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buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Jul 13 @ 9:39 PM ET
Opinions: Is Brian Flynn on this roster opening night?
- CaptainRivet



Probably.
Stripes77
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012

Jul 13 @ 9:39 PM ET
Opinions: Is Brian Flynn on this roster opening night?
- CaptainRivet


Yes, he IMO deserves more of a spot on this team than Marcus Foligno and that's huge for me to say since I have NEVER been a Flynn fan
dadeadhead
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I don't want to say Greztky was a dude when I was watching. Mentalorgasm5 , NY
Joined: 07.16.2006

Jul 13 @ 9:40 PM ET
Opinions: Is Brian Flynn on this roster opening night?
- CaptainRivet




If it's on the 3rd line, then yes.

I see no point in him wallowing on the 4th line or 13th forward.


Trade him to give him the chance or get him in Rochester.


He's a competent 3rd liner, who's been asked to do to much on a sh!t team, and IMO is a 15/15 guy on a competent team.
grand-magus
Buffalo Sabres
Location: "...i'd say you were high on mushrooms", GMTM, NY
Joined: 06.06.2014

Jul 13 @ 9:41 PM ET
Time to make you boys and girls think.

EXCLUDING Orr, Bourque, Chara, Coffey, MacInnis, Lidstrom, Potvin and Leetch, who are your top 3 modern-era defensemen?


For me, it's Scott Stevens, Scott Niedermayer and Rod Langway.
dadeadhead
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I don't want to say Greztky was a dude when I was watching. Mentalorgasm5 , NY
Joined: 07.16.2006

Jul 13 @ 9:42 PM ET
Time to make you boys and girls think.

EXCLUDING Orr, Bourque, Chara, Coffey, MacInnis, Lidstrom, Potvin and Leetch, who are your top 3 modern-era defensemen?


For me, it's Scott Stevens, Scott Niedermayer and Rod Langway.

- grand-magus



Pronger, Nieds, Chelios.
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Jul 13 @ 9:42 PM ET
Time to make you boys and girls think.

EXCLUDING Orr, Bourque, Chara, Coffey, MacInnis, Lidstrom, Potvin and Leetch, who are your top 3 modern-era defensemen?


For me, it's Scott Stevens, Scott Niedermayer and Rod Langway.

- grand-magus



Chris Pronger
Scott Stevens
Scott Niedermayer
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Jul 13 @ 9:43 PM ET
He was a key last year. For the most part he was MIA for their 1st one.

I know you disagree but he was bagged on big time for it.

- dadeadhead

Gunner posted a graph here a while ago that showed how LA's offense skyrocketed when Carter was acquired. Same thing with Gaborik

Both of them were key to their cup wins
Stripes77
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012

Jul 13 @ 9:44 PM ET
Chris Pronger
Scott Stevens
Scott Niedermayer

- buffalofan19



Yup that sums it up
gerbe42
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 07.10.2011

Jul 13 @ 9:44 PM ET
Chris Pronger
Scott Stevens
Scott Niedermayer

- buffalofan19

suprised no one said lidstrom
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Jul 13 @ 9:45 PM ET
suprised no one said lidstrom
- gerbe42



According to the rule book: "You can't say Lidstrom"
CaptainRivet
Buffalo Sabres
Location: on Bored, NY
Joined: 12.26.2008

Jul 13 @ 9:46 PM ET
Time to make you boys and girls think.

EXCLUDING Orr, Bourque, Chara, Coffey, MacInnis, Lidstrom, Potvin and Leetch, who are your top 3 modern-era defensemen?


For me, it's Scott Stevens, Scott Niedermayer and Rod Langway.

- grand-magus

Niedermayer
Pronger
Mike Funk
grand-magus
Buffalo Sabres
Location: "...i'd say you were high on mushrooms", GMTM, NY
Joined: 06.06.2014

Jul 13 @ 9:46 PM ET
If it's on the 3rd line, then yes.

I see no point in him wallowing on the 4th line or 13th forward.


Trade him to give him the chance or get him in Rochester.


He's a competent 3rd liner, who's been asked to do to much on a sh!t team, and IMO is a 15/15 guy on a competent team.

- dadeadhead



Agreed.

Flynn is fine for now. He plays hard, seems like a really good guy (easy to pull for), decent on the PK, good wheels. I think if he bulked up just a bit, he has enough of something to play in the league for another decade, maybe bouncing around on a few teams, but valuable enough where he'll always get a contract somewhere. I like him.
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Jul 13 @ 9:47 PM ET
Yup that sums it up
- Stripes77


I do think at least one of Doughty, Keith, or Shea Weber will end up leapfrogging a handful of those names when all is said and done.
dadeadhead
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I don't want to say Greztky was a dude when I was watching. Mentalorgasm5 , NY
Joined: 07.16.2006

Jul 13 @ 9:47 PM ET
Gunner posted a graph here a while ago that showed how LA's offense skyrocketed when Carter was acquired. Same thing with Gaborik

Both of them were key to their cup wins

- sbroads24



Carter was bagged on as a no show during the playoffs in 11/12 for the 1st two rds.

And rightfully so, he was invisible.

Cheeseballin
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rochester, NY
Joined: 07.05.2011

Jul 13 @ 9:47 PM ET
Opinions: Is Brian Flynn on this roster opening night?
- CaptainRivet


Not with Dalpe being signed now. Dalpe probably takes his spot.
gerbe42
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 07.10.2011

Jul 13 @ 9:47 PM ET
According to the rule book: "You can't say Lidstrom"
- buffalofan19

i must have overlooked that page
grand-magus
Buffalo Sabres
Location: "...i'd say you were high on mushrooms", GMTM, NY
Joined: 06.06.2014

Jul 13 @ 9:48 PM ET
Niedermayer
Pronger
Mike Funk

- CaptainRivet



x a trillion.

That. Was. Awesome. Capt.
dadeadhead
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I don't want to say Greztky was a dude when I was watching. Mentalorgasm5 , NY
Joined: 07.16.2006

Jul 13 @ 9:48 PM ET
suprised no one said lidstrom
- gerbe42



He was on the list to exclude.
gerbe42
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 07.10.2011

Jul 13 @ 9:48 PM ET
i must have overlooked that page
- gerbe42

edit: im an IDIOT i just looked at original post
dadeadhead
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I don't want to say Greztky was a dude when I was watching. Mentalorgasm5 , NY
Joined: 07.16.2006

Jul 13 @ 9:49 PM ET
Not with Dalpe being signed now. Dalpe probably takes his spot.
- Cheeseballin



You think Dalpe takes Flynn's spot?



Dalpe is as useful as a cock flavored lollipop.
CaptainRivet
Buffalo Sabres
Location: on Bored, NY
Joined: 12.26.2008

Jul 13 @ 9:49 PM ET
x a trillion.

That. Was. Awesome. Capt.

- grand-magus

Hey, I just state facts.
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Jul 13 @ 9:50 PM ET
Carter was bagged on as a no show during the playoffs in 11/12 for the 1st two rds.

And rightfully so, he was invisible.

- dadeadhead


Maybe he was, but when it mattered he scored. Had 8 goals and a few GW.

Compare that to Vanek getting worse as the playoffs go deeper and I think it's fair to say Carter is better at this point.

However I agree I have no interest in Carter nor do I want him. I just think he's a really good borderline great player that gets a lot of critics, that's why I say he's under rated. But agree to disagree
Cheeseballin
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rochester, NY
Joined: 07.05.2011

Jul 13 @ 9:50 PM ET
You think Dalpe takes Flynn's spot?



Dalpe is as useful as a cock flavored lollipop.

- dadeadhead


Some people really enjoy these...
CaptainRivet
Buffalo Sabres
Location: on Bored, NY
Joined: 12.26.2008

Jul 13 @ 9:52 PM ET
Not with Dalpe being signed now. Dalpe probably takes his spot.
- Cheeseballin

Disagree.

Dalpe seems more like a "help Rochester and call up when injuries happen" move.
dadeadhead
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I don't want to say Greztky was a dude when I was watching. Mentalorgasm5 , NY
Joined: 07.16.2006

Jul 13 @ 9:52 PM ET
Some people really enjoy these...
- Cheeseballin



Some of those people aren't me..........


Dalpe is an AHL depth signing/poss call up. Not a thing more.
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