LGR4GM Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 I think Antipin is better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 I think Antipin is better. Agreed. I think Guhle is better too. He has NHL experience, however limited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 I think Antipin is better. He probably is. But Antipin is 3rd on the right side Depth chart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 He probably is. But Antipin is 3rd on the right side Depth chart.He could be. Depends if they let him play his offside still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 I think that depth chart could evolve significantly during training camp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 He could be. Depends if they let him play his offside still. It's probably the likely option. Antipin is best suited to play his offhand out of the available options, as at least from the sounds of it, it's 1A 1B with him, left side or right. If he's not playing his offhand, McCabe or Beaulieu is, which is less ideal, or Antipin isn't even in the lineup, and someone like Fedun is, on the right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 I don't think it's Antipin vs Butcher vs Guhle. The question for me is who are these 3 going to unseat over this season and next. If Butcher signs, I don't think we'll see Fedun again or even Nelson in the NHL this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 I don't think it's Antipin vs Butcher vs Guhle. The question for me is who are these 3 going to unseat over this season and next. If Butcher signs, I don't think we'll see Fedun again or even Nelson in the NHL this season. Well we know Bogo will spend 20-30 games injured, amirite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 (edited) I don't think it's Antipin vs Butcher vs Guhle. The question for me is who are these 3 going to unseat over this season and next. If Butcher signs, I don't think we'll see Fedun again or even Nelson in the NHL this season. It also depends on who is comfortable playing their off hand. Say Butcher isn't, he's not going to impact the placement of Fedun. But I agree that Butcher isn't competing against Antipin. We have a dearth of right side dmen, and Antipin is comfortable there. It's Antipin or Fedun to start the season. Edit: Also, we don't even have Butcher. He'll probably sign somewhere else, in all likelihood :lol: Edited August 22, 2017 by Thorny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Jones Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 I am amazed that some people think a bottom dwelling team has no room for prospects at certain positions. Come on guys, we need talent everywhere except maybe center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 No one said we don't need him. The conversation is around where he fits. He would have a better chance of making a team in other places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erickompositör72 Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 No one said we don't need him. The conversation is around where he fits. He would have a better chance of making a team in other places. but........ depending on the type of contract he is offered, wouldn't it be perhaps more desirable for him to play somewhere where he might not make the team right away, but has a better chance at winning a championship down the road? The $ could be the same, either way, depending on the contract offered. Just speculating. Wouldn't playing somewhere he has "a better chance of making [the] team" possibly mean a team that's not good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 but........ depending on the type of contract he is offered, wouldn't it be perhaps more desirable for him to play somewhere where he might not make the team right away, but has a better chance at winning a championship down the road? The $ could be the same, either way, depending on the contract offered. Just speculating. Wouldn't playing somewhere he has "a better chance of making [the] team" possibly mean a team that's not good? He's a college free agent, he might just be lucky if he starts in the league for more than 5 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabills Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 Dave Davis @DaveDavisHockey 3m 3 minutes agoMore Dave Davis Retweeted David Schoen "Butcher has narrowed his finalists to the Knights, Sabres and New Jersey Devils, according to multiple published reports." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 If he hasn't been seen carrying Knights or Devils swag, I'll go ahead and call this for Buffalo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 He won't get that here, and he'll be behind Guhle anyways. He's going to NJ, book it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 Where would he rather play AHL hockey, Rochester or Binghamton?I'd pick Rochester, the AHL team with a storied history that didn't just move from Albany to Binghamton to replace the team that local fans have been cheering for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pi2000 Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 My money is on NJ. Believe it or not, the Knights actually have a log jam at D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 Interesting. 3 bottom dwellers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 Interesting. 3 bottom dwellers. Makes sense. Looking to fit into Minnesota's or Nashville's near term plans would seem to be much more of a pipe dream than one of the other 3. If he's seriously looking at Vegas would expect he got some sort of assurance that the plan is to convert their glut of current 4-8's into some F depth over the next 2 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norcal Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 Doesn't NJ have a pretty decent stock of defensemen also? Most of them are young or up and comers aren't they? Eh, maybe not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 (edited) jonah Javad interviewed Steve Bartlett his agent and asked about the Sabres Hockey Bag. Bartlett joked and said that's easy Butcher is a life long Sabres Fan Edited August 23, 2017 by BRAWNDO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffismagic Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 Antipin is probably better now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 Here is the article http://www.wgrz.com/mobile/article/sports/nhl/sabres/sabres-still-in-mix-for-butcher-a-lifelong-sabres-fan/466793778 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pi2000 Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 jonah Javad interviewed Steve Bartlett his agent and asked about the Sabres Hockey Bag. Bartlett joked and said that's easy Butcher is a life long Sabres Fan ha, which is why he'll prolly sign with NJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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