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It’s a good point. Development is rarely linear like we saw with say, an Eichel or even Reinhart: usually it looks more like Dahlin or Casey

Absolutely. It’s been 13 years. The casual fan (the majority of fans) need (see: deserve) to be rewarded with an actual, honest to goodness playoff spot. Anything short of that by an inch might as well be a Grand Canyon. I do fully believe that once this team is back in, it will be ROCKING - - - on another point, the Sabres at no point during the second half of last season had a good mathematical likelihood of making the playoffs. They went on a big swoon near the beginning of March, and to their credit clawed to *remain in it* until almost the end, but they were clawing back the entire time and it was never a likely proposition: where they finished after game 82 was the closest they got. I remember the narrative being that we “didn’t get meaningful games in March” again early in the month because we were well back. It’s not like they were ever within a point or two before that last game, hovering around, or in and out of, a spot. They were hanging from a thread for a month, fighting to stay in it, several games back, with several teams in between, for the duration of that stretch until the final game. it was a “still in it!” situation far more than a true race. Expect that to change this season

And AEW, for that matter 😬

As arguably his biggest supporter I’d like to see a little bit more from Dahlin, even though he’s been good. T-7th in points for D is the minimum I’d expect, frankly, and I’d like to see that plus minus bump up too from -1, thought realistically that should come along with the team He leads the team in assists, but the bar is Norris nomination ie a top 3 league D. He’s that good. He’s pacing for 73 points just like last year, I think he has more in him for a ceiling.

In fine position after 10 to ensure their focus remains on, and that they challenge for, the hard-line expectation of making the playoffs.

Sauce is generally the best part, but you can’t overdo it.

I wish there was an Earl of Sandwich in winnipeg. Always liked those during my Vegas jaunts Edit - I’m getting word there is now an Earl of Sandwich in winnipeg

I feel like there’s little difference between the subs constructed currently, and how the subs would taste, if they instead were to just go to the “back”, and reach a big scoop into a big mixed barrel labelled “INGREDIENTS FOR SANDWICHES” before plastering it on the bread. i guess it comes down to my skills as a Sandwich Artist but, that’s my outlook

No you are thinking of forTE, former bears running back 4T=KC

I take your meaning but good defensive players who thus free up offense isn’t the traditional connotation for two-way. By the same token, Tage is a 2 way forward because the “best D is great offence”

Krebs is 1 way One point in 10 games, an assist on an empty netter

No. But Subway sucks regardless

I think I mostly agree with your opinion on 4T

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I guess the thing is, he was 10th in scoring for F on our team last year with 26 points. So when you say bottom 6, it’s more like bottom 3, without an upsurge. If a few of the prospects graduate, he might actually just be a true bonafide bottom 6er who, yet, isn’t good enough to be on the team. Depends on his all around game I guess. For my part, it’s not that he has to go, he’s just frankly one of the players closer to the end of the plank even trading Olofsson, a lot of people think he’s more of a 13th man. Krebs could just be a milestone of sorts: a player we trade purely to upgrade to better when we already had good enough- which I’m not sure we’ve seen yet

As a neutral, I’ll root for 7 games

Jost - Cozens - Tuch could be really good

I’m 54 years old

Honestly? I just wanted to post that gif again Don’t disagree with the bold

@PerreaultForeverattempting to dodge @Curt’s well aimed/reasoned punches in this thread like

Need a D-backs win. Would at least make the series interesting and the Rangers can win at home if it comes to that

I suppose there’s sort of two questions: why didn’t they move him, but also: why didn’t they replace him with a better player everything you said makes sense provided there was no one else better that could have been reasonably acquired to be that 13th man

I don’t expect their salaries to be very comparable either, though, so I’m going to hold serve on this one