Sabres Announce Mattias Samuelsson Called Up!

[Brawndo]

 

Edited January 17, 2022 by Brawndo

[Sabres Fan in NS]

*Are you ready to rumble?*

[inkman]

13 minutes ago, The Ghost of Doohickie said:

*Are you ready to rumble?*

He’s more of a hitter than fighter but I expect his play will get everyone riled 

[nfreeman]

Does anyone know whether he is expected to play today?

[Sabres Fan in NS]

24 minutes ago, nfreeman said:

Does anyone know whether he is expected to play today?

He is, as per @LGR4GM's post in the GDT.

[dudacek]

Good to see the Mule slide right in like he belongs.

He showed Hagg's toughness and Pysyk's poise in the same package, which is a pretty nice combination to have.

A defender who eliminates his man? It's been a long time.

[Weave]

42 minutes ago, dudacek said:

Good to see the Mule slide right in like he belongs.

He showed Hagg's toughness and Pysyk's poise in the same package, which is a pretty nice combination to have.

A defender who eliminates his man? It's been a long time.

[Taro T]

On 1/19/2022 at 11:20 AM, dudacek said:

Good to see the Mule slide right in like he belongs.

He showed Hagg's toughness and Pysyk's poise in the same package, which is a pretty nice combination to have.

A defender who eliminates his man? It's been a long time.

Yeah.  Except for the AHL Playoffs, he's seen his last of the Flower City.

[Thorner]

On 1/19/2022 at 11:03 AM, Weave said:

Is that Mandy Rose? #nxt

[That Aud Smell]

I have been unable to watch Sabres hockey. Which gives me a sad. (h/t to @inkman for that phrasing.)

I saw Harrington's headline about how Samuelsson logged a lot of minutes. Then I checked his raw Corsi for the game against the Senators. It was muy no bueno. I sense that I need context.

On 1/19/2022 at 11:20 AM, dudacek said:

Good to see the Mule slide right in like he belongs.

Wasn't/isn't that Johan Larsson's nickname?

[Thorner]

8 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:

I have been unable to watch Sabres hockey. Which gives me a sad. (h/t to @inkman for that phrasing.)

I saw Harrington's headline about how Samuelsson logged a lot of minutes. Then I checked his raw Corsi for the game against the Senators. It was muy no bueno. I sense that I need context.

Wasn't/isn't that Johan Larsson's nickname?

Johan Franzen 

[DarthEbriate]

On 1/19/2022 at 8:20 AM, dudacek said:

Good to see the Mule slide right in like he belongs.

I'd argue he looks like he doesn't belong...  for the better. Give him 10 games and if he starts looking like hot garbage, then that's when he belongs. 😇

On 1/19/2022 at 8:20 AM, dudacek said:

A defender who eliminates his man? It's been a long time.

Don't forget Bryson v. McDavid. And Gorges also v. McDavid.

13 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:

I have been unable to watch Sabres hockey. Which gives me a sad. (h/t to @inkman for that phrasing.)

I saw Harrington's headline about how Samuelsson logged a lot of minutes. Then I checked his raw Corsi for the game against the Senators. It was muy no bueno. I sense that I need context.

Wasn't/isn't that Johan Larsson's nickname?

Angry Larry

Edited January 20, 2022 by DarthEbriate

[nfreeman]

FWIW, Paul Hamilton was on WGR yesterday and said he doesn't think Sammy is going back to Rochester.

[Weave]

4 minutes ago, nfreeman said:

FWIW, Paul Hamilton was on WGR yesterday and said he doesn't think Sammy is going back to Rochester.

There is no reason to.  He is more than ready.  And provides something the roster is lacking.

I haven’t felt this good about a defenseman prospect since Mike Ramsey.

[inkman]

11 minutes ago, Weave said:

There is no reason to.  He is more than ready.  And provides something the roster is lacking.

I haven’t felt this good about a defenseman prospect since Mike Ramsey.

Now clone him thrice but right handed 

[That Aud Smell]

2 hours ago, That Aud Smell said:

I saw Harrington's headline about how Samuelsson logged a lot of minutes. Then I checked his raw Corsi for the game against the Senators. It was muy no bueno. I sense that I need context.

[Buffalonill]

1 hour ago, Weave said:

There is no reason to.  He is more than ready.  And provides something the roster is lacking.

I haven’t felt this good about a defenseman prospect since Mike Ramsey.

he reminds me of brooks orpik 

[inkman]

23 minutes ago, Buffalonill said:

he reminds me of brooks orpik 

Is that good?

[dudacek]

29 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:

Not sure what you are looking for.

Samuelsson played well and Granato rewarded his playing by playing him a lot.

By well, I mean that he consistently eliminated his man to blunt rushes and negate scoring chances and safely moved the puck out of trouble, using a rare (for the Sabres at least) mix of obvious physical strength and mental poise.

[Buffalonill]

1 hour ago, inkman said:

Is that good?

Yeah he was a very solid player his whole career 

Edited January 20, 2022 by Buffalonill

[Weave]

54 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:

Was his corsi bad?

Not that I care much.  I'm not swooning over his GF/CorsiX x 60

[jsb]

1 hour ago, Buffalonill said:

Yeah he was a very sold player his whole career 

Who kept selling him??

[Buffalonill]

4 minutes ago, jsb said:

Who kept selling him??

[That Aud Smell]

1 hour ago, Weave said:

Was his corsi bad?

Not that I care much.  I'm not swooning over his GF/CorsiX x 60

Shot attempts were something like 24 against and 11 for while he was on the ice. That’s bad. But I’ve learned that raw Corsi is just a stat - in isolation, it is often misleading. @dudacek indicated above that Samuelsson very much passed the eye test - sounds good to me!