Taro T Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 2 hours ago, Doohickie said: Actually, I think they said on the broadcast that there were a series of meetings. One thing I'm especially pleased with is the realignment of the defense. Bogo's return brings another "rough and tumble" guy into the defensive corps (along with McCabe and Risto), and Bogo's probably the roughest and tumblest of them all. I am a bit surprised that Nelson is playing over Beaulieu though. 2 thoughts on that: 1. As others mentioned, he may still not be able to bend that elbow; & 2. As Housley was shaking up all the lines / pairings, & with Dahlin looking the part of rookie in those 2 losses, getting Dahlin onto the 3rd pairing where he presumably is going against weaker players was a good thing for his development at this stage (especially when giving him top PP duty shows that management still believes in him), having him paired w/ Nelson is better than pairing him w/ Beaulieu as his shortcomings are more complementary to Dahlin's than Natan's are. Dahlin's supposed to be the offensive minded half of a pairing, he can't do that without overthinking if Beaulieu is his partner & only 1 brainfart away from an odd man rush against. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripper Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 Thing I heard on Beaulieu is that he seems to make the same mistakes. That was evident on many occasions last year. Nelson is a good stay-at-home dman which complements Dalin's unique offensive skillset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 Housley also reeeeally likes to keep 3 RHD and 3 LHD and to pair them together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Buffalo Posted October 22, 2018 Report Share Posted October 22, 2018 1 hour ago, Ripper said: Thing I heard on Beaulieu is that he seems to make the same mistakes. That was evident on many occasions last year. Nelson is a good stay-at-home dman which complements Dalin's unique offensive skillset. Beaulieu has been a lot better this year keeping things simple... that being said his arm is probably hurt from that shot he blocked late against the Kings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 19 hours ago, Ripper said: Thing I heard on Beaulieu is that he seems to make the same mistakes. That was evident on many occasions last year. Nelson is a good stay-at-home dman which complements Dalin's unique offensive skillset. Nelson is a stay at home defenseman? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripper Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 Yea, kinda thought so. He averages a shot per game and I remember reading on DBB that he was a stay at home dman (although the read was some time ago). Seems like if he's now paired with Darlin that he would be more the safety than Rasmus. What do you think - Ink? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stenbaro Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 On 10/23/2018 at 8:35 AM, inkman said: Nelson is a stay at home defenseman? I do not like any part of Nelsons game. He is a liability in all 3 zones. I think the only aspect of his game that is NHL quality is his skating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 Kane telling Eichel how he feels about him getting the 'C' 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 14 minutes ago, WildCard said: Kane telling Eichel how he feels about him getting the 'C' That's pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 20 minutes ago, WildCard said: Kane telling Eichel how he feels about him getting the 'C' tsk tsk...should have kept him. Would we have got Skinner without trading away Kane? I don't remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 The problem was that JBot didn't want to pay his salary demand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, Doohickie said: The problem was that JBot didn't want to pay his salary demand. Kane was/is a good player, but I am very happy he's gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 I was fine either way. But had we signed him we wouldn't be discussing whether we can pay Skinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pi2000 Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 It's evident that Kane was well liked by his teammates. However, I don't think he was willing to sign long term in Buffalo? Also, +1 to Evander for keeping his nose clean the past few years. He hasn't been a distraction in SJ and from all accounts is a model teammate. Good on him for maturing and figuring out how to be a quality professional on and off the ice. I wish him well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 Apparently there were never serious talks between Kane's agent and the Sabres. I think JBot understood what Kaner's value on the FA market would be and didn't feel like he wanted to match it, so he just traded him at the deadline. I'm not sure I agree, but then again there are a lot of FA signings coming up for the Sabres and JBot no doubt has his plans. If he pays 7x7 for Skinner though, he probably could have kept Kane. Now that we have Skinner, I think I'd rather have him, but then again he still has that new car smell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 Am I the only person on the planet that hates that 'new car smell'? I mean, what the heck is it anyway? A whole pile of chemical off-gas. 7 minutes ago, Doohickie said: Apparently there were never serious talks between Kane's agent and the Sabres. I think JBot understood what Kaner's value on the FA market would be and didn't feel like he wanted to match it, so he just traded him at the deadline. I'm not sure I agree, but then again there are a lot of FA signings coming up for the Sabres and JBot no doubt has his plans. If he pays 7x7 for Skinner though, he probably could have kept Kane. Now that we have Skinner, I think I'd rather have him, but then again he still has that new car smell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 Well, it's better than That Aud Smell.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Doohickie said: Well, it's better than That Aud Smell.... Blasphemy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunkard Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 13 minutes ago, Taro T said: Blasphemy! Amen. Everyone loves the smell of cigarette butts, stale beer, and hot dog water. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, WildCard said: Kane telling Eichel how he feels about him getting the 'C' Am I the only one who thinks Kane was joking that HE (Evander) should’ve gotten a letter two years ago, not Eichel? Edit: upon further review I’m 98% sure this is the case. Kane says the jersey is his and they just switched the nameplate. Eichel responds saying they also put a letter on Kane’s jersey. Kane says they should’ve done that two years ago. If he had just said a year ago maybe but two years clarifies a time when Kane was there the entire time. Edited October 25, 2018 by Hoss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, Hoss said: Am I the only one who thinks Kane was joking that HE (Evander) should’ve gotten a letter two years ago, not Eichel? I would say, yes. Yes you are the only one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 Just now, N S said: I would say, yes. Yes you are the only one. Looking at Twitter now it appears there are many others who feel the same. As I clarified before you quoted I’m very sure he meant himself, not Eichel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Hoss said: Am I the only one who thinks Kane was joking that HE (Evander) should’ve gotten a letter two years ago, not Eichel? Edit: upon further review I’m 98% sure this is the case. Kane says the jersey is his and they just switched the nameplate. Eichel responds saying they also put a letter on Kane’s jersey. Kane says they should’ve done that two years ago. If he had just said a year ago maybe but two years clarifies a time when Kane was there the entire time. Yeah I think you're right with this. Kane is much more the fun guy to talk sht/rib you and that would be more up his alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTS Posted October 26, 2018 Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 16 hours ago, Hoss said: Looking at Twitter now it appears there are many others who feel the same. As I clarified before you quoted I’m very sure he meant himself, not Eichel. I don't feel that way. I think he thinks it should have been Jack. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted March 13, 2019 Report Share Posted March 13, 2019 I think the team demonstrated against Dallas that Eichel is, in fact, their captain. Without him on the ice they didn't even look competitive. Without him, they're nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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