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Yeah, I mean ideally I'd do what you're suggesting here...............but we shall see, I suppose.
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Yeah, I mean ideally I'd do what you're suggesting here...............but we shall see, I suppose.
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Not to mention, we have 1 year of Sobotka left, while Okposo, well, thanks a lot Murray.
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Eh. To be fair, concussions have played a very, very large role in KO's descent into the abyss.
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My #1 fear is that Skinner starts to regress before Okposo’s deal ends. That would be a lot of dead cap.
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New year, new coach, same thing that has failed for the past 5 seasons.
“History repeats itself”
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I am still excited my Sabres are back.
I just can’t buy into hope this year until some evidence is presented.
Btw,
That’s a lot of 1 goal openers
We’re not only losing them, we’re also looking crappy. Boston was a rough time last year.
Statistically we should win this one.
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Hutton starts? Hopefully Tre' White's given Sutton some tips at his academy since the last preseason game...
Then he needs to retire and stay healthy with a young family and Sabres save a ton of money.win win
Sobotka in, Erod out , Okposo in anybody out..Hutton starts..."Meet the new boss same as the old boss"
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I mean mayne, I'm bout to wish y'all all of the best of the best like eric roberts for the upcoming season
I mean look at that first line... oloffson finna score a whola load of goals tonight and in many other nights too. Woah, he bout to have dat woah factor like mya back in her day. That's an amazing line right there with eichel and reinhart and imagine how right the coach has to be to put this type of action jackson together. Even carl weathers would be proud. I'm like treally hoping y'all surprise those awful diva penguins tonight. Invested some on that too btw.Be real cool, stay calm and all the best to oloffson and his family and all of y'all cause y'all is in a away oloffson family too. This gon be real nice.
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Yeah i'm not thrilled about it but he did an ok job with girgs and Larsson last year
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Oh no doubt about that, but Okposo's contract, because of the player Okposo is, and his limited skating speed, was going to age like milk. His best times on the ice, much like Pommers, was when he was with Eichel. Outside of that, and his time on the PP down low, he was pretty bad.
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Let’s go buffalo!!! Let’s start the season off right! Let’s drown these penguins!!
I am still excited my Sabres are back.
I just can’t buy into hope this year until some evidence is presented.
Btw,
That’s a lot of 1 goal openers
We’re not only losing them, we’re also looking crappy. Boston was a rough time last year.
Thanks for that. Ugggh
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If this isn't Ralph before the game...
If this isn't Ralph before the game...
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I have a feeling the 2nd line will click. All Skinner needs is possession of the puck in the offensive zone to generate scoring chances. MoJo's got that down with his zone entry. Skinner scored a lot of goals for Carolina with less than stellar centers. He doesn't need Eichel to be successful. Sobotka is the strawman that stirs the drink.
Olofsson needs to be setup for scoring chances. I think putting him with Eichel and Reinhart will maximize his output.
Olofsson needs to be setup for scoring chances. I think putting him with Eichel and Reinhart will maximize his output.
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I think there's a Ruotsalainen / Ristolainen anagram possible too, but my brain is as dull as a 1960s pair of brown Bauer's right now...
(Throw-back-Thursday)...one might even say the Sabres opening-night lineup is like putting out fire with gasoline...
I mean, you sign a 27 year old to an 8 year deal....he isn't going to be as good at the end of it as he is at the start.
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What’s sad is something that minor (yes its minor) has led to the hissy fits we’ve seen the last two days.
Btw the guy to be frustrated with for Erod not being in the lineup is... Erod. He played his way off the starting 12 during camp/preseason. Can’t say he wasn’t given a fair chance. He had a shot at the #2 center/wing spot when camp opened. He got chances with Skinner/MoJo.
Frankly I don’t want to hear anymore about accountability from many on this forum. Because its quite clear that only means getting rid of certain players posters on here don’t like. It sure as hell doesn’t mean holding a player you like accountable for a poor preseason/camp. Its laughable posters have lineups with Erod on the top line if they truly care about accountability.
I’ m certainly not excited about Sobotka playing on that line. I also fully expect Erod to respond to this and get back into the lineup. But I’m absolutely amazed at the carrying on over it.
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joshjull
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You’re worst fear is Risto playing exactly where everyone should have expected him to be? On one of the top two pairs. Then we wait until the game to see how much he plays. But I would expect it will be close to, if not, the most minutes.
Can’t wait for the games and even more nuanced takes.
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