GDT: 11/8/2019 2pm ET Tampa at Buffalo Sabres in ModoLand, NBCSN and WGR550

[Torpedo Forecheck]

1 minute ago, Radar said:

Why not?

Explain

[Mustache of God]

5 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

Absolutely and I’m still a huge fan of both Botterill and Krueger and I believe the you’re right about the plan for next year. 
 

That being said, they have played enough games this season to demonstrate that 19-55 shouldn’t be a pairing, much less playing the most out of any pairings.
 

The Sobotka Reclamation Project should be over. 
 

And the Vesey Trade has been less than expected 

Kucherov has granted your request.

 

4 minutes ago, Thorny said:

That would be my preference probably as well, but Reinhart should move to line 2, then

Skinner - Eichel - Sheary

Olofsson - Johansson - Reinhart

I agree, and the focus being on next year isn't necessarily a good thing, either. 

I'm good with that.  

You then have

X - Casey - Vesey

Girgs - Lars - Okposo 

 

but they should really shorten the bench rolling the first two lines and giving the 4th line a shift every third rotation or so to keep their legs somewhat fresh.

[Radar]

1 minute ago, Torpedo Forecheck said:

Explain

I took it you were questioning why Browndo felt  what he posted.

[That Aud Smell]

6 minutes ago, Formerly Allan in MD said:

You're expecting a bit much.  TB playing really tough D whenever we cross the line.  And f it wasn't for Montour, we'd rarely get out of our own end.

It's expecting a bit much for the team I support to be ... the better team on the ice?

[Torpedo Forecheck]

 

Just now, Radar said:

I took it you were questioning why Browndo felt  what he posted.

The implication was it was hurting the team. I was just curious why he thinks that.

[Thorner]

7 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

Absolutely and I’m still a huge fan of both Botterill and Krueger and I believe the you’re right about the plan for next year. 
 

That being said, they have played enough games this season to demonstrate that 19-55 shouldn’t be a pairing, much less playing the most out of any pairings.
 

The Sobotka Reclamation Project should be over. 
 

And the Vesey Trade has been less than expected 

The biggest remaining data point available to come here is what Botterill does in season, if things continue more/less down the road they are going. Whether or not he, unlike last year, thinks this current team deserves a trade to fortify the ranks. Not a "mortgage the future" deal, at all, but a hockey trade, from our surplus on D to supplement the forwards. 

It's been rumored he's in the market for a trade, but we've heard that before. Let's see what he does, if anything. 

[Formerly Allan in MD]

How has Thompson been doing of late?

[Torpedo Forecheck]

8 minutes ago, Thorny said:

That would be my preference probably as well, but Reinhart should move to line 2, then

Skinner - Eichel - Sheary

Olofsson - Johansson - Reinhart

I agree, and the focus being on next year isn't necessarily a good thing, either. 

Sheary doesn't belong with Eichel and Skinner, can't handle the puck and is a linear player.

[Mustache of God]

1 minute ago, Torpedo Forecheck said:

Sheary doesn't belong with Eichel and Skinner, can't handle the puck and is a linear player.

I don't disagree but who else fits there?

[Thorner]

3 minutes ago, Mustache of God said:

Kucherov has granted your request.

 

I'm good with that.  

You then have

X - Casey - Vesey

Girgs - Lars - Okposo 

 

but they should really shorten the bench rolling the first two lines and giving the 4th line a shift every third rotation or so to keep their legs somewhat fresh.

Rumor is Botterill was looking for a bottom 6 guy as well so he could be that "X", but I still wouldn't mind trying Rodrigues on line 3 for the time being. If he adds a top 6 forward, that guy can bump Sobotka/Sheary down from RW2, to line 3, or Olofsson down to line 3, or just represent a top 6 player playing on our 3rd line. 

Big boost either way. 

[Radar]

The more you look at all the options for our first two lines the more glaring the need for another top six guy.

[Thorner]

Need to see much more of that from Jimmy 

[Mustache of God]

Would have preferred to so Olofsson bury that one.

[Thorner]

Not for nothing, Dahlin seems to have gotten over his "yips" of the several games preceding the last couple. 

[Torpedo Forecheck]

5 minutes ago, Mustache of God said:

I don't disagree but who else fits there?

We don't have that guy. Its just shuffling around chairs, we should be looking hard.

[Thorner]

Just now, Mustache of God said:

Would have preferred to so Olofsson bury that one.

He also had I think Reinhart wide open back door. 

[bob_sauve28]

That wasn’t a bad hit

[Mustache of God]

That's what a response to a hit looks like. Sabres take note.

[darksabre]

That hit looked clean to me.

[Thorner]

I dunno what they are yapping about, he didn't even have the puck. 

[Torpedo Forecheck]

Way to nail him Risto.

[Thorner]

Just now, darksabre said:

That hit looked clean to me.

Late hit, guy had a bloody nose. Bad play from Risto, hopefully not a costly one. 

[Radar]

That was good call

[Ogre]

***** interference....you GD jackwads. What the hell did they do? Call up some rinky dink refs from the A? 

[Tondas]

3 minutes ago, Thorny said:

Need to see much more of that from Jimmy 

I'm so Vesey, my head is spinning,

Like a whirlpool, it never ends