Huckleberry Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Bud light :( I should send him some real beer. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Eichel's putting the team back together. He's on a mission from god. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chileanseabass Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 I can't wait until someone tries to compare him to Ryan Leaf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samson's Flow Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 I can't wait until someone tries to compare him to Ryan Leaf. In the GTA, he would be Ryan Leafs. :doh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubkev Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Bud light :( I should send him some real beer. :P Damn rich kids and their Bud Light! He will never fit in in Buffalo drinking these premium beers in college. He will never be able to relate to the struggle of college students who have to drink Natty, and Beast Ice or who can only afford 30 'Stones! If he's this pompous already it can only get worse. ... On Second thought, it's all good. Party on Jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 How seriously do teams look at stuff like this? We can laugh it off, but they have to consider it. A few beers is one thing. What if a player has a real problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 How seriously do teams look at stuff like this? We can laugh it off, but they have to consider it. A few beers is one thing. What if a player has a real problem? Teams deal with stuff like this all the time. Pro Athlete and substance abuse are pretty much synonymous, especially when you consider the abuse these guys put themselves through. That said, I doubt that "likes to party" is on pretty much any team's list of red flags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Teams deal with stuff like this all the time. Pro Athlete and substance abuse are pretty much synonymous, especially when you consider the abuse these guys put themselves through. That said, I doubt that "likes to party" is on pretty much any team's list of red flags. Given how good he and McDavid could be, and the extraordinary importance of these guys to the future of their franchises, I think the calculus of the decision has to be a little more involved than usual. Let's say Player A not only parties a lot but doesn't eat well, doesn't like to work out, doesn't always get to practice on time. He's still a typical young guy. But you're still worried about the kind of pro he's going to be. You're drafting the player and the person. You look at both. No one should want Johnny Manziel on skates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Given how good he and McDavid could be, and the extraordinary importance of these guys to the future of their franchises, I think the calculus of the decision has to be a little more involved than usual. Let's say Player A not only parties a lot but doesn't eat well, doesn't like to work out, doesn't always get to practice on time. He's still a typical young guy. But you're still worried about the kind of pro he's going to be. You're drafting the player and the person. You look at both. No one should want Johnny Manziel on skates. Nobody should want Manziel on skates because he can't play, not because of the partying. Pretty sure Chicago was okay with Kane's public intoxication when he was helping them win Cups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Given how good he and McDavid could be, and the extraordinary importance of these guys to the future of their franchises, I think the calculus of the decision has to be a little more involved than usual. Let's say Player A not only parties a lot but doesn't eat well, doesn't like to work out, doesn't always get to practice on time. He's still a typical young guy. But you're still worried about the kind of pro he's going to be. You're drafting the player and the person. You look at both. No one should want Johnny Manziel on skates. If Jack Eichel doesn't like to eat well or work out he's not going to be playing D1 Hockey at BU. He'll be playing D3 at Geneseo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Yeah, I heard Eichel can bench like 450 or something. He's fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 (edited) PA's point is taken. Howevah. There's something about Eichel's off script knuckle headedness that I prefer to McDavid's carefully crafted Orr Group PR. Edited February 27, 2015 by That Aud Smell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunomatic Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 I want McDavid but damn would Eickel be fine on our team, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksndmonster Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 PA's point is taken. Howevah. There's something about Eichel's off script knuckle headedness that I prefer to McDavid's carefully crafted Orr Group PR. Has there been something else other than that snapchat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 McEichel plus winning = the New AUD. Put whatever letters they want on the outside, we've only had 2 buildings the Old Aud and the current building. Win, create generational memories and it will be the New Aud to me, not sure if what I'm trying to imply is making sense , but when someone starts a sentence with ...The Old Aud....there is an almost instant generation team connect... FNA: FIrst Niagara Auditorium THE F'N AUD, baby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Absolutely Yes! People can question Kane's maturity and he may just be an a-hole, you can't question his desire and passion for the game. After years of watching this team roll out fragile players, I want a player like Kane, who has great talent and knows it, to instill some swagger into the young kids coming in. As Alice Cooper sang, "No more mister nice guy!" I want a team that fans from other teams complain about like we here complain about the Bruins. Not Billion Dollar Babies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Balls Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Another chance tonight to see Eichel in action. UMASS-Lowell vs. BU for the hockey east championship at 7 pm on NBCSN. Jack had two goals last night, albeit one an EN, in the win over NH. Of course I didn't see the third period last night when he scored, but what I did see of him in the first two periods, he actually looked pretty pedestrian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotentPowerPlay22 Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Will Eichel be an immediate contributor? It will depend on with whom he plays. Since we don't know the team yet, it is a moot question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabresith Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Another chance tonight to see Eichel in action. UMASS-Lowell vs. BU for the hockey east championship at 7 pm on NBCSN. Jack had two goals last night, albeit one an EN, in the win over NH. Of course I didn't see the third period last night when he scored, but what I did see of him in the first two periods, he actually looked pretty pedestrian. Hmm I had the exact opposite thought after two periods. I thought he played with great speed, had some nice passes, and had a couple of slick moves that resulted in scoring chances. Was thinking Hudson, Kane, and Jack would make a dominate line for years to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Fun question: if the Sabres were to end up in 29th behind Arizona, what would you think of the following pre-lottery trade? What would Arizona think? What would have to be added to make it possible (if at all)? Trade: If Arizona wins the lottery, then the teams keep their own picks. Otherwise, they swap picks. Net result, Arizona's chance at McDavid goes from 20% to 33.5% (basically, from 1 in 5 to 1 in 3), since they get it if either they or the Sabres win the lottery, but they otherwise get the third pick. The Sabres get Eichel. I might have seen it working with last year's odds (Arizona chance at McDavid would have gone from 25% to 43.8%), but probably not with this year's odds. Even then, it would have taken a GM with a lot of balls to take that chance. Still, fun to think about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristian Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Big name rookies that have been labeled as elite have, and normally, produce better seasons in their rookie year than any player has in their career on the Sabre's roster, other than Kane So I guess we're about to find out whether that problem lies with the Sabres rosters, or just the Sabres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrassValleyGreg Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 (edited) Will Eichel be an immediate contributor? It will depend on with whom he plays. Since we don't know the team yet, it is a moot question. Disagree. He can be an immediate contributor on his own. Edited March 21, 2015 by GrassValleyGreg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Disagree. He can be an immediate contributor on his own. If he is an offensive generator. To this point Jack Eichel appears to be an offensive generator as oppose to an offensive passenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Balls Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 (edited) Hmm I had the exact opposite thought after two periods. I thought he played with great speed, had some nice passes, and had a couple of slick moves that resulted in scoring chances. Was thinking Hudson, Kane, and Jack would make a dominate line for years to come. I definitely agree about the skating, he was by far the best skater out there. But I did see him make some bad turnovers, almost like he's playing too fast for his teammates, which could be very possible. I'm sure he would look even better with more skilled players around him. Edited March 21, 2015 by Claude Balls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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