Michael Pachla: Building the 2016-17 Buffalo Sabres roster--C, Jack Eichel

Fist...
Good reed

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Good reed
- 22sabresQ

thx...pretty good player too

Sam Reinhardt should be first line.

Sam Reinhardt should be first line.
- SRam19

over who?

I think Sammy is good. But I don't think he's AJ Green good though, and that's part of the problem. (Green had more offense yesterday than the ENTIRE Bills offense had).

But I agree, it's a combination of both with them.
- HonkFortheGoose

I think he's right up there. Green has been banged up, same with Julio, Dez missed half of last year.

From day 1, Green has had a QB that throws him the ball. Watkins does not and hasn't going on 3 years now. There is absolutely 0 excuse for not having 10 targets a game. And if he's being triple covered, someone is wide open then.

Taylor was a mess.

Michael Pachla: Building the 2016-17 Buffalo Sabres roster--C, Jack Eichel
- Michael Pachla

And yet he gets very little recognition from the media cause he wasn't picked first overall.

And yet he gets very little recognition from the media cause he wasn't picked first overall.
- cabin

nor is he Canadian

nor is he Canadian
- Michael Pachla

Umm yeah that too.

Umm yeah that too.
- cabin

that said, McDavid is a phenomenal talent

I think he's right up there. Green has been banged up, same with Julio, Dez missed half of last year.

From day 1, Green has had a QB that throws him the ball. Watkins does not and hasn't going on 3 years now. There is absolutely 0 excuse for not having 10 targets a game. And if he's being triple covered, someone is wide open then.

Taylor was a mess.
- sbroads24

For the most part I agree. After Watkins made his comments about them not using him enough last year, he had some really killer games.

Taylor didn't look comfortable back there at all yesterday, and I'm not really sure why. I hope it's not a precursor of things to come.

that said, McDavid is a phenomenal talent
- Michael Pachla

That he is.

I didn't get to watch much of the exhibition game yesterday, but it seems the McDavid/Eichel experiment didn't go the way they were hoping.

For the most part I agree. After Watkins made his comments about them not using him enough last year, he had some really killer games.

Taylor didn't look comfortable back there at all yesterday, and I'm not really sure why. I hope it's not a precursor of things to come.
- HonkFortheGoose

seems as if the same stuff people are saying about taylor is the same that was said about ej

That he is.

I didn't get to watch much of the exhibition game yesterday, but it seems the McDavid/Eichel experiment didn't go the way they were hoping.
- HonkFortheGoose

they shouldn't be on the same line, imo

For the most part I agree. After Watkins made his comments about them not using him enough last year, he had some really killer games.

Taylor didn't look comfortable back there at all yesterday, and I'm not really sure why. I hope it's not a precursor of things to come.
- HonkFortheGoose

They didn't have 1 deep attempt, and that's what Taylor did best.

People forget, this offense was the 2nd worst in the NFL in 3 and outs last year. We didn't exactly move the ball up and down the field. It was a reason we had a poor defense. They were always on the field and got wore down last year.

I fell for the Taylor hype in the offseason after being skeptical all year. Good QB's don't have 112 passing yards in a game anymore.

bills did not play to win, they played not to lose by a lot

punter was mvp

"Eichel is an extremely talented, yet very young player, who sends a rush of anticipation throughout the crowd nearly every time he's on the ice. We haven't see a player like that in Buffalo since Gilbert Perreault was flying up ice with The French Connection."

Perreault is my all time favorite player as i grew up during that time in Sabre history, but I'd have to say we havent seen a player who sends a rush of anticipation since Alexander Mogilny. 76 goals in his rookie season meant that he was a threat every time he stepped on the ice.

He and LaFountain were one of the best duo's in the league then as LaLa nearly beat out the great Mario that season in points.

bills did not play to win, they played not to lose by a lot

punter was mvp
- homiedclown

special teams in general...their kickoff coverage was solid...so was their d, other than a few blemishes...

they held an opponent to 13 points on the road...and lost...

no bueno

They didn't have 1 deep attempt, and that's what Taylor did best.

People forget, this offense was the 2nd worst in the NFL in 3 and outs last year. We didn't exactly move the ball up and down the field. It was a reason we had a poor defense. They were always on the field and got wore down last year.

I fell for the Taylor hype in the offseason after being skeptical all year. Good QB's don't have 112 passing yards in a game anymore.
- sbroads24

http://www.espn.com/nfl/s...ds/year/2016/seasontype/2

special teams in general...their kickoff coverage was solid...so was their d, other than a few blemishes...

they held an opponent to 13 points on the road...and lost...

no bueno
- Michael Pachla

I had no problem with the d, other then missing a few picks, and getting burnt a few times, and not really stopping the run well

the d played a B game

special teams played an A-, carpenter missed the long field goal but that is 50/50 anyways

the O sucked a$$
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"Eichel is an extremely talented, yet very young player, who sends a rush of anticipation throughout the crowd nearly every time he's on the ice. We haven't see a player like that in Buffalo since Gilbert Perreault was flying up ice with The French Connection."

Perreault is my all time favorite player as i grew up during that time in Sabre history, but I'd have to say we havent seen a player who sends a rush of anticipation since Alexander Mogilny. 76 goals in his rookie season meant that he was a threat every time he stepped on the ice.

He and LaFountain were one of the best duo's in the league then as LaLa nearly beat out the great Mario that season in points.
- Up2nuthun

good point and thought of that before hand

http://www.espn.com/nfl/s...ds/year/2016/seasontype/2
- homiedclown

It's amazing. Least amount of attempts too, despite trailing most of the game.

McCoy will be dead by week 4

I had no problem with the d, other then missing a few picks, and getting burnt a few times, and not really stopping the run well

the d played a B game

special teams played an A-, carpenter missed the long field goal but that is 50/50 anyways

the O sucked a$$
F-
- homiedclown

they needed that game and the offense choked...whether it was roman's fault or tyrod's or the o-lines or whomever's, they blew it big time

special teams in general...their kickoff coverage was solid...so was their d, other than a few blemishes...

they held an opponent to 13 points on the road...and lost...

no bueno
- Michael Pachla

I got laughed at when I said special teams aren't important.

that said, McDavid is a phenomenal talent
- Michael Pachla

F@ck McDavid.