Michael Pachla: Building the 2015-16 Buffalo Sabres roster--D, Josh Gorges

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I like the fire that Gorges plays with. I love that he hates to lose. That's not a bad thing, he just needs to channel it properly. Like he said, everything kind of got to him more than it should last year. With all the changes with the coaching staff and the roster, hopefully the mentality is completely different among the players this year.

I expect Gorges to have a decent rebound season this year.

I like the fire that Gorges plays with. I love that he hates to lose. That's not a bad thing, he just needs to channel it properly. Like he said, everything kind of got to him more than it should last year. With all the changes with the coaching staff and the roster, hopefully the mentality is completely different among the players this year.

I expect Gorges to have a decent rebound season this year.
- HonkFortheGoose

we tend to forget that they are human beings out there

Josh Gorges sucks. He's a slight upgrade from Mike Weber.

Hey Steve Simmons......

I try my best not to judge anyone from last year.. it's hard to stand out when the 4 players around you are outmatched. I woulnt be surprised to see him step up into a solid second pair d man

I try my best not to judge anyone from last year.. it's hard to stand out when the 4 players around you are outmatched. I woulnt be surprised to see him step up into a solid second pair d man
- yen6d1

He also played hurt most of the year it seems before they finally shut him down and had the issue surgically corrected. I'm not going to pass judgment on him based off of last year alone.

We need to judge players for this coming season and not what happened the last 2 seasons.

We need to judge players for this coming season and not what happened the last 2 seasons.
- SABRES 89

Agree.. besides Kaleta, still awful

He also played hurt most of the year it seems before they finally shut him down and had the issue surgically corrected. I'm not going to pass judgment on him based off of last year alone.
- HonkFortheGoose

Exactly. Imagine if he went to toronto? He would just be starting what he went through with Buffalo last year.
Good foresight.

Agree.. besides Kaleta, still awful
- yen6d1

Don't get me started about Kaleta, the guy that has no business even being on a PTO with this team.

Don't get me started about Kaleta, the guy that has no business even being on a PTO with this team.
- SABRES 89

He had two goals today to make it even worse lol
He could play with his stick upside down and wouldn't improve his game

Hey Steve Simmons......


- seedy

"[Gorges] made that decision of supposedly sound mind, or so we are informed," wrote Steve Simmons of the Toronto Star. "He selected living in Buffalo and playing for quite possibly the worst team in the NHL over living in Toronto and playing in the so-called centre of the hockey universe.


LOL. Centre

He had two goals today to make it even worse lol
He could play with his stick upside down and wouldn't improve his game
- yen6d1

Some people say we don't need a " goon " on a the roster because all they do is fight well, we don't need Kaleta because people say he's good on the PK. So IMO that's a waste of a roster spot, Kaleta does not need to be on this team, cut the cord already.

What's the word on Risto?

What's the word on Risto?
- Stripes77

Out 7-10 days with a upper body injury

Some people say we don't need a " goon " on a the roster because all they do is fight well, we don't need Kaleta because people say he's good on the PK. So IMO that's a waste of a roster spot, Kaleta does not need to be on this team, cut the cord already.
- SABRES 89

I think the PTO is a courtesy for time served with the organization. I would bet no money that he will make the Sabres roster.

Some people say we don't need a " goon " on a the roster because all they do is fight well, we don't need Kaleta because people say he's good on the PK. So IMO that's a waste of a roster spot, Kaleta does not need to be on this team, cut the cord already.
- SABRES 89

What, you don't like Kaleta?

We need to judge players for this coming season and not what happened the last 2 seasons.
- SABRES 89

Agreed. All these players coming back so-called healthy, will be a big difference. All depends now is their durability going into this season. Some might end up injured again from lack of ice time. We will soon find out.

Agreed. All these players coming back so-called healthy, will be a big difference. All depends now is their durability going into this season. Some might end up injured again from lack of ice time. We will soon find out.
- cabin

It's a clean slate for the new and old players on this team, we can't judge them by last year and the year before IMO.

It's a clean slate for the new and old players on this team, we can't judge them by last year and the year before IMO.
- SABRES 89

The teams the last 2 years were essentially set up to fail. They brought in some vet pieces they knew they would need moving forward (Moulson, Gionta, Gorges) but that they knew wouldn't have a huge impact on the overall result.

This season is going to have some really high points and probably some really low points. It's the nature of having such a young, inexperienced team. But, it will still be a hell of a lot more entertaining to watch.

In all honesty, I can see this team finishing anywhere from 5th from the bottom in the league right up to securing one of the last playoff spots. It's very much up in the air right now.

Glad to see you have moved back into rational thought, Pach.

Let's go Buffalo.

Ooh, Aaah, Sabres on a warpath!!!

Oh snap first game Monday night

Nicely written as usual Michael. I am in the optimists camp regarding Gorges. I think he will have a much better year in 15/16. He is a heck of a shot blocker and played a steady/Eddy game when he was in Montreal.

My biggest concern would be his health. As is evident with McCormick failing his physical, when you get on the other side of 30, your body doesn't respond to the healing process like it used to.