you telling me ROR is being forced to play and not loving every second of it because he doesn't think he's the best player on the ice?
- BeadyEyedDouche

If LaFontaine was still here Murray wouldn't have had the final call on the trades he made, Pegula doesn't have a " hockey mind" telling him what's bad or good.

you telling me ROR is being forced to play and not loving every second of it because he doesn't think he's the best player on the ice?
- BeadyEyedDouche

He is the best player on the ice without Eichel. I think even the most ardent ROR haters would admit he's far and away the second best player on the team

He is the best player on the ice without Eichel. I think even the most ardent ROR haters would admit he's far and away the second best player on the team
- jcragcrumple

He is

Allow me to translate:

"Jesus Christ I'm playing 23 minutes a night because I'm one of 4 players who can score, play defense and win faceoffs. YOU play with Scott Wilson for 5 games and try to score 5-on-5. Great, Jack's hurt so I get to play 30 minutes a night"
- jcragcrumple

I'd say he is 1 of 1 players on the team who can do all three of those things well.

Sabres send: Kane, Lehner, ROR, McCabe and a 2nd

Philly sends: Giroux, Ghost, 1st


book-it
- BeadyEyedDouche

This would pretty much dismantle the Murray project....













I love it

He is the best player on the ice without Eichel. I think even the most ardent ROR haters would admit he's far and away the second best player on the team
- jcragcrumple

On the 30th place team

Wish list if we dont draft first overall
1) Zadina
2) Svechnikov
3) Boqvist
4) TK
- Pegullaville

I really worry about TK. Like the order otherwise!

Wish list if we dont draft first overall
1) Zadina
2) Svechnikov
3) Boqvist
4) TK
- Pegullaville

Finally someone gets it

Hmmm

https://twitter.com/Buffa...amp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Hmmm

https://twitter.com/Buffa...amp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
- lulags

Hope he signs

Here's a list of dubious or spurious claims made about ROR on this board - which may have also originated on this board - that are now accepted as gospel truth

He's an "old 26"
His back is breaking down
He's already lost a step
He's a bad teammate
He and Eichel don't get along
Prima Donna
Questionable defensively
His points will decrease
His goals will decrease
PP points don't matter as much as 5-on-5
His face off percentage is replaceable
Can replace 2C from within
And the distasteful ones about his living arrangements I'm not gonna get into


I'm sure there more

This would pretty much dismantle the Murray project....

I love it
- washedup20

That was part of the idea, glad you didn't miss it

On the 30th place team
- washedup20

Some of us get it.

He's always been a second or third best player on awful teams. He does not make a team go over the hump. He's a poor man's Bergeron. Fitting for this team, unfortunately.

If LaFontaine was still here Murray wouldn't have had the final call on the trades he made, Pegula doesn't have a " hockey mind" telling him what's bad or good.
- SABRES 89

We would also still have Ryan Miller and Steve Ott and neither of Eichel or McDavid or even Reinhart.

I really worry about TK. Like the order otherwise!
- RhinoFan

Me too. Zadina is a skating dream and a scoring stud for Halifax and he plays both ends of the rink. We need some of this for the future of the Sabres. Many of said they are not worried about Eichel's lack of defensive skill and limited effort on the backcheck but trust me from experience, that shet is contagious. Name a captain of any successful NHL team currently that does not play a good 2 way game?

Here's a list of dubious or spurious claims made about ROR on this board - which may have also originated on this board - that are now accepted as gospel truth

He's an "old 26"
His back is breaking down
He's already lost a step
He's a bad teammate
He and Eichel don't get along
Prima Donna
Questionable defensively
His points will decrease
His goals will decrease
PP points don't matter as much as 5-on-5
His face off percentage is replaceable
Can replace 2C from within
And the distasteful ones about his living arrangements I'm not gonna get into


I'm sure there more
- jcragcrumple

drunkard with a tooth out

On the 30th place team
- washedup20

And the best player in the world (McDavid) is on a crappy team

Here's a list of dubious or spurious claims made about ROR on this board - which may have also originated on this board - that are now accepted as gospel truth

He's an "old 26"
His back is breaking down
He's already lost a step
He's a bad teammate
He and Eichel don't get along
Prima Donna
Questionable defensively
His points will decrease
His goals will decrease
PP points don't matter as much as 5-on-5
His face off percentage is replaceable
Can replace 2C from within
And the distasteful ones about his living arrangements I'm not gonna get into


I'm sure there more
- jcragcrumple

Idk if there are more than 5 teams with better 2nd line centers

Hope he signs
- RhinoFan

Me 2 but we have been (frank)ed recently

drunkard with a tooth out
- BeadyEyedDouche

That fell under my last category, but yeah that's up there

Me 2 but we have been (frank)ed recently
- GERBE!!!75PTS

You really are just all doom and gloom all the time, aren't you. Yikes.

Read the GR article. If Buffalo offers him a deal, he's more than likely signing it. He's ready to join this organization.

And the best player in the world (McDavid) is on a crappy team
- jcragcrumple

Crosby is the best player in the world still, McDavid carried them into the second round last year, the GM dismantled a winner

drunkard with a tooth out
- BeadyEyedDouche

Only Canadian that cant figure out the Timmys drive through as well

Crosby is the best player in the world still, McDavid carried them into the second round last year, the GM dismantled a winner
- washedup20

Amen 3x on this. Crosby is still hands down the best player in the world. The young Pettawan in Edmonton has a lot to prove until you can Knight him with such prestige.

Crosby is the best player in the world still, McDavid carried them into the second round last year, the GM dismantled a winner
- washedup20

you are on point today

I was just coming in here to say he basically carried the team on his back to the playoffs last year and even almost made the conference finals, within a game of them, to be exact.

Crosby is the best player in the world still, McDavid carried them into the second round last year, the GM dismantled a winner
- washedup20

The point stands. It's possible to be a good player on a bad team. Is it Doan's fault the coyotes mostly sucked with him? The Panthers wasted Olli Jokinen's prime, kovalchuk couldn't make the thrashers good