U act like I’m saying these guys are “good”
I’m not
That would be an exaggeration
Exaggeration is exactly what you’re doing by saying Bullsh!t like “they wouldn’t crack the top6 in Rochester”

And i thought we were changing the convo?
- jdfitz77

It was an overexaggeration to further enhance a point. Sheary is a $1-2M dollar 3/4 line tweener. Ennis could of done the same thing Sheary did for us this year before breaking his ankle.

He's actually excellent on the dot. This year he is struggling a bit, but normally is way above 50% (I know there's more to playing center than just faceoffs, but he should be an asset in that regard, normally)
- Powerslave

Play him at LW & let him take faceoffs then
Being a good faceoff guy doesn’t mean being a good “Center”
He sucks at it... SUCKS
*for offensive purposes
I guess he “ok” defensively at Center
But whatever... put him at 4C then

Never said it was,
But why does it even matter who’s fault it is?
He sucks at 3C, period

And for the record...
since that trade was made i hated Berglund & Sobotka coming here as part of it
So yes, i also blame Botts too
And Housley for putting him at 3C
And him for being doo doo
- jdfitz77

Why does it matter? Lol

Because you're mad at the player for "sucking" in a spot he SHOULDN'T BE IN IN THE FIRST PLACE. That's like me yelling at my 7th grader for failing a high school course a teacher forced him to take. It makes ZERO sense.

It was an overexaggeration to further enhance a point. Sheary is a $1-2M dollar 3/4 line tweener. Ennis could of done the same thing Sheary did for us this year before breaking his ankle.
- Pegullaville

It was a ridiculous statement that followed him not being an “NHL winger”
Your level of hate is way overboard

Anyways...
topic change PLEASE

The Capt.died of Captain and Tennille
- SABRES 89

We lost 3

Captain
Super Dave
Mean Jean

UPL could very well be our goalie of the future. Laaksonen looks good as well.

Why does it matter? Lol

Because you're mad at the player for "sucking" in a spot he SHOULDN'T BE IN IN THE FIRST PLACE. That's like me yelling at my 7th grader for failing a high school course a teacher forced him to take. It makes ZERO sense.
- Powerslave

I literally just said i blamed Botts...
and Housley too
DID I NOT?

The bottom line is that Sobotka SUCKS at 3C
So we should stop freaking playing him in that spot

To use your analogy,
I keep saying to put him back in 7th grade where he belongs
Reed more dude

Stop talking about how to fix the sabres

Not happening this season

Thank Tim Murray

I literally just said i blamed Botts...
and Housley too
DID I NOT?

The bottom line is that Sobotka SUCKS at 3C
So we should stop freaking playing him in that spot

To use your analogy,
I keep saying to put him back in 7th grade where he belongs
Reed more dude
- jdfitz77

You're all over the place, it's hard to keep up. Lol

Stop talking about how to fix the sabres

Not happening this season

Thank Tim Murray
- homiedclown

Exactly.

Patience.

Stop talking about how to fix the sabres

Not happening this season

Thank Tim Murray
- homiedclown

People wants Mitts in Rochester but with the guys he plays with one can argue he’s already there

4th liners.

The other 2 are varying degrees of ok - to this point. There are limited options. You're castigating Mitts for not carrying a washed up Okposo who was dragged to 45 and 44 points in his two years here, and Sheary - who should get 15-20 goals. All 3 are playing 3rd line minutes.

We all want them to score more, but is this surprising? No. We're carrying $10m in cap space between Moulson and Okposo. $15+ when we add Pominville. That's where the problem lies. We can't pay wingers that can be of help
- jcragcrumple

Castigate- to reprimand someone severely
*yes, i had to look that up

NO I’M NOT anywhere close to that about Mitts
Can ppl really not freaking read here?!

I am literally the ONE person here who said Mitts might not be a stud right away

Okposo needs to be with a good center
That’s what i said
I never once said it’s Casey’s fault that Okposo isn’t scoring
I did try to say that it’s not Okposo’s fault that Mitts isn’t scoring

Unless Mitts is “Barzal”
which he clearly isn’t YET (and that’s ok)
Then he & Okposo are a bad fit

You're all over the place, it's hard to keep up. Lol
- Powerslave

No, I’m not

In the post u just quoted i literally said i blamed Botts, and Housley too
Read more

Sobotka... should not ever... play 3C... for us... again

This is exactly what I’ve been saying,
over & over & over
I can’t be any clearer than that

Stop talking about how to fix the sabres

Not happening this season

Thank Tim Murray
- homiedclown

Should we just keep doing the same?
Try something!

Break up the top line
Sam at Center
Call ups

Let’s just not be complacent either

4th liners.

The other 2 are varying degrees of ok - to this point. There are limited options. You're castigating Mitts for not carrying a washed up Okposo who was dragged to 45 and 44 points in his two years here, and Sheary - who should get 15-20 goals. All 3 are playing 3rd line minutes.

We all want them to score more, but is this surprising? No. We're carrying $10m in cap space between Moulson and Okposo. $15+ when we add Pominville. That's where the problem lies. We can't pay wingers that can be of help
- jcragcrumple

Whoa, whoa, whoa. No one's talking about cutting his balls off.

Castigate- to reprimand someone severely
*yes, i had to look that up

NO I’M NOT anywhere close to that about Mitts
Can ppl really not freaking read here?!

I am literally the ONE person here who said Mitts might not be a stud right away

Okposo needs to be with a good center
That’s what i said
I never once said it’s Casey’s fault that Okposo isn’t scoring
I did try to say that it’s not Okposo’s fault that Mitts isn’t scoring

Unless Mitts is “Barzal”
which he clearly isn’t YET (and that’s ok)
Then he & Okposo are a bad fit
- jdfitz77

"Yeah, he’s here (in the NHL)
But not doing anything
And Sheary & Okposo are NHL wingers"

"I don’t see Mitts “playmaking” and setting guys up to score where they’re blowing it
Are you?"

"Sheary & Okposo are still the same players they’ve been 20-ish goal scorers,
when playing with a good center"

That sounds to me like you're blaming Mittelstadt and absolving the other two. How else can that be read?

People wants Mitts in Rochester but with the guys he plays with one can argue he’s already there
- Pegullaville

I literally laughed.

Well done.

"Yeah, he’s here (in the NHL)
But not doing anything
And Sheary & Okposo are NHL wingers"

"I don’t see Mitts “playmaking” and setting guys up to score where they’re blowing it
Are you?"

"Sheary & Okposo are still the same players they’ve been 20-ish goal scorers,
when playing with a good center"

That sounds to me like you're blaming Mittelstadt and absolving the other two. How else can that be read?
- jcragcrumple

It's Ryan O'Reilly PTSD

Blast his replacement at every opportunity, blast the guys we traded him for at every opportunity

Argue first round picks won't turn out.

Rinse and repeat

It's Ryan O'Reilly PTSD

Blast his replacement at every opportunity, blast the guys we traded him for at every opportunity

Argue first round picks won't turn out.

Rinse and repeat
- sbroads24

I'm sure there's a website for that.

"Yeah, he’s here (in the NHL)
But not doing anything
And Sheary & Okposo are NHL wingers"

"I don’t see Mitts “playmaking” and setting guys up to score where they’re blowing it
Are you?"

"Sheary & Okposo are still the same players they’ve been 20-ish goal scorers,
when playing with a good center"

That sounds to me like you're blaming Mittelstadt and absolving the other two. How else can that be read?
- jcragcrumple

Well i literally just spelled out for you that they’re a bad fit

To be effective, Sheary & Okposo need to play with a better center

That isn’t Mitts’ fault...
he just hasn’t developed into a stud yet

And I’m certainly not ripping Mitts for not producing well yet
Again...
I’m the one who tried to temper everyone’s expectations about him right away

It's Ryan O'Reilly PTSD

Blast his replacement at every opportunity, blast the guys we traded him for at every opportunity

Argue first round picks won't turn out.

Rinse and repeat
- sbroads24

13 out of 21 players picked 10th overall and beyond in the 1st round in the “worst draft in a long time” of 2014 are playing meaningful roles on their teams. Get rid of the guys not playing up to their salary, spend our cap space wisely, and we’ll be fine. At the very least we can stock our bottom 6 with the first rounders if they don’t turn out to be stars.

Well i literally just spelled out for you that they’re a bad fit

To be effective, Sheary & Okposo need to play with a better center

That isn’t Mitts’ fault...
he just hasn’t developed into a stud yet

And I’m certainly not ripping Mitts for not producing well yet
Again...
I’m the one who tried to temper everyone’s expectations about him right away
- jdfitz77

To be effective, Okposo needs to be 5 years younger playing with JT. That's tough, but that's the reality

It's Ryan O'Reilly PTSD

Blast his replacement at every opportunity, blast the guys we traded him for at every opportunity

Argue first round picks won't turn out.

Rinse and repeat
- sbroads24

Keep on defending sh!tty players and bashing good ones

That makes way more sense

PS.
I’m watching your boy Shattenkirk play super again
Sure wish we signed him
Now he’s a guy u could actually call
“barely a 4”

Keep on defending sh!tty players and bashing good ones

That makes way more sense

PS.
I’m watching your boy Shattenkirk play super again
Sure wish we signed him
Now he’s a guy u could actually call
“barely a 4”
- jdfitz77

Like 21 and 43?

Lukkonen juat stopped a Pentaly shot in OT. Stopped a breakaway with 2 minutes left to get them to OT.