Doohicksie Posted January 25, 2022 Report Posted January 25, 2022 (edited) Today is the first day of the rest of the season! We should be able to beat up on these politicians. Edited January 25, 2022 by The Ghost of Yuri 2 Quote
Doohicksie Posted January 25, 2022 Author Report Posted January 25, 2022 Expected lines: 19 Peyton Krebs / 37 Casey Mittelstadt / 96 Anders Bjork 53 Jeff Skinner / 72 Tage Thompson / 89 Alex Tuch 71 Victor Olofsson / 24 Dylan Cozens / 74 Rasmus Asplund 28 Zemgus Girgensons / 20 Cody Eakin / 15 John Hayden 26 Rasmus Dahlin / 10 Henri Jokiharju 23 Mattias Samuelsson / 13 Mark Pysyk 78 Jacob Bryson / 8 Robert Hagg Quote
Weave Posted January 25, 2022 Report Posted January 25, 2022 (edited) We have a full fleet of centers now, right? Mitts, Tage, Cozens, Krebs, Jankowski Will be interesting to see if Mitts has game stamina, and how well he meshes with all the new blood. Edit- Eakin. Forgot Eakin Edited January 25, 2022 by Weave 3 Quote
Weave Posted January 25, 2022 Report Posted January 25, 2022 On 1/25/2022 at 1:41 PM, The Ghost of Yuri said: Expected lines: 19 Peyton Krebs / 37 Casey Mittelstadt / 96 Anders Bjork 53 Jeff Skinner / 72 Tage Thompson / 89 Alex Tuch 71 Victor Olofsson / 24 Dylan Cozens / 74 Rasmus Asplund 28 Zemgus Girgensons / 20 Cody Eakin / 15 John Hayden 26 Rasmus Dahlin / 10 Henri Jokiharju 23 Mattias Samuelsson / 13 Mark Pysyk 78 Jacob Bryson / 8 Robert Hagg Expand I’m not fond of that 3rd line. VO is just off and has Asplund been effective lately? Quote
Doohicksie Posted January 25, 2022 Author Report Posted January 25, 2022 On 1/25/2022 at 1:43 PM, Weave said: I’m not fond of that 3rd line. VO is just off and has Asplund been effective lately? Expand I think they're trying to groom Cozens as a shutdown center. For that I'm okay with it. But yeah I want to see him with better wingers (they'll be up from the A at some point). 1 Quote
inkman Posted January 25, 2022 Report Posted January 25, 2022 On 1/25/2022 at 1:41 PM, The Ghost of Yuri said: Expected lines: 19 Peyton Krebs / 37 Casey Mittelstadt / 96 Anders Bjork 53 Jeff Skinner / 72 Tage Thompson / 89 Alex Tuch 71 Victor Olofsson / 24 Dylan Cozens / 74 Rasmus Asplund 28 Zemgus Girgensons / 20 Cody Eakin / 15 John Hayden 26 Rasmus Dahlin / 10 Henri Jokiharju 23 Mattias Samuelsson / 13 Mark Pysyk 78 Jacob Bryson / 8 Robert Hagg Expand We are about 5 players away from icing a team that might have a chance. Quote
inkman Posted January 25, 2022 Report Posted January 25, 2022 On 1/25/2022 at 1:56 PM, inkman said: We are about 5 players away from icing a team that might have a chance. Expand We have Power, Johnson, Peterka, Quinn and this years 1st(?) on the way. Most should be here next season minus Johnson and possibly the first depending on draft position. On 1/25/2022 at 1:59 PM, inkman said: We have Power, Johnson, Peterka, Quinn and this years 1st(?) on the way. Most should be here next season minus Johnson and possibly the first depending on draft position. Expand I’d still like to see a FA forward and D who play an aggressive game. The kids feed off of it. Get a couple of “glue” guys that bring ‘em together. 5 Quote
JohnC Posted January 25, 2022 Report Posted January 25, 2022 On 1/25/2022 at 1:43 PM, Weave said: I’m not fond of that 3rd line. VO is just off and has Asplund been effective lately? Expand I thought that Asplund had a good game against Philly. VO is not the same player he was after the being injured. He's playing a little better than when he returned from the injury list. But it doesn't seem that he is back to his pre-injury sniper form. It might take an offseason to get him fully restored to health? Quote
Doohicksie Posted January 25, 2022 Author Report Posted January 25, 2022 (edited) On 1/25/2022 at 1:59 PM, inkman said: On 1/25/2022 at 1:56 PM, inkman said: We are about 5 players away from icing a team that might have a chance. Expand We have Power, Johnson, Peterka, Quinn and this years 1st(?) on the way. Most should be here next season minus Johnson and possibly the first depending on draft position. On 1/25/2022 at 1:59 PM, inkman said: We have Power, Johnson, Peterka, Quinn and this years 1st(?) on the way. Most should be here next season minus Johnson and possibly the first depending on draft position. Expand I’d still like to see a FA forward and D who play an aggressive game. The kids feed off of it. Get a couple of “glue” guys that bring ‘em together. Expand Watching @inkman mutter to himself on the forum is disconcerting. On 1/25/2022 at 2:04 PM, JohnC said: I thought that Asplund had a good game against Philly. VO is not the same player he was after the being injured. He's playing a little better than when he returned from the injury list. But it doesn't seem that he is back to his pre-injury sniper form. It might take an offseason to get him fully restored to health? Expand It might take playing on a line with Cozens to get his swagger back? On 1/25/2022 at 1:41 PM, Weave said: Eakin. Forgot Eakin Expand I look forward to the day when we can call forget about him. Edited January 25, 2022 by The Ghost of Yuri 1 Quote
bob_sauve28 Posted January 25, 2022 Report Posted January 25, 2022 Bjork is getting his chance. Time to take advantage of it or fade away... I'm sensing that Hayden gets a goal tonight. Hope so, he works hard Really like that 23/13 pairing. Two cool cats 1 Quote
Sabres Fan in NS Posted January 25, 2022 Report Posted January 25, 2022 MUST WIN!! GO SABRES!! I think that this game was originally scheduled to be an *afternoon delight*. Wonder what happened in Ottawa to change things, eh????? The PM probably did something dumb again. 3 2 Quote
Weave Posted January 25, 2022 Report Posted January 25, 2022 On 1/25/2022 at 2:11 PM, The Ghost of Yuri said: Watching @inkman mutter to himself on the forum is disconcerting. Expand Or entertaining. 3 2 1 Quote
Weave Posted January 25, 2022 Report Posted January 25, 2022 (edited) On 1/25/2022 at 1:52 PM, The Ghost of Yuri said: I think they're trying to groom Cozens as a shutdown center. For that I'm okay with it. But yeah I want to see him with better wingers (they'll be up from the A at some point). Expand I’m guessing Krebs Mitts Bjork gets 3rd line minutes tonight and VO Cozens Asplund is even with Thompson line minutes. I haven’t been paying attention. Is DG still not line matching with the opponent? Edited January 25, 2022 by Weave 1 Quote
JohnC Posted January 25, 2022 Report Posted January 25, 2022 (edited) Within this WGR link Granato talks with Howard and Jeremy. This is a 15 min. segment. He brings up Mitts, Skinner, Krebs. Bjork and other topics. When listening to Granato his hockey perspective revolves around player development. He leans more toward the psychology of the player than toward a system. The contrast to Krueger is stark. Don G is always a good listen. https://www.audacy.com/wgr550/authors/howard-and-jeremy-show Edited January 25, 2022 by JohnC 3 1 Quote
bob_sauve28 Posted January 25, 2022 Report Posted January 25, 2022 On 1/25/2022 at 2:27 PM, JohnC said: Within this WGR link Granato talks with Howard and Jeremy. This is a 15 min. segment. He brings up Mitts, Skinner, Krebs. Bjork and other topics. When listening to Granato his hockey perspective revolves around player development. He leans more toward the psychology of the player than toward a system. The contrast to Krueger is stark. Don G is always a good listen. https://www.audacy.com/wgr550/authors/howard-and-jeremy-show Expand True that. Hockey intellectual, if I may be so bold 1 Quote
Flashsabre Posted January 25, 2022 Report Posted January 25, 2022 On 1/25/2022 at 1:41 PM, The Ghost of Yuri said: Expected lines: 19 Peyton Krebs / 37 Casey Mittelstadt / 96 Anders Bjork 53 Jeff Skinner / 72 Tage Thompson / 89 Alex Tuch 71 Victor Olofsson / 24 Dylan Cozens / 74 Rasmus Asplund 28 Zemgus Girgensons / 20 Cody Eakin / 15 John Hayden 26 Rasmus Dahlin / 10 Henri Jokiharju 23 Mattias Samuelsson / 13 Mark Pysyk 78 Jacob Bryson / 8 Robert Hagg Expand That is the most talented lineup we have iced all season. Excited to see how it plays out. Quote
Weave Posted January 25, 2022 Report Posted January 25, 2022 On 1/25/2022 at 2:37 PM, Flashsabre said: That is the most talented lineup we have iced all season. Excited to see how it plays out. Expand Add Okposo and subtract Bjork. 1 Quote
Doohicksie Posted January 25, 2022 Author Report Posted January 25, 2022 On 1/25/2022 at 2:22 PM, Weave said: Is DG still not line matching with the opponent? Expand Who knows. I just remember him challenging Cozens to take on the best lines of the other teams for a three game stretch (McDavid, etc.) Hasn't been talked about much but may still be working on it. Quote
bob_sauve28 Posted January 25, 2022 Report Posted January 25, 2022 On 1/25/2022 at 2:45 PM, Weave said: Add Okposo and subtract Bjork. Expand Add Okposo and subtract Hayden 😉 Quote
Weave Posted January 25, 2022 Report Posted January 25, 2022 On 1/25/2022 at 2:52 PM, bob_sauve28 said: Add Okposo and subtract Hayden 😉 Expand I don’t think we’d notice the difference between subtracting Hayden and subtracting Bjork. 1 Quote
JohnC Posted January 25, 2022 Report Posted January 25, 2022 On 1/25/2022 at 2:36 PM, bob_sauve28 said: True that. Hockey intellectual, if I may be so bold Expand Much of Granato's career dealt with working with young players at lower levels. He learned what worked with individual players and what didn't work. And he innately understood that different players responded differently. So he adapted an approach that focuses on the individual. He has people skills that for the most part can't be taught. He's not an idealogue who has a prescriptive response. He is open-minded and is constantly searching for solutions. (How he handled Skinner is an example of that.) I like him a lot. There are many established coaches who wouldn't be able to handle working in a rebuilding situation that jettisoned its best players and replaced them with prospects and younger players. The constant losing would demoralize them. Granato has a big picture and step by step approach that allows him to handle the trials and tribulations that a rebuild requires. He has a future vision that a lot of veteran coaches can't see because they are enmeshed with the punishing present situation. Or to put it more briefly: He has the right makeup to coach this team. 1 1 Quote
Derrico Posted January 25, 2022 Report Posted January 25, 2022 On 1/25/2022 at 1:56 PM, inkman said: We are about 5 players away from icing a team that might have a chance. Expand Agreed. The lineup looking much better then paper lineup at start of year. But we still have a Bjork on the first line?? Quote
bob_sauve28 Posted January 25, 2022 Report Posted January 25, 2022 On 1/25/2022 at 2:58 PM, JohnC said: Much of Granato's career dealt with working with young players at lower levels. He learned what worked with individual players and what didn't work. And he innately understood that different players responded differently. So he adapted an approach that focuses on the individual. He has people skills that for the most part can't be taught. He's not an idealogue who has a prescriptive response. He is open-minded and is constantly searching for solutions. (How he handled Skinner is an example of that.) I like him a lot. There are many established coaches who wouldn't be able to handle working in a rebuilding situation that jettisoned its best players and replaced them with prospects and younger players. The constant losing would demoralize them. Granato has a big picture and step by step approach that allows him to handle the trials and tribulations that a rebuild requires. He has a future vision that a lot of veteran coaches can't see because they are enmeshed with the punishing present situation. Or to put it more briefly: He has the right makeup to coach this team. Expand Me too. Here's a cool article interview with him. He seems so not bothered by the small stuff, and perhaps, that's because of his experience with cancer and the other life threatening situation he had https://www.wgrz.com/article/sports/nhl/sabres/one-on-one-with-buffalo-sabres-head-coach-don-granato-hockey-nhl/71-95104a28-be04-4fb0-bb09-31d297e9f790 1 Quote
SABRES 0311 Posted January 25, 2022 Report Posted January 25, 2022 On 1/25/2022 at 1:43 PM, Weave said: I’m not fond of that 3rd line. VO is just off and has Asplund been effective lately? Expand Thought the same thing. Quote
dudacek Posted January 25, 2022 Report Posted January 25, 2022 On 1/25/2022 at 1:41 PM, The Ghost of Yuri said: Expected lines: 19 Peyton Krebs / 37 Casey Mittelstadt / 96 Anders Bjork 53 Jeff Skinner / 72 Tage Thompson / 89 Alex Tuch 71 Victor Olofsson / 24 Dylan Cozens / 74 Rasmus Asplund 28 Zemgus Girgensons / 20 Cody Eakin / 15 John Hayden 26 Rasmus Dahlin / 10 Henri Jokiharju 23 Mattias Samuelsson / 13 Mark Pysyk 78 Jacob Bryson / 8 Robert Hagg Expand On 1/25/2022 at 1:56 PM, inkman said: We are about 5 players away from icing a team that might have a chance. Expand Hinostroza, Caggiula and Miller might be slight upgrades at the bottom of the roster but nothing major. But when Okposo slides in for Bjork and we will have our top 9 intact for the first time all season. And there's still that pesky little issue of the AHLer and the ECHLer in net. On 1/25/2022 at 2:27 PM, JohnC said: Within this WGR link Granato talks with Howard and Jeremy. This is a 15 min. segment. He brings up Mitts, Skinner, Krebs. Bjork and other topics. When listening to Granato his hockey perspective revolves around player development. He leans more toward the psychology of the player than toward a system. The contrast to Krueger is stark. Don G is always a good listen. https://www.audacy.com/wgr550/authors/howard-and-jeremy-show Expand Donnie's pressers might be the most entertaining part of the Sabres season. Hope he has the goods when winning becomes the priority because he is a good man, a smart man, and such an easy guy to root for. 2 Quote
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