What would you do with Reinhart?

[Weave]

If Drasaitl looks better 2-3 seasons from now I will care. Right now, they may be simply on two different development curves.

[HopefulFuture]

Samson goes down. There is 0 reason to keep him here.

[Hoss]

Samson goes down. There is 0 reason to keep him here.

 

There is some reason. Hence why he is here for at least the first nine.

[sicknfla]

 

 

There is some reason. Hence why he is here for at least the first nine.

 

No other reason than to maximize the amount of time he can stay and learn with the big guys. Not ready to be here but too good for juniors. System sucks but if he could go to the AHL Grigo would be here.

 

I will say it again and open myself up for a bashing but other than being the #2 pick he has done NOTHING to warrant 9 games. A lot of guys have shown more and deserve the 9 games more. Again, the system sucks. In professional sports the most ready and deserving guys should be in the lineup. He is neither.

 

Same goes for Zadarov. If your not the top 21 coming out of camp you shouldn't be here. Takes all the credibility of open competition and throws it out the window.

Edited October 6, 2014 by sicknfla

[Huckleberry]

Thought i read somewhere that in Zadarovs case there might be a problem with his junior team having to many foreigners already ?

[Derrico]

That's a similar situation to what happened with Grigo when he was sent back last year. Although I'm sure if London has the opportunity to get Zad back this year they will do what they have to do to make room for him.

[LGR4GM]

No other reason than to maximize the amount of time he can stay and learn with the big guys. Not ready to be here but too good for juniors. System sucks but if he could go to the AHL Grigo would be here.

 

I will say it again and open myself up for a bashing but other than being the #2 pick he has done NOTHING to warrant 9 games. A lot of guys have shown more and deserve the 9 games more. Again, the system sucks. In professional sports the most ready and deserving guys should be in the lineup. He is neither.

You are right, he hasn't shown much. The thing I must stress with Reinhart is the way he plays he isn't going to start off knocking your sucks off with end to end rushes and crazy stickhandle moves. He's going to look pedestrian but okay and you will slight improvements as the year goes. He's going to be one of those guys who plays X number of games than sits for a week or a summer and comes back and just is magically better because his brain has caught up to the speed and the style of play.

[Campy]

I'm cool with him in Buffalo for 9 (non-consecutive) games but then he needs to go back down to Kootenay.

 

It's not about him skating circles around 16 year olds, it's about him getting a year to fill out and get stronger. I just don't see his frame being physically capable of taking the pounding he'd get in the NHL over 82 games.

[LGR4GM]

Sam Reinhart article and how the Sabres are putting Gionta on his wing.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=733679

"We looked throughout the whole lineup which combination would suit [Reinhart] the best, especially early," coach Ted Nolan said. "And Gionta, he's not wearing the captain's 'C' for no reason; he's a true leader. And if you have a guy like him flanking your wing, hopefully it'll be more of a settling influence on a kid than not."

Having two players with varying levels of experience should help Reinhart when it comes to the kind of spotlight he'll face in his first game.

[dEnnis the Menace]

Sam Reinhart article and how the Sabres are putting Gionta on his wing.

http://www.nhl.com/i...s.htm?id=733679

 

I like that combo. Should be fun to watch at the very least

[MattPie]

I like that combo. Should be fun to watch at the very least

 

I'll echo someone else that there's not much size and grit on that line, it better get paired up with the tougher D pairing.

[LGR4GM]

I'll echo someone else that there's not much size and grit on that line, it better get paired up with the tougher D pairing.

At this point, I am not sure we have a soft d pairing. Our softest defender is probably Pysyk or Myers.

[dEnnis the Menace]

At this point, I am not sure we have a soft d pairing. Our softest defender is probably Pysyk or Myers.

 

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[MattPie]

At this point, I am not sure we have a soft d pairing. Our softest defender is probably Pysyk or Myers.

 

I guess my point is, do you see Pysyk or Myers coming in gloves flying when someone takes a run at Reinhart? I don't know that I see that happening. Weber, Stewart, maybe Stafford, but I don't see that. I don't think Gionta or Hodgson are going to give anyone pause either.

[LGR4GM]

I guess my point is, do you see Pysyk or Myers coming in gloves flying when someone takes a run at Reinhart? I don't know that I see that happening. Weber, Stewart, maybe Stafford, but I don't see that. I don't think Gionta or Hodgson are going to give anyone pause either.

I think we will have to see what happens when it happens. I couldn't honestly say how this team will react.

[inkman]

 

I think we will have to see what happens when it happens. I couldn't honestly say how this team will react.

nobody did ###### when the canes bounced gorges head of the boards.

[That Aud Smell]

Based on last night's game: Place him in some bubble wrap and send him back to juniors.

[North Buffalo]

Based on last night's game: Place him in some bubble wrap and send him back to juniors.

 

Nah, give him 5-8 games and then send him back. Let him have a taste so he knows how far he needs to go. Maybe bring him up after the trade deadline again to see how he is doing. It will give Kaleta and or Grigo a place and insure the Sabres are still in tank mode.

[Derrico]

I agree with giving him a few more games even though he does not look physically ready at all. But you can't bring him back up again until after his junior season has been completed and even then you wouldn't because it would burn a year of his ELC. Once he goes back, it's for the season.

[...]

Rob Ray suggested that Samson will not see all 9 right now. And I agree. Let him get a good taste of the NHL and send him back after 5. Bring him back up at the end of the season for the remaining 4 to see if he has made progress adjusting his game.

[Iron Crotch]

Rob Ray suggested that Samson will not see all 9 right now. And I agree. Let him get a good taste of the NHL and send him back after 5. Bring him back up at the end of the season for the remaining 4 to see if he has made progress adjusting his game.

 

Samson isn't ready and everyone knows it. And, an NHL-ready guy has to sit while the kid plays, which hurts the team (although we can't score either way, so maybe it doesn't matter much). I agree that there is no reason for him to get all 9 games.

[Campy]

Bill Hoppe ‏@BillHoppeNHL 9s10 seconds ago

Sam Reinhart and Zemgus Girgensons have switched spots today ... Girgensons between Hodgson and Gionta. #Sabres

[darksabre]

 

Bill Hoppe ‏@BillHoppeNHL 9s10 seconds ago

Sam Reinhart and Zemgus Girgensons have switched spots today ... Girgensons between Hodgson and Gionta. #Sabres

 

That makes a lot more sense.

[...]

 

 

That makes a lot more sense.

 

Someone finally told Nolan preseason is over.

[dudacek]

Better, but it should be Girgensons between Hodgson and Stewart.