dudacek

The tear down is the easy part of a rebuild.

I know I’m not going to change your mind, but think conflating the fact Friedman interviewed a pro-ADR doctor with providing biased coverage is like conflating someone interviewing Gary Bettman, or even the POTUS, and suggesting that amounts to biased coverage. He had an opportunity to explain to people what this “experimental” procedure was to people who weren’t familIar with it and why Jack wanted it. He never endorsed it, or failed to say that Sabres doctors disagreed.

Not by the Pegulas, if that is what you are suggesting.

Do you know that Friedman failed to reach out to the Sabres and/or Cappucino for their take on ADR?

Impressive. Someone else I can root for. I will give Adams credit, he is following through on all his talk about building a team the fanbase can connect with.

For sure. Not trying to diminish Sam at all. Hoping Tuch can follow his path and thinking it’s possible.

To be more precise, Tuch has averaged about 20 goals and 23 assists per 82 games over his first four full NHL seasons. Reinhart averaged 22 goals and 28 assists over his. Tuch’s numbers from last season, pro-rated over 82 games amount to about 27 goals and 21 assists. He also has 19 goals in 66 NHL playoff games. I think it’s naive to think there aren’t players out there who will be influenced by this. Fortunately, Adams does not seem to be interested in them either, so it’s not really an issue. I agree if his rebuild works, this will fade. I have no trouble believing that Terry feels betrayed by Jack, or that for Jack and Terry it became personal. I give Adams credit for the way he has tried hard - and for the most part successfully - to take a high road around this.

Samuelsson played in Rochester last night.

Mitts Tuch Tage VO Girgs Okposo Are the basis of 3 serviceable NHL lines. Yes, I’ll take Asplund Cozens Peterka Krebs and Quinn over Hinostroza, Bjork, Eakin, Hayden and Caggiula

This is a great take. Next year we will have Dahlin, Jokiharju, Bryson, Samuelsson and probably Power and Johnson in our top 8. The need to round that out with 2 veteran D-men who can play D.

A very interesting take from one of Lebrun’s anonymous executives. The Flames leak got put out there to piss Calgary off and basically remove Vegas’ only remaining competition.

To be clear, he's nowhere that good, just plays that similar big, fast power game. It will be interesting which direction he goes with the Sabre because he's still only 25 with about 250 NHL games played as a middle-sixer. Will he be one of those guys who falls off with increased responsibility or will he find chemsitry with a Mitts or someone else and find another level in a 1st-line role?

No. Not mean enough or tough enough. He's more Marian Hossa lite

6'2' 190, skates like the wind and has 5/5/10 in 8 games? And he was a late birthday who didn't play hockey last year? Looks like some scout did his homework on this kid.

Butcher, Pysyk, Hagg, Miller are UFAs, Power, Johnson should be signing ELCs at the end of the year and Samuelsson is probably ready. Hinostroza, Eakin, Hayden, Caggiula are UFAs. Quinn, Peterka and Krebs are close. We also have the cap space to take on contracts at the deadline from teams who need it. The math ain't too hard. We're going to be active but it won't be for anything big.

Nine NHL execs give Lebrun their takes on the trade. No surprise it’s a mixed bag - from Buffalo screwed up the timing and got a 3rd line winger and a prospect with questions, to Buffalo did as well as could be expected, Tuch’s a good player and Krebs could be a top 6. https://theathletic.com/2935714/2021/11/04/lebrun-what-9-nhl-executives-think-of-the-jack-eichel-trade-to-vegas/

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/nhl-prospect-notebook-sabres-getting-peyton-krebs/

It seems I have no emotional attachment to Eichel whatsoever. Hell of a talent. Liked watching him play. Surprises me, actually.

Mike topped 100 PIMs 8 times for the Sabres. Tuch has 70ish in his career. intimidation and “keeping guys honest” is not part of his game.

I think this switch has tripped for me too. Asplund, Bryson, Thompson, Dahlin are ready for what they’re going through this year. I suspect Casey and Henri as well. It doesn’t look like Dylan is there. Adding him to Rochester gives him a chance to be part of something like the lockout was for the Vanek/Pominville crew.

I’ll say it again, hoping the Knights might give us a high pick is so 2018 Blues and 2014 Islanders. Jack is going lead Vegas to its 1st cup and the pick will be 32. I’m going to watch the Amerks. Seriously. I’m not going to find a ton of entertainment in the game day threads this year.

I was defending him last week because I thought his 1st 5 games were excellent. The past 5? Not so much. I don’t think it’s a coincidence his performance and the team’s have mirrored each other.

You know, there was a discussion a week or so ago on here about the value of a 12-foot pass. Think about the number of 12-foot passes that were completed in the 1st week of the season, then think about the number that were completed last night. We need more 12-foot passes.

Tuch has 71 career PIMs and, as near as I can find, 2 career fights. He 301 hits in 249 Vegas games. He’s no Foligno

Skinner Mitts Tuch Asplund Tage VO Girgs Eakin KO Caggiula Cozens Hino