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

[Jim Bob]

Gaunce added to AHL All-Star roster

The AHL's announcement says that Pilut is not available...

 

[Tatanka]

I think Pilut would gladly take a call up over the AHL experience.

 

[DolanPlsGoSabres]

If Pilut plays up here, all fine.

If it's like last year, then wtf again.

 

[HaNotsri]

KHL?

«Трактор» может подписать защитника «Баффало» Пилута

Pilut is not a quitter, most really see no chance at all in Buffalo...

 

[Aladyyn]

Can today get any worse??????

 

[jc17]

 

[Gras]

How long do we keep his rights for if they QO him

 

[HaNotsri]

Can today get any worse??????

You know it can.

 

[Aladyyn]

You know it can.

I'll be waiting for the Simmonds contract.

 

[Jim Carr's Rug]

Another negative effect from not trading Risto when his value was still reasonable.
This organization can't get out of it's own way.
F this team.

 

[vcv]

What the f*** did I miss??

 

[lauraP]

Another negative effect from not trading Risto when his value was still reasonable.
This organization can't get out of it's own way.
F this team.

Not trading risto ? you mean not waving bogo and trading scandella in november surely?!!

 

[vcv]

What the f*** did I miss??

Anyone able to translate Russian? «Трактор» может подписать защитника «Баффало» Пилута

Unreliable Google Translate:

Buffalo defender Lawrence Pilut can switch to Tractor , Igor Zhukov Life reports on the Telegaram channel.

 

[Dubi Doo]

KHL?

«Трактор» может подписать защитника «Баффало» Пилута

Pilut is not a quitter, most really see no chance at all in Buffalo...

Ripple effects of a terrible GM.

 

[kirby11]

Botts: We want puck moving defensemen who can help with our transition, guys who can jumpstart the offensive attack.

Larry Pilut: *exists*

Also Botts/Krueger: I need to see Bogo and McCabe soil themselves under pressure in the d-zone another 100 times before you can maybe draw in.

 

[Sabreality]

Unreal, really hope this is just a rumor.

 

[Jim Carr's Rug]

Not trading risto ? you mean not waving bogo and trading scandella in november surely?!!

That too

 

[Fezzy126]

Several ppl including J White are speculating that this could be a negotiating tactic.

 

[Bones Malone]

"We have a little bit more information than maybe a fan does, some inner workings that we see some positives in."

 

[Fezzy126]

Yeah, sure, another defenceman would have made our forwards score more... I like Pilut and I really hope this is just a tactic and he stays, but this sounds like the opinion of someone that just plays around with WAR calculators and doesn't watch the team.

We missed the (expanded) playoffs for exactly 3 big reasons:

• Our special teams was terrible
• VO & Skinner missed stretches and weren't the same upon return
• At the trade deadline we were 6 points out, at which time Eichel seemed to experience an ailment and was laboring during games. During that stretch we went 1-6 and Eichel was -9 with only 1 goal. Our one-line team became a team that couldn't score at all:

I fail to see how Pilut affects any of these items...

 

[Gras]

Yeah, sure, another defenceman would have made our forwards score more... I like Pilut and I really hope this is just a tactic and he stays, but this sounds like the opinion of someone that just plays around with WAR calculators and doesn't watch the team.

We missed the (expanded) playoffs for exactly 3 big reasons:

• Our special teams was terrible
• VO & Skinner missed stretches and weren't the same upon return
• At the trade deadline we were 6 points out, at which time Eichel seemed to experience an ailment and was laboring during games. During that stretch we went 1-6 and Eichel was -9 with only 1 goal. Our one-line team became a team that couldn't score at all:

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I fail to see how Pilut affects any of these items...

He might have helped the other teams score less though, and wasn't it the Risto hit that injured Jack.

 

[m0pe]

Well, can't really blame Pilut if that happens.

The second I saw Botts was coming back I would be flying out of here as fast as I could too.

 

[CrazyPsycho]

I fail to see how Pilut affects any of these items...

Maybe our dummy coach should have tried him on the powerplay but oh no

 

[BloFan4Life]

Whatever, Pilut got pushed around too much. Every time he had to play along boards, you knew he wasn't winning the puck battle.

His offense wasn't noticeable either. People still acting like there is some huge potential with him.

 

[Fezzy126]

Maybe our dummy coach should have tried him on the powerplay but oh no

Over Dahlin?