Sabres sign Kevin Porter. Soon to be Rochester bound. Not the signing I was hoping for…
According to a person on twitter with credible sources, the Sabres aren’t done trading yet. Supposedly they are going to make a big move and not just with throw-away players. We’ll see.
Praying for a big name on D.
Eh I’d think they’d be shooting for a winger. I wouldn’t be surprised if Buffalo is a favorite for Bobby Ryan.
I feel like we would have to give up too much for him like Vanek or Stafford. Would be awesome to see him a Sabre though… great player.
I would do Stafford and Sekera in a heart beat for Ryan.
I kinda like the sound of that too that you mention it. I feel like Staff could be an all-star though playing with Ennis and Foligno. Guy can really tear it up at times with that shot. I would let Leino Sekera and a first rounder go for Ryan, doubt the ducks would take that though.
I’m thinking it’d be more than that for Ryan. I still like the idea of unloading Luke Adam.
Adam struggled in the AHL though, so he’s a tough sell if he can’t crack the lineup.
He did win the Dudley Garrett award in the AHL in 2010-2011. He has potential, even though last year was clearly not his best performance.
Ruff killed the kids confidence. Put him on the 4th line for not playing enough defense even though his +/- was still like +2 IIRC. Ruff needs to go before anything good can happen with this team.
Couldnt agree more but I dont think its entirely Ruff though hes still a good coach.
I used to think so too but not so much anymore. He plays favorites and throws his own players under the bus. Paul Hamilton has said for years that Lindy thought Hecht should be the captain - I mean Hecht? Really?! I was surprised, even though I probably shouldn’t have been, that he chose Pominville as his captain. He had a great year last year but I really think this is Vanek’s team.
the C is also about leadership, attitude in the lockerroom, etc. I can’t really call that from here.
I was just telling Prog tonight I think I’d be more excited to get Shane Doan over Ryan. Leadership qualities through the roof, can put up points and another guy with an edge to his game. Plus he has played center a lot even though he’s listed as a winger. And if he signs, it doesn’t cost you any players. Still room to make a trade. Hell, they could even still make a move for Ryan. Probably fantasy land but it’s nice to dream.
I don’t. I think Vanek beats himself up when he’s in a slump, and overall just doesn’t have captain qualities. Pominville I thought was a decent choice last year at the beginning and the more I saw of him the better choice it seemed. He played better, He’s great with the media, he’s been in Buffalo for years.
Checked out the morning skate today ( group 2) with the youngsters- here is my rundown:
grigorenko looks doofy and slow very similiar to leino (hopefully that changes)
armia looks like he could be a weapon but had trouble handling the puck under pressure
mcnabb dominated along with foligno
girgensons blew every “new guy” out of the water- showed great effort and drive, a few dirty quick release goals just wanted to keep skating
Patrick Roy’s son looked like he has potential but ironically looked like Derek Roy incarnate
thats pretty much it for the remarkable stuff- anyone else go this morning?
I was there for the second group yesterday which must have been the first group today. Hodgeson and Adam were the best players on the ice by far. Catanacci looked good too. Very quick.
Adam had a beautiful goal in 1 on 1 drills where he made like he was going wide then cut inside, put the shoulder down and powered through the d man and roofed it over the goalie.
I think Pysyk is going to be the one to watch.
Girgensons signed: http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=637876