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Forums :: Blog World :: Hank Balling: 2014-15 Sabres vs. 2021-2022 Sabres (Pt. 1)
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SabresFaninIndiana
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Bananaville, IN
Joined: 12.16.2009

Sep 15 @ 11:27 AM ET
Agreed. Injuries and trades make it a weird exercise. DLo (82 games) and Coho (78) were the only ones who played most or all games. PPG are included for that reason

It's really the 2014-15 "dream team" without the substantial games played of Ellis, Schaller, McCormick, etc. vs this year's roster.

- Hank Balling

Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Sep 15 @ 11:35 AM ET
Agreed. Injuries and trades make it a weird exercise. DLo (82 games) and Coho (78) were the only ones who played most or all games. PPG are included for that reason

It's really the 2014-15 "dream team" without the substantial games played of Ellis, Schaller, McCormick, etc. vs this year's roster.

- Hank Balling


Cody Hodgson's expected 14/15 vs Mitt's expected 21/22 would be interesting on it's own. That's the start of where things went off the rails in 14/15, but Cody carried the higher expectations.
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Sep 15 @ 11:35 AM ET
Yeah I think so. I had fun going back and looking at the stats from that year.

Man, Coho really deteriorated quickly

- Hank Balling

glad you had fun looking back on that ugly season
SabresFaninIndiana
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Bananaville, IN
Joined: 12.16.2009

Sep 15 @ 11:38 AM ET
Yeah I think so. I had fun going back and looking at the stats from that year.

Man, Coho really deteriorated quickly

- Hank Balling

what rock does that guy live under these days? is he playing in europe? yeah im too lazy to look it up myself
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Sep 15 @ 11:39 AM ET
what rock does that guy live under these days? is he playing in europe? yeah im too lazy to look it up myself
- SabresFaninIndiana


His career was ended by back issues iirc. He had to retire after a season in NSH. Not sure what he's up to now
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011

Sep 15 @ 11:44 AM ET
Sean Shapiro
@seanshapiro
Turner sports has officially announced NHL broadcast talent for upcoming season. Studio team will be Wayne Gretzky, Anson Carter, Rick Tocchet, Paul Bissonnette
& Liam McHugh. Commentator teams: Kenny Albert & Eddie Olczyk; Brendan Burke & Darren Pang. Keith Jones at ice level...


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.... Turner Sports will also have Jennifer Botterill, Tarik El-Bashir and Jackie Redmond as contributors. Andrew ‘Nasher’ Telfer will be a new key creator for Bleacher Report’s new ‘Open Ice’ content vertical

- buffalofan19



😍😍😍
hehateme
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 04.11.2017

Sep 15 @ 11:49 AM ET
Nice Reed, but really we have a goalie that is closer to getting free coffee at Mc'd then his prime. that is going to make a huge difference for me.

I really don't see this team winning more then 10-15 times IN REGULATION.

We end up in Last my a lot IMO.
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Sep 15 @ 11:54 AM ET
Nice Blog there JCrag!

To me this season will be interesting to watch in order to evaluate who are line drivers vs passengers.

For it to work, Mittsy and Workhorse need to be absolute line drivers, not requiring others to make them better. I have more confidence in Cozens...but I have to admidt I admire Mittsy's turnaround at the end of last season...if he finally "gets it" it will be an enormous Save by Donnie.

Carry-on my wayward son!!

Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Sep 15 @ 12:00 PM ET
Nice Reed, but really we have a goalie that is closer to getting free coffee at Mc'd then his prime. that is going to make a huge difference for me.

I really don't see this team winning more then 10-15 times IN REGULATION.

We end up in Last my a lot IMO.

- hehateme


Good points, buuuut

Carter Hutton is the goalie in AZ
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Sep 15 @ 12:03 PM ET
Good points, buuuut

Carter Hutton is the goalie in AZ

- Hank Balling

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Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Sep 15 @ 12:10 PM ET
Nice Blog there JCrag!

To me this season will be interesting to watch in order to evaluate who are line drivers vs passengers.

For it to work, Mittsy and Workhorse need to be absolute line drivers, not requiring others to make them better. I have more confidence in Cozens...but I have to admidt I admire Mittsy's turnaround at the end of last season...if he finally "gets it" it will be an enormous Save by Donnie.

Carry-on my wayward son!!

- IonSabres



Those two plus Dahlin will be the best reason to tune in this season. Maybe Gerbe will poke his head in and give us the Mittelstadt workout report
SabresFaninIndiana
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Bananaville, IN
Joined: 12.16.2009

Sep 15 @ 12:20 PM ET
Those two plus Dahlin will be the best reason to tune in this season. Maybe Gerbe will poke his head in and give us the Mittelstadt workout report
- Hank Balling

i would think at some point we will see some of Quinn as well.. maybe 6 games of Power at the end of the season?
jochfr
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Nashville , TN
Joined: 07.11.2009

Sep 15 @ 12:40 PM ET
Those two plus Dahlin will be the best reason to tune in this season. Maybe Gerbe will poke his head in and give us the Mittelstadt workout report
- Hank Balling

I've read that Dahlin is the worst defenseman of the 21st century from people in this blog.
Is that true?

buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Sep 15 @ 12:48 PM ET
I've read that Dahlin is the worst defenseman of the 21st century from people in this blog.
Is that true?

- jochfr


No. He's the worst of the 20th and 21st century combined. 👎
lulags
Buffalo Sabres
Location: St Louis
Joined: 02.24.2007

Sep 15 @ 12:56 PM ET
Fair comparison.
A lot of wild cards on this roster.

On Eichel,
I hope the conversation is along these lines,
Get healthy, train like hell on your rehab, get back out there in Dec, absolutely kick ass like your career depends on it. Then we can get the return we need for you, and we will have you out of here by the Draft
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Sep 15 @ 1:01 PM ET
I've read that Dahlin is the worst defenseman of the 21st century from people in this blog.
Is that true?

- jochfr


objectively yes
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Sep 15 @ 1:55 PM ET
This is not Sabres specific, but it's a well written article about the league.

https://syndication.bleac...point-in-2021-22.amp.html
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011

Sep 15 @ 1:59 PM ET
This is not Sabres specific, but it's a well written article about the league.

https://syndication.bleac...point-in-2021-22.amp.html

- kingcong39



Lots of teams in the East!

Bring on your 2021-22 Stanley Cup champion, Buffalo Sabres!
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Sep 15 @ 2:01 PM ET
Lots of teams in the East!

Bring on your 2021-22 Stanley Cup champion, Buffalo Sabres!

- Powerslave


Stop drinking, smoking and snorting!
I mean, I wouldn't either, but
Up2nuthun
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Amherst, NY
Joined: 04.01.2013

Sep 15 @ 2:18 PM ET
No. He's the worst of the 20th and 21st century combined. 👎
- buffalofan19


Maybe we should have dangled that 1st OA the year Dahlin entered the draft. We could have gotten a haul
QuinnFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Formerly Visionville, Now Purgatory
Joined: 07.29.2021

Sep 15 @ 2:26 PM ET
Good points, buuuut

Carter Hutton is the goalie in AZ

- Hank Balling


That's what scares me. Anderson is old af, but he's a lot better than Hutton. Not that it's an end all be all stat, but he's posted like one sub .900sv% season in the last dozen years.
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Sep 15 @ 2:39 PM ET
So they are now forcing Jack Quinn, a right handed shot that plays LW, to play Center during the Prospect Tournament.

Not taking Rossi or Lundell looks even dumber by the second.

TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Sep 15 @ 2:49 PM ET
So they are now forcing Jack Quinn, a right handed shot that plays LW, to play Center during the Prospect Tournament.

Not taking Rossi or Lundell looks even dumber by the second.

- Pegullaville


Well he was drafted as a RW. I see no issue with exploring the potential of playing center. Liking one player over another is an issue youre going to have to jump to simply accept him for what he is and that he is here.
dmarsden2988
New Jersey Devils
Location: stafford is about equal to rya, NJ
Joined: 03.07.2011

Sep 15 @ 2:51 PM ET
On the jets Facebook page they have a video where they say boneless wings are just grown up chicken nuggets

https://m.facebook.com/st...stream_source=feed_mobile
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Sep 15 @ 2:54 PM ET
So they are now forcing Jack Quinn, a right handed shot that plays LW, to play Center during the Prospect Tournament.

Not taking Rossi or Lundell looks even dumber by the second.

- Pegullaville


Usually fun to criticize that pick, but you're reaching here.
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