It was a poke fun joke
- GERBE!!!75PTS

At who? Yourself?

People thinking he can get 60 ponits OEL who is a top 10 defenseman in the league has never hit 60 points but some how ristolainen is going to surpass him




- GERBE!!!75PTS

I'm actually going back through that show right now. House is awesome.

And I do think Risto could hit 60 if he is on a line with Dahlin..

At who? Yourself?
- Wetbandit1

Obviously

I'm actually going back through that show right now. House is awesome.

And I do think Risto could hit 60 if he is on a line with Dahlin..
- feetontheair22

Why are you guys overrating ristolainen that much

What do you expect dahlin to get then ?

If ristolainen hits 60 i will say nothing but positive things for a year

Why are you guys overrating ristolainen that much

What do you expect dahlin to get then ?

If ristolainen hits 60 i will be nothing but positive for a year
- GERBE!!!75PTS

To borrow your analogy...

If Dahlin is a Ferrari...Risto is an Acura. Its not amazing....its not super flashy...but its still pretty damn good.

People thinking he can get 60 ponits OEL who is a top 10 defenseman in the league has never hit 60 points but some how ristolainen is going to surpass him




- GERBE!!!75PTS

I'll give you this, you are impossible to debate. You basically just yell "Elite!" and move on

To borrow your analogy...

If Dahlin is a Ferrari...Risto is an Acura. Its not amazing....its not super flashy...but its still pretty damn good.
- feetontheair22

Dahlin better end up a Lamborghini this year if anybody wants us out of the bottom 10


Ristolainen is a Nissan Altima.

Why are you guys overrating ristolainen that much

What do you expect dahlin to get then ?

If ristolainen hits 60 i will say nothing but positive things for a year
- GERBE!!!75PTS

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His point total the last 3 years on the lowest scoring teams in the league

I don't think he is a 60 point guy (at least not consistently) but I bet on a better offensive team he is somewhere in the 50 point range

To borrow your analogy...

If Dahlin is a Ferrari...Risto is an Acura. Its not amazing....its not super flashy...but its still pretty damn good.
- feetontheair22

Beg to differ:

Dahlin better end up a Lamborghini this year if anybody wants us out of the bottom 10


Ristolainen is a Nissan Altima.
- GERBE!!!75PTS

If anything he is more like a BMW 3 series, a nice looking car that is over used by the prototypical D-Bags who think they're high class high end.

Dahlin better end up a Lamborghini this year if anybody wants us out of the bottom 10


Ristolainen is a Nissan Altima.
- GERBE!!!75PTS

A loud, vulgar, useless car that can't go up driveways?

More like:

I'll give you this, you are impossible to debate. You basically just yell "Elite!" and move on
- jcragcrumple

Ristolainen is "great "right now but once we get better players he will be moved down to his rightful spot

And its not about being elite we don't have players like ehlers or Atkinson or Simmonds or Arvidsson are those players elite ? No but those are types we need in this offense

We have zero good wingers besides Sam that's it can this team survive with the Wingers we have (frank) no

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His point total the last 3 years on the lowest scoring teams in the league

I don't think he is a 60 point guy (at least not consistently) but I bet on a better offensive team he is somewhere in the 50 point range
- Stripes77

Dahlin should cut into those points a bit.

Ristolainen is "great "right now but once we get better players he will be moved down to his rightful spot

And it not about being elite we don't have players like ehlers or Atkinson or Simmonds or Arvidsson are those players elite ? No but those are types we need in this offense

We have zero good wingers besides Sam that's it can this team survive with the Wingers we have (frank) no
- GERBE!!!75PTS

All hyperbole, no reasonable solutions

Why are you guys overrating ristolainen that much

What do you expect dahlin to get then ?

If ristolainen hits 60 i will say nothing but positive things for a year
- GERBE!!!75PTS

sabres scored 199 goals last season

the average was 239


so to be an average team the sabres need to score 20% more goals


risto have been averaging a pace for 43 points in 82 games last 3 seasons


43 times 1.20 is 52 points, which proves my point if the team is scoring average he is closer to 60 points then 40 points

Beg to differ:


- Wetbandit1

OK...not THAT acura


I was gonna say Lexus or Nissan but then I remembered the LFA & GTR respectively.

Dahlin should cut into those points a bit.
- Lunaion

Or if they end up playing together he should improve those point totals

If anything he is more like a BMW 3 series, a nice looking car that is over used by the prototypical D-Bags who think they're high class high end.
- Stripes77

hey now, bought a 2002 bmw 330 convert earlier this year

nothing wrong with that car

Or if they end up playing together he should improve those point totals
- Stripes77

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His point total the last 3 years on the lowest scoring teams in the league

I don't think he is a 60 point guy (at least not consistently) but I bet on a better offensive team he is somewhere in the 50 point range
- Stripes77

Would you trade ristolainen for OEL right now ? I just can't see 60 ponits the defense isn't going to be focused on him anymore it's all going to be the dahlin show he might get the secondary assist but he won't be the main focus anymore

Dahlin should cut into those points a bit.
- Lunaion

And people are forgetting that...

Thank you

Would you trade ristolainen for OEL right now ? I just can't see 60 ponits the defense isn't going to be focused on him anymore it's all going to be the dahlin show he might get the secondary assist but he won't be the main focus anymore
- GERBE!!!75PTS

An extended OEL?

yes

For him currently no I wouldn't for a few reasons:

OEL is going to be making $8 million a season and the Sabres future cap situation looks sketchy

Risto is signed at a decent cap hit for 5 more years

sabres scored 199 goals last season

the average was 239


so to be an average team the sabres need to score 20% more goals


risto have been averaging a pace for 43 points in 82 games last 3 seasons


43 times 1.20 is 52 points, which proves my point if the team is scoring average he is closer to 60 points then 40 points
- homiedclown

Way too much logic here. Stop it. Let's just go with exaggerations and hyperbole to prove our points.

Trading Risto makes no sense to me. However, it would prove comic relief on this board because by early December, Nelson and Borgen are your top 2 RHD on the team.

And people are forgetting that...

Thank you
- GERBE!!!75PTS

Yet none of us know what the lineup will be

What if they end up playing together?

What if they are on the same PP together?

What if Risto plays closer to 22 minutes a game not against other teams top lines and he has more potential to be more offensive which is his game to begin with?

An extended OEL?

yes

For him currently no I wouldn't for a few reasons:

OEL is going to be making $8 million a season and the Sabres future cap situation looks sketchy

Risto is signed at a decent cap hit for 5 more years
- Stripes77

I was thinking he ask for 9 if we could get OEL for 8 hot damn that be sick