Flashsabre
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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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3 minutes ago, Claude Balls said:
Ugly as in physicality, but that quick response by Edmonton changed everything. That's "what I am talking about". This game was billed to be an all out war. That hasn't happened yet.
It’s not going to happen unless Calgary get up by 4 or 5 late.
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5 minutes ago, Claude Balls said:
This Flames game gonna get ugly real quick. Oilers need a wake up call. But so far, this game isn't living up to expectations.
It is 3-1 less then 10 minutes in. What are you talking about?
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7 hours ago, Zamboni said:
Glad he’s ok. Did they catch the scum bag and recover the Range Rover?
No, nothing yet. It is a big ring here. Steal/ carjack high end cars and ship them overseas where they sell for good money.
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45 minutes ago, dudacek said:
Gauthier at 6 and Pronman stating some scouts are liking him in the top 5.
Looks like the dream of getting him at 9 is going to die early.
The thought has always been that playoffs are big boy hockey. Big, skilled players make the difference. NHL front offices believe that.
That is why I think both Gauthier and Geekie will be picked before #9.
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Pronman’s mock draft has the Sabres taking Savoie at #9 and Yurov at #16.
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This is bad. Thank God no one was hurt.
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DeBoer is a jerk. One of the talking heads said MAF wouldn’t go back to Vegas because of DeBoer.
He was canned because someone had to take the fall and it was either Pete or Foley would can McPhee or McCrimmon.
Also, Isles promotes Lane Lambert to Head Coach. Weird that he has been Trotz’s right hand man for 11 years and they boot Trotz and promote him.
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36 minutes ago, sweetlou said:
Nylander replaces Johnny Hockey on top line line with fellow Swede Lindholm.
Ah, so if Gaudreau walks. That could make sense but Mangiapane is a big part for them and Nylander is the anthesis of Daryl Sutter hockey. But if he bought in it might work.
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1 hour ago, sweetlou said:
Nylander to Calgary for Toronto native and RFA Mangiapane. Toronto signs Mangiapane to 5 year $5 million extension.
Why would Calgary do that?
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Alexander Holtz, The Utica winger picked one spot before Quinn, is having a very similar series.
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Rousek has been a nice add. Fantastic wheels and some sniping ability. Looks like Weissbach is done for the playoffs and Rousek has filled that role.
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They took a boom/bust type guy in Rosen last year at #14. Wonder if that will play into #16 this year. If they will play it safe or if they swing for the fences again.
I guess a lot will depend on who they grab at #9. My totally uninformed prediction for #9 is Gauthier or a falling Savoie.
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R2 has to play in the top 6 because he doesn’t play a defensive or checking game to play bottom 6. If he could adapt to a bottom 6 role you could have a PP with VO on one unit and R2 on the other both in that one timer spot.
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If it is 3-3 going into OT against the Amerks just walk away. Every win has been 4-3 in OT.
I felt bad for Quinn on that tying goal. Glad to see the Amerks picked him up. He needs a goal to get him going.
JJ, R2 and Krebs are driving the bus so far these playoffs. So great to see.
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31 minutes ago, mjd1001 said:
Many/most of us root against the Leafs, but I do find it interesting as a fan of Hockey to look at their situation and think about what could be done to make things better.
So much so that when working outside today I was listening to Toronto Sports talk.
-Many fans calling in want major changes. Some of it really extreme, like tearing things down and rebuilding from scratch, but that I assume is just emotion talking.
-Lots of fans calling in asking for more 'toughness'. Tom wilson guys...guys that will play borderline dirty and make other players not want to come over the middle.
-Biggest thing fans (and radio hosts) were advocating was to change coaches. Seems to be an early cry for them to hire Trotz.
-LOTS of complaining about officials, how they are against Toronto. At one point even the hosts said "they didn't lose because of the officials" but then they went on for 10 minutes about how the calls were bad against the leafs and some of those calls may have changed the flow of the game against them and caused them to lose.
At one point, they got onto a topic I mostly agree with. They said you need a good team to win, but if you look at most teams that win the cup or at least go deep in the playoffs, they usually have a D-man or 2 that are franchise D-men or very close to it, and they have franchise Goalies or at least a goalie that has the ability to get really really hot and carry them under pressure. Toronto doesn't have either of those and its not clear how they can get one.
The more i think about it, the fans may be against it, but I think one of the 'big 4' might have to be traded. Tavares is probably not moveable because of his age and contract. Matthews is the one guy you don't want to move for anything. That leaves Marner and Nylander. IF Toronto could trade one of them and get a stud D-man who can control the game from the backend, it might be worth it. No one wants to trade a young D-man like that, But if Toronto floated Marner (preferable) or Nylander, a future #1 pick (although it would likely be a later round pick) and a top Minor league prospect, MAYBE they could get someone to give up a Young D-man.
Toronto is in Win-Now mode. Tavares is showing some slight signs of slowing down due to age, Matthews only has 2 more years left on his deal before he is unrestricted. Maybe you forget about the future and say we have to win in the next 2 years...so you offer up to anyone Nylander, your next 2 first round picks, a 2nd rounder, any prospect they want, and maybe take back a long term injury contract and see what is the Best D-man you can get for that package.
From the Sabres point of view..if Toronto offered you Marner and their next 1st rounder for Dahlin would you do it? It would free up cap room for Toronto to get a goalie also.
Absolutely no to Marner and a 1st for Dahlin.
The Leafs died the day they signed Tavares. They had Matthews, Marner and Nylander all coming up for new contracts and those deals crippled the franchise.
Dubas did a masterful job this season putting a team together with such limited cap space but in the end the result was the same.
0-9 in games to put a series away. That is a mental weakness in your core.
They have like $2 million to sign 8 players.
Nylander has been their best forward the last two playoffs but he will have to go. No one is touching Tavares with a ten foot pole, they are not trading Matthews and Marner is BFFs with Matthews and the Toronto kid.
But moving Nylander won’t be about bringing a top end dman back. It will be about futures to open up some cap space they are desperate for to ice a team. I don’t Know what they do in net. Pray that Kallgren becomes a saviour. They can’t resign Campbell unless he wants $750,000 a year.
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Don’t watch this video. I know you are not going to want to watch this video.😀
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2 hours ago, mjd1001 said:
Toronto is in a tough position.
Once 'cooler' heads prevail, it would seem you would want to run the same core back out there next year, and their cap situation, while not DIRE, dictates you may not have many options because they won't have much flexibility. No major contracts come off the books next year....but if you want to keep Campbell in goal he will require a big pay increase. There really isn't any room to improve the team by spending more money, but the point is you are good enough (and the core is young enough) where you don't need to. The old Billy Beane philosophy of team building....make a team good enough to get to the playoffs and when you do just hope for the best.
The tough part is....you aren't getting any BETTER, and is basically 'the same' good enough? You might be as good as or slightly better than Tampa next year again, but they will be a tough out in the playoffs. And, with 'the same' team I see Toronto has having a tough time getting by what Carolina will be next year, and it would be an upset for them to get by Florida. Then if you do all that, if you make it to the cup finals are you better than a team like Colorado in a 7 game season?
I don't know. Again, logic says it will be very hard to make major changes so go with what you have, but I just look at the Leafs and see too many areas that may not be weaknesses, but at least 'non strengths', that they seem to be built a bit flawed to defeat multiple other top teams in 7 game series.
I'd love to have another year by Campbell in net like he had this year (or someone else to do the same) and I think in a playoff series they need one or 2 D-men who are young, great skaters who can control the game...and I would gladly trade one of their forwards to get that guy on the back end. I just don't see a team that has an 'under 30, all star level D-man' trading them to the leafs for someone like Nylander, and the Leafs have no cap room to sign or offer sheet one to get them over the top.
Leafs will also lose a couple of their low key difference makers in Mikheyev and Engvall and probably have to move Kerfoot.
They have no young goalie to come up so I don’t know what they do. They have something like $2.5 million to sign 8 guys.
One of the most alarming stats I have seen with this Leafs team is:
Record in games where they can close out a series: 0-9 There is a massive mental issue with that group.
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Invaluable experience for JJ and Krebs. Need Quinn to pick it up here. Any word on Muel?
Nice that Davidson is back.
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On 5/12/2022 at 3:56 PM, GASabresIUFAN said:
Your point, sorry, doesn't make any sense. Who cares if it wasn't shrewd pick or not. The GM and his staff still need to pick the right guys. TM failed in that area. Jbot was significantly better then TM and it looks like KA and his staff may be better still. Between Jbot's picks and KA, the team is turning the corner. How much better might we have been and sooner had TM kept all the 2015 picks and taken Rantenan, Draisaitl and Sergachev over Eichel, Reinhart and Nylander?
Dahlin wasn't a generational talent despite the media proclaiming him as such. He arguably isn't the best D in his draft class much less the best player. His career so far is similar to Ekblad's and he isn't the best player in his class either. While I love Power, he probably won't be the best player for his draft class either. There are no sure things in hockey drafting 18 year olds. Injuries, maturity, team environment (we really learned that lesson this past season didn't we) and scouting all play a role in all teams decision even with the first pick. If there were sure things guys like Patrik Stefan don't get drafted before the Sedins and Eric Johnson doesn't go before Toews, Backstrom and Kessel.
Ultimately the GM still have to put guys in the right situation to succeed. Jbot almost destroyed Dahlin (and all the offensively talented players) by hiring RK to be their coach. However that failure got us Power. Therefore in your mind does KA not get credit for taking Power because he was the consensus no .1 pick? Of course not. KA gets credit because he choose him and thought he was the best player for our team. If (when?) Power succeeds we'll have post after post on this board saying how smart KA was for taking him.
Now with the right culture in place and seemingly the right coach and management Dahlin and now Power are in an environment to succeed.
This isn’t the thread for this but if you think Hughes is a better dman then Dahlin then I can’t take any of your takes seriously.
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https://www.tsn.ca/shane-wright-logan-cooley-juraj-slafkovsky-nhl-draft-1.1797803
I don’t know if this was posted or not. It was from draft lottery day. It is Mckenzie’s top 5 (7 really)
1)Wright
2) Slafkovsky
3) Cooley
4) Nemec
5) Kemell
with Jiricek And Savoie next.
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Vaisilesky has been brutal. He looks absolutely lost in net. He is going to have to find his game for Game 7. Leafs have outplayed them this series but it comes down to one game and the Leafs and Game 7s do not get along at all.
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9 hours ago, sweetlou said:
Have seen different topics regarding off season moves and what the team needs to upgrade.
Some say Quinn, Krebs and Peterka will be on the opening day roster. This one I don't agree with. I feel in order for the Sabres to take the next step, Krebs and JJP need to start in AHL. Need a year like how Thompson spent a year developing his game.
There have been many opinions on Olofsson. Do we trade him? Others have said you can't trade him, he scores goals and the Sabres need goal scorers. I would trade him if you are bringing up Krebs, JJP, and Quinn. If you keep him, sign him for one year and then trade next year.
Mitts was set to have a break out year, but injuries...will he be ok as Sabres #2 center?
Asplund is good defensively but doesn't provide enough offense to be a top 6?
Some want Sabres to sign Hinny. Where does he fit in?
So in looking at some of these ideas how do the Sabres improve if they don't make any changes?
Skinner, Thompson, Tuch
Olof, Mitts, Quinn
Krebs, Cozens, JJP
Asplund, Girgs, Okposo
extra- Hinny
Sorry Just don't like this forward line up and feel a trade needs to be made.
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Is Joker a top 4 or should he be part of a solid 3rd pair?
Is Bryson an everyday player or should he be the #7?
Who is KA going to add to be the stay at home, and also add toughness?
What they have now...
Mule, Dahlin
Power, Joker
Bryson, Fitz
definite upgrade needed for 3rd pairing.
goalies- YES UPGRADE HOWEVER YOU CAN
UPL should be the back up to a proven vet for next two years.
So me personally I would like to see a shake up of at least two forwards, two defenseman, and a true #1 goalie
If you have watched the AHL playoffs, Quinn has struggled while Krebs and Peterka have played well. Quinn will need to engage more consistently to make the Sabres next year.
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5’10, 150lbs
He has got those Jagger Firkus measurements.
hopefully he bulks up some.
NHL PLAYOFFS ROUND 2
in The Aud Club
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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