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Why pay $8.5m to a second line RW when you have him paired with Kevin McAllister aka The Child Center? The lack of production from Pommers, Sheary, KO and Tage is that they don’t have good Centermen like Jack to dominate and control the play. Adding Mark Stone will provide instant secondary scoring. Spend 5-6M on an adult 2C and the production will follow.

Our next NHL Commisioner ?

I’m fairly confident that your attendance had nothing to do with result, but 0-16 might require a ban on you seeing your beloved. And $450 for three seats in St. Louis when they struggling surprises me. I agree we need a call up. Elie to Roch should happen by Saturday. Give the writers for the News and the fans something to talk about. I think CJ, Oloffsson and Nylander are destined for a spot sooner or later. Give one or two a shot and see if they click.

Or..

If they don’t win tonight it will be followed by the ‘airing of the grievances’.

None for me. Production has fallen fast the last three years. Plus he will be 36 in June. For me it’s Staal (33) or Kevin Hayes as 2019 UFA centers. I’m also not in favor of trading any of the first-round picks to dump salary or trade for a second line center. Look at the Ryan Kessler trade for the Anaheim ducks. They basically gave up Two first round draft picks and a prospect in Bonino for two years of Term on a cap friendly 5mill/year deal. Thank you no. I think Staal can be had for five or less on a short term deal with no risk and no loss of draft selections.

That's what we all said about the trade with the Islanders for Vanek. Of course there is one glaring difference. Namely that mirror cracking, black cat crossing, indoor umbrella opening, salt shaker tipping, jinxed of a GM we fired. So, yeah, we got this.

For those of not on Twitter do tell. Recognizing this is hearsay.

Except his decision to keep Casey on the bench a few games ago......he is struggling and I thought would not see OT last night either.

Bergeron, Chara and Debrusk still out. Shut down the first line and this team is not that good. And while Krejci is a great 2C, but he's no Patrice centering the first.

LW C RW Forwards BRAD MARCHAND Rating: 84.0#5 LW DAVID KREJCI Rating: 75.8#44 C DAVID PASTRNAK Rating: 85.1#2 RW FL1 Rating Rating: 81.68#3 FL1 JOAKIM NORDSTROM Rating: 69.1#133 LW COLBY CAVE Rating: 72.4#97 C DAVID BACKES Rating: 72.1#75 RW FL2 Rating Rating: 71.18#31 FL2 RYAN DONATO Rating: 74.2#61 LW JAKOB FORSBACKA KARLSSON Rating: 72.8#84 C DANTON HEINEN Rating: 73.4#51 RW FL3 Rating Rating: 73.46#6 FL3 SEAN KURALY Rating: 69.1#175 LW NOEL ACCIARI Rating: 69.2#174 C CHRIS WAGNER Rating: 67.8#120 RW FL4 Rating Rating: 68.70#31 FL4 DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS Defense TOREY KRUG Rating: 80.9#2 LD BRANDON CARLO Rating: 71.1#74 RD DL1 Rating Rating: 75.98#12 DL1 MATT GRZELCYK Rating: 72.4#67 LD CHARLIE MCAVOY Rating: 76.8#20 RD DL2 Rating Rating: 74.60#14 DL2 JOHN MOORE Rating: 71.9#75 LD STEVE KAMPFER Rating: 70.3#88 RD DL3 Rating Rating: 71.09#20 DL3

Implied he did not want be traded. Did not outright say he had firsthand knowledge. I had not heard about this SNAFU with his list of teams not being submitted on time.

What’s he going to do about it if he does?

Elliott Friedman reported on HNC intermission that Berglund did not submit his paperwork for a modified no trade in time allowing the Blues to trade him before he did and after his full no trade expired on June 30th. So it’s quite possible this has been an ongoing battle since the summer.

Two shots, two goals. Stat geeks - that helps his shooting percentage right? ?

Don’t risk the damage that would be caused taking Skinner off the top wing. The experiment with Sheary earlier this year was not sucessful. What is the rationale for giving Casey more minutes, when he’s already being marginalized by the coach? He’s playing 11-12 per game and doesn’t deserve that. I think Phil has a serious problem at 2C. It’s not Mittelstadt, and from Flags post, it shouldn’t be Vlad, or the other 3 Centers which should remain together. I agree the second line needs a shake up, but not at the expense of the first or fourths. Two more losses and I foresee a mid-December call up (maybe Nylander probably Olofson) and Casey might be well served spending some time riding the bus.

I voted 3, but this is a better description than weirdos.

Why mess with the fourth line? Not scoring but playing well together. Is the thought that Larsson can possibly get Tage involved offensively again? And that Mitts was not doing it? LW C RW Forwards JEFF SKINNER Rating: 79.9#10 LW JACK EICHEL Rating: 80.1#20 C SAM REINHART Rating: 76.3#26 RW FL1 Rating Rating: 78.78#14 FL1 CONOR SHEARY Rating: 72.2#78 LW CASEY MITTELSTADT Rating: 71.2#134 C JASON POMINVILLE Rating: 73.8#40 RW FL2 Rating Rating: 72.39#25 FL2 VLADIMIR SOBOTKA Rating: 68.3#180 LW EVAN RODRIGUES Rating: 70.7#88 C KYLE OKPOSO Rating: 71.6#80 RW FL3 Rating Rating: 70.20#29 FL3 TAGE THOMPSON Rating: 69.8#162 LW JOHAN LARSSON Rating: 67.5#143 C PATRIK BERGLUND Rating: 72.6#92 RW

http://www.nhltradetracker.com/user/trade_list_by_team/Buffalo_Sabres/2. Matt Moulson deal, Halak to WASH, and McNabb to the Kings. Murray lost 2 of 3 that day. One of his better days ?.

You need to get yourself a Sonos my man. Listening to XM in your car is so 2006. Stream XM, WGR55 and all Apple Music in the convenience of your home.

I think there is one more chance for Sam to slide back to Center. Phil is growing weary of Casey and his bad play. He basically called him out on WGR when asked why he did not see any OT minutes. And he was being polite, as his last four games against high caliber teams has resulted in horrible play. Sheary and Tage need someone to distribute the puck, and Sam is second only to Jack in that department. Compare our second line center to that of Toronto, Boston, Tampa, Washington or NYI and we have second class citizen status. If there is a late December call up at wing, maybe Nylander gets a chance on the right of Jack and does well, I can see Sam taking on this role again.

How about one middle finger to give Leaf fans a big FU when we beat them. And forefinger on the other when we win the cup.

Does he think, or the rest of the league including the Leafs front office believe that? Eleven has set the number at $12M and I believe that will be the starting point.

My first game was against the Cleveland Barons circa ‘78. Sabres drilled them 9-2. They beat them 13-3 later that year. Not a coincidence they folded soon after.

Define low. Move prospects, players or draft picks? What line do you play him on? Who do you move to free cap space? Zemgus to free up a LW slot and cap space? He has two more years after this one. So longer than Sheary and Sobotka but less than Bergland. And almost same Salary.