Be Nice!!
- Buff36

Hey check your PM

No, he wouldn’t. He does it best work in hard working areas, the areas where complimentary playmakers won’t go. It’s a place where no hitting is not an option. Hard to create turnovers if you don’t hit somebody once in a while. Hard to be in front of net for easy tap in goals if you’re not muscling your way around occasionally, at least fending off those trying to move you.
- Ratsreign

You just described Reinhart. It's not easy to pull off, but he has.

No, he wouldn’t. He does it best work in hard working areas, the areas where complimentary playmakers won’t go. It’s a place where no hitting is not an option. Hard to create turnovers if you don’t hit somebody once in a while. Hard to be in front of net for easy tap in goals if you’re not muscling your way around occasionally, at least fending off those trying to move you.
- Ratsreign

Explain Mitch Marner being a selkie finalist on the back of 97 and 99 point seasons to me then.

Hey check your PM
- Ratsreign

👍

You just described Reinhart. It's not easy to pull off, but he has.
- Lunaion

Rhino has been a different player in these playoffs. Hell I think he was 2nd in hits for Florida in the 1st series.

Where the hell is everybody?


Edit- blog says I sent this yesterday at this time. Strange.

Where the hell is everybody?
- Da_Cashman

Girgensons drove them all away

Girgensons drove them all away
- Buff36

I’d buy that for a dollar!


Strange how Grigorenko Is vilified around these parts but Girgles is held by some to be an effective Pro hockey player. I guess we are only allowed to blame the highest picked draft pick for sucking rather than the guy drafted 4 spots later.

I’d buy that for a dollar!


Strange how Grigorenko Is vilified around these parts but Girgles is held by some to be an effective Pro hockey player. I guess we are only allowed to blame the highest picked draft pick for sucking rather than the guy drafted 4 spots later.
- Da_Cashman

Which one is the better player today? It's more or less a toss up.

Explain Mitch Marner being a selkie finalist on the back of 97 and 99 point seasons to me then.
- Swedish_Jesus

You are intentionally obtuse sometimes. I think it was pretty clear I was focusing on offense in my comment. I was referring to being willing to go in and forecheck hard and create turnovers.

Rhino has been a different player in these playoffs. Hell I think he was 2nd in hits for Florida in the 1st series.
- Buff36

2nd among forwards
Gudas, Bennett, Samson.
He’s everything that Boss always insisted he wasn’t, actually.
Rhino’s pass to set up Lundell’s goal last game was slick as can be.

No, he wouldn’t. He does it best work in hard working areas, the areas where complimentary playmakers won’t go. It’s a place where no hitting is not an option. Hard to create turnovers if you don’t hit somebody once in a while. Hard to be in front of net for easy tap in goals if you’re not muscling your way around occasionally, at least fending off those trying to move you.
- Ratsreign

To be fair that's where Reinhart makes his money. And outside of soaking up a ton of abuse -which I'm not dismissing in the least- no one thinks he's "tough" like Tkachuk.

Which one is the better player today? It's more or less a toss up.
- Lunaion

Grigorenko has actually won something though, so probably his 40 year old ass

I’d buy that for a dollar!


Strange how Grigorenko Is vilified around these parts but Girgles is held by some to be an effective Pro hockey player. I guess we are only allowed to blame the highest picked draft pick for sucking rather than the guy drafted 4 spots later.
- Da_Cashman

***1 person.

Sterling's corner guy sounds like Andrew Dice Clay

2nd among forwards
Gudas, Bennett, Samson.
He’s everything that Boss always insisted he wasn’t, actually.
Rhino’s pass to set up Lundell’s goal last game was slick as can be.
- Ratsreign

Speaking of slick passes, check this one out:

Tyson Kozak buries the excellent backhand dish from Isak Rosén to get the Amerks on the board first.

https://twitter.com/sabre...&t=L9mpZgCqoAcyqFoRQglqdw

hope he's opened some eyes this season. ostlund may even join for rd2
- TheSabresTaco

Rosen definitely looks bigger, even from when I saw him in Rochester in December. And Kozak seems to have added a bit to. Sabres are gonna have some hard decisions to make very soon.

Let's Get the "vibes" started early today!!!
Kulich, Rosen- Growing before are eyes, once they realized they fit here they have taken there games to another level.
Rousek just continues to play Hockey, kids got Heart
Weissbach, Murray, Kozak have been good in the playoffs and continue to get better.
Savoie- Has been crushing it, he's gonna be a good one.
Nadeau- Very High on this kid, might be my favorite prospect. Once he hired the Skating coach his game exploded. He has everything you could want in a 200ft Power Forward. If he keeps on this track, could be are Foligno in a few years.
Ostlund- The forgotten 1st rnd pick. If this kid puts on 20lbs he might be the best of the 3 in 3 or 4yrs.
Fun stuff, the waves of prospects that will be hitting Rochester is gonna be fun to watch.

Let's Get the "vibes" started early today!!!
Kulich, Rosen- Growing before are eyes, once they realized they fit here they have taken there games to another level.
Rousek just continues to play Hockey, kids got Heart
Weissbach, Murray, Kozak have been good in the playoffs and continue to get better.
Savoie- Has been crushing it, he's gonna be a good one.
Nadeau- Very High on this kid, might be my favorite prospect. Once he hired the Skating coach his game exploded. He has everything you could want in a 200ft Power Forward. If he keeps on this track, could be are Foligno in a few years.
Ostlund- The forgotten 1st rnd pick. If this kid puts on 20lbs he might be the best of the 3 in 3 or 4yrs.
Fun stuff, the waves of prospects that will be hitting Rochester is gonna be fun to watch.
- Buff36

Great post!

I think we have to shed some praise on the Coaching Staff for each of the two teams regarding development of the young players. What they are doing to maxixize the hit rate is amazing.

Think about over the last 2-1/2 years how they have brought around guys who we were questioning at the time. Tage, Dahlin, Cousins, Samuelson. How they extracted alot more from Skinner and Tuch than each had produced before. Moved Power, Quinn and JJ into varying degrees of success in their 1st NHL season. Brought Krebs along...more work to do, but his game is now beginning to show...same with the rescue effort of Jost.
It is pretty incredible actually.

That said, I'd like to see the Sabres upgrade Donnie's staff with guys who are expert in their Asst Coach role to improve our Special Teams and especially the Defensive awareness in the System to bring GA down rather dramatically. Would like a better Goalie coach as well.

That and for KA to make the key moves this team needs to take another significant step forward.
-2RhD
-3LhD
-1bG, somewhat older (29-ish) who has enjoyed success before

2nd among forwards
Gudas, Bennett, Samson.
He’s everything that Boss always insisted he wasn’t, actually.
Rhino’s pass to set up Lundell’s goal last game was slick as can be.
- Ratsreign

Does he now sign autographs though.

Great post!

I think we have to shed some praise on the Coaching Staff for each of the two teams regarding development of the young players. What they are doing to maxixize the hit rate is amazing.

Think about over the last 2-1/2 years how they have brought around guys who we were questioning at the time. Tage, Dahlin, Cousins, Samuelson. How they extracted alot more from Skinner and Tuch than each had produced before. Moved Power, Quinn and JJ into varying degrees of success in their 1st NHL season. Brought Krebs along...more work to do, but his game is now beginning to show...same with the rescue effort of Jost.
It is pretty incredible actually.

That said, I'd like to see the Sabres upgrade Donnie's staff with guys who are expert in their Asst Coach role to improve our Special Teams and especially the Defensive awareness in the System to bring GA down rather dramatically. Would like a better Goalie coach as well.

That and for KA to make the key moves this team needs to take another significant step forward.
-2RhD
-3LhD
-1bG, somewhat older (29-ish) who has enjoyed success before
- IonSabres

Think Adam Mair and his crew should be praised to. They do a lot of work with these kids we don't see. Think Donnie needs to add a little more experience to his staff, a lot of these guys have worked lower level Coacing AHL ECHL OHL. Adams really has no excuses right now not to be able to improve this team.

Does he now sign autographs though.
- IndianaSabresFan

Just Bobblehead's

Let's Get the "vibes" started early today!!!
Kulich, Rosen- Growing before are eyes, once they realized they fit here they have taken there games to another level.
Rousek just continues to play Hockey, kids got Heart
Weissbach, Murray, Kozak have been good in the playoffs and continue to get better.
Savoie- Has been crushing it, he's gonna be a good one.
Nadeau- Very High on this kid, might be my favorite prospect. Once he hired the Skating coach his game exploded. He has everything you could want in a 200ft Power Forward. If he keeps on this track, could be are Foligno in a few years.
Ostlund- The forgotten 1st rnd pick. If this kid puts on 20lbs he might be the best of the 3 in 3 or 4yrs.
Fun stuff, the waves of prospects that will be hitting Rochester is gonna be fun to watch.
- Buff36

I want rousek on our 4th line next year.

Rangers firing Gallant
- Buff36