Doohickie Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 (edited) Stafford had actually been considered one of the best deadline steals/moves made this year, he was picked up for nothing and been pretty good for Boston I think Drew is a decent "piece" player- someone who can fill in creditably. He's not a star or a leader, but he's got a decent skill set. His problem in Buffalo was timing: He came up right behind the group that we now refer to as The Rotten Core and suffered from lack of quality leadership in his early NHL years. He showed he could play in 2011-12 when he scored 31 goals, but as the team descended into the abyss of the Tank he went right down with it. A pretty dependable .5 point-per-game guy which puts him ahead of a lot of Sabres forwards. If you put any other name on that jersey, he'd probably be a player most of the people on this board wouldn't mind having on the team. But his statistical descent in his later days with the team so clearly paced the Tank, he'll forever be remembered here on SS as one of the last pieces of The Rotten Core to be purged. Edited March 13, 2017 by Doohickie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 I think Drew is a decent "piece" player- someone who can fill in creditably. He's not a star or a leader, but he's got a decent skill set. His problem in Buffalo was timing: He came up right behind the group that we now refer to as The Rotten Core and suffered from lack of quality leadership in his early NHL years. He showed he could play in 2011-12 when he scored 31 goals, but as the team descended into the abyss of the Tank he went right down with it. A pretty dependable .5 point-per-game guy which puts him ahead of a lot of Sabres forwards. If you put any other name on that jersey, he'd probably be a player most of the people on this board wouldn't mind having on the team. But his statistical descent in his later days with the team so clearly paced the Tank, he'll forever be remembered here on SS as one of the last pieces of The Rotten Core to be purged. And Winnipeg and Boston thought so much of him that the consideration for the trade was a *conditional* sixth-round pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 Makes you wonder what the forwards on the Sabres roster are worth, based on statistical comparisons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 Makes you wonder what the forwards on the Sabres roster are worth, based on statistical comparisons. Does the league keep a stat on short arming passes along the wall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 Does the league keep a stat on short arming passes along the wall? He's a half-point-per-game player. Not too many current Sabres can claim that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 He's a half-point-per-game player. Not too many current Sabres can claim that. He's also horse . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 He's a half-point-per-game player. Not too many current Sabres can claim that. Not denying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustache of God Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 "I would rather have Drew Stafford on the Sabres than ____________" My answer would be almost anyone in our bottom 6 not named Gionta and maybe Girgensons (or at least on the games he shows up). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJFIVEOH Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 "I would rather have Drew Stafford on the Sabres than ____________" My answer would be almost anyone in our bottom 6 not named Gionta and maybe Girgensons (or at least on the games he shows up). No way I'm taking Stafford over Larsson, Foligno, Gionta and I'd even go as far as to include Moulson............. cap hit not taken into account............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 "I would rather have Drew Stafford on the Sabres than ____________" My answer would be almost anyone in our bottom 6 not named Gionta and maybe Girgensons (or at least on the games he shows up). That might be a good thread idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustache of God Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 No way I'm taking Stafford over Larsson, Foligno, Gionta and I'd even go as far as to include Moulson............. cap hit not taken into account............. Oooh, I'd forgotten about Grumpy Larry, I'll put him on my keepsies list as well but not Foligno and definitely not Moulson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 That might be a good thread idea. No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 Oh come on. It'll be fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 Oh come on. It'll be fun! No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 There will be cupcakes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 (edited) "I would rather have Drew Stafford on the Sabres than ____________" My answer would be almost anyone in our bottom 6 not named Gionta and maybe Girgensons (or at least on the games he shows up). No. Just ###### no. Don't make me resurrect the thread. Edited March 13, 2017 by Eleven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksndmonster Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 No, I say!! A 1,000 times NO!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 Sabres interested in St Lawrence D Man per Bob McKenzie. He is expected to make his decision in the next 24-48 Hours St. Lawrence graduating senior defenceman Gavin Bayreuther is sorting through his options before signing in the next day or two. Buffalo, Dallas, New Jersey and Colorado are among the teams with high levels of interest in Bayreuther. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 Sabres interested in St Lawrence D Man per Bob McKenzie. He is expected to make his decision in the next 24-48 Hours St. Lawrence graduating senior defenceman Gavin Bayreuther is sorting through his options before signing in the next day or two. Buffalo, Dallas, New Jersey and Colorado are among the teams with high levels of interest in Bayreuther. Psh, should be an easy decision for him. "because Buffalo"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 Sure. We could use another defenceman to finish out the season that we convince ourselves for no good reason might have a shot before he fades into obscurity as an AHL nobody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 Sure. We could use another defenceman to finish out the season that we convince ourselves for no good reason might have a shot before he fades into obscurity as an AHL nobody. As opposed to Josh Gorges, sign me right the up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 He's Ben Lovejoy's cousin. 29 points in 30 games, leftshot. I wouldn't mind it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 No. No. Just ###### no. Don't make me resurrect the thread. No. No, I say!! A 1,000 times NO!! You guys crack me up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 Sabres C Jack Eichel and LW Evander Kane both had a goal and an assist in Saturday's 5-3 win against Columbus. Eichel has 26 points (7 G, 19 A) in the past 19 games and Kane has 22 points (13 G, 9 A) in the past 23 games…Sabres D Rasmus Ristolainen added a couple of assists against Columbus and has 12 points (1 G, 11 A) in the past 14 games http://www.tsn.ca/statistically-speaking-kane-climbs-in-scoring-race-1.695121 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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