Dahlin - 1st Sabres D-Man since Leopold (2011-2012) with 10 goals in a season

[Doohicksie]

22 minutes ago, Crusader1969 said:

I still think he brings in a burly vet to pair with Power.  
that could drop Joker to bottom pair with the Byrson 

Let's see how the rest of the season plays out.  Joki might be that vet.

[Crusader1969]

6 minutes ago, The Ghost of Yuri said:

Let's see how the rest of the season plays out.  Joki might be that vet.

He’s gotta sign someone.  
wonder how far below the cap they will be if they bring back the same 6 dmen and bring in Quinn and JJ to replace Eakin and Vinny on the roster 

Maybe Carey Price at $10mill will be required?? 

[French Collection]

46 minutes ago, Crusader1969 said:

He’s gotta sign someone.  
wonder how far below the cap they will be if they bring back the same 6 dmen and bring in Quinn and JJ to replace Eakin and Vinny on the roster 

Maybe Carey Price at $10mill will be required?? 

I’ve mentioned Price before. Many feel his contract is too long and too much. He wouldn’t be under the Montreal pressure and he could still be the go to while transitioning to backup and mentor to Levi.

 I doubt there is a deal to be made there but I don’t dislike the idea.

The Sabres have cap space for Price and Bobrovsky in net. This is not feasible going forward, just saying.

[Mustache of God]

I've said it other threads but I think the next thing Dahlin needs to work on is his shot/release. It always comes off his stick like a muffin. If he can learn to shoot faster with more accuracy the sky will be the limit.

[Believer]

1 hour ago, Mustache of God said:

I've said it other threads but I think the next thing Dahlin needs to work on is his shot/release. It always comes off his stick like a muffin. If he can learn to shoot faster with more accuracy the sky will be the limit.

Let him get a crash course from VO… Spend a week or two together in the off season teaching each other skills… and invite Tuch…

[Zamboni]

There’s floor

There’s expectation

There’s hope

There’s very high expectation boarding on absurd.

My Floor: 15G/25A

My expectation: 15G/40A

My hope: 20G/55A

My absurd: 25G/70A

 

My sidebar absurd: He never gets hurt/injured and plays all games.

[SabresFanInRochester]

4 hours ago, The Ghost of Yuri said:

Can't talk about Leopold without posting this goal.  As I recall, this goal was meaningful in that it kept the Sabres in the playoff race a little longer before they eventually dropped out.  Perhaps the last time the Sabres were relevant with respect to the playoffs.

 

I clearly remember that game. I enjoyed the game within the game between Foligno and Komisarek. The two are clearly going at it. Komisarek looked like a fool after the faceoff when he tried to take Foligno's body and whiffed. He was so "embarrassed" that instead of worrying about the play, he focused on working Foligno over. Sure, maybe it was a good hockey play to take a body and keep his man tied up, but what he did is beyond that. Foligno got into his head and you can see Komisarek's mind was elsewhere. I loved that turn of events.

[SDS]

16 hours ago, Believer said:

Let him get a crash course from VO… Spend a week or two together in the off season teaching each other skills… and invite Tuch…

Lol. A week or two? 

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[Happy Days]

Over the last 30 days both Rasmus Dahlin and Jack Eichel have put up 11 points each. 

Eichel 7-4-11   +7
Dahlin 3-8-11   -7

 

[Cheektorado]

Currently with 11G/37A for 48 points with 5 games left to play.

He just turned 22 years old and is progressing so 15G/45A for 60 points with a healthy season is my expectation.

[dudacek]

On 4/12/2022 at 8:21 PM, matter2003 said:

That's pretty crazy...10 isn't that many

It’s been hit by a defenceman 37 times in Buffalo Sabres history, 8 times by Phil Housley.

Good trivia question: name the Sabres blueliners other than Housley, Dahlin and Leopold to reach 10 goals.

I think there have been 15 of them.

[GASabresIUFAN]

54 minutes ago, dudacek said:

It’s been hit by a defenceman 37 times in Buffalo Sabres history, 8 times by Phil Housley.

Good trivia question: name the Sabres blueliners other than Housley, Dahlin and Leopold to reach 10 goals.

I think there have been 15 of them.

Bodger and Van Boxmeer have to top the list.  Guevremont, Korab, Zhitnik, Galley, Myers, and Soupy for sure.  Hannu Virta I believe as well.  I'm not sure if Schoeny, or Mike Ramsey, but they had to have gotten close.  Does Lindy Ruff count?  What about Krupp and Smehlik?

[dudacek]

Not Ramsey or Schoeny, yes to Lindy, Krupp and Smehlik.

And yes to the rest.

Van Boxmeer’s 18 is the best by a player not named Housley or Ruff. I certainly wouldn’t count Ruff because many of those goals were scored as a forward, but he is the only one on the list other than Housley to hit 20.

Little surprised Bodger only did it twice (11 and 12).

Looks like 2 more.

[El Zahir]

Jason Wooley.

But who's the last one?

[dudacek]

6 minutes ago, El Zahir said:

Jason Wooley.

But who's the last one?

Correct.

Not going to give hints yet.

[GASabresIUFAN]

LOL, the last one should have been easy. I was so concentrated on older players I forgot an obvious one.

[GASabresIUFAN]

 

The last one is Kalinin.