Brawndo Posted March 10, 2019 Report Posted March 10, 2019 Per Sabres PR This is surprising, Olofsson or Smith deserve it more 1 Quote
bobs0108 Posted March 10, 2019 Report Posted March 10, 2019 I guess this is a see what you have in your prospect call up. 1 Quote
Radar Posted March 10, 2019 Report Posted March 10, 2019 Something tells me he better show something or he will be moved in off season. 2 Quote
freester Posted March 10, 2019 Report Posted March 10, 2019 I’m excited to see what he can do. It will be interesting to see who his line mates are. Quote
Wyldnwoody44 Posted March 10, 2019 Report Posted March 10, 2019 1 minute ago, freester said: I’m excited to see what he can do. It will be interesting to see who his line mates are. Tage and girgensons, of course 1 5 Quote
inkman Posted March 10, 2019 Report Posted March 10, 2019 4 minutes ago, Wyldnwoody44 said: Tage and girgensons, of course ? Couldn't they have waited until after today's 3pm game? 1 Quote
dudacek Posted March 10, 2019 Report Posted March 10, 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Wyldnwoody44 said: Tage and girgensons, of course If Jack is suspended it might have to be. Very interested in seeing what he can do, but I don’t see them putting him in a position to succeed. Edited March 10, 2019 by dudacek Quote
Scottysabres Posted March 10, 2019 Report Posted March 10, 2019 The official indicator that management has shifted in to next season mode. 1 Quote
Nickrage Posted March 10, 2019 Report Posted March 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Brawndo said: Per Sabres PR This is surprising, Olofsson or Smith deserve it more All 3 of them looked good in Binghamton last night along with Pilut Quote
Kruppstahl Posted March 10, 2019 Report Posted March 10, 2019 Nylander is not ready to do anything at the NHL level. Don't get me wrong, it can't hurt to bring him up here. This is indeed management's way of saying the season is over. I wonder if BOGO still believes in each and every one of his teammates in the room to get it done and make the playoffs? Does he think we are toast now? Quote
DarthEbriate Posted March 10, 2019 Report Posted March 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Brawndo said: This is surprising, Olofsson or Smith deserve it more But the Amerks need Olofsson and Smith more. 1 hour ago, Wyldnwoody44 said: Tage and girgensons, of course I would have liked Nylander - Mitts - Thompson as the 2nd line in ROC this season.... That said, we need to put him on a second line so he gets offensive zone starts. Nylander - ERod - Reino. Or Nyander - Mitts - Pommers. 2 Quote
Gatorman0519 Posted March 10, 2019 Report Posted March 10, 2019 Eichel probably getting suspended likely the reason Quote
Claude Balls Posted March 10, 2019 Report Posted March 10, 2019 So far this call-up looks good for Rochester, leading 3-0 after the first Quote
Zamboni Posted March 10, 2019 Report Posted March 10, 2019 Meh ... Nylander won’t move the needle at all. Unless it’s only for a game or two, I’d rather see him continue to help the Amerks win games and build on a “decent” season. Quote
woods-racer Posted March 10, 2019 Report Posted March 10, 2019 For those that have watch Nylander this year. Does he have some grit in his game? Quote
inkman Posted March 10, 2019 Report Posted March 10, 2019 7 hours ago, Brawndo said: Per Sabres PR This is surprising, Olofsson or Smith deserve it more Smith was already given a look and apparently they think Olofsson needs more work. Quote
PerreaultForever Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 I don't think this is anything more than giving people a look. Sometimes players surprise at a different level, they just fit. Smith looked like he could step up and was underwhelming. Nylander hasn't impressed but maybe there's some surprise magic. Unlikely, but who knows, as a team you have to give guys periodic looks just to keep them believing you remember they exist. Don't know why they've never given Olofsson a look, but I don't see Rochester games so I leave that up to those who see more of them. Personally, at this stage I'd be rotating every major prospect we had just to see what they have (wasn't the whole point of having a farm team close by was to allow you to send players back and forth easily?) Quote
Broken Ankles Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, PerreaultForever said: I don't think this is anything more than giving people a look. Sometimes players surprise at a different level, they just fit. Smith looked like he could step up and was underwhelming. Nylander hasn't impressed but maybe there's some surprise magic. Unlikely, but who knows, as a team you have to give guys periodic looks just to keep them believing you remember they exist. Don't know why they've never given Olofsson a look, but I don't see Rochester games so I leave that up to those who see more of them. Personally, at this stage I'd be rotating every major prospect we had just to see what they have (wasn't the whole point of having a farm team close by was to allow you to send players back and forth easily?) I guess we have to define underwhelming. Smith only played 11 games, scored two goals and did not have a negative +/-. He showed better than Sobotka, Zemgus, Elie, Tage and better than Sherie for stretches. But the entire Sabres team was “underwheming” so maybe he qualifies. For me, he was sent back only b/c you have so many other commitments. And to develop on a winning team in Roch. Next year, I would much rather qualify Smith and cut bait with some other RFA’s. For me this call up is different than all of the others we have seen this year. Based on the players age, draft selection and where they fit organizationally. I hope Phil Housley gives this kid a fair shake in terms of line combination, although past history suggests this probably will not happen. We all know Nylander is not JB’s guy, so maybe there is a bit of a microscope to see if he has any future here. Might also be a good move for ratings. I know I’ll watch, and not so sure I could have said that yesterday post game. Edited March 11, 2019 by Broken Ankles Quote
PerreaultForever Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 45 minutes ago, Broken Ankles said: I guess we have to define underwhelming. Smith only played 11 games, scored two goals and did not have a negative +/-. He showed better than Sobotka, Zemgus, Elie, Tage and better than Sherie for stretches. But the entire Sabres team was “underwheming” so maybe he qualifies. For me, he was sent back only b/c you have so many other commitments. And to develop on a winning team in Roch. Next year, I would much rather qualify Smith and cut bait with some other RFA’s. My definition of underwhelming would be he did not look any better than what was already there. He did not stand out and did not click with anyone he played with and so you send him back to develop because you can rather than waiving someone else. I would hope he still develops and plays next year but also, if he is the same as what we saw, it isn't an improvement over this lot, it's just rotating forgettables. When a guy comes up I don't expect perfection, but I want to see something, some aspect, that distinguishes them or makes me think they might be an improvement. Pilut, for example, moved the puck well. Too weak defensively at this point but if he strengthens and improves his D games he's still a maybe. Someone else comes up I want to think wow, he's fast, or I liked the way he banged into people or..............something, anything. Not just, meh, he was as good as Tage, cause that ain't good enough. Quote
dudacek Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 (edited) I think the plan from day one was to see if Nylander could show his commitment over the long haul in Rochester and to call him up late in the year if he did. Despite a lack of production through the middle of the season, it sounds like he has been a good soldier and it sounds like the past week or two have been some of his best performances. But I think we might be overlooking the obvious: our mot talented forward up here is out, so they called up the most talented forward down there. Edited March 11, 2019 by dudacek Quote
Berg Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 In the first line of the last 5 games, only Jack scored. Therefore, even if it is put in the first line it will not be worse Quote
inkman Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 13 hours ago, woods-racer said: For those that have watch Nylander this year. Does he have some grit in his game? Not even a little Quote
North Buffalo Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 8 minutes ago, inkman said: Not even a little He takes alot of hits, dont seem to phase him. Quote
bob_sauve28 Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 Asplund tore it up this weekend! He might be turning a corner Quote
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