PerreaultForever
-
Posts
13,776 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Events
Posts posted by PerreaultForever
-
-
1 hour ago, Doohickie said:
Even if you have it right, it doesn't mean that, given the state of the Sabres right now, he wouldn't be inclined to build with EichReinoRisto. They're not in decline, they're in their prime, which might drive Karmanos in a different direction with the Sabres than he wanted to take with the Pens.
You're right, they are in their prime, so it's not the same in that regard but they are the core and they do have the years of losing stink stuck on them and their mindsets. Hard to set a new direction and keep them.
-
3 hours ago, Brawndo said:
My Fear is if the Sabres do not let Him have surgery and He is still on the roster next season, and shuts Himself down after 10-15 games while allowing His NMC to kick in and asks for a trade.
Well if the Sabres are stupid enough to not let him have the surgery AND not trade him then they are officially the dumbest franchise in pro sports and they deserve what happens.
Oh, and we should all find a new team.
I can't imagine them doing that. The smartest thing imo is trade him and let the next team decide on surgery vs. rehab. No longer our problem.
-
Refs screwed Florida. Listening to these league friendly announcers makes it all seem rigged for Tampa. It's such an obvious cheat on the cap. There is absolutely no way Kucherov JUST came off injury. Guy is in peak form. He must have been ready a month ago or more. Total cheat.
Tampa for me is officially the Patriots of the NHL. ANYBODY but Tampa that's my choice for the cup.
and Montour looked decent. wtf?
-
1
-
-
4 hours ago, Thorny said:
I'd argue it's occam's razor here. It's not surprising to me that a GM, if allowed the ability of a longer rebuild, takes it. Have said this time and time again. I don't think it's unlikely at all Pegula gave the ok, if the plan promised to cut spending. And I mean so far it has, organizationally.
Everyone here hates Kim and Terry (and I'm not fond of them either) but to step back it's also possible they see things differently. Maybe, just maybe, they have felt that they have pampered and catered to Eichel and his whims for years and maybe when he made rumblings this past summer of being unhappy they said to themselves "Alright, I've had enough of this guy. He's unhappy? I'm paying him millions and he's won me nothing. Screw this guy. Enough with the demands. tear the whole f'n thing down and start again. Do something different this time Kevin. I'm sick of this crap."
Just saying, it's possible.
-
1
-
-
5 hours ago, LGR4GM said:
You think Quinn floats?
I'm just not sure about his character. Not sure means just that, not sure. I'm not going to decide about him until I see him play NHL games.
Remember, (and I don't want to argue about it here) I consider Reinhart a floater often too.
-
5 hours ago, Curt said:
Just curious, why does Karmanos=rebuild in your mind?
Wasn't that why he was fired in Pittsburgh for advocating rebuild time over one last run with Malkin and Crosby? I might have that wrong, but I thought that was the crux of it and I thus thought he was probably transferring the same type of rebuild plan to his hiring here. So trade Eichel/Reinhart instead of Crosby/Malkin but otherwise the same basic plan. maybe I have it wrong.
-
Man, how'd Minnesota get so good? One of those things with this covid hockey I haven't seen a single game of their's this year. Fast, energetic, full of grit, that's a much better hockey team than they were and gives me hope about how you can turn things in the right direction quickly. No wonder they ditched Staal. And to think some people here were proclaiming that trade a steal for us before the season started lol. That's a good hockey team and we never should have traded Foligno.
Good to see our cast off Carrier still getting solid minutes with Vegas. Another fine decision from our past management.
Every game in OT so far. I guess that comes from teams knowing each other so well this season. Some good hockey so far.
-
1
-
-
I think when Karmanos was hired it signaled a full rebuild. Nothing here makes me think any different.
-
I think Peterka will surprise people. He will develop into the more complete player. I'm still not sold on Quinn. Have to wait and see if he develops any grit or becomes a floater.
-
5 hours ago, French Collection said:
Taylor Hall a non factor. This gives me some satisfaction.
I wouldn't say that. He played well and drew 2 penalties. It does, however, emphasize that this is a team game, and any one individual will not take you to the promised land. It's always going to be about the entire team as a whole. Pay attention Sabres management............
-
2
-
-
34 minutes ago, dudacek said:
I think you and Adams might be on the same page when it comes to what the problem is.
Im not sure if you agree exactly as to where it lies.
I know. I'm excited with the possibility of finally righting this thing. My hope is that Adams will not single out one targeted problem, but rather cut out the entire core to be sure he removes all of the problems. It may turn out that he cuts out a piece that didn't need cutting, maybe just needed separating from another piece, but I'm hoping he will sweep it all, better safe than sorry. No half measures this time.
-
1
-
-
2 hours ago, SwampD said:
Do you really think that because we won a couple of games at the end of a lost year, and kinda looked good doing it, against teams that were already in the playoffs and weren't really trying (I mean, there is trying, and then there is trying), mostly because Sam himself was leading them, that if we trade the only real talent we have and just wait for the young guys and futures get better, that that is the better path to take to finally start winning?
You work for PSE don't you?
You obviously don't read my posts regularly. I was one of the first to say don't be fooled by the late season handful of wins etc.
None of what i believe is based on that. What I believe, is that this core of star players we have had for several years now is an overpaid bunch of fair weather floaters. They are soft, spoiled and whiney and the team has gone to s##t with this group and I don't believe they are the right players to build a new direction around.
The superstar top down model is flawed and the team has to be rebuild bottom up. No stars. Hard work and effort, and then the real stars will emerge.
-
4 hours ago, SwampD said:
So why do you think this plan will work this time?
We lose because of the talent on the team. Not because of the culture of the core.
I disagree entirely on your second sentence but I doubt we will ever agree on it so leave it there.
As for this time, this isn't a tank. There's no stripping away the roster to nothing for a superstar. We will have a plethora of young talent coming in to join the youngsters we already have. It's a totally different scenario.
Trading Eichel Reinhart and Risto is not a tank, it's a cleansing.
-
1
-
-
That was a good hockey game.
Solid solid hitting. Winner of the series will be beat up bad I think. Heavy game. No way could our lot stand up to that.
-
2
-
-
1 hour ago, DarthEbriate said:
Kuraly would be a solid pickup for the Sabres. Gotta convince him that a lateral movement (I mean, if Eichel and Reinhart are both dealt, then he could see time as 2C here) would be worth it going from a great franchise to... well... hockey heaven. If Eichel is here, certainly Mitts or Cozens keeps Kuraly's minutes down to his same current role in Boston behind Bergeron and Krejci.
Bruins moved Kuraly up to the 3rd line because Lazar was doing well on the 4th (argh!) He'd only become available if they do resign Hall and have a cap squeeze. Then he might leave for a few dollars more and some term. They'll lose him same way they lost Acciari and despite wanting him, they won't open the bank vault because they have a number of younger guys who are somewhat similar 3rd/4th line types.
If they dump DeBrusk (who is 4th line now) they probably won't have the same money issues.
-
1
-
-
3 hours ago, SwampD said:
What a terrible article. There is nothing to agree with. All he does is state the current situation, talking out of both sides of his mouth while doing it.
It was bad to move ROR but we should move Eichel?! Whatever.
It's not a terrible article at all. It might not provide "new" information but it does shift the focus to the real problem, and that is not the talent level of this so called core, but rather the culture they have failed to provide.
You want to fix the team you have to cut out ALL the rot and restart with a new attitude. Nothing else will work at this point.
3 hours ago, SwampD said:Here’s a plan. Keep your good players. Get more. Who ***** cares if they are happy.
Won't work.
-
1
-
-
That is actually a pretty good interview and I think his comments are spot on.
It especially made me think about Eichel watching Hall on the Bruins. The Shawshank Redemption bit. That must actually be killing Jack to see Hall succeed there. He'd be wishing it was him and thinking why not me? I want that too. I wouldn't be surprised if that led Jack to talking to his agent and saying "how can I orchestrate my way out of here without looking like the villain" and hence the disconnect presser.
As for Barnaby, he may be an idiot (lots of hockey players are idiots, and often worse, rich idiots) but I won't bad mouth him. He was a passionate Sabre who gave his all for the team and did what he could to stay in the league with limited talent. We could use a few Barnabys on this roster. A little heart and soul, not to mention entertainment.
-
6
-
-
Ya, that's reasonable. Gonna bet it'll take some serious convincing for the Pegula's to take on more dead money though. Don't think they feel the same urgency at this point that we do.
-
3 hours ago, LGR4GM said:
It's not chagrin, you're talking about removing 1 of 2 20+ plus goal scorers on the team.
Or, he was seeing a bunch of Sabres things and just wanted some time away from it all to decompress.
You really have to stop watching with a video game mindset where all you think about is numbers and statistics.
It's also a game of passion and character. This is where we always disagree. So you can quote me stats and number of goals and zone time and possession and all the numbers you want forever, but the team will never win without building a new culture and that has to start with removing all the losers.
Pretty much agree with this:
-
2
-
1
-
-
2 hours ago, thewookie1 said:
I don't like that Vancouver deal. Miller is a good player but I don't want Loui Erikson anywhere near the young team we will be building. Definition of a lazy hockey player. Unless we could take him for their cap, eat part of it and flip him away to someone else, but otherwise a big no.
-
6 minutes ago, Brawndo said:
If he doesn’t want to sign long term, there is no choice but to move him.
I wouldn’t add Okposo or Skinner onto any potential Eichel or Reinhart Trade as this would decrease the return.
Okposo isn't an issue to me as the contract won't last much longer. I'd give up a little to get rid of that Skinner deal, but I don't think he would leave and I don't think anyone will take that contract on. We're stuck with him.
If he'd go, and they wanted to take on the contract, I'd give him to the Kraken for a bag of chips. Jalapenos.
-
1
-
-
12 minutes ago, Brawndo said:
He’s following them again.
On a different note Friedman on the 31 Thoughts Podcast recorded yesterday said He thinks Reinhart is traded, along with Risto.
I heard this too. Starting to look like my dream is coming true much to many of your chagrins.
Of course everything depends on the return and the FA signing(s).
Now if only there was a Skinner solution.....................
-
Well if he is a leader, it will likely be leading another team.
Maybe we can trade them both (and throw in the tandem bike) to LA.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/sabres-sam-reinhart-wants-to-play-canucks-west-coast
-
Maybe this was already posted somewhere. I'm usually a step behind, but I don't see it so here ya go.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/sabres-sam-reinhart-wants-to-play-canucks-west-coast
2021 NHL Playoffs 1st Round
in The Aud Club
Posted
At the very least you should have to have cap compliance for your game roster. So maybe your taxi squad puts you over but the guys on the ice have to fit in the cap. So if you dress Kucherov suddenly you have to sit out Stamkos or somebody.
No way that team should have been able to add Savard to that line up and then bring in the long term injury guys as well. Ridiculous abuse of the rules and overtly obvious. This is worse than when Chicago cheated with the Hossa contract.