Flashsabre
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It will be a really interesting offseason in Calgary. That was not the way they expected their season to end. Gaudreau, Tkachuk and other need new deals. Markstrom crapped the bed against Edmonton. Will have to see how it all plays out.
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47 minutes ago, Porous Five Hole said:
I’m open to that. Who does he skate with?
McDavid and MacKinnon😁
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29 minutes ago, Porous Five Hole said:
I agree he deserves a shot in the show, but are third line minutes his best use organizationally? Good problem to have for the big club.
Vanek Roy Max was a 3rd line. JJ will be fine if he is on a 3rd line.
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13 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:
I think Flash makes me look like an optimist. I understand Flash's frustration. I've been waiting for the Sabres to win the Cup literally since day 1. I was at the "bat" game, I was at the 1st 2 Soviet games. I remember Perreault breaking his leg and I remember Hull with his skate in the crease. I remember Schultz and Korab fighting it out at center ice.
I get it. However for the first time in a very long time, I think this team is ready to be very good. I wrote last offseason that with some goaltending and a few D this team was ready to turn the corner. KA didn't get me what I wanted, but kids turned the corner any way. Now the same prescription will get these kids into the playoff race. I honestly don't think KA has a choice. Get the right pieces and this team has the opportunity to do something similar to the Briere/Drury team coming out of the lockout.
My problem is people don’t want to make any moves to improve.
This idea of just wait because this group is guaranteed to be really good is fallacy. There is no guarantee this group will magically turn a corner.
I’m not advocating making stupid moves and giving up top end young talent. But if you can add difference makers that elevates the team then you look at it. This “he only has 2 or 3 years of control” is BS. If the player is good enough then sign him to an extension or deal him for a haul before he leaves.
Put your young players in the best position to be successful by surrounding them with top end talent that fits into the culture.
You can’t have 25-30 young players. You will go nowhere with that.
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35 minutes ago, woods-racer said:
So an inevitable Liger/buffnill meltdown coming from opposite ends of the spectrum?
Blasphemy.
This isn’t a year for anyone to have a meltdown. There are a bunch of players all in the same general area. No one really stands out.
Its going to be fascinating to see how the top 10 plays out. The Sabres will have some interesting options at #9 and there will be a couple players available that some probably didn’t think would be there.
A couple years ago I got caught up in the Rossi tunnel vision and couldn’t believe when they took Quinn. I learned a lesson. I trust this staff will pick a good player at #9, someone who fits the culture and is talented,
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3 hours ago, Crusader1969 said:
Only to see him potentially walk in 2 years ? Seems like terrible management to me
Now this is the correct answer
There’s a 3 year old I hear might be a phenom. We should just wait 15 more years and make a run for him. Could possibly have a chance to be good in 2037 but that might be rushing it too.
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https://thehockeywriters.com/2022-nhl-draft-guide/
A good site for those that want to dive in to the draft.
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23 minutes ago, Crusader1969 said:
2 years left on his deal. Why not be patient, see how the team develops this year.
if the leafs flame out again next season and they know they can’t keep Nylander, maybe then you pull the trigger ….. or just wait 2 years and pay him and give up nothing.Or we can actually get better now. 11 years of waiting is more then enough waiting.
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Canada with the massive comeback to stun the Swedes. Down 3-0 in the 3rd, wins it in OT.
Cozens was very good but needs to work on that shot to snipe more.
Asplund and Dahlin were named players of the tournament for Sweden.
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Here is my controversial offseason take.
IF the Leafs need to move Nylander for cap I would take a run at him.
I would have him play centre with Asplund and VO as a 2nd line.
He is coming into his own and will not be a centre in Toronto. Point per game player last year and the Leafs best playoff player the past 2 seasons.
I would offer to take Mrazek as part of the deal and put him in Rochester. They want cap space and a young dman that can play. I’m not giving up Quinn, JJ, Krebs etc.
I would offer #16 and Joker for Nylander and Mrazek. Would throw in Portillo as a sweetener if needed. I then sign a couple UFA RHD that are defensively responsible and can add some grit.
Willy is not his brother and has a good rep as a teammate. I think he would fit in well in the room and would breakout even more as a centre here.
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Good run and great development for the kids. They played hard for what they had as a lineup.
Quinn was snake bitten. He had chances but couldn’t bury. He will learn from it.
JJ and Krebs were fantastic throughout the playoffs.
Too bad Muel and UPL couldn’t play any games. R2 made a case for himself but I don’t know where he would fit on the Sabres.
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Hopefully UPL can go Wednesday. Switch it up. I can’t watch Dell anymore.
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15 minutes ago, K-9 said:
It’s 1-0. Relax.
This game is over. Game 3 is over and the Sabres have been eliminated from next year’s playoffs. Try to keep up.😜😀
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Dell makes Every Single Shot look like it is going to go in. My God.
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6 minutes ago, Wyldnwoody44 said:
Pleasant people and some fun jabs already, got a solid gin mixed drink for only 8 bucks, very good food/alcohol selection here. You can tell they love their hockey in quebec, even at the AHL level.
Pounding drinks at the arena an hour early, SOLID!! Let’s Go Amerks!
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I have never seen a goalie get beat as many times off of face offs as Dell. I don’t know if he loses his angles or what but every time there is a defensive face off I cringe.
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It looks like Quinn is slowly coming out of his funk. He is getting more chances and hopefully buries one to get him going.
It is great to see Krebs, JJ, Quinn etc getting this experience as well as Cozens coming on at the Worlds.
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5 minutes ago, French Collection said:
Mitts, 16OA and Johnson was an idea.
Portillo’s name thrown around as a sweetener later because they didn’t think that was enough.
I have to admit that I do love watching Cozens and Dubois playing together at the Worlds. That would be a long term playoff line.
If you knew what Dubois would want on a long term deal then I would definitely consider it.
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9-6 with Chris Cuthbert doing the play by play. They took a time machine back to the 1980s and I loved it!😀
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19 minutes ago, steveoath said:
Just listened to expected buffalo podcast. Interesting conversation on trying to bring Pierre-Luc Dubois to buffalo.
What did they offer up in the trade?
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Calgary are making up for all the goals they couldn’t against Dallas.
This could be a 10-8 1980s special
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1 minute ago, Claude Balls said:
I figured the game would be tight and they would try to out- physical each other. All the talking heads were saying what a bloodbath this series was going to be. I thought so too, and it still might.
Never mind, its starting, lol
I called them and told them you weren’t impressed. They said to hold their beers.😁
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22-23 opening day line up
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You are so stuck on this 2 years and then he walks. You don’t know that.
It doesn’t even need to be Nylander. They have to spend $20 million to get to the floor. Sign a goalie, sign a dman and trade for an impact forward. Quite easy and improves the team drastically.