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Confirmed with Link: Mattias Samuelsson Signs 7 year extension ($4.29M AAV)

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EichHart said:
Can Johnson be that guy?
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Johnson is defensively responsible, yes........but he's more positional and stick-sound than he is physical.

There's also the question of if he can play the right side as effectively.....he hasn't done it since his freshman year.

And all of this is assuming he signs with us (which I am in no way discounting, unlike many)
 
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We had 2 Sabres teams this year. One with Cobra and one without. Him and Dahlin on the top pair for the next 7 years plus? And him at $4.3 mill per is as amazing as Tage's contract
 
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Chainshot said:
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It's a tired cliche but I was watching the Heat game when Tyler Herro broke his hand a bit ago and NBA Twitter is acting as though he sacrificed his life because he took a shot immediately after (it missed) before leaving the game. Frustrating to hear that and then see Samuelsson's going through worse with no credit.
 
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BloFan4Life said:
Why is this guy constantly hurt? What is up with his body? Will he ever make it through more than 80% of the games?
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He blocks a lot of shots and plays a physical game.

The broken hand was from blocking a shot, for instance.

I've had to play through a bruised foot and a bruised hand this beer league season from blocking shots. I am sure I would have had broken bones if they were NHL level shots.
 
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Jim Bob said:
He blocks a lot of shots and plays a physical game.

The broken hand was from blocking a shot, for instance.

I've had to play through a bruised foot and a bruised hand this beer league season from blocking shots. I am sure I would have had broken bones if they were NHL level shots.
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Lots of guys in NHL block more shots than him and are good to go heck of a lot more than Samuelsson has been in his last 3 years or being a "pro"
 
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BloFan4Life said:
Lots of guys in NHL block more shots than him and are good to go heck of a lot more than Samuelsson has been in his last 3 years or being a "pro"
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I would love to know who you are comparing him to...

His rookie pro year, he played in 23 out of 28 Amerks games and in 12 Sabres games in the weird COVID season.

55 GP this year is less than ideal. But, he was asked about the injuries and his off season program, and he said that a lot of his injuries are things that S&C work doesn't exactly address, especially bruised/broken bones due to blocked shots.
 
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Jim Bob said:
I would love to know who you are comparing him to...

His rookie pro year, he played in 23 out of 28 Amerks games and in 12 Sabres games in the weird COVID season.

55 GP this year is less than ideal. But, he was asked about the injuries and his off season program, and he said that a lot of his injuries are things that S&C work doesn't exactly address, especially bruised/broken bones due to blocked shots.
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I felt like he was hurt in Rochester in his first year there.

Then he gets hurt at prospect camp. Then later in year he missed more games.

This year he had multiple injuries too. Is this like 5 injuries in a 2 year span?
 
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BloFan4Life said:
I felt like he was hurt in Rochester in his first year there.

Then he gets hurt at prospect camp. Then later in year he missed more games.

This year he had multiple injuries too. Is this like 5 injuries in a 2 year span?
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If it were recurring soft tissue injury or a back/spine injury (which have high rate of recurrence).....it would most certainly be a problem.

But playing the style he does, broken bones and deep bruises are a way of life.
 
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BloFan4Life said:
I felt like he was hurt in Rochester in his first year there.

Then he gets hurt at prospect camp. Then later in year he missed more games.

This year he had multiple injuries too. Is this like 5 injuries in a 2 year span?
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His first year in Rochester he played in 23 out of 28 games.
 
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The guy has one more year to show he is worth this contract.

Only would cost the Sabres 715k for 10 years to get out of the dog crap contract. Dead cap would double if they wait till he is 26.
 
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Anyone see this? Of course he is not responsible for the entire team but what happened that his play fell off?

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Dubi Doo said:
He's constantly dealing with injuries. The man is made of glass at this point. Hopefully, his luck turns around. He's a legit top-4 guy when healthy and playing confident.
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I wouldn't say he is made of glass... its a result of the game he plays. He needs to learn how to block shots with body parts that have protection
 
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