DR HOLLIDAY Posted February 6, 2009 Report Posted February 6, 2009 He has to be the most frequently injured player on this team. While others will get hurt once and miss a long period of time (I won't name names ;) ), Gaustad seems to go out with more minor injuries over and over. Not even close...........He has had some bad luck lately however.
R_Dudley Posted February 6, 2009 Report Posted February 6, 2009 http://sabres.nhl.com/team/app/?service=pa...rticleid=408067 F**K! Just saw this and exact same first reaction As I said in the game day - This is going to be a big loss. Hecht does not replace Gaustad's toughness and faceoff skill. Agreed, his game was really starting to come around night in and night out Ugh he was playing pretty damn good too... I guess now Mair gets his chance to be the big physical man... We need someone to step up the other problem with this injury is that he was the best faceoff guy - at about 52%. there is a dropoff after him..this is a major injury at this stage of the season. trade for guerin and hunter. i start the battle cry now. The FO % is one area we have sucked at all season and another reason I wanted another 2nd line center or specialist for just FO's. As the season winds down here every little play or f'up magnifies and FO wins at crucial times are really big... Damn, we can't keep a line up together anymore more than 3 games.
bleedblueandgold Posted February 6, 2009 Report Posted February 6, 2009 no man, not a goon. just a 6'2, 220 pounder who will advance pucks deep and rag it on the cycle and take the pressure off the top line guys. goose has to overwork every shift -- he is getting beat up. he has NO HELP whatsoever. mair is not effective -- he cant sustain a forecheck at all. kaleta is pretty darn good -- but he doesnt have the size or smarts to change a game with a shift. he simply hits everything. behond paul -- there is no viable faceoff guy. this needs to be addessed as well. big guys like the ones we want are hard to find. there is a premium on them. they will cost some prospects -- but they are needed if this team wants to advance. it may be that mancari needs to come back up. Like the Bernier type.....?
bob_sauve28 Posted February 7, 2009 Report Posted February 7, 2009 Not even close...........He has had some bad luck lately however. He was playing so well, too. I think he has been one of the most improved players on the team.
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