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The whole size/strength thing is overrated IMO. Every prospect interviewed at dev camp spoke of getting bigger and stronger over the summer, when they should focus mostly on endurance and speed of movement. Strength will come naturally as they age. Getting too big too fast only slows you down and you lose some muscle memory and coordination in the process.

Name one top 15 goalie in the league who struggles as bad as Lehner on breakaways. Stopping breakaways is part of the game, it's not just shootout situations. He's the worst I've ever seen at stopping them, he needs to show improvement in that area or pay somebody else who is better at stopping them.

there it is

RFA

Girgensons

Good deal I guess. Wonder what he woulda got in arbitration.... probably less?

This is true.

The red flag here is the "routine bump" in practice that set of this entire series of events. He had concussion symptoms and couldn't sleep, started dropping weight, etc... just because of a routine bump in practice. That's not good news. Ultimately his conditioned worsened due to a negative reaction to the medication, but he fact that he needed the medication in the first place is a bad sign and bad for his future IMO.

A routine bump in practice? Oh boy.

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Ha, no that's not me. I tend to agree with his assessment. Too many questions marks to forecast them as a playoff team. If it all comes together, it's possible.

OT Cup win a couple weeks ago...

I'm more worried about Lehner. Just because he thinks he's better than he is. Beaulieu doesn't concern me.

They must really like playing/living in Nashville.

Not great. They'll likely struggle out of the gate, maybe allow fewer shots but higher quality scoring chances.

only 4 days until Lehner's hearing... tick tock

Just 2 years ago the future was supposed guys like Lemieux, Armia, Zadorov, Compher, Petersen, etc... It's pointless to try and forecast a lineup more than one year in advance.

It's a finally fun to be a Sabres fan again. We couldn't even have this discussion not two seasons ago because the cupboard was empty.

Rodney peete mark sanchez

what site? PPR?

nice now if I could just find QB +/- rankings I'll be all set.

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This is brutal

I think Nylander and Pu are ultimately part of some trade.