Dahlin is back with the Sabres

[Brawndo]

Per Mike Harrington 

[PonyBoy2]

 

 

[Taro T]

How wild is that?

This team is more damaged and needs Dahlin more than his fiancee with a brand new (to her) heart does.

[Brawndo]

 

[Eleven]

He's just keeping himself in shape until he returns to Frolunda.

[Brawndo]

 

[#freejame]

[LGR4GM]

[Eleven]

9 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

 

With a BIG smile on his face, too!

[SwampD]

Holy crap! I have a reason to watch them today.

[Taro T]

6 minutes ago, Eleven said:

With a BIG smile on his face, too!

Only because he sees this day as moving him one day closer to becoming Frolunda's captain.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

😉 

[Brawndo]

The Sabres Organization’s support and actions for Dahlin and His Family throughout this entire process more likely to lead to him not asking out.

 

[Taro T]

5 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

The Sabres Organization’s support and actions for Dahlin and His Family throughout this entire process more likely to lead to him not asking out.

 

Yeah, they didn't give Lehner the support he needed and they apparently didn't give Ullmark the support he felt he needed.  Good to see they learned from those experiences and gave Dahlin the support and leeway he needed.

Has to also go a long way in inner player circles to dispel the 'wow, they didn't let Eichel get the surgery he wanted, what a horrible place to play' vibes.  We can hope at any rate.

[PASabreFan]

11 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

The Sabres Organization’s support and actions for Dahlin and His Family throughout this entire process more likely to lead to him not asking out.

 

Link?

[Brawndo]

 

[Taro T]

4 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

 

 

And Carolina must be doing well too.  Wouldn't be surprised if he plays the best hockey of his life with that weight taken off his shoulders.

[tom webster]

13 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

Link?

Seriously? Or tongue in cheek?

[Brawndo]

14 minutes ago, Taro T said:

Yeah, they didn't give Lehner the support he needed and they apparently didn't give Ullmark the support he felt he needed.  Good to see they learned from those experiences and gave Dahlin the support and leeway he needed.

Has to also go a long way in inner player circles to dispel the 'wow, they didn't let Eichel get the surgery he wanted, what a horrible place to play' vibes.  We can hope at any rate.

That can start with showing a commitment to winning.  Bringing back Adams and the entire coaching staff shows the exact opposite. 

[Brawndo]

 

[K-9]

25 minutes ago, Taro T said:

Yeah, they didn't give Lehner the support he needed and they apparently didn't give Ullmark the support he felt he needed.  Good to see they learned from those experiences and gave Dahlin the support and leeway he needed.

Has to also go a long way in inner player circles to dispel the 'wow, they didn't let Eichel get the surgery he wanted, what a horrible place to play' vibes.  We can hope at any rate.

I have to disagree about Lehner. The Sabres got him psychiatric help, including treatment for substance abuse to help with his drinking problem and gave him as long as he needed to get well. 

[Taro T]

11 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

That can start with showing a commitment to winning.  Bringing back Adams and the entire coaching staff shows the exact opposite. 

Yep.  But, today is the 1st day of the rest of your (mine, and everybody else's) life.

Can't change the road you took to get here, but definitely can control the path you take from here.

No reason to keep any of those you mention beyond their contracts and for many of them even before those contracts run out.

[Taro T]

7 minutes ago, K-9 said:

I have to disagree about Lehner. The Sabres got him psychiatric help, including treatment for substance abuse to help with his drinking problem and gave him as long as he needed to get well. 

OK.  Fair enough.  They didn't give him support in a timely manner.  They left him isolated from the team when he was injured and needed support.  By the time they did provide support he needed a new start in a new location.

[K-9]

2 minutes ago, Taro T said:

OK.  Fair enough.  They didn't give him support in a timely manner.  They left him isolated from the team when he was injured and needed support.  By the time they did provide support he needed a new start in a new location.

That’s interesting because early on in his struggles, Lehner had effusive praise for the team and the help they provided him. It wasn’t until after he left when he criticized the fan base for booing him and threw the organization under the bus for their lack of support. I will just agree to disagree on Lehner as I have nothing good to say about him. 

[Taro T]

1 minute ago, K-9 said:

That’s interesting because early on in his struggles, Lehner had effusive praise for the team and the help they provided him. It wasn’t until after he left when he criticized the fan base for booing him and threw the organization under the bus for their lack of support. I will just agree to disagree on Lehner as I have nothing good to say about him. 

Personally don't like Lehner either.  But don't recall his praising the team for getting him any help back when he missed significant time after injuring his ankle in his very 1st game as a Sabre.  Also, don't recall many (any?) good things said about how the team handled / related to players during the Murray era.  Do agree that Botterill understood the people/human side of players better than Murray did.  Then again, the bottle of iced tea sitting on my table understands the human side of players roughly as well as Murray.

[bunomatic]

That smile makes me think he got his oil changed😘. Welcome back Captain!