I thought blue jackets protected murray and exposed johnson
- homiedclown

Always looking to expose the Johnson..
- LamontSanford

"If ya want to get down on these hairy balls,
then why don't you jump right in?
Its a crotch party right up in here,
so why don't you lick on this big john!"

This x10

We need two guys that can anchor two pairs
- sbroads24

Bowl-you > Kulokov
Antipin > Gorges
Guhle >> Franson

I think we are off to a good start

Is Trouba that good? I haven't watched enough of him. Is he Top 2 material with Risto?
- SabreWest

he surpasses risto for top pair

antipin-trouba
mccabe-risto
new guy-bogo

Any would be fine to land Eberle
- lulags

Of the group,
I'd prefer no Bailey or Baptiste

Of the group,
I'd prefer no Bailey or Baptiste
- jdfitz77

I could see them asking for Baptiste the more I think about it. Played well with Mcdavid in Juniors

Bowl-you > Kulokov
Antipin > Gorges
Guhle >> Franson

I think we are off to a good start
- MCGUIZZY

the problem with this thinking though is it wasnt long ago we were saying the same thing:

kulikov>gorges
Franson>strachan
Falk>weber

I mean its technically true but hardly addresses anything. The odds that any of these guys, especially the two rookies, will be able to carry a pairing are long

he surpasses risto for top pair

antipin-trouba
mccabe-risto
new guy-bogo
- homiedclown

Ok...

Expecting a lot right away from Antipin though

trouba-risto
mccabe-manson
beaulieu-antipin


I will hang up and listen

he surpasses risto for top pair

antipin-trouba
mccabe-risto
new guy-bogo
- homiedclown

antipin plays the right side and should be nowhere near the top pair in his first season

McCabe-Trouba

Smith-Risto

Beaulieu-Antipin

Ok...

Expecting a lot right away from Antipin though
- jdfitz77

right now, if guhle is in rochester

I think antipin is our second best d man

I saw Doug and the Slugs back in the day in a little bar in Port Hawksbury, Cape Breton. Canadian gold!
- lulags

Nice ... I've seen them a couple of times ... back in the day ... was also the name of our ball hockey team and we used the sabres slugs jerseys

right now, if guhle is in rochester

I think antipin is our second best d man
- homiedclown

i know mccabe had a rough time but antipin has played exactly 0 nhl minutes so to say hes second best ahead of mccabe is just asinine (sorry)

I could see them asking for Baptiste the more I think about it. Played well with Mcdavid in Juniors
- MCGUIZZY

Makes sense
I'd hate to lose Baptiste though
As u point out, he played well with McDavid...
so I'm hopeful he could find a spot on Eichel's wing at some point this season

What a disgusting post this was, you are out to lunch bro
- joegreif17

Probably.

the problem with this thinking though is it wasnt long ago we were saying the same thing:

kulikov>gorges
Franson>strachan
Falk>weber

I mean its technically true but hardly addresses anything. The odds that any of these guys, especially the two rookies, will be able to carry a pairing are long
- Sabresfan-365

Ehh. Not really the same and I never really thought like that anyways. I knew our defense was going to be atrocious last season.

right now, if guhle is in rochester

I think antipin is our second best d man
- homiedclown

Just goes to show we have a lot of question marks on defense
Still work to be done

Optimally...

new guy - Risto
McCabe - new guy
Beaulieu - Antipin

Gorges & Bogosian moved
Guhle starts in AHL

I could see them asking for Baptiste the more I think about it. Played well with Mcdavid in Juniors
- MCGUIZZY

Amazed me Strome put up better numbers (on paper) than McDavid in Erie.

antipin plays the right side and should be nowhere near the top pair in his first season

McCabe-Trouba

Smith-Risto

Beaulieu-Antipin
- Sabresfan-365

Ok...
but giving Smith a long term deal still scares me

Nice ... I've seen them a couple of times ... back in the day ... was also the name of our ball hockey team and we used the sabres slugs jerseys
- Doug&theSlugs

Amazed me Strome put up better numbers (on paper) than McDavid in Erie.
- lulags

Lots of guys put up good numbers in Juniors & it doesn't translate to NHL
Stroke is t quite a bust though
He can still be pretty decent

Lots of guys put up good numbers in Juniors & it doesn't translate to NHL
Stroke is t quite a bust though
He can still be pretty decent
- jdfitz77

Yannic Perrault, Nuff said

Ok...
but giving Smith a long term deal still scares me
- jdfitz77

He's always been good defensively just rarely got any appreciation for it till adv stats became a huge thing

he is, just not sure he's available.
- Sabresfan-365

fun fact, trouba produced the same as Risto 5v5, and had next to no PP Time.
Give the guy some PP time on a new team, with how he is already a beast defensively. The guy is a true top pairing Dman in the making

fun fact, trouba outscored Risto 5v5, and had next to no PP Time.
Give the guy some PP time on a new team, with how he is already a beast defensively. The guy is a true top pairing Dman in the making
- DDM-Coga

So why does Winnepeg trade him?

So why does Winnepeg trade him?
- MCGUIZZY

Bc he has a jack ass of an agent. They will try their hardest to resign him but if they are dead set on breaking the bank, they might have to move him down the line