BillsFan4 Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 4 hours ago, K-9 said: Good, they can go punch Berglund in his ungrateful face. Him quitting screwed up some plans this year for sure by forcing Mitts and Sobotka to play too many 2C minutes. Yeah it definitely hurt Mittelstadt for sure. Even Botterill said that Berglund was acquired to help ease Mitts into the 2C role eventually. But if it is true that Berglund is dealing with some serious mental health issues (and I am pretty sure that is the case. IIRc beeglund gave an interview to a Swedish paper alluding to that fact), I have a hard time holding a grudge against the guy. He has a wife and kids. His health and well being comes before hockey, without a doubt. Honestly, I blame St. Louis more than anyone else. The way they went about trading him was shady and not the way you treat a classy, well respected veteran who’s spent his entire career in your organization. As I’m sure you already know, Berglund was late turning in his no-trade list and Doug Armstrong quickly pounced on it to include him in the buffalo deal without Berglund’s approval. It sounds like Berglund has struggled with mental health issues for quite a while and had a strong support system in place in St. Louis (which makes me believe team management knew of his issues/struggles), and when he was screwed over by the Blues and then shipped to a place where he had no family, no friends, no support system at all, he wasn’t able to cope with it all very well. Edit - here is the article I was talking about - https://www.diebytheblade.com/2019/1/18/18188513/buffalo-sabres-patrik-berglund-tells-his-side-in-exclusive-interview-in-sweden Die by the blade translates some of it. the link to the full article from Sweden is at the bottom. But it’s a PITA cause you have to google translate it paragraph by paragraph. Basically it says what I wrote above about the St. Louis stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 2 hours ago, BillsFan4 said: Yeah it definitely hurt Mittelstadt for sure. Even Botterill said that Berglund was acquired to help ease Mitts into the 2C role eventually. But if it is true that Berglund is dealing with some serious mental health issues (and I am pretty sure that is the case. IIRc beeglund gave an interview to a Swedish paper alluding to that fact), I have a hard time holding a grudge against the guy. He has a wife and kids. His health and well being comes before hockey, without a doubt. Honestly, I blame St. Louis more than anyone else. The way they went about trading him was shady and not the way you treat a classy, well respected veteran who’s spent his entire career in your organization. As I’m sure you already know, Berglund was late turning in his no-trade list and Doug Armstrong quickly pounced on it to include him in the buffalo deal without Berglund’s approval. It sounds like Berglund has struggled with mental health issues for quite a while and had a strong support system in place in St. Louis (which makes me believe team management knew of his issues/struggles), and when he was screwed over by the Blues and then shipped to a place where he had no family, no friends, no support system at all, he wasn’t able to cope with it all very well. Edit - here is the article I was talking about - https://www.diebytheblade.com/2019/1/18/18188513/buffalo-sabres-patrik-berglund-tells-his-side-in-exclusive-interview-in-sweden Die by the blade translates some of it. the link to the full article from Sweden is at the bottom. But it’s a PITA cause you have to google translate it paragraph by paragraph. Basically it says what I wrote above about the St. Louis stuff. Geez BF4, I had no idea of the depths of his mental condition. I feel for him and his family. I’m now gonna go punch myself in the face. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 https://wgr550.radio.com/articles/news/sabres-nylander-getting-chance-eichel Nylander getting a shot on the top line with eichel. Hope he makes the most of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 4 minutes ago, BillsFan4 said: https://wgr550.radio.com/articles/news/sabres-nylander-getting-chance-eichel Nylander getting a shot on the top line with eichel. Hope he makes the most of it! I thought he looked much better in the last game. Jury is still way out on him though. If he survives until next year, he's going to have to go up a notch in his development. I still think he will be moved in a trade this summer though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 43 minutes ago, BillsFan4 said: https://wgr550.radio.com/articles/news/sabres-nylander-getting-chance-eichel Nylander getting a shot on the top line with eichel. Hope he makes the most of it! Shoulda been there from the get go. Not because he’s anything special, but because you have to see what he has and the best way to see that is playing him with your best players. Housely has little grasp of the obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 28 minutes ago, K-9 said: Shoulda been there from the get go. Not because he’s anything special, but because you have to see what he has and the best way to see that is playing him with your best players. Housely has little grasp of the obvious. Eh, I have no issue with a head coach not handing a young prospect a top line spot and making him earn it with his play. ? Ullmark seems like quite a character Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 1 minute ago, BillsFan4 said: Eh, I have no issue with a head coach not handing a young prospect a top line spot and making him earn it with his play. What’s the point of that at this stage in this season, when the only reason to have Nylander called up at this stage is to see if he has top 6 potential. I submit that Housely can’t possibly ascertain that by playing him with Sobotka, which he did initially or anybody else not named Eichel for that matter. Instead, Housley insisted on imposing his ridiculous, “you’re a rookie and you have to earn your spot” bull crap, when the issue has nothing to do with credibility. What, was Housley going to lose the locker room by having this team’s top winger prospect leap frog some other bottom 6 slug on the team? Just another example of Housley’s clueless ability to have a finger on the pulse of this team, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, K-9 said: What’s the point of that at this stage in this season, when the only reason to have Nylander called up at this stage is to see if he has top 6 potential. I submit that Housely can’t possibly ascertain that by playing him with Sobotka, which he did initially or anybody else not named Eichel for that matter. Instead, Housley insisted on imposing his ridiculous, “you’re a rookie and you have to earn your spot” bull crap, when the issue has nothing to do with credibility. What, was Housley going to lose the locker room by having this team’s top winger prospect leap frog some other bottom 6 slug on the team? Just another example of Housley’s clueless ability to have a finger on the pulse of this team, imo. I don’t know man, I disagree. If you’re trying to build a culture where young guys have to earn their opportunities instead of just having it handed to them, you can’t really say “oh, well, we are taking a break from that whole ‘earn it’ thing because there’s only 10 games left this year”. If you’re going to make young guys earn their opportunities then I think you need to be consistent with it, and I think housley has for the most part (you can’t blame him for someone like Thompson being in buffalo vs Rochester. That’s on botterill). I also don’t think Nylander was called up just to see if he has top 6 potential. I think he was called up because he (finally) earned it. I think Botterill probably wanted to call him up all season long but Nylander never really gave him a reason to. Even when he was playing well, there was always someone in Rochester playing better. The last 5+ games before Nylander’s callup, he was legitimately the best forward on the Amerks. He had 5 goals and 8-10 points in 4 games. I am not sure if he’d be in buffalo right now if he hadn’t stepped his play up in Rochester. Obviously, now that he’s here it makes sense to see what he looks like in the top 6 and I’m excited to see how he does. But I guess I just don’t see it as an issue that it took a whole 3 games... (and Eichel was suspended for 2 of those games) Theres plenty to complain about with the Sabres/housley/botterill. This isn’t one of those things, in my opinion. Edited March 23, 2019 by BillsFan4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 I was going to make this my one Montreal weekend of the year, but eh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 12 hours ago, BillsFan4 said: I don’t know man, I disagree. If you’re trying to build a culture where young guys have to earn their opportunities instead of just having it handed to them, you can’t really say “oh, well, we are taking a break from that whole ‘earn it’ thing because there’s only 10 games left this year”. If you’re going to make young guys earn their opportunities then I think you need to be consistent with it, and I think housley has for the most part (you can’t blame him for someone like Thompson being in buffalo vs Rochester. That’s on botterill). I also don’t think Nylander was called up just to see if he has top 6 potential. I think he was called up because he (finally) earned it. I think Botterill probably wanted to call him up all season long but Nylander never really gave him a reason to. Even when he was playing well, there was always someone in Rochester playing better. The last 5+ games before Nylander’s callup, he was legitimately the best forward on the Amerks. He had 5 goals and 8-10 points in 4 games. I am not sure if he’d be in buffalo right now if he hadn’t stepped his play up in Rochester. Obviously, now that he’s here it makes sense to see what he looks like in the top 6 and I’m excited to see how he does. But I guess I just don’t see it as an issue that it took a whole 3 games... (and Eichel was suspended for 2 of those games) Theres plenty to complain about with the Sabres/housley/botterill. This isn’t one of those things, in my opinion. I appreciate where you’re coming from regarding a young player having to earn his spot. But not at this stage of a long lost season. You glean little to nothing about Nylander having him play with the likes of Sobotka. Regardless of Eichel’s suspension, he should have been on his line in practice. Regardless of the short time he’s been up, he should have been paired with superior complimentary offensive talent. Yes, he’s earned his call up, but there are other forwards having better seasons than him in Rochester who have also earned a look see. So why Nylander and why now? They have to see if he has top six potential going forward. Other teams needs to see that, too, should he become a piece of a hockey trade in the off season. This is an audition. And he should have been afforded the BEST opportunity to impress from the get go. Making him play with bottom six slugs, which is what our team is comprised of outside the top three at the moment, was the wrong thing to do. And while perhaps not such an egregious example, it further illustrates Housley’s lack of acumen, imo. We we will just have to agree to disagree on that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 On 3/21/2019 at 12:57 PM, BillsFan4 said: Sabres are playing 2 games (against Tampa Bay...) in Sweden next year on Nov. 8-9th. I bet Dahlin has to be excited! & here I thought Brandon was no longer part of the Pegula marketing machine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 15 hours ago, BillsFan4 said: Eh, I have no issue with a head coach not handing a young prospect a top line spot and making him earn it with his play. He's not handing him anything by putting him with the best so see what he has. Not putting him on the top line tells you what exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-baby! Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Cripple Creek said: He's not handing him anything by putting him with the best so see what he has. Not putting him on the top line tells you what exactly? High first round prospect should be elevating a lower line by now! Maybe they wants to see if he can? Edited March 23, 2019 by BigMcD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 47 minutes ago, BigMcD said: High first round prospect should be elevating a lower line by now! Maybe they wants to see if he can? True, but he hasn't shown enough. If he's brought up then there must be a purpose. You either see what you have (consider it a final chance) or you try to showcase his abilities. You best do that by pairing him with the "top" line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 3 hours ago, K-9 said: I appreciate where you’re coming from regarding a young player having to earn his spot. But not at this stage of a long lost season. You glean little to nothing about Nylander having him play with the likes of Sobotka. Regardless of Eichel’s suspension, he should have been on his line in practice. Regardless of the short time he’s been up, he should have been paired with superior complimentary offensive talent. Yes, he’s earned his call up, but there are other forwards having better seasons than him in Rochester who have also earned a look see. So why Nylander and why now? They have to see if he has top six potential going forward. Other teams needs to see that, too, should he become a piece of a hockey trade in the off season. This is an audition. And he should have been afforded the BEST opportunity to impress from the get go. Making him play with bottom six slugs, which is what our team is comprised of outside the top three at the moment, was the wrong thing to do. And while perhaps not such an egregious example, it further illustrates Housley’s lack of acumen, imo. We we will just have to agree to disagree on that point. Why would they put him on a line with Eichel in practice while Eichel is suspended? They want guys practicing with their linemates for the next game. That is standard practice across the entire NHL. Guys practice with their linemates. eichel was used as an extra because he wasn’t playing in the next 2 games. We are talking about 1 game that Eichel’s been on the ice since Nylander was called up. So It took 1 game with Eichel on the ice for Nylander to end up on his line. As far as the callup, I have no idea if a trade factors into it. It very well could, but it’s just 100% speculation at this point. Like I said, I honestly think the biggest factor was his play before the callup. I don’t think Nylander would have been called up if he wasn’t the best forward on the ice those last 5 games in Rochester. Botterill has been very consistent about calling up the best performing Amerk at the time of the callup. Yes, guys like Smith may have had better overall seasons, but Nylander was playing better at the time of this most recent callup. That is how botterill and Sexton have said they will operate and IMO they have lived up to that word. Anyway, like you said, we will have to agree to disagree here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Cripple Creek said: He's not handing him anything by putting him with the best so see what he has. Not putting him on the top line tells you what exactly? Sure he is handing him something. He would be handing Nylander a spot on the top line. Again, I have no problem with Housley making Nylander earn it first. That is how it should be IMO. How well has it worked out so far, with Tim Murray and Darcy Regier handing these young kids spots they didn’t earn? We now have a bunch of entitled kids who won’t listen to their coaches. I think it’s even more important (to make him earn it) with a kid like Nylander, who is known as a bit of a floater on the ice and not the hardest working guy. He’s a guy who’s had some issues staying fully engaged. I think it’s important for him to see that he won’t just be handed a spot because of his draft position. And again, we are talking about a whole 3 games, and really 1 game with Eichel on the ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, BillsFan4 said: Why would they put him on a line with Eichel in practice while Eichel is suspended? They want guys practicing with their linemates for the next game. That is standard practice across the entire NHL. Guys practice with their linemates. eichel was used as an extra because he wasn’t playing in the next 2 games. We are talking about 1 game that Eichel’s been on the ice since Nylander was called up. So It took 1 game with Eichel on the ice for Nylander to end up on his line. As far as the callup, I have no idea if a trade factors into it. It very well could, but it’s just 100% speculation at this point. Like I said, I honestly think the biggest factor was his play before the callup. I don’t think Nylander would have been called up if he wasn’t the best forward on the ice those last 5 games in Rochester. Botterill has been very consistent about calling up the best performing Amerk at the time of the callup. Yes, guys like Smith may have had better overall seasons, but Nylander was playing better at the time of this most recent callup. That is how botterill and Sexton have said they will operate and IMO they have lived up to that word. Anyway, like you said, we will have to agree to disagree here. I won’t belabor the point any longer, except to say Nylander was called up on 3/10 and played the next two games vs. Dallas and Pittsburgh without Eichel. That left Housley three full games to pair him with Eichel since; vs. Carolina, St. Louis, and Toronto. That’s three full games Eichel and Nylander could have and SHOULD have been paired up. Ridiculous it took that long. Edited March 23, 2019 by K-9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, BigMcD said: High first round prospect should be elevating a lower line by now! Maybe they wants to see if he can? He's most likely being showcased in the most positive light so he can be moved this off-season. He was always a GMTM guy, not a Botterill guy. 3 hours ago, Cripple Creek said: & here I thought Brandon was no longer part of the Pegula marketing machine? The funny thing is that if I was actually in Sweden next year around the time of the games, the last thing I'd be doing with my time is watching a hockey game. Particularly a really boring one involving the Buffalo Sabres. On a more positive note, we have a great opportunity to slip another spot in the standings tonight in Montreal. Big game for the Habs on home ice on a Saturday night. No way they don't win this one, preferably in regular time. I think we have a solid shot at finishing 5th overall. Edited March 23, 2019 by Nextmanup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 6 hours ago, BillsFan4 said: Sure he is handing him something. He would be handing Nylander a spot on the top line. Again, I have no problem with Housley making Nylander earn it first. That is how it should be IMO. How well has it worked out so far, with Tim Murray and Darcy Regier handing these young kids spots they didn’t earn? We now have a bunch of entitled kids who won’t listen to their coaches. I think it’s even more important (to make him earn it) with a kid like Nylander, who is known as a bit of a floater on the ice and not the hardest working guy. He’s a guy who’s had some issues staying fully engaged. I think it’s important for him to see that he won’t just be handed a spot because of his draft position. And again, we are talking about a whole 3 games, and really 1 game with Eichel on the ice. He is getting a tryout. To be handed something would be EJ as Bills QB. That was supposed to be permanent. This is not that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Run out an get your seasons for next year folks. Housley is a dead man walking. Sabres have won 13 games out of 49. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 58 minutes ago, Helpmenow said: Run out an get your seasons for next year folks. Housley is a dead man walking. Sabres have won 13 games out of 49. I hope you're right! But I also hope they have the good sense to keep him until the season ends, then can his ass. He's doing a great job of maxing out our draft pick. I doubt we win more than 2 more games now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turk71 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Nextmanup said: I hope you're right! But I also hope they have the good sense to keep him until the season ends, then can his ass. He's doing a great job of maxing out our draft pick. I doubt we win more than 2 more games now. Today was another good day for the tank, Rangers and Ducks won. Tied for 5th worse now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 They might win one or two more. Twenty games next year and see how their doing if they suck fire housley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 16 hours ago, Cripple Creek said:He is getting a tryout. To be handed something would be EJ as Bills QB. That was supposed to be permanent. This is not that. I don’t know, I guess I just look at it differently than you and k9. Eichel was suspended and buffalo needed a forward. Nylander was currently the best performing Amerk, so he got the call up. That doesn’t automatically entitle him to top line minutes. Then after he got here and played a few games, he did/showed enough to earn a tryout on the top line with Eichel. I am fine with that. I know how I used to feel about stuff like that when I played hockey (handing guys opportunity vs making them earn it). We all had a lot more respect for the coaches that made guys earn it and didn’t give preferential treatment. We would bust our asses every day in practice all season long. When someone would come in and be immediately given opportunities we had been busting our ass to earn, it didn’t go over too well in the room. I think Housley understands that, being a player himself. Anyway, I’ll let this topic die now... lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 I just heard that Jason Botterill will be team Canada’s GM for the upcoming World Hockey Championships. I guess Elliotte Friedman said it last night on Hockey Night in Canada. Its a nice honor for Botterill. And maybe he can help butter skinner up a bit up more (in contract negotiations) with an invite... lol. For all those dying to have Housley gone, it could also potentially be a good opportunity for him to take a few week test drive with another head coach... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 1 minute ago, BillsFan4 said: I just heard that Jason Botterill will be team Canada’s GM for the upcoming World Hockey Championships. I guess Elliotte Friedman said it last night on Hockey Night in Canada. Its a nice honor for Botterill. And maybe he can help butter skinner up a bit up more (in contract negotiations) with an invite... lol. For all those dying to have Housley gone, it could also potentially be a good opportunity for him to take a few week test drive with another head coach... Botterill should decline and spend all his time and energy making this crap show of a team even remotely respectable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 I wonder if Bogosian is injured? Curious to see if this is considered an emergency recall. NHL teams are only allowed 4 regular recalls after the trade deadline. So if Pilut counts, he is either recall #3 or 4. - Nylander was one (even if he was initially called up because of eichel’s absense, they’d have to use a regular recall to keep him up after Eichel came back). - Tage Thompson was #2 (sent down at deadline to be eligible for AHL playoffs, and had to be recalled). - Danny O’Regan was called up on Feb. 26th and sent down on Feb. 27th. I have no idea if it counted as 1 of the 4 recalls though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 1 hour ago, K-9 said: Botterill should decline and spend all his time and energy making this crap show of a team even remotely respectable. Not a chance. That gig is a nice feather in his cap and guys on that level are all about themselves and their careers. A big part of his "slow and steady" approach with the Sabres is undoubtedly designed to keep him getting those 7 figure paychecks as long as he can. A lot of guys reach this level, get fired, and never get back to this level again, and Botterill knows it. What's Tim Murray doing these days? Gotta make the most out of the ride while it lasts. 12 minutes ago, BillsFan4 said: I wonder if Bogosian is injured? Curious to see if this is considered an emergency recall. NHL teams are only allowed 4 regular recalls after the trade deadline. So if Pilut counts, he is either recall #3 or 4. - Nylander was one (even if he was initially called up because of eichel’s absense, they’d have to use a regular recall to keep him up after Eichel came back). - Tage Thompson was #2 (sent down at deadline to be eligible for AHL playoffs, and had to be recalled). - Danny O’Regan was called up on Feb. 26th and sent down on Feb. 27th. I have no idea if it counted as 1 of the 4 recalls though. Nah, I just think they want to look at Pilut some more, now that we are mathematically eliminated from the playoffs and so the team and publicly take the stance that the playoffs are not an option. The fans have known this for a long time now, of course. They should have been playing Pilut a lot more all season long and the fact that he has not is a major knock on both Botterill and Housley. 14 hours ago, Turk71 said: Today was another good day for the tank, Rangers and Ducks won. Tied for 5th worse now Yep, I think we will lend up 5th worst in the league when the smoke clears, which is not bad. Or not good, depending on how you want to look at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Nextmanup said: Not a chance. That gig is a nice feather in his cap and guys on that level are all about themselves and their careers. A big part of his "slow and steady" approach with the Sabres is undoubtedly designed to keep him getting those 7 figure paychecks as long as he can. A lot of guys reach this level, get fired, and never get back to this level again, and Botterill knows it. What's Tim Murray doing these days? Gotta make the most out of the ride while it lasts. Unfortunately, you’re right. But it would go a long way with me and other long time suffering devoted fans if he got up in front of the cameras and said that, while honored to be considered, his first job is making the Sabres better and he won’t have time for anything else until that job is done. Corny, I know, but it’s true none the less. Specially when your team is historically bad. Instead, we can listen to his bull crap about how, even though it’s not reflected in the standings, the team has shown progress. I don’t know who is more full of it, him or Housely. Edit: I do know who is more full of it, it is Housley, hands down. I forgot about his postgame proclamation that “we should have won the game” last night. That they “played well enough to win” last night. This is the man leading this team. Laughable. Edited March 24, 2019 by K-9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 1 hour ago, BillsFan4 said: Its a nice honor for Botterill. And maybe he can help butter skinner up a bit up more (in contract negotiations) with an invite... lol. He would have to be signed before the tourney to play. No way he playing if he is going to UFA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 https://thehockeynews.com/news/article/dahlin-passes-orr-marking-major-milestone-in-18-year-old-sabres-rookies-superb-season Quote While Bobby Orr was having a wild 71st birthday on Wednesday night, dancing on top of bar tables, throwing televisions out of hotel rooms and inciting riots in the posh Boston suburb of Weston (OK, none of that happened), Rasmus Dahlin was busy becoming the second-highest scoring 18-year-old defenseman in NHL history, passing Orr for the distinction with an assist on Casey Mittelstadt’s goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Since the Buffalo Sabres made Dahlin the first overall pick at the draft last June, he has not only emerged as one of the best young defensemen in the league, but he’s close to completing one of the best seasons by an 18-year-old blueliner in NHL history...... ....... The Sabres’ willingness to give Dahlin important minutes while allowing him to make mistakes is what has given him the opportunity to make such an impact as an 18-year-old. Pretty damn impressive, in my opinion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 7 hours ago, BillsFan4 said: - Danny O’Regan was called up on Feb. 26th and sent down on Feb. 27th. I have no idea if it counted as 1 of the 4 recalls though. Immedeiately called up and sent back down, that’s got emergency recall written all over it. I guess it really doesn’t matter though since they’re not building towards anything at this moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan4 Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, shrader said: Immedeiately called up and sent back down, that’s got emergency recall written all over it. I guess it really doesn’t matter though since they’re not building towards anything at this moment. Yeah I figure that they have at least 1 recall left, maybe 2 if Pilut was called up due to injury. I thought it looked like Bogo was possibly playing through some pain in the 3rd, which is why I thought Pilut may be an injury recall. Agreed that it really doesn’t matter though. The main reason I was wondering how many callups they have left is that I am still holding out hope to see someone like Olofsson get a look before the season is over. I am also guessing the O’Regan callup was on an emergency basis. Seems stupid to waste 1 of your 4 callups to have him up for 24hrs. Edit - I just went and checked the Sabres twitter feed just out of curiosity. Looks like Bogo did miss practice today, which is why Pilut was called up. So it’s almost definitely an emergency recall. But I wouldn’t be surprised if Bogo isn’t ready to play tomorrow. Edited March 25, 2019 by BillsFan4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 When is the season over ?? These guys are killing me !! Why cant this team get it together?? Toronto was worse than us a few years ago and now they are better. Vegas did it in a year. Why cant we win !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 15 hours ago, Nextmanup said: What's Tim Murray doing these days? Look around this thread...anyone here seem ‘happy’ over the Sabres collapse? ? * ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 17 hours ago, K-9 said: Botterill should decline and spend all his time and energy making this crap show of a team even remotely respectable. I'm not one to typically agree with yourself, but on this we are in alignment. My first thought on reading this was "fix what you started" rather than going off on a jaunt that will take up too much of your time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Have not watched a game in a while...appears to be a nice night to sit on the porch, build a fire, and watch the Sabres during commercials of some women's game that is blowout and I know nothing about...and still be more entertaining than the Sabres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Lose em all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 58 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said: Have not watched a game in a while...appears to be a nice night to sit on the porch, build a fire, and watch the Sabres during commercials of some women's game that is blowout and I know nothing about...and still be more entertaining than the Sabres Can’t believe you’d deny yourself the opportunity to witness the progress this team has made. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 53 minutes ago, K-9 said: Can’t believe you’d deny yourself the opportunity to witness the progress this team has made. He better be careful. Some might try to say he's not a real fan. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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