LGR4GM Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago Sabres rolling out the AHL lineup for this away tilt against the Pens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago Whelp, we shall see how the kids do against the best the Pens have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted 3 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 10 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said: Whelp, we shall see how the kids do against the best the Pens have. Curious to see Helenius in this since he has pro experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 10 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said: Whelp, we shall see how the kids do against the best the Pens have. Heard somewhere yesterday that the Pens weren't going to play their top top guys but they will be putting an NHL lineup out there. Also, looks like Clague is the 27th guy going over to Europe as both Rosen and Johnson are playing tonight. Interesting that they'd rather have the vet should things go kerplewy on the back end rather than Johnson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthEbriate Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 2 minutes ago, Taro T said: Heard somewhere yesterday that the Pens weren't going to play their top top guys but they will be putting an NHL lineup out there. Also, looks like Clague is the 27th guy going over to Europe as both Rosen and Johnson are playing tonight. Interesting that they'd rather have the vet should things go kerplewy on the back end rather than Johnson. Looks like Johnson gets to play top-pairing minutes rather than worry about rotating in with injuries. Good. Get the roles defined as soon as they're known. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 8 minutes ago, DarthEbriate said: Looks like Johnson gets to play top-pairing minutes rather than worry about rotating in with injuries. Good. Get the roles defined as soon as they're known. There was almost no way that Johnson wasn't going to be an Amerk to start the year. Just found it interesting that they're giving Clague the reward for being the good soldier by letting him go over to Europe rather than the young RJ. It makes sense that Clague is 9 on the depth chart because if you've suffered 3 D-men out, you probably want a more veteran presence stepping in. But it is mildly surprising as IMHO Johnson is the better player at present. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 33 minutes ago, Taro T said: There was almost no way that Johnson wasn't going to be an Amerk to start the year. Just found it interesting that they're giving Clague the reward for being the good soldier by letting him go over to Europe rather than the young RJ. It makes sense that Clague is 9 on the depth chart because if you've suffered 3 D-men out, you probably want a more veteran presence stepping in. But it is mildly surprising as IMHO Johnson is the better player at present. So Kulich is going over? Slightly surprising, shows he is in the mix and almost ready for prime time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashsabre Posted 2 hours ago Report Share Posted 2 hours ago 3 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said: So Kulich is going over? Slightly surprising, shows he is in the mix and almost ready for prime time. Yes. I think it being in Czech Republic plays a role in Kulich going but he is the guy that should be going anyways at this point 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago (edited) 32 minutes ago, Flashsabre said: Yes. I think it being in Czech Republic plays a role in Kulich going but he is the guy that should be going anyways at this point So the consensus starting 20, plus Reimer, Gilbert, Bryson, Clague, Krebs, Kulich, Rousek? Makes sense I guess.I would have brought Rosen, then Johnson ahead of Clague, but it sends a message to each and hopefully stokes their fire. *** The game tonight will be interesting look at the Amerks. Two extra players on that roster, so a couple will be sitting out, and those are goalies 5 and 6 on the depth chart. But I think that's basically the Amerks team minus Sandstrom, Neuchev and whichever 4 of the Prague 7 ends up being sent down. Edited 1 hour ago by dudacek 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthEbriate Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 1 hour ago, Taro T said: There was almost no way that Johnson wasn't going to be an Amerk to start the year. Just found it interesting that they're giving Clague the reward for being the good soldier by letting him go over to Europe rather than the young RJ. It makes sense that Clague is 9 on the depth chart because if you've suffered 3 D-men out, you probably want a more veteran presence stepping in. But it is mildly surprising as IMHO Johnson is the better player at present. Per the bolded, totally agree with Gilbert and Bryson to be the 7/8. For the Amerks, I look at it as getting Johnson the immediate games with potential partners. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 1 hour ago, bob_sauve28 said: So Kulich is going over? Slightly surprising, shows he is in the mix and almost ready for prime time. Don't see it as being all that surprising. He definitely is in the mix but personally expect he needs an injury in the top 6 to get that opportunity. Rousek is next in line if there's an injury on the 4th line. (Not sure which one gets brought up w/ an injury to the McLeod line.) The only mildly surprising thing IMHO is Clague got the call to be the 9 over Johnson. But with those 3 and Reimer, there is a spare for top 6, bottom 6, D, & G on the Euro trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted 46 minutes ago Report Share Posted 46 minutes ago New mural is up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted 31 minutes ago Report Share Posted 31 minutes ago 13 minutes ago, spndnchz said: New mural is up! BTW, tonight's game is on ESPN+. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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