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

Feb 23 @ 3:54 PM ET
You trying to say Jesus Christ can't hit a curve ball ?
- SABRES 89

oh my
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Feb 23 @ 3:54 PM ET
What if he asked, they said no and now this is play we get?
- DirtyDan


Thought it was %100 on krueger yesterday?

Why bring eichel into this?
lacaprup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 07.23.2006

Feb 23 @ 3:55 PM ET
Nothing to base this upon, but here's my prediction:

Hall gets traded for a modest return before the deadline
Stall gets traded for next to nothing before the deadline
team finishes well out of the playoffs

Jack is traded for the most return possible in the offseason. Entire front office is blown up with a real hockey man brought in as a savior. The rebuild begins with the return from jack trade, sam, cozens, dahlin, and an unmovable skinner.
lacaprup
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 07.23.2006

Feb 23 @ 4:01 PM ET
Anyway, it's what I'd do at this point. Hall actually has weaseled some points and can get a draft pick or two. Stall will be wanted by at least one playoff team for his experience. No matter how this season goes, Buffalo will have suiters lining up for Jack in the offseason.
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Feb 23 @ 4:02 PM ET
Did you have had olofsson in the mix for most points?

The 4th liners are not the problem.

Its eichel, hall , dahlin and the other top players.

Unless okposo and skinner are on the 4th line.
Then it's the 4th line fault.

- Boss34


In the mix? Sure. Easy to say the 5 guys on the PP are in the mix, especially over only 15 games.

I'm not blaming the 4th line. I'm just having a little fun jabbing Girgs and complimenting Lazar and Rieder.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Feb 23 @ 4:03 PM ET
What if he asked, they said no and now this is play we get?
- DirtyDan

I agree, just stating the Sabres could say F@ck You, we drafted you, pay you good money, so start playing like Captain and leading your team, your some of the problem start being the solution.
Fattony1187
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 02.12.2015

Feb 23 @ 4:04 PM ET
I agree, just stating the Sabres could say F@ck You, we drafted you, pay you good money, so start playing like Captain and leading yout team, your some of the problem start being the solution.
- Buff36



That usually turns out poorly. We won’t have anything around him, still suck as he becomes less valuable as a trade commodity each day. He should of been gone in offseason with Sam Montour and Risto
Stripes77
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012

Feb 23 @ 4:05 PM ET
In the mix? Sure. Easy to say the 5 guys on the PP are in the mix, especially over only 15 games.

I'm not blaming the 4th line. I'm just having a little fun jabbing Girgs and complimenting Lazar and Rieder.

- Lunaion



760 minutes in Olofsson's career he has played with Eichel, in that time frame he has 5 goals

Olofsson is a PP specialist (that is not a bad thing) kid has a dynamite shot

The teams issue isn't their PP (it's top 5 in the league) it's their 5 on 5 scoring (or lack there of)
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Feb 23 @ 4:05 PM ET
Did you have had olofsson in the mix for most points?

The 4th liners are not the problem.

Its eichel, hall , dahlin and the other top players.

Unless okposo and skinner are on the 4th line.
Then it's the 4th line fault.

- Boss34


Weren't you arguing with me that they are?
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Feb 23 @ 4:12 PM ET
760 minutes in Olofsson's career he has played with Eichel, in that time frame he has 5 goals

Olofsson is a PP specialist (that is not a bad thing) kid has a dynamite shot

The teams issue isn't their PP (it's top 5 in the league) it's their 5 on 5 scoring (or lack there of)

- Stripes77

hall-eichel-skinner
staal=cozens-reinhart
rieder-eakin-olofsson
casey-lazar-sheahan


should be the lineup
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Feb 23 @ 4:17 PM ET
760 minutes in Olofsson's career he has played with Eichel, in that time frame he has 5 goals

Olofsson is a PP specialist (that is not a bad thing) kid has a dynamite shot

The teams issue isn't their PP (it's top 5 in the league) it's their 5 on 5 scoring (or lack there of)

- Stripes77


I agree and I think most people have come around to that view.

But to his question, the top 5 scorers are usually the 5 guys on the PP.
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Feb 23 @ 4:18 PM ET
760 minutes in Olofsson's career he has played with Eichel, in that time frame he has 5 goals

Olofsson is a PP specialist (that is not a bad thing) kid has a dynamite shot

The teams issue isn't their PP (it's top 5 in the league) it's their 5 on 5 scoring (or lack there of)

- Stripes77

Olofsson played 22:46 last night in a game that didn’t go to OT.

The coach thinks he’s a bonafide top line forward as good as Reinhart and Hall and obviously thinks he’s a lot better than Skinner and Cozens

He’s yet to prove he’s better than any at even strength
c1067
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 12.08.2006

Feb 23 @ 4:22 PM ET
hall-eichel-skinner
staal=cozens-reinhart
rieder-eakin-olofsson
casey-lazar-sheahan


should be the lineup

- homiedclown

hall-eichel-skinner
That would be a scary line.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Feb 23 @ 4:23 PM ET
That usually turns out poorly. We won’t have anything around him, still suck as he becomes less valuable as a trade commodity each day. He should of been gone in offseason with Sam Montour and Risto
- Fattony1187

You can't say that, Quinn, Peterka, Rusto, Pekar could be better than what we have, and in Cozens, Olofsson all the young defenseman we have coming up.
Gr8daygo
Joined: 04.23.2014

Feb 23 @ 4:24 PM ET
760 minutes in Olofsson's career he has played with Eichel, in that time frame he has 5 goals

Olofsson is a PP specialist (that is not a bad thing) kid has a dynamite shot

The teams issue isn't their PP (it's top 5 in the league) it's their 5 on 5 scoring (or lack there of)

- Stripes77


So you are saying, Ralph should stick

Skinner-Jack-Samson

Together for, well... at minimum 5-10 games. Seeing as that line pulled in what 90 points two years ago.

Skinner. Jack. Samson.

Hall. Staal. Cozens - has looked ok.

Olo. Eakin. Okposo - rieder hurt, okposo has the lube, will never sit.

Mitts. Lazar. Sheehan.

Don’t like mitts there. And Sheehan should be sat after last nights horrid horrid play, but whatever. Can only sit skinner for poope play. And swap Tall Larry for Fat Larry.

I’d rather see a couple kids instead of okposo and Sheehan. But you know, lube and vet experience go a long way.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Feb 23 @ 4:25 PM ET
hall-eichel-skinner
That would be a scary line.

- c1067

skinner has played rw, said he is comfortable there

was practicing with hall early on


you want to get those three out of their funk, play them together 20 minutes a night


what's the worst thing that can happen, we sink below the wings and sens

best thing that happens is the team gets on a roll
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Feb 23 @ 4:28 PM ET
You can't say that, Quinn, Peterka, Rusto, Pekar could be better than what we have, and in Cozens, Olofsson all the young defenseman we have coming up.
- Buff36

the team was on track for a trickle up process, the plan botts had promised


the echl team was consistently in the playoffs

rochester as well


seemed during the second year of housley, the missing link was a second line center and then the first year of ralph, the plan was casey all along

when casey failed, so was that season

prospects look great but for all we know could end up being fringe nhl guys
c1067
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 12.08.2006

Feb 23 @ 4:31 PM ET
skinner has played rw, said he is comfortable there

was practicing with hall early on


you want to get those three out of their funk, play them together 20 minutes a night


what's the worst thing that can happen, we sink below the wings and sens

best thing that happens is the team gets on a roll

- homiedclown

I agree. That line would be fun to watch.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Feb 23 @ 4:33 PM ET
the team was on track for a trickle up process, the plan botts had promised


the echl team was consistently in the playoffs

rochester as well


seemed during the second year of housley, the missing link was a second line center and then the first year of ralph, the plan was casey all along

when casey failed, so was that season

- homiedclown

I thought that was the idea, Ala Miller, Roy, Poms, Vanek, Gaustad. I don't know much, but IMO Ralph is not the guy to lead the future of this team, rather see Appert if this is the poop I am gonna see most nights.
Gr8daygo
Joined: 04.23.2014

Feb 23 @ 4:33 PM ET
skinner has played rw, said he is comfortable there

was practicing with hall early on


you want to get those three out of their funk, play them together 20 minutes a night


what's the worst thing that can happen, we sink below the wings and sens

best thing that happens is the team gets on a roll

- homiedclown


Those 3 would NOT play Ralph’s synergy hockey and therefore will NEVER Be put together. Larry hockey is all that matters. 18 skaters working to one synergistic goal of Larry hockey. That is the way.

PP Larry. Pouty Larry. Consistent Larry

Hart Larry. Grizzled Larry. New Larry

Tomb Larry. FaceOff Larry. Concussed Larry

Fat Larry. Lazer Larry. Dumb Larry.

Bad Larry!

That’s your line up! All Larry’s. All the time.
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Feb 23 @ 4:36 PM ET
Those 3 would NOT play Ralph’s synergy hockey and therefore will NEVER Be put together. Larry hockey is all that matters. 18 skaters working to one synergistic goal of Larry hockey. That is the way.

PP Larry. Pouty Larry. Consistent Larry

Hart Larry. Grizzled Larry. New Larry

Tomb Larry. FaceOff Larry. Concussed Larry

Fat Larry. Lazer Larry. Dumb Larry.

Bad Larry!

That’s your line up! All Larry’s. All the time.

- Gr8daygo




I dont know why, but I read those names to the tune of "We didn't start the fire"
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011

Feb 23 @ 4:37 PM ET


I dont know why, but I read those names to the tune of "We didn't start the fire"

- jcragcrumple



Now that's funny
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Feb 23 @ 4:40 PM ET
On LinkedIn today o saw

“Director of fan development” job opening today.

Maybe Duffer’s wife who sucked as the game day operations could apply for it.
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Feb 23 @ 4:40 PM ET
In the mix? Sure. Easy to say the 5 guys on the PP are in the mix, especially over only 15 games.

I'm not blaming the 4th line. I'm just having a little fun jabbing Girgs and complimenting Lazar and Rieder.

- Lunaion


This team really does need to be blown up.

Aside from a few guy's who show up and play every game.

I wish we had Ottawa's set up.

Brady tkachuk
Tim stuetzle
Last place
Other top pick from last draft.

All out effort every game, just like Brady t, soon to be captain tkachuk
3rd GM's the charm
Columbus Blue Jackets
Location: Look, it's a situation where thats a great question, OH
Joined: 07.01.2020

Feb 23 @ 4:41 PM ET
skinner has played rw, said he is comfortable there

was practicing with hall early on


you want to get those three out of their funk, play them together 20 minutes a night


what's the worst thing that can happen, we sink below the wings and sens

best thing that happens is the team gets on a roll

- homiedclown

All of the scenario's make Ralph look wrong
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