Two factors imo-

JB wanted Berglund, Sobotka and TT in the lineup to show how his trade madeover the roster

And

TT had played in the NHL the year before

But no one can tell me that he was better in the preseason than Nylander. It's just not true
- jcragcrumple

I can definitely hop on board with those theories. It seemed odd to me that he was virtually guaranteed a spot, publicly, right after the trade. Giraffe needs beef.

If the 34th pick it’s basically a late first

Then that means the 30th first is basically a late 20th pick in the round


- gerbe75pts

Thank you for breaking that down for me. I understand maths now

I have never jinxed a player

🤟🏼
- gerbe75pts

nate gerbe disagrees

I'm not a card carrying member of the Alex Nylander fan club, but that was some BS.

I also think that after VO won the player of the month in October, they should have swapped VO and TT. If Olofsson struggled, they could have just swapped him back
- jcragcrumple

Thompson was actually playing okay early in the season (October/November).

- SabresFaninIndiana

oh my

Thompson was actually playing okay early in the season (October/November).
- buffalofan19

He had 1 point from the start of the season until November 17

nate gerbe disagrees
- homiedclown

He was going to have a good career until his back got screwed up lol

Now back to Ristolainen to Chicago if the goal is the 3rd pick I wonder what the package could look like.

Or we might just trade Ristolainen for dylan strome and we cry a little inside
- gerbe75pts

Risto and 7 for Strome, Gilbert, 3

Michael Pachla: Impressions of, and questions concerning--F, Victor Olofsson
- Michael Pachla

He'll score 21 goals this year.

they would probably make you take one of their bad D contracts for that to happen..
- SabresFaninIndiana

Are you talking like Duncan Keith or the Seabrook 😱

He was going to have a good career until I talked him up and picked an internet fight with ripped fuel
- gerbe75pts

fixed

Risto and 7 for Strome, Gilbert, 3
- TheSabresTaco

I wouldn’t hate it but I’m going to say a lot of Buffalo fans are going to be angry

He'll score 21 goals this year.
- jochfr

I like your positivity today

Is our Blues pick the -1st pick of the 2nd round?
- TheSabresTaco

Gerbe logic

fixed
- homiedclown

Rapid fuel Is always a grumpy old man Someone could give him a case with $1 million dollars crinkled up. And he would still complain

Gerbe logic
- mhp

Yep lol 😂 32nd is basically a late first

If Skinner leaves he's the 2nd best winger in the organization

I wouldn’t hate it but I’m going to say a lot of Buffalo fans are going to be angry
- gerbe75pts

Not sure why Chicago would trade Strome. He was fantastic for them

Rapid fuel Is always a grumpy old man Someone could give him a case with $1 million dollars crinkled up. And he would still complain
- gerbe75pts

oh my

Two factors imo-

JB wanted Berglund, Sobotka and TT in the lineup to show how his trade madeover the roster

And

TT had played in the NHL the year before

But no one can tell me that he was better in the preseason than Nylander. It's just not true
- jcragcrumple

Someone pointed this out previously but when they moved Nylander over to the other wing he was awful the last game of so of pre-season. Thompson wasn’t.

There really is no determining who’s better between Nylander, Thompson, Olofsson yet.

Three completely different scenarios

This year should clear it all up

He'll be 24 by the time the season starts.. didn't the NHL recently amend the ROTY award so that I can't go to persons older than 21 or something?
- BareMetal

26 is the cutoff

Thompson was actually playing okay early in the season (October/November).
- buffalofan19

And Thompson was better in the AHL.

Pretending like VO or Nylander would e done any better with Sobotka is naive

I still don't get the TT anomaly. Every other prospect sat in Rochester until they were definitely ready, yet he never did. His flashes were enough to keep him here. Botts continues to defend the decision, but no one's convinced about him earning his spot here. Every other prospect needed to labor in the AHL.
- TheSabresTaco

Our RW depth chart was:

Sam, Pommer, Okposo, TT, O'Regan, Bailey, a bunch of LW's who struggle at RW

There's no conspiracy here. RW was a big problem for them.

Risto and our early 1st for seabrook and their early 1st isnt bad at all imo

Risto and our early 1st for seabrook and their early 1st isnt bad at all imo
- BeadyEyedDouche

Barf-o-rama.

Guy is under contract until he's 39.