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jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jul 27 @ 10:23 PM ET
Doesn't it say -

Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

I copy and paisted the above sentence

How am I misunderstanding this? Maybe the article is wrong

- Boss34


And right next to that it says “Glossary”
It’s letting u know that
* means he went to the pro bowl
+ means he was a first team all pro

Then u look below at each year to see
It says what you’re referring to for every single player on the site
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jul 27 @ 10:25 PM ET
Yep, you had dahlin for 4 goals this year too.

It's crazy how many homers can't step back and look at his totals.

It's like I'm insulting your family, when I'm just discussing his lack of an impact. We were in 25th.

Oh , I forgot. Ralph told him not to score.

- Boss34


The bolded will ALWAYS be the absolute worst type argument anyone makes here

Jack must not have has a big impact either then
I mean, we did finish 25th

Didn’t u guys learn your lesson from ROR ???
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jul 27 @ 10:28 PM ET
Girgensons = 12 goals
Dahiln + posluszny + evan Rodriguez = 10 goals

Who scored more goals? Who helped the team win more games?

- Boss34


Your Dahlin take is pretty nuts,
but this is a funny post... I’ll give ya that
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jul 27 @ 10:33 PM ET
I did

seemed they were more focused on putting him into the ground then doing their job and getting covid resolution

- homiedclown


Seems like you’re making a mountain out of a mole hill for no reason on this one sir
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Jul 27 @ 10:39 PM ET
And right next to that it says “Glossary”
It’s letting u know that
* means he went to the pro bowl
+ means he was a first team all pro

Then u look below at each year to see
It says what you’re referring to for every single player on the site

- jdfitz77



Thank you for the mature response. Good information, I appreciate the correction
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jul 27 @ 10:39 PM ET
Good post

I couldn't agree more.

I'm not saying dahlin is a bust, but I'm not homering myself into overlooking at ever aspect of our terrible hockey team the past 2 years. The oeguals can only be blamed so much.

Not blaming dahlin. but I personally thought he was going to " eichel it"

Eichel burst onto the scene in down town buffalo.
Scored in the first game
S T A R

I was expecting a international super star goal scoring highlight reel player. The connor McDavid of defenseman

- Boss34


Boss...
it wasn’t Dahlin that was “off”
It was YOUR expectations

No one ever said Dahlin was going to be a
“goal scoring highlight reel player”

That’s simply not what defensemen are
Was Pronger that?
How about Lidstrom?
Chara?
Doughty?
Etc, etc, etc

Defensemen scoring is not even remotely close to the same as it is for forwards

And another part of your misconception has to do with timeline
No one said Dahlin was gonna be a Norris finalist in his 1st or 2nd season either

Again...
if that’s what you thought we were getting,
then it’s your expectations that are the problem
NOT Dahlin’s play
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Jul 27 @ 11:11 PM ET
Good post

I couldn't agree more.

I'm not saying dahlin is a bust, but I'm not homering myself into overlooking at ever aspect of our terrible hockey team the past 2 years. The oeguals can only be blamed so much.

Not blaming dahlin. but I personally thought he was going to " eichel it"

Eichel burst onto the scene in down town buffalo.
Scored in the first game
S T A R

I was expecting a international super star goal scoring highlight reel player. The connor McDavid of defenseman

- Boss34


I think you're taking a little too much heat on this one. He didn't take the step that everyone was hoping for this year, and really struggled for a good chunk of the season. PP points masked it a bit. Even at his worst, there's flashes of game breaking talent. I don't question his talent at all.
JetpackJesus
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Honolulu, HI
Joined: 08.27.2007

Jul 28 @ 12:00 AM ET
Trick question.

The spectral figure of Matt Ellis won them 30 games through his intangible force ghost

- jcragcrumple

You are misreading it. The "* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro" thing is a guide telling readers what it means if there is an '*' or '+' appearing next to any given year in the stats. That line appears for every single player.

For example, here's the page for Tyler Matakevich, who apparently is an ILB for the Bills now. He's played 4 years in the league (with the Steelers) and started one game. See what appears next to "Defense and Fumbles." He was neither a Pro Bowler nor All Pro.

EDIT: L8
Hatboro_Swords
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Next year is gonna be 05/06 all over again, PA
Joined: 07.30.2010

Jul 28 @ 12:28 AM ET
Hi, I was just wondering what is level above once in a lifetime generational talent? If 4 goals equal once in a lifetime generational talent, I don’t know where to place players like Tony D’Angelo or Cale Makar or Quinn Hughes or Shea Theodore even. Those guys must be millennials. I’m surprised there would be so many of these millennial players playing at the same time. I don’t understand why these millennial players weren’t as highly touted as Once in a Lifetime Generational Talent Dahlin. At this pace, Dahlin will be on his 3rd contract by the time he catches up to Millenial Tyler Myers goal total over first 3 years of his historic (not strong enough word sorry) Sabres career.
Hatboro_Swords
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Next year is gonna be 05/06 all over again, PA
Joined: 07.30.2010

Jul 28 @ 12:35 AM ET
Flacco you pumped dahlins tires as much as anyone.

Lived up to the hype. Goalscoring you drove the tank for?

- Boss34

He changed is user name to Swedish Jesus. What a dope. Total violation. Dahlin did one up the holy trinity for goals scored in a season. He got the holy quartet
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jul 28 @ 2:10 AM ET
He changed is user name to Swedish Jesus. What a dope. Total violation. Dahlin did one up the holy trinity for goals scored in a season. He got the holy quartet
- Hatboro_Swords


But if he was at Center.....
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Jul 28 @ 7:37 AM ET
Yep, you had dahlin for 4 goals this year too.

It's crazy how many homers can't step back and look at his totals.

It's like I'm insulting your family, when I'm just discussing his lack of an impact. We were in 25th.

Oh , I forgot. Ralph told him not to score.

- Boss34


What's crazy is you have been proven wrong with facts, but you can't accept it, then twist it to something stupid and was never said. This is 4th grade little girl tactics.
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Jul 28 @ 7:41 AM ET
I respect your opinion as well, but I disagree.

Eichel has been a star.
Dahlin good for a young guy.

Can you back up this up statistically?

- Boss34


Lol, clearly it doesn't matter
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Jul 28 @ 7:44 AM ET
Thank you

Dont tell anyone else or your going to have to argue with everyone the rest of the night.

Did you hear the one about ralph telling him to not go past the red line?. We got a insider on the bench.
Bradentonvideotron2000

- Boss34


From blind dad busy girl chatting with hockey moms in 100's, can't see the game, has no clue.
Lol.
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Jul 28 @ 8:32 AM ET
Is today Olofsson day or Skinner day? Who sucks today

Anyone have the schedule
IndianaSabresFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt FRICKIN ELLIS, IN
Joined: 01.17.2007

Jul 28 @ 8:56 AM ET
Is today Olofsson day or Skinner day? Who sucks today

Anyone have the schedule

- jcragcrumple

To be safe just say Reinhart and our ex gm are the worst.

But I think today is risto. Haven’t female doged about him in a while
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Jul 28 @ 9:04 AM ET
Good comparison.

I personally feel like dahlin fell short of MY goal scoring expectations. Just wondered what other posters thought in regards to their forecasting after being picked #1?

Anyone have dahlin at under 20 goals, for 2 seasons? 18 for hedman seemed like the minimum.

Or eckblad's numbers

- Boss34


Dahlin finished his second season as a teenager and is one of the highest scoring teenage defensemen ever.

No. No he did not fall short of expectations. He's a teenager.

Did I mention he's a teenage defenseman that set records behind Phil Housley, except Dahlin can actually play defense.
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Jul 28 @ 9:08 AM ET
To be safe just say Reinhart and our ex gm are the worst.

But I think today is risto. Haven’t female doged about him in a while

- IndianaSabresFan


Why limit ourselves to ex gms?

Do something, Kevyn. Good God, man, it's been a month!

The female doging commences
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Jul 28 @ 9:14 AM ET
Dahlin finished his second season as a teenager and is one of the highest scoring teenage defensemen ever.

No. No he did not fall short of expectations. He's a teenager.

Did I mention he's a teenage defenseman that set records behind Phil Housley, except Dahlin can actually play defense.

- TheSabresTaco


Matthews first 2 years: 50% on faceoffs

Dahlin first two years: 0% on faceoffs

Checkmate
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Jul 28 @ 9:14 AM ET
Girgensons = 12 goals
Dahiln + posluszny + evan Rodriguez = 10 goals

Who scored more goals? Who helped the team win more games?

- Boss34



omg this is amazing
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Jul 28 @ 9:15 AM ET
Matthews first 2 years: 50% on faceoffs

Dahlin first two years: 0% on faceoffs

Checkmate

- jcragcrumple



Criss Angel: Levitated
Rasmus Dahlin: Didn't
TheSabresTaco
Buffalo Sabres
Location: For me. jack Eichel is bobby ryan….that's it. - Octavarium, NY
Joined: 05.05.2011

Jul 28 @ 9:23 AM ET
Is today Olofsson day or Skinner day? Who sucks today

Anyone have the schedule

- jcragcrumple


I think we're onto Rinhard if I'm not mistaken.
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Jul 28 @ 9:31 AM ET
I think we're onto Rinhard if I'm not mistaken.
- TheSabresTaco


He's a soft, autograph-refusing, non-center, coat-tail riding disappointment of a 2OA pick. He should be tarred, feathered and traded for Zack Kassian
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Jul 28 @ 9:33 AM ET
He's a soft, autograph-refusing, non-center, coat-tail riding disappointment of a 2OA pick. He should be tarred, feathered and traded for Zack Kassian
- jcragcrumple

Whoa a face puncher
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Jul 28 @ 9:34 AM ET
TW coming in at 47
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