OHL team will "loan" Nylander to Rochester

[PromoTheRobot]

I assumed this was a given. Why do the Steeheads have any say at all?

 

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Hearing Mississauga #Steelheads FWD Alex Nylander will go to Rochester AHL on a loan type deal similar to what Dallas did with Julius Honka

[Hoss]

I don't believe they do. The Stars termed it as "loaning" Honka to the AHL but Swift Current had no say in Honka's ultimate destination.

[French Collection]

The word loan is probably used to keep their fan base from breaking out the tar and feathers.

[sodbuster]

I thought he was originally loaned to the Steelheads...

 

Whatever. Don't care. I get to watch him in Rochester. I'm happy.

[thewookie1]

So he's sorta loaned from Sweden to the Steelheads who loaned him to Rochester. 

[Hoss]

So he's sorta loaned from Sweden to the Steelheads who loaned him to Rochester.

Not really, no. The Steelheads have no say. It's the same case as Honka.

[dudacek]

This basically means that the Sabres believe he should be in the AHL if he doesn't make the big team.

There will be a lot of bodies up front down there, even assuming one of the top 10 playing in Buffalo.

 

Schneider O'Reilly Bailey Rodrigues

NYlander Grant Fasching

Carrier Catenacci Baptiste

Karabacek Dupuy Cornel

[TrueBlueGED]

This basically means that the Sabres believe he should be in the AHL if he doesn't make the big team.

There will be a lot of bodies up front down there, even assuming one of the top 10 playing in Buffalo.

 

Schneider O'Reilly Bailey Rodrigues

NYlander Grant Fasching

Carrier Catenacci Baptiste

Karabacek Dupuy Cornel

 

That's a really young team for the AHL, isn't it? Lot of talent, but light on experience.

[dudacek]

That's a really young team for the AHL, isn't it? Lot of talent, but light on experience.

Yes. But keep in mind COR, Schnieder and Grant are AHL studs.

and Catenacci, Carrier and Bailey are already proven at that level.

 

You figure Baptiste and Rodrigues should be better in year two, Fasching has an NHL body and Nylander has NHL skills. If even two of those guys emerge, you should have three effective lines.

 

The problem last year, however, was the D.

They made big changes back there. I think they could have five new faces.

 

It will be interesting to watch. Murray has enough time that there is no excuse for not putting together a playoff team this year.

[LGR4GM]

That's a very disingenuous way for his OHL team to word things. The Hockey Writers explained the loophole here http://thehockeywriters.com/sabres-alex-nylander-may-play-in-ahl-due-to-loophole-report/

 

I am excited Nylander will be getting ice time in Rochester. In 1 - 2 years he can be a very good Sabre and more importantly that falls in line with when we will need a stud rookie to add some extra points to our cup run. 

[bcsaberks]

I get nervous when young fast skill players do time in the AHL.  I suppose Ennis came out OK, but after that, who's the last "skill" player to successfully take that route for Sabres?  Girgensons almost got killed before getting out (6'2").  Foligno is a grinder.  Grigorenko is big at 6'3''. My man Tropp, while not the same level I know, was also wrecked after a promising NHL/AHL stint. 

 

I'd love to see this kid in person on the cheap in ROC, but yeah.  AHL with respect to forwards, is a grinder league fighting for 3rd-4th line NHL jobs, isn't it?  

 

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