First impressions of Jordan Greenway

[mjd1001]

37 minutes ago, pi2000 said:

His skating is poor as well as his agility.     They're a better team with Jost be in the lineup IMO.    

What he brings physically isn't enough to offset his lack of skill/skating.

From what I read about him, and the little I have seen so far, this may be true.  He can be a regular on the team on a lower line and have a role against certain teams, but I have to still be convniced he can be a 15+ minute player every night and be effective.

[Getpucksdeep]

4 minutes ago, mjd1001 said:

From what I read about him, and the little I have seen so far, this may be true.  He can be a regular on the team on a lower line and have a role against certain teams, but I have to still be convniced he can be a 15+ minute player every night and be effective

He looked like the slowest Sabre forward on the ice to me.  And top heavy.  Maybe just old man Okposo is slower. I'm fine with it, and on board with the role, just saying it was very noticeable.

[TRIP65]

14 hours ago, Two or less said:

I liked how he played. Wasn't the Steve Bernier debut some had hoped for maybe, but it was nice to have that sandpaper element in the lineup. Sabres really missed having a player like him. Would be nice to add someone else tough and with some bite to that lineup. He made a really nice pass to Cozens too. I think we'll really like Greenway the more we watch him play. His battles behind the net were fantastic in controlling possession. 

Stillman did that and look what happened. These players need to become part of the Sabre Borg. Adams and Granto have a hold of their TEAM and even protect players that just are NOT making it. Peterka can't play at this level yet but are protecting him from Criticism. Sure the other players are NOT ok with Peterka, Olofsson costing them goals night after night. Middlestat has some good nights but those are the guys that Salovia and Kulich will replace. Has to be or you can't get better.

[TRIP65]

1 hour ago, Getpucksdeep said:

He looked like the slowest Sabre forward on the ice to me.  And top heavy.  Maybe just old man Okposo is slower. I'm fine with it, and on board with the role, just saying it was very noticeable.

Peterka is Fast but very noticeable he has NO idea what to do out there, step behind with his mind. Greenway just got here, doesn't know the plays, the players. He of course is NOT a SPEED guy but I bet he can bang the net, check and get puck back and defend his NET area. That is what you need from him.

[Weave]

All I know is hos interviews are sleep inducing LOL

[Thorner]

8 hours ago, Buffalonill said:

   I laughed when I heard the  Atlanta Thrashers We're gonna make Byfuglien a defense man.

 They shut me up quick lol

Was drafted as a d man 

[Thorner]

As for Greenway, didn’t really notice him. Way too early to glean anything. I only have him as a bottom 6 winger going forward though, I think even the mid-6 stuff is noise. Nothing wrong with that, though. He amounts to more, all the better 

[Buffalonill]

18 minutes ago, Thorny said:

Was drafted as a d man 

I understand that but in his big run with Chicago he was a beast at forward including his  Absolutely heroic Game winning goals in the playoffs .

I think he had 8 gwg 

[Quint]

I did love Greenway's screen on Okposo's goal. He was big, he blocked Sorokin's vision and he couldn't be moved. I haven't seen that done by a Sabre in what seems like years.

[Pimlach]

Greenway had some good moments yesterday.  The screen on a goal, and his play on the 6 on 5 helped us retain possession because the need a defender to move him.  
 

Matt Martin didn’t pick on anyone either. 

[Doohicksie]

I've waited a bit to post. 

In a nutshell... I'm not seeing it.  I hope that he was playing a stogy system without a lot of creativity and once he gets used to the Granato system he will fit in but no matter what line he's on, in the offensive zone he's playing checkers while the rest of the forwards and often the Dmen are playing three-dimensional chess.

I will admit that he has toughness in the D zone and is good at breaking up threats, and maybe that's all they're really looking for out of the guy, but seriously I see a guy who's processing the game at troglodyte speed while the rest of the team is Mensa.

I'm not saying he's making poor decisions; it seems like he just takes to long to make decisions and react to the plays around him.

[PromoTheRobot]

Stillman has had more of an immediate impact than Greenway. He may not do much this year.

2 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

I've waited a bit to post. 

In a nutshell... I'm not seeing it.  I hope that he was playing a stogy system without a lot of creativity and once he gets used to the Granato system he will fit in but no matter what line he's on, in the offensive zone he's playing checkers while the rest of the forwards and often the Dmen are playing three-dimensional chess.

I will admit that he has toughness in the D zone and is good at breaking up threats, and maybe that's all they're really looking for out of the guy, but seriously I see a guy who's processing the game at troglodyte speed while the rest of the team is Mensa.

I'm not saying he's making poor decisions; it seems like he just takes to long to make decisions and react to the plays around him.

I'm willing to wait. Jost took a while to settle in. But I agree I've yet to see anything exemplary in his play yet. Small things.

[Zamboni]

Yea I’m not passing judgements or even “early” criticisms of Greenway. End of March he may look different than now. Better or worse.

[PerreaultForever]

He's big and he goes to the right areas but he doesn't appear to be overly skilled and is a step slower than most of the Sabres. In order to be effective he has to use his physicality more imo. Right now he's a bit of another in betweener and reminds me a little of Bailey when he was here. 

[Figster]

I like what I've seen so far and think Granato and the Sabres are a very good fit for him IMO.

[TRIP65]

Greenway is NOT bringing Sabres to The Playoffs. He will however make a big difference to who the Sabres are NEXT YEAR

Edited March 12, 2023 by TRIP65

[French Collection]

A slightly more skilled Brett Murray.

Granato may unlock a little more out of him.

[Carmel Corn]

I think I will like him on the PK

[Buffalonill]

Nothing against him but  in my opinion hes to slow to keep up with this team.

 

[Thorner]

He looks ok and I’d have him in the mix for next year but nothing close to “Ah, another locked in top 9F as part of our future core forever and ever”. Maybe he makes the team next year, I think he’d be a good 4th liner most likely at least. maybe we recoup the asset and deal him if he doesn’t 

Wouldn’t be the first, or last, deadline acquisition to not be long for their new  team 

Edited March 12, 2023 by Thorny

[Taro T]

37 minutes ago, Thorny said:

He looks ok and I’d have him in the mix for next year but nothing close to “Ah, another locked in top 9F as part of our future core forever and ever”. Maybe he makes the team next year, I think he’d be a good 4th liner most likely at least. maybe we recoup the asset and deal him if he doesn’t 

Wouldn’t be the first, or last, deadline acquisition to not be long for their new  team 

Hoping the slowness is in part due to not necessarily knowing where to be.  Skinner and Thompson have been playing together for nearly 2 full sesons.  They KNOW what the other one will do.

But yeah, he's most likely pencilled in as Okposo's replacement and the only reason right now that he's Tuch's replacement is that by trying him there the other 3 lines can get back to what was working prior to Tuch's injury.

[Mango]

2 minutes ago, Taro T said:

Hoping the slowness is in part due to not necessarily knowing where to be.  Skinner and Thompson have been playing together for nearly 2 full sesons.  They KNOW what the other one will do.

But yeah, he's most likely pencilled in as Okposo's replacement and the only reason right now that he's Tuch's replacement is that by trying him there the other 3 lines can get back to what was working prior to Tuch's injury.

Good call on why he was on the Thompson line. It was a bit of a head scratcher because Quinn has been pretty good there.

It’s clear Greenway has no idea where to be with those guys. It felt like there were a dozen times he was on top of either Skinner or Tage and they had nowhere to pass the puck. 
 

He looks slow and clunky to me. Right now I like KO a lot better. But he’s old and on his way out. 

[Pimlach]

Still too early to tell. At least a good 4th liner.

Is he middle 6?  time will tell. 

Edited March 12, 2023 by Pimlach

[Goldseatsaud]

Wearing Skip Krake old jersey for us old timers 

Larry Mickey #12

[Night Train]

16 hours ago, Goldseatsaud said:

Wearing Skip Krake old jersey for us old timers 

Larry Mickey #12

Mickey killed himself so let's not visit that parallel. I'm hoping he lives and plays.