Thorny

Looks cosmetic

Yes sir Dominic..it’s not working. Time to let go of that “flow”

On talent

Ones that weren’t working sometimes just start working, I’ve found one now. Just keep trying, it’s so different this year and I assume going forward. It’s tough

no tv no stream make thorny go something something

Re: your small sample size selection there @Taro T I will say I don’t find the results of those games very compelling when our best game of the year was played without Samuelsson not only that, but prob our best game *defensively*. The problem with the “rally around it!” line of thinking is that it works both ways: could easily argue, without Samuelsson’s noted defensive presence in the lineup, the team rallied around a putting out a better defensive effort as a group. Saw it in Winnipeg. In the end, it’s easier to make up what Samuelsson provides than Dahlin. Dahlin is significantly better at offence than Samuelsson is at D. Dahlin is more advanced in his field, relative to other players with that strength league wide. Dahlin is also a better defender which makes the whole argument kinda wonky but, I digress

I’m not giving the “we’d be better off with Dahlin out for a game” thing credence, sorry. Unless, Game 7, cup final, you say right now you, Taro, would remove Dahlin first, given the choice. If gun to head you’d truly remove Dahlin before Samuelsson, for game 7, cup final, I’ll just concede the argument right now because to claim something that extreme, given your general aversion to hyperbole and favouring of reasoned statements, that you’ve foreseen something I haven’t and cannot grasp not even a joke. You’d remove Dahlin b/f Samuelsson, single must win playoff game? Sure, I’m on board by the power of grey skull !

No it’s pretty funny. Face is red etc etc Less known quote from Volker ”spelling is very difficult, especially if you are trying to spell words”

It is. I noticed that but didn’t think it substantially changed my statement. Maybe I faux pas -d Edit just realized I typed road lol Oh well, thought it was just the “to” “of” thing 😆 Im leaving it up

The board often reacts poorly to even the contemplation of questions like the OP proposed

Always a tough road of hoe

‘OUCH!’

We don’t need a miracle because Samuelsson is out Samuelsson is objectively overrated around here, I’m sorry. He’s objectively overrated. He’s a good player there’s way too much shark-jumping going on. First it was being argued we’d sooner remove Dahlin, the league’s best d-man, for Samuelsson, for a singular playoff game. If that isn’t ridiculous enough, Now we need a “miracle” to win without him hes JAGP. just a good player. He’s not an MVP on this team. He’s 3rd, just considering D. Totally fair, but I think THEY are which in this case for me is the rub

And there it is. Granato said today lineup decision were about Winning Peterka, and his development, has been Blocked, by a player we added in season Its a good day

True, it was almost immediately forgivable in that sense. Not only did we win I’m pretty sure we scored almost immediately lol

Gotta play this on the Tron should this night come to pass

Never forgiving Boychuk Or Mario for somehow being in exactly the right spot. Give me a damn break, Mario. Ive forgiven Smolinski because his grin being immortalized is funny and punishment enough I won’t get over them prioritizing Drury over Briere until we are Back. Should be soon on that, though.

As for Greenway, didn’t really notice him. Way too early to glean anything. I only have him as a bottom 6 winger going forward though, I think even the mid-6 stuff is noise. Nothing wrong with that, though. He amounts to more, all the better

Was drafted as a d man

Watching Oates as a kid, specifically, was formative in developing what I value most in a player. People’s mileage varies a lot on this obviously but it’s also the most entertaining style/skill to me: the whiz playmaker. On a side note, the commentator on SN yesterday said “former Sabre Adam Oates”. Wut.

Wanted to add the above, as I feel it fits in with your salient opening lime below

Tbh I’m with you lol. But I’m well on record saying I’d be disappointed if anyone currently on the roster is the 1G next year

You “laughed” at that @GASabresIUFANbut it’s true: Even in the very unlikely event Power proved to be our #1 pp guy, we’d run 2 D on the PP before Power takes his place outright

Did you watch the Jets game I was there, I didn’t see Samuelsson out there. I might have missed him though as the puck was in the Jets end the entire damn game

Sorry, I already tabulated the votes. His raw totals, ala Karlsson, were just too hard to ignore - - - In seriousness, no, I think we was the biggest im saying this in a thread where I presented evidence to the fact I more less pointed out, 2 years ago, exactly what would happen so, I’m not being humble. Not that I ever am.