Confirmed with Link: Sabres claim Remi Elie off of waivers

[RogerCroziersGhost]

Was a tradable player, not sure how this happened

 

[Dirty Dog]

Sweet!

 

[Vito_81]

Hes a Wilson fill in who hopefully steals his job.

Nothing to do with Nylander IMO.

 

[sabrefan27]

Hes a Wilson fill in who hopefully steals his job.

Nothing to do with Nylander IMO.

Exactly. Wilson is out 10 weeks. This helps keep the depth they’ve worked to build.

 

[Zman5778]

Stars fans say he's a hard worker with a tremendous amount of speed. Most seem pleased that he got claimed.

Also say he's a bit of a black hole offensively.

Sounds like a Wilson clone, so a legit NHL 4th liner.

 

[Moskau]

I like the move and I don't like it. I like that we added speed to our bottom 2 lines which lacks speed. If we're going to have a lackluster 3 and 4 lines then they better at least have an identity. If that's speed then great. I don't like it because we had to dumpster dive for a speedy player to offset the slow players Botterill has added the past 2 seasons and because our 2 internal speedsters didn't bother to show up to training camp 3 years in a row.

 

[Sansbacon]

Know nothing about him, but I like what I saw from the clips posted in that blog. Hustle with enough skill to pot a few. Seems like he knows how to read the play too.

 

[OkimLom]

I'm okay with this move. Not a world beater, but seemed to have some chemistry with a guy like Faksa. Role player for the 3rd or 4th line. I can see him being paired with Mittelstadt to improve the speed even more.

IMO, someone or a couple guys are being sent down or waived. I can see Thompson being sent down and if Larsson is close to returning waived.

 

[Gabrielor]

I’ve actually read him as a better defensive version of Baptiste.

 

[flashsabre]

You're are asking the wrong questions, is he really an upgrade over Smith, Nylander, Oloffson?

Why do you want Smith Nylander or Oloffson playing 4th line minutes for the Sabres? They need to be playing offensive minutes on top lines at this point.

This is more about Girgs and Larsson. Elie is a 4th line replacement for Wilson at this point but when Larsson gets back it will be interesting to see what they do on that 4th line.

 

[joshjull]

So this is who got Nylanders spot?

He’ll be a Wilson replacement while he’s out up to 10 weeks with an ankle injury.

After that? depends on how he plays.

 

[Sabre the Win]

He’ll be a Wilson replacement while he’s out up to 10 weeks with an ankle injury.

After that? depends on how he plays.

So an extra? Girgensons got Wilson's spot, I dont think Wilson was anything more than an extra skater.

 

[sufferer]

I remember this guy owning us.

 

[joshjull]

So an extra? Girgensons got Wilson's spot, I dont think Wilson was anything more than an extra skater.

Girgensons has Girgensons spot. Wilson is out injured and this guy will take his roster spot. I have no idea if they plan on putting him in the staring 12 or where he would play if they do.

 

[Sabre the Win]

Girgensons has Girgensons spot. Wilson is out injured and this guy will take his roster spot. I have no idea if they plan on putting him in the staring 12 or where he would play if they do.

Where was Girgensons spot on that roster? It was him and Wilson fighting it out for 4LW.

 

[joshjull]

Where was Girgensons spot on that roster? It was him and Wilson fighting it out for 4LW.

The roster goes beyond 12 forwards. It can be either 13 or 14.

 

[Husko]

Would be very interested to see him, Girgensons, and Sobotka together in a shot suppression role.

 

[TehDoak]

Lemi Elie

Lemi Winks?

 

[enthusiast]

I remember this guy owning us.

You could C+P this for the NHL database, unfortunately

 

[Buffaloed]

I don't understand. He's from Canada, not the US or Sweden.

Is there a glitch in the matrix?

The formula calls for them to have one Canadian of French descent. This means Beaulieu is gone. The parade starts at 3pm.

 

[CaptPantalones]

Faster scott Wilson basically. I like him as a player

 

[dotcommunism]

Ah, the guy from Mr. Robot

 

[UnleashRasmus]

I don't think there's any problem with giving the kid a chance. I highly doubt this does anything to Thompson. He's likely skating in the top six.

 

[Buffaloed]

This is why they claimed him. He's not a smurf. The Sabres need to become a more physical team.

As I mentioned earlier, though, Roussel is gone. There’s no changing that. The question is, who can follow him? Most teams have that one player. You know, the guy who won’t be afraid to drop the gloves and get in a scrap, or stick up for a hurt player. For the Dallas Stars, Antoine Roussel was that guy.
All indications point that if there’s any player on the Stars’ roster that has a style of game that’s similar to that of Roussel’s, it’s Remi Elie. Though he doesn’t fight often, Elie has that aspect of blue-collar toughness when he’s on the ice.
Dallas Stars: Will Anybody Fill Antoine Roussel’s Shoes?

 

[Jim Bob]

I remember this guy owning us.

He had 6 goals last season.

He scored a goal in each of the Sabres-Stars games last year.