I was just being sarcastic. Girgs (who is not good) gets a pass in Buffalo because he tries really hard, but the good players always get railed on
- jcragcrumple

Girgs is like Gaustad in that respect. Virtually no talent, but he tries so let's keep him around forever.

But what has changed about the franchise since he's been on it?


- Whatnot78

year 1 with ror
sabres got 81 points


year 2 with ror
sabres got 78 points


year 3 with ror
sabres are on pace for 67 points


and these are suppose to be the years we get ror in his prime

Reasons people don't want him on the team:

Makes 7.5 mil
Has rehearsed speech for losses
Scores at the wrong times
Goes 10-15 games once a year without a goal
Has not made playoffs
Has not made Pouliot/okposo/Reinhart elite

Reasons to keep him:

3rd best offensive forward
Best defensive forward
Makes 7.5 mil and is one of the better 2nd line centers in the league

Let's trade the guy who is good because other people on the team suck
- jcragcrumple

Good post :

What if jbotts projects casey to play 2nd line center and be 3rd or better in team points?

We would need to find an "more" inexpensive defensive center to make a move.

year 1 with ror
sabres got 81 points


year 2 with ror
sabres got 78 points


year 3 with ror
sabres are on pace for 67 points


and these are suppose to be the years we get ror in his prime
- homiedclown

I was referencing Eichel...but the same could be said for both.

We suck

The hyperbole factory is running full bore
- jcragcrumple

how is our pp unit with ror?


it's telling when your number 1 unit was better last year with matt moulson than with ror this year


ror is to the sabres, what tyrod taylor is to the bills

I was referencing Eichel...but the same could be said for both.

We suck
- Whatnot78

take ror off our pp unit, and the pp clicks and eichel gets an extra point every other game

how is our pp unit with ror?


it's telling when your number 1 unit was better last year with matt moulson than with ror this year


ror is to the sabres, what tyrod taylor is to the bills
- homiedclown

lol...ouch

Good post :

What if jbotts projects casey to play 2nd line center and be 3rd or better in team points?

We would need to find an "more" inexpensive defensive center to make a move.
- Boss34

By the time Casey is ready to take over 2C, Asplund will be ready to be 3C defensive forward. ROR's contract will be easier for another team to handle and we can retain some of it. ROR will be moved for Defensive help more than likely.

Ryan O’Reilly had 3 points in a blowout.

Notice how when we give up 7 goals, his special defensive acumen isn’t brought up, just his 3 points. Strange
- sbroads24

Useless stat, I know, but was plus 1.. so you know, there's that

Ryan O’Reilly had 3 points in a blowout.

Notice how when we give up 7 goals, his special defensive acumen isn’t brought up, just his 3 points. Strange
- sbroads24

Winnipeg is the fastest team I've seen all season. Ror had a couple really nice plays.

Effort is always there, I just think the lack of speed hurts his effectiveNess against these type of speed teams. They have speed everywhere.

Armia didn't look fast, but he's a big dude

Effort is always there,
- Boss34

his passing has been very lazy and slow this year IMO

lol...ouch
- Whatnot78

you can cling on to them for another 2 or 3 years, after knowing what they are


or you can move on and hope for something better/special

we have had 5 picks in the top 8 over the last 5 years and worse now then when we fired lindy
- homiedclown

Need to hit on these top picks.

Risto- hit
Reinhart - epic bust
Eichel -big hit
Nylander - bust to be? Bit early?
Mitts- big hit

Murray went 1 for 3. Eichel being the obvious pick.

Jbotts 1 for 1 for now.

Just like I have faith in the bills front office and having a great draft ( tre white)
Sabres headed in the right direction (casey)

I'd trade ROR straight up for Severson
- homiedclown

That's close: still hearing
Kane for severson.
We add .

Also :
Sam to Vancouver for thatcher demko (goalie)
They add

you can cling on to them for another 2 or 3 years, after knowing what they are


or you can move on and hope for something better/special
- homiedclown

blow it up

Need to hit on these top picks.

Risto- hit
Reinhart - epic bust
Eichel -big hit
Nylander - bust to be? Bit early?
Mitts- big hit

Murray went 1 for 3. Eichel being the obvious pick.

Jbotts 1 for 1 for now.

Just like I have faith in the bills front office and having a great draft ( tre white)
Sabres headed in the right direction (casey)
- Boss34

risto has regressed IMO

not sure it's a hit

how is our pp unit with ror?


it's telling when your number 1 unit was better last year with matt moulson than with ror this year


ror is to the sabres, what tyrod taylor is to the bills
- homiedclown

The coaches changed. You can't seriously be blaming it on ROR?

As for the "he was supposed to make us better" argument, I guess Mcdavid is a bum

That's close: still hearing
Kane for severson.
We add .

Also :
Sam to Vancouver for thatcher demko (goalie)
They add
- Boss34

we don't need a goalie IMO

ullmark is ready

then johansson runs rochester

and the kid with a really long name comes over in a year or 2

The coaches changed. You can't seriously be blaming it on ROR?


- jcragcrumple

coaches changed with tyrod?


are you happy with him moving forward?

and tyrod has a better winning record than ror


after 3 years, you are who you are

if ror was above average, that second line would be producing much better 5 on 5 and our pp would be middle of the pack


the amount of points ror puts up 5 on 5 is BRUTAL for what he is paid

Canucks asking on the availability of Reinhart and Scandella.

risto has regressed IMO

not sure it's a hit
- homiedclown

Hit for the 8th pick.
Both ror and Risto have been worse this year than in the past.
The losing eventually destroys their will and confidence.

Risto has been partnered with a rotation of 5 non top pairing nhl players.

Scandella is not good
Mccabe is ok
Beleuvue tanker and sucks
Antipin rookie
Bogo is terrible
Faulk not good enough

That's a really bad opportunity to look good with these guys next to you

Need to hit on these top picks.

Risto- hit
Reinhart - epic bust
Eichel -big hit
Nylander - bust to be? Bit early?
Mitts- big hit

Murray went 1 for 3. Eichel being the obvious pick.

Jbotts 1 for 1 for now.

Just like I have faith in the bills front office and having a great draft ( tre white)
Sabres headed in the right direction (casey)
- Boss34

That is way too early to tell. Everyone last year was talking about Nylander being a hit. Middelstat hasnt done anything at the professional level yet.

we don't need a goalie IMO

ullmark is ready

then johansson runs rochester

and the kid with a really long name comes over in a year or 2
- homiedclown

We need 2 good goalies in the nhl.
Ulmark looks great, but it's hard to say he's a %100 can't miss prospect.

Jbotts loves the ahl guys. Denko fits the profile

That is way too early to tell. Everyone last year was talking about Nylander being a hit. Middelstat hasnt done anything at the professional level yet.
- Mentalorgasm5

Everyone talking about nylander being a hit?

It went south quick after the world juniors where he put up points early then nothing in the medal games. Disappeared completely

Then he was non existent in rochester.
Yeah I know the " he was 18 against men" excuse

He didn't impress me.
Mitts looks awesome
Mvp of junior tournament, so it's not just my opinion

coaches changed with tyrod?


are you happy with him moving forward?

and tyrod has a better winning record than ror


after 3 years, you are who you are

if ror was above average, that second line would be producing much better 5 on 5 and our pp would be middle of the pack


the amount of points ror puts up 5 on 5 is BRUTAL for what he is paid
- homiedclown

I'm not gonna touch an analogy between a starting QB and a second line center, but ROR is gonna get his 20 goals, 60 points as usual which is statistically a really good second line center