Agreed.
Pham should have done a better job in understanding the real situation better. Coming out with a definitive statement like that does cause a bit of skepticism. He shoul d have just left it atthe fact Antipin struggled withtne english language based on his direct contact with him.
- IonSabres

Someone should have asked the question before locker clean out, for sure. The Sabres could have clarified things at any point as well, and chose not to.

Someone should have asked the question before locker clean out, for sure. The Sabres could have clarified things at any point as well, and chose not to.
- Lunaion

Any reason why the Sabres wouldn't help him antipin adjust in your opinion?

Was it just an oversight? Being that the Sabres have only been around since 1970?

They have had other foreign players including russians

Tiger!

Hit em with the HeiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiN

Someone should have asked the question before locker clean out, for sure. The Sabres could have clarified things at any point as well, and chose not to.
- Lunaion

Hamilton should have done his homework, plain and simple. He never even backtracked or apologized. He just finnaly wrote that they did get him help. It was a bush-league move on Hamilton's part that made the Sabres look bad and gave Antipin an excuse. His misinformation about that is still bouncing around today.


I don't view him as a reporter. He's a radio personality

Any reason why the Sabres wouldn't help him antipin adjust in your opinion?

Was it just an oversight? Being that the Sabres have only been around since 1970?

They have had other foreign players including russians
- Boss34

Not going with some conspiracy theory about tanking.

Maybe he could understand English enough to be comfortable. Maybe JB was stuck with a GMTM deal, that he didn't feel he could back out of.

The optics of the whole thing were bad, for sure.

Not sure exactly what your point is?

Last year we were losing on purpose and signed a 155 lb defenseman and didnt help him as adjust to the American culture?

This year we are trying to win, and didnt want him back, because hes an ahl level defenseman?
- Boss34

You just said they signed him to lose on purpose but he never played lol

Not going with some conspiracy theory about tanking.

Maybe he could understand English enough to be comfortable. Maybe JB was stuck with a GMTM deal, that he didn't feel he could back out of.

The optics of the whole thing were bad, for sure.
- Lunaion

Either way , alot of this = last place

Not sure exactly what your point is?

Last year we were losing on purpose and signed a 155 lb defenseman and didnt help him as adjust to the American culture?

This year we are trying to win, and didnt want him back, because hes an ahl level defenseman?
- Boss34

You just said they signed him to lose on purpose but he never played lol

Either way , alot of this = last place
- Boss34

What’s the excuse this year because will be at the bottom

You just said they signed him to lose on purpose but he never played lol
- gerbe75pts

Good point 47 games played ZERO goals

Winning hockey for sure

What’s the excuse this year because will be at the bottom
- gerbe75pts

Nylander

Good point 47 games played ZERO goals

Winning hockey for sure
- Boss34

It makes no sense what you’re implying

If he was good then why didn’t we sign him ?

But then you’re going to say because they played him when they didn’t ..

Which is it

Nylander
- Boss34

Will still be at the bottom he’s probably going to get 15-20g maybe 15a I’m not expecting him to light it up his rookie year maybe 30-40 points

Will still be at the bottom he’s probably going to 15-20g maybe 15a I’m not expecting him to light it up his rookie year maybe 30-40 points
- gerbe75pts

Are you talking about him making the team and scoring those totals in the NHL this year?

It makes no sense what you’re implying

If he was good then why didn’t we sign him ?

But then you’re going to say because they played him when they didn’t ..

Which is it
- gerbe75pts

Antipin sucked, but did play 47 games.

He scored zero goals.

How is that a winning formula?
Moulson zero points in 14 games
Larson 4 goals in 80 games

If the Sabres couldn't figure out that his play may have been affected by a language barrier, that's pretty ridiculous.

Will still be at the bottom he’s probably going to get 15-20g maybe 15a I’m not expecting him to light it up his rookie year maybe 30-40 points
- gerbe75pts

Nylander is great
Sabres are gonna be a bottom 5 team

Rinse no facts repeat

Antipin sucked, but did play 47 games.

He scored zero goals.

How is that a winning formula?
Moulson zero points in 14 games
Larson 4 goals in 80 games

If the Sabres couldn't figure out that his play may have been affected by a language barrier, that's pretty ridiculous.
- Boss34

If he sucked then wouldn’t that mean the Sabres should play him more ?

The team was just super bad and still is there was zero tanking last year

We played hungry rookies and Jack Eichel at the end of the year when we weren’t even close to clinching

If we’re tanking they would have never played the rookies or jack or any of the star players

They could have called up Molasses if they wanted to tank

Nylander is great
Sabres are gonna be a bottom 5 team

Rinse no facts repeat
- Boss34

30-points is not great its alright


Please list the projections for each forward

I only see jack in 80-90s

Sam max 40 points

Casey 50 -60

Nylander is great
Sabres are gonna be a bottom 5 team

Rinse no facts repeat
- Boss34

Here's my bold prediction: we'll get a goal from a defenseman before mid-november. That should help

30-points is not great its alright


Please list the projections for each forward

I only see jack in 80-90s

Sam max 40 points

Casey 50 -60


- gerbe75pts

Sams max in his 4th year is less than he’s ever put up? That’s pure genius right there.

Are you talking about him making the team and scoring those totals in the NHL this year?
- jcragcrumple

Yes that’s for the nhl

30-points is not great its alright


Please list the projections for each forward

I only see jack in 80-90s

Sam max 40 points

Casey 50 -60


- gerbe75pts

Eichel - 85 - 40g
Mittelstadt - 55 - 18g
Okposo - 57 - 20g
Reinhart - 55 - 28g
Sheary - 45 - 25g
Erod - 35p - 17g
Berglund - 35 - 15g
Pominville - 30 - 15g
Thompson -35 - 15g
Sobotka - 20 - 8 g
Olofsson -75 - 40g

Yes that’s for the nhl
- gerbe75pts

Unless he's hurt or pulled from the PP, it's hard to imagine.

Eichel - 85 - 40g
Mittelstadt - 55 - 18g
Okposo - 57 - 20g
Reinhart - 55 - 28g
Sheary - 45 - 25g
Erod - 35p - 17g
Berglund - 35 - 15g
Pominville - 30 - 15g
Thompson -35 - 15g
Sobotka - 20 - 8 g
Olofsson -75 - 40g
- jcragcrumple

- TheHank

Yeah, it's a touch conservative. Could hit 50g