10-25: Jason Botterill with Schopp & the Bulldog on WGR (15:17)
Schopp & the Bulldog are joined by #Sabres GM Jason Botterill live at @716FoodandSport! Listen live below.
Botterill on the Anaheim win - End of long road trip, could've been disheartening when second goal went in.
Stuck with it, it's good when you have a young group like we have. Win like that gives them a lot of confidence.
Botterill - Been happy with out coaching staff. Trying to do a lot more one on one meetings throughout the years. A guy like Mittelstady, Thompson, Dahlin. Talking about things on the ice, but also life outside the rink.
Botterill on Skinner - No contract negotiations going on right now... We can wait until later in the year for that.
Botterill on Skinner - Put him with Jack and he was great. Had been getting chances, but just not capitalizing on them.
Botterill on Skinner - He's very competitive, you see him on pucks. I think our whole team has increased the intensity level. He's brought some life to our organization for sure.
Sabres GM Jason Botterill on @wgr550 regarding any contract extension talks with the agent for Jeff Skinner: no talks are going on right now. it can wait till later in the year
Botterill on Dahlin - Been extremely impressed with how Rasmus has performed. He doesn't make the same mistake twice... You see the smoothness and how he ignites the transition game.
Botterill - There's always going to be Youtube clips of what he did in Sweden, and that can raise expectations too high. Right now you see how consistent he is with his passing.
Botterill on Dahlin - He's similar to an elite quarterback in the NFL. His vision in incredible.
Botterill oni Dahlin: extremely happy with him. he doesn't make the same mistake twice. handled the heavy teams in LA and ANA really well. ignites their transition game with his passes. amazed at how consistent his passes are
Botterill on Amerks: ecstatic with Olofsson's transition from europe to N.A. has an amazing shot. Nylander, Smith and Asplund have all stepped up their game. Pilut too.
Botterill on calling up players - Sometimes it's dictated by injury, sometimes it's "hey, we have to give this guy an opportunity."
Botterill on Olofsson's shot - It's got velocity and what makes it a weapon is how quick the release is... Such a quick movement.
Botterill - The people who were here before me drafted these guys. High draft picks in Alex Nylander, late pick in Victor Olofsson, free agent in CJ Smith.
Schopp & the Bulldog are joined by #Sabres GM Jason Botterill live at @716FoodandSport! Listen live below.
Botterill on the Anaheim win - End of long road trip, could've been disheartening when second goal went in.
Stuck with it, it's good when you have a young group like we have. Win like that gives them a lot of confidence.
Botterill - Been happy with out coaching staff. Trying to do a lot more one on one meetings throughout the years. A guy like Mittelstady, Thompson, Dahlin. Talking about things on the ice, but also life outside the rink.
Botterill on Skinner - No contract negotiations going on right now... We can wait until later in the year for that.
Botterill on Skinner - Put him with Jack and he was great. Had been getting chances, but just not capitalizing on them.
Botterill on Skinner - He's very competitive, you see him on pucks. I think our whole team has increased the intensity level. He's brought some life to our organization for sure.
Sabres GM Jason Botterill on @wgr550 regarding any contract extension talks with the agent for Jeff Skinner: no talks are going on right now. it can wait till later in the year
Botterill on Dahlin - Been extremely impressed with how Rasmus has performed. He doesn't make the same mistake twice... You see the smoothness and how he ignites the transition game.
Botterill - There's always going to be Youtube clips of what he did in Sweden, and that can raise expectations too high. Right now you see how consistent he is with his passing.
Botterill on Dahlin - He's similar to an elite quarterback in the NFL. His vision in incredible.
Botterill oni Dahlin: extremely happy with him. he doesn't make the same mistake twice. handled the heavy teams in LA and ANA really well. ignites their transition game with his passes. amazed at how consistent his passes are
Botterill on Amerks: ecstatic with Olofsson's transition from europe to N.A. has an amazing shot. Nylander, Smith and Asplund have all stepped up their game. Pilut too.
Botterill on calling up players - Sometimes it's dictated by injury, sometimes it's "hey, we have to give this guy an opportunity."
Botterill on Olofsson's shot - It's got velocity and what makes it a weapon is how quick the release is... Such a quick movement.
Botterill - The people who were here before me drafted these guys. High draft picks in Alex Nylander, late pick in Victor Olofsson, free agent in CJ Smith.
