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Buffalo Sabres and NHL: 2019/20: Sabres season officially over. Draft lottery June 26th


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1 hour ago, 4merper4mer said:

That kid is tremendous.  I doubt the laziness surrounding this team the last few years will suck the life out of his game like it has done to most of the roster.

He is probably the most important Sabres' draft pick since Perrault and it's not just because of his tremendous skill.

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2 minutes ago, Alaska Darin said:

He is probably the most important Sabres' draft pick since Perrault and it's not just because of his tremendous skill.

Can you imagine how good he is going to be two or three years down the road when his boy body becomes more manly? He's a gem not just because of his physical skills but more so because of his on ice acumen. You can't teach those god given instincts. Can you imagine how good Risto would be if he had less than half of Dahlin's ice intelligence? 

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3 hours ago, JohnC said:

Can you imagine how good he is going to be two or three years down the road when his boy body becomes more manly? He's a gem not just because of his physical skills but more so because of his on ice acumen. You can't teach those god given instincts. Can you imagine how good Risto would be if he had less than half of Dahlin's ice intelligence? 

And Dahlin has only been a defenseman since age 14. 

 

Crazy

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https://buffalonews.com/2019/08/24/buffalo-sabres-casey-mittelstadt-erik-rasmussen-map-south-hockey-nhl-news-2019/

 

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With three weeks remaining in the Buffalo Sabres' season, Casey Mittelstadt called his trainer, Erik Rasmussen, in March to make plans to start their offseason workouts.

 

The date Mittelstadt wanted to begin: April 12, only three days after the Sabres' season finale in Detroit.

 

"I said, ‘There’s no way you’re starting then,'" Rasmussen, Director of Player Development at MAP South Hockey in Mendota Heights, Minn., recalled during a recent phone interview. "Casey said, ‘I will be there and we’re starting.’ ... Casey is driving it. It’s no one else telling him to work like this."

 

Glad to hear he’s taking his training serious. We need him to take a nice step forward this season, especially with the way the roster is currently constructed at forward. 

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10 minutes ago, BillsFan4 said:

https://buffalonews.com/2019/08/24/buffalo-sabres-casey-mittelstadt-erik-rasmussen-map-south-hockey-nhl-news-2019/

 

 

Glad to hear he’s taking his training serious. We need him to take a nice step forward this season, especially with the way the roster is currently constructed at forward. 

Wonder how many pull-ups he’s up to. :lol:

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9 hours ago, Alaska Darin said:

He is probably the most important Sabres' draft pick since Perrault and it's not just because of his tremendous skill.

       I just couldn't pass this by.   It's Perreault.                                                           

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17 hours ago, BillsFan4 said:

https://buffalonews.com/2019/08/24/buffalo-sabres-casey-mittelstadt-erik-rasmussen-map-south-hockey-nhl-news-2019/

 

 

Glad to hear he’s taking his training serious. We need him to take a nice step forward this season, especially with the way the roster is currently constructed at forward. 

I hope he is a better trainer than he was a pitcher.

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The attached link is an update on Dylan Cozens's health status. It was written by Adam Kimelman of NHL.com. This link came from the hockey side of TBD. It indicates that Cozens and goalie Luukkonen are on schedule to healing after their surgeries. Cozens will probably be sent back to the juniors with a chance that he could do a short stint with the Sabres before been sent back down. Luukkonen will probably end up in Rochester. 

 

https://www.nhl.com/news/buffalo-sabres-dylan-cozens-status/c-308652730

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16 hours ago, BillsFan4 said:

 

 

Hunwick our for the season. 

too funny..you know JBotts just said listen dude..you ain't seeing the ice this year..go LTIR..you get paid for sittin at home, we get cap relief..good for everyone!

 

 

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1 hour ago, plenzmd1 said:

too funny..you know JBotts just said listen dude..you ain't seeing the ice this year..go LTIR..you get paid for sittin at home, we get cap relief..good for everyone!

 

 

 

Jokes aside, there's a bit more to it than that.  At this stage in his career, it may very well be a forced retirement.  Even for roster fodder like Hunwick, any organization would be smart to handle it as professionally as possible.

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1 hour ago, shrader said:

 

Jokes aside, there's a bit more to it than that.  At this stage in his career, it may very well be a forced retirement.  Even for roster fodder like Hunwick, any organization would be smart to handle it as professionally as possible.

Whether he is healthy or not there is not much of a role for him on this team. Last year he was out for a large portion of the season due to a neck injury. He still is plagued with a neck injury. At this stage of his fading career the consideration of his long-term health and well-being should be more of a priority for him than squeezing another year in the league. There is no question that because of the cap implication the team benefits more from his departure than his presence. But for the player's interest it is better that he retires (forced or not) and live a more post game pain free life. 

https://apnews.com/f1a331cd0f664ab9870b00fa6f8e8636?view=getnewpost

 

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Because of the bottleneck with the RFAs maybe the best approach to dealing with Risto is keep him and try to restore his game. With more structure and less ice time his game may become more efficient and smarter. If he plays well his value goes up if the organization decides to deal him at a later time. 

 

As it stands this organization is assembling a very good defensive corps. Not only will we have a high quality top two pairing but we can put together a unit with a lot of depth with the eventual return of Pilut and Bogo from injuries. 

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hey @BillsFan4

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tll be interesting to see how this Marner situation plays out and to see who caves first.

 

heard PHam for a few minutes the other day. He essentially said the Leafs need to LTIR someone( sorry dont remember the name) and that cannot happen till the first day of the regular season, so Marner really cannot be officially signed till then. So this RFA logjam could be this way even at the start of the season.

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