C Jiri Kulich - Rochester Americans, AHL (2022, 28th, BUF)

[Chainshot]

You watch AHL games?

Yes, yes I do.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

Did they draft him in round 1 to be a defensive winger? Or a C?

I thought it was obvious he is a scoring winger. So yes, if you ask him to play C in the NHL it won't go well. If you want him in a checking role on line 4 then it won't work either. No idea why Sabres would waste a first round pick on a defensive winger though.

And which scoring winger is he bumping as Buffalo has those in surplus? Last thing the Sabres need is another one dimensional winger when they already have Skinner, Peterka, and Olofsson. They have him in Rochester so he can work out the defensive side of the game, make him a more complete player

 

[Faceboner]

And which scoring winger is he bumping as Buffalo has those in surplus? Last thing the Sabres need is another one dimensional winger when they already have Skinner, Peterka, and Olofsson. They have him in Rochester so he can work out the defensive side of the game, make him a more complete player

Skinner only has three years left and olofsson is probably gone in that timeframe

 

[Czechboy]

And which scoring winger is he bumping as Buffalo has those in surplus? Last thing the Sabres need is another one dimensional winger when they already have Skinner, Peterka, and Olofsson. They have him in Rochester so he can work out the defensive side of the game, make him a more complete player

Buffalo is 23rd in GF this season and not going to playoffs. Your top scoring forward is Jeff Skinner with 40 points.

 

[Chainshot]

Buffalo is 23rd in GF this season and not going to playoffs. Your top scoring forward is Jeff Skinner with 40 points.

He's only scored 1 goal since coming back to the AHL from the U20's. Between that and the head shot, it's not like he was burning things up to get on the team. He has had some adversity to work through.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

Buffalo is 23rd in GF this season and not going to playoffs. Your top scoring forward is Jeff Skinner with 40 points.

That's because the PP has been atrocious, 5v5 they're middle of the pack.

Let's look at simple facts, Kulich has been complete ass since the WJC. He isn't scoring, isn't helping the team and pretty much going through the motions, not exactly making a case to be brought up. The headshot didn't help but he was sucking before then

 

[DJN21]

And which scoring winger is he bumping as Buffalo has those in surplus? Last thing the Sabres need is another one dimensional winger when they already have Skinner, Peterka, and Olofsson. They have him in Rochester so he can work out the defensive side of the game, make him a more complete player

its not working though...

 

[Asymmetric Solution]

Maybe a package of Rosen+krebs+2nd can entice someone

How’s Bowen Byram sound?

 

[MOGlLNY]

How’s Bowen Byram sound?

???

 

[Asymmetric Solution]

???

??? It was in response to a question posed earlier in this thread……

 

[MOGlLNY]

??? It was in response to a question posed earlier in this thread……

Why would we trade Byram? or are you just shitposting

 

[Asymmetric Solution]

Why would we trade Byram? or are you just shitposting

Jesus, wtf are you talking about.

 

[MOGlLNY]

Jesus, wtf are you talking about.

I misread. I thought you were implying you’d rather trade Byram than the package you quoted

 

[Asymmetric Solution]

I misread. I thought you were implying you’d rather trade Byram than the package you quoted

The post was about Buffalo’s gap being a top pairing RHD. We now have that in Byram. Some people prefer to go straight into confrontational on these boards and it’s mind boggling.

 

[MOGlLNY]

The post was about Buffalo’s gap being a top pairing RHD. We now have that in Byram. Some people prefer to go straight into confrontational on these boards and it’s mind boggling.

Byram is a LHD brother. But you’re right and I said I misread. My bad.

 

[Asymmetric Solution]

Byram is a LHD brother. But you’re right and I said I misread. My bad.

I guess, it still solves it as Dahlin can play in that spot with him being top pair on the left as Dahlin’s partner

 

[Chainshot]

Let's bring it on back to Kulich.

 

[Faceboner]

How’s Bowen Byram sound?

He is great doubt that package would have got him though I think Krebs could blossom with more opportunity

 

[tsujimoto74]

Did they draft him in round 1 to be a defensive winger? Or a C?

I thought it was obvious he is a scoring winger. So yes, if you ask him to play C in the NHL it won't go well. If you want him in a checking role on line 4 then it won't work either. No idea why Sabres would waste a first round pick on a defensive winger though.

The thing is, he hasn’t been scoring lately, but even if he were, there’s a bare minimum threshold on defense you need to hit to succeed in the NHL, and Kulich’s not there yet. We didn’t draft him to be Zemgus Girgensons, but we also didn’t draft him to be Victor Olofsson.

 

[person5000]

Ya, he is 19 - he is waaaaay above the curve for his age.

 

[Chainshot]

Ya, he is 19 - he is waaaaay above the curve for his age.

Yep and he's going through some adversity. Hopefully he comes out of this stronger as a player.

 

[Chainshot]

Signs of life as he had a goal for the first time since the headshot he took in February over the weekend-

 

[Czechboy]

Signs of life as he had a goal for the first time since the headshot he took in February over the weekend-

That long a drought and he still leads the team in goals?

 

[Chainshot]

That long a drought and he still leads the team in goals?

He was hot to start the year - 16 goals in only 22 AHL games. This slump he has been ice cold.

 

[Chainshot]

Third point of the night so far, first goal of the night to tie it at 5:



He's had a number of net drives and looks more like himself tonight.