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It'll be the day before GA posts his first KA dooooo sumthinnnnn thread.

At 32 I'm not concerned, but even though his game is a heady game it is the truly great skaters that play well after they've hit 30ish. Sam doesn't fit that description (I agree he's not slow, he's just not a liquid skater) I imagine at 32 Sam will be a 3rd liner or powerplay specialist. By contrast, Dahlin's skating skills, if he doesn't lose them to injury, could afford him a career like Teppo's or James Patrick's.

This might be the majority of it right here.

How do you correct a bad engraving? Are they welding metal back that was removed?

If you are trading Eichel you need current players coming back or it is a trade not worth making.

the problem with sitting on this roster more or less as is is the same problem The Tank had. There are too many if this, if this, if this that have to all line up properly for success to happen. The correct move is to trade in some of those if this for some higher probability players (ie. proven). AAAAAANNNNDDD.... we really do need an influx of a few things this roster doesn't have.

No letters while you are still on your rookie contract. #myrules

Same here.

Outwill his abilities.... Sounds like Matt Ellis.

Sid didn’t own the Sabres. Everyone did.

I suppose this thread was inevitable. Labatt Blue is correct. One of the roster changes needed is some additional grit to push back against teams like Boston. Having said that, if Dalton Smith had at least Eakins level of hockey in him he’d already be up. But he doesn’t, and we don’t need a pylon making things more difficult for this team.

No it’s a cynical POV of what happens on Sabrespace at the final quarter of every season.

Every year it is a different shiny new toy. This year it is the interim coach.

I’ll disagree with your last sentence, and think you may be overstating the rest. He’s a good offensive player. He won’t be easily replaced. Teams don’t readily let go guys that produce as consistently as he has.

Originally posted this in the wrong gameday thread..... Actually watched this one. First one in a long time. They looked good. I'm not convinced Pitt had their full intensity this afternoon, but still, they beat Pitt. That stands for something. Re: Sam at center. My contention always was that Sam was not dynamic enough to primarily play center. My opinion has not changed. Today I saw why so many think Sam is slow, and I think it is why I saw him as not dynamic. I don't think he's slow, but it looked to me like he slows down play at center. I don't know if he is trying to draw defenders to him, or if he is waiting for his linemates to get to certain areas, but it seemed to me that Sam does slow down the game as he approaches and enters the offensive zone. His goals today also convince me he is more valuable as the guy being set up, not the guy doing the setting up.

LOL Wrong P-burgh gameday thread. reposting.

At the end of the day we are only going to have so many stay at home types. Borgen, McCabe, Samualsson seem to be the candidates. It might come down to how many pairs do they want a stay at home guy on and side may not be a factor.

Actually watched this one. First one in a long time. They looked good. I'm not convinced Pitt had their full intensity this afternoon, but still, they beat Pitt. That stands for something. Re: Sam at center. My contention always was that Sam was not dynamic enough to primarily play center. My opinion has not changed. Today I saw why so many think Sam is slow, and I think it is why I saw him as not dynamic. I don't think he's slow, but it looked to me like he slows down play at center. I don't know if he is trying to draw defenders to him, or if he is waiting for his linemates to get to certain areas, but it seemed to me that Sam does slow down the game as he approaches and enters the offensive zone. His goals today also convince me he is more valuable as the guy being set up, not the guy doing the setting up.

Or it is a trial to see how badly we need Borgen. It might not be McCabe that gets moved on from. It might be Borgen. Similar games.

My gut says they are still a bad team and it's our lowered standards that are saying otherwise.

Any trade of Jack is not going to be a Jack for Center X trade by itself. It would almost certainly be patterned after the Turgeon-LaFontaine trade with multiple parts moving. The Sabres traded their just below star level center, a 3rd line LW, top pair D man, and a throw in center for a superstar center, middle 6 LW, and a bottom pair D man. If we are the team with the superstar center we would be downgrading C a bit, upgrading D to balance the trade, and maybe swith out equal parts to get a different mix. So an actual trade of Jack in concept would look more like Jack, Miller, and Bjork/Thompson for a lesser 1C, top pair D man, and middle 6 wing. Maybe you sub a goalie coming back instead of a defenseman upgrade, but that is the idea.

Wow. Would have thought Gordie Howe had that locked up.

Meddling in a meddler’s business?

Malkin Won’t

Honest question. Has Granato given specifics in post game PCs?