Buffalo Sabres 2019-2020 Training Camp Thread

[Aladyyn]

We could literally waive every one of those players (except Mittelstadt) and be a better team for it. There will be better players available on waivers.
I wouldn't put Dahlin in the diminished stock category (obviously) but would put him in a disappointing category from what I have seen in the ex games.

Losing ERod, Larsson and Girgensons for nothing would be a big blow, wtf are you talking about?

 

[jc17]

Is Larsson still on the team

 

[Fjordy]

So far, I do not like these lines, of course it is only pre-season training, but all this is alarming.

 

[toomuchsauce]

*laughing exactly like Philip Seymour Hoffman in The Big Lebowski* this is good, to me. just fantastic. wonderful team we've got here, and we're all very fond of it.

 

[BuzzKillington90]

So far, I do not like these lines, of course it is only pre-season training, but all this is alarming.

I'm not too concerned yet. There's a ton of extras and he already changed them up from where they were multiple times. I'm not going to care about the lines until the regular season....if they stay suspect after that, and he doesn't adapt accordingly, then I will care.

 

[toomuchsauce]

Getting much closer to the mythical "Vesey-Mittelstadt-Thompson" line! Doomsday preppers, take note!

 

[OkimLom]

*laughing exactly like Philip Seymour Hoffman in The Big Lebowski* this is good, to me. just fantastic. wonderful team we've got here, and we're all very fond of it.

Fingers crossed these aren't the lines that are closest to the season lineup.

 

[Buffaloed]

Obviously Sheary and Larsson have been traded to Carolina for Justin Faulk who was also missing from practice.

 

[sabremike]

Wasn't Girgensons "LITERALLY AN ALL STAR" at one point?

I don't necessarily want to take anything away from the guy, but his production dropped when he got to the Sabres even before the injury. He was an all star because he's a great dude, the team stunk and didn't have a captain, no one really stood out, and Eichel was still considered a bit green for that sort of thing and/or they wanted to give him some time off after the constant ankle injuries.

That deal had Moulson 2.0 written all over it from the start.

1) Girgs made the All Star team the same way John Scott did, Kyle was named to the squad.
2) Anyone who would compare Kyle to Moulson in any way is out of their minds.
3) His stats going a bit down might possibly have something to do with us being among the worst teams of the modern era of the sport.

 

[Dahlin 2 Eichel]

Obviously Sheary and Larsson have been traded to Carolina for Justin Faulk who was also missing from practice.

Must collect all the D

 

[Dreakon13]

1) Girgs made the All Star team the same way John Scott did, Kyle was named to the squad.
2) Anyone who would compare Kyle to Moulson in any way is out of their minds.
3) His stats going a bit down might possibly have something to do with us being among the worst teams of the modern era of the sport.

1) Either way, it's a popularity contest. I find it silly that anyone would place much weight on it. Especially considering one of the stipulations is/was one player from each team, no matter how bad the team is. That was a year where clearly no Sabre should've gone (outside of maybe Eichel).

2) KO is definitely a better player than MM in general and at similar ages, but their path certainly doesn't feel very different here.

3) For that contract (especially at the point when it was signed), he needed to be one of the reasons we weren't one of the worst teams of the modern era of the sport.

 

[Fezzy126]

This pretty much sums up my feelings:


That being said, Ralph supposedly has spent quite a lot of time speaking with the players, I wouldn't be surprised if the initial lineups reflect some player preferences (i.e. Jack w/ Sam) based on those interviews

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

Is this the same team? I barely recognize them with those lines! Very excited to spend $100/ticket to see what they can do.

 

[Team Cozens]

Losing ERod, Larsson and Girgensons for nothing would be a big blow, wtf are you talking about?

Look, we don't agree about those players and you don't have to keep commenting every time. Get over it.

 

[Moskau]

Someone post this year's line-up please.

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

Someone post this year's line-up please.

It's still preseason, gonna have to wait.

 

[Sabreality]

Someone post this year's line-up please.

we don't know yet but we're sure ready to meltdown about it!

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

I'd be surprised if Okposo actually plays out the entirety of his contract.

In the NHL? Totally feel you. In general? I dunno that's a lot of money to forgo unless they find a doctor to put him on LTIR.

 

[old kummelweck]

Reinhart has been stapled to Eichel instead of running his own line.

someone has to prop up #9.

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

I'm open minded enough to try Dahlin-Risto again; if Risto is just told to hit the first guy and Dahlin goes to pick up the pieces. it could work. That would be playing to their strengths.

Edit: Just being on the ice is playing to Dahlin's strengths. He can do just about anything. It's like he LIVES at a Holiday Inn Express.

 

[OkimLom]

I'm open minded enough to try Dahlin-Risto again; if Risto is just told to hit the first guy and Dahlin goes to pick up the pieces. it could work. That would be playing to their strengths.

Edit: Just being on the ice is playing to Dahlin's strengths. He can do just about anything. It's like he LIVES at a Holiday Inn Express.

We of course need to make sure when it makes the hit that he does so BEFORE he passes the puck off.

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

We of course need to make sure when it makes the hit that he does so BEFORE he passes the puck off.

Preferably, but everyone here is always clamoring for more physicality!

 

[Fezzy126]

I'm open minded enough to try Dahlin-Risto again; if Risto is just told to hit the first guy and Dahlin goes to pick up the pieces. it could work. That would be playing to their strengths.

Edit: Just being on the ice is playing to Dahlin's strengths. He can do just about anything. It's like he LIVES at a Holiday Inn Express.

If we are to believe that Housley had a negative impact to our on ice performance the past two years, I'm open minded to almost everything.

 

[CatsforReinhart]

What is going on with Cozens? will he get a 9 game look or sent down before?

 

[hizzoner]

What is going on with Cozens? will he get a 9 game look or sent down before?

He deserves it on his play but we have a lot of guys we will need later in the year that we do not want to lose on waivers?