Brawndo Posted October 7, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2023 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted October 7, 2023 Report Share Posted October 7, 2023 Could all of us fans who watch the games be wrong about this Bryson guy? Not bloody likely! What in the blazes is going on here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrico Posted October 7, 2023 Report Share Posted October 7, 2023 30 minutes ago, Brawndo said: Are you ***** kidding me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted October 7, 2023 Report Share Posted October 7, 2023 1 minute ago, Sabres Fan in NS said: Could all of us fans who watch the games be wrong about this Bryson guy? Not bloody likely! What in the blazes is going on here? Fortunately, it's regarding a fringe player and not the starting netminder. But watching them decide that Bryson & UPL have to be keepers is like watching Muckler decide that Hasek wasn't a starting caliber goalie. They've made up their minds and no amount of on ice results will alter their view. Fortunately, after a couple of years Muckler was forced to accept reality. Would be nice if management could get to that point before losing any more reasonable players for nada. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveoath Posted October 7, 2023 Report Share Posted October 7, 2023 I thought they had a leading analytics team? Bryson has not been good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthEbriate Posted October 7, 2023 Report Share Posted October 7, 2023 On the one hand, HCDG isn't going to talk poorly about one of his players before the season. He's going to pump everyone up. On the other robot hand, Bryson's been on the team for 3 years and there's a reason he doesn't have a Star Wars nickname/character tie-in. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumph_communes Posted October 7, 2023 Report Share Posted October 7, 2023 42 minutes ago, Brawndo said: We’re *****. Stillman was the only passable defenseman we’ve added the last year. Bryson is a tire fire. Clifton is a tire fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Believer Posted October 7, 2023 Report Share Posted October 7, 2023 Seems when it comes to player development, Granato believes in progress… not perfection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted October 7, 2023 Report Share Posted October 7, 2023 10 minutes ago, Believer said: Seems when it comes to player development, Granato believes in progress… not perfection. Which is fine. Provided the floor is NHL caliber production. Progressing towards that is not what the NHL is for; it is what Ra-cha-cha is for. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted October 7, 2023 Report Share Posted October 7, 2023 35 minutes ago, Sabres Fan in NS said: Could all of us fans who watch the games be wrong about this Bryson guy? Not bloody likely! What in the blazes is going on here? Bryson is the equivalent of the teachers pet? 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LGR4GM Posted October 7, 2023 Report Share Posted October 7, 2023 40 minutes ago, Brawndo said: Well, I wasn't worried but now I am. Wtf? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmel Corn Posted October 7, 2023 Report Share Posted October 7, 2023 1 minute ago, LabattBlue said: Bryson is the equivalent of the teachers pet? 😂 He must be Granato's secret son. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted October 7, 2023 Report Share Posted October 7, 2023 Just now, Brawndo said: Bryson has shown literally no ability to be an effective nhl player. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted October 7, 2023 Report Share Posted October 7, 2023 (edited) Stillman was OK at times, but it's not exactly surprising that Bryson was able to beat out that list of players. Nobody likes their 7D, but if there is any problem with this team it's not that Bryson was chosen over those guys but that the couple guys above him might be weaker players as well Edited October 7, 2023 by Randall Flagg 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted October 7, 2023 Report Share Posted October 7, 2023 Though keeping 3 goalies when 2 of them might be your 2 worst players is certainly a choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted October 7, 2023 Report Share Posted October 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Brawndo said: The more I read this quote the more terrified I get. Are we building a team to win or are we building a team with good vibes and feelings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted October 7, 2023 Report Share Posted October 7, 2023 So we are keeping 3 goalies because they all have struggled in the pre-season. KA seat needs to get warmer and warmer if they don’t have adequate goaltending this season. This has been an issue since Ullmark left. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted October 7, 2023 Report Share Posted October 7, 2023 48 minutes ago, Brawndo said: So glad we traded for Stillman last season. He can’t even beat out Bryson. Or are Comrie and Bryson still in the NHL because of the size of their contracts? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfreeman Posted October 7, 2023 Report Share Posted October 7, 2023 In fairness: - Bryson did look better in camp than he did last year. He’s 25. Soupy didn’t become half-decent in the D zone until he was 26ish. - Like many of us, I thought Stillman earned the spot over Bryson, but IMHO it was like comparing a C to a C-plus. I think very few of us want either of them playing much this year. - Bryson definitely has higher offensive upside than Stillman does. - I think it’s pretty likely that UPL would be claimed if waived and losing him in that manner would be lousy asset management. We’ll see. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewookie1 Posted October 7, 2023 Report Share Posted October 7, 2023 I wonder what Calgary would want for Markstrom? How does Bryson keep surviving cutdown day? His ability to play both sides maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted October 7, 2023 Report Share Posted October 7, 2023 1 minute ago, nfreeman said: - I think it’s pretty likely that UPL would be claimed if waived and losing him in that manner would be lousy asset management. Odds are, given his stats and pre-season performance, that he wouldn’t be claimed. If he is, so what! He likely has no trade value and therefore no asset value, so what are we losing except a bad goalie who isn’t helping the team. In truth Cooley and Tokarski are as good if not better players. Dumping him would open a roster spot for someone who might actually help the team like Savoie or Biro or open a spot for a waiver claim from another team. I’ve seen a few D on the waivers who I would much rather have than Clague, Bryson or Stillman such as Caleb Jones or a goalie like Dreidger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabresBillsFan Posted October 7, 2023 Report Share Posted October 7, 2023 (edited) 27 minutes ago, nfreeman said: In fairness: - Bryson did look better in camp than he did last year. He’s 25. Soupy didn’t become half-decent in the D zone until he was 26ish. - Like many of us, I thought Stillman earned the spot over Bryson, but IMHO it was like comparing a C to a C-plus. I think very few of us want either of them playing much this year. - Bryson definitely has higher offensive upside than Stillman does. - I think it’s pretty likely that UPL would be claimed if waived and losing him in that manner would be lousy asset management. We’ll see. I totally agree on UPL. If they put him on waivers he would be picked up in a heartbeat. 13 minutes ago, thewookie1 said: I wonder what Calgary would want for Markstrom? How does Bryson keep surviving cutdown day? His ability to play both sides maybe? Markstrom might be an interesting pickup. Edited October 7, 2023 by SabresBillsFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashsabre Posted October 7, 2023 Report Share Posted October 7, 2023 IDK I thought Bryson looked better in preseason and trust me I’m not a Bryson fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted October 7, 2023 Report Share Posted October 7, 2023 Just now, SabresBillsFan said: I totally agree on UPL. If they put him on waivers he would be picked up in a heartbeat. Again so what? Is he helping the team get better? If not, why do we care if he is waived and claimed. What has he done in the NHL that shows he is better than Tokarski ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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