I hope he is scratched again. It would send a message that sabres don't cave to demands.
Player Discussion Zach Bogosian
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SabresFan26
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He's a me guy. We need more we guys. Ralph is the right guy and knows culture building. If you want out on your teammates, then you don't deserve to be a part of the organization.
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CrazyPsycho
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We already have sheary and mittelstadt, how many more wee guys do we need?
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I mean eventually if there's no trade partner that's what they're gonna have to do. Why keep that negativity around a team that is trending in the right direction?
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Even if it’s just for the sake of shifting forward for a defenseman, I had hopes that they would be a Zach out and a Sven in this morning.
Sven really only works as a offensive deployment/situation winger. If Bening is still enamored of right handed toolsie defensemen...
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We'd be adding $6.7M for Bartschi to get rid of Bogo's $5.1M for a soft perimeter player. I'd rather send Bogo home than make that kind of deal.
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Bogo for galchenyuk has been sold to me.
do it.
do it.
TheMistyStranger
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The logical part of me agrees with you. The "get Bogo off this team" part of me says "Oh well."
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Bogo certainly overreacted to the benching. He may or may not have had an agent coaching him given it is a contract year for him. I doubt the media and fan reaction were to his liking. I am also sure it was probably a little difficult in the dressing room for him.
I am also sure that inside of 24 hrs Ralph had him reacclimated to the team and the situation behind them before the media had even hit their highpoint. I would bet at this point that Bogo understands he went about it wrong and likely regrets it. If I were to venture a guess, they have discussed with him how to get his game back on track so that he actually has trade value again. Once they get to that point then they can revisit where both he and the team stand and move forward accordingly. Improving his game play and game shape is the best way out for both Bogo and the team. Win-win.
So....as fans our best move is to hope Bogo regains some form so he is either helping the team win and worth keeping for a playoff run, or become useful enough to get an asset in return. Given where we are now in that process we are likely looking at the trade deadline to get the value re-established. No amount of hammering on him or proposing of ways to dump him for nothing improves the team. (and yes I get the concept of addition by subtraction)
I am also sure that inside of 24 hrs Ralph had him reacclimated to the team and the situation behind them before the media had even hit their highpoint. I would bet at this point that Bogo understands he went about it wrong and likely regrets it. If I were to venture a guess, they have discussed with him how to get his game back on track so that he actually has trade value again. Once they get to that point then they can revisit where both he and the team stand and move forward accordingly. Improving his game play and game shape is the best way out for both Bogo and the team. Win-win.
So....as fans our best move is to hope Bogo regains some form so he is either helping the team win and worth keeping for a playoff run, or become useful enough to get an asset in return. Given where we are now in that process we are likely looking at the trade deadline to get the value re-established. No amount of hammering on him or proposing of ways to dump him for nothing improves the team. (and yes I get the concept of addition by subtraction)
K8fool
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Sanity prevails .. Zach's still a big baby in my eyes until he decapitates the leafs or slaps around hamnasandwichr2 after the win.. Waaaugghh. I liked zach and stiil do he just cant keep up yet... I agree w your post.. We'll see if rk lights a fire under his...or someone sticks a lit match between his toes and gets beaten up.. I'm excited
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Doohickie
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Eh. I think it's overblown. Risto was broken and discouraged on locker cleanout day and now he's playing well. We don't know who leaked the Bogo wants out story, but it doesn't seem like it was Bogo himself nor JBot, so it's either his agent or some lesser minion of Sabres brass. Judging from Bogo's response to questions, it seems like a trade has been discussed. I think the real key is that Bogo is in a contract year and wants regular playing time. If not in Buffalo then, well, somewhere else obviously. Even if several other Dmen are rotating through the press box, Bogo and/or his agent feels like it hurts his contract value if he's being sat. I suspect his agent let something slip and it wasn't taken the way he thought it was.
I really wouldn't be surprised if Bogo doesn't have a new agent for Christmas.
I really wouldn't be surprised if Bogo doesn't have a new agent for Christmas.
old kummelweck
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Especially when the team is trying to build something and this can undermine leadership and momentum.
That Saad idea... can they get the Hawks to retain, because his 2nd year isn't appealing unless it is with some level of retention (say $2 million).
