Michael Pachla: Building the 2019-20 Buffalo Sabres roster--The Fourth Line

Fourth

Wish we had none of them, but: You cant always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, well you might find, Sobotka's off the team.

And that's a win

Wish we had none of them, but: You cant always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, well you might find, Sobotka's off the team.

And that's a win
- jcragcrumple

I hear ya

Okposo should NOt be on the 4th line over Sheary on the 3rd.

If he gets 12 minutes a night with 2nd unit-PP time, he scores 20+.

I honestly wanted Larsson, at the very least, off this team. Either one of him or Zemgus needed to go. Preferrably Johan.

Zemgus's story over the past few years adds up to his lack of balance and energy. Now that he isn't driving 3 hours after every game to get laid, maybe he can get back to the 15/15 form he showed us under Nolan.

I hear ya
- Michael Pachla

How do you think Okposo will respond to this? He seemed super bummed last year when he was put in this role. Think he's ready to accept it now?

Okposo should NOt be on the 4th line over Sheary on the 3rd.

If he gets 12 minutes a night with 2nd unit-PP time, he scores 20+.

I honestly wanted Larsson, at the very least, off this team. Either one of him or Zemgus needed to go. Preferrably Johan.

Zemgus's story over the past few years adds up to his lack of balance and energy. Now that he isn't driving 3 hours after every game to get laid, maybe he can get back to the 15/15 form he showed us under Nolan.
- BeadyEyedDouche

care to elaborate?

How do you think Okposo will respond to this? He seemed super bummed last year when he was put in this role. Think he's ready to accept it now?
- jcragcrumple

what else can he do?

Lockport Larry, the Latvian Loco(motive), Slowpokso...
This forum oughta be a good one

Okposo should NOt be on the 4th line over Sheary on the 3rd.

If he gets 12 minutes a night with 2nd unit-PP time, he scores 20+.

I honestly wanted Larsson, at the very least, off this team. Either one of him or Zemgus needed to go. Preferrably Johan.

Zemgus's story over the past few years adds up to his lack of balance and energy. Now that he isn't driving 3 hours after every game to get laid, maybe he can get back to the 15/15 form he showed us under Nolan.
- BeadyEyedDouche

He's never done that with the sabres. Couldn't even do that with ROR. I dont see him hitting 20 goals 3 concussions later, in his 30s, unless he's on Jack's wing and PP1. Even then probably not. He does his scoring on the PP now, and that time might be gone

Pach has Tage boy riding the buses in Rochester. Interesting.

I expect this to be the 4th line as well. My prediction is Scott Wilson is #13 with Sobotka waived to Rochester as well.

care to elaborate?
- Michael Pachla

There was an article a few months ago that said his girlfriend was in school in Pittsburgh I think and that Girgs was driving to visit her every chance he got. I think she is now in Buffalo so maybe he can focus on staying on his skates.

care to elaborate?
- Michael Pachla

I think someone posted one of those athletic articles a few months ago, he has been dating a girl who was going to college in Pittsburgh the past few years and he drove there after games, then would drive to practice the next morning and play a game again that night and drive back there after that game, too and even further still, hop on a plane from there and meet the team for road games.

There was an article a few months ago that said his girlfriend was in school in Pittsburgh I think and that Girgs was driving to visit her every chance he got. I think she is now in Buffalo so maybe he can focus on staying on his skates.
- Chris16

- BeadyEyedDouche

If he would’ve just found himself a girlfriend in Lockport, maybe he’d still be an allstar.

He's never done that with the sabres. Couldn't even do that with ROR. I dont see him hitting 20 goals 3 concussions later, in his 30s, unless he's on Jack's wing and PP1. Even then probably not. He does his scoring on the PP now, and that time might be gone
- jcragcrumple

I think under the system Freddy implements, playing time will be a lot more evenly distributed, he will run a 4-line team, and Okposo will find chemistry with someone - watch it be Vesey. I think a 3rd line of

Vesey - Rodriguez - Okposo

will drive other teams nuts. Sheary has never shown anything other than what he is - and he will fit in much better with the Lockport Twins than anywhere else on the team.

Broke my leg surfing looks like you’re lucky risto

https://www.capfriendly.c...m/players/mitchell-marner

The construction of this contract is lunacy.

Broke my leg surfing looks like you’re lucky risto
- gerbe75pts

What? Man that sucks.

Broke my leg surfing looks like you’re lucky risto
- gerbe75pts

Someone needs to drink more milk.



All kidding aside, that sucks.

What? Man that sucks.
- LandlordTom

It’s all good I Tired doing something stupid
Wave took me under my leg cracked when it hit a huge rock at the bottom and that was that


I have more time to read comic books

Broke my leg surfing looks like you’re lucky risto
- gerbe75pts

Should have played tennis

Should have played tennis
- BeadyEyedDouche

Surfing is my favorite thing to do but maybe I I should’ve played tennis yesterday
Oh well

Broke my leg surfing looks like you’re lucky risto
- gerbe75pts

Damn, that sucks. Taken over the falls and pummeled?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vwb3kPwGn4
Hope your leg heals quickly.

Surfing is my favorite thing to do but maybe I I should’ve played tennis yesterday
Oh well
- gerbe75pts

joke went over your head