joshjull
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My bad then. Yes he is possible depth lost.I'm not arguing over side. My point is that he's a possible depth option.
If he's gone, so be it.
My bad then. Yes he is possible depth lost.I'm not arguing over side. My point is that he's a possible depth option.
If he's gone, so be it.
It’s like the circle of lifeI just would like to take time out and say **** You Phil Housley for running Antipin out while playing Blowu for the season.
I would also like to say Thank You to Blowu for helping us secure Dahlin. You are now no longer needed.
They don't need to qualify him every year, just the once, and his rights are held until 27 (through 2020, in this case)They retain his rights I believe until 27 as long as they QO him every summer by the QO deadline. After that, he'd be eligible (which by my initial typing has a second b, no g, and three i's) to sign with any NHL team as a UFA. My thought is more to see if some other team, perhaps one with a Russian speaking segment of the team, would be interested in him and see if they can use him as part of a deal. Florida or the Rangers might be good destinations in that regard.
he'll be the player that cames back to the team when they are clearly going to make a solid play off run.....ya know, if we ever get to be that team again.They don't need to qualify him every year, just the once, and his rights are held until 27 (through 2020, in this case)
i agree, he could have been good depth at d but him going back to the khl isn't a dagger by any meansNot the right timing for this club as they weren't able to handle his development properly. That said, I never saw any glimpses of greatness at the NHL level to make it worth fretting over a marginal NHL defenseman.
Thank god..I've always said, the Sabres have too many defensemen
...the sarcasm is strong with these two...Agreed, no place for spare defensemen.
Coin flips as to whether any one of those 3 would be better than Antipin on any given night.After getting Dahlin there is no pal;ce for him. We already have Risto, Dahlin, Bogo and Nelson on the right with Borgen probably close too.
In all fairness, the Sabres have many more marginal defensemen who have had longer looks than Antipin got. I posit we don't truly know how good Antipin can/could be, and we've had enough McCabe / Bogo to know the upside is a lower possibility than the downside.Not the right timing for this club as they weren't able to handle his development properly. That said, I never saw any glimpses of greatness at the NHL level to make it worth fretting over a marginal NHL defenseman.
Because of the date, May the fourth be with you...
...the sarcasm is strong with these two...
Coin flips as to whether any one of those 3 would be better than Antipin on any given night.
In all fairness, the Sabres have many more marginal defensemen who have had longer looks than Antipin got. I posit we don't truly know how good Antipin can/could be, and we've had enough McCabe / Bogo to know the upside is a lower possibility than the downside.
Not picking on Icicle or anyone else who has referenced "communication", but are there any substantiated reports of communication issues with Antipin?
I recall @joshjull posting a late-season post-game stat where Antipin just blew away the rest of the field with zone exits and Corsi for a game. I don't care if he's mute, he has the capability of being better than Beaulieu for sure, healthier than Bogo, and is a toss-up with Nelson, IMO.
Botts disagrees with you so tell me more about how Im wrong.Why? He has a reasonable buyout. Alternatively, we can retain salary if/when we move him. Keeping Bogo around is the definition of insanity. If he remains, I think Botterill will have failed to accomplish one of his primary offseason duties.
This is simply wrong.
Botts disagrees with you so tell me more about how Im wrong.
Whatever floats your boat, no place for Antipin by the time October hits. You can accept it or not, I move on from this failed experiment.Sweet appeal to authority. I guess Botts is infallible. Housley was probably right to play Falk and Beaulieu over Antipin too, right?
And your point, or lack thereof, presumes it was Botterill's decision and not Antipin's.
In all fairness, the Sabres have many more marginal defensemen who have had longer looks than Antipin got. I posit we don't truly know how good Antipin can/could be, and we've had enough McCabe / Bogo to know the upside is a lower possibility than the downside.
Not picking on Icicle or anyone else who has referenced "communication", but are there any substantiated reports of communication issues with Antipin?
I recall @joshjull posting a late-season post-game stat where Antipin just blew away the rest of the field with zone exits and Corsi for a game. I don't care if he's mute, he has the capability of being better than Beaulieu for sure, healthier than Bogo, and is a toss-up with Nelson, IMO.
It was a failed experiment because our coach is also a failed experiment. His entire system was a failed experiment and Blowu was the worst experiment of all time.Whatever floats your boat, no place for Antipin by the time October hits. You can accept it or not, I move on from this failed experiment.