Confused as to why Thompson is in again over Erod. Is he nicked up?
Unless something changed I believe ERod was out last game for personal reasons, not necessarily due to injury or his play. May still be the case tonight.how does EROD lose his spot in the lineup?
For Tage Thompson?
Maybe tonight is the scheduled placenta party...?ERod goes home to see the birth of his first child. Promptly loses spot in the lineup.
Sobotka misses games 2 and 3, both Sabres wins. Promptly gets lineup spot back when ready to return.
In case you are wondering who Housley believes is more integral to the team's success.
ERod goes home to see the birth of his first child. Promptly loses spot in the lineup.
Sobotka misses games 2 and 3, both Sabres wins. Promptly gets lineup spot back when ready to return.
In case you are wondering who Housley believes is more integral to the team's success.
Unless something changed I believe ERod was out last game for personal reasons, not necessarily due to injury or his play. May still be the case tonight.
This is silly. E-Rod's spot has never been in danger. Even Phil must see that he is one of our most consistent forwards. And it's not Sobotka who is taking over in Erods absence, it's Tage.ERod goes home to see the birth of his first child. Promptly loses spot in the lineup.
Sobotka misses games 2 and 3, both Sabres wins. Promptly gets lineup spot back when ready to return.
In case you are wondering who Housley believes is more integral to the team's success.
Dude does it matter? Clearly he has lost his spot in the lineup. I mean Phil has just shown us all how much more he LOVES Sobotka than ERod. It's plain to see.I wouldn't be surprised if ERod hasn't slept more than a few hours.
This is silly. E-Rod's spot has never been in danger. Even Phil must see that he is one of our most consistent forwards. And it's not Sobotka who is taking over in Erods absence, it's Tage.
Lastly, do we know the circumstances surrounding the birth? This has been played pretty tight to the vest, referring to it as a personal matter. Normally the birth of a child is big news announced during broadcast. Maybe there is a reason he is still out - outside of the usual lack of sleep and new parent jitters. I hope not, but we don't know for sure what's going on behind the scenes.
He said the yesterday that mom and baby are fine...
I initially read this as "he has lost his love for his spot in the lineup". I think this summer did a number on me.Dude does it matter? Clearly he has lost his spot in the lineup. I mean Phil has just shown us all how much more he LOVES Sobotka than ERod. It's plain to see.
This is silly. E-Rod's spot has never been in danger.
Even Phil must see that he is one of our most consistent forwards. And it's not Sobotka who is taking over in Erods absence, it's Tage.
Lastly, do we know the circumstances surrounding the birth? This has been played pretty tight to the vest, referring to it as a personal matter. Normally the birth of a child is big news announced during broadcast. Maybe there is a reason he is still out - outside of the usual lack of sleep and new parent jitters. I hope not, but we don't know for sure what's going on behind the scenes.
He's so clearly able to play that he's not.I didn't say it was in danger in the long-term. But he's here, skating, so he's pretty clearly able to play.
I'd say let's wait for someone from the press to ask why E-Rod isn't playing, but you can't count on them to ask a relevant question. Maybe E-Rod's just too exhausted to be able to handle the grind of a 60 minute game, but isn't willing to miss a practice. Who knowsSome are going to say this is much ado about nothing - though they're the ones making much ado about a mere observation that I think Housley is silly for keeping ERod in the press box - and that's fine.
Either way, ready to play or not, sometimes there's reasons why players get healthy scratched that fans don't get to know about. I don't care. This is the one time or here or there little stuff that doesn't get me worked up until there's a trend that requires explanation. I prefer to assume the HC has reasons other than bothering certain fans' line-up preferences.