Michael Pachla: Impressions of, and questions concerning--D, Brendan Guhle

I am hoping he becomes a good #2 guy

He is raw still but all signs point to him at the worst being a 2nd pairing guy

He's making the team. He might have to shift to the right if we can move Bogo.

There is really a concern about a 3 game sample size from the playoffs?

More good Sabres blogs,as usual, thanks MP.

I wonder how many GM's are sweating it after seeing Las Vegas success with a bunch of cast offs and "misfits". It's such a copycat league, right? How many GM's have been preaching a team model/cap model that has been completely deconstructed by the Golden Knights this year? Does this usher in a new wave of GM's in the NHL...? Is this why Dubas is getting the go ahead in T-town?

Good question for Botts': What has the success of Vegas made you change the way you think with regards to building a contender?

Intelligent people change their minds with new info.

Go Sabres.

More good Sabres blogs,as usual, thanks MP.

I wonder how many GM's are sweating it after seeing Las Vegas success with a bunch of cast offs and "misfits". It's such a copycat league, right? How many GM's have been preaching a team model/cap model that has been completely deconstructed by the Golden Knights this year? Does this usher in a new wave of GM's in the NHL...? Is this why Dubas is getting the go ahead in T-town?

Good question for Botts': What has the success of Vegas made you change the way you think with regards to building a contender?

Intelligent people change their minds with new info.

Go Sabres.
- notalent

I think that's a good Rorschach test that will say something different to different people.

It says to me that the Bogo, Okposo, Moulson and Pominville contracts are holding us back. Vegas doesn't have $22 mil in questionable money. Young talent can also surprise you.

The cynic in me says that the lesson is that a $500m expansion fee buys favorable rules, that if exploited properly, can buy you a cup

There is really a concern about a 3 game sample size from the playoffs?
- kingcong39

from those who saw the playoffs, they said there was a big drop off in his play...the "toxic environment" in Buffalo was brought up then I wondered whether he had an injury nagging at him...guhle himself pointed to on-ice lessons learned

More good Sabres blogs,as usual, thanks MP.

I wonder how many GM's are sweating it after seeing Las Vegas success with a bunch of cast offs and "misfits". It's such a copycat league, right? How many GM's have been preaching a team model/cap model that has been completely deconstructed by the Golden Knights this year? Does this usher in a new wave of GM's in the NHL...? Is this why Dubas is getting the go ahead in T-town?

Good question for Botts': What has the success of Vegas made you change the way you think with regards to building a contender?

Intelligent people change their minds with new info.

Go Sabres.
- notalent

I think this is an extreme aberration...the lightning they caught would make Thor envious

I think this is an extreme aberration...the lightning they caught would make Thor envious
- Michael Pachla

I said it in the last blog. Vegas got a lot of good players, not great ones, but good ones in this expansion draft. The NHL actually knew what they were doing when they changed the expansion rules. Not that anyone could have expected them to be one win away from the Finals, but the notion that George McPhee was clueless never made any sense to me.

The interesting story will be whether or not they can afford to keep all these guys. An inordinate amount of players on that team have just earned some major paydays.

First.

(cuz no one said it, uh, first)

I said it in the last blog. Vegas got a lot of good players, not great ones, but good ones in this expansion draft. The NHL actually knew what they were doing when they changed the expansion rules. Not that anyone could have expected them to be one win away from the Finals, but the notion that George McPhee was clueless never made any sense to me.

The interesting story will be whether or not they can afford to keep all these guys. An inordinate amount of players on that team have just earned some major paydays.
- buffalofan19

good points...and I'll add that I think the drop-off next season will be precipitous

new blog

So worst case scenario:
3 of our top 4 d are here.

Risto
Dahlin
Guhle

Maybe need a top 4.

5/6
McCabe and Nelson

7/8

Beal u and bogo

buff-a-tax

buff-a-tax
- BeadyEyedDouche

reported, band, deletd

So worst case scenario:
3 of our top 4 d are here.

Risto
Dahlin
Guhle

Maybe need a top 4.

5/6
McCabe and Nelson

7/8

Beal u and bogo
- Boss34

I don't know if i'd put guhle in the top-4 yet...Scandella is in the mix and, imo, possibly one of these three--nelson, bogo, mccabe

I don't know if i'd put guhle in the top-4 yet...Scandella is in the mix and, imo, possibly one of these three--nelson, bogo, mccabe
- Michael Pachla

I guess I forgot about scandella. Good call.

I always felt like McCabe could be a solid 4.

I feel like we have a solid group of defenders.
All under contract, reasonable terms.

And then

Bowl u/ bogo

I guess I forgot about scandella. Good call.

I always felt like McCabe could be a solid 4.

I feel like we have a solid group of defenders.
All under contract, reasonable terms.

And then

Bowl u/ bogo
- Boss34

tbh, i'm starting to like the thought of (barring any moves) starting the season like this on the back-end:

the Rasmi
Scandella-nelson
McCabe-bogo

beaulieu

leave guhle in the minors for a little more seasoning then bring him up once bogo gets injured

I said it in the last blog. Vegas got a lot of good players, not great ones, but good ones in this expansion draft. The NHL actually knew what they were doing when they changed the expansion rules. Not that anyone could have expected them to be one win away from the Finals, but the notion that George McPhee was clueless never made any sense to me.

The interesting story will be whether or not they can afford to keep all these guys. An inordinate amount of players on that team have just earned some major paydays.
- buffalofan19

The Florida Golden Knights are a very good team

@pham1717
O'Reilly on TSN, "We were so close to moving on and we didn't and I'm a big part of that and I'm disappointed in myself and there were a lot of things I could've done differently and it's not what we wanted."

@pham1717
It's very calculated on his part. It takes heat off of him and makes people say what you just did. You can't say it after every game and he does

Seriously this dude needs to stop talking Post game.

It sounds so disingenuous and phony

@pham1717
O'Reilly on TSN, "We were so close to moving on and we didn't and I'm a big part of that and I'm disappointed in myself and there were a lot of things I could've done differently and it's not what we wanted."

@pham1717
It's very calculated on his part. It takes heat off of him and makes people say what you just did. You can't say it after every game and he does

Seriously this dude needs to stop talking Post game.

It sounds so disingenuous and phony
- sbroads24

"It's not my fault. I played fine." - would that be better?

@pham1717
O'Reilly on TSN, "We were so close to moving on and we didn't and I'm a big part of that and I'm disappointed in myself and there were a lot of things I could've done differently and it's not what we wanted."

@pham1717
It's very calculated on his part. It takes heat off of him and makes people say what you just did. You can't say it after every game and he does

Seriously this dude needs to stop talking Post game.

It sounds so disingenuous and phony
- sbroads24

someone needs to tell Canada special teams matter

"It's not my fault. I played fine." - would that be better?
- jcragcrumple

That was quick

Day 400 of sabres sucking

someone needs to tell Canada special teams matter
- homiedclown

But do the faceoffs?