I see you're ready for today's talking points of us being playoff caliber if Lazar and Asplund are with the Sabres.
- TheSabresTaco

I remember in 2016, I believe, our top 6 was:

Kane-Eichel-Reinhart
Pouliot-ROR-Okposo

I remember thinking you probably aren't a playoff team if Pouliot is in the top-6

Now Sobotka is in the top-6

Not about to jump but maybe I'm about to jump off the Sabres bandwagon. Botterill has not done a good job as the gm of this team thus far and I'm ready to debate that with anyone. I didn't expect any big trades this week. Just ice your best possible roster for your players and your fans. Guess that was asking too much...
- bluengold12

Womp looks like we're gonna lose on purpose now that Asplund and Lazar can't score us 150 points this year wompity wompwomp

Well, they aren't trying to divert our attention by trading for a nice shiny toy to help fool us again unless the new coach is supposed to be doing that this season. I'm pretty meh on this roster.

I remember in 2016, I believe, our top 6 was:

Kane-Eichel-Reinhart
Pouliot-ROR-Okposo

I remember thinking you probably aren't a playoff team if Pouliot is in the top-6

Now Sobotka is in the top-6
- jcragcrumple

Oh stop it.

I remember in 2016, I believe, our top 6 was:

Kane-Eichel-Reinhart
Pouliot-ROR-Okposo

I remember thinking you probably aren't a playoff team if Pouliot is in the top-6

Now Sobotka is in the top-6
- jcragcrumple

At. A. Preseason. Practice.

Say it with me. Ffs. I swear some of you people just LOOK for anything to b!tch about.

Why can't you let the lines shake out this week?

I remember in 2016, I believe, our top 6 was:

Kane-Eichel-Reinhart
Pouliot-ROR-Okposo

I remember thinking you probably aren't a playoff team if Pouliot is in the top-6

Now Sobotka is in the top-6
- jcragcrumple

is he really though?

A bunch of teams just released higher cap hit players. It's called holding your players accountable.
- bluengold12

do you have a couple of names for me?...don't feel like doing the research...thx

Goldobin on waivers.

Few folks here had a (frank)ing hardon for that guy

do you have a couple of names for me?...don't feel like doing the research...thx
- Michael Pachla

Sven... and...... Sven.

Womp looks like we're gonna lose on purpose now that Asplund and Lazar can't score us 150 points this year wompity wompwomp
- TheSabresTaco

No one is saying thats a playoff roster. A lot of professional Buffalo hockey writers agree with me that those guys would make the Sabres BETTER. That's all I'm asking for. If you disagree with that sentiment than I guess I should have Botteril send you a thank you basket of autographed Sobotka pucks and a Zemgus Girgensons bobble head

At. A. Preseason. Practice.

Say it with me. Ffs. I swear some of you people just LOOK for anything to b!tch about.

Why can't you let the lines shake out this week?
- Powerslave

Jesus christ man.

Can I make an observation or share a parallel from a previous season?

Could it change? Absolutely. That was the first thing that went through my mind when I saw it. That's it

Boring.
- buffalofan19

is that statically or via eye-test?

I'm putting together a letter to management requesting them to forfeit the season.

Please sign it. I don't want to see if they're better. I already know they're worse.

Keep an eye on your inboxes. Thanks.

is that statically or via eye-test?
- Michael Pachla

Yes.

Sven... and...... Sven.
- TheSabresTaco

the guy with five concussions who lost most of last year because of one?

Jesus christ man.

Can I make an observation or share a parallel from a previous season?

Could it change? Absolutely. That was the first thing that went through my mind when I saw it. That's it
- jcragcrumple

It's a huge knee jerk overreaction.

"Sobotka is in the top 6".

Yes.
- buffalofan19

I am the bridge between stats and eye-test.

yay

It's a huge knee jerk overreaction.

"Sobotka is in the top 6".
- Powerslave

Sobotka was in the top 6 because he wasnt playing Saturday...

How did one practice turn into Sobotka is a full time top 6?

I'll just let the season play out and see where it goes. Asplund and Thompson on this team make the team better but having Thompson play 20-30 top line minutes in the A might do him some good.

the guy with five concussions who lost most of last year because of one?
- Michael Pachla

I've seen teams do this before. We did it with Moulson, the Leafs have done it in the past too. Okposo is a liability on the ice. Put him the press box if you want but he brings next to nothing out there. I wish the NHL had similar cap rules than the NFL. Sure, you get penalized for cutting a guy with a big cap hit but generally, you're able to work around it with other figures and sliding of money.

I am the bridge between stats and eye-test.

yay
- Michael Pachla

In all seriousness, the win column is what's most important.

While it doesn't take much to convince me that Asplund and Lazar are better than Okposo and Sobotka, neither of those first two guys jumped out at me, and none of those four have the ability to affect the win column one way or the other, especially in a bottom six role.

Sobotka was in the top 6 because he wasnt playing Saturday...

How did one practice turn into Sobotka is a full time top 6?
- Shadman306

Wilson - Rodrigues - Okposo
Vesey - Mittelstadt - Girgensons
Elie - Asplund - Thompson
Sobotka - Larsson - Lazar

Dahlin - Miller
Gilmour - Nelson
Scandella - Jokiharju

Ullmark

Sobotka was in the top 6 because he wasnt playing Saturday...

How did one practice turn into Sobotka is a full time top 6?
- Shadman306

I think we need to add "Top 6" to the list of nicknames when we suggest line combinations.

I'll just let the season play out and see where it goes. Asplund and Thompson on this team make the team better but having Thompson play 20-30 top line minutes in the A might do him some good.
- GilPerreault11

tage and casey should be on that line together

expect sobotka on the second line
okposo on the third line

get your popcorn ready


synergy!!