"For salary-cap purposes, he's virtually untradable until after the 2021 season."
- navinrjohnson

My post went away .. oh well

The Packers are dumb A Rod Is good for 5 more years and you pull this now

we had griffith and pouliot as our 3rd line wingers
- navinrjohnson

Wasn't talking about that Center

No, i didn’t
Soon as LA gave him a chance he’s been playing well ever since

GMTM has some weird bias against him bc he was a Darcy pick & not one of his guys
- jdfitz77

yet the kings left him unprotected at the expansion draft...

he had two stints with buffalo and he looked as if he'd be a bottom-pairing d-man at best...

it wasn't a very good trade, but it's not hard to see why he made it...they needed forwards and had some excess d-prospects...and I really don't think it had anything to do with darcy as mcnabb was built to play a heavy game, which is what gmtm seemed to be going for

It was, said it a lot, but 2 coaches thought differently.
- Buff36

Well 1 was fired & this one isn’t looking too hot either

Not like Trotz & Cooper have been behind the bench

They should have paid the cost of Mittelstadt to acquire Trochek

Instead we're going to be stuck with some bargain-bin 30-something that Botterill can get for a 3rd and Laaksonen because his ego wont let him admit he whiffed on Mittelstadt
- jcragcrumple

Trocheck is fine, but hardly anything special either.

Would have definitely been a good stop gap and settle in the 3rd line role once Cozens was ready but he is not the Trocheck of two years ago (I mean the guy did break his leg so I’m not surprised)

yet the kings left him unprotected at the expansion draft...

he had two stints with buffalo and he looked as if he'd be a bottom-pairing d-man at best...

it wasn't a very good trade, but it's not hard to see why he made it...they needed forwards and had some excess d-prospects...and I really don't think it had anything to do with darcy as mcnabb was built to play a heavy game, which is what gmtm seemed to be going for
- Michael Pachla

It’s bananas that you’re trying to justify the trade years later when it clearly sucked

Wasn't talking about that Center
- Buff36

that roster sucked more, which was my point

Vladimir Sobotka
Patrik Berglund
Tage Thompson
1st round pick
2nd round pick
- navinrjohnson

point taken...

should have added, unless said player and clueless owners have their gm over a barrel...

That's not even remotely true. Without Reinhart, our best natural RW is Okposo and we have no forward trade chips.

Bennett and Girgensons are duking it out for a 4th line LW spot.

Again, totally disingenuous. The problem isn't sam Reinhart, the problem is that nothing has been done to address the problem that has existed since the summer of '18
- jcragcrumple

Would that be 2nd line center he can't play?

And that he is a legit #1 line player. Who wants to bet how many teams he plays #1 line on besides the Sabres and not next to Jack? I bet none.

Living in the past, thinking about what could have happened is futile. It doesn't give any real sense of what would have happened. A player's success or lack of success can definitely depend on who they are drafted by and how they are developed. Every player is different. It's the way teams are built and how they handle their players that really can define a players future. Of course there's exceptions, those guys are the 'generational' type players.

point taken...

should have added, unless said player and clueless owners have their gm over a barrel...
- Michael Pachla

Well 1 was fired & this one isn’t looking too hot either

Not like Trotz & Cooper have been behind the bench
- jdfitz77

Understand that, but the player has to show it to. Rhino is who he is a good Complimentary Player.

Living in the past, thinking about what could have happened is futile. .
- adambuffalo

a few people I dated in my younger days, they did not age well and look nothing like their mothers did


so there is that

Look at the amount of wingers that could have been had the last few years via UFA or trades.

They are a lot more attainable then good Center man.
- Pegullaville

maybe...but where are they when the gap between reinhart and the next best rw wing has been so huge

It’s bananas that you’re trying to justify the trade years later when it clearly sucked
- jdfitz77

The trade was a bad trade. However, it also wasn't anywhere near the reason this team is where it is now. McNabb is a non-factor.

Raise hand - I'm more pissed about who he is. By the way Montour and Risto aren't the same player as many contend. One has strength, big body, aggressive, has hands, skates; the other a nice skater,has hands can play both sides.
- GilPerreault11

I'm with the "who" Sam is as a player. Tanking for him doesnt help. Slow, bad hands and streaky. Part of a lot of losing.

Kaiser made a good point, he has outplayed his contract. Most 2nd overall players shiuld outplay their rookie deal. Sams outplayed the 2nd contract as well. 👍

It's the next contract for sam that's gonna hurt. I believe strongly that his points are a reflection of playing with John jack. Gonna make the same mistake they did with skinner. He actually had 40 goals in 1 season not a high if 25.

My post went away .. oh well

The Packers are dumb A Rod Is good for 5 more years and you pull this now
- gerbe75pts

wasn't he injured not too long ago?

Would that be 2nd line center he can't play?

And that he is a legit #1 line player. Who wants to bet how many teams he plays #1 line on besides the Sabres and not next to Jack? I bet none.
- GilPerreault11

I am sure a lot of players like skinner and vesey would rather play with reinhart as their center then the crap they got dealt this season

They should have paid the cost of Mittelstadt to acquire Trochek

Instead we're going to be stuck with some bargain-bin 30-something that Botterill can get for a 3rd and Laaksonen because his ego wont let him admit he whiffed on Mittelstadt
- jcragcrumple

He didn't whiff on Casey just didn't develop him right and they're still coddling him when you tell fans hes 7% body fat and in the best shape ever and he's still chubby and still the Same person
It isn't helping him

I'm with the "who" Sam is as a player. Tanking for him doesnt help. .
- Boss34

they didn't tank for him

they tanked to get eichel or mcdavid in the next draft

It’s bananas that you’re trying to justify the trade years later when it clearly sucked
- jdfitz77

you're using hindsight...show me your post on the trade when it happened...I ain't doin' the research

The trade was a bad trade. However, it also wasn't anywhere near the reason this team is where it is now. McNabb is a non-factor.
- buffalofan19

Well the 2 2nd rnd picks hurt more than McNabb

Would that be 2nd line center he can't play?

And that he is a legit #1 line player. Who wants to bet how many teams he plays #1 line on besides the Sabres and not next to Jack? I bet none.
- GilPerreault11

Reinhart has 50 points which would put him in the top-15 of RWs according to NHL.com's stats, so he's a top-line RW on half the teams in the league.

Not the problem.

you're using hindsight...show me your post on the trade when it happened...I ain't doin' the research
- Michael Pachla

March 5, 2014

you're using hindsight...show me your post on the trade when it happened...I ain't doin' the research
- Michael Pachla

first comment on your first blog


"Baptiste, Fasching and Armia...not bad for 3-4 years down the road on RW. Who is going to feed them the puck is one question that will be fun to watch unfold. "


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