I'll never forgive Botts for Montour and Hagel.
- QuinnFan

2 epic failures. Montour was grossly mismanaged here. Complete joke. He was a stud in the playoffs for Anaheim. Would be a perfect middle guy with Power

2 epic failures. Montour was grossly mismanaged here. Complete joke. He was a stud in the playoffs for Anaheim. Would be a perfect middle guy with Power
- lulags

The "Could Have Been Roster" is getting stronger. We really screwed the pooch throughout this rebuild, from acquiring bad players, to letting good ones walk. Rough.

StrbakFan has a better ring, just saying.
- QuinnFan

Mastrbakator

2 epic failures. Montour was grossly mismanaged here. Complete joke. He was a stud in the playoffs for Anaheim. Would be a perfect middle guy with Power
- lulags

As a rookie?


The crying over Montour is insane. Guy's had one season where he looked unbelievable. He's already regressed back to what he was in his other 9 seasons.

Mastrbakator
- SoCalPucks

We have a winner

I understand the desire, but how long does management continue to chase the magic of last season from the top line before realizing that last season may have been an anomaly that will not be repeated?
- kingcong39

Quite possibly until the end of their contracts.

Mastrbakator
- SoCalPucks

Dumb post #1

Huberdeau wasn’t “declining” when the trade was made. And Tkachuk was only available because he wasn’t going to re-sign with Calgary, they had to trade him. That situation is pretty much a one off, and doesn’t really seem comparable to Skinner’s situation.
- Ratsreign

He is a moron who constantly lies, he is a pathological liar.

He makes things up and presents them as facts and constantly gets proven wrong and he is completely incapable of understanding because he is also a compulsive liar, too so he never knows which lies are his facts and which lies are the lies he doesn’t even realize he tells.

A “declining Huberdeau” made me laugh ngl 😂

Quite possibly until the end of their contracts.
- Lunaion

Is coaching holding back that top line?

Is Donnie not playing them together all season the reason the first line looks so flat?

Is it that all 3, tage, tuch and skinner all had some sort of injuries this season ?


Really can’t figure out tage, maybe he’s putting too much pressure on himself

Is coaching holding back that top line?

Is Donnie not playing them together all season the reason the first line looks so flat?

Is it that all 3, tage, tuch and skinner all had some sort of injuries this season ?


Really can’t figure out tage, maybe he’s putting too much pressure on himself
- Boss34

We know Tage is dealing with multiple injuries. Lately you can start to see him driving the net and doing Tage things again.

I can't pin that one on coaching. Cong mentioned what I was driving towards: last year was a career year and maybe these guys don't really fit together that well. Tage has a great shot and you'd never call Skinner or Tuch setup guys.

He is a moron who constantly lies, he is a pathological liar.

He makes things up and presents them as facts and constantly gets proven wrong and he is completely incapable of understanding because he is also a compulsive liar, too so he never knows which lies are his facts and which lies are the lies he doesn’t even realize he tells.

A “declining Huberdeau” made me laugh ngl 😂
- Jet Jaguar BD

Why?

https://www.hockeydb.com/...s/pdisplay.php?pid=122625

Half the player he was.

Tage has a great shot and you'd never call Skinner or Tuch setup guys.
- Lunaion

I think because of this, they need to play skinner with casey


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Why?

https://www.hockeydb.com/...s/pdisplay.php?pid=122625

Half the player he was.
- DirtyDan

Not at the time of the trade. He also played on an absolutely stacked team in Florida. Then they traded him to a Calgary team that was crumbling at the seams.

He’s stays in Florida, he’s putting up a .ppg pace still and if he hit FA, he would have taken a discount to play for a contender and looked fine.

Why?

https://www.hockeydb.com/...s/pdisplay.php?pid=122625

Half the player he was.
- DirtyDan

sam reinhart made those numbers inflated in 21-22

We know Tage is dealing with multiple injuries. Lately you can start to see him driving the net and doing Tage things again.

I can't pin that one on coaching. Cong mentioned what I was driving towards: last year was a career year and maybe these guys don't really fit together that well. Tage has a great shot and you'd never call Skinner or Tuch setup guys.
- Lunaion

That’s a pretty good point with cong and then not really fitting well.

Last season just seamed so magical.

Especially tage and tuch


Donnie has tried to break up the line, maybe Krebs and his 3 goals should get a chance to feed tage some one timers ?

Benson still has more hustle then most of this team

So would you trade Jordan Greenway ? Guess Vegas has there eye on him and a Dman.
- Buff36

Trading Greenway is an easy yes. Is he worth 2nd's or more at this point...what is the return?

Adams traded away:

- 2023 2nd round pick (VGK - #64 - Riley Heidt) - who has 100+ points in 56 games in the WHL this season
- 2024 5th round pick (BUF)

Vegas is not going to move a roster player as they are going for back to back runs, why are the Sabres still moving roster players for futures when they already have a back log of futures?

Trade Greenway, trade more of the roster, that is needed. Futures/prospects or more project players should be off the table for any trade to be completed.

That’s a pretty good point with cong and then not really fitting well.

Last season just seamed so magical.

Especially tage and tuch


Donnie has tried to break up the line, maybe Krebs and his 3 goals should get a chance to feed tage some one timers ?

Benson still has more hustle then most of this team
- Boss34

the even strength production from skinner, tage and tuch is down roughly 50 percent from last year


their shooting percentage as a whole is also down probably close to 35 percent from last year

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the even strength production from skinner, tage and tuch is down roughly 50 percent from last year


their shooting percentage as a whole is also down probably close to 35 percent from last year
- homiedclown

Solid post

Would you break these guys up permanently?

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Skinner, I think you hold 3 million in the offseason and you can get yourself a bottom 6 player and a prospect or pick.

Use that money towards Mittelstadt, Peterka and/or Quinn. And also in a separate trade for a new, impact forward.

That's a dynamic changer.
- TheSabresTaco

He has a full NMC right? I can't see him going anywhere given that he likes being near his family.

Not at the time of the trade. He also played on an absolutely stacked team in Florida. Then they traded him to a Calgary team that was crumbling at the seams.

He’s stays in Florida, he’s putting up a .ppg pace still and if he hit FA, he would have taken a discount to play for a contender and looked fine.
- Jet Jaguar BD

Not a huge fallout in offensive talent on that Calgary team. He was fifth in points last season. He is a part of that crumbling team. No excuse for him.

I think because of this, they need to play skinner with casey


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- homiedclown

Fair enough, but JJ isn't a passer either.

Dumb post #1
- Boss34

Boss is starting his daily puckering process.

Solid post

Would you break these guys up permanently?
- Boss34

with this coach, if he is steadfast on whatever changes is happening to that line, yes


with another coach, no