yup...I do...his only challenge overall, imo, would be ror...he may get on a roll and may pass them as well
- Michael Pachla

I mean they have to catch risto first

yes, that high ankle sprain will affect him this season...at times...and every one knows he's not 100%...but he sure looks good right now
- Michael Pachla

He looks really good that's true I don't see him keeping up this pace that's not to say he's not a great player it's just the injury will slow him down

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I mean they have to catch risto first
- Sabresfan-365

almost brought him into the conversation...

isn't that a great problem to have?

He looks really good that's true I don't see him keeping up this pace that's not to say he's not a great player it's just the injury will slow him down
- GERBE!!!75PTS

he's in great shape...and wasn't he the strongest player at the nhl draft?

almost brought him into the conversation...

isn't that a great problem to have?
- Michael Pachla

Not really. If your 50 point d-man is your leading scorer youve got a major problem up front


I kinda get what your saying but with the players up front he shouldnt be leading

Not really. If your 50 point d-man is your leading scorer youve got a major problem up front


I kinda get what your saying but with the players up front he shouldnt be leading
- Sabresfan-365

and I get what you're saying as well...but I think, in the end, risto will finish third behind jack and ror...if the latter two don't suffer any setbacks from injuries

he's in great shape...and wasn't he the strongest player at the nhl draft?
- Michael Pachla

Even if you're in great shape an injury like that lingers and you can't stop it it just happens

Like I said I'm not going to judge Jack this year what he's doing right now is pretty incredible though

Hope he keeps it up

and I get what you're saying as well...but I think, in the end, risto will finish third behind jack and ror...if the latter two don't suffer any setbacks from injuries
- Michael Pachla

Dont get me wrong id love risto to go all erik karlsson on this but yea i think eichel and ror or maybe okposo.

he's on a pace for 65 right now...that's with a five-game drought which I don't think will happen again...he also had a goal and an assist in the two games they just played against boston
- Michael Pachla

65 in an 82 game season. He's only going to play 61. He's on pace for ~49 right now.

Let's see if Nico can actually score versus the US

I think it's going to be a blowout

Larsson's season is over...

Well now is the time for Girgensons to step it up

He looks really good that's true I don't see him keeping up this pace that's not to say he's not a great player it's just the injury will slow him down
- GERBE!!!75PTS

It's going to be the other way around, he'll get healthier, well his ankle will anyway, so he should just be warming up right now. Plus if last year is any indication he should get better in the second half too.

Larsson's season is over...

Well now is the time for Girgensons to step it up
- Stripes77

Is that official now? I just saw he had surgeries. But I don't know what he had done.

65 in an 82 game season. He's only going to play 61. He's on pace for ~49 right now.
- Wetbandit1

oops...i'm an idiot...too much time at the keyboard...we'll see, though

he'll need to average 1.15 pts/game in the final 46 games to hit 65...thx for pointing that out bandito

Not really. If your 50 point d-man is your leading scorer youve got a major problem up front


I kinda get what your saying but with the players up front he shouldnt be leading
- Sabresfan-365

Other than Reinhart he's also the only offensive talent that hasn't missed significant time too.

Is that official now? I just saw he had surgeries. But I don't know what he had done.
- Wetbandit1

http://buffalonews.com/20...on-done-year-gorges-back/

It's going to be the other way around, he'll get healthier, well his ankle will anyway, so he should just be warming up right now. Plus if last year is any indication he should get better in the second half too.
- Wetbandit1

Let's not forget he tweeted it we'll see what happens but I'm not putting any hope in it

oops...i'm an idiot...too much time at the keyboard...we'll see, though

he'll need to average 1.15 pts/game in the final 46 games to hit 65...thx for pointing that out bandito
- Michael Pachla

I knew what you were getting at. I was saying the same thing.

I would love for him to score 65 that would be amazing, I just don't see that happening on this team.

Let's not forget he tweeted it we'll see what happens but I'm not putting any hope in it
- GERBE!!!75PTS

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Other than Reinhart he's also the only offensive talent that hasn't missed significant time too.
- Wetbandit1

You had to go there?

http://buffalonews.com/2017/01/02/sabres-notebook-larsson-done-year-gorges-back/
- Stripes77

That's unfortunate. They didn't even want him to travel. That's not good. He had the surgeries in Boston. Hope his career isn't in doubt. He's a perfect bottom of the roster player. Has some offense and is a pain in the ass to play against. And he's cheap.

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- Wetbandit1

I'm saying he tweaked it and you're saying it's going to get better over time when he's injured right now it's going to at least the whole year for him to get over the injury which is not a big deal

That's unfortunate. They didn't even want him to travel. That's not good. He had the surgeries in Boston. Hope his career isn't in doubt. He's a perfect bottom of the roster player. Has some offense and is a pain in the ass to play against. And he's cheap.
- Wetbandit1

Asplund is going to take his job in 2 years oh my

You had to go there?

- gordong

It's kind of hard to catch up if you've missed 20 games and the other guy hasn't. Okposo hasn't missed much time, but I don't think anybody saw him higher than 4th or 5th anyway before the season started behind Eichel, ROR, Risto, Reinhart, and maybe Kane if he could've gotten it together.