shrader Posted August 14, 2017 Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 No way he's signing on a weekend, any weekend. Word will leak on a Monday and a press conference follows on Tuesday I'm willing to bet that they already have something worked out. They'll sit on it and wait to announce it until the right time where it generates the right amount of buzz. I'm not sure what the best time would be, maybe right as camp is about to start, but they've got it picked out already. They'll also be ready to push it up if some negative Bills story happens. I'd do it the same exact way if I was in control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallawaySabres Posted August 14, 2017 Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 I'm willing to bet that they already have something worked out. They'll sit on it and wait to announce it until the right time where it generates the right amount of buzz. I'm not sure what the best time would be, maybe right as camp is about to start, but they've got it picked out already. They'll also be ready to push it up if some negative Bills story happens. I'd do it the same exact way if I was in control. How about now while all the good news keeps coming out of Bills Land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted August 14, 2017 Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 Fwiw, Eichel was back in the Boston area last week and over the weekend (or so his Instagram indicated). It may just be a scheduling thing at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Buffalo Posted August 14, 2017 Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 Fire up the air traffic controller monitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pi2000 Posted August 14, 2017 Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 Air Pegula left BUF landing in Boca Raton yesterday afternoon. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N1977H Seems unlikely something is imminent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted August 14, 2017 Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 Fwiw, Eichel was back in the Boston area last week and over the weekend (or so his Instagram indicated). It may just be a scheduling thing at this point. I'm pretty sure I recognize the rink from that shooting video posted earlier. I wish I could verify that to prove that I'm not crazy and imagining things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted August 14, 2017 Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 I'm pretty sure I recognize the rink from that shooting video posted earlier. I wish I could verify that to prove that I'm not crazy and imagining things. Eichel training in that apparently run-down rink was straight out of Rocky. The post I saw most recently was re him playing wiffle ball at Little Fenway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pi2000 Posted August 14, 2017 Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 I'm pretty sure I recognize the rink from that shooting video posted earlier. I wish I could verify that to prove that I'm not crazy and imagining things. Eichel training in that apparently run-down rink was straight out of Rocky. The post I saw most recently was re him playing wiffle ball at Little Fenway. Looks like synthetic ice to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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shrader Posted August 14, 2017 Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 Looks like synthetic ice to me. Which would explain why he's wearing shorts. But the place I was thinking of is a three rink complex. Actually, it's more of a 2.5 or 2.25 rink complex. It has full size sheets on each side and then there's a tiny rink in between. That's what it looked like to me, that tiny rink. I've bumped into summer leagues at that place years ago where the rosters were full of local NHL and NCAA guys, so it's definitely a place I could see him getting in some work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted August 14, 2017 Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 Fwiw, I'm talking about some sort of charity wiffle (whiffle?) ball tournament at a ballpark of some kind. Looks like he was there on Sunday the 13th. As for the rink, it'd surprise me if he were on synthetic ice. Nah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrico Posted August 14, 2017 Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 Hahahhaha yes wildcard!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabresFanInRochester Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 I wonder if the scrutiny of the language regarding bonuses has anything to do with missing last year's $1M bonus by such a narrow margin -- finishing 12th in P/G, instead of in the top 10, with one of the Top 10 only playing in 17 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 Showed up on my youtube feed, well done :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 Very nice - thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 Showed up on my youtube feed, well done :D Best shot in his draft class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrico Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 He's up there with best shot in the league. Top 5 anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 Best shot in his draft class. Easily. If McDavid had Jack's shot.....he'd probably be the best player of all time. Also, amazing video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 (edited) Didn't Jack fare poorly in the shooting drills for the team skills competition? Or at least not nearly as well as expected given his hype? Edited August 15, 2017 by We've Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 Didn't Jack fare poorly in the shooting drills for the team skills competition? Or at least not nearly as well as expected given his hype? I'm not sure. But skills competitions are meaningless so if he did have a poorer shot than Johan Larsson or something as judged by the competition, I'm not putting any stock in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 https://www.nhl.com/news/jack-eichel-buffalo-sabres-ready-for-new-start/c-290672042?tid=277548856 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 (edited) I'm not sure. But skills competitions are meaningless so if he did have a poorer shot than Johan Larsson or something as judged by the competition, I'm not putting any stock in it. All I am saying is, a top 5 shot in the league doesn't end up middle of the pack on his team in a shooting competition. Jack is over-hyped here. He's going to be the best we've had certainly since LaFontaine. But there is some "concept of" in play as well. EDIT- I watched the vids of the skills comp. Jack was only slower than ROR overall. Put him #2 on the team. ROR doesn't finish at the top of these things at the All Star events he's been invited to. Jack is better than my memory allowed, but he's not top 5. Not yet. Edited August 15, 2017 by We've Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3putt Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 https://www.nhl.com/news/jack-eichel-buffalo-sabres-ready-for-new-start/c-290672042?tid=277548856 A lot of unfoinded inference with little factual support in that article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 https://www.nhl.com/news/jack-eichel-buffalo-sabres-ready-for-new-start/c-290672042?tid=277548856 Eichel seems to have his thumb on the collective mindset of his team. Captainlike. All I am saying is, a top 5 shot in the league doesn't end up middle of the pack on his team in a shooting competition. Jack is over-hyped here. He's going to be the best we've had certainly since LaFontaine. But there is some "concept of" in play as well. EDIT- I watched the vids of the skills comp. Jack was only slower than ROR overall. Put him #2 on the team. ROR doesn't finish at the top of these things at the All Star events he's been invited to. Jack is better than my memory allowed, but he's not top 5. Not yet. Huh? There's a heck of lot more to "Best shot in the league" than speed. Chara definitely doesn't have the best shot in the league... As to the bolded, that's been the growing contrarian opinion going around. I disagree. He's easily at least in the conversation for top 5 shot in the league. That's not over-hype or a concept because ROR had a harder shot in a meaningless skills competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 (edited) Eichel seems to have his thumb on the collective mindset of his team. Captainlike. Huh? There's a heck of lot more to "Best shot in the league" than speed. Chara definitely doesn't have the best shot in the league... As to the bolded, that's been the growing contrarian opinion going around. I disagree. He's easily at least in the conversation for top 5 shot in the league. That's not over-hype or a concept because ROR had a harder shot in a meaningless skills competition. I'm not referring to the slap shot competition. And LOL at being called a contrarian one post after labeling Jack as the best since one of the top 3 players in team history. Edited August 15, 2017 by We've Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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