X. Benedict Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Good call on Adam. He could end up being trade bait now. Not soon, he has to play to add value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Anybody think the plan is to have Girgensons at wing (assuming Ennis and Hodgson pan out at center)? Obviously I'm no coach, but I like the idea of Ennis in space and Girgensons on the boards banging bodies. Just my thoughts on it long term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWell Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 the DR. is in business!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 I was wondering this myself. The national language of Latvia is Latvian, but I don't think that is the conversational language that most people there use (anyone know?)... so I assume he knows Russian (?)... If so that'd be great. Yes, he knows Russian. It's like Canadians and English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 That issue of moving centers to the wing sure is a fun one to think about. That's exactly the position this team needs to be in. Instead of having a Jochen Hecht as your fill in center, have an actual center in that role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 That issue of moving centers to the wing sure is a fun one to think about. That's exactly the position this team needs to be in. Instead of having a Jochen Hecht as your fill in center, have an actual center in that role. Yeah, it's been a long while since they were sliding excess centers to the wing. Having too many centers is an even nicer problem to have than having too many D. It would be nice to see some of these kids pan out so they have that problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Yeah, it's been a long while since they were sliding excess centers to the wing. Having too many centers is an even nicer problem to have than having too many D. It would be nice to see some of these kids pan out so they have that problem. I would rather too many D than too many C but I get your point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Crotch Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Yes, he knows Russian. It's like Canadians and English. The two languages are not that close to one another, actually. And, Latvians are anti-Russian for obvious reasons. But many of them know Russian, yet it is never spoken in public in Latvia (unless you are Russian)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 The two languages are not that close to one another, actually. And, Latvians are anti-Russian for obvious reasons. But many of them know Russian, yet it is never spoken in public in Latvia (unless you are Russian)... It was a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Yeah, it's been a long while since they were sliding excess centers to the wing. Having too many centers is an even nicer problem to have than having too many D. It would be nice to see some of these kids pan out so they have that problem. Personally, I want too much of everything, but I'll take what I can get. That said, we still need to add at least one, or two if we move Roy. Get to the point where they have to shuffle guys around like that right now. And by the way, I'm assuming Grigorenko makes the jump this year when I say this. And it should be interesting to see if Girgensons does wind up going to Vermont. I'll actually have to check them out. It depresses me a bit though as Vermont has to be the most boring program out here. I absolutely hate their style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Personally, I want too much of everything, but I'll take what I can get. That said, we still need to add at least one, or two if we move Roy. Get to the point where they have to shuffle guys around like that right now. And by the way, I'm assuming Grigorenko makes the jump this year when I say this. And it should be interesting to see if Girgensons does wind up going to Vermont. I'll actually have to check them out. It depresses me a bit though as Vermont has to be the most boring program out here. I absolutely hate their style. They're always stoned, listening to Phish, and eating ice cream. That's no way to play hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 They're always stoned, listening to Phish, and eating ice cream. That's no way to play hockey. Clearly that never rubbed off on Tim Thomas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 They're always stoned, listening to Phish, and eating ice cream. That's no way to play hockey. Lava lamps in the locker room, incense, hackey sacks for warm-ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Lava lamps in the locker room, incense, hackey sacks for warm-ups. :lol: Big @$$ bags of doritos and cheetos in the dressing room between periods for the munchiesre-energizing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChimp Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 I was wondering this myself. The national language of Latvia is Latvian, but I don't think that is the conversational language that most people there use (anyone know?)... so I assume he knows Russian (?)... If so that'd be great. I'll ask my GF when she's home from work. But I think Latvian is prettty distinct from Russian, and they speak Latvian exclusively in their country. Riga is a pretty big city, though, lots of people from all over the place there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Clearly that never rubbed off on Tim Thomas. There's always one going against the grain. I don't want to get into the "rubbing off" part of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChimp Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 They're always stoned, listening to Phish, and eating ice cream. That's no way to play hockey. LMAO :w00t: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 So, Gaustad and a second for Girgensons. Not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted June 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 So, Gaustad and a second for Girgensons. Not bad. and that second was only moving two spots I believe. Still need some current roster changes but a good night for the future Sabres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullwinkle III Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Yeah, Lukey is gonna find center a tough spot to crack. He's looking more and more like a LW every day. He's looking more and more like trade bait every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 So, Gaustad and a second for Girgensons. Not bad. and that second was only moving two spots I believe. Still need some current roster changes but a good night for the future Sabres. Indeed. If you want to trace it further back, it was Gaustad and Butler for Regehr, Kotalik's contract, and Girgensons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullwinkle III Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 And Sulzer for Gragnani wasn't such a bad deal either. Now who's knocking Darcy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 He's looking more and more like trade bait every day. Not until he gets his head out of his bippy. You don't sell AFTER you've watched the market go down for a month or 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullwinkle III Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Not until he gets his head out of his bippy. You don't sell AFTER you've watched the market go down for a month or 2. Thing is, it will be difficult for him to bring his game up to the standards required to compare him to NHL competition. Looks to me like he'll play in the preseason and in Rochester after that. That's my opinion, hopefully I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 http://www.ushl.com/news.php?news_id=557 Really good article about Girgensons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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