for what it's worth

I think dahlin gets us closer to the playoffs then any trade we make


IMO a focused ror, okposo, risto and bogo can do more that any trade to shrink the gap between us and say columbus or the bruins
- homiedclown

Just because we got the Ultimate prize should not change your plans that we had set in motion

You said He better develop to be an All Star in his own end, which he won't.


That means you clearly have never seen him play and just stat looking
- gerbe75pts

That is 100% what he is doing.

Which is why I think moving ROR for said winger is something that needs to be done this offseason
- Stripes77

Why not move ror to the wing?

Why not move ror to the wing?
- Boss34

Seems like the only time he doesn't mind playing the wing is for team Canada

Also $7.5 million for a 60 point winger seems pricey to me

scout's my dog's name and I bet plenty of teams would call about Klefbom
- Sabresfan-365

But they'd rather trade up for Risto and offer a bunch more and still have a tough time getting him, what does that tell ya?

Many young D playing 25-28 mins a night with sieves on their side are going to make errors, he was worked like your dog scout. Let him play 21-22 mins a night with some talent and he will be fine.

But, you keep lobbying for that all world 21 pt, 41 hit, #4 Dman. It will keep the offseason amusing anyway.

Nobody mentioned ROR won the game in OT over Russia? 2nd rate fans. He's a PTPer.

Seems like the only time he doesn't mind playing the wing is for team Canada

Also $7.5 million for a 60 point winger seems pricey to me
- Stripes77

Maybe jbotts and phil ask him about wing. He says no, he goes.

Still dealing with the buffatax. Any fa winger needs to get paid extra to join the Sabres.

Ror and his overpayment is always going to be there. Probably have to eat part of his contract if we trade him

regarding our need for left wingers

bailey
baptiste
nylander
smith
casey
ror
o regan

all can play left wing


not sure on oglevie


the key is if they really want to play a north/south upbeat game


you have to have ror, reinhart and okposo all on 3 different lines, and if this is the case pommer on the 4th line


you need 2 skaters with wheels on each line


with the d, it's fine to have scandella, but you have to let risto play to his strength


if bogo is healthy (cringes) and is playing with dahlin, dahlin needs to be set free to play an upbeat game


with mccabe, nelson, pilut, guhle, beaulieu, whoever is on that pair, one has to fly with the puck not stay at home and play scared


I have no clue if the players are refusing to play this game, the coach/gm held them back to tank, or it was all a lie at the presser but reality is they showed no signs of this upbeat game last year and they better show changes this season

It's 2018, you're not appealing to the feminists.
- TheSabresTaco

There have never been very many people who find me appealing

You said He better develop to be an All Star in his own end, which he won't.


That means you clearly have never seen him play and just stat looking
- gerbe75pts

I've seen him play, as have Oiler fans and that's why they want to ditch him for Risto and a 1st

for what it's worth

I think dahlin gets us closer to the playoffs then any trade we make


IMO a focused ror, okposo, risto and bogo can do more that any trade to shrink the gap between us and say columbus or the bruins
- homiedclown

I think it will be the influx of youth. Mittelstadt is going to help. Dahlin is going to help. Guhle will help. Olofsson, Malone, Asplund and Nylander could help in the next season or two. Totally agree that some trade isn't going to outweigh the impact of all the addition by subtraction we are doing. Dahlin may only be good, but he will be great in comparison to Beaulieau...that type of thing.

Just because we got the Ultimate prize should not change your plans that we had set in motion
- gerbe75pts

and what is that?


the only plan I saw set in motion was to put everything on hold for the 17-18 season and tell the season ticket holders, we tried but scott wilson was not the savior we needed

Why not move ror to the wing?
- Boss34

Because he does not want to play win and that is part of the reason he was moved from Colorado.

Looking at a stat sheet to compare players especially defensemen is never a good idea
- Stripes77

I know, but it seems to be the only thing the boys understand on here.

I think it will be the influx of youth. Mittelstadt is going to help. Dahlin is going to help. Guhle will help. Olofsson, Malone, Asplund and Nylander could help in the next season or two. Totally agree that some trade isn't going to outweigh the impact of all the addition by subtraction we are doing. Dahlin may only be good, but he will be great in comparison to Beaulieau...that type of thing.
- RhinoFan

after saying the rant I just did

if by early december say risto or ror or reinhart or player x, y, z is still not doing what is needed shake the tree before christmas

Because he does not want to play win and that is part of the reason he was moved from Colorado.
- ImThatGuy

is he winging it for team canada?

Also, bay leaf is mostly tasteless, and it's the most useless ingredient in any recipe
- jcragcrumple

WTF! I have a crock pot full of chili waiting for me at home and I put a bay leaf in it.
....Now what am I supposed to do?

is he winging it for team canada?
- homiedclown

Is that the NHL?

WTF! I have a crock pot full of chili waiting for me at home and I put a bay leaf in it.
....Now what am I supposed to do?
- seedy

Burn it with fire. There's no coming back from a bay leaf.

Is that the NHL?
- ImThatGuy

if you can wing it for your country, you should be able to wing it for 7.5 mil in the NHL



hell I would do a lot more then wing it for 7.5 mil

is he winging it for team canada?
- homiedclown

Moving him to wing is worse than trading him. You just set the single season record for faceoff wins! Yeah, I think we're going to move you to the wing. We do have a genius GM now though so ya never know.

Moving him to wing is worse than trading him. You just set the single season record for faceoff wins! Yeah, I think we're going to move you to the wing. We do have a genius GM now though so ya never know.
- Hatboro_Swords

he can take the draw and slide to the wing after the face off


it's 2018 not 1933

if you can wing it for your country, you should be able to wing it for 7.5 mil in the NHL



hell I would do a lot more then wing it for 7.5 mil
- homiedclown

You sure you know what you're talking about? Apparently he won the faceoff that led to the GWG.

Moving him to wing is worse than trading him. You just set the single season record for faceoff wins! Yeah, I think we're going to move you to the wing. We do have a genius GM now though so ya never know.
- Hatboro_Swords

this will make everyone think

ror lost the second most number of face offs in 2017-18 season, 850

crosby led the nhl losing 909 face offs

https://puckbase.com/stat...ff_losses&sort_order=desc

regarding our need for left wingers

bailey
baptiste
nylander
smith
casey
ror
o regan

all can play left wing


not sure on oglevie


the key is if they really want to play a north/south upbeat game


you have to have ror, reinhart and okposo all on 3 different lines, and if this is the case pommer on the 4th line


you need 2 skaters with wheels on each line


with the d, it's fine to have scandella, but you have to let risto play to his strength


if bogo is healthy (cringes) and is playing with dahlin, dahlin needs to be set free to play an upbeat game


with mccabe, nelson, pilut, guhle, beaulieu, whoever is on that pair, one has to fly with the puck not stay at home and play scared


I have no clue if the players are refusing to play this game, the coach/gm held them back to tank, or it was all a lie at the presser but reality is they showed no signs of this upbeat game last year and they better show changes this season
- homiedclown

This is a good post. Much better than the earlier post with the questionable looking woman bouncing around