They're making him play a game he wasn't drafted for. But to be the best in this league, he needs to learn a lot of things he wasn't particularly good at. He still has years to develop a more well rounded game, and discussing his growing pains as failures, game by game, is a little ridiculous. He's supremely talented and he's intelligent. Kid's gotta learn. So be it.
- TheSabresTaco

Or just let him be what got him to the number one pick and the term “McDavid of defense”

But that would be ridiculous right?

Is it worth it, though, when your season is going downhill as fast as it is?
- buffalofan19

My problem is Dahlin was drafted because of what he did and what he brought to the game. if they are coaching that out of him to be more defensively sound then everyone deserves to be fired right now

Nikita Kucherov received some karma

New blog. Full of fire. Delaware North doubling brown paper bag order to the arena.

Nikita Kucherov received some karma
- jochfr

But Tampa has tough players, a player would never finish a check on one of their star players.

New blog. Full of fire. Delaware North doubling brown paper bag order to the arena.
- Hatboro_Swords

damn beady got another ban

If he wants to:

"See if we can make our team a little better and find a forward out there to help our group, we are also happy with how our players have come up from Rochester and played so far.”

"But it’s imperative that we keep our depth on defense and we’ve utilized it already this year, so we know over the course of 82 games we’re going to need it again here.”

Botterill and his defensemen are like Smeagol and his preciouses
- jcragcrumple

He's not going to keep them all.

Bogo is coming back. They cannot possibly send Joker down - he's been one of their better D.

He's not going to keep them all.

Bogo is coming back. They cannot possibly send Joker down - he's been one of their better D.
- Powerslave

Let's say they get Larry, Bogo and Mojo back. Asplund sent down, erod or Lazar comes out, Gilmour waived, Miller and Joker are the extras with erod/Lazar

When in doubt, a GM will make the most boring move possible

He's not going to keep them all.

Bogo is coming back. They cannot possibly send Joker down - he's been one of their better D.
- Powerslave

the team played a D man as a winger instead of calling up Oglevie or Dea


it's that unorganized lately

just sacrifice another sabres season, I mean what's one more?

Let's say they get Larry, Bogo and Mojo back. Asplund sent down, erod or Lazar comes out, Gilmour waived, Miller and Joker are the extras with erod/Lazar

When in doubt, a GM will make the most boring move possible
- jcragcrumple

I give up

I get it last December, to a point


there is ZERO reason to not make a move now


and to hear rochester needs d help so he can't make a trade


makes no sense

He's not going to keep them all.

Bogo is coming back. They cannot possibly send Joker down - he's been one of their better D.
- Powerslave

Or they'll trade Gilmour to a random team for an AHL forward named Adam Wood or Jean Luc DeBordeaux or something

Bobby Ryan enters player assistance program.

Aka for players dealing with substance abuse.

I give up

I get it last December, to a point


there is ZERO reason to not make a move now


and to hear rochester needs d help so he can't make a trade


makes no sense
- homiedclown

I am guessing (translation: blindly hoping) he said that in order to not tip his hand and make himself sound desperate to unload someone.

Please just trade Eichel now.

Blaming Eichel for this.

This city does not deserve him.

"Starting today, our sole existence is to win the Stanley Cup" - Terry Pegula

Still waiting for that day... 8 years later...

"Starting today, our sole existence is to win the Stanley Cup" - Terry Pegula

Still waiting for that day... 8 years later...
- mattsox

he said cups


money is no longer an issue


yet the ror trade before bonus was paid, and rookie head coaches and gm's prove he lied

I give up

I get it last December, to a point


there is ZERO reason to not make a move now


and to hear rochester needs d help so he can't make a trade


makes no sense
- homiedclown

I got nothing for you. No idea

Some guy just called instigators about Marcus foligno.

Screw it trade for Foligno and Kassian then sing Vanek and Pommer and get the band back together.

I got nothing for you. No idea
- jcragcrumple

kruger's first response is details


you do not get blown out night after night if details is the main issue, your losing by 1 goal if that happens

the team played a D man as a winger instead of calling up Oglevie or Dea


it's that unorganized lately

just sacrifice another sabres season, I mean what's one more?
- homiedclown

You throw in 13 injuries between the big club and Rochester and you're going to be unorganized.

But, hey, let's keep kicking them while their down, so everyone feels better that they've said their peace.

Maybe he wants to get Bogo back before making a deal?

You throw in 13 injuries between the big club and Rochester and you're going to be unorganized.

But, hey, let's keep kicking them while their down, so everyone feels better that they've said their peace.

Maybe he wants to get Bogo back before making a deal?
- Powerslave

Every team deals with injuries.
That excuse is a tired one.

Or they'll trade Gilmour to a random team for an AHL forward named Adam Wood or Jean Luc DeBordeaux or something
- jcragcrumple

Well, I hate to be that guy, but they're going to do what they're going to do.

Every team deals with injuries.
That excuse is a tired one.
- ImThatGuy

Everything on these boards is tired.

Everything on these boards is tired.
- Powerslave

You’re right.

This team is awesome and everything is fine. When we get vlad Sobodka and Zach Bogosian back this team is going to take off.

You throw in 13 injuries between the big club and Rochester and you're going to be unorganized.

- Powerslave

it's not like it's eichel, reinhart, skinner, dahlin, joker, montour etc are hurt


the core of this team, is still healthy and playing night after night


wait til you get to be my age and you see this sh!t year after f@cking year


he did the same thing last year, sat on his hands


aside from okposo, botts has had a say now in every sabre on this roster and if money is no object, okposo could have been waived by now


enough is enough