No announcement on Ryan Johnson??

[WhenWillItEnd66]

So, i will assume that Johnson is not going to sign. I thought both sides were meeting before he left Buffalo from camp. 

[Huckleberry]

Thought he said they were having a meeting and that he was still undecided but would by september ? 

[Doohicksie]

4 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

Johnson is a Californian what did you expect?

That he will act like a person?  (What are you even implying?)

[triumph_communes]

MCAA players can be paid for their likeness now, right?  What’s stopping Buffalo from laying the kid to wear their jersey to entice him?

[pi2000]

So I talked to Craig earlier this week.   At this point in time he plans to return to college.   That said he had plenty of nice things to say about Buffalo.   Ryan got along great with the guys and genuinely enjoyed his time at dev camp.

[PromoTheRobot]

7 minutes ago, pi2000 said:

So I talked to Craig earlier this week.   At this point in time he plans to return to college.   That said he had plenty of nice things to say about Buffalo.   Ryan got along great with the guys and genuinely enjoyed his time at dev camp.

Maybe it's for the best he wait a year.

[Brawndo]

Per Lance Lysowski, He is returning to Minnesota for His Senior Year. 
 

I believe Pi mentioned this as well

[Thwomp!]

4 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

Per Lance Lysowski, He is returning to Minnesota for His Senior Year. 
 

I believe Pi mentioned this as well

[Weave]

[thewookie1]

On 7/20/2022 at 6:24 PM, pi2000 said:

So I talked to Craig earlier this week.   At this point in time he plans to return to college.   That said he had plenty of nice things to say about Buffalo.   Ryan got along great with the guys and genuinely enjoyed his time at dev camp.

Craig who? Rivet, Anderson,  Ramsay, Slist?

Edited August 11, 2022 by thewookie1

[Taro T]

Just now, thewookie1 said:

Craig who? Rivet, Anderson,  Ramsay, Slist?

Johnson.  (Ryan's dad.)

[nfreeman]

 

[kas23]

Sounds like he’s not signing. 

[Weave]

A father who works in the NHL, openly talking about his kids negotiating position and trades to a stranger?

Yeah, I’d bet alot of money on that info.  /s

[JustOneParade]

The only 'logjam' he needs to be concerned with in the near future is beating out Bryson (assuming Johnson stays on the left side). 

[Porous Five Hole]

33 minutes ago, Weave said:

A father who works in the NHL, openly talking about his kids negotiating position and trades to a stranger?

Yeah, I’d bet alot of money on that info.  /s

While that may be true, all of that post is believable.  I appreciate posts like this. 

Also, Reddit allows you to view the post history of all posters.  In glossing that over, the OP is a hockey guy and seems insightful on the game. 

So, can a rando with an eight year history on Reddit (or a message board like this) make up some random story in an effort to deceive internet strangers? Sure, that’s possible.  
 

But I’ve also had conversations like this with beat reporters at a bar or team staff in the past inside/outside of WNY. 

[SwampD]

1 hour ago, Porous Five Hole said:

While that may be true, all of that post is believable.  I appreciate posts like this. 

Also, Reddit allows you to view the post history of all posters.  In glossing that over, the OP is a hockey guy and seems insightful on the game. 

So, can a rando with an eight year history on Reddit (or a message board like this) make up some random story in an effort to deceive internet strangers? Sure, that’s possible.  
 

But I’ve also had conversations like this with beat reporters at a bar or team staff in the past inside/outside of WNY. 

Don't want to speak for weave, but I think he was talking more about what the dad said, not what the Reddit poster said.

[Buffalonill]

3 hours ago, nfreeman said:

 

Zero percent this is true 

[MattPie]

14 minutes ago, SwampD said:

Don't want to speak for weave, but I think he was talking more about what the dad said, not what the Reddit poster said.

I mean, it's a sushi bar so some sake may have been involved lol. People in general are surprisingly not good at keeping their mouths shut.

[Weave]

1 hour ago, SwampD said:

Don't want to speak for weave, but I think he was talking more about what the dad said, not what the Reddit poster said.

Video coach for Team X with a son thats been drafted, engages in small talk with random fan from team son was drafted by, volunteers sons indecision at signing and why, a trade that was scuttled and what conditions scuttled the trade, all while working on stats for team he represents while eating dinner in a public place.

Im working under the assumption that someone in that position, with a son in a delicate negotiating circumstance, would know better.

If he was an employee of the team I managed and I got wind of this I would let him go immediately.  Loose lips sink ships.

[SDS]

30 minutes ago, Weave said:

Video coach for Team X with a son thats been drafted, engages in small talk with random fan from team son was drafted by, volunteers sons indecision at signing and why, a trade that was scuttled and what conditions scuttled the trade, all while working on stats for team he represents while eating dinner in a public place.

Im working under the assumption that someone in that position, with a son in a delicate negotiating circumstance, would know better.

If he was an employee of the team I managed and I got wind of this I would let him go immediately.  Loose lips sink ships.

What did he say of actual importance? What did he say that would be of concern to the Anaheim ducks?

[ubkev]

1 hour ago, Weave said:

Video coach for Team X with a son thats been drafted, engages in small talk with random fan from team son was drafted by, volunteers sons indecision at signing and why, a trade that was scuttled and what conditions scuttled the trade, all while working on stats for team he represents while eating dinner in a public place.

Im working under the assumption that someone in that position, with a son in a delicate negotiating circumstance, would know better.

If he was an employee of the team I managed and I got wind of this I would let him go immediately.  Loose lips sink ships.

It was a cute story.

[Brawndo]

It sucks that the Sabres spent a First Round Pick and that the Development Staff spent four years with Him. The only silver lining is the pick they get in 2024 will be a prime trade chip in the Summer of 2023 or at the TDL in 2024

[Weave]

1 hour ago, SDS said:

What did he say of actual importance? What did he say that would be of concern to the Anaheim ducks?

Its not what he did or didn’t say about Anaheim.  Its about having poor judgement about the hockey things you are discussing with people you don’t know.  In the corporate world that is a huge no no.

[SDS]

1 hour ago, Weave said:

Its not what he did or didn’t say about Anaheim.  Its about having poor judgement about the hockey things you are discussing with people you don’t know.  In the corporate world that is a huge no no.

This is a generalization that I don’t think matches the situation. He’s talking about his own son and the implications of his words appear to be none.