replace pommer with vesey
replace berglund with johansson
replace beaulieu with miller
replace hunwick with joker
replace wilson with olofsson


if the johansson experiment at center does not work, we will be a bottom 10 team

replace pommer with vesey
replace berglund with johansson
replace beaulieu with miller
replace hunwick with joker
replace wilson with olofsson


if the johansson experiment at center does not work, we will be a bottom 10 team
- homiedclown

What about Monte?

What about Monte?
- Gr8daygo

team was the worst in the league since we got him so there is that

replace pommer with vesey
replace berglund with johansson
replace beaulieu with miller
replace hunwick with joker
replace wilson with olofsson


if the johansson experiment at center does not work, we will be a bottom 10 team
- homiedclown

Replace Housley with Kreuger

IF all of the following happen, we make the playoffs:

Olofsson is a legit first line talent
Kreuger has the team playing as a unit with effort every game
Casey develops and is significantly better than last year
Johansson experiment at center works
injury bug doesn't strike

replace pommer with vesey
replace berglund with johansson
replace beaulieu with miller
replace hunwick with joker
replace wilson with olofsson


if the johansson experiment at center does not work, we will be a bottom 10 team
- homiedclown

Pretty much

replace pommer with vesey
replace berglund with johansson
replace beaulieu with miller
replace hunwick with joker
replace wilson with olofsson


if the johansson experiment at center does not work, we will be a bottom 10 team
- homiedclown

All huge upgrades.

I don't even view Vesey as a Pommer replacement. Pommer needed Jack to help him score 90% of his goals last year. Vesey won't need Jack's help to pot 15-20.

You are one of the few posters on here that can write several paragraphs at once that are worth reading. And for that, I thank you.
- Angler

I like waffles more than pancakes.

Lookin forward to salmon season btw.

replace pommer with vesey
replace berglund with johansson
replace beaulieu with miller
replace hunwick with joker
replace wilson with olofsson


if the johansson experiment at center does not work, we will be a bottom 10 team
- homiedclown

Like others have mentioned. Add in montour and that is a pretty good roster turnover from last year.

The dead weight will soon be all gone

Girgenson. Larsson. Bogo. Hunwick. Scandella Sheary and other pending UFAs after this year.

All huge upgrades.

I don't even view Vesey as a Pommer replacement. Pommer needed Jack to help him score 90% of his goals last year. Vesey won't need Jack's help to pot 15-20.
- Powerslave

Regardless, it's the number of goals you're likely replacing. Sabres lost 15 and picked it up elsewhere. If Skinner isn't with Eichel then I think he'll probably be high 20s/low 30s, Mojo will add some, and they need a big year from Olo.

Scoring was a problem last year, and I think it's fair to say it hasn't been addressed to the point where we can say "all good now"

I like waffles more than pancakes.

Lookin forward to salmon season btw.
- LandlordTom

Went out last night - caught one large hen.

I like waffles more than pancakes.

Lookin forward to salmon season btw.
- LandlordTom

Salmon yes ... waffles and pancakes no 😞

One of the best vacations I have ever taken was to Anna Marie. Awesome awesome place.
- Sabretooth9

Love the area - I have a condo farther south (Estero, which is North of Naples, South of Ft. Myers) but I'm always keeping my eye on the Sarasota Area. I love Long boat Key (relaxed, but close to Ana Maria, Sarasota and St. Armands).

Went out last night - caught one large hen.
- Angler

Where?
Gonna try Burt or Olcott this weekend

"Just say OV
Add an L and an E
And you've got Love
Love OV

Love that Old Vienns lager
Old Vienna lager beer
There's a reason it's so pleasing
It's great Canadian beer"

False advertising but nice jingle...loved the shorty bottles too.

Like others have mentioned. Add in montour and that is a pretty good roster turnover from last year.

The dead weight will soon be all gone

Girgenson. Larsson. Bogo. Hunwick. Scandella Sheary and other pending UFAs after this year.
- Sabretooth9

we are in the middle third of eichel's career as a sabre

I feel we have now wasted the first 5 years of having him

replace pommer with vesey
replace berglund with johansson
replace beaulieu with miller
replace hunwick with joker
replace wilson with olofsson


if the johansson experiment at center does not work, we will be a bottom 10 team
- homiedclown

One of Lafreniere, Byfield, Raymond, Holtz would look fantastic in Royal Blue.

we are in the middle third of eichel's career as a sabre

I feel we have now wasted the first 5 years of having him
- homiedclown

Surrounding him with the best team possible is better then gunning for quick fixes to be good but not good enough.

"Just say OV
Add an L and an E
And you've got Love
Love OV

Love that Old Vienns lager
Old Vienna lager beer
There's a reason it's so pleasing
It's great Canadian beer"

False advertising but nice jingle...loved the shorty bottles too.
- LandlordTom

I liked the carlsberg jingle better

Where?
Gonna try Burt or Olcott this weekend
- LandlordTom

Olcott. I think they are staging up just outside of the peers and are just starting to push up river.

I'm having trouble deciding who plays second line RW. I hate to say it, but I guess I want to see Tage there.

OLO - Eich - Rino
Skin - MoJo - TT
Vesey - CM - Seary
LOCKPORTIANS UNITED

I love our D

Goalies are average

Possible elite first line
Two third lines unless Skinner and MoJo (or Mitts and Vesey) develop sick chemistry.
Above average shut down defensive 4th line that can't score.
There's no truculence on this team other than Risto.
New coach (I can just hear Hamilton saying "They won't get used to the new system until December") but hopefully he is magic.

in short - we can beat any team on any given night but wouldn't be able to win a playoff round if we are lucky enough to make it.
- Angler

This is how I see it playing out as well.
(frank)ing Rob Ray on WGR disputing the benefit of Olo on top li e...he is such a homer for the vets, exact.y what is wrong with a team that was in 31st since January

This is how I see it playing out as well.
(frank)ing Rob Ray on WGR disputing the benefit of Olo on top li e...he is such a homer for the vets, exact.y what is wrong with a team that was in 31st since January
- IonSabres

I don't blame Rob Ray for thinking that. It's an opinion, albeit a heavily biased one, based on his own experience. It's a pretty fair assumption that any veteran or former player who "earned his way" to his position would not want to see a rookie just "given" top minutes. If Kruger and/or Botterill thought this way, then it would be alarming.

Surrounding him with the best team possible is better then gunning for quick fixes to be good but not good enough.
- Swedish_Jesus

I think this team is better if scandella, sobotka, girgens, wilson, okposo and larsson are buried in rochester


mark my word
they will be trotting okposo out with eichel on the pp in the first 5 games

This is how I see it playing out as well.
(frank)ing Rob Ray on WGR disputing the benefit of Olo on top li e...he is such a homer for the vets, exact.y what is wrong with a team that was in 31st since January
- IonSabres

you spelled December 1st wrong

One of Lafreniere, Byfield, Raymond, Holtz would look fantastic in Royal Blue.
- Swedish_Jesus

Season hasn't started. Good to see some of us are here.

Love the area - I have a condo farther south (Estero, which is North of Naples, South of Ft. Myers) but I'm always keeping my eye on the Sarasota Area. I love Long boat Key (relaxed, but close to Ana Maria, Sarasota and St. Armands).
- turbo044

Englewood is a nice quiet hidden spot.
Public beaches not overly crowded.
Fishing great.
And many golf course, if you like that type of thing.