Do the Sabres need a heavyweight fighter?

[inkman]

After watching Zach Metsa almost commit suicide by enforcer last night, I figured now would be a good time to get the board’s sentiment on this topic. 

[LGR4GM]

OMFG, not this ***** again. 

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11 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

OMFG, not this ***** again. 

[Weave]

One that can play 10-12min a night?  Yeah, but there just aren’t enough of them for each team to have one.

[Night Train]

Give UPL that job. Maybe he's good at something. 

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Just now, Night Train said:

Give UPL that job. Maybe he's good at something. 

Maybe that would fix his teeth.

[#freejame]

I don’t need a heavyweight. Give me a scumbag who will run Kent Johnson into the boards and then take his whooping from Olivier. 

[Goldseatsaud]

They need a Larry Playfair guy. It bothers me that they don't have that

[inkman]

25 minutes ago, #freejame said:

I don’t need a heavyweight. Give me a scumbag who will run Kent Johnson into the boards and then take his whooping from Olivier. 

Malenstyn, Carrick and Gilbert all seem like ideal candidates 

[inkman]

52 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

OMFG, not this ***** again. 

I entered the season optimistic that our boys would get by with what they had. Less than half a game into the season, they are clearly not going to get by. 
 

Now is the parade of scumbags who will treat the Sabres like toddlers and have their way with extracurricular stuff. If other teams are going to employ these players, the Sabres should too.  
 

I’d offer whatever Columbus would want for Olivier.  I’m tired of coming away from the every game, win or lose, with our tail between our legs because some psychopath on the opposing team is taking extreme liberties with our players.  
 

It didn’t help the Sabres didn’t capitalize on the 5 on 3 (shocker) and no one even sniffed Olivier the rest of the game. The Sabres were intimidated. When you ice 15+ players that have no business getting in a pillow fight let alone an actual fight, this will happen. Shame on Jarmo for not having the players backs. 
 

Oh well, another season of getting tossed around the ice like children. 

[Pimlach]

28 minutes ago, Goldseatsaud said:

They need a Larry Playfair guy. It bothers me that they don't have that

Larry would laugh about this. Then he would tell you he wasn't that good.  

[Pimlach]

7 minutes ago, inkman said:

Malenstyn, Carrick and Gilbert all seem like ideal candidates 

Maley is not a fighter.  But he can do it when needed. 

Carrick is a middle weight. 

Gilbert can't play hockey good enough to even get on the ice. 

Fact is there are only a few monster fighters that can play 10-12 minutes a game and not hurt you.  Olivier is one of them. 

Perhaps the Sabres should do more scouting in the Biloxi, Mississippi area to find the next Olivier?

[inkman]

44 minutes ago, #freejame said:

I don’t need a heavyweight. Give me a scumbag who will run Kent Johnson into the boards and then take his whooping from Olivier. 

 

1 minute ago, Pimlach said:

Maley is not a fighter.  But he can do it when needed. 

Carrick is a middle weight. 

Gilbert can't play hockey good enough to even get on the ice. 

Fact is there are only a few monster fighters that can play 10-12 minutes a game and not hurt you.  Olivier is one of them. 

Perhaps the Sabres should do more scouting in the Biloxi, Mississippi area to find the next Olivier?

I was responding to the copied post. He was looking for someone to deck Olivier. Those guys can do that. None of them are great scrappers. Gilbert might be the only passable one among them and as you mentioned, he’s not great at the hockey. 

[JoeSchmoe]

I'd have just slew footed him then go full turtle after he gets up. No shame!

[#freejame]

16 minutes ago, inkman said:

 

I was responding to the copied post. He was looking for someone to deck Olivier. Those guys can do that. None of them are great scrappers. Gilbert might be the only passable one among them and as you mentioned, he’s not great at the hockey. 

Nobody needs to deck Olivier. They just need to run the other teams stars then get their ass kicked by their heavy weights. 

[inkman]

3 minutes ago, #freejame said:

Nobody needs to deck Olivier. They just need to run the other teams stars then get their ass kicked by their heavy weights. 

Fine. Any response would be great.  

[Demoted]

No, they just need to score off the power play.

[ponokasabre]

I think I can agree that the days of a Nic Delaurius riding that 4th line wing spot are gone for the most part.

I mean you can see that even he didnt play in the playoffs. But they do tend to still play in the regular season.

I think we need a forward like an Olivier (Unicorn, only one of them), or a Crouse or Bennet, or Marchment, or Joshua, or Sherwood, who can still play, maybe score 15-20 and can fight and address when needed, that would change this team instanltly 

Hard to aqcuire but would change this

[inkman]

1 hour ago, Weave said:

One that can play 10-12min a night?  Yeah, but there just aren’t enough of them for each team to have one.

I'd give up significant assets to acquire one. 

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33 minutes ago, inkman said:

I'd give up significant assets to acquire one. 

Tommy Dangles straight up for Liam O'Brien. The Sabers would be butter.

[PromoTheRobot]

Mason Geersten down in Rochester....

Edited Friday at 05:17 PM by PromoTheRobot

[LGR4GM]

2 hours ago, inkman said:

I entered the season optimistic that our boys would get by with what they had. Less than half a game into the season, they are clearly not going to get by. 
 

Now is the parade of scumbags who will treat the Sabres like toddlers and have their way with extracurricular stuff. If other teams are going to employ these players, the Sabres should too.  
 

I’d offer whatever Columbus would want for Olivier.  I’m tired of coming away from the every game, win or lose, with our tail between our legs because some psychopath on the opposing team is taking extreme liberties with our players.  
 

It didn’t help the Sabres didn’t capitalize on the 5 on 3 (shocker) and no one even sniffed Olivier the rest of the game. The Sabres were intimidated. When you ice 15+ players that have no business getting in a pillow fight let alone an actual fight, this will happen. Shame on Jarmo for not having the players backs. 
 

Oh well, another season of getting tossed around the ice like children. 

***** they were. You don't go off and fight Olivier again while down by a goal in the 3rd because he smacked Metsa a few times. Metsa seems like he was fine. "sabres were intimidated" I didn't see that at all. 

1 hour ago, inkman said:

I'd give up significant assets to acquire one. 

[LGR4GM]

You know what ***** it. Please bring of Geersten and give him 12min a night for the ENTIRE SEASON. I just need it at this point because nothing other than the total and abject failure of bringing in a "heavyweight" will make you people understand that toughness is not 1 mofo taking swings so Metsa doesn't have to but a team that just simply DOES NOT PUT UP WITH OTHERS *****. We actually saw that last night, Metsa was the closest and addressed it. Everyone else got into it. That is what toughness is, a team attitude. But nope, bring in a heavy weight, please. For the love of the hockey gods, bring that guy in so I can watch him get caved in on xGF every night and fight 8 times a season. Please, because nothing short of that will make this place understand that the issue at the end of the day was not toughness last night, it was a ***** pp and a terrible goaltending performance. 

Hallelujah, holy *****, where's the tylenol. 

[msw2112]

While it would be great to have a pugilist on the roster who could go toe-to-toe with Olivier and can also play hockey, those guys are few and far between.  What the Sabres needed to do last night was to score 1 - OR TWO - goals during the 5 on 3 that they had as a result of Olivier's goonery and win the game.  Metsa's effort in taking on Olivier was a much better effort than the meek effort on the power play.

[North Buffalo]

Yeh Sabres looked in preseason mode, even Dahlin looked passive... Mal line barely on the ice... switch Krebs with Kulich and have a straight checking line... Geersten may be a firestarted but he Sabres season has started... not old man beer league  anymore...

Edited Friday at 06:12 PM by North Buffalo