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Recall 2019-20, he was injured in the very first game and he missed the entire year. He was a total workout warrior prior to the start of that season, and then again the season after that. He got a lot stronger and much more coordinated and confident during those two years which included COVID and the RK to DG switch. He was not in Bolivia or Peru, he was ready to show what he could do but he had some set backs. The theory from DG is that he gets more room to move in either direction when at center. But on another roster, with another coach, he may have been "unlocked" as a wing. His time spent creating and driving play is more often to free himself for a SOG, passing/playmaking is secondary for him. I think he is a good center but I can see him as a wing for an elite passer/playmaker. From a scoring perspective, this season has been rough for him and many others, but it is far too early to think he cannot get back to last seasons level.

My issue with Granato is right there in bold. Granato works well with individuals and is helpful to them in finding their game. He has not been able to translate that into putting 18 skaters on the ice and utilizing/motivating them get them to win consistently.

Fantasy huh? You claim ROR was a #2 or #3 on St Louis? He was their leading point scorer, he killed penalties, he played on their PP, and he led forwards in TOI - sounds like he was a 1C to me. This is not hard. There are 32 teams. Each has a 1C. Tage is it on the Sabres. He may not meet your standards for 1C production this year but the 47 goals and 94 points last season are still in the books. If you want to make it complicated and say there is more to it than that is another discussion for another thread.

$7M is about right for Tage, especially when he gets back to 40+ goals which I think he will. There is no other 1C on the roster. There are 32 1C’s in the league, Tage is one of them. I actually think he may be a better wing in the right situation.

So 15-20 overall is not a 1C?

So Adams has been better than 6 teams out of 32? That’s not good any way you present it. .

He is on this team.

You mean EEE to maintain the family lifestyle?

Tage is our 1C. He is paid like a 1C, and he gets 1C minutes. He is having an injury riddled off year. Even Gil Perreault had a few. I disagree with the Tage is not a 1C talk. What we need is a center good enough to be 2 or 3, another one for 3or 4. But that would block Krebs so we won’t make those moves. We have a pipeline filled with centers but most likely non are ready by next season.

Who is everyone else? Byram, UPL, ?

Very tragic. So much of this kind of stuff happening these days.

Didn’t Bots bridge him? I am confused as to why Adams would do that.

Some good stuff here. Referring to the bolded sentence. How do you arrive at this? Looking beyond scoring, I see Benson getting ice time in critical situations and playing a much more solid two way game than Quinn and Peterka did last year. He is smaller and much younger, and yet he mixes it up more too. Benson currently lacks the shot that Quinn and Peterka have, but they are 3 years older and got to sharpen their game in the AHL. Benson is going to be a hard guy to play against.

Most disliked player? I’m gonna pass

I like him in rookie camp this past summer. Finally a forward prospect with size.

If Adams does not bring in a goalie that is not named Comrie, then he is handing the job to Levi.

He was fine with coming to Buffalo and his effort was always very good. No doubt that by they time Adams came in to replace Boterill and was embarking on another rebuild, he wanted out. Can't blame him, Eichel, Risto, Montour, or Ulmark.

Reinhart was always a good player, even as a young kid you could see the talent and skill, he just needed to get stronger and more experience. He is in his prime right now at 27. He left Buffalo at 24, just at the start of prime years for a forward. Mitts wont score 50, but I expect a breakout year from him next season if he stays in Colorado.

OK big win last night. Just sweep the remaining games and see what happens.

Alright. I like winning. Rocky Mountain High.

Cliffy padding his stats. 😂

Nice Tage. Way to seal it.

Tuch held, no call