Brawndo Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Train Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 " The Titanic deck chairs like nicer on the portside ! " 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 10 minutes ago, Brawndo said: Presuming R Johnson isn't the odd man out next game, that's pretty much the best permutation of pairings they can come up with at this point in time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhenWillItEnd66 Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 51 minutes ago, Brawndo said: Like the D shakeup. Muel and Clifton may not be that bad. Love the top 2 pairings. I think Robinson needs to sit this game. Girgs/Krebs/Loaf not a terrible 4th line. Some speed and some scoring skill could benefit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getpucksdeep Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 47 minutes ago, Taro T said: Presuming R Johnson isn't the odd man out next game, that's pretty much the best permutation of pairings they can come up with at this point in time. Was EJ healthy scratch last couple games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrico Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 48 minutes ago, Taro T said: Presuming R Johnson isn't the odd man out next game, that's pretty much the best permutation of pairings they can come up with at this point in time. While I do agree, E Johnson playing second-pairing minutes doesn't give me the warm and fuzzies....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimlach Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 (edited) 3 hours ago, Brawndo said: Samuelsson earned his way down to 3rd pair. Would love to see a Joker packaged in a trade to upgrade the defense. A big, tough, veteran top 4 type in his prime years, that steady stay at home presence is missing. Edited January 3 by Pimlach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhenWillItEnd66 Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 Ohhh damn i thought RJ was moved to second pairing. EJ to second pairing sucks!!!! WTH!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjd1001 Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 1 hour ago, Brawndo said: Those lines look fine. The D-pairings look fine. It still comes down to the same thing, you need more goals out of that top line (and a few at least from the 2nd and 3rd lines) 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getpucksdeep Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 6 minutes ago, WhenWillItEnd66 said: Ohhh damn i thought RJ was moved to second pairing. EJ to second pairing sucks!!!! WTH!!!!!! I love EJ with Power. This is why he's here. Let's give it a chance. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhenWillItEnd66 Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 22 minutes ago, Getpucksdeep said: I love EJ with Power. This is why he's here. Let's give it a chance. Not like we have a choice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 33 minutes ago, Getpucksdeep said: I love EJ with Power. This is why he's here. Let's give it a chance. I like the concept of it. We’ll see if EJ has it in him right now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pi2000 Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 EJ is a fraud 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 I was kind of hoping Donny would tinker with the forward lines too. Maybe something like Benson-Thompson-Tuch Peterka-Cozens-Quinn Skinner-Mittelstadt-Greenway Girgensons-Krebs-Robinson/Olofsson ...to give Mitts a finisher. (Note, this is not my idea; someone else posted it but I think it would be good to try.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 2 minutes ago, pi2000 said: EJ is a fraud Maybe he's washed at this point, but 954 games played, 340 points, +7 is not a fraudulent career by any stretch. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pi2000 Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 1 minute ago, Doohickie said: Maybe he's washed at this point, but 954 games played, 340 points, +7 is not a fraudulent career by any stretch. He's a fraud in the sense of what he was brought here for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 6 minutes ago, pi2000 said: He's a fraud in the sense of what he was brought here for. I came around to this watching his ridiculous reaction to getting a warranted extra two for instigating a fight. Half of Marv's admonition: don't be dumb. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 1 hour ago, Getpucksdeep said: Was EJ healthy scratch last couple games? Hadn't seen anything about him nursing any injuries, so it sure seems he was. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimlach Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 (edited) 4 hours ago, pi2000 said: He's a fraud in the sense of what he was brought here for. No, he is old. The Avs would have kept him if he had more gas in the tank. Adams is the fraud. EJ will get traded at the deadline and then help a team that does not operate in chaos. Edited January 3 by Pimlach 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 1 hour ago, Derrico said: While I do agree, E Johnson playing second-pairing minutes doesn't give me the warm and fuzzies....... It doesn't here either. But, don't want to saddle the rookie with 2nd pairing minutes with a 2nd year player that seems to be overthinking his game. Samuelsson needs 3rd line minutes to regroup/refocus and not to the point that Clifton above 3rd pairing instill confidence either. Which leaves E Johnson, or Jokiharju or Dahlin for Power's partner. Jokiharju doesn't mesh well with Power and Dahlin is a fixture on the top pairing as he's their top D man. So, via a process of elimination: hellllllllo Erik Johnson, you're the next contestant on Can We Make Power Right? And it is possible that the guys that are written in as cycling through the 3rd pairing could be used as more of a 2B pairing than a true 3 pairing also lightening Power's workload. (Yeah, who are we kidding, Power will still end up with 24 minutes. But we can hope, right?) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimlach Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 16 minutes ago, PASabreFan said: I came around to this watching his ridiculous reaction to getting a warranted extra two for instigating a fight. Half of Marv's admonition: don't be dumb. Yes, because lethargic players that don't care are better to have on the roster because they always play clean and exhibit sportmanship. More Olofsson and Jokiharju types for you PA. They will never get into that situation. Good and smart upstanding guys. EJ was upset by the refs explanation - "you guys were complaining too much in the last period". I side with EJ on that. Had the ref said "clean hit, so you are getting an extra 2 for instigating" he would have still been pissed, he would have still complained, but not to that extent. EJ comes from real hockey teams so he naturally defended his rookie linemate. Buffalo hockey has not had that since the Briere/Drury teams. Heck, that team had a coach that sent his players out to "run 'em". Quite a few Sabres fans do not like when a player shows emotion, unless they are on the other team. Then they wish that player was on our team. Until they are, then they want them out because modern hockey has no place for that stuff. 1 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irregularly irregular Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 1 hour ago, pi2000 said: He's a fraud in the sense of what he was brought here for. And what was that exactly? Also given the way things have happened this year, maybe it's not so much EJ but the coaching staff that is more at fault? He's shown some leadership and fire along with what is likely to be an older players inability to be what he once was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmel Corn Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 4 hours ago, WhenWillItEnd66 said: Like the D shakeup. Muel and Clifton may not be that bad. Love the top 2 pairings. I think Robinson needs to sit this game. Girgs/Krebs/Loaf not a terrible 4th line. Some speed and some scoring skill could benefit. Disagree on Robinson. Would prefer to see Krebs, Girgs and Robinson together. I want to see a 4th line with speed and some grit. The only place for VO is the press box IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallawaySabres Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 Honest question, does anyone honestly care what the line combos are? Call me when there are new players… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmel Corn Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 13 minutes ago, CallawaySabres said: Honest question, does anyone honestly care what the line combos are? Call me when there are new players… Or a new coaching staff....still hoping this will happen before it is too late, but doubtful when you have a team that embraces being dysfunctional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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