Mattias Samuelsson out long term, again.

[LGR4GM]

Ruff said he will be out long term but his injury does not require surgery so should return this season. This is basically every year for this guy and we can call him what he is, injury prone. 

[Porous Five Hole]

Just now, LGR4GM said:

Ruff said he will be out long term but his injury does not require surgery so should return this season. This is basically every year for this guy and we can call him what he is, injury prone. 

What strikes me is how innocuous the collision looked (if you want to call it a collision).  Muel was just standing there and the next thing he knows, he’s spun down and out for weeks.  
It might be bad luck, but, he’s eligible for the 1/3 buyout due to age and I can see it happen this offseason.  
He’s just not available enough.  

[Weave]

Tinfoil hat time.

Mule is giving me Zach Bogozian vibes.

I distinctly remember there were unsubstantiated rumors that Mule was being advised to not sign with Buffalo.  I seem to recall it was Ulf giving him that advice.

I dunno.  Just a gut feeling here.

[LGR4GM]

What percentage of games has Samuelsson played? 50% 

[LGR4GM]

His buyout is 714k a year until 2035.

 

[Pimlach]

Just thinking back to the promise he showed.   6'4" and 227 lbs but just not durable. 

His availability for the past 2 seasons plus this one is 61%.   He was probably playing injured for a lot of those games.   

[Pimlach]

32 minutes ago, Weave said:

Tinfoil hat time.

Mule is giving me Zach Bogozian vibes.

I distinctly remember there were unsubstantiated rumors that Mule was being advised to not sign with Buffalo.  I seem to recall it was Ulf giving him that advice.

I dunno.  Just a gut feeling here.

If I was his Dad I would not have wanted him to sign with Buffalo either, especially at that time with yet another regime change in process. 

 

[That Aud Smell]

Holy hell. 

Btw, when he was in the lineup this year, he was ... not great? Sorta bad? That's my sense of things,  anyway.

[DarthEbriate]

<sigh>

Well, maybe they could put him on LTIR to free up some of that precious cap space, then trade for a durable defensive RHD on a somewhat-largish contract, and then have Muel magically ready to come back when they reach the playoffs.

Edited 20 hours ago by DarthEbriate

[Weave]

5 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

If I was his Dad I would not have wanted him to sign with Buffalo either, especially at that time with yet another regime change in process. 

 

Uncle.

Regardless, my working theory is Bogosian wasn’t hurt all that time.  He was “hurt “ riding out his contract/trying to get traded.

And the vibe with Mule seems similar to me.  This time, he’s benched for 2 games and gets injured on an innocuous play his first game back?

My radar is pinging.

[shrader]

4 minutes ago, Weave said:

Uncle.

Regardless, my working theory is Bogosian wasn’t hurt all that time.  He was “hurt “ riding out his contract/trying to get traded.

And the vibe with Mule seems similar to me.  This time, he’s benched for 2 games and gets injured on an innocuous play his first game back?

My radar is pinging.

Kjell and Ulf are not related.

[Pimlach]

11 minutes ago, Weave said:

Uncle.

Regardless, my working theory is Bogosian wasn’t hurt all that time.  He was “hurt “ riding out his contract/trying to get traded.

And the vibe with Mule seems similar to me.  This time, he’s benched for 2 games and gets injured on an innocuous play his first game back?

My radar is pinging.

His Dad is Kjell.  

[DarthEbriate]

The Saga of Muel-PO:

I: My parts are showing?

II: I'm quite beside myself.

III: I feel so helpless.

IV: I must have taken a bad step.

V: Well, at least you're still in one piece. Look what happened to me!

VI: My eye!

VII: You probably don't recognize me because of the red arm.

VIII: Full health! Talk about inverting expectations. The Singularity!

IX: Taking one last look... at my friends.

[That Aud Smell]

26 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

His Dad is Kjell.  

Marcel? With shoes on?

 

[...]

 

[PerreaultForever]

Should have traded him to Philly. 

How he played this year was one of the question marks for how this season would go so not good. D is thin now to say the least. 

[matter2003]

JFC...

Some people's bodies just aren't made to play pro sports.  He is one of them.

[Derrico]

I was worried it would be TNT out long term so I’ll take this trade. 

[Wyldnwoody44]

So Adams gave us a poor Dman made of silt. 

No true 2nd line center 

A very regressed Quinn and Cozens, one on a very bloated contract. 

A captain that takes maybe the dumbest penalties in the sport in crucial times. 

A 3 headed "monster" at goalie only to have one of them poached leaving the following 2, to average very Meh numbers. 

And 1 too many Matt Ellis behind the bench. 

 

Wowwwww

[Weave]

4 hours ago, shrader said:

Kjell and Ulf are not related.

This, I may have been mistaken.  I always thought they were.

4 hours ago, Pimlach said:

His Dad is Kjell.  

This I knew.

[Broken Ankles]

I submit the revocation of the nickname “Muel”.  A mule is a Beast of burden. He is neither.  His name shall be Elijah/Mr. Glass. 

[SABRES 0311]

He needs to drink more milk. 

[thewookie1]

22 minutes ago, SABRES 0311 said:

He needs to drink more milk. 

 

[ASlugAbove]

Questionable signing from day one. Didn’t like it. Not the big body sound dman Adams thought he had. And he plays about 50% of the games. Also speaks at a third grade level in interviews lol. Not sure what we do with him. 

[Cranky old man]

The sabres need to get him heathy, play him a teeny tiny bit and trade him. Let his potential tease the life out of some other club. Even if it’s its little more than a salary dump, he has to go. The money we are wasting on him is needed for players who contribute throughout the year.