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homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Nov 27 @ 6:24 PM ET
The underlying numbers are more positive than they are for Bjork. Ruotsalainen seems like a solid plugger who can play at both ends of the ice. I'm not sure there's much more there but he'll get more TOI with caggiula out
- Hank Balling

he had 5 points in an 8 game stretch with donnie last spring
4 goals and 1 helper playing 14 or so minutes a night, all done 5 on 5
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Nov 27 @ 6:32 PM ET
he had 5 points in an 8 game stretch with donnie last spring
4 goals and 1 helper playing 14 or so minutes a night, all done 5 on 5

- homiedclown


He also shot at 18% last year which made that look better. He might be something but he's tracking toward a 3rd/4th line plugger (not that there's anything wrong with that).

Tage is at 17% btw so we're due for some regression there
bufsabres17
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 06.02.2013

Nov 27 @ 6:42 PM ET
He also shot at 18% last year which made that look better. He might be something but he's tracking toward a 3rd/4th line plugger (not that there's anything wrong with that).

Tage is at 17% btw so we're due for some regression there

- Hank Balling

Not with the best shot (sans Ovi) in the NHL
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Nov 27 @ 6:43 PM ET
Looks like Dell and no Jokiharju
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Nov 27 @ 6:48 PM ET
Looks like Dell and no Jokiharju
- Hank Balling

Thought they said Tokarski was going back to back
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Nov 27 @ 6:51 PM ET
Looks like Dell and no Jokiharju
- Hank Balling

https://mobile.twitter.co...amp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

Nov 27 @ 6:53 PM ET
Looks like Dell and no Jokiharju
- Hank Balling

You read last week's game blurb?
ZiggyBuff
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 06.10.2017

Nov 27 @ 6:55 PM ET
Vinnie, Caggiula, Hayden, Eakin, Bjork and Ruotsalainen will probably all be gone next year. I'd sell any one of those guys at the TDL for whatever is being offered. Take the 5th rounder and then we can see the Roch kids

I'm guessing they'd get takers on 3-4 of those guys

- Hank Balling


We were saying the same thing last year. Get rid of all the scrubs and pretty much all stayed. Dont think thats KA’s thing. Keep the band together as long as there singing kumbaya
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Nov 27 @ 7:02 PM ET
We were saying the same thing last year. Get rid of all the scrubs and pretty much all stayed. Dont think thats KA’s thing. Keep the band together as long as there singing kumbaya
- ZiggyBuff


world of difference when you have replacements in the organization
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Nov 27 @ 7:03 PM ET
You read last week's game blurb?
- BeadyEyedDouche


Lol yep, sorry about that

Damn you, twitter!
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Nov 27 @ 7:06 PM ET
Lol yep, sorry about that

Damn you, twitter!

- Hank Balling

Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Nov 27 @ 7:08 PM ET
The underlying numbers are more positive than they are for Bjork. Ruotsalainen seems like a solid plugger who can play at both ends of the ice. I'm not sure there's much more there but he'll get more TOI with caggiula out
- Hank Balling


Remember when r2 scored that really nice goal , like a sniper .... a lot of board "members" were ready to deal goaloffson.... 😀 good times..

He has a nice shot and some speed, he could be adjusting to the north American game still.
Donnie the center whisperer will put him at .....

Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Nov 27 @ 7:16 PM ET
Remember when r2 scored that really nice goal , like a sniper .... a lot of board "members" were ready to deal goaloffson.... 😀 good times..

He has a nice shot and some speed, he could be adjusting to the north American game still.
Donnie the center whisperer will put him at .....

- Boss34


just goes to show you that people are easily distracted by good shots
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Nov 27 @ 7:18 PM ET
just goes to show you that people are easily distracted by good shots
- Lunaion


😀

It's not tage's speed everyone is clamoring over ☝️
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

Nov 27 @ 7:19 PM ET
I need Hayden and Bjork off this team big time.
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Nov 27 @ 7:25 PM ET
😀

It's not tage's speed everyone is clamoring over ☝️

- Boss34


Tage has always had all the tools
mhp
Buffalo Sabres
Location: PROUD MEMBER OF RED SOX NATION SINCE 1975!!!! , SD
Joined: 01.14.2008

Nov 27 @ 7:28 PM ET
Rochester leads Syracuse 1-0

Mersch

Houser in goal
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Nov 27 @ 7:37 PM ET
Rochester leads Syracuse 1-0

Mersch

Houser in goal

- mhp

I would not be opposed to signing Mersch to an NHL contract and call him up if it means a scrub is moved
lacaprup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 07.23.2006

Nov 27 @ 7:38 PM ET
Looks like a Tre White to me. He gone.

Edit: NM, that was a great slash
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Nov 27 @ 7:38 PM ET
Tage has always had all the tools
- Lunaion


Yeah, being a 6'7 guy like my uncle ion, helps the tool box.

Even more impressive to hone your craft at only 5'11 182 lbs...

🤝


lacaprup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 07.23.2006

Nov 27 @ 7:41 PM ET
Ugh.
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

Nov 27 @ 7:42 PM ET
Crap call
mhp
Buffalo Sabres
Location: PROUD MEMBER OF RED SOX NATION SINCE 1975!!!! , SD
Joined: 01.14.2008

Nov 27 @ 7:43 PM ET
I would not be opposed to signing Mersch to an NHL contract and call him up if it means a scrub is moved
- homiedclown


He wears the C and has been a career ahl'er. I think he is in the right situation. But you never know, maybe they consider it next year.
lacaprup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 07.23.2006

Nov 27 @ 7:44 PM ET
Looks like we have the fancy good DT tonight. The boys will have more jump in the 2nd.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Nov 27 @ 7:48 PM ET
He wears the C and has been a career ahl'er. I think he is in the right situation. But you never know, maybe they consider it next year.
- mhp

played with moulson when we loaned him to ontario
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