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Jammerz04
Buffalo Sabres
Location: K, BC
Joined: 01.03.2014

Jul 3 @ 1:35 PM ET
No way Ristolainen was going anywhere.
cjp2112
Season Ticket Holder
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 06.12.2015

Jul 3 @ 1:36 PM ET
I'm really hoping one of the sections at the arena is dedicated to the Rasmoose, the official mascot of the Rasmi.
- Hexen

LMFAO...someone has to make that happen.
Jammerz04
Buffalo Sabres
Location: K, BC
Joined: 01.03.2014

Jul 3 @ 1:36 PM ET
So EK created the roomer then got the scoop the roomer was not real.

Great job

- Symba007


Lol Awesome
cjp2112
Season Ticket Holder
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 06.12.2015

Jul 3 @ 1:37 PM ET
Or he just sucks and most teams realize that.
- j.boyd919


Some truth to this. Not a 1 or 2 dman at all.
Jammerz04
Buffalo Sabres
Location: K, BC
Joined: 01.03.2014

Jul 3 @ 1:39 PM ET
Eichel probably thinking, Great, this team will be ready to compete by the time I'm 30.
- MBFlyerfan


Try 2 years max.

We’ve already got what the majority of NHL teams don’t have. A star centre and a real deal number 1 defenseman.
Khmylev
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I'll take some olives on my pizza!, NY
Joined: 03.13.2015

Jul 3 @ 1:40 PM ET
Or he just sucks and most teams realize that.
- j.boyd919

says the guy that probably thinks Letang is a god when he's just godawful.
j.boyd919
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Tampa, FL
Joined: 06.14.2011

Jul 3 @ 1:43 PM ET
Some truth to this. Not a 1 or 2 dman at all.
- cjp2112


Yeah I just think he's playing above where he should be, much like Justin Schultz did in EDM. He's just being asked to do to much and it shows. I think he'd be fine on the 2nd pairing.
j.boyd919
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Tampa, FL
Joined: 06.14.2011

Jul 3 @ 1:46 PM ET
says the guy that probably thinks Letang is a god when he's just godawful.
- Khmylev


I don't think he's a god, I think before last year he was definitely a top 15 d-man in the league and every piece of information backs that up, last year was "rough" but I don't think it was as bad as people make it out to be. He definitely had some individual blunders though. Top 3 is easily Karlsson, Hedman, and Doughty but Letang is definitely in that next tier with Carlson, Burns, Subban, Ghost, Klingberg, and all of those guys.
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011

Jul 3 @ 1:57 PM ET
Eichel probably thinking, Great, this team will be ready to compete by the time I'm 30.
- MBFlyerfan


By "pulling Risto off the market"? That makes zero sense. Sabres finally doing it right on defense.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Jul 3 @ 2:21 PM ET
Sabres Pull Ristolainen Off Market

I am told they are completely underwhelmed with the offers and feel they would rather a pair of killer Rasmus (Rasmusses or Rasmi?) on the blue line...

- HockeyBuzz

I am shocked the sabres would not want to go into the season with Zach Bogosian as their number 1 RD


just shocked
jmdodgeser4
Philadelphia Flyers
Joined: 01.26.2009

Jul 3 @ 2:27 PM ET
Try 2 years max.

We’ve already got what the majority of NHL teams don’t have. A star centre and a real deal number 1 defenseman.

- Jammerz04


Who’s the real deal 1 dman you have. If your referring to your pick i would wait on declaring that. Hasn’t even played a game yet. I think most teams have a true number 1 dman and 1 center ... except Montreal
classic321
Vancouver Canucks
Joined: 07.04.2012

Jul 3 @ 2:31 PM ET
Or he just sucks and most teams realize that.
- j.boyd919



He doesnt suck
He just sucks at 5v5
and he sucks big time in his own zone

Powerplay he is magical.
YuenglingJagr
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: under the bridge
Joined: 10.05.2015

Jul 3 @ 2:36 PM ET
Sabres Pull Ristolainen Off Market
- HockeyBuzz

j.boyd919
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Tampa, FL
Joined: 06.14.2011

Jul 3 @ 2:38 PM ET
He doesnt suck
He just sucks at 5v5
and he sucks big time in his own zone

Powerplay he is magical.

- classic321


That's exactly my point though. He plays what... 3-5 minutes of PP time a game? What about the 25 minutes at 5v5 he plays? hahaha Is he really a big dumpster fire in his own zone? I wonder if his 5v5 minutes were reduced a bit if you would see a more well rounded player. I feel like if he was paired with a decent stay at home defensemen (ala Ian Cole a few years ago with Schultz) on the 2nd pairing, I think the perception on him might change a bit. If he was getting like.. 13-15 minutes at 5v5 and 3-5 on the PP, I bet having a smaller burden would do wonders for the dude.
gcomella34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Endicott, NY
Joined: 03.03.2015

Jul 3 @ 3:02 PM ET
Risto sure to be gone now.
drewster99
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Buffalo, NY
Joined: 01.21.2014

Jul 3 @ 3:05 PM ET
That's exactly my point though. He plays what... 3-5 minutes of PP time a game? What about the 25 minutes at 5v5 he plays? hahaha Is he really a big dumpster fire in his own zone? I wonder if his 5v5 minutes were reduced a bit if you would see a more well rounded player. I feel like if he was paired with a decent stay at home defensemen (ala Ian Cole a few years ago with Schultz) on the 2nd pairing, I think the perception on him might change a bit. If he was getting like.. 13-15 minutes at 5v5 and 3-5 on the PP, I bet having a smaller burden would do wonders for the dude.
- j.boyd919


This is something pretty much everyone agrees on. Risto shouldn't play the minutes he does, but there weren't any other defensemen on the roster that could. Hopefully this year they can even out the playing time a little more and he'll play a better overall game.
j.boyd919
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Tampa, FL
Joined: 06.14.2011

Jul 3 @ 3:10 PM ET
This is something pretty much everyone agrees on. Risto shouldn't play the minutes he does, but there weren't any other defensemen on the roster that could. Hopefully this year they can even out the playing time a little more and he'll play a better overall game.
- drewster99


How do you guys like Botterill so far?
hehateme
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 04.11.2017

Jul 3 @ 3:32 PM ET
I don't think he's a god, I think before last year he was definitely a top 15 d-man in the league and every piece of information backs that up, last year was "rough" but I don't think it was as bad as people make it out to be. He definitely had some individual blunders though. Top 3 is easily Karlsson, Hedman, and Doughty but Letang is definitely in that next tier with Carlson, Burns, Subban, Ghost, Klingberg, and all of those guys.
- j.boyd919


How the h E L L can anyone really evaluate Risto when he plays behind the WORST team D in the league... Don't you think that if he played for Pitts he would flourish?
j.boyd919
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Tampa, FL
Joined: 06.14.2011

Jul 3 @ 3:46 PM ET
How the h E L L can anyone really evaluate Risto when he plays behind the WORST team D in the league... Don't you think that if he played for Pitts he would flourish?
- hehateme


Not in a number 1 role. I think he'd be a solid 2nd pairing defenseman with top PP minutes.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jul 3 @ 4:31 PM ET
I don't think he's a god, I think before last year he was definitely a top 15 d-man in the league and every piece of information backs that up, last year was "rough" but I don't think it was as bad as people make it out to be. He definitely had some individual blunders though. Top 3 is easily Karlsson, Hedman, and Doughty but Letang is definitely in that next tier with Carlson, Burns, Subban, Ghost, Klingberg, and all of those guys.
- j.boyd919


Hahahahahahaha
Come on man. Take off the “homer” glasses

Letang WAS that good,
but not even close since the injuries
And at 7.5mil...
Pitt would move him in a heartbeat if anyone would take that contract
JetpackJesus
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Honolulu, HI
Joined: 08.27.2007

Jul 3 @ 4:37 PM ET
Rasmi
j.boyd919
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: Tampa, FL
Joined: 06.14.2011

Jul 3 @ 4:40 PM ET
Hahahahahahaha
Come on man. Take off the “homer” glasses

Letang WAS that good,
but not even close since the injuries
And at 7.5mil...
Pitt would move him in a heartbeat if anyone would take that contract

- jdfitz77


Homer glasses? You're retarded if you don't think Letang is in that tier of defensemen.





Tsyolin
Buffalo Sabres
Location: @TsyolinSounds, Rochester, NY
Joined: 02.19.2013

Jul 3 @ 5:40 PM ET
Good
doppelthat
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Tampa, FL
Joined: 07.07.2012

Jul 3 @ 6:10 PM ET
Risto sure to be gone now.
- gcomella34

I wouldn't mind it if he got traded. I feel I am one of the few Sabre fans that don't believe in Risto. He is terrible in his own zone. He is above average offensively but it doesn't make up for his defensive play. Too many times have I seen him looking around stupefied that the puck is in his net. Maybe if he was bottom pairing I would be OK with him. The Sabres probably have to keep him though since there is nobody else on the roster.
Cloud
Tampa Bay Lightning
Location: Stockholm
Joined: 06.20.2012

Jul 3 @ 7:27 PM ET
Rasmi
- JetpackJesus


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