brian_griffin
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(Of late, that's been compounded by never having enough NHL-caliber ones.)
(Of late, that's been compounded by never having enough NHL-caliber ones.)
Confirmed with Link: Casey Nelson re-signs (2yrs, AAV $812.5k)
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I'm glad he signed so we don't have to put up with months of complaining about how Botterill failed.
Tennyson might legitimately be the organization's No. 11 defenseman expected to be under contract (Dahlin, Risto, Scandella, Bogo, Pilut, McCabe, Beaulieu, Nelson, Borgen, Fedun).
Thank God.
Thank God.
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UnleashRasmus
Rasmus has gone Super Saiyan VI!
Good for Nelson, he showed a lot of poise and development with his time up in Rochester. With the glut of LD all of a sudden it was definitely important to keep one of our players in house. He should be up all year!
Husko
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Good. He earned it. Glad he didn't just walk for nothing to become a competent starter elsewhere (see: Ruhwedel). Can't overstate the importance of unspectacular but solidly competent bottom pairing talent. Aside from depth, all we really need on the defense is one top-4 option. #1 offseason target. Get that, the offseason is a success.
UnleashRasmus
Rasmus has gone Super Saiyan VI!
Beaulieu, Bogosian, will not be on the opening night card. I truly do believe they will be among the players out the door. Fedun as well as Tennyson belongs in the AHL all season.
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One third the cost of Beaulieu but three times the brains. No problem with this deal.
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Well, I like this signing a lot, he kept on progressing since he signed his initial deal, and that's pretty good considering I don't think he has peaked yet.
But I still want Antipin back, put him in Rochester and let him get some seasoning playing the North American game. I don't think he is a lost cause by any stretch, he could at the very least become a very good trade chip at some point.
And Beaulieu, I'm not ready to give up on him yet either, but for a completely different reason. I want to see him on the 4th line wing. Look, he can skate above average and with the puck no less. He isn't afraid to get in the front of the net to disrupt either, and the Sabres have a need for more players that are willing to do that. He will fight, more than I can say for some. And the best part of this is that that gives us a built in 7th d man in case someone goes down early in a game. He has a decent shot, a d Housley can certainly teach him how to play that winger/dman roll. So for a year left on his contract and we know that no one is going to give much for him. Put him somewhere he might be useful, he can't be any worse than Nolan!
But I still want Antipin back, put him in Rochester and let him get some seasoning playing the North American game. I don't think he is a lost cause by any stretch, he could at the very least become a very good trade chip at some point.
And Beaulieu, I'm not ready to give up on him yet either, but for a completely different reason. I want to see him on the 4th line wing. Look, he can skate above average and with the puck no less. He isn't afraid to get in the front of the net to disrupt either, and the Sabres have a need for more players that are willing to do that. He will fight, more than I can say for some. And the best part of this is that that gives us a built in 7th d man in case someone goes down early in a game. He has a decent shot, a d Housley can certainly teach him how to play that winger/dman roll. So for a year left on his contract and we know that no one is going to give much for him. Put him somewhere he might be useful, he can't be any worse than Nolan!
brian_griffin
"Eric Cartman?"
His middle name is Nelson. I guess that is the American-ized / Anglo-cized form of Nilsson.
Similarly, German immigrants were often processed in New York, Philadelphia, etc., with Anglo-cized names. Jost often became Yost, and Jaeger often became Yaeger.
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Having a young #6/7 dman signed for 6 figures per is always a good move. Botterill should focus on moving Bogosian and acquiring one last top 4 dman to complete our blue line for the next 5+ years...so far this off season has been ideal.
We should try a Nelson Scandella pairing, just for the pun of it...
Husko
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Yes. He said he liked their work, but thought it was unfortunate they had to play in a bigger role than he liked. He added he envisions them in a "lesser role" next season. Presumably that lesser role is a third pairing role.
UnleashRasmus
Rasmus has gone Super Saiyan VI!
Pilut will still need some heavy development time in the AHL before he's in the NHL. I think it's more hopeful that we get Antipin back to play on the bottom pair. If Bogosian is bought out then we find someone on a 1 year filler spot while we wait on Borgen and a few others.
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