bob_sauve28 Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 8 minutes ago, triumph_communes said: 2C may be what Skinner needs. He really needs puck retrievers on his lines and he hasn't had many. He needs to score is what he needs to do. Did he have a 2c last year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumph_communes Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 Just now, bob_sauve28 said: He needs to score is what he needs to do. Did he have a 2c last year? He had a 1C last year, which is another solution to his woes that Krueger has refused to do for more than a few shifts. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 Just now, triumph_communes said: He had a 1C last year, which is another solution to his woes that Krueger has refused to do for more than a few shifts. He didn’t always play with Jack last year. Wouldn’t surprise me if Kruger has not been impressed with Skinners post contract work ethic, and that’s why he isn’t getting ice time in OT etc. Sknner should be doing better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumph_communes Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 44 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said: Sknner should be doing better. I think everyone agrees with this 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumph_communes Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 13 hours ago, Let's Go B-Lo said: Schaller is only 1.9. Those numbers still don't add up they could have had cap saved up (capfriendly is dead to me ? ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 13 hours ago, Let's Go B-Lo said: Schaller is only 1.9. Those numbers still don't add up It does add up if that's the amount of space they needed. They have a decent chunk of money on LTIR and it was probably never about an exact balancing of the cap dollars. That and the maximum that LA could have taken back on the Toffoli deal was $2.3 million, so it does wind up coming pretty close to Schaller's figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumph_communes Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 These are also crazy prices. Hockey trade, stand pat, and sell last-second if teams really do get desperate and would include a 1st rounder for any of our rentals 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Curt Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, bob_sauve28 said: He didn’t always play with Jack last year. Wouldn’t surprise me if Kruger has not been impressed with Skinners post contract work ethic, and that’s why he isn’t getting ice time in OT etc. Sknner should be doing better. Skinner played essential the entire season as Eichel’s LW last season. I think you are misremembering. This year he has played essentially the entire season without Eichel. Without even a 2C level center. Edited February 18, 2020 by Curt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottysabres Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 3 minutes ago, WildCard said: Yes, they should be. Making the playoffsshould be the top priority for this team right now. But this is funny ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Curt said: Skinner played essential the entire season as Eichel’s LW last season. I think you are misremembering. This year he has played essentially the entire season without Eichel. Without even a 2C level center. If he is simply an average player with Jack at center then we way over paid for him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 11 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said: If he is simply an average player with Jack at center then we way over paid for him Well, he scored 40 goals. I don’t think you can put a random 3rd liner beside Jack and have him do that. Skinner has scored around 30 with less than ideal C’s pretty consistently. He is under producing right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 38 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said: If he is simply an average player with Jack at center then we way over paid for him There is no question that we overpaid for him, and that was true the second it became apparent that the Sabres could not afford to let him leave (as we started collapsing and had so few skill players to look at) It was still the right move for a team that so desperately needs to get better, fast I have utmost confidence that this bone-dry stretch from Jeff will be long forgotten the next time the hockey matters, and the roster is reasonable, that he will be playing well and scoring again (and he's been playing well more often than not lately - the scoring always follows this) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MODO Hockey Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 Ilya Kovalchuk, 700k for this season, that is a steal imo. Obviously there has to be something odd with this guy but he has skills, he has speed and he have experiance most of all. Think montreal did a heck of a deal there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 12 minutes ago, MODO Hockey said: Ilya Kovalchuk, 700k for this season, that is a steal imo. Obviously there has to be something odd with this guy but he has skills, he has speed and he have experiance most of all. Think montreal did a heck of a deal there. He's the Antonio Brown of hockey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MODO Hockey Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, inkman said: He's the Antonio Brown of hockey I dont know jack **** about nfl, so enlighten me ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 Just now, MODO Hockey said: I dont know jack **** about nfl, so enlighten me ? Selfish, egotistical, prima Donna who quits teams on a whim and only looks out for himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MODO Hockey Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 Just now, inkman said: Selfish, egotistical, prima Donna who quits teams on a whim and only looks out for himself. Figured it would be something like that, ok. Yea he probably is, maybe he grew up this year? ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthEbriate Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 Olofsson got hurt on 1/2/2020. Skinner was already in a funk. I could have seen nabbing Kovalchuk then as a stop-gap (then demoting/cutting if need be when Golofsson returned). Instead, the Habs signed him on 1/3. It would have needed to happen fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabresBillsFan Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 15 hours ago, inkman said: Montour and Tage for Tuch and Marchessault ? I’m in Vegas and that move isn’t happening. If anything Vegas is gonna add a defenseman on the cheap. That’s the only move I see or a minor tinker on offense. I could possibly see Tuch getting moved in the future if he doesn’t start progressing but as someone who watches him play you would want someone better then him. He’s a gentle giant. He’s having a bad year. Guy can flat out skate but to me for him to be effective and take that next step he needs an edge to his game and I just don’t see it happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabresBillsFan Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 6 hours ago, steveoath said: Talking Vegas. Cody Glass sent down. Would be decent "makeweight" part of a big deal I think. Vegas has been doing this all season with him. He’s not getting moved unless the deal falls in Vegas favor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakeSabresGrr8Again Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 1 hour ago, MODO Hockey said: I dont know jack **** about nfl, so enlighten me ? Never discredit your knowledge, you at least know enough to recognize it as NFL talk. You have enlightened all of us on many an occasion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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inkman Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 1 hour ago, SabresBillsFan said: I’m in Vegas and that move isn’t happening. If anything Vegas is gonna add a defenseman on the cheap. That’s the only move I see or a minor tinker on offense. I could possibly see Tuch getting moved in the future if he doesn’t start progressing but as someone who watches him play you would want someone better then him. He’s a gentle giant. He’s having a bad year. Guy can flat out skate but to me for him to be effective and take that next step he needs an edge to his game and I just don’t see it happening. For some reason I thought he played with an edge. No thanks then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted February 18, 2020 Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 3 hours ago, Randall Flagg said: There is no question that we overpaid for him, and that was true the second it became apparent that the Sabres could not afford to let him leave (as we started collapsing and had so few skill players to look at) It was still the right move for a team that so desperately needs to get better, fast I have utmost confidence that this bone-dry stretch from Jeff will be long forgotten the next time the hockey matters, and the roster is reasonable, that he will be playing well and scoring again (and he's been playing well more often than not lately - the scoring always follows this) I sure hope you are right. Just a coincidence he gets his payday and goes bone dry... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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