Marvin

...assuming we fill out the rest of the roster properly and can find good goalkeepers.

The book looks out on Lukkonen: up high glove side. San Jose's veterans were targetting high glove side multiple times.

Same here.

In case I did not tell you before, welcome to the board.

The only criticism I have of this statement is that I personally would not single out the third period.

Me. I dove for digs in volleyball, blocked shots in hockey, dove for fly balls in baseball, etc.

I figure there will be growing pains with a line which is younger than virtually every college's top line. I hope that the better play with Krebs last night bodes well for Mittlestadt and Olofsson -- either in their time here or as trade pieces.

This would signal a full-on rebuild in Vancouver. What they would want are picks and prospects. Look at the thread in the trade section on HFBoards. Update: since there was an update last night, he might be an anchor because of injuries affecting his play.

As a defenceman, I wore those on my skates in the 1970's.

Who is behind Vinc? What is plan B?

Could some post Mittlestadt's and Olofsson's advanced stats from last year? My memory is that they were better but have regressed.

Welcome to the board! I loved those open practises. They were great for the kids.

Have we seen Mittlestadt-Krebs-Olofsson and Mittlestadt-Asplund-Olofsson yet? The reason I think that the problem is Mittlestadt at Centre is that Olofsson played OK last season when Mittlestadt was out even when he wasn't scoring.

I hope you are right.

Take a look at 1991-2 with Tom Draper, Clint Malarchuk, and Daren Puppa.

Dallas has a lot more cachet than Buffalo.

That is a very interesting stat for UPL. I would never have guessed it. It also points at the problems on the PK.

The Sabres could purchase it from Rochester if they have the room.

How have Houser and Subban looked? Are either of them a good replacement for UPL in Buffalo?

This is what I think.

Could we get numbers for high end, average, and low end D.

Welcome to the board!

Should HCDG flip-flop players on the bottom 2 lines each game to see what can get going? I have a sneaking suspicion that switching Jost and Mittlestadt or Okposo with Olofsson could work for both lines.

Just a bit of pushback on collecting picks: Recall that XGMTM squandered picks getting Bogosian, Kane, Lehner, and O'Reilly. Recall that XGMJB drafted fewer than 1 player per round and wasted a 1st trading away Brendan Guhle. At least GMKA actually has been collecting and using his picks. Is his process excruciatingly slow given our current drought? God, yes. But as of now, it does seem to be working. It is clear that he needs to get some defencive depth and better goaltending. I do fear that he is willing to go the 6-headed monster route and expect someone to get hot in the playoffs like Cam Ward did.

This is up to GMKA and Mike Bales. If GMKA is thinking about it, he then needs to consult the goaltending coach to see if what ails Petersen can be fixed. Personally, I would rather give Subban and Houser a chance instead.