Huckleberry Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Apparently Benoit, Mezaros and Weber have earned ice time. Replace those 3 with McCabe, Pysyk and Zadorov... instant upgrade, but we don't want that. Keep the tank rolling in the right direction. yeah but would be lovely to see zadarov atleast bang some bodies around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 (edited) I don't get it. I'm not saying Zadorov has to play in every game, but to not dress him at all when the team is playing as poorly as possible, is more of the same jerking around that they did with Grigorenko over the last 3 years. Either get him in a game(even if he is playing limited minutes) or send him back to junior. As much as I am pro-tank, this team has so little to get excited about in terms of prospects on the big club(Z, Risto, ????), that I can see myself losing complete interest by the new year. Edited October 22, 2014 by LabattBlue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 I don't get it. I'm not saying Zadorov has to play in every game, but to not dress him at all when the team is playing as poorly as possible, is more of the same jerking around that they did with Grigorenko over the last 3 years. Either get him in a game or send him back to junior...even if he is playing limited minutes. As much as I am pro-tank, this team has so little to get excited about in terms of prospects on the big club(Z, Risto, ????), that I can see myself losing complete interest by the new year. The only thing I can think is that the rumors of him being out of shape are true and the Sabres are taking this time to work him before they send him back to Juniors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sicknfla Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 The only thing I can think is that the rumors of him being out of shape are true and the Sabres are taking this time to work him before they send him back to Juniors. If that is the case - and i tend to agree his fat ass must have been really out of shape. Been at least 6-7 weeks since Traverse City. Training camp and now practicing with the team is a slightly different diet than we all go on. You would think he would have his conditioning in order by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunomatic Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 (edited) Play him fer Chrisp sakes. How can he be any worse than what we currently have ? Let him grow and learn in the bigs. I want to see some thundering hits wins be damned. Edited October 22, 2014 by bunomatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 If Zadorov is STILL out of shape then trade him. Because that would be ridiculous. My guess is Nolan is just a dumbass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Am I crazy for thinking that it's probably better for the team and the players if they are not fully in shape until around December? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattPie Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 If Zadorov is STILL out of shape then trade him. Because that would be ridiculous. My guess is Nolan is just a dumbass. Either he was really out of shape or there's some lesson-teaching going on. Without knowing the details I won't speculate, but hopefully Zadorov is learning positive things from the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sicknfla Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 This is by no means an excuse for Zadarov but I imagine at some point before the summer he was probably told he was looking at one more year in junior. If he wasn't told he probably could figure it out when we made our FA moves. Wonder if he lost motivation. Again, no excuse because this makes me more concerned than anything we saw from Grigs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 This is by no means an excuse for Zadarov but I imagine at some point before the summer he was probably told he was looking at one more year in junior. If he wasn't told he probably could figure it out when we made our FA moves. Wonder if he lost motivation. Again, no excuse because this makes me more concerned than anything we saw from Grigs. That's the opposite of an excuse. That would just make him look worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sicknfla Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 That's the opposite of an excuse. That would just make him look worse. Exactly. And that is my concern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kas23 Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 So, has this been resolved yet? Is he staying or going? And to where? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunkard Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 So, has this been resolved yet? Is he staying or going? And to where? Purely speculation on my part but it seems like he's getting the Grigorenko treatment. Sit in the press box and waste away for too long, playing limited minutes with talentless people when is he allowed to play and burn up a year of his rights for no reason while stunting his development. It must be the Buffalo way with Russian players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopefulFuture Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 It says on the main Sabrespace page that he's gone to the CSKA Mosvka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 It says on the main Sabrespace page that he's gone to the CSKA Mosvka That's dated a week ago. Nothing on twitter about it. Sometimes weird rumors show up in that feed. Not sure why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 Did anyone toss this out there? Zadorov is in Buffalo because Murray is planning on dealing another defender (Myers for instance) and they would then need him. If he goes back to London now I am fairly certain they can not recall him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny DangerFace Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 Did anyone toss this out there? Zadorov is in Buffalo because Murray is planning on dealing another defender (Myers for instance) and they would then need him. If he goes back to London now I am fairly certain they can not recall him. I think pysyk and McCabe are higher on the pecking order Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trettioåtta Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 I think pysyk and McCabe are higher on the pecking order And Chad. The Amerks have three NHL-capable D-men, no reason Zad would be up here unless he is being forced to by the KHL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 I think pysyk and McCabe are higher on the pecking order Sure but , strachan, meszaros and benoit are all sucking so hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopefulFuture Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 Sure but , strachan, meszaros and benoit are all sucking so hard. I wonder if Zad's has a coach in the press box with him, everytime one of those 3 touches the puck the coach is telling Zads..."and that is what you don't do"..........like live, in person spectator training as opposed to video.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sicknfla Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 Has anybody heard from GMTM this year? Other than this forum kind of out the loop for the local reporting/interviews. Just seemed like last year from the time he was hired to the draft he was very open and accessible. I don't expect him to come out and tell us everything going on behind the scenes but from here the state of this team is simply and solely if TN thought they worked hard enough or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 From Damien Cox today: "The peculiar situation in which former first round pick Nikita Zadorov finds himself with the Buffalo Sabres could be resolved this week. Or maybe not. Zadorov has played one game this season, Friday against L.A., and the Sabres would like to send him back to the London Knights of the OHL. The 6-foot-6 blueliner, however, would prefer to join Sergei Fedorov’s CSKA Moscow squad where he can play against men and make a good salary, probably around $400,000 per season. Zadorov actually has to sign a transfer agreement to go back to London even though he has a contract with the Knights, so he theoretically controls his fate. His agent, Rollie Hedges, is trying to find a way to make all parties happy, no easy task." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tondas Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 From Damien Cox today: "The peculiar situation in which former first round pick Nikita Zadorov finds himself with the Buffalo Sabres could be resolved this week. Or maybe not. Zadorov has played one game this season, Friday against L.A., and the Sabres would like to send him back to the London Knights of the OHL. The 6-foot-6 blueliner, however, would prefer to join Sergei Fedorov’s CSKA Moscow squad where he can play against men and make a good salary, probably around $400,000 per season. Zadorov actually has to sign a transfer agreement to go back to London even though he has a contract with the Knights, so he theoretically controls his fate. His agent, Rollie Hedges, is trying to find a way to make all parties happy, no easy task." So it's about money. Z's made about 100k with the Sabres thus far, and is eligible for some perfromance bonuses (not sure what they are). Maybe the Sabres are keeping him on the roster so he can earn NHL dollars to offset the KHL money he is forfeiting. There may be some deal with GMTM and Z's agent to keep him up with the big club for so long, let him earn some cash, and then Z will sign his transfer agreement to go back to the OHL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sicknfla Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 Is anything ever easy around here? They need to stick to drafting guys in the first round from now on that are eligible for the AHL the second year. Think that would be huge when factoring in player development. Not as big of deal with 2nd rounders and beyond but they need to end this annual BS with these guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader1969 Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 Is anything ever easy around here? They need to stick to drafting guys in the first round from now on that are eligible for the AHL the second year. Think that would be huge when factoring in player development. Not as big of deal with 2nd rounders and beyond but they need to end this annual BS with these guys. So you are saying not to draft anyone from the #1 talent pool in the world? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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