Doan > Peterka?

[Thorny]

30 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

I think Norris' timeline was 1 month but I am not sure.  

Tage is taking heat here at Sabre Space.  7 games with 1 goal, 4 points and a -7 is not helping.   He is pressing out there no doubt.  

I expect he will get on a hot streak and the goals will come.  

Slow start last year too, no? Some of the slow starts we’ve seen probably balance with some of the heaters cooling off 

Edit: it was 2 years ago. 1 point first 6 games

[7+6=13]

20 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

This thread is very funny.  Talk about a little premature

JJP, age 23, 245 gp 69g, 85a, 145 pts

Doan, age 23, 68gp, 14g, 19a, 33 pts.

Yeah but as you constantly say, the Sabres rush players and stump their development.  Now you want to use that against Doan who was brought along slower and that's what's funny.

[7+6=13]

19 hours ago, JohnC said:

Doan and JJP are two different players with different abilities and attributes. From a talent standpoint, JJP is more talented, especially offensively. But from a roster building standpoint, Doan adds something that was desperately needed. 
 

I’m sure Peterka will do well in Utah. And from a Utah perspective it was a good deal for them. On the other hand, from a Sabre standpoint, it addressed a big need for us. If you factor in the addition of Kesserling in the deal, then it was a beneficial deal for us. In general, this was a fair deal for both franchises.

So Kesselring was the throw in?

[JohnC]

31 minutes ago, 7+6=13 said:

So Kesselring was the throw in?

No. It was part of a package. If either one of the two former Utah players were not part of the trade proposal, I don’t believe that the deal would have been made.

[JohnC]

1 hour ago, Pimlach said:

I think Norris' timeline was 1 month but I am not sure.  

Tage is taking heat here at Sabre Space.  7 games with 1 goal, 4 points and a -7 is not helping.   He is pressing out there no doubt.  

I expect he will get on a hot streak and the goals will come.  

Tage appears to be pressing. As you well know, his goals usually come in spurts. Very often when you try to do too much, you end up doing less.

[msw2112]

5 hours ago, JohnC said:

Is Norris expected to come back this season? I'm aware that he has been injured prone but that was a big loss, especially for Tage. It seemed that last night Tage was playing a lot of solo hockey untethered to the line he was on. 

From what I've seen/read, he's expected back sometime in November, probably later in the month.  I can't say how accurate that is, but that's what I've seen out there.

[msw2112]

7 hours ago, LGR4GM said:

You know one of the 1st things I look for in a scouting report? Motor. If it's not mentioned, fine. If it's mentioned negatively, bad bad. Positively, tell me more. Motor sometimes comes across as "relentless" or "high work rate" but Buffalo needs more.

Also Nikita Klepov. We need to draft him.

When the Athletic rates prospects, one of the factors they name and consider is "Compete" which I would equate to "Motor."  Doan has it in spades and the Sabres have lacked players with it for years.  Benson has it too.  While talent cannot be overlooked, the Sabres have had plenty of talent over the years, but severely lacked in compete.  The best players in the NHL are those that have both.  Guys like McKinnon, the Tkachuk brothers, etc.  I hate Marchand, but he has both too.  McDavid is top of the talent scale and seems to have the "Motor"/"Compete" as well.