Michael Pachla: Mid-December quick hits on the Sabres goalies and d-men

Michael Pachla: Mid-December quick hits on the Sabres goalies and d-men
- Michael Pachla

RJ is doing well, not heart related


Merry Christmas to you and thanks for your work


and stay off the robert moses

Merry Christmas, Mr. Pachla

Housley deserves some credit for turning this D group around. Like you said, Pilut needs to stay. Risto is a gott dang beast out there. Bogo is not worth $5.3m, but is probably worth at least $4m. He is definitely a good leader. I want to watch him punch someone's face in.

Also, Bogo, if you're reading this, have the Sabres get you a visor for Christmas

He also has taken the second most penalties of any forward besides Okposo, with less ice time.

Penalties are stupid plays

Yes, he's taken 8 penalties

How many penalties has Erod drawn? More than a few, methinks

Merry Christmas, Mr. Pachla

Housley deserves some credit for turning this D group around. Like you said, Pilut needs to stay. Risto is a gott dang beast out there. Bogo is not worth $5.3m, but is probably worth at least $4m. He is definitely a good leader. I want to watch him punch someone's face in.

Also, Bogo, if you're reading this, have the Sabres get you a visor for Christmas
- jcragcrumple

This probably helped a little also...

https://www.diebytheblade...o-sabres-hire-steve-smith

RJ is doing well, not heart related


Merry Christmas to you and thanks for your work


and stay off the robert moses
- homiedclown

thx, homie

Merry Christmas, Mr. Pachla

Housley deserves some credit for turning this D group around. Like you said, Pilut needs to stay. Risto is a gott dang beast out there. Bogo is not worth $5.3m, but is probably worth at least $4m. He is definitely a good leader. I want to watch him punch someone's face in.

Also, Bogo, if you're reading this, have the Sabres get you a visor for Christmas
- jcragcrumple

thanks, sir

This probably helped a little also...

https://www.diebytheblade...o-sabres-hire-steve-smith
- jochfr

agreed

Yes, he's taken 8 penalties

How many penalties has Erod drawn? More than a few, methinks
- jcragcrumple

6 penalties taken to 5 drawn 5v5 for Erod while angry Larry is 7 taken and 3 drawn.

Yes, he's taken 8 penalties

How many penalties has Erod drawn? More than a few, methinks
- jcragcrumple

7 I believe.

Where is the net gain on anything he does?

And this isn’t singling him out it’s an entire team issue outside the top line

He doesn’t score, he doesn’t play responsible hockey, I just don’t see a long term fit

6 penalties taken to 5 drawn 5v5 for Erod while angry Larry is 7 taken and 3 drawn.
- kingcong39

If his comparison is Larsson than we should all agree he has no long term future here

7 I believe.

Where is the net gain on anything he does?

And this isn’t singling him out it’s an entire team issue outside the top line

He doesn’t score, he doesn’t play responsible hockey, I just don’t see a long term fit
- sbroads24

See above. For all situations, Erod is 8 taken versus 10 drawn and Larry is 7 versus 6, not including a 10 minute misconduct.

7 I believe.

Where is the net gain on anything he does?

And this isn’t singling him out it’s an entire team issue outside the top line

He doesn’t score, he doesn’t play responsible hockey, I just don’t see a long term fit
- sbroads24

He's fast and he gets more points than any other "4th liner." And he can individually accomplish zone exits, which puts him in rarified air amongst Sabre forwards

7 I believe.

Where is the net gain on anything he does?

And this isn’t singling him out it’s an entire team issue outside the top line

He doesn’t score, he doesn’t play responsible hockey, I just don’t see a long term fit
- sbroads24

I'm not ready to toss him to the scrap heap after what he produced last year in 48 games.

Christmas my ass, I got no snow.

This probably helped a little also...

https://www.diebytheblade...o-sabres-hire-steve-smith
- jochfr

Not old enough to know of him when he played but the stats don't lie and what he did for the defense in Carolina was top notch. Most underrated addition of the offseason.

Christmas my ass, I got no snow.
- SABRES 89

Good to see the Sabres still in playoff position, but we'll see where this team really stands when we're closer to Canadian Christmas

Erod has disappointed me this year, but he still isn't even close to the problem that Okposo is. Thompson and Mittelstadt show glimpses of being really solid top 6 players in a few years even if it's taking them a while to figure it out. Scandella helps on the PK but is useless in every other fashion of the game.

Okposo, Scandella, Hunwick, Pominville, Sobotka are the biggest issues with this team right now.

I'm not ready to toss him to the scrap heap after what he produced last year in 48 games.
- kingcong39

I’m not tossing him either, but he hasn’t been a good player this year, and if it comes down to him or Nylander/Smith/Olofsson next season it’s an easy choice

Moulsons cap hit making us unable to make any in-season moves is up there too with biggest problem this team has right now. We only have like 200K in Cap Space. Hence why callups are the only answer for us the rest of the season.

RJ is doing well, not heart related


Merry Christmas to you and thanks for your work


and stay off the robert moses
- homiedclown

That’s not the road that leads to Lockport... 😁😁😁

I’m not tossing him either, but he hasn’t been a good player this year, and if it comes down to him or Nylander/Smith/Olofsson next season it’s an easy choice
- sbroads24

They're not vying for the same position; that won't be the choice

Okposo, Scandella, Hunwick, Pominville, Sobotka are the biggest issues with this team right now.
- Pegullaville

you left a few off the list I think

Erod has disappointed me this year, but he still isn't even close to the problem that Okposo is. Thompson and Mittelstadt show glimpses of being really solid top 6 players in a few years even if it's taking them a while to figure it out. Scandella helps on the PK but is useless in every other fashion of the game.

Okposo, Scandella, Hunwick, Pominville, Sobotka are the biggest issues with this team right now.
- Pegullaville

I don’t have an issue with Erod, but the list of forwards he outranks end at Okposo and Elie for me. Wilson probably too

Moulsons cap hit making us unable to make any in-season moves is up there too with biggest problem this team has right now. We only have like 200K in Cap Space. Hence why callups are the only answer for us the rest of the season.
- Pegullaville

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