2021 Roster Discussion -- The Season Begins!!!!

[HaNotsri]

lmfao



Staal isn't washed out, he's being misused. He's as consistent a 50-point center as you can get, but when you have a non-coach/soccer guy/spiritual guru putting Skinner on the 4th line and Thompson on Staal's line, you're setting up a lot of offensive players to fail

I think we fans put too much focus on line combos but it's pretty scary how our coaches always seem to put several players in the worst situation possible.
That along with refusing to experiment with roles/lines when the season is dead and buried has really annoyed me the last 6 years.

 

[Fezzy126]

Even the evolving hockey guys get a little high and mighty with their models.

I think they're one of the better options but sometimes I think they're blinded by the numbers.

Chad just does intro to excel charts of xgf% and tierney finds 6000 ways to visualize the evolving hockey data

I want to like both because I enjoy the numbers, but they really don't add much

That is the most accurate description of a person that I've ever read (it made me laugh pretty hard too )

 

[joshjull]

 

[DJN21]

Let’s just go straight blockbuster

Dahlin + Reinhart + Cozens for Dubois + Werenski

lets pass on that.

 

[jc17]

I just watched his first 2 periods against Detroit and it didn't look that bad.

He's not Patrice Bergeron but he caused a few turnovers, and also had moments you'd want a little more. I don't know, I feel like he could have definitely been more aggressive but it wasn't the worst thing I've seen

 

[DJN21]

I just watched his first 2 periods against Detroit and it didn't look that bad.

He's not Patrice Bergeron but he caused a few turnovers, and also had moments you'd want a little more. I don't know, I feel like he could have definitely been more aggressive but it wasn't the worst thing I've seen

Not sure hinging trading away premium assets on a guy who "wasn't the worst you've ever seen" is the smart route lol (kidding not bashing you). Then again it's the Sabres so....

 

[Zip15]

I just watched his first 2 periods against Detroit and it didn't look that bad.

He's not Patrice Bergeron but he caused a few turnovers, and also had moments you'd want a little more. I don't know, I feel like he could have definitely been more aggressive but it wasn't the worst thing I've seen

I caught the 2nd and 3rd periods vs DET on MLK Day and the NBCSN team was praising PLD for handling it the "right way" by continuing to play hard even after the trade request. After he scores in the 3rd is when I believe they were discussing that. Amazing how the narrative changed 72 hours later.

 

[Fjordy]

Maybe just call Wilson or Bergevin and not Jarmo.

 

[Fezzy126]

I swear I am NOT Lance's burner account...

 

[TehDoak]

I'm not giving up Cozens at this point. But I'd do Reinhart + for PLD + a goalie. I'm intrigued to see where it goes.

 

[Jim Bob]

I'm not giving up Cozens at this point. But I'd do Reinhart + for PLD + a goalie. I'm intrigued to see where it goes.

The tough part with a deal like that is navigating the cap.

Reinhart+Hutton for PLD+Korpisalo would be as close to cap flat as you might get.

With the talk that CBJ has more than enough wingers and need a C coming back, I doubt this offer works for them.

 

[nickdawg95]

I'd trade cozens for PLD in a heartbeat.

 

[is the answer jesus]

I'd trade cozens for PLD in a heartbeat.

As would I. You hope and dream Cozens turns into a player like Dubois. That said there would undoubtedly have to be something else added to Cozens likely in the form of a player with a significant salary. That's where things likely fall apart.

 

[nickdawg95]

As would I. You hope and dream Cozens turns into a player like Dubois. That said there would undoubtedly have to be something else added to Cozens likely in the form of a player with a significant salary. That's where things likely fall apart.

100% agree. i'd add a 1st to that easily cap would have to be added like Miller / Okposo / Montour

 

[explore]

I think we fans put too much focus on line combos but it's pretty scary how our coaches always seem to put several players in the worst situation possible.
That along with refusing to experiment with roles/lines when the season is dead and buried has really annoyed me the last 6 years.

Turns out coaches are sometimes wrong and sometimes refuse to admit to their own failures, i.e. they're human like the rest of us.

As a person, I can relate to and empathize with that, but as a fan of a professional sports team, it makes me frustrated watching professionals behave as amateurs. Especially when I go from watching how well coached the Bills are to watching the clown show that is the Sabres

 

[BananaSquad]

Dreger saying on TSN Dubois trade is close so take for what it’s worth (not saying Buffalo just in general).

 

[Asymmetric Solution]

Dreger saying on TSN Dubois trade is close so take for what it’s worth (not saying Buffalo just in general).

Whose scratched tonight?

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Dreger saying on TSN Dubois trade is close so take for what it’s worth (not saying Buffalo just in general).

Dreger is a clown though. I trust him as much as I trust Eklund. Hell, I trust Pelle Eklund more, and he fell off the face of the earth 30 years ago.

 

[littletonhockeycoach]

@joshjull @littletonhockeycoach

Squirt level hockey right here.

D: stand them up at the blue line if you can. If it's an odd-man rush, retreat at the rate of advance and play pass.

F: at least one forward catches the puck carrier by the time they reach the blue line.

So simple..... so hard to get players to execute.

Thats cause squirts have only one speed. All out, all the time.

Pro's pace themselves..... (some through the whole season!) LOL

 

[HaNotsri]

McCabe and Risto has surprised me this season. Yes, sometimes they create bad situations in their own end but if they had average support from the forwards it wouldn't mean a goal against as often.

Both have played a pretty complete game. Tipping my hat considering how long they've been on the worst team in the league.

 

[Man of Principles]

I would not trade Cozens for Dubois.

They need a competent goaltender and a defenseman much more than they need a center right now.

 

[joshjull]

 

[Fjordy]

Or maybe these players should be shoot like Cozens and Sheahan, and not in to the body of Vanecek?

 

[Fjordy]

Chad talks about some moves about goalie from the west.

 

[Snippit]

Is bad puck luck now interchangeable with god awful finishing ?