MakeSabresGrr8Again Posted September 19, 2019 Report Share Posted September 19, 2019 2 hours ago, Mustache of God said: Alternate headline: Sabres stick Pekar in Barrie. Halle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted September 19, 2019 Report Share Posted September 19, 2019 Paul Hamilton is reported that Brandon Montour did not play in the last 12 minutes of the game. It will be interesting to see if he is at practice tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted September 19, 2019 Report Share Posted September 19, 2019 10 minutes ago, Brawndo said: Paul Hamilton is reported that Brandon Montour did not play in the last 12 minutes of the game. It will be interesting to see if he is at practice tomorrow Montour was awful yesterday, IMO. In general he has so much skill, but is hampered by a lack of chemistry with his teammates. I’ve played with guys like that who are painting their own picture out there all the time so they’re difficult to read off. Hopefully, he can find a niche because there is a lot to like about his game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted September 19, 2019 Report Share Posted September 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Randall Flagg said: My ranking would be as follows Eichel Skinner Reinhart/Dahlin Johansson (speculation)/Montour Risto Rodrigues (Wouldn't be surprised if others had him lower) McCabe Vesey Larsson The rest A long time ago, I came up with a player ranking system that went like this: Gold star: a game-breaking, multi-tool, elite player that your team builds around and other teams gameplan around. Blue chip: a first-line guy who can’t win games on his own, but elevates the play of his teammates when he’s on the ice and is either elite in a particular area and decent in others, or very good in most facets. Among the top 20 per cent of players at his position Red chip: the rank-and-file good NHL regular who won’t lead your team but will help and be a positive in most situations. About half the players in the league qualify. White chip: the role players, who can hold their own in support roles in the proper situations, or might thrive as specialists at the bottom of the roster. Black aces: the replacement-level guys you use as filler and injury replacements and coaches try to hide. A good team would have something like one or two golds, three or four blues, 10-12 reds and 6-8 whites on their 23-man roster. Based on their play up to last year (and I’m sure all of you will quibble with some of these rankings), we have two blue chips (Jeff and Sam) and one gold star (Jack). Our red chips are Mojo, Rasmus, Risto, Bogo, Montour, McCabe and Miller The whites are Scandella, Hutton, Ullmark, Sheary, Vesey, Mittelstadt, Rodrigues, Larsson, Girgensons, Okposo Blacks: Nelson, Thompson, Elie, Lazar, Smith, Sobotka, Wilson Unranked: Cozens, Jokiharju, Olofsson, Asplund, Ruotsalainen. We’ve added some reds and whites and pushed the blacks out of the roster. But to make a real improvement, we need Dahlin to step up into blue and two or three others to establish themselves as red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted September 22, 2019 Report Share Posted September 22, 2019 If VO plays with Sam and Jack, who does Skinner skate with? VO obviously would thrives off of great passes from Jack and Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsb Posted September 22, 2019 Report Share Posted September 22, 2019 Skinner--Jack--does it matter who wins this spot besides likes/dislikes right this minute, who wins today may lose tomorrow Does a VO--MJohansson--Samson 2nd line sound better than anything else we could put together?? Vesey--Mitts--Tage/Sheary/ERod/Okposo I don't dislike the Girgs--Larry 4th line but are they and Okposo in real trouble of making the team?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumph_communes Posted September 22, 2019 Report Share Posted September 22, 2019 (edited) Skinner-Eichel-Oloffson Vesey-Johansson-Reinhart Sheary/Thompson-Mittelstadt-Rodrigues Girgensons/Wilson-Larsson-Okposo/Lazar maybe Mittelstadt goes to wing on 3rd line. Cozens starts as 3C for his preview games. Edited September 22, 2019 by triumph_communes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted September 22, 2019 Report Share Posted September 22, 2019 (edited) I've seen enough, barring further trades/injuries: Skinner-Eichel-Olofsson Rodrigues-Johansson-Reinhart Vesey-Cozens-Sheary/Thompson Girgensons-Larsson-Lazar Dahlin-Miller McCabe-Ristolainen Scandella/Nelson-Jokiharju ?Goalies ? Edited September 22, 2019 by TrueBlueGED 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted September 22, 2019 Report Share Posted September 22, 2019 Skinner with Olofsson? Skinner doesn’t pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsb Posted September 22, 2019 Report Share Posted September 22, 2019 43 minutes ago, TrueBlueGED said: I've seen enough, barring further trades/injuries: Skinner-Eichel-Olofsson Rodrigues-Johansson-Reinhart Vesey-Cozens-Sheary/Thompson 20 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said: Skinner with Olofsson? Skinner doesn’t pass. Agreed, Johansson and Samson needs a finisher, Olofsson goes there. Rodrigues may be fighting for a spot somewhere and Cozens isn't beating out Mitts this year (keyword this). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted September 22, 2019 Report Share Posted September 22, 2019 Jack passes enough to feed two wingers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted September 22, 2019 Report Share Posted September 22, 2019 Any combination of Skinner/Thompson/Olofsson/Vesey on the same line is troubling, but maybe Victor can erase my concerns. We haven’t seen Tage with any good players yet, have we? And has Mittelstadt shown chemistry with any one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted September 22, 2019 Report Share Posted September 22, 2019 Skinner Jack ? Olofsson ? Reinhart Seems like the best foundation for two legitimate scoring lines. Johansson would be a good fit for either “?” One more top six forward and we are golden. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pi2000 Posted September 22, 2019 Report Share Posted September 22, 2019 Dishbag - Eichel - Skinner Olofsson - Johansson - Reinhart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthEbriate Posted September 22, 2019 Report Share Posted September 22, 2019 (edited) 45 minutes ago, pi2000 said: Dishbag - Eichel - Skinner Olofsson - Johansson - Reinhart I do like GOloffson and Reino together. And Skinner seems to need Eichel more than being able to drive his own line (thus not Olofsson-Eichel-Reinhart / Skinner-Johansson-Vesey). to append to that: Girgensons - Larsson - Lazar as the 4th? But we currently skating the Olofsson-Asplund-Johansson line in the pre-season games. Has anyone ever seen a little known Star Wars Danny Kaye film... "Wonderful! Wondeful! Spec-u-lation!" Edited September 22, 2019 by DarthEbriate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumph_communes Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 8 hours ago, dudacek said: Skinner Jack ? Olofsson ? Reinhart Seems like the best foundation for two legitimate scoring lines. Johansson would be a good fit for either “?” One more top six forward and we are golden. The Reinhart duo is Vesey. Eichel can pass to two finishers. Skinner Jack Oloffson Vesey Johansson Reinhart Mittelstadt-Cozens-Rodrigues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted September 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 1st PP Jack, Reinhart, Olofsson, Dahlin and .....? Mitts? 2nd PP Johansson, Skinner, Erod, Vesey and Ristolainen? Olofsson Eichel and Reinhart look like a nice combo Skinner Johansson Sheary? Vesey Mitts Erod? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 I think we’ve already seen the first PP QB Dahlin LHB Eichel RHB Olofsson High Skinner Low Reinhart 2nd PP will have Miller and Risto on the point. Likely forwards MOjo, Casey, Vesey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 I wouldn't put Skinner on PP1 in all honesty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 1 minute ago, Randall Flagg said: I wouldn't put Skinner on PP1 in all honesty The other we’ve seen there is Casey. Do you see another player in that bumper spot? Okposo has traditionally been a better PP performer, but...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 7 minutes ago, dudacek said: The other we’ve seen there is Casey. Do you see another player in that bumper spot? Okposo has traditionally been a better PP performer, but...? It's less that I think someone else is better there and more that I view Skinner's passing (execution and decision-making) as a hindrance, while Eichel and Olofsson have the "finishing" for each side covered. I've seen our players do excellent things on the PP over the last few years, and none of them involve Skinner. (I'd still put him out there with Jack for OT PPs.) Not sure who I'd like in place of him, and I won't stamp my feet if they choose to keep Skinner there. I just don't think he meshes well with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted September 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2019 4 hours ago, Randall Flagg said: It's less that I think someone else is better there and more that I view Skinner's passing (execution and decision-making) as a hindrance, while Eichel and Olofsson have the "finishing" for each side covered. I've seen our players do excellent things on the PP over the last few years, and none of them involve Skinner. (I'd still put him out there with Jack for OT PPs.) Not sure who I'd like in place of him, and I won't stamp my feet if they choose to keep Skinner there. I just don't think he meshes well with them I agree, I don't like Skinner on the 1st PP either. Olofsson actually is a good passer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Posted September 24, 2019 Report Share Posted September 24, 2019 What I think I would like the opening night lineup to look like: Skinner-Ike-Vesey - Slightly offensively tilted usage Olofsson-Johansson-Reinhart - Slightly defensively tilted usage Sheary-Mittelstadt-ERod - Heavily offensively tilted usage Girgensons-Larsson-Lazar -Heavily defensively tilted usage Okposo,Sobotka Dahlin-Miller McCabe-Jokiharju Scandella-Ristolainen (Pilut)-(Montour)-(Bogo) Nelson/Gilmore -As soon as one of Pilut/Montour/Bogo is healthy, Scandella goes to the press box PP1 Reino Ike-Johansson-Olofsson Dahlin PP2 Vesey ERod-Mitts-Skinner Risto/Miller PK1 Larsson-Girgs McCabe-Risto PK2 ERod-Lazar Dahlin-Miller PK you put out with 30 secs left Ike-Reino Dahlin-Miller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumph_communes Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 (edited) What I want to see to start the season: Oloffson-Eichel-Thompson Skinner-Johansson-Reinhart Vesey-Mittelstadt/Cozens-Sheary Girgensons-Larsson-Rodrigues Dahlin-Ristolainen McCabe-Miller Gilmour-Jokiharju Scandella Hutton/Ullmark Montour to push down Ristolainen when he comes. Ristolainen trade bringing back Jokiharkju/Borgen if it happens. Pilut pushing down Gilmour, if not McCabe. Waiving Scandella if necessary. Bogosian changes nothing. Sobotka waived/extra at best, but never played above 4th line. Wilson expendable. Lazar only if Girgensons injured. Sheary expendable if Ristolainen brings in a forward. Thompson gets a shot, but goes to the AHL if he can't keep up against NHLers (but let's have hope). Cozens gets a few games as a 3rd liner for the taste, then back to Junior. Only part of the line-up I worry about is the goalies. I don't trust either of them right now and I doubt the team does either. This team will be greatly improved largely with the influx of talent on defense, but the coaching change is night and day. Team will take some time to develop chemistry though, so I expect a little roughness to start the season to gel over time. Line-up decision that will annoy me most is if Eichel and Reinhart remain paired. I think Reinhart provides so much more when he isn't taking backseat to Eichel (and that's a mental thing). This roster has the talent, the size, the grit, the speed, and the finishers all throughout it. If Johansson can lock down that 2C role, which in pre-season seems to have been the case, then the only 'problem' with the forwards is finding the chemistry. Krueger is very patient, so whatever we get Saturday/next Thursday is likely going to be what we see for a while. And yes, I forgot Okposo. He should be sent to the minors in some other program. Concussions suck and just changed him too much. I wish he would take LTIR and still collect his paycheck. Edited September 26, 2019 by triumph_communes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted September 26, 2019 Report Share Posted September 26, 2019 Sobotka is going to make this team. I might have to avoid this place. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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