Sabres sign Defenseman Matt Grzelcyk to one year 850k deal

[DarthEbriate]

24 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

He's my brother...

[GASabresIUFAN]

Is this signing given the recent good injury update on Samuelson and Zellweger, a vote of no confidence in Gilbert and Johnson?

Edited September 25 by GASabresIUFAN

[dudacek]

24 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

Is this signing given the recent good injury update on Samuelson and Zellweger, a vote of no confidence in Gilbert and Johnson?

Yes

[LGR4GM]

34 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

Is this signing given the recent good injury update on Samuelson and Zellweger, a vote of no confidence in Gilbert and Johnson?

They just waived them, so yup. 

[Big Guava]

3 hours ago, pi2000 said:

is he a heavy?

Heavy as a Chevy 

[Night Train]

It's a quick depth emergency signing.  I certainly understand it. 

[shrader]

2 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

Is this signing given the recent good injury update on Samuelson and Zellweger, a vote of no confidence in Gilbert and Johnson?

Gilbert is only here to punch some people on occasion. This is a completely different role. 

[gilbert11]

5 hours ago, Carmel Corn said:

Wondering if we might see this lineup?

Dahlin/Crevier

Power/Timmins

Grzelcyzk/Mrtka (or Metsa)

Sorry dude, one too many Z’s !

[gilbert11]

7 hours ago, shrader said:

Get the spelling filter ready… for the Rochester thread

I don’t recall how it’s pronounced but I’m Polish and I wouldn’t even give myself 50/50 odds of getting it right.

[shrader]

19 minutes ago, gilbert11 said:

I don’t recall how it’s pronounced but I’m Polish and I wouldn’t even give myself 50/50 odds of getting it right.

Griz-lick…. But i still had season tickets when he was at BU, so I’ve heard it a ton. 

[Huckleberry]

Honestly I think Zelweger is back in time but,

Dahlin - Crevier ( he did eat minutes in chicago last year)

Power - Metsa ( sorry Timmins not has the IQ metsa has)

Grelyzyck  - Timmins

[Doohickie]

1 hour ago, gilbert11 said:

I don’t recall how it’s pronounced but I’m Polish and I wouldn’t even give myself 50/50 odds of getting it right.

Hockey Reference says GRIHZ-lihk but I think that's the American English approximation.  Here is the supposed Polish pronunciation.  Sounds something like JELT-sihk.  One key to pronouncing the name that also applies in my last name, is that a c in Polish can be pronounced as "ts" So the first part resolves down to JEL with the leading sound in the c resulting in a glottal stop, then finishes with the trailing c sound, the s, so the last syllable is sihk.

In the construction of my user name, Doohickie as a surname in Polish might be spelled Doohicki, and would be pronounced Doo-HEET-ski.

[gilbert11]

4 hours ago, Doohickie said:

Hockey Reference says GRIHZ-lihk but I think that's the American English approximation.  Here is the supposed Polish pronunciation.  Sounds something like JELT-sihk.  One key to pronouncing the name that also applies in my last name, is that a c in Polish can be pronounced as "ts" So the first part resolves down to JEL with the leading sound in the c resulting in a glottal stop, then finishes with the trailing c sound, the s, so the last syllable is sihk.

In the construction of my user name, Doohickie as a surname in Polish might be spelled Doohicki, and would be pronounced Doo-HEET-ski.

My name, Kozlowski, is, in my opinion, an easy name to pronounce and spell.  The Polish pronunciation is Cuz-wah-ski.

The maternal side name is Jarosz, pronounced in English as Jerr-us.  Polish:  Ya-dush.

Living on the west coast, I’ve encountered many people that freak out at a Polish name.  The name could be Smithski and they’d still ask you to spell it.   Frequently after having to spell my name, they respond with “ Oh, spells like it sounds”.  Duh!

[#freejame]

26 minutes ago, gilbert11 said:

My name, Kozlowski, is, in my opinion, an easy name to pronounce and spell.  The Polish pronunciation is Cuz-wah-ski.

The maternal side name is Jarosz, pronounced in English as Jerr-us.  Polish:  Ya-dush.

Living on the west coast, I’ve encountered many people that freak out at a Polish name.  The name could be Smithski and they’d still ask you to spell it.   Frequently after having to spell my name, they respond with “ Oh, spells like it sounds”.  Duh!

I’m watching you, Kozlowski. Always watching you. 

[PerreaultForever]

Well this is interesting. Nobody wanted him so a league minimum signing to a team with Defensive injuries. I suppose it's better than claiming Bryson. 

I saw somebody ask if he was a "heavy" and they clearly never watched the Bruins. His best years were as a speedy puck mover beside McAvoy but he was always a defensive liability and he is very very injury prone. 

All this tells me is they didn't like Gilbert (who did suck in the game I saw), have given up on Johnson, don't like their injury status with Zellewegger and possibly Samuelsson, and don't want to pay more for a "heavy" like Stanley. So he's an injury reserve and on the up side can probably keep pace, but on the downside definitely does not upgrade anything. 

Personally, I think Metsa gives you more. 

[PerreaultForever]

Personally I'd have waited and then snapped up Harris or Aspirot from the Bruins instead. 

[SabreFinn]

1 minute ago, PerreaultForever said:

Personally I'd have waited and then snapped up Harris or Aspirot from the Bruins instead. 

Aspirot would have been great, unfortunately I think there are teams with really bad D that would have grabbed him, and will do so before we would have had the possibility.

[PromoTheRobot]

9 hours ago, gilbert11 said:

My name, Kozlowski, is, in my opinion, an easy name to pronounce and spell.  The Polish pronunciation is Cuz-wah-ski.

The maternal side name is Jarosz, pronounced in English as Jerr-us.  Polish:  Ya-dush.

Living on the west coast, I’ve encountered many people that freak out at a Polish name.  The name could be Smithski and they’d still ask you to spell it.   Frequently after having to spell my name, they respond with “ Oh, spells like it sounds”.  Duh!

That my last name too. But you got the pronunciation slightly wrong. The "L" has a slash making it a "W" sound. The "W" is usually a "V" sound. So the "LOW" combo is said like "WOV."

kôz-WÔV-skee

And Grzelcyk, in the Polish pronunciation, is "GJEL-chick." I know that "GJ" combo is tricky for English speakers. Try to say the G and J, with a hint of Z in between, in one syllable.

"JELL- chick" is close enough.

Edited September 26 by PromoTheRobot

[Wyldnwoody44]

3 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

That my last name too. But you got the pronunciation slightly wrong. The "L" has a slash making it a "W" sound. The "W" is usually a "V" sound. So the "LOW" combo is said like "WOV."

kôz-WÔV-skee

And Grzelcyk, in the Polish pronunciation, is "GJEL-chick." I know that "GJ" combo is tricky for English speakers. Try to say the G and J, with a hint of Z in between, in one syllable.

"JELL- chick" is close enough.

Just like when I was driving around Poland a decade ago, was dating a grim that lived there... Went through the city Lodz one day... How the hell do you get the sound "Vooch" out of those letters 😂😂, such a tricky language. 

[Nitro60]

Good veteran depth piece.   You need this with injuries that crop up.   Solid player that a team with cup aspirations will need.

[shrader]

My kid constantly asks me if I need help changing a light bulb. How did he know I’m polish?

[gilbert11]

On 9/26/2026 at 6:17 AM, PromoTheRobot said:

That my last name too. But you got the pronunciation slightly wrong. The "L" has a slash making it a "W" sound. The "W" is usually a "V" sound. So the "LOW" combo is said like "WOV."

kôz-WÔV-skee

And Grzelcyk, in the Polish pronunciation, is "GJEL-chick." I know that "GJ" combo is tricky for English speakers. Try to say the G and J, with a hint of Z in between, in one syllable.

"JELL- chick" is close enough.

Are we related?

[PromoTheRobot]

21 minutes ago, gilbert11 said:

Are we related?

Maybe. If we go back enough generations. Kozlowski is a fairly common Polish surname.

Edited September 29 by PromoTheRobot

[Fansince70]

Grzelczyk and Mrtka.  What do these guys have against vowels?

[Mr Peabody]

59 minutes ago, Fansince70 said:

Grzelczyk and Mrtka.  What do these guys have against vowels?

It’s the price; they cost $250 each on Wheel of Fortune.