He spent his rookie season playing consistently with Eberle and/or Pouliot. Smart, calculated move by Edmonton (even with the flack I'll take for saying anything positive on Pouliot). So, my answer is, more than you're suggesting.
- Lunaion

imo, the only thing mcdavid needed those two for was to make three on his line...mcdavid did what he's wired to do, regardless of who was on the ice with him

finally, we agree again


we do have a ton of LD's though
- homiedclown

Scandella 28 yrs old
Beaulieu 25 years old
McCabe 24 years old
Pilut 22 years old
Guhle 20 years old
Dahlin 18 years old


I mean, it's not really a tough decision who has to go here.

Scandella 28 yrs old
Beaulieu 25 years old
McCabe 24 years old
Pilut 22 years old
Guhle 20 years old
Dahlin 18 years old


I mean, it's not really a tough decision who has to go here.
- Sabresfan-365

scandella and beaulieu


if I had to decide

scandella and beaulieu


if I had to decide
- homiedclown

Ding ding

imo, the only thing mcdavid needed those two for was to make three on his line...mcdavid did what he's wired to do, regardless of who was on the ice with him
- Michael Pachla

While there's some truth to that offensively, you know how hard McDavid/Eichel/any prospect has to work defensively.

Ekblad play his entire rookie reason next to Brian Campebell. It makes perfect sense.

I don't think it's crazy to think that the Sabres are very seriously considering his partner and that they may look outside the organization for him.

Hedman played 21 minutes a night in his rookie season

Ekblad played 22 minutes a night


with a hall of fame d man behind our bench, I see no reason to expect Dahlin to get anything less than 22 minutes a night

gloves come off and we finally turn this f@cking corner
- homiedclown

Garden gloves?

He didn't need mentoring. He needed competency on wings and blue line. It's 3 years, Im still waiting on it.
- Sabresfan-365

He needed quite a bit of development in the maturity scale. A solid mentor outdoor have helped speed that by bring an older perspective on things.

Garden gloves?
- jcragcrumple

That's the beauty of it, garden gloves don't really have to come off.

While there's some truth to that offensively, you know how hard McDavid/Eichel/any prospect has to work defensively.

Ekblad play his entire rookie reason next to Brian Campebell. It makes perfect sense.

I don't think it's crazy to think that the Sabres are very seriously considering his partner and that they may look outside the organization for him.
- Lunaion

points taken

While there's some truth to that offensively, you know how hard McDavid/Eichel/any prospect has to work defensively.

Ekblad play his entire rookie reason next to Brian Campebell. It makes perfect sense.

I don't think it's crazy to think that the Sabres are very seriously considering his partner and that they may look outside the organization for him.
- Lunaion

Somebody has to go then. Dahlin, Risto, Scandella, McCabe, Nelson, Bogo, Guhle and Beaulieu are all under contract

scandella and beaulieu


if I had to decide
- homiedclown

Blow-u!?!?
No friggin way. That guy should be in the A, not paired with a future superstar!
The kid Is purported to be an all star party animal.
I think not.

The whole point of the topic of bringing in a D partner from the outside is no one on the SabresD s a suitable mentor and partner...especially if Dahlin plays on the left.

Edit: Fixed autocorrect

While there's some truth to that offensively, you know how hard McDavid/Eichel/any prospect has to work defensively.

Ekblad play his entire rookie reason next to Brian Campebell. It makes perfect sense.

I don't think it's crazy to think that the Sabres are very seriously considering his partner and that they may look outside the organization for him.
- Lunaion

You are spot freakin on.

Garden gloves?
- jcragcrumple

kid gloves

Blow-u!?!?
No friggin way. That guy should be in the A, not paired with a future superstar!
The kid I’d purported to be an all star party animal.
I think not.

The whole point of the topic of bringing in a D partner from the outside is no one on the SabresD s a suitable mentor and partner...especially if Dahlin plays on the left.
- IonSabres

we were talking about who needs to go

pay attention padawan

Nice read, thanks for sharing.
Write up makes me think of O’Reilly but faster.
- IonSabres

You're welcome. With no doubt or drama for the first pick, I wanted to have a name or two to root for falling in the 2nd round. Ideally, I was hoping for a LW but couldn't really find a realistic one to hope for. But there could be some intriguing Dmen to fall, as well.

Somebody has to go then. Dahlin, Risto, Scandella, McCabe, Nelson, Bogo, Guhle and Beaulieu are all under contract
- jcragcrumple

Blow-u ... waived, sent down...holy crap I don’t even want him as a 7th
Gehle ... down since they can without waiver wire....that gives them time to trade one of Scandella or McCabe.

Blow-u ... waived, sent down...holy crap I don’t even want him as a 7th
Gehle ... down since they can without waiver wire....that gives them time to trade one of Scandella or McCabe.
- IonSabres

finally, you get what we have been talking about

What is that
- gerbe75pts

Since you and the Beady Eyed Douche bag have issues with me using sysmbols, I posted that.

I was sent a PM from CAPT. E.O. Awhile back regarding language being used in posts, I was told to use a symbol or let it auto correct. There is something in EK's rules on conduct and that falls into it. So that's why I used $# those. Happy now

Somebody has to go then. Dahlin, Risto, Scandella, McCabe, Nelson, Bogo, Guhle and Beaulieu are all under contract
- jcragcrumple

That's fine. It feels like people think there won't be any additions on D because we have a lot already. I think that's flawed. The group we have isn't that good.

Blow-u ... waived, sent down...holy crap I don’t even want him as a 7th
Gehle ... down since they can without waiver wire....that gives them time to trade one of Scandella or McCabe.
- IonSabres

I don't agree with sending Guhle down in favor of a vet to mentor Dahlin unless the vet is actually better than Guhle.

That sends a bad message to the players in Roch

McCabe is a former captain and a plenty good mentor, if they want to keep him

If they don't sign Carlson, which they have next to no chance to sign, I believe he starts with Nelson and it won't be long until he's paired with Risto, unless the Dahlin - Nelson pair are crushing it and they play the top 4 close to evenly.
- kingcong39

I can definitely see that being the case.

Dahlin-Nelson
Scandella-Risto

Have the two big boys playing 20 min a night on different pairs makes this team harder to play against imo.

we were talking about who needs to go

pay attention padawan
- homiedclown

My bad

Well, now you know who I think.

I can definitely see that being the case.

Dahlin-Nelson
Scandella-Risto

Have the two big boys playing 20 min a night on different pairs makes this team harder to play against imo.
- Pegullaville

That's what I would do, while seeing what the trade market is for Scandella.

scandella and beaulieu


if I had to decide
- homiedclown

Funny how Gerbe and I were mentioning this before we even won the lottery and some of the posters here gave us the gears about moving Scandella if we were to get Dahlin

I don't agree with sending Guhle down in favor of a vet to mentor Dahlin unless the vet is actually better than Guhle.

That sends a bad message to the players in Roch

McCabe is a former captain and a plenty good mentor, if they want to keep him
- jcragcrumple

Meh. Life is tough.
“hey Brandon. We just were awarded a once in a life opportunity...no offense, but we are bringing in a guy to mentor a cornerstone future superstar...the goal is to get him there sooner than normal. Now go make us force a trade...that is your sole goal in the next 3 months.”