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cabin
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We need a You're an Ass button, NY
Joined: 09.07.2006

Sep 6 @ 9:28 PM ET
Wow, nothing but crickets today...everyone must have been out today enjoying a fine Sept Holiday Sunday...and what a great freakin day it was. Really enjoyed it, feels like a July weekend.

Odds on Reinhart staying up this season, and if so where in the lineup does he play?

I'm going with 60:40 he's up, and he plays 3C to start but shifts to wing for a good portion of the season.

- IonSabres


dip them crickets in hot oil for 4 seconds then melted chocolate.
snack time .
feetontheair22
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Tampa doesn't suck, FL
Joined: 02.01.2011

Sep 6 @ 9:38 PM ET
Wow, nothing but crickets today...everyone must have been out today enjoying a fine Sept Holiday Sunday...and what a great freakin day it was. Really enjoyed it, feels like a July weekend.

Odds on Reinhart staying up this season, and if so where in the lineup does he play?

I'm going with 60:40 he's up, and he plays 3C to start but shifts to wing for a good portion of the season.

- IonSabres


I truly believe Murry's plan is to have O'Reiley shift to wing and have it be

Eichel
Reinhart
Girgs

down the center for the next 10 years and 3 cups
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Sep 6 @ 9:38 PM ET
dip them crickets in hot oil for 4 seconds then melted chocolate.
snack time .

- cabin


Crunchy, good protein....would need so hot sauce
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Sep 6 @ 9:41 PM ET
I truly believe Murry's plan is to have O'Reiley shift to wing and have it be

Eichel
Reinhart
Girgs

down the center for the next 10 years and 3 cups

- feetontheair22


Shows high promise to be a very solid 2C, especially with Eichel in 1C. But for this season I see him going to wing to reduce D responsibilities while he sharpens His O skills a bit.
gibby111
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Fort Erie , ON
Joined: 02.06.2009

Sep 6 @ 10:28 PM ET
https://www.facebook.com/...e/videos/921113777983639/

MattFreaknEllis
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 06.30.2015

Sep 6 @ 10:45 PM ET
Petersen is an incredibly talented goaltender, but he has to make some MAJOR improvements to his style of play in order to play the next level. Basically, when the play enters the zone he backs into his net, rotating his torso square to the puck while his legs lag behind (not square and also causing him to be off balance as his body is twisted). What he should be doing is shuffling about the crease thus allowing his legs and torso to stay square. He is a magnificent skater and reacts to the puck very well, but he has to correct this major error in order to have any chance at being a good goaltender in the pros
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Sep 6 @ 11:10 PM ET
I am the liquor

Pierceme69
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Joined: 02.13.2007

Sep 6 @ 11:36 PM ET
I've noticed a lot more people seem receptive to trading for Patrick Kane than when news first broke. Am I missing something? Isn't he still a possible raper?
SabresFaninIndiana
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Bananaville, IN
Joined: 12.16.2009

Sep 6 @ 11:50 PM ET
Petersen is an incredibly talented goaltender, but he has to make some MAJOR improvements to his style of play in order to play the next level. Basically, when the play enters the zone he backs into his net, rotating his torso square to the puck while his legs lag behind (not square and also causing him to be off balance as his body is twisted). What he should be doing is shuffling about the crease thus allowing his legs and torso to stay square. He is a magnificent skater and reacts to the puck very well, but he has to correct this major error in order to have any chance at being a good goaltender in the pros
- MattFreaknEllis

I get what you are saying.... But goaltending is all about hand eye and reflexes. Yes positioning matters but top level hand eye and reflexes can over come some of that
SabresFaninIndiana
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Bananaville, IN
Joined: 12.16.2009

Sep 6 @ 11:51 PM ET
I am the liquor
- homiedclown

Drink more. Post less
jochfr
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Nashville , TN
Joined: 07.11.2009

Sep 7 @ 12:50 AM ET
I've noticed a lot more people seem receptive to trading for Patrick Kane than when news first broke. Am I missing something? Isn't he still a possible raper?
- Pierceme69

Yes.
jochfr
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Nashville , TN
Joined: 07.11.2009

Sep 7 @ 12:51 AM ET
I've noticed a lot more people seem receptive to trading for Patrick Kane than when news first broke. Am I missing something? Isn't he still a possible raper?
- Pierceme69

I still don't want that piece of sh!t on this team...
MattFreaknEllis
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 06.30.2015

Sep 7 @ 3:09 AM ET
I get what you are saying.... But goaltending is all about hand eye and reflexes. Yes positioning matters but top level hand eye and reflexes can over come some of that
- SabresFaninIndiana


My point is that his his hand-eye and reflexes are what has gotten him this far. The fact that the NHL is the top level means that a goalie has to have the total package.

Gone are the days that undersized goalies can outplay others because their reflexes are good. The only guys who could ever do that were Hasek and Brodeur. And to be fair, they are generational type guys. Although Petersen has good reactions, he is most certainly not on that level (nor does he play that style).

Positioning is the difference between a Jonas Gustavsson and a Henrik Lundqvist. Take the modern day "small" goaltender Jonas Enroth. He is not crazy diving around, lunging at pucks (a sure sign of poor positioning), but rather he is constantly in position, drops in a butterfly, and directs the rebound into a corner. That is how 99.9% of modern goaltenders play because it is the easiest and most effective. It doesn't matter if a guy is 5'11" or 6'5", stopping a puck is 10x easier when the goalie is square. Also, all that height doesn't make a difference if the goalie is still giving up half the net because he is out of position
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Sep 7 @ 7:32 AM ET
I am the liquor
- homiedclown

Last night, the liquor was me.
EnrothWeTrust
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Amherst, NY
Joined: 07.23.2013

Sep 7 @ 7:42 AM ET
I am the liquor
- homiedclown


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QhusT8fGBs
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Sep 7 @ 8:19 AM ET
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QhusT8fGBs
- EnrothWeTrust

wtf
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Sep 7 @ 8:48 AM ET
wtf
- homiedclown

Worked until 2:00pm

3 rum screwdrivers
3 Svedka lemonades
4 Blue Moons
Bottle of Sangria
2 cosmos (w the wife)
2 Jameson's

Bed by 11:30. Oof-ah!
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Sep 7 @ 9:01 AM ET
Worked until 2:00pm

3 rum screwdrivers
3 Svedka lemonades
4 Blue Moons
Bottle of Sangria
2 cosmos (w the wife)
2 Jameson's

Bed by 11:30. Oof-ah!

- Der Kaiser

worked til 6 pm

3 fireball shots
5 blues
1 sierra torpedo
1 rolling rock

in bed by midnight
Sabresfan-365
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Lockport, NY
Joined: 12.09.2012

Sep 7 @ 9:23 AM ET
worked til 6 pm

3 fireball shots
5 blues
1 sierra torpedo
1 rolling rock

in bed by midnight

- homiedclown



Worked till N/A

Water

in bed 2 AM

mhp
Buffalo Sabres
Location: PROUD MEMBER OF RED SOX NATION SINCE 1975!!!! , SD
Joined: 01.14.2008

Sep 7 @ 9:28 AM ET
Worked till N/A

Water

in bed 2 AM

- Sabresfan-365


Didn't work

Played golf- 78

Drank 8 beers

Watched fear the walking dead and pga golf

Walked the dog

Done
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Sep 7 @ 10:17 AM ET
Worked till N/A

Water

in bed 2 AM

- Sabresfan-365



Well of course. If you don't work, you cant afford to drink booze.
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Sep 7 @ 10:18 AM ET
worked til 6 pm

3 fireball shots
5 blues
1 sierra torpedo
1 rolling rock

in bed by midnight

- homiedclown


Pretty iffy
jochfr
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Nashville , TN
Joined: 07.11.2009

Sep 7 @ 10:22 AM ET
Didn't work

Played golf- 78

Drank 8 beers

Watched fear the walking dead and pga golf

Walked the dog

Done

- mhp

Woke up
Didn't work
Cut grass
took down a tree
got dehydrated
drank Gatorade
pooped
made a sammich
went to Lowes
went downtown for dinner
had one captain and coke
came home
argued with someone on the internet that was wrong
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Sep 7 @ 10:27 AM ET
Woke up
Didn't work
Cut grass
took down a tree
got dehydrated
drank Gatorade
pooped
made a sammich
went to Lowes
went downtown for dinner
had one captain and coke
came home
argued with someone on the internet that was wrong

- jochfr



Why do they always think Reinhart is good?
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Sep 7 @ 10:29 AM ET
Woke up
Didn't work
Cut grass
took down a tree
got dehydrated
drank Gatorade
pooped
made a sammich
went to Lowes
went downtown for dinner
had one captain and coke
came home
argued with someone on the internet that was wrong

- jochfr



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