Confirmed with Link: Sabres have signed Lawrence Pilut (LD, HV71)

[Crazy Tasty]

it is indefensible if he is benched in favor of Hunwick, while Scandella is given pass after pass. Those are not sane decisions being made, unless of course the goal is to tank again

so the difference between Pilut and Hunwick/Scandella is tanking. Wow.

 

[joshjull]

I have a feeling he gets sent down when Nelson returns.

 

[dortt]

so the difference between Pilut and Hunwick/Scandella is tanking. Wow.

yeah, that is a tank move. Taking out one of the top 4 so a scrub can play, is blatant tanking

 

[Jim Bob]

yeah, that is a tank move. Taking out one of the top 4 so a scrub can play, is blatant tanking

Or, it is horrific coaching.

 

[Mit Yarrum]

Sitting a 23 year old not that far removed from never playing in North America is inexcusable? Look, I want Pontius to play every night, but acting like it's some indefensible action is a little dramatic.

Like. You'll be lost in a sea of overreactions though.

"Pathetic" "Sad" "Inexcusable" "Insane"

 

[Reddawg]

I can't understand any line of thinking that involves Matt Hunwick playing on our roster. In anyone's stead. At any time. For any reason. Seriously have no understanding for how he hasn't been waived to Rochester by now.

 

[Beerz]

I can't understand any line of thinking that involves Matt Hunwick playing on our roster. In anyone's stead. At any time. For any reason. Seriously have no understanding for how he hasn't been waived to Rochester by now.

Its amazing to me that we had to take on that cap dump just to get Sheary who has been massively dissapointing in his own right

 

[Dubi Doo]

Sitting a 23 year old not that far removed from never playing in North America is inexcusable? Look, I want Pontius to play every night, but acting like it's some indefensible action is a little dramatic.

Well, Phil's an idiot, so I wouldn't be surprised if Pilut is sent down or scratched.

 

[dortt]

Weren't other teams also trying to sign Pilut?

He made a terrible career choice coming here. He should have seen last year that Idiot Housley refused to play Antipin despite clearly being one of our top 6. Pilut, a similar type of player, signs here and low and behold, he gets the Antipin treatment, even though he is a far better defenseman than Antipin.

We will NEVER be able to sign a Euro FA again, after how the last 2 were treated. If Pilut gets banished back to Rochester for the rest of the year so scrubs like Hunwick, and Scandella can play, would we really blame him if he chooses to head back to the SEL for next year?

Another thing to consider, even if he stays here, he's likely gone in the expansion draft in a couple of years.

Maybe the thing to do, since we have a moron as coach who does not value him, is to try and flip him for a second round draft pick at this year's deadline. At least we'd get some value out of the signing then

 

[Snippit]

Meh, if he's scratched one game it's no big deal.

He arguably cost us the game against Vancouver.

 

[Icicle]

Weren't other teams also trying to sign Pilut?

He made a terrible career choice coming here. He should have seen last year that Idiot Housley refused to play Antipin despite clearly being one of our top 6. Pilut, a similar type of player, signs here and low and behold, he gets the Antipin treatment, even though he is a far better defenseman than Antipin.

We will NEVER be able to sign a Euro FA again, after how the last 2 were treated. If Pilut gets banished back to Rochester for the rest of the year so scrubs like Hunwick, and Scandella can play, would we really blame him if he chooses to head back to the SEL for next year?

Another thing to consider, even if he stays here, he's likely gone in the expansion draft in a couple of years.

Maybe the thing to do, since we have a moron as coach who does not value him, is to try and flip him for a second round draft pick at this year's deadline. At least we'd get some value out of the signing then

Antipin was so mishandled that another NHL team came in afterwards and fixed everything we did wrong with him.

Oh wait, that never happened.

 

[Ace]

 

[Reddawg]

Its amazing to me that we had to take on that cap dump just to get Sheary who has been massively dissapointing in his own right

It's almost as though we can't have nice things.

 

[dortt]

It's why we need to trade Pilut NOW, if we are not going to play him. We would probably get a second round pick for him. If we do the typical Buffalo thing and wait until he has been unfairly benched for a year, he either leaves for nothing, or we get a Fedun-like return for him

 

[Chainshot]

It's why we need to trade Pilut NOW, if we are not going to play him. We would probably get a second round pick for him. If we do the typical Buffalo thing and wait until he has been unfairly benched for a year, he either leaves for nothing, or we get a Fedun-like return for him

There is no need to over-react.

 

[sabremike]

Honestly at this point what can you do but just laugh? This whole organization is like a sitcom about a sad sack pro hockey team.

 

[dortt]

There is no need to over-react.

I wouldn't say that's over reacting. Does Pilut have any value in the press box or in Rochester? Or would the second round pick have more value for us?

 

[BuffaloGooner]

I don’t see the evidence that says we’re scratching him tomorrow

 

[SECRET SQUIRREL]

In his last few games it seems like he's playing conservative and overthinking everything he does. Even the simple plays seem off because he's trying not to make any mistakes in fear of getting scratched if he does. ..anyone else feel that way?

 

[dortt]

Honestly at this point what can you do but just laugh? This whole organization is like a sitcom about a sad sack pro hockey team.

starts with Pegula. Been a complete clown show ever since he bought the team

 

[La Cosa Nostra]

I guess the Vancouver game was on too late. Pilut was f***ing garbage that game and as a rookie he deserves to sit after that performance. Antipin was trash btw. Pilut has a good future but he is not perfect.

 

[Reddawg]

There is no need to over-react.

Seriously...rookie sits down for a couple games here and there and the world loses their collective mind. This is nothing like Antipin sitting for 20 games at a stretch.

 

[HogtownSabresfan]

I have a feeling he gets sent down when Nelson returns.

It's a lock unless GMJB gets creative. I'd like to see Scandella or Bogosian moved out, pick the one you want to extend two to three years and trade the other.

I move Scandella -- the extra year might get some to bite. I might eat $1 M of cap too, if we can engineer another first with some prospect.

I'd like to move Hunwick but won't happen so he's our 8.

 

[joshjull]

In his last few games it seems like he's playing conservative and overthinking everything he does. Even the simple plays seem off because he's trying not to make any mistakes in fear of getting scratched if he does. ..anyone else feel that way?

I think he’s been struggling with the speed and size at the NHL level. Teams know it and are targeting him. He’ll adjust to it but it takes time to learn to play against that. He has a ton of skills but size and strength aren’t among them.

 

[Fezzy126]

I think he’s been struggling with the speed and size at the NHL level. Teams know it and are targeting him. He’ll adjust to it but it takes time to learn to play against that. He has a ton of skills but size and strength aren’t among them.

I love watching the kid play. His analytics are impressive, and there's no denying his strengths and positive impact on the ice.

But if anyone actually pays attention during the game, they will see that he has trouble anchoring and preventing opposing forwards from driving to the net. I've watched bigger forwards literally take him for a ride and deposit him in the crease. Those are the types of things that will drive a coach nuts, and not just Housley, any coach.