Our best defenseman is the 3rd youngest player in the league, our second best is 3 years younger than the average.
- Wetbandit1

Okay and he said 22 and 23 year old. Those are literally grown ass men.

18 is still a kid, sure, go ahead and call him one but 22 and 23 aren't kids. But his post said nothing about Dahlin.

Dude a 22-24 year old is a grown man in every sense of the word, stop calling them kids. They are young men. There is no arguing this, seriously. It's fine to call an 18/19 year old a kid still and a 20-year old a tweener but after that you're a grown ass man.
- BeadyEyedDouche

Very wrong.

Okay and he said 22 and 23 year old. Those are literally grown ass men.

18 is still a kid, sure, go ahead and call him one but 22 and 23 aren't kids. But his post said nothing about Dahlin.
- BeadyEyedDouche

If you don't think there's a difference between 22 and 26 I don't know what to tell you.

The Caps have 4 players over 30 in their top 5 and Kuznetsov at 26 is the "kid", Skinner is the "grizzled vet" on the Sabres at 26. Look at the good teams in the league, their top 5 guys are, to a team, older than the Sabres, sometimes much older, on the order of 5 or 6 years, even teams with a young top 5 are still like 3 years older on average than the Sabres. Only the Leafs are close at 23.2, and they're still six months older than the Sabres at 22.6.

If you don't think there's a difference between 22 and 26 I don't know what to tell you.

The Caps have 4 players over 30 in their top 5 and Kuznetsov at 26 is the "kid", Skinner is the "grizzled vet" on the Sabres at 26. Look at the good teams in the league, their top 5 guys are, to a team, older than the Sabres, sometimes much older, on the order of 5 or 6 years, even teams with a young top 5 are still like 3 years older on average than the Sabres. Only the Leafs are close at 23.2, and they're still six months older than the Sabres at 22.6.
- Wetbandit1

The main core is young and talented, future is bright

If you don't think there's a difference between 22 and 26 I don't know what to tell you.

The Caps have 4 players over 30 in their top 5 and Kuznetsov at 26 is the "kid", Skinner is the "grizzled vet" on the Sabres at 26. Look at the good teams in the league, their top 5 guys are, to a team, older than the Sabres, sometimes much older, on the order of 5 or 6 years, even teams with a young top 5 are still like 3 years older on average than the Sabres. Only the Leafs are close at 23.2, and they're still six months older than the Sabres at 22.6.
- Wetbandit1

when did i say that

Very wrong.
- Der Kaiser

TIL: You're still a kid when you are 22 and older

Especially when there are guys that are older than you.

TIL: You're still a kid when you are 22 and older

Especially when there are guys that are older than you.
- BeadyEyedDouche

Nobody said “still a kid,” but you’re the one claiming a 22 is a “grown ass man”

There’s actually a lot of science that concludes the brain’s internal connections - things having to do with impulse control and similar high level functions (stuff we think of as “judgment” and “wisdom” or “maturity”) - aren’t fully developed until the late 20s.

https://www.theatlantic.c...u-really-an-adult/422487/

Yet a 28 year old O’Reilly is gonna massively decline any day now...?
- jdfitz77

When ROR hits the age of 30 I fully expect him to already be on the decline. The players who have success in their 30’s all have one thing in common, speed. ROR won’t be useless, but definitely won’t be a $7.5M player.

Very wrong.
- Der Kaiser

So as a kid i had 6 years of military service and 2 tours under my belt. Wasn't even a man yet! Hell Yeah!

So as a kid i had 6 years of military service and 2 tours under my belt. Wasn't even a man yet! Hell Yeah!
- CoHo_to_B-Lo

Im genuinely grateful for your service. That's actually one of the mechanisms many psychologists say can speed the maturing process.

steelopus
‏@steelopus
Carter Hutton had more points in February than Tage Thompson.

Im genuinely grateful for your service. That's actually one of the mechanisms many psychologists say can speed the maturing process.
- Der Kaiser

I was just busting balls. Because there are obviously different situations.

But is Jack not a man when he is wearing the C and leading grown men? Does that make him more mature than the average 22 year old?

steelopus
‏@steelopus
Carter Hutton had more points in February than Tage Thompson.
- gerbe75pts

I was just busting balls. Because there are obviously different situations.

But is Jack not a man when he is wearing the C and leading grown men? Does that make him more mature than the average 22 year old?
- CoHo_to_B-Lo

Ahhh it depends. Jack is a year younger then I am and I can only imagine the lifestyle I’d have with a $950K salary and playing hockey for a living. Same age as Reinhart and I’m sure you’re all aware of the rumours of the constant snow fall inside and outside of his house. They are both talented and really good at playing the hockey but we have no idea what they do off the ice. I’d assume they are more mature then the average 22-24 year old but by how much is up to interpretation.

tanking with dignity, ever since the 10 game winning streak

tanking with dignity, ever since the 10 game winning streak
- homiedclown

You think any kids are going to get there 9 game try outs? And which ones?

You think any kids are going to get there 9 game try outs? And which ones?
- CoHo_to_B-Lo

nope, phil is hell bent on playing vets

Heard on Reddit... Fun Fact: the 2018-2019 Sabres have went longer without winning back to back games than the 2013-2014 Tank Sabres.


"Our fans should prepare for some suffering"

nope, phil is hell bent on playing vets
- homiedclown

Heard on Reddit... Fun Fact: the 2018-2019 Sabres have went longer without winning back to back games than the 2013-2014 Tank Sabres.


"Our fans should prepare for some suffering"
- ManitouSabres

12 wins in the last 38 games(since 10 game win streak), which amounts to 25 or 26 wins in a regular season

we had 25 wins last season

to put this in perspective, since the win streak we have pretty much won games at the same rate as last season

steelopus
‏@steelopus
Carter Hutton had more points in February than Tage Thompson.
- gerbe75pts

How many would Nylander have in Tage’s place over the same amount of time?

Yet a 28 year old O’Reilly is gonna massively decline any day now...?
- jdfitz77

Sabres will miss playoffs by 10+ points at this pace.

Crazy thing is - Ryan O’Reilly doesn’t equal 5+ wins.

They absolutely made the right choice moving him. It’s not even debatable.

He’d be 30 before we could truly contend.

I’ll take Montour + Thompson + cap flexibility to add guys to fit our younger players timeline

How many would Nylander have in Tage’s place over the same amount of time?
- PrinceChill

With Sobotka ?

What’s 0 goals + 0 assists?

I really liked Mountour's game last night. You can see that he likes to jump up and try to drive the play, not unlike Dahlin.

Kim and Terry are hiring again

seems they can't keep anyone around

https://www.newyorkupstat...e-next-billy-buffalo.html