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Khmylev
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I'll take some olives on my pizza!, NY
Joined: 03.13.2015

Feb 22 @ 5:12 PM ET
I think comparisons are in order here. Skinner is getting singled out. Okposo blows many defensive assignments and may be worse than Tage in the offensive zone with the puck, yet he played 1 second less than Eichel last game, has yet to be benched, wears an "A", and only has good things said about him by the coach, all the while having zero points. Oh and Ralph thought it would be a good idea to put him in as a sixth attacker at the end of the game. It's clearly the coach.
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Feb 22 @ 5:13 PM ET
I think comparisons are in order here. Skinner is getting singled out. Okposo blows many defensive assignments and may be worse than Tage in the offensive zone with the puck, yet he played 1 second less than Eichel last game, has yet to be benched, wears an "A", and only has good things said about him by the coach, all the while having zero points. Oh and Ralph thought it would be a good idea to put him in as a sixth attacker at the end of the game. It's clearly the coach.
- Khmylev


He plays The Right Way™️
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 22 @ 5:14 PM ET
Him and Risto were having their best seasons in forever and Risto gets Covid and McCabe has that injury

Really Risto was the best Sabre this short season and McCabe was certainly proving his worth

Sucks, you never want to see someone get hurt

- Stripes77

Agree on Risto. He has played mostly great this season. Still kind of clueless in his own zone sometimes, but overall I felt like our best player this year was Ristolainen, if best means most consistent and good at his position.

McCabe still looks sterile to me. He just doesn't know what kind of game to play or what kind of player he is still. He's just there.
Gr8daygo
Joined: 04.23.2014

Feb 22 @ 5:16 PM ET
He plays The Right Way™️
- jcragcrumple


Okposo plays with synergy. He’s a synergistic force in the locker room. You don’t just replace synergy like that.
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 22 @ 5:16 PM ET
He is a good Locker Room Guy™️
- jcragcrumple



ftfy
Khmylev
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I'll take some olives on my pizza!, NY
Joined: 03.13.2015

Feb 22 @ 5:19 PM ET
ftfy
- 3rd GM's the charm


I'd be the best locker room guy ever for 6 mil. id give massages, hand out granola bars and orange slices, be the in-house DJ since Bogo is gone. I can do all of that and score zero points.
Gr8daygo
Joined: 04.23.2014

Feb 22 @ 5:24 PM ET
I'd be the best locker room guy ever for 6 mil. id give massages, hand out granola bars and orange slices, be the in-house DJ since Bogo is gone. I can do all of that and score zero points.
- Khmylev


I’ll do it for girgensons money....
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Feb 22 @ 5:35 PM ET
Blessing in disguise.

If Ralph allows it were going to find out a lot about what Dahlin can and cannot handle

- sbroads24

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

Feb 22 @ 5:38 PM ET
For the life of me I don't understand how Bruce Boudreau is unemployed right now.
- lacaprup

and ralph is getting 4 mil a year for the sabres
Camel
Season Ticket Holder
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Sudbury, ON
Joined: 04.25.2009

Feb 22 @ 5:39 PM ET
" Because we are screwed without him".
- SABRES 89


Right on
Stripes77
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012

Feb 22 @ 5:42 PM ET
Ralph makes it official...Skinner in the press box
Stripes77
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012

Feb 22 @ 5:43 PM ET
Paul Hamilton
@pham1717
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2m
Krueger said they don't measure players purely on statistics. He said Skinner is a gut feel. He said it's more to get Casey in than on Skinner. He said its good for Jeff to take a look from the outside. Said Borgen is a candidate to play tomorrow.




This guy can go (frank) himself
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Feb 22 @ 5:44 PM ET
Paul Hamilton
@pham1717
·
2m
Krueger said they don't measure players purely on statistics. He said Skinner is a gut feel. He said it's more to get Casey in than on Skinner. He said its good for Jeff to take a look from the outside. Said Borgen is a candidate to play tomorrow.




This guy can go (frank) himself

- Stripes77

Hockey hell
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Feb 22 @ 5:45 PM ET
Ralph makes it official...Skinner in the press box
- Stripes77

borgen out...day to day...possible tomorrow vs. nj

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

Feb 22 @ 5:45 PM ET
we felt casey deserved to get a chance and provide a spark

obviously in a shortened season, guys are gonna need to sit out so as a team we are fresh

we like what skinner brings and expect him to be a strong piece moving forward when we get him back in the lineup

but right now casey is working hard and we felt as an organization he deserved a shot to play

- homiedclown

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

Feb 22 @ 5:47 PM ET
Hockey hell
- sbroads24

SABRES 89
Season Ticket Holder
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I'm very Happy to be here. Las Vegas Via Buffalo N.Y.
Joined: 02.17.2007

Feb 22 @ 5:47 PM ET
Paul Hamilton
@pham1717
·
2m
Krueger said they don't measure players purely on statistics. He said Skinner is a gut feel. He said it's more to get Casey in than on Skinner. He said its good for Jeff to take a look from the outside. Said Borgen is a candidate to play tomorrow.




This guy can go (frank) himself

- Stripes77

The plan all along is to get him to waive to go and it's working.
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Feb 22 @ 5:49 PM ET
Paul Hamilton
@pham1717
·
2m
Krueger said they don't measure players purely on statistics. He said Skinner is a gut feel. He said it's more to get Casey in than on Skinner. He said its good for Jeff to take a look from the outside. Said Borgen is a candidate to play tomorrow.




This guy can go (frank) himself

- Stripes77


I flagged you by accident. I think it was a Freudian reaction to the pure anger I feel toward Ralph
DirtyDan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Why aren't more people interrigent? Rike Me? , ON
Joined: 02.03.2021

Feb 22 @ 5:50 PM ET
What are the line combos as of right now anyone know?
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Feb 22 @ 5:50 PM ET
The plan all along is to get him to waive to go and it's working.
- SABRES 89


skinner was having a tough time post-practice yesterday...

that's some cold-ass businespoop ralphie's workin right now
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Feb 22 @ 5:51 PM ET
The plan all along is to get him to waive to go and it's working.
- SABRES 89

lindy got fired for a slow start in a shortened season

44 goals after 17 games




IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Feb 22 @ 5:52 PM ET
The plan all along is to get him to waive to go and it's working.
- SABRES 89


How does one know this to be true?
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Feb 22 @ 5:53 PM ET
10yr. anniversary of pegula's presser as new sabres owner

Mike Harrington
@ByMHarrington
Replying to
@ByMHarrington
#Sabres among 30 NHL clubs under Pegula (excludes VGK)
--Wins 281 (30th)
--Losses 354 (30)
--Pts 656 (30)
--Pts Pct .450 (30)
--Goals 2.41 (30)
--GA 2.99 (28)
--PP 18.2% (20)
--PK 79.4% (30)
--Shots 29.2 (29)
--Shots against 32.8 (T-29)


David Petrovski
@DHDPbuffalo
Replying to
@ByMHarrington
Plus what 6 coaches, 3 GMs, 6 horror contracts, 10 years no playoffs, multiple first round picks, a tank, veteran sell off, years of navy blue, the Turd burger, the Pat LaFontaine incident, the list goes on.
SABRES 89
Season Ticket Holder
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I'm very Happy to be here. Las Vegas Via Buffalo N.Y.
Joined: 02.17.2007

Feb 22 @ 5:53 PM ET
skinner was having a tough time post-practice yesterday...

that's some cold-ass businespoop ralphie's workin right now

- Michael Pachla

I was just told not 5 minutes ago that it's going to start getting very interesting soon for the Sabres. Grab some popcorn
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Feb 22 @ 5:54 PM ET
Yes, i do know that for sure

And of course Agents see that too
But NFL players almost always take the $$$ when they can get it
Can always renegotiate in the future

- jdfitz77

You know for sure the cap is gonna sky rocket 🚀
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