Kruppstahl Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 I would have Reinhart as Solid #2. #3 is more wide open right now. Would definitely not put Dahlin up there, not with his development being as it has been since he came into the league. I don't think anyone is considering him a future Norris candidate, for example. Get that "next Bobby Orr" stuff out of your head, along with the thought that Eichel is a generational talent. He's maybe the 10th best center in the league on his best night, which is damned good and you could do a lot of winning with such a player. Generational ? No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Buffalo Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 57 minutes ago, #freejame said: Top fifteen teams in league by standing (top four by points): Stone, Pacioretty, Theodore, Marchessault Aho, Trocheck, Hamilton, Necas Crosby, Guentzel, Rust, Letang Huberdeau, Barkov, Verhaeghe, Hornqvist MacKinnon, Rantanen, Landeskog, Makar Hedman, Point, Palat, Stamkos Backstrom, Ovechkin, Carlson, Oshie Kaprizov, Fiala, Zuccarello, Greenway Marner, Matthews, Tavares, Nylander Barzal, Eberle, Pageau, Bailey Marchand, Bergeron, Pastrnak, Krejci Scheifele, Ehlers, Connors, Copp McDavid, Draisaitl, Barrie, Nugent-Hopkins Panarin, Fox, Zibanejad, Buchnevich Forsberg, Josi, Arvidsson, Granlund Sabres top four: Reinhart, Olofsson, Dahlin, Eichel All things considered, I would swap with Tampa, Toronto, Colorado, and Edmonton and that's it. I'd take Minni's top 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#freejame Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 1 hour ago, North Buffalo said: I'd take Minni's top 4 Our issues become much more prevalent when you expand from the top four to top five. Minny and NYR were close for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted April 27, 2021 Report Share Posted April 27, 2021 9 hours ago, Thorny said: Dustin Brown led the 2012 Kings Cup team in scoring (tie with Kopitar). Mike Richards. Jonathan Quick. Justin Williams. Alec Martinez - we need to surround our top guys with talent to allow the top guys to flourish Peak Mike Richards is exactly what this team needs -- a talented, intense ball of fury whose teammates will follow him anywhere. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted April 27, 2021 Report Share Posted April 27, 2021 (edited) Top 3 after Eichel are Reinhart, Dahlin and McCabe Top 3 after Eichel in a few years Dahlin, Reinhart and Berniers over Mittelstadt and Cozens but it's close. I see Berniers as the better playmaker then Mitts and Cozens who I think will be our top goal scorers. Edited April 27, 2021 by GASabresIUFAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Amerk Posted April 27, 2021 Report Share Posted April 27, 2021 Just now, GASabresIUFAN said: Top 3 after Eichel are Reinhart, Dahlin and McCabe Top 3 after Eichel in a few years Dahlin, Berniers and Mittelstadt (close over Cozens) You think McCabe is more important than Ullmark? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted April 27, 2021 Report Share Posted April 27, 2021 Just now, Andrew Amerk said: You think McCabe is more important than Ullmark? Yes. He is the glue on the defense and although I like Ullmark, I think he is actually easier to replace then McCabe for this team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Amerk Posted April 27, 2021 Report Share Posted April 27, 2021 1 minute ago, GASabresIUFAN said: Yes. He is the glue on the defense and although I like Ullmark, I think he is actually easier to replace then McCabe for this team. Interesting. I think McCabe is easier to replace on D (Borgen, Mattias are similar or FA) than a G who leads all-time in shootout sv%. I think Linus is more clutch than what we realize, after watching Jonas struggle here then immediately have success with the Avs. Ullmark has put up decent numbers on a crap team this season when available. Makes me wonder what he would be capable of on a better team. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted April 27, 2021 Report Share Posted April 27, 2021 (edited) 15 hours ago, Andrew Amerk said: Interesting. I think McCabe is easier to replace on D (Borgen, Mattias are similar or FA) than a G who leads all-time in shootout sv%. I think Linus is more clutch than what we realize, after watching Jonas struggle here then immediately have success with the Avs. Ullmark has put up decent numbers on a crap team this season when available. Makes me wonder what he would be capable of on a better team. It's sort of the chicken vs the egg. With McCabe on D we reduce chances on our goaltending significantly and it slots the other players better as a group. Ullmark has developed beautifully but he is still a middle of the road NHL goaltender. He sticks out here more because of the lousy team in front of him. Part of that was coaching of course, but the team was 5-6-2 in games McCabe played under RK and then went 1-17-2 after his injury. Edited April 27, 2021 by GASabresIUFAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimlach Posted April 27, 2021 Report Share Posted April 27, 2021 I am just glad that Dahlin is a major player in the conversation. RK almost killed him. Granato turned him loose and he can play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zamboni Posted April 27, 2021 Report Share Posted April 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Pimlach said: I am just glad that Dahlin is a major player in the conversation. RK almost killed him. Granato turned him loose and he can play. 1st sentence ... A+ 2nd sentence ... D- 3rd sentence ... A+ 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerreaultForever Posted April 27, 2021 Report Share Posted April 27, 2021 5 hours ago, nfreeman said: Peak Mike Richards is exactly what this team needs -- a talented, intense ball of fury whose teammates will follow him anywhere. but you know with this team, we'd get the drug addict version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted April 27, 2021 Report Share Posted April 27, 2021 10 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said: Top 3 after Eichel are Reinhart, Dahlin and McCabe Top 3 after Eichel in a few years Dahlin, Reinhart and Berniers over Mittelstadt and Cozens but it's close. I see Berniers as the better playmaker then Mitts and Cozens who I think will be our top goal scorers. Why are you listing Beniers? Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted April 27, 2021 Report Share Posted April 27, 2021 2 hours ago, Thorny said: Why are you listing Beniers? Lol I had a premonition that he'll be our 1st draft pick this off-season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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