“But Josh Rosen FAILED to play up to expectations, struggling with his accuracy and ball placement in drills.”


Well that’s weird
Someone told me that Rosen was so great at the combine...


https://www.google.com/am....bgc1m=%2523EAEAEA&sr=amp

Jesus, is your need for accolades THAT intense?
- Wetbandit1

I like looking back is that such a bad thing ?

All of us thought something huge was happening on June 20th

What is this? Rehashing your greatest hits?
- jcragcrumple

Some pretty funny comments back in the day

I have some bad ones as well

i'm sure everyone on twitter has a name that perfectly fits who they are..
- IndianaSabresFan

I just think making assumptions based off stuff like that is dumb

It's easy to be right about negative things.

"He'll never be that"

"He'll never live up to the hype"

We'll see if Jack 100 - I mean 90 - shows up big time, or Nylander tears it up. And I don't mean to tear those opinions down, but being right about bad things happening leads to more negative predictions, which is not a fun way to experience fandom
- jcragcrumple

Or some people just know that a player doesn't have that IT factor for the next level

And Jack was on a massive streak he would have hit 90

I just think making assumptions based off stuff like that is dumb
- jdfitz77

i do not disagree..

The Leafs, of course, represent the self-described "Center of the Hockey Universe"...
- Michael Pachla

No Leafs fan has ever used this phrase.

Or some people just know that a player doesn't have that IT factor for the next level

And Jack was on a massive streak he would have hit 90
- gerbe75pts

Well you were right about the Sabres being bottom 5 this year.

Okposo is pretty good with Eichel though, and he'll be a nice 3rd liner in a couple years. Calling him suckposo is a little much imo

“But Josh Rosen FAILED to play up to expectations, struggling with his accuracy and ball placement in drills.”


Well that’s weird
Someone told me that Rosen was so great at the combine...


https://www.google.com/am....bgc1m=%2523EAEAEA&sr=amp
- jdfitz77

I would still trade up for him .. just hope we pick the right one

Projected lineup

28 Zemgus Girgensons - 90 Ryan O'Reilly - 23 Sam Reinhart
17 Jordan Nolan - 10 Jacob Josefson - 21 Kyle Okposo
20 Scott Wilson - 22 Johan Larsson - 29 Jason Pominville
67 Benoit Pouliot - 51 Kyle Criscuolo - 13 Nicholas Baptiste

6 Marco Scandella - 55 Rasmus Ristolainen
45 Brendan Guhle - 8 Casey Nelson
82 Nathan Beaulieu - 93 Victor Antipin

31 Chad Johnson
40 Robin Lehner

Projected lineup

28 Zemgus Girgensons - 90 Ryan O'Reilly - 23 Sam Reinhart
17 Jordan Nolan - 10 Jacob Josefson - 21 Kyle Okposo
20 Scott Wilson - 22 Johan Larsson - 29 Jason Pominville
67 Benoit Pouliot - 51 Kyle Criscuolo - 13 Nicholas Baptiste

6 Marco Scandella - 55 Rasmus Ristolainen
45 Brendan Guhle - 8 Casey Nelson
82 Nathan Beaulieu - 93 Victor Antipin

31 Chad Johnson
40 Robin Lehner
- 22sabresQ

WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE LEFT SIDE? It's literally upside down. Why does Housley hate Pouliot so much?

Well you were right about the Sabres being bottom 5 this year.

Okposo is pretty good with Eichel though, and he'll be a nice 3rd liner in a couple years. Calling him suckposo is a little much imo
- jcragcrumple

But we didn't sign this dude for the 3rd line that to me is a waste of money please don't list Phil Kessel being on the third line

And I called him that when we were rumored to sign him I wanted to nothing to do with him just another John T Lackey

But it would be smart for the Sabres organization to find someone in the summer to take on that contract before we're stuck with it

WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE LEFT SIDE? It's literally upside down. Why does Housley hate Pouliot so much?
- jcragcrumple

It's not like it's that much better with Pouliot and Zemgus flipped

That left side is AWFUL

The "wtf do we have to lose?" lines:

Pouliot-ROR-Okposo
Wilson-Reinhart-Baptiste
Larsson-Josefson-Pominville
Girgs-Criscuolo-Nolan

Projected lineup

28 Zemgus Girgensons - 90 Ryan O'Reilly - 23 Sam Reinhart
17 Jordan Nolan - 10 Jacob Josefson - 21 Kyle Okposo
20 Scott Wilson - 22 Johan Larsson - 29 Jason Pominville
67 Benoit Pouliot - 51 Kyle Criscuolo - 13 Nicholas Baptiste

6 Marco Scandella - 55 Rasmus Ristolainen
45 Brendan Guhle - 8 Casey Nelson
82 Nathan Beaulieu - 93 Victor Antipin

31 Chad Johnson
40 Robin Lehner
- 22sabresQ

Save us

It's not like it's that much better with Pouliot and Zemgus flipped

That left side is AWFUL
- Stripes77

There is zero doubt that Pouliot is the superior 5-on-5 points producer though. Girgs has 1 point with ROR, granted, but he only has 1 point without ROR/Eichel at 5-on-5. I guess the reasoning is "he won't score without ROR, so maybe he will get a point with him."

We're gonna win THAT cup.

Svechnikov on a 17 game point streak right now with 18 goals and 15 assists in that time frame for 33 points.

I would still trade up for him .. just hope we pick the right one
- gerbe75pts

Don’t get me wrong,
I think Rosen is a beast
And if we’d trade up for him,
I’d be totally on board

Because like i said before...
“how a QB throws at the combine doesn’t mean much”

30ish throws when you’re not in pads & there's no defense don’t give anywhere near the picture that the HUNDREDS of throws during actual games makes

Everyone already knew that Rosen was awesome, WAY before he threw at the combine

Pouliot-ROR-Baptiste
Wilson-O'Regan-Reinhart
Larsson-Josefson-Okposo
Nolan-Girgensons-pominville.

Why Criscuolo? Why not O'Regan or Nylander?

Projected lineup

28 Zemgus Girgensons - 90 Ryan O'Reilly - 23 Sam Reinhart
17 Jordan Nolan - 10 Jacob Josefson - 21 Kyle Okposo
20 Scott Wilson - 22 Johan Larsson - 29 Jason Pominville
67 Benoit Pouliot - 51 Kyle Criscuolo - 13 Nicholas Baptiste

6 Marco Scandella - 55 Rasmus Ristolainen
45 Brendan Guhle - 8 Casey Nelson
82 Nathan Beaulieu - 93 Victor Antipin

31 Chad Johnson
40 Robin Lehner
- 22sabresQ

I know RW is the one spot we are actually “deep” at...
but can we please get Baptiste some legit freaking playing time?!
Ugh

The "wtf do we have to lose?" lines:

Pouliot-ROR-Okposo
Wilson-Reinhart-Baptiste
Larsson-Josefson-Pominville
Girgs-Criscuolo-Nolan
- jcragcrumple

Idc about Pouliot moving up or not,
i don’t see him back

Baptiste moves up makes sense
And ABSOLUTELY try Sam back at Center,
Why not?

Idc about Pouliot moving up or not,
i don’t see him back

Baptiste moves up makes sense
And ABSOLUTELY try Sam back at Center,
Why not?
- jdfitz77

Especially because the RW position is currently the position of strength. Moving him to center gets Baptiste a nice top-6 or at least top-9 shot

Pouliot-ROR-Baptiste
Wilson-O'Regan-Reinhart
Larsson-Josefson-Okposo
Nolan-Girgensons-pominville.

Why Criscuolo? Why not O'Regan or Nylander?
- jcragcrumple

Apparently Botts doesn’t feel the need to see some of these guys up here
Although i do agree, it would be nice for us...
but the priority is clearly Rochester at this point

Especially because the RW position is currently the position of strength. Moving him to center gets Baptiste a nice top-6 or at least top-9 shot
- jcragcrumple

Yep
Totally agree

If we are gonna have someone up here like Baptiste (who may be a part of the future)...
then let’s see what he can do!
Give him legit linemates & icetime
No reason not to