Sabres Fan in NS Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 13 hours ago, Curt said: He should be in the lineup because he is good. Much more proven than Nylander. He led Rochester in scoring as an AHL rookie, coaches loved him, he probably has the best shot in the organization (Roch or Sabres), he looked good in the few games he played in Buffalo. I have a hard time thinking of a reason he shouldn’t be in the Sabres’ lineup to start the season. LOL!! I thought you stuck the 'g' at the front of his name to play on the 'golf season' theme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Buffalo Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 8 hours ago, grinreaper said: What do you think this is here, Tinder? Easy there big guy... down boy mind out of gutter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 This looks like a good move. Short contract, modest price, seems like a good upgrade in the middle six and a bridge to the time when the young players will be ready. I also have a feeling the Bruins will replace him with some 4th round pick who will step in and score 20 goals... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
French Collection Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 I think it's a good pickup. He's a top 9 forward who can play C. Johansson, Vesey and Miller won't lead the Sabres to the promised land but they upgrade the talent level and provide depth. There are now too many NHLers for this lineup, bodies will be moved for more upgrades. Even if they move some guys for picks, that is currency for a potential upgrade. The cap for this season is starting to worry me, maybe Bogo will fall on the sword and go LTIR after his return and next injury. Sobotka needs to be sent down, which may make him go to Europe. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 45 minutes ago, New Scotland (NS) said: LOL!! I thought you stuck the 'g' at the front of his name to play on the 'golf season' theme. Haha, no. It’s gOlofsson. gOl-ofsson. Goal-ofsson. He’s here for the goals baby! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottysabres Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 9 minutes ago, French Collection said: I think it's a good pickup. He's a top 9 forward who can play C. Johansson, Vesey and Miller won't lead the Sabres to the promised land but they upgrade the talent level and provide depth. There are now too many NHLers for this lineup, bodies will be moved for more upgrades. Even if they move some guys for picks, that is currency for a potential upgrade. The cap for this season is starting to worry me, maybe Bogo will fall on the sword and go LTIR after his return and next injury. Sobotka needs to be sent down, which may make him go to Europe. I think it's still early enough in the off season to anticipate some bodies going out to be sure. I don't know about the cap worries yet as we are unsure of what exactly is going out and what exactly is coming in, at least, from my vantage point of the situation. But yea, I completely concur, we haven't even seen the real fire works this off season yet from the Sabres, in my opinion. It is more than obvious we have to many bodies, some have to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsb Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 7 hours ago, ... said: Well, it's either overblown or the only legit excuse for his play during the last two regular seasons. Can't have it both ways. He had a concussion from an elbow from Marchand that got him a 5 game suspension in 2017-18 Last years injury was a lung contusion which he eventually came back from and played well for the Bruins in the playoffs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted July 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 His contract has a M-NTC of 10 Teams he will not accept a trade to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cascade Youth Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 13 minutes ago, WildCard said: A barn, specifically? How elegant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Buffalo Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 1 minute ago, Cascade Youth said: A barn, specifically? How elegant. Old fashion farm boy fight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 4 hours ago, carpandean said: ? I think you might be surprised by how many people here meet that requirement. That said, your willingness to help others by setting it up is still appreciated. I can tell there are several posters with technical degrees. What I am saying is that I am the only one dumb enough to almost put the Riemann Mapping Theorem into an analytics post. As the living embodiment of someone with less common sense than the intersection of 4 main characters in "The Big Bang Theory", I can safely assert that what is "common sense" to everyone else on this board often requires somewhere between immense and inordinate reflection on my part. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 11 hours ago, WildCard said: So has Sobotka And Scott wilson! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trettioåtta Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 So is our aim to acquire every LW in the NHL? I like the signing, but we are very crowded in that position now - what do we have 10 of them now? Skinner Johansson Vesey Sheary Olofsson Girgensons Wilson Rodrigues Smith Elie I don't want any of these guys playing 4C, let alone 2C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 14 hours ago, Curt said: He hasn’t been to the second round of the playoffs in 8 years. Not that it matters. Sheary won two cups and then promptly came here and dragged us back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 31 minutes ago, Trettioåtta said: So is our aim to acquire every LW in the NHL? I like the signing, but we are very crowded in that position now - what do we have 10 of them now? Skinner Johansson Vesey Sheary Olofsson Girgensons Wilson Rodrigues Smith Elie I don't want any of these guys playing 4C, let alone 2C. Johansson may end up playing C for Buffalo, yet to be seen. Vesey has played a lot of RW, he’ll probsbly play there. I’m told Sheary has played RW before, not sure. Rodrigues plays RW just fine and I’d actually be fine with him at 3/4 C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottysabres Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Trettioåtta said: So is our aim to acquire every LW in the NHL? I like the signing, but we are very crowded in that position now - what do we have 10 of them now? Skinner Johansson Vesey Sheary Olofsson Girgensons Wilson Rodrigues Smith Elie I don't want any of these guys playing 4C, let alone 2C. I tend to agree with this. None of these guys is going to center successfully in my humbled opinion. There has to be other moves coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 55 minutes ago, Scottysabres said: I tend to agree with this. None of these guys is going to center successfully in my humbled opinion. There has to be other moves coming. We thought the same thing last off-season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottysabres Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 14 minutes ago, inkman said: We thought the same thing last off-season Good point. Yeesh I hope to god this isn't Botterill's plan...…... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Buffalo Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 If there is a trade maybe but short of that you are probably right. Just now, Scottysabres said: Good point. Yeesh I hope to god this isn't Botterill's plan...…... Plan or no finding a 2C a team is willing to let go of is gonna be difficult to find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthEbriate Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 23 hours ago, Thorny said: If you are on a ship, red is certainly bad, as it means you may be about to die in a horrific accident/mission. I think we're discussing different style ships. But yes -- if aquatic or Earthly, red is not ideal. I'm more about the color of the turbolasers, though... as is my idiom. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 58 minutes ago, inkman said: We thought the same thing last off-season Did we? I'm probably too lazy to peruse the original ROR trade thread, but I think a healthy number of people thought Berglund was a suitable 2C until Casey was ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erickompositör72 Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 4 minutes ago, TrueBlueGED said: Did we? I'm probably too lazy to peruse the original ROR trade thread, but I think a healthy number of people thought Berglund was a suitable 2C until Casey was ready. And I distinctly remember an interview about a year ago with Sobotka, where the topic came up of where he may slot in the lineup. After the suggestion, he said something like “I am not 4th line center!” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthEbriate Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 23 hours ago, Thorny said: According to this site he played a ton of C last season: https://frozenpool.dobbersports.com/players/marcus-johansson I just went by faceoff numbers. His first couple seasons he took about 600-700, then down a bunch, and in 2015-16 he took about 300. Since then, though, he's under 100 face-offs per season. That's not really a center. Note: He's also been pretty weak at face offs at around 42% wins for his career. Now! We could have him with another player who's good at face offs. Didn't we do that with Ott? He was good in the dot, so he took the draw, but played the wing? Though, I think that's just messy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 38 minutes ago, DarthEbriate said: I just went by faceoff numbers. His first couple seasons he took about 600-700, then down a bunch, and in 2015-16 he took about 300. Since then, though, he's under 100 face-offs per season. That's not really a center. Note: He's also been pretty weak at face offs at around 42% wins for his career. Now! We could have him with another player who's good at face offs. Didn't we do that with Ott? He was good in the dot, so he took the draw, but played the wing? Though, I think that's just messy. Kane took faceoffs on Jack's line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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