson, Gorges, Nolan, Josefson, Pouliot, Johnson and Lehner walk, and holing Bogo up in a wall somewhere until his contract expires. Antipin I'm completely lost on. I didn't hate him, but he was a disappointment and really needed a year in Rochester. If the right trade were to come along for him, I wouldn't shed any tears. However, if Nelson goes, then he becomes more valuable
The ???'s can be filled either by draft or FA, depending on how things shake out. I only keep Pominville because his lousy contract will thankfully expire in 2020, and I think he can do a minimal amount of damage as long as he's kept on the plug line, and might even contribute his share of points down there. Okposo we're stuck with for at least another year. He and Jack work well together, so keep them on the same line and try to find a speedy LW (Again, draft or FA). (Or maybe Nylander can fill that role).
Wilcox is purely a placeholder for any other GK the Sabres acquire. I think Ullmark can be the guy but he'll need to be phased in and not overworked.
I'm still not thrilled with this roster, so let's trade Girgensons for a decent prospect.
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EICHEL
OKPOSO
NYLANDER?
O’REILLY
REINHART
SMITH
MITTLESTADT
BAPTISTE
WILSON
RODRIGUEZ
POMINVILLE
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RISTO
SCANDELLA
GUHLE
MCCABE
NELSON
ULLMARK
WILCOX
OK, better. Smith would probably be guaranteed a spot if it hadn't been for that injury. With ERod down there, the 4th line isn't just for plugs anymore. If Pominville gets waived/traded, they can put a decent puck hog who can keep up with the other two down there. Maybe a Bailey or O'Regan.
Now let's get really creative and trade O'Reilly. A franchise roster player, a 2019 1st, and a solid prospect in exchange for ROR and the Sharks' pick. Just to be silly, we'll pretend that Sergachev has had enough of the Florida sun and wants to return to his true destiny of being a Sabre (please don't call me out for this, it's just a fantasy example).
SVECHNIKOV
EICHEL
OKPOSO
NYLANDER
MITTLESTADT
REINHART
SMITH
RODRIGUEZ
BAPTISTE
WILSON
O’REGAN
POMINVILLE
SERGACHEV
RISTO
SCANDELLA
GUHLE
MCCABE
NELSON
ULLMARK
WILCOX
On paper, this looks MUCH better, even without the highly improbable trade scenario. Since the D would be taken care of, I'd feel more comfortable projecting the 2018 draft pick (in this case Svechnikov) onto the roster. It's still not perfect, but it's younger, fresher, and faster. I debated switching Okposo and Reinhart but left it alone for the time being. A possible Reinhart trade also would open up some interesting scenarios.
Regardless, a top flight winger and D man are bare minimum for turning this ship around. Whether both happen this offseason remains to be seen.
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NHL players who've worn 88. Go.
Jamie McGinn.
Pretty sure I saw a guy wearing that for the Lightning last night.
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My MSG stream keeps freezing.
I'm not mad.
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Had it muted, what was the Rayzor gem?
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Is there a link to download this thing
All I had to do was delete my Systems32. Well worth it.
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No more tying trash bags to Jack's waist and having him deflect pucks off of them every once in a while, an active black hole on the ice the rest of the time.
No Griffith, no Pouliot, no Nolan, no Larsson. Sparse Zemgus. No Falk, Gorges, Tennyson. Add 4-5 smart, well-placed, well-timed pieces. They don't need to be the dazzling names, the big contracts. Find the right guys, plug them in, and we'll have plenty of fun next year.
Let's goooooooo!
I have a feeling that was JBot's plan all along. The guys that you mentioned that JBOT acquired weren't intended to be more than 1 yr stop gap roster fillers until he and Housely had a better read on what the team was. Except for maybe Zemgo and Pominville, everyone else is gone, and youth development will be the modus operandi from this point forward.
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Start with...Doug Allen
Bite your tounge
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I'm surprised it wasn't shown on the broadcast.
It was on at the intermission report...mind you it was a FallsView Casino ROY award, so maybe it means as much as any award a player can with fans voting on NFL.com
See Ottawa, you don't need Erik Karlsson. You should trade him to the Sabres for Bogosian.
Disagree. They should throw Lehner and Moulson in there too. I don't want the Sabres to be too greedy.
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congrats on ROY Antipin
2018 NHL draft
in The Aud Club
Posted · Edited by Ho-Chi-Sock
FanSpeak just set up an NHL Mock Draft simulator for anyone who wants a spin: https://fanspeak.com/nhlotc/
EDIT; Here's my attempt using an almost exclusive BPA strategy: