Dahlin is taking a leave of absence to return to Sweden

[Drag0nDan]

Just now, PromoTheRobot said:

I know we all want to play the owner and GM but they don't play the games. When are the players held to account? Ras has his excuse. What's Tage's?

I'd imagine its some combination of playing both C and W, and with a laundry list of players.

Now onto the what 5th center he's played with?  Norris, Kulich, Greenway, Östlund, Krebs.

Off Wings have been Benson, Rosen, Doan, Tuch, zucker.  

Buffalo has played 14 games - the only consistent element to his game this season has been a total lack of cohesion with his linemates.  

[Trettioåtta]

Right choice. (Understandably) he is clearly not able to fully focus.

What you hope to see is the team stepping up, showing him he can focus on his home life without guilt, because they'll pick up the slack

[Bangarang]

9 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

C'mon, @LGR4GM. Spell it out for me. Your "thumbs down" isn't an explanation. Spell. It. Out.

48 hours ago we felt like the team was improving. As soon as they take a dump on the ice now we are giving up.

We? 

Even before all of the injuries I didn't think the playoffs were likely. 

The schedule the rest of the month looks really tough. 

There's a pretty real possibility this team finishes the month in too big of a hole to get out of. 

[Pimlach]

1 hour ago, Sidc3000 said:

Perfect timing. Dahlin knows the team isn’t progressing and will lose the next several games. He’ll be doing some sole searching while home and I have a feeling he will come back to with an ultimatum. 

 

lets unpack this before I speak.   You say that:  

1.  He knows the team is not progressing 

2.  He is going home for “soul searching”

3.  He will come back with an ultimatum    

How about this: 

1.  He now knows the team, any team, is not the most important part of his life. 
2. He wants to be home to check on her, be with her, and let her know his true feelings, all of which will help both of them.  
3.  He will come back when he feels he can’t do any more, and he will be grateful for the support from the Sabres Team and organization.   

[JoeSchmoe]

Lots of really nice people on this board. Nicer than me for sure. I kind of come away thinking people in Dahlin's pay bracket should probably have their significant others moving with them to where they work.  I guess it's a little more complicated since they're not actually married yet. Would the Swedish hospitals be superior to the Buffalo hospitals?

That said, I wish her all the best in her recovery. Hopefully this is not actually a setback and she's actually doing okay as the post suggested.

[LTS]

I'm glad he's doing this and I can't be bothered to try and assign a reason why he's doing it, let alone the timing of why he's doing it.  At least not in a way that would attempt to explain HIS thinking.

I think there's plenty of people who are attempting to explain HIS thinking when they are really explaining THEIR thinking as they pretend to be in the situation.

So, in the vein of throwing out wild ideas.  He realized that they needed a roster spot so Geersten doesn't need to be waived and they can keep 3 goalies on the roster. 

Or.. he fondly recalls those games in Sweden in 2019 and realized it was the 6 year anniversary and decided he wanted to go back to celebrate.

Or..

I'm glad I have no reference to compare it to. I'm glad I'm not that much "stronger" for having to work through it. I can however honestly say I wish they never had to go through it either. I can't even imagine.

[Pimlach]

1 hour ago, Bangarang said:

We? 

Even before all of the injuries I didn't think the playoffs were likely. 

The schedule the rest of the month looks really tough. 

There's a pretty real possibility this team finishes the month in too big of a hole to get out of. 

OR

They rally, they hang in there, and stay in the race.  It would be nice to get healthy and still be in the race.  It would be nice to cheer for something for an entire season.  

They need new hero's every night.  It is team game and they need to hang in there together.  

 

Edited 3 hours ago by Pimlach

[Night Train]

Feel bad for the guy. Helpless. God bless her. 

[PalmTreeMafia]

13 minutes ago, JoeSchmoe said:

Lots of really nice people on this board. Nicer than me for sure. I kind of come away thinking people in Dahlin's pay bracket should probably have their significant others moving with them to where they work.  I guess it's a little more complicated since they're not actually married yet. Would the Swedish hospitals be superior to the Buffalo hospitals?

That said, I wish her all the best in her recovery. Hopefully this is not actually a setback and she's actually doing okay as the post suggested.

People who have had heart transplants are normally not allowed to travel by plane for at least one year.

[Stads]

2 hours ago, Flashsabre said:

More ammo though for not firing Adams with all the injuries and LOA.

[JoeSchmoe]

7 minutes ago, PalmTreeMafia said:

People who have had heart transplants are normally not allowed to travel by plane for at least one year.

Didn't know that. She must have driven back to Sweden from France then.

[PalmTreeMafia]

4 minutes ago, JoeSchmoe said:

Didn't know that. She must have driven back to Sweden from France then.

Obviously I don't know the details of her surgery and recovery process, but I assume there are different restrictions for short flights and intercontinental ones.

[DarthEbriate]

1 hour ago, Porous Five Hole said:

You cannot be serious.

I should couch it as a worst-case fear and 99.5% unlikely to transpire, and I admit it is abhorrently cynical. But I've seen companies retaliate against employees before. And in the NHL/sports-world, it's easy to positively spin a trade as doing what's right for the player and "needed a change of scenery". It can even become a mutual agreement.

But behind closed doors, it's just suits saying we can:

• Lose just as easily and we weren't winning with him
• Get a ton of assets for next season's GM to work with
• Extend our new core and culture of Tuch, Benson, Doan, and Kesselring
• Power's salary will be justified if he gets 50 points because of PP1 time
• Let the owner focus on the fun Bills and push that pesky hockey expectations can further down the road

[shrader]

1 hour ago, Pimlach said:

 

lets unpack this before I speak.   You say that:  

1.  He knows the team is not progressing 

2.  He is going home for “soul searching”

3.  He will come back with an ultimatum    

How about this: 

1.  He now knows the team, any team, is not the most important part of his life. 
2. He wants to be home to check on her, be with her, and let her know his true feelings, all of which will help both of them.  
3.  He will come back when he feels he can’t do any more, and he will be grateful for the support from the Sabres Team and organization.   

To be fair, he did say “sole searching”. Maybe he thinks Dahlin is a foot guy. 

[inkman]

2 hours ago, Sidc3000 said:

Perfect timing. Dahlin knows the team isn’t progressing and will lose the next several games. He’ll be doing some sole searching while home and I have a feeling he will come back to with an ultimatum. 

Not sure I’d shoe shopping should be on the list of things to search for but perhaps during his time looking for some new kicks he can also dig into his soul a bit. 😛

Just now, shrader said:

To be fair, he did say “sole searching”. Maybe he thinks Dahlin is a foot guy. 

Damn beat me to it 

[TheAud]

2 hours ago, Brawndo said:

 

Lindy lost a brother young (Swift Current Broncos) and had a kid with cancer. He gets it. 

[JoeSchmoe]

10 minutes ago, shrader said:

To be fair, he did say “sole searching”. Maybe he thinks Dahlin is a foot guy. 

I read it differently.

[LGR4GM]

1 hour ago, Bangarang said:

We? 

Even before all of the injuries I didn't think the playoffs were likely. 

The schedule the rest of the month looks really tough. 

There's a pretty real possibility this team finishes the month in too big of a hole to get out of. 

Yea, I have stated a bunch I think they're a 85ish pt team. I think in the prediction thread I gave them 95pts and playoffs but quite a few have been saying this team is roughly the same but with good goaltending. 

[Bangarang]

50 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

OR

They rally, they hang in there, and stay in the race.  It would be nice to get healthy and still be in the race.  It would be nice to cheer for something for an entire season.  

They need new hero's every night.  It is team game and they need to hang in there together.  

 

Unlikely they rally and hang in there imo. 

[LGR4GM]

15 minutes ago, DarthEbriate said:

I should couch it as a worst-case fear and 99.5% unlikely to transpire, and I admit it is abhorrently cynical. But I've seen companies retaliate against employees before. And in the NHL/sports-world, it's easy to positively spin a trade as doing what's right for the player and "needed a change of scenery". It can even become a mutual agreement.

But behind closed doors, it's just suits saying we can:

• Lose just as easily and we weren't winning with him
• Get a ton of assets for next season's GM to work with
• Extend our new core and culture of Tuch, Benson, Doan, and Kesselring
• Power's salary will be justified if he gets 50 points because of PP1 time
• Let the owner focus on the fun Bills and push that pesky hockey expectations can further down the road

Lol, have you seen the PP? 

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35 minutes ago, JoeSchmoe said:

Didn't know that. She must have driven back to Sweden from France then.

 

26 minutes ago, PalmTreeMafia said:

Obviously I don't know the details of her surgery and recovery process, but I assume there are different restrictions for short flights and intercontinental ones.

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Øresund_Bridge

Just now, LGR4GM said:

Lol, have you seen the PP? 

[HumanSlinky39]

Bigger than hockey. Take care of your family.

Selfishly, sucks losing our best player with no idea of when he'll be back. Wish we could have a season that wasn't one calamity after another.

[SwampD]

 

2 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

I can guess. Playoff drought? No palm trees? What do either have to do with this season and team, that is still (checking standings) at .500? 

It's funny, when I check the standings, I see that the Sabres are last in the Atlantic and last in the Eastern Conference. That's some good hockey.

[SwampD]

If I was Ras, I would run away too. I hope they are okay, but good lord, it was already hard enough to find reasons to watch. That task just became that much more difficult.

[Crusader1969]

1 hour ago, Pimlach said:

 

lets unpack this before I speak.   You say that:  

1.  He knows the team is not progressing 

2.  He is going home for “soul searching”

3.  He will come back with an ultimatum    

How about this: 

1.  He now knows the team, any team, is not the most important part of his life. 
2. He wants to be home to check on her, be with her, and let her know his true feelings, all of which will help both of them.  
3.  He will come back when he feels he can’t do any more, and he will be grateful for the support from the Sabres Team and organization.   

The Sabres ***** up with Jack Eichel and it has cost them / us dearly

did anyone else see the JJP " mic'd up" opening faceoff vs Tuch?  He said to Tuch "you can not believe how well they treat us" meaning the organization 

As you said and I 100% agree - Sabres need to be known as a team that support their players.   Eventually that will pay them back on spades. 
 

Hopefully Dahlin can reset mentally.  However,  I still think having his offseason routine disturbed is a major factor in his play.  So I don't think we will see the "elite" level of play this season