those lines will be back to normal by the mid point of the first period
- homiedclown

Pommer and okposo get switched maybe?

Seriously, okposo is gonna have a good game.
Mulit-point game on Tuesday for okposo

Book it

Compared to the past bunch of games ?
- cabin

Well, it certainly appears the coaches got the message that 89 was talking about. This is definitely different.

My problem is when I look at these lines, there are almost no combination that excite me.

There's doing nothing, and then there's getting yelled at by your boss and reacting by just clearing your desk to the ground.

Splitting Eichel, Skinner, and Reinhart onto three different lines seems is too drastic of a shake-up. I would like to see something like:

Skinner-Eichel-Okposo
Sheary-Mittelstadt-Reinhart
Smith-Rodrigues-Pommer
Girgensons-Sobotka-Thompson

OR

Sheary-Eichel-Reinhart
Skinner-Mittelstadt-Thompson
Smith-Rodrigues-Pommer
Girgs - Sobotka - Okposo

I guess I would have tried to create two decent lines instead of a complete shuffle.

those lines will be back to normal by the mid point of the first period
- homiedclown

If Housley was smart he’d leave it for 5 games. See what we really have in Skinner, Reinhart, and Mittelstadt. Can Reinhart put up 3 points in a 5 game stretch on a line with Erod and Sheary. Can Mittelstadt continue to elevate his play with a better linemate in skinner. Does Skinner still create scoring chances and produce offense with another play making C not named Eichel. Can playing with Eichel drive up the value of Okposo enough so that we can ship him out of here somehow ?

Well, it certainly appears the coaches got the message that 89 was talking about. This is definitely different.

My problem is when I look at these lines, there are almost no combination that excite me.

There's doing nothing, and then there's getting yelled at by your boss and reacting by just clearing your desk to the ground.

Splitting Eichel, Skinner, and Reinhart onto three different lines seems is too drastic of a shake-up. I would like to see something like:

Skinner-Eichel-Okposo
Sheary-Mittelstadt-Reinhart
Smith-Rodrigues-Pommer
Girgensons-Sobotka-Thompson

OR

Sheary-Eichel-Reinhart
Skinner-Mittelstadt-Thompson
Smith-Rodrigues-Pommer
Girgs - Sobotka - Okposo

I guess I would have tried to create two decent lines instead of a complete shuffle.
- Angler

Tage has been playing well. No reason to put him on the 4th line. I agree

Pommer and okposo get switched maybe?

Seriously, okposo is gonna have a good game.
Mulit-point game on Tuesday for okposo

Book it
- Boss34

I would honestly cry of laughter if Okposo and Pominville (earlier this season) both have strong stretches of games alongside Eichel the guy who isn’t worth $10M a year.

sabre fans, making leaf fans look smarter each passing day
- homiedclown

You spelled "urinating" incorrectly.

I would honestly cry of laughter if Okposo and Pominville (earlier this season) both have strong stretches of games alongside Eichel the guy who isn’t worth $10M a year.
- Pegullaville

who says jack is not worth 10 mil per?

Well, it certainly appears the coaches got the message that 89 was talking about. This is definitely different.

My problem is when I look at these lines, there are almost no combination that excite me.

There's doing nothing, and then there's getting yelled at by your boss and reacting by just clearing your desk to the ground.

Splitting Eichel, Skinner, and Reinhart onto three different lines seems is too drastic of a shake-up. I would like to see something like:

Skinner-Eichel-Okposo
Sheary-Mittelstadt-Reinhart
Smith-Rodrigues-Pommer
Girgensons-Sobotka-Thompson

OR

Sheary-Eichel-Reinhart
Skinner-Mittelstadt-Thompson
Smith-Rodrigues-Pommer
Girgs - Sobotka - Okposo

I guess I would have tried to create two decent lines instead of a complete shuffle.
- Angler

I'm wondering if "trade values" have anything to do with the shake up. Aside from the Sabres clearly needing it.

Showcasing okposo
Trying to see what skinner can do without eichel
See what sam can do without skins and eichel

I would be surprised to see less then 3 guys getting moved before the deadline

You spelled "urinating" incorrectly.
- Der Kaiser

we need to see what we have with reinhart and skinner


the search continues

I would honestly cry of laughter if Okposo and Pominville (earlier this season) both have strong stretches of games alongside Eichel the guy who isn’t worth $10M a year.
- Pegullaville

If skinner and Eichel stayed on the same line, you could plug anyone there and they should produce. I'm fine with Okposo on that first line to try to trick someone into trading for him.

I would honestly cry of laughter if Okposo and Pominville (earlier this season) both have strong stretches of games alongside Eichel the guy who isn’t worth $10M a year.
- Pegullaville

Grab a box of tissues.

Everyone pads stats with john jack at center.

Okposo played well is the past with eichel
Pommer was putting up hall of fame #'s with eichel

I would be surprised to see less then 3 guys getting moved before the deadline
- Boss34

closer to 6 IMO

I'm fine with Okposo on that first line to try to trick someone into trading for him.
- Angler

won't happen

closer to 6 IMO
- homiedclown

Wishful thinking, but I hope so. Could mean
Botts head of we fall short, drop even further in the standings

closer to 6 IMO
- homiedclown

A boy can dream

closer to 6 IMO
- homiedclown

Sobotka
Girgs
Bowl u
Bogo

Maybe pommer if someone comes up with a 1st +

won't happen
- homiedclown

hahah.

Yeah, I know. But any better play/stats out of him could help with the cost of trading assets to a team that will burry him for us (Seattle perhaps).

Sobotka
Girgs
Bowl u
Bogo

Maybe pommer if someone comes up with a 1st +
- Boss34

skinner maybe
larsson maybe
scandella maybe

closer to 6 IMO
- homiedclown

Bowl-u is the only one I'm confident will be gone.

Does you 6 include prospects?

closer to 6 IMO
- homiedclown

Yes please !!

skinner maybe
larsson maybe
scandella maybe
- homiedclown

I'm definitely not in sell mode yet, but if and when I get there, imagine the dream scenario of trading Skinner and then resigning him. He'd bring a first and grad A prospect no? The botcoin piggy bank would be flush to make some moves in the offseason.

Sobotka
Girgs
Bowl u
Bogo

Maybe pommer if someone comes up with a 1st +
- Boss34

I could see Bowl-U and Girgs playing well in Pittsburgh. I’ll throw in Pominville for Malkin. They need depth, Sabres need a 2C.

Call up Nylander and we have ourselves a hockey team folks

Botterill Acquisitions in trade:

Bowl - U (-)
Scandella (-)
Pominville (0)
Sobodka (-)
Berglund (-)
Thompson (UNK)
Sheary (0)
Hunwick (-)
O'Reagan (UNK)
Wilson (-)
Skinner(+)
2 1st rd picks (UNK)

6 - players
1 + player
2 neutral (just ok players)
4 Unknowns

not a great start, hopefully it gets better.

Sobotka
Girgs
Bowl u
Bogo

Maybe pommer if someone comes up with a 1st +
- Boss34

Pominville is not worth a 1st +.

Conditional 2nd, if Pominville has 8 points in playoffs.

Moves to a 1st if team wins cup and Pominville plays in 10 or more games.

Else it is a 3rd rd pick.

Botterill Acquisitions in trade:

Bowl - U (-)
Scandella (-)
Pominville (0)
Sobodka (-)
Berglund (-)
Thompson (UNK)
Sheary (0)
Hunwick (-)
O'Reagan (UNK)
Wilson (-)
Skinner(+)
2 1st rd picks (UNK)

6 - players
1 + player
2 neutral (just ok players)
4 Unknowns

not a great start, hopefully it gets better.
- ImThatGuy

Don't think it's fair to label the 1st as unknowns. They are +, even if we don't know who they are and how they will develop, from a perspective of pure value, they are +'s so is Thompson.