Confirmed with Link: Sabres sign Tobias Rieder 1 year/$700k

[Chainshot]

Bleh.

 

[TheMistyStranger]

Is he a world beater? No. Will he be a huge help to a struggling PK? Definitely. Would I rather Rieder on the ice to protect a lead than Frolik or Vesey? 100%.

 

[Woodhouse]

 

[Ace]

If playing in a nine year playoff drought for the league minimum is a better situation...what the hell is going on in Calgary?

 

[EichHart]

Is he better then Frolik?

 

[slip]

Tobias Rieder Stats | Hockey-Reference.com
Rieder is a takeaway machine. He's a lot like Grabner on the PK.

On the one hand, impressive.

On the other hand, reachiong back 6 years to grab highlight reel stuff is bit concerning!

 

[Zman5778]

VERY good PKer and likely won't be more than a 12th/13th forward? Yes, please.

Given that it's a vet minimum deal, I'm a little surprised he picked us over a contender. But happy he did.

 

[Zman5778]

Is he better then Frolik?

Than the Frolik that played for Buffalo last year? Probably. He's just fine as a 4th liner and as an ace PKer.

 

[Buffaloed]

On the one hand, impressive.

On the other hand, reachiong back 6 years to grab highlight reel stuff is bit concerning!

Here he is scoring his 2nd shorthanded goal in the playoffs

 

[slip]

Here he is scoring his 2nd shorthanded goal in the playoffs

Concerns allayed.

 

[Zman5778]

We need someone who can at least pretend to win a faceoff in there (and on the PK). Lazar, Girgensons and Rieder are all awful at it.

Lazar was taking important 3rd period draws for the last couple weeks of our season.

If Lazar is our 4th line center this year, I don't hate it at all. In any way. Lazar is only 25....2 years younger than Larsson. And Larry didn't become Larry until like 24 or 25. I'm still semi-hopeful that it works out.

 

[DolanPlsGoSabres]

Official now.

 

[Zippy Chippy]

If playing in a nine year playoff drought for the league minimum is a better situation...what the hell is going on in Calgary?

 

[Ace]

Lazar was taking important 3rd period draws for the last couple weeks of our season.
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remind me how those games turned out

 

[valet]

Lazar was taking important 3rd period draws for the last couple weeks of our season.

If Lazar is our 4th line center this year, I don't hate it at all. In any way. Lazar is only 25....2 years younger than Larsson. And Larry didn't become Larry until like 24 or 25. I'm still semi-hopeful that it works out.

Lazar is not going to become Larry. Larry was Larry by his age 23 season, just wasn't getting the credit for it until this past season.

 

[VaporTrail]

:yawn: so who we drafting next year ?

 

[DolanPlsGoSabres]

:yawn: so who we drafting next year ?

Reaching for Aito Iguchi because the Taro Tsujimoto brand bleeds money

 

[Paxon]

If playing in a nine year playoff drought for the league minimum is a better situation...what the hell is going on in Calgary?

He wanted to go somewhere with warm winters

 

[MarkusKetterer]

:yawn: so who we drafting next year ?

Raty, Guenther, McTavish or Lambos.

 

[VaporTrail]

Raty, Guenther, McTavish or Lambos.

McTavish ? Any relation to Craig ?

 

[MarkusKetterer]

McTavish ? Any relation to Craig ?

Nah. Son of former Peterborough Pete and NLA player Dale. 2nd in rookie goals in the OHL this year (29) to Shane Wright. Hardworking C that’s good on FO and PK.

 

[VaporTrail]

Nah. Son of former Peterborough Pete and NLA player Dale. 2nd in rookie goals in the OHL this year (29) to Shane Wright. Hardworking C that’s good on FO and PK.

Thanks..I'd like your post but someone took my "liking posts" privileges away lol

 

[MarkusKetterer]

Thanks..I'd like your post but someone took my "liking posts" privileges away lol

*looks around nervously* *does an Ashlee Simpson jig*

 

[wunderpanda]

hard to be upset about a 4th line/penalty killer on a short & cheap deal. another placeholder vet that should be replaced by a prospect instead of getting an extension.

 

[Jim Bob]