Buffalonill Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 23 minutes ago, Porous Five Hole said: I don’t recall the Peterson details, but I’m still feeling that burn. I wouldn’t take any chances and would bring him in now. The ECHL is an option too. Plus UPL gets an injury a year, so that opens a door. Buffalo waited and he picked LA when he become UFA so lets not do that again 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted March 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 (edited) Just some perspective on Petersen. He was never as good as either Levi or Portillo are in college. Petersen's (age 22) 3rd and final year at ND 40 gp, 23-12-5, 2.22 gaa and a .926 save % (His numbers were similar in the prior season). Levi (20) so far 30 gp, 21-8-1, 1.47 gaa and a .954 save % in his 1st college season Portillo (21) so far 38 gp, 28-9-1, 2.03 gaa and a .929 save % in his 1st season as a starter. He played 7 games last season with a 4-1 record, 1.67 gaa and a .925 save %. Edited March 13, 2022 by GASabresIUFAN 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kas23 Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 But I think Petersen say the perceived risk of not getting any ice time. He saw Ulmark and UPL being in his way. And at that time, we really didn’t know what we had in either, but they both had a lot of promise. Of course, in hindsight, it was erroneous for him to think he wouldn’t get ice time. However, it worked out very well for him. Selfishly, I want both Portillo and Levi signed and we can sort it out later. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porous Five Hole Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 53 minutes ago, Buffalonill said: Buffalo waited and he picked LA when he become UFA so lets not do that again Right, but what I was getting at was that I didn’t know the details. Thank you @kas23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kas23 Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 9 minutes ago, Porous Five Hole said: Right, but what I was getting at was that I didn’t know the details. Thank you @kas23 It’s just conjecture though. I don’t know if we know the exact reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, kas23 said: But I think Petersen say the perceived risk of not getting any ice time. He saw Ulmark and UPL being in his way. And at that time, we really didn’t know what we had in either, but they both had a lot of promise. Of course, in hindsight, it was erroneous for him to think he wouldn’t get ice time. However, it worked out very well for him. Selfishly, I want both Portillo and Levi signed and we can sort it out later. @Porous Five Hole This isn’t quite accurate. Buffalo had Lehner and Ullmark ahead of Petersen. Lehner as a youngish established NHL starter, and Ullmark as a young established AHL starter who was already getting a few NHL games. So it wasn’t just unproven question mark guys ahead of Petersen when he made that decision. UPL was drafted in June 2017 and Petersen signed with LA on July 1st, but I would think that he had already made up his mind prior to that. Either way, Petersen would have been well ahead of UPL, who wouldn’t even come over to North America for a couple years afterward. Edited March 13, 2022 by Curt 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kas23 Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 30 minutes ago, Curt said: @Porous Five Hole This isn’t quite accurate. Buffalo had Lehner and Ullmark ahead of Petersen. Lehner as a youngish established NHL starter, and Ullmark as a young established AHL starter who was already getting a few NHL games. So it wasn’t just unproven question mark guys ahead of Petersen when he made that decision. UPL was drafted in June 2017 and Petersen signed with LA on July 1st, but I would think that he had already made up his mind prior to that. Either way, Petersen would have been well ahead of UPL, who wouldn’t even come over to North America for a couple years afterward. Correct. I knew there were 2 rather large stumbling blocks ahead of Petersen, which probably were reasons for him opting for free agency. However, I don’t think he ever came out and said this. As for UPL being drafted, jBott knew Petersen wasn’t signing before the draft. We probably wouldn’t have drafted him if Petersen signed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 2 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said: Just some perspective on Petersen. He was never as good as either Levi or Portillo are in college. Petersen's (age 22) 3rd and final year at ND 40 gp, 23-12-5, 2.22 gaa and a .926 save % (His numbers were similar in the prior season). Levi (20) so far 30 gp, 21-8-1, 1.47 gaa and a .954 save % in his 1st college season Portillo (21) so far 38 gp, 28-9-1, 2.03 gaa and a .929 save % in his 1st season as a starter. He played 7 games last season with a 4-1 record, 1.67 gaa and a .925 save %. And botterill and Murray basically ignored him 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted March 13, 2022 Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 2 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said: Just some perspective on Petersen. He was never as good as either Levi or Portillo are in college. Not the question. The question is whether he's better than what the Sabres have now, and the answer is yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted March 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2022 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Eleven said: Not the question. The question is whether he's better than what the Sabres have now, and the answer is yes. Oh no question. The ghost of Jimmy Hoffa would be better, but it’s good to know how these prospects have at least as much upside as Petersen if not more. The crap goaltending belongs to KA and he needs to fix it. Now would be good. Edited March 13, 2022 by GASabresIUFAN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norcal Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 Big 10 Champioship starts now on Big Ten Network Michigan v Minnesota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pi2000 Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 Power looks either injured or severely fatigued. Just not the same player he was earlier in the season. That said, he's a young kid who's played a ton of hockey over the past 10 months in various countries against various levels of competition. I wouldn't be surprised if he signs but doesn't play until the final week of the season after having a few weeks off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norcal Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 No Power on PP1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted March 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 Power stopped skating on the first Minn goal 30 seconds in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norcal Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Norcal said: No Power on PP1 Might have been a shift differential. He was on the first unit and they scored the next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norcal Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 Huglen leveled Blankenburg into Portillo and got pasted to the crossbar for his efforts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 6 minutes ago, Norcal said: Might have been a shift differential. He was on the first unit and they scored the next time. You have followed Power closer than most others. Does it seem that after the Olympics he is fatigued and playing with less energy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norcal Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 Minnesota has taken a thuggish turn in the third. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norcal Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 Just now, JohnC said: You have followed Power closer than most others. Does it seem that after the Olympics he is fatigued and playing with less energy? I wouldn't say I've watched more than others but I would suspect he's dealing with something he picked up from the Olympics. He hasn't been the same player who started the season since returning to my eye test. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted March 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Norcal said: No Power on PP1 He is. He was playing down low in front of the goalie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumph_communes Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 Power is a bust 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norcal Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 The Swedish Bull! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norcal Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 Nies looks like he's gonna be a problem in To for years unfortunately I jinxed The Bull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader1969 Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, Norcal said: Nies looks like he's gonna be a problem in To for years unfortunately I jinxed The Bull Leafs could trade him in 2 days in desperation to get a goalie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashsabre Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 Michigan wins it 4-3. Not as close as the score indicates. Minnesota scored on the dreaded 6 on 3 advantage and then again with the goalie pulled with 5 seconds left. I know everyone is on the Levi train but don’t sleep on Portillo. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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