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Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Oct 7 @ 10:40 PM ET
Yet ppl want him here as 2C
That doesn’t make much sense to me

MoJo has played well so far anyways

- jdfitz77



Good post
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Oct 7 @ 10:40 PM ET
Little and a 2nd?

Yeah, I'd do it

- jcragcrumple


I wouldn't love it, but it's not bad. He could easily slide to RW if needed in the future, so that would be nice. Feels like a contract you'll regret in few years.
OneKaneOneCup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 06.21.2013

Oct 7 @ 10:42 PM ET
Why do we want either of them?
No thanks

- jdfitz77

Because both are upgrades in our top 9 and Risto is our 3rd best RD?
Shadman306
Joined: 06.11.2015

Oct 7 @ 10:42 PM ET
Mojo has played a fantastic 2C role.

We lose one game to a desperate team at home and now we need to ship everyone out?
MEBSabresFAN
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Lancaster, NY
Joined: 07.17.2006

Oct 7 @ 10:46 PM ET
Baker Mayfield would never play as bad as Allen did against NE
- OneKaneOneCup


Ok, but will never be as good as Josh Allen

so.....

i don't care how bad Josh's worst was against the very best coaching/defense in yrs.

Jim Kelly throws 4 straight INT's
2nd half
Comes back with 3 and the win.

Josh wins that Pats game if he's not Cheapshoted out of the game. I can't wait to play them again.
Swedish_Jesus
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 07.02.2019

Oct 7 @ 10:46 PM ET
Because both are upgrades in our top 9 and Risto is our 3rd best RD?
- OneKaneOneCup


I think the best bet is to wait till the deadline and see if we could poach one of Koivu or Staal from the Wild. Hopefully the Sabres are still competitive by then.
TheHank
Location: Yawn.
Joined: 01.11.2017

Oct 7 @ 10:46 PM ET
U can always still creep on here
Or just start another account
I hear that’s the rage with those who get frequent time outs

- jdfitz77

Sounds better than being a little 12 year old female dog girl and flagging everyone constantly sending them to “timeout.”
Also, it’s not creeping if they come right out and tell the 12 year old little female dog girl it’s them while also calling the 12 year old little female dog girl a little 12 year old little female dog girl.
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Oct 7 @ 10:48 PM ET
I know you're beating the drum for erod, but 5 if 6 points doesn't seem like a good time to change anything.

Especially scratching a vet. I didn't think erod had a good preseason.

Ralph is kinda backing the scrappy guys.
Erod = not scrappy

- Boss34


Scratching a vet is a pretty big deal. I know everyone hates Sobotka and doesn't care how he reacts, but it won't be pretty. Curious to see how Ralph handles it.
OneKaneOneCup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 06.21.2013

Oct 7 @ 10:48 PM ET
Ok, but will never be as good as Josh Allen

so.....

i don't care how bad Josh's worst was against the very best coaching/defense in yrs.

Jim Kelly throws 4 straight INT's
2nd half
Comes back with 3 and the win.

Josh wins that Pats game if he's not Cheapshoted out of the game. I can't wait to play them again.

- MEBSabresFAN

I was doing the sarcasm
MEBSabresFAN
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Lancaster, NY
Joined: 07.17.2006

Oct 7 @ 10:48 PM ET
Sounds better than being a little 12 year old female dog girl and flagging everyone constantly sending them to “timeout.”
Also, it’s not creeping if they come right out and tell the 12 year old little female dog girl it’s them while also calling the 12 year old little female dog girl a little 12 year old little female dog girl.

- TheHank



I lost intelligence for having read this
MEBSabresFAN
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Lancaster, NY
Joined: 07.17.2006

Oct 7 @ 10:49 PM ET
I was doing the sarcasm
- OneKaneOneCup



Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Oct 7 @ 10:49 PM ET
Sounds better than being a little 12 year old female dog girl and flagging everyone constantly sending them to “timeout.”
Also, it’s not creeping if they come right out and tell the 12 year old little female dog girl it’s them while also calling the 12 year old little female dog girl a little 12 year old little female dog girl.

- TheHank


@bully

👇
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Oct 7 @ 10:51 PM ET
Because both are upgrades in our top 9 and Risto is our 3rd best RD?
- OneKaneOneCup


No, they aren’t

Mitts & Cozens are our 2C & 3C for a long time

We do not need a center
We do not need a center
We do not need a center

U guys gotta look past just this season
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Oct 7 @ 10:52 PM ET
Sounds better than being a little 12 year old female dog girl and flagging everyone constantly sending them to “timeout.”
Also, it’s not creeping if they come right out and tell the 12 year old little female dog girl it’s them while also calling the 12 year old little female dog girl a little 12 year old little female dog girl.

- TheHank


😢😢😢
Fattony1187
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.12.2015

Oct 7 @ 10:53 PM ET
Because both are upgrades in our top 9 and Risto is our 3rd best RD?
- OneKaneOneCup



Bryan Little has negative value. Sucky with a sucky contract. Anyone that wants him is clueless
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Oct 7 @ 10:54 PM ET
Scratching a vet is a pretty big deal. I know everyone hates Sobotka and doesn't care how he reacts, but it won't be pretty. Curious to see how Ralph handles it.
- Lunaion


I think sobotka has shown up for all 3 games.
Part of 5 out of 6 points for the Sabres

We're playing a physical style of hockey, it fits his game.

I doubt they change anything. Why hurt sobotka's feelings for no reason?

Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Oct 7 @ 11:07 PM ET
I think sobotka has shown up for all 3 games.
Part of 5 out of 6 points for the Sabres

We're playing a physical style of hockey, it fits his game.

I doubt they change anything. Why hurt sobotka's feelings for no reason?

- Boss34


I agree. Don't see them sitting a vet this early when they're winning. Imagine someone gets banged up a bit and ERod gets a game that way.
OneKaneOneCup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 06.21.2013

Oct 7 @ 11:11 PM ET
I think sobotka has shown up for all 3 games.
Part of 5 out of 6 points for the Sabres

We're playing a physical style of hockey, it fits his game.

I doubt they change anything. Why hurt sobotka's feelings for no reason?

- Boss34

That’s about all he’s done.

He can’t play with the puck and it’s negatively impacting Skinner and Mojo
Myrtles_Finest
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Canterbury, NH
Joined: 06.02.2014

Oct 7 @ 11:15 PM ET
That’s about all he’s done.

He can’t play with the puck and it’s negatively impacting Skinner and Mojo

- OneKaneOneCup


I agree. I like his game better this year, but only on a defensive fourth line role. He creates nothing and looks lost amongst the two talents he's playing with. Slide him down and let's someone else out...
OneKaneOneCup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 06.21.2013

Oct 7 @ 11:17 PM ET
I agree. I like his game better this year, but only on a defensive fourth line role. He creates nothing and looks lost amongst the two talents he's playing with. Slide him down and let's someone else out...
- Myrtles_Finest

It’s absolutely insane to play him with Skinner and Mojo.

Play him with Mittelstadt and Sheary or Vesey since they are the real 4th line anyways.

Bottom line is they need to make a trade for a top 9 forward if they are serious about winning
Swedish_Jesus
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 07.02.2019

Oct 7 @ 11:17 PM ET
I agree. I like his game better this year, but only on a defensive fourth line role. He creates nothing and looks lost amongst the two talents he's playing with. Slide him down and let's someone else out...
- Myrtles_Finest


Even swapping Okposo with Sobotka would be better then doing nothing. I'm hoping Goaloffson-Eichel-Skinner figure it out 5v5 though.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Oct 7 @ 11:17 PM ET
That’s about all he’s done.

He can’t play with the puck and it’s negatively impacting Skinner and Mojo

- OneKaneOneCup


The goal the other night where MoJo passed it cross ice to Skinner was a direct result of Sobotka driving to the net & backing up the defenseman to create the lane for that cross ice pass

It won’t show up in any analytics,
but that pass likely doesn’t make it across otherwise
OneKaneOneCup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 06.21.2013

Oct 7 @ 11:19 PM ET
The goal the other night where MoJo passed it crops ice to Skinner was a direct result of Sobotka driving to the net & backing up the defenseman to create the lane for that cross ice pass

It won’t show up in any analytics,
but that pass likely doesn’t make it across otherwise

- jdfitz77

That’s fantastic

I’m sure we can’t find anyone who can drive to the net AND actually be competent with the puck on his stick
OneKaneOneCup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 06.21.2013

Oct 7 @ 11:28 PM ET
Even swapping Okposo with Sobotka would be better then doing nothing. I'm hoping Goaloffson-Eichel-Skinner figure it out 5v5 though.
- Swedish_Jesus

Reinhart?
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Oct 7 @ 11:30 PM ET
That’s fantastic

I’m sure we can’t find anyone who can drive to the net AND actually be competent with the puck on his stick

- OneKaneOneCup


I’m not advocating to keep Sobotka on line2,
or even on the team

Let’s not forget that i blasted Sobatka when we made that trade & u defended him

But we’ve got 5/6 points
And it seems clear that Botts isn’t trading Risto unless it’s for a good return
And if Roslovic + was gonna happen,
it’d already be done
And Little would be a terrible idea

I imagine the 3rd line wingers & maybe even a call up or 2 is gonna get their shots
It just isn’t likely gonna happen till Sobatka plays his way down the lineup
And he’s been “ok” so far
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