Player Discussion Scott Sabourin - signed to 1 yr 2-way contract - What's my name?

[AchtzehnBaby]

Proven wrong so far...

5:09 --> no longer true for his NHL career.

 

[pown]

I partied with this guy a few times when i was younger lol, were the same age, good fella, hope to see him more this year he deserves the contract and ice time. This is so huge for grinders to make it this late in their careers

 

[BUCKLE UP]

On pace for 82 goals... let’s keep it rolling

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

On pace for 82 goals... let’s keep it rolling

Are you in here?

 

[swiftwin]

Sabourin told to get a place in Ottawa:

 

[Ouroboros]

Nice - I can get his jersey now.

 

[slamigo]

Sabu has a role and is playing it. Paint within the lines and be a serviceable player. Ottawa has lots of issues but Sabu isn't one of them. Keep him on the 4th line and let him do his thing.

 

[Sensinitis]

no problem at all with him playing single digit ice-time numbers every night, rather than having a young guy in that spot.

 

[Joeyjoejoe]

I honestly don't mind him at all and I am usually the first to call out useless 4th line plugs. Our 4th line this year actually doesn't get caved in as much as previous years, even when we were good. Even though they barely played I really like that line yesterday, they kept it simple and actually had some chances.

 

[swiftwin]

Call me crazy, but I think Boro has been better this season, thanks in small part to Sabourin.

Last year, Boro was the only one to play the enforcer role, which probably took away from his focus. Kinda like how Neil became a more effective player in 2006 when McGrattan came along. Now Boro can just focus on playing hockey.

 

[Tuna99]

Sabourin plays while Ryan sits. It’s a fine line from being called an NHL player. One day you are, the next you’re not. One day you’re not, the next you are.

 

[Boud]

Sabourin plays while Ryan sits. It’s a fine line from being called an NHL player. One day you are, the next you’re not. One day you’re not, the next you are.

It really is a fine line, so many players like Sabourin (and even better players than him) fighting like crazy to make it and never will. At his age this is basically a miracle.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

I would not have made him a fixture. Balcers coming back. Ryan and Boedker were healthies last game . Ennis is unlikely to be scratched due to his tml ties to Smith. White and Anisimov coming back means that changes will be needed. Other prospects need to get into games when they are producing in Belleville.
L Brown and Paul have looked good enough to stay imo. Easier to move players down to Belleville than to get takers on Boedker, Ennis, Ryan, Sabourin

 

[Boud]

I would not have made him a fixture. Balcers coming back. Ryan and Boedker were healthies last game . Ennis is unlikely to be scratched due to his tml ties to Smith. White and Anisimov coming back means that changes will be needed. Other prospects need to get into games when they are producing in Belleville.
L Brown and Paul have looked good enough to stay imo. Easier to move players down to Belleville than to get takers on Boedker, Ennis, Ryan, Sabourin

Honestly at this point our salary is already very low, if you have a young player that plays better than Boedker and Ryan you can always waive them, especially Boedker. Ennis has played better lately but Smith gave it to him pretty good 2 or 3 games ago. I don't think he'd hesitate to scratch him or send him down if he doesn't play well enough and I'm sure Ennis is aware of it too.

Also remember that it's very likely that one or two of the following guys will get traded going forward: Tierney, Pageau, Namestnikov. There should be enough space going forward. You have to make sure that the young guys earn their way up and that you have options if they feel overwhelmed or are underperforming like Batherson earlier this season.



I think they'll try hard to make a Ryan trade happen as well.

 

[JungleBeat]

Call me crazy, but I think Boro has been better this season, thanks in small part to Sabourin.

Last year, Boro was the only one to play the enforcer role, which probably took away from his focus. Kinda like how Neil became a more effective player in 2006 when McGrattan came along. Now Boro can just focus on playing hockey.

I doubt it. Fighting is dying in the NHL and Sabourin averages about six minutes a game.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Sabourin plays while Ryan sits. It’s a fine line from being called an NHL player. One day you are, the next you’re not. One day you’re not, the next you are.

Ryan has no one to blame but himself. I'm not a Sabourin fan, but I'd much rather watch a guy putting 100% effort out there, than a guy who has been mailing it in since signing his big contract. At least Sab will do the dirty jobs and work on the ice. I don't expect him to ever get another goal, but he won't make life easy for our opponents when he's on the ice.

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

Call me crazy, but I think Boro has been better this season, thanks in small part to Sabourin.

Last year, Boro was the only one to play the enforcer role, which probably took away from his focus. Kinda like how Neil became a more effective player in 2006 when McGrattan came along. Now Boro can just focus on playing hockey.

He is still pretty bad.

He played well and physical last game though I'll give you that.

 

[aragorn]

I would not have made him a fixture. Balcers coming back. Ryan and Boedker were healthies last game . Ennis is unlikely to be scratched due to his tml ties to Smith. White and Anisimov coming back means that changes will be needed. Other prospects need to get into games when they are producing in Belleville.
L Brown and Paul have looked good enough to stay imo. Easier to move players down to Belleville than to get takers on Boedker, Ennis, Ryan, Sabourin

Is Balcers game that much different from Boedker? I'm not a huge Ryan fan but he has more skill & is a better playmaker than most of those you mentioned, he's just a lazy SOB. I'm also not sure EM wants to pay NHL salaries for some of these PD mistakes to play in Belleville in a yr where attendance is very low & he's probably losing a ton of money & will not get any playoff money. Although he should get some of that Seattle money soon enough, can he wait that long or last that long?

It should be interesting to see what happens with a good number of these players especially the UFAs who most should be moved by the trade deadline which will open up a few roster spots. Patience is required, but they have already lost so many fans I'm not so sure it will matter & what will bring them back other than consistent winning which is likely a few yrs away. It should also be interesting to see which UFAs they might re-sign although on this team, I'd consider moving them all out & continue with the rebuild.

 

[OD99]

Balcers is a far cry from Boedker at this stage IMO. He can skate, shoot and he goes to the net - plus he is hungry to play.

As far as player salaries are concerned, they are all a sunk cost unless they are moved so being waived and down in Belleville is the same as sitting in the press box except fans might start to come around that the team is making intelligent moves rather than the same old dumb mistakes.

 

[Micklebot]

Get well Sabu

 

[TheDebater]

Very nice to see him smiling!

 

[thinkwild]

Nice to see him smiling yeah, but man that's some nasty looking damage. What a wicked smash, Backes surely is on concussion protocol too? Hope the warrior gets back soon, he was making that role work.

 

[BonkTastic]

What a wicked smash, Backes surely is on concussion protocol too?

Not sure how Backes is doing, but for Sabourin... IMO it looks like the majority of the (visible) damage wasn't done on the hit with Backes, but rather the hit with the ice afterwards.

 

[Alicat]

Not sure how Backes is doing, but for Sabourin... IMO it looks like the majority of the (visible) damage wasn't done on the hit with Backes, but rather the hit with the ice afterwards.

Backes is out for the next few games. Cassidy said he was a little better than last night but outside of that, he didn’t offer anything else.

Glad Sabourin is doing better

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Not sure how Backes is doing, but for Sabourin... IMO it looks like the majority of the (visible) damage wasn't done on the hit with Backes, but rather the hit with the ice afterwards.

definitely could have been cut by the visor. Hope he ends up ok. Can't take too many of those knocked unconscious type hits to the head though. I hope he listens to his body before trying to go to battle again on the hill that is.