ennis shoulda been there all along
- b0s0o1

the portions i paid attention to last night i thought he played decent..

well you CLEARLY don't know hockey
- CaptainRivet

Is this where you question my loyalty to the team?

I am amazed at how frequent the core skips optional practices
- homiedclown

they truely are good enough

great idea.. lets take a player with about 8 games played in the nhl at wing who is still learning the speed and skill of the nhl level and make him play a position he probably played when he was in midgets.. that shoudl surely not ruin his progress..
- SabresFaninIndiana

Whoa whoa whoa.. put down the pitchfork and torch...

It was just a simple question... I remember reading months ago that they had the line combination in practice of 26 - 54 - 29 so I assumed he did.

wow.. under the bus I went.

Is this where you question my loyalty to the team?
- dadeadhead

pessimist bandwagoner

Agreed. Lets hope it works.
- dadeadhead

This is getting way too far ahead, but perhaps, assuming Ennis can a.) play the position, and b.) maintains a non-cancerous attitude, he could fill the #2 center role, when Roy is gone, leaving only that huge, gaping void at #1.

RFA and gonna want a nice pay raise.

Is he creative? yes

Can he play center? jury's out and will be for awhile

Is he a Max clone? I think so.
- dadeadhead

max was too fast for his own good...his teammates couldn't keep up with him and he couldn't keep up with himself...

way too early to lump ennis with max

max was too fast for his own good...his teammates couldn't keep up with him and he couldn't keep up with himself...

way too early to lump ennis with max
- b0s0o1

agreed

I am amazed at how frequent the core skips optional practices
- homiedclown

This reminds me of the core.

RFA and gonna want a nice pay raise.

Is he creative? yes

Can he play center? jury's out and will be for awhile

Is he a Max clone? I think so.
- dadeadhead

Nice pay raise? He had a lousy season like almost all of the rest of them. His pay raise won't be that much.

Let's hope he can play center as good as he looked yesterday.

He didn't look like Max yesterday.

Whoa whoa whoa.. put down the pitchfork and torch...

It was just a simple question... I remember reading months ago that they had the line combination in practice of 26 - 54 - 29 so I assumed he did.

wow.. under the bus I went.
- MillerTime1130

and don't come out till i tell you to..

sorry i am just sick of all these transformations of wingers to center.. and to do it at such an early stage of his career could be devastating to his development.. We have Roy, ennis, goose and adam who have all played center throughout the majority of their career.. if needed boyes, ellis and mccormick can fill in.. there is no need to ruin the development of a player during a lost season

i heard Grags played forward in rochester many moons ago.. lets give him a shot at the pivot position.. throw him in there between pommer and staff and see how it works
- SabresFaninIndiana

i went to a sabres game this year, and watched a lot more on tv, plus, i like macaroni and cheese, and played center in a few games in bantam. i think i'd be a perfect fit.

agreed
- CaptainRivet

Max was the reason why I started liking the Sabres in the first place.. I loved his style of play and passion...

His spin o rama goal and him sliding on his stomach after hitting the OT winner vs the Rangers in the playoffs

I am amazed at how frequent the core skips optional practices
- homiedclown

the torch was passed on by connolly

max was too fast for his own good...his teammates couldn't keep up with him and he couldn't keep up with himself...

way too early to lump ennis with max
- b0s0o1

He does need to develop a desire to shoot the puck, however.

and don't come out till i tell you to..

sorry i am just sick of all these transformations of wingers to center.. and to do it at such an early stage of his career could be devastating to his development.. We have Roy, ennis, goose and adam who have all played center throughout the majority of their career.. if needed boyes, ellis and mccormick can fill in.. there is no need to ruin the development of a player during a lost season
- SabresFaninIndiana

i thought it said that Ennis hadn't played the pivot since being on Medicine??

Well atleast the sabres haven't tried Vanek or Pominville at center yet

max was too fast for his own good...his teammates couldn't keep up with him and he couldn't keep up with himself...

way too early to lump ennis with max
- b0s0o1

He skates and plays exactly like him.

If he wore #61 you wouldn't know the difference.

i thought it said that Ennis hadn't played the pivot since being on Medicine??

Well atleast the sabres haven't tried Vanek or Pominville at center yet
- MillerTime1130

I thought they played him at center in Portland.

Max was the reason why I started liking the Sabres in the first place.. I loved his style of play and passion...

His spin o rama goal and him sliding on his stomach after hitting the OT winner vs the Rangers in the playoffs


- MillerTime1130

I liked Max also. The dude was way too fast for his own good though

i thought it said that Ennis hadn't played the pivot since being on Medicine??

Well atleast the sabres haven't tried Vanek or Pominville at center yet
- MillerTime1130

mayb on ennis i thought he did in the AHL as well.. but i think his game suits the center position better.

they did practice pommer at center and he may have played there a bit.. when hecht was converted they were trying to decide between hecht, pommer and Al as to who would be better to convert

Nice pay raise? He had a lousy season like almost all of the rest of them. His pay raise won't be that much.

Let's hope he can play center as good as he looked yesterday.

He didn't look like Max yesterday.
- sippyd

he makes almost a mil now, expect him to double his salary.

I liked Max also. The dude was way too fast for his own good though
- CaptainRivet

Part of Max's problem was that Lindy Ruff continued to play him with guys that couldn't skate with him. That made both Max, and his linemates a liability. I know there were times where he didn't warrant top 6 minutes, but putting a guy like that in the bottom six is one of the worst things you can do to a team.

he makes almost a mil now, expect him to double his salary.
- dadeadhead

it is lucky that he's been injured so much, hopefully we'll be able to get away with underpaying him. or maybe darcy will just accept his agent's first offer.

I thought they played him at center in Portland.
- buffalofan19

They did and per an interview in the Portland news paper he didn't feel comfortable and didn't like playing the position.

Part of Max's problem was that Lindy Ruff continued to play him with guys that couldn't skate with him. That made both Max, and his linemates a liability. I know there were times where he didn't warrant top 6 minutes, but putting a guy like that in the bottom six is one of the worst things you can do to a team.
- buffalofan19

Yep. He can't produce with friggin' Adam Mair.

He was outstanding with Roy and Vanek. Then came the loss of Drury and Briere, Roy promoted to 1st line C and the downfall of Max.