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RhinoFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Visionville
Joined: 10.12.2015

Apr 22 @ 12:22 PM ET
name the last goalie that left St. Louis and put up good numbers? I have never actually watched him play just a general concern because of where he plays.
- SabresFaninIndiana


Elliott was good there and did it, moved to CAL and TB after and did well. He struggled in PHI but they're like the inverse of STL in that every goalie struggles there.

I get why Hutton and to a lesser extent Allen/Binnington could give you pause, but I just didn't know if there was something in Husso's game. He looked solid to me when I saw him in a couple games this year.
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Apr 22 @ 12:22 PM ET
I'm not sure they would have to be crazy seasons. Dahlin's class of D just got 8-9m. Just guessing that's 9-10 at that point.

May be early to talk about this, but if you're paying those 2, Skinner, and Tage 8m+ then that's what you're building around. Any big contract/trade they make now needs to factor in those projections.

- Lunaion



Who in Dahlin's draft got 8 9 mill? Hughes got 7.8
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Apr 22 @ 12:24 PM ET
Imagine having a log jam of prospects coming up through your system in 2 to 3yrs because your core of your team is 25 and younger.
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Apr 22 @ 12:24 PM ET
Imagine having a log jam of prospects coming up through your system in 2 to 3yrs because your core of your team is 25 and younger.
- Buff36



Let hope they make the right choices in the future on who to keep And who is expandable
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Apr 22 @ 12:26 PM ET
Who in Dahlin's draft got 8 9 mill? Hughes got 7.8
- DirtyDan


Might've been thinking of this guy, who was the prior draft.

https://www.capfriendly.com/players/miro-heiskanen
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Apr 22 @ 12:27 PM ET
Right, I don't have any concerns about Cozens at all. I don't know what his ceiling is - I like the idea of him being a Peca-ish player (25 goals, strong 2-way player that is tough to play against and works his tail off).

I also don't agree with the claim that he turns the puck over a lot. If memory serves me his defensive fancy stats are very good.

- Slump Buster


Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Apr 22 @ 12:28 PM ET
Who in Dahlin's draft got 8 9 mill? Hughes got 7.8
- DirtyDan


Nurse got 9.25, Makar 9m, Heiskanen 8.45.
Slump Buster
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I root for draft picks but not the team, apparently, NY
Joined: 10.24.2006

Apr 22 @ 12:28 PM ET

- Hank Balling



good post. I may have been thinking back to a particular post where Chad pointed out that he played better with certain line mates / situations.
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Apr 22 @ 12:29 PM ET
Might've been thinking of this guy, who was the prior draft.

https://www.capfriendly.com/players/miro-heiskanen

- kingcong39


Ya, didn't really mean his draft class, meant his RFA class.
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Apr 22 @ 12:30 PM ET
Has he done much since game 20?
- sbroads24


Around game 20 is when he flew into the goalpost neck first
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Apr 22 @ 12:31 PM ET
Around game 20 is when he flew into the goalpost neck first
- Hank Balling


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

Apr 22 @ 12:33 PM ET
Oof

https://twitter.com/Kevin...Fbfmt3GPfTK-3aBeOaLw&s=19
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Apr 22 @ 12:34 PM ET
Who in Dahlin's draft got 8 9 mill? Hughes got 7.8
- DirtyDan

Tkachuk
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Apr 22 @ 12:35 PM ET
good post. I may have been thinking back to a particular post where Chad pointed out that he played better with certain line mates / situations.
- Slump Buster


I'm not here to rag on him but his defensive ability tends to be over exaggerated for whatever reason. That part of the game will improve with time.

At least he's (mostly) stopped doing the thing where he enters the offensive zone, pulls up and then passes the puck to the other team. That was infuriating
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Apr 22 @ 12:35 PM ET
Oof

https://twitter.com/Kevin...Fbfmt3GPfTK-3aBeOaLw&s=19

- TheSabresTaco



Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Apr 22 @ 12:36 PM ET
Let hope they make the right choices in the future on who to keep And who is expandable
- DirtyDan

That will be huge, gonna see how good that hockey department is.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Apr 22 @ 12:38 PM ET
I'm not here to rag on him but his defensive ability tends to be over exaggerated for whatever reason. That part of the game will improve with time.

At least he's (mostly) stopped doing the thing where he enters the offensive zone, pulls up and then passes the puck to the other team. That was infuriating

- Hank Balling



he looks more like Erik Rasmussen then a second line center
Slump Buster
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I root for draft picks but not the team, apparently, NY
Joined: 10.24.2006

Apr 22 @ 12:45 PM ET
he looks more like Erik Rasmussen then a second line center
- homiedclown


That's not a bad comparison, although (if memory serves) Rasmussen didn't have a ton of grit. It always felt like he wasn't going full-throttle and that certainly isn't an issue with Cozens.
SabresFaninIndiana
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Bananaville, IN
Joined: 12.16.2009

Apr 22 @ 12:45 PM ET
he looks more like Erik Rasmussen then a second line center
- homiedclown

every team needs one of those so thats not terrible.. but wish we got that player in the 2nd round or later.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Apr 22 @ 12:49 PM ET
every team needs one of those so thats not terrible.. but wish we got that player in the 2nd round or later.
- SabresFaninIndiana


this


top 10 picks need to be impact players


Stripes77
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012

Apr 22 @ 12:50 PM ET
every team needs one of those so thats not terrible.. but wish we got that player in the 2nd round or later.
- SabresFaninIndiana


This is his first season with a real coach.

Let's give him some time before we write him as a 3rd liner
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Apr 22 @ 12:50 PM ET
That's not a bad comparison, although (if memory serves) Rasmussen didn't have a ton of grit. It always felt like he wasn't going full-throttle and that certainly isn't an issue with Cozens.
- Slump Buster

ras man had plenty of grit

problem was that was all he brought to the table
Anderdog
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 03.17.2021

Apr 22 @ 12:55 PM ET
Dhalen playing on right side
Everyone is ok with that ?

I don't see any difference in his game
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Apr 22 @ 12:58 PM ET
Not trying to make excuses but people have to remember to that some of these young kids lost out on a year or more of development time with the pandemic.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Apr 22 @ 1:00 PM ET
Dhalen playing on right side
Everyone is ok with that ?

I don't see any difference in his game

- Anderdog

Think Samuelsson helps, he is so calm.
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