Drag0nDan

They're trying to get them to say something they can print/talk about. He didn't want to take the bait.

I think Borgen comparisons may be a tad overblown. He's 24 going on 25. He's played 8 NHL games and has registered 0 points. And he has 25 points in 140 AHL games. Any other team in the league is praying you pick this guy - he could be the next mike weber for all we know. I'm not saying I want to lose him, I just have no loyalty to a defenseman that couldn't crack this team the last few years, bad coaching or not.

I think paraykos a big boy too - i thought borgen looked smaller.

5 against boston, 4 against pitt, 1 against Wash, 2 against the islanders and 2 against the rangers. How many points do we honestly expect to get? Especially with Tokarski in net for some... Right now we've got 3 points agianst washington in 7 games, 1 point against boston in 3 games, 0 points against the islanders in 6 games, 0 points against pittsburgh in 4 games, and 6 against the rangers in 6 games (2-2-2). No more games against the flyers or devils who are the teams buffalo has had success against, and the rangers are fighting for a playoff berth. I don't like our chances. would be impressive to have an 18 game losing streak in a shortened season and not finish last.

Risto hits, has some offensive upside and arguments can be made that he may be better should he be away from this organization.

His upside is like pysyk though. Is that enough for a team to want him?

I don't think any of those like 7 exposed players are true building blocks. Asplund has looks of a solid bottom 6 forward. Borgen looks like he could be a decent defensive defenseman. Okposo won't be picked. Eakin won't be picked (assuming they've watched him play hockey). Bjork and Asplund are both young guys with some bottom 6 upside - i do like asplunds shot. Borgen i watched play like 4 games and I thought he looked alright. Girgensons is coming off a major injury and is probably somewhat overpaid. Several of them fetch nothing in a trade, and others would fetch very little. Plus you get to protect 1 of the forwards. Depends what other defensemen are available in the expansion draft.

I'm reluctant to lose a player who has some value for nothing. If asplund and borgen dont need to be protected youre looking at Bjork, Girgensons, Okposo, Eakin, Miller. They might take Miller out of that group without the pick.

At this point in the season this has to be the primary focus so i would hope yes. There's plenty of AHL schlubs we could call up. And i would... he has trade value at the very least.

The goal is to avoid a player you want to build around. Risto is on an expiring deal and theoretically is an asset - so id protect him over borgen. If we wanted to steer them away from a certain player - expect to pay a decent premium.

Who's exempt? Asplund? Bryson? Ruots? In any case - looks about right. Funny that olofsson was like a future building block before the season, and now I view him as Kotalik. I know they're taking him if he's exposed, but i can't help but think he's never going to be much more than a guy with a good shot who's probably overpaid.

I don't think its a stretch to say that his impact is felt beyond his point total though (although he does have more 5x5 points and goals than hall). He takes draws, starts in the d zone, kills penalties, blocks shots, hits people... etc. He plays more of a 200ft game than Hall, and that's what Toronto needs.

There just isn't that level of accountability with the sabres as a team like the Bills. I feel like there were incidents with partying and the Bills, poyer's drama, zay jones incident. And it seems like the player almost felt like they let down their team.

Sure, you are absolutely right. It becomes a problem when it affects your performance on the job.

I tend to agree with you LGR4GM - Reinhart and Eichel both came in right around the same time as these two guys who are notorious partyers. O'reilly had a noted DUI. Lehner wrote an entire article about how he was drinking on game days.

Of course. Just sharing a rumor i heard - I don't know anything myself and its totally unsubstantiated. I do think that the young core of this team has or had a partying issue. Making one of that core the captain probably didn't help much either.

The he hurt his nose kind of rehab.

I'll never understand the quinn pick tbh. I didn't see rossi as like this dominant player, but dinging players for size isn't it either. Hopefully they saw something special and thats why they went with Quinn. But it sounds like I would prefer the Rossi type of player.

I think in this climate it allowed him to say no to the bruins offer and take buffalos knowing if it doesnt work out, i can still make it happen with boston and get my pay day. He was also traded last season and had no say, so i think he was thinking if I'm getting moved this time I want a say.

I think the challenge scouting hockey is that - they're all so young. The desire for greatness, the want to be faster, stronger, how to overcome adversity - how do you scout that? Give me the player with that desire, not the kid whos the fastest or with the best shot. I love watching diggs offseason training regimen - its weird stuff - but its all designed to get faster out of his breaks, improve his balance, and improve his general ability to play the position even the slightest bit. I want players who want to improve their weakest attributes, and generally want to be great. I don't expect this sabres draft pick to have an impact next season - but i want them to be a player who truly has that competitive spirit and desire to be great.

My guess would be same injury. A position that requires a ton of flexibility is always going to be a challenge coming back from any soft tissue injury. Time to get that kid a pilates coach or something.

How any rumor starts - heard it from someone who claims to know a player. Most of my friends who have interacted with players at some level don't have a lot of great things to say though. More interested in partying than anything else.

Marchand was trying to get under his skin all game and he was composed. I thought he played great. Even when he messed up he wasn't panicked.

One of my comments to my buddy was that hall still sucks.

Eakins just a turnover machine. There is no direction to his game either, he just seems content to constantly pass it around behind the net. Either his own or the opponents when he happens to touch the puck in the offensive zone. He never drives the net, and he never drives passes to the net. If he was a big hitter, or could shoot maybe there would be some purpose out there, but right now its like 15 minutes that could be better spent by other players. I guess he's good at draws?