shrader Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 First time I've heard Boston and Detroit's ability to get value in the middle rounds described as a huge luck component. ######, they should just make you GM and head to Vegas. :) Boston hits in the second round one year and all of a sudden they consistently get value out of the middle rounds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sicknfla Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 I keep thinking back to GMTM's original comment about manipulating the draft. As much as Nolan may be trying to get as much as he can out of these guys I can't help but think GMTM will ultimately make this happen. Right now on paper we look better than last year. Once we send some guys back to jrs and AHL we will then still have a better team than last year. It is when injuries start happening and he starts hitting the waiver wire that things will work out. They have gone this far. Can't see him letting it happen. Nolan better be on board with that or he shouldn't have taken the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 (edited) How do people know we don't already have front-line players? How long has it taken Anze Kopitar to get recognized for being the stud he is? Or Duncan Keith? Didn't they look a lot like Girgensons and Ristolainen when they were 19? Six years into their careers, they were still calling Henrik and Daniel the Sedin sisters. Edited September 26, 2014 by dudacek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Yes a generational/superstar talent does not guarantee a Cup(s), but they would make for a great time at FNC win or lose for a decade or more, and would at the very least make the team competitive...if a decent job is done with the supporting cast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Six years into their careers, they were still calling Henrik and Daniel the Sedin sisters. Wait!? They're not sisters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Yes a generational/superstar talent does not guarantee a Cup(s), but they would make for a great time at FNC win or lose for a decade or more, and would at the very least make the team competitive...if a decent job is done with the supporting cast. See Ovechkin, Alexander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
respk Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 I'm getting there, too. I get the feeling this is going to be a team that lands the 8th pick... Would be kind of a shame if that happens on the backs of guys like Stewart/Stafford who may not be here long. I don't think Murray is foolish enough to not finish last. If it looks like there is any chance they don't finish last, Stewart, stafford, myers, ennis, etc get traded. And anyone that can be sent down with out clearing waivers gets sent to the AHL. To do anything other than finish last at this point would just be big time foolish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 I don't think Murray is foolish enough to not finish last. If it looks like there is any chance they don't finish last, Stewart, stafford, myers, ennis, etc get traded. And anyone that can be sent down with out clearing waivers gets sent to the AHL. To do anything other than finish last at this point would just be big time foolish. I wouldn't go that far (Myers/Ennis), but I definitely see him selling off any non-future assets. Myers and Ennis COULD be dealt, but I think that'd be better done at a time where you're buying other young studs who fit where the team is going (next offseason). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 What people fail to realize is that we really need a super stud in this upcoming draft. The problem I see right now moving forward is goal scorers.. Right now they really don't have any snipers in the system. I think Armia and Hodgson make excellent snipers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 I think Armia and Hodgson make excellent snipers. Armia, maybe. Hodgson is not a sniper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabresBillsFan Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 Armia, maybe. Hodgson is not a sniper. I don't even know if you can consider Armia a sniper either he hasn't proven anything in North America. You would have thought he would have dominated the Taveres city tourney but didn't and doesn't appear like he's going to be making this team out of training camp. Hodgson is a good offensive player but he just sucks defensively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sicknfla Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 Grigs - skating, Armia - everything, Zadarov - weight gain and looking slow, Samson - noneffective. This is getting a little depressing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 Grigs - skating, Armia - everything, Zadarov - weight gain and looking slow, Samson - noneffective. This is getting a little depressing. Enroth - dude is Hasek at a younger age, Ennis - Ziggy Palffy-esque, Ristolainen - Ray Bourque ring a bell?, Chris Stewart - Brendan Shanahan eat your heart out. This is getting a little exciting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvelo Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 For the first time ever, I will not get the NHL package to start off the year. I will wait. I am wary since the horrible entertainment from last year as well as RJ's absence. I have followed this team since day 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader1969 Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 Enroth - dude is Hasek at a younger age, Ennis - Ziggy Palffy-esque, Ristolainen - Ray Bourque ring a bell?, Chris Stewart - Brendan Shanahan eat your heart out. This is getting a little exciting. sorry but are you comparing Enroth to one of the greatest goalies in NHL history? Anyways I found my starting goalie for the Sabres last night - wecome Neuvirth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 Grigs - skating, Armia - everything, Zadarov - weight gain and looking slow, Samson - noneffective. This is getting a little depressing. If you think Reinhart was "ineffective" you didn't watch the game. If you thought Zadorov looked slow you didn't watch the game. If you think Grigorenko's skating hasn't improved, you haven't watched a game. If you think Armia's everything is broke, you're not even trying to watch a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 sorry but are you comparing Enroth to one of the greatest goalies in NHL history? Anyways I found my starting goalie for the Sabres last night - wecome Neuvirth! This forum really needs an explicit sarcasm emoticon. Consider my post in the context of the epic overreaction I quoted ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sicknfla Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 (edited) If you think Reinhart was "ineffective" you didn't watch the game. If you thought Zadorov looked slow you didn't watch the game. If you think Grigorenko's skating hasn't improved, you haven't watched a game. If you think Armia's everything is broke, you're not even trying to watch a game. I was simply classifying them by what the majority on here have been describing. Very little positive coming from our so called future. If you haven't noticed you haven't been reading. Edited September 27, 2014 by sicknfla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny DangerFace Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 I was simply classifying them by what the majority on here have been describing. Very little positive coming from our so called future. If you haven't noticed you haven't been reading. Very little promising....can't tell if serious? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 sorry but are you comparing Enroth to one of the greatest goalies in NHL history? Anyways I found my starting goalie for the Sabres last night - wecome Neuvirth! New tankcommander ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluca67 Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 I was simply classifying them by what the majority on here have been describing. Very little positive coming from our so called future. If you haven't noticed you haven't been reading. Let's keep everything in perspective. This is the beginning of the preseason with a young roster that is going to have to work on a lot of things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom webster Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 First time I've heard Boston and Detroit's ability to get value in the middle rounds described as a huge luck component. ######, they should just make you GM and head to Vegas. :) If it is seriously the first time you heard it described as luck then you need to read a little more. Take a look at some of the guys Detroit has drafted ahead of the guys that they hit on and tell me there isn't a little luck involved. Datsyuk, Zetterberg, they are no different then Tom Brady. If the team knew how they were going to pan out they wouldn't have let 30 teams have more then 5 chances at them before picking them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 Let's keep everything in perspective. This is the beginning of the preseason with a young roster that is going to have to work on a lot of things. Who stole Deluca's username? This post is way too reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny DangerFace Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 Who stole Deluca's username? This post is way too reasonable. Well someone is complaining about our pipeline 3 games into....the preseason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 Who stole Deluca's username? This post is way too reasonable. hah, i wanted to ask who stole his soul couple of days ago, he almost seems like optimistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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