Dr. Who
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1 minute ago, ... said:
So, given the last responses, it's safe to categorize this guy as a more typical D prospect and the real point of this thread is simply to pivot off the title "Johnson watch".
Aside from the cheap opportunity for mirth, there is some interest or mild anxiety because he could walk and become a free agent. Folks don't like the look of yet another college draft pick spurning the team. You'd get a second round comp pick if he did, but that is still a depreciation of a first round choice. I think he has a pretty high floor and would contribute to the d depth. I am not certain he would need a full year at Rochester. Playing out his NCAA career is a reasonable amount of development. He's not a 17 year old kid. Still need to draft the position early and add some veteran D. I think they need to bring in a top 4D in the offseason. Losing out on Johnson hurts the aggregation of talent at a position of need.
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I really wanted William von Barnekow to make it just so I could buy his jersey.
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8 minutes ago, dudacek said:
Looking increasingly likely the Sabres will be picking 13th pre-lottery.
Theoretically, they could still drop to 9th, but 1 win in our last 4 guarantees no lower than 12th and we’d have to lose the other 3 and Ottawa would have to win both of theirs for us to finish 12th.
In the other direction, if we win out and everyone we’re chasing loses, we could pick as low as 19th. But we are 3 points back of Nashville for the 14th slot and 5 or 6 back of the others, so movement in that direction is not likely either.
I was picking 14th in one of those mock draft simulators last night. Grabbed Reinbacher who was ranked 20th in their system. Seems overly optimistic a result, but perhaps not outside the possible.
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This thread is incorrigible. Fella needs to sign so there can be a champagne celebration.
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1 minute ago, Contempt said:
Who would you move instead?
Rosen, VO, draft picks.
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2 minutes ago, Contempt said:
He needs to be traded for a defenseman because he can be more easily replaced by the prospects we have coming up. I'm leaving out any and all vitriol I have for him personally. He is replaceable and needs to be traded for what we do t have in the system.
I don't think he is untradeable, but I would be reluctant to do it. Just because a player falls outside of the untouchable category doesn't mean one must use them as a part to get other parts you don't have. It would be different if the cupboard was otherwise bare and necessity compelled one. That isn't the case here. There are abundant resources for KA to acquire what is deficient in the roster.
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47 minutes ago, Contempt said:
He needs to go.
I'm not going to spend time looking over your past posting history. You've been here long enough to accrue nearly five thousand, so I assume you are sometimes more congenial. The few times I've noticed you I've actually wondered if you have troll DNA. Mittlestadt has become an ideal glue guy. He's a great story, too.
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Just now, Contempt said:
He wasn't the first choice in OT. You explain it.
I don't know what the coach was thinking. I don't infer from his absence in the first ten seconds of OT that the coach has a negative view of Johnson. And I sure as hell don't think it means Johnson is an AHL tweener, but if that's your take, good for you. We'll see how accurate it turns out.
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10 minutes ago, Contempt said:
That his coach didn't see fit to do that should say something. But we will pretend it was an accident.
You seem to take perverse pleasure in telling folks the Sabres have no chance to make the playoffs which is virtually, if not mathematically, true. Here, you appear to enjoy implying that folks ought to conclude from the fact that Johnson wasn't on the ice for the start of OT what? That his coach doesn't have confidence in him? Maybe no one thought it was likely the game would end ten seconds into the extra period. "But we will pretend it was an accident." Snide and nasty. You properly inhabit your screen name.
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11 minutes ago, JustOneParade said:
Good to see Levi perform fairly well in the shootout. Of course it helped immensely that there were no Sabres d-men on the ice.
They need to sign Johnson and bring in two quality veteran D. Hopefully one of them is top 4D.
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7 minutes ago, dudacek said:
LOL. I was responding to your misinterpretation of my post.
Come on man, are you actually telling me that you know what I meant better than I did? 😜
Pretty sure that is limited to the female half of the species.
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3 minutes ago, Pimlach said:
Have you seen those guys fight?
We're going to wear them out taking all their punches.
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Think he's going to stick with 27? Not that I'm planning on buying a sweater tonight . . .
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Just now, Thorny said:
Quinn is going to be our best F pretty soon, sticking with that
Quinn is going to be our best F pretty soon, sticking with that
Echo that.
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1 minute ago, Thorny said:
That’s what I’m asking. If he wins today, is he going to be perceived as the starter for next season until proven otherwise, the calls for Adams to upgrade this summer dismissed?
That would be shortsighted.
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I'm so confused, five minutes ago we were supposed to admit our mistakes and move on.
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3 minutes ago, Spoonman said:
Funny enough, my nephew and his friend were at MTL/CBJ game last weekend. His buddy's cousin is Boone Jenner..... CBJ lost 8-2.
Personally, I was in MTL back 7 yrs ago or so, and went to the Bell Centre to see RUSH 40 (their last concert before Neil passed). My only regret, they were doing construction and the garden of famous MTL players was closed.
RUSH was awesome, as was MTL (the Europe of North America)
It is a really beautiful city.
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8 minutes ago, zow2 said:
I'm good either way. Not sure why the NHL and various teams are in the "identity politics" business anyway? It's a given that every law abiding citizen on the planet is welcome in NHL arenas to root for whoever they want to root for.
Stick to the causes (i.e. cancer pink night, etc..). Why put these NHL players in a position to look like bad guys.
Ivan Provorov sold a lot of jerseys when he sat out in protest. Maybe this is a secret ploy to sell Boosh merchandise.
On a serious note, I prefer sports free of ideological divisiveness, except for the Olympics when nationalism is an intrinsic part of the competition. But that is not a realistic option. The political is swallowing the private whole for the most part and even arguing for the private at all is suspect in some quarters.
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36 minutes ago, Alaska John said:
I'm struggling to understand two things. One, why do they play so badly at home? Two, what the hell happened a couple of weeks ago? The Sabres were actually in a playoff spot on the NHL website for part of a day. They beat Toronto and apparently figured that was all they needed to do.
Are there any theories about either of these?
It's almost like they were only playing to induce Levi to sign and once that was accomplished the coach turned into a pumpkin.
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6 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:
Levi is just waiting to make 100% sure his team isn't in the tourney. On Monday he signs and we can all move on.
I honestly think this is pretty obvious. If I turn out wrong, I apologize in advance, but it seems to me the Sabres are an ideal landing spot for an ambitious, smart young goalie prospect which describes Devon Levi to a T.
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12 hours ago, ... said:
Knoxville is one of the finalists. I have Southern relatives who are all too happy to go into great detail about adopting a college team!
It's been years since I visited, but my cousin used to live in Nashville. It's a fun place with a nice music scene if you're interested in that. I like the neo-classical vibe, though I suppose some might find it somewhat pretentious pastiche.
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The Atlanta Flames were a likeable team. They had a fan base of mostly transplants. The Thrashers were a disaster. There's minimal natural interest in Atlanta for hockey. I can't imagine trying a third time there.
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Just now, Buffalonill said:
Is this Same guy that Had basically all the prospects that we drafted last summer in order before the draft?
Yep, so some plausibility. The story on hockeybuzz is he gets in trouble for passing on information and disappears for long stretches. Then he swoops in with a flash message when he has news and thinks its safe. Guess we'll see.
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So, I don't post much and I don't have any inside information. There is a young fella I've remarked a few times before who posts at Hockeybuzz. I don't really like the vibe of that place (folks here are funnier and nicer and well-informed,) but it's another source for Sabres' talk. Anyway, fella supposedly is close to the Pegulas and seems to me he's been right in the past, but I'm fuzzy about exactly what. In any event, this fella posted the following message about forty minutes ago.
110% expect to be surprised
And you'll all like it .
Cya at the draftDon't know if it means anything and perhaps its utterly bogus. Folks over there are speculating Saros.
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Will the Buffalo Sabres make the playoffs?
in The Aud Club
Posted · Edited by Dr. Who
I expect Dahlin to continue to be the force he has grown into. I think it highly likely Power is going to be an equally dominant D with a different skill set. He is already surprisingly good for his age and he has yet to fully mature physically or in his grasp of the game. I worry about Samuelsson's penchant for injury, but he is a solid top 4D and the Sabres win a lot when he is available. The Sabres are flush with young forward talent. Their new goalie has shown consistent collegiate success at a superlative level, aptitude in a very small professional sample, and rare intensity. I think it's harder to fail than prosper when those are your building blocks. The players that are dropping off or likely to be let go are not difficult to replace. They do need a more responsible defensive system, or even a semblance of one, yes, I agree there. They do wilt in exasperating fashion, but I think it much more probable than not that the young core is going to mature into a very good team. They need to prioritize adding a solid veteran top 4D and a good veteran goalie to pair with Levi. There are other necessary roster additions, but none of them are daunting or even particularly difficult. I'll be disappointed if KA is not active this offseason to address all that. If next year at this time we are not looking at a playoff team with potential, I will join you in singing a dirge, but not today.