Confirmed with Link: Sabres sign Asplund to 3 year ELC

[SnuggaRUDE]

Players of his profile typically require an entire year in the AHL. I don't expect him to start in Buffalo.

 

[Revelate]

Maybe in the late 90s.

They slow.

Asplund is faster than like...Larsson...but he's not exactly swift of foot

They’d still cave in just about everyone they played. ROR and Sam crushed it 5v5 with Scott Wilson.

 

[Yultron]

Players of his profile typically require an entire year in the AHL. I don't expect him to start in Buffalo.

Yes I hope he spends the year with the Amerks. No way be breaks the team in camp unless he puts on a clinic. No need to rush him

 

[Aladyyn]

Players of his profile typically require an entire year in the AHL. I don't expect him to start in Buffalo.

Players with a mature, pro-ready two-way game?

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

Players with a mature, pro-ready two-way game?

Coming from euroleauges as 20 year olds. Yes, those players.

 

[Revelate]

Eriksson Ek probably should have spent this season in the AHL.

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

Eriksson Ek probably should have spent this season in the AHL.

That's a reasonable comparison. Like Ek, if Asplund was 6'2" he'd have been a top 20 pick.

 

[joshjull]

 

[OkimLom]

Not going to blow you away with point totals but has potential to be important player.

Can't wait for the debates between the "Points/Goals vs Advanced Statistics vs watch him play" crowd, hahaha.

 

[Chainshot]

We must have all the Rasmus / Rasmuses / Rasmi.

The Canadian ones are Rasmoose?

Maybe in the late 90s.

They slow.

Asplund is faster than like...Larsson...but he's not exactly swift of foot

Not sure where you got that assessment from but I do not agree.

 

[Chainshot]

Can't wait for the debates between the "Points/Goals vs Advanced Statistics vs watch him play" crowd, hahaha.

It won't be any different than people who didn't like Hecht (or Khymlev if we go back further).

 

[OkimLom]

It won't be any different than people who didn't like Hecht (or Khymlev if we go back further).

Agree.

 

[Sabre Dance]

I think he'll make the team. Botterill will have to do a lot of work with the bottom 6 to keep him in Rochester. His playing style will adapt well to the NHL.

 

[Baccus]

There's people that didn't like Hecht or the Yuri-nator? Heathens.

 

[UnleashRasmus]

He's just a guy v1.0.

I disagree, he's automatically an upgrade over Larry. Easily!

 

[RodSerling]

We must have all the Rasmus / Rasmuses / Rasmi.

Remember when we were excited to have two Tyler’s? This is better.

 

[joshjull]

 

[UnleashRasmus]

Give me more players that think the game and react in real time than players that have speed that have terrible hockey sense. COUGHNYLANDERCOUGH.

 

[Aladyyn]

Give me more players that think the game and react in real time than players that have speed that have terrible hockey sense. COUGHNYLANDERCOUGH.

Nylander's problem is engagement and effort, not hockey sense.

 

[sabres4ever]

Good news! More to come though!

 

[sabrebuild]

Alright. Now we've got our faceoff/defensive center in the system and can freely trade ROR.

Right! And since Mitts is in the system as our silky offensive Center we can freely trade Eichel.

Can’t see any problems with this logic.

 

[stokes84]

Right! And since Mitts is in the system as our silky offensive Center we can freely trade Eichel.

Can’t see any problems with this logic.

Why would we trade Eichel? He's not an vegan emo raincloud killing everyone's happiness.

 

[sabrebuild]

Why would we trade Eichel? He's not an vegan emo raincloud killing everyone's happiness.

Hahaha, I’m giving full marks to “raincloud” as a descriptor. Had to chuckle.

 

[Gabrielor]

Why would we trade Eichel? He's not an vegan emo raincloud killing everyone's happiness.

That’s bias hyperbole to the extreme. So stupid to carry into a thread about signing a completely different player.

 

[Chainshot]

Also, yet another youngster who is known for his level of work and commitment. Dahlin's praised for that at length. It's been mentioned with Pilut and Mittelstadt's known as a complete rink rat, always working on things. Hoping that transitions into their stint with the Sabres and pushes some of those who've gotten comfortable in Buffalo more than a little bit.