Новости за 05.04.2018

I'll start it off with baseball playoffs beginning tomorrow! I hate the idea of one-game series as too chancy, but I love the idea for the tension and excitement.

What's the game plan for the Sabres next season? What expectations for the 2018/19 season do you have? Can they become a playoff team or are we still "a couple of years away"?

Very bored and can't sleep.  I didn't find a thread like this (though there's likely to be one with this group), so I thought what a good time to revel in Sabres past glory.  With all the uninspiring players on the team now, I thought I'd give my picks on the best All-Time Sabres line up.  I've been watching since 1970, so I've seen them all.  There were some really good times.

Complain about anything you want. 1 complaint, 20 complaints, who cares? No one is really listening anyways.

My complaint for this week...

Fast food workers who are miserable beyond belief while on the job. If you hate your job that much, do something about it to better yourself in life. Go back to school or do whatever is needed to find a better job. In the meantime, if you continue to stay in your current position, suck it up and put on a happy face. M

It's time. This team might be the first team i just disengaged from. I felt nothing when they lost. No excitement for Dahlin. No sadness for the loss.

Botterill needs to drop the hammer. Idk on who and frankly I don't care but he needs to burn out the lazy, passengers that infect that locker room.

I think he's made up his mind and his judgements are coming. At least they better be.

Why?

Well, this sucks

The Sabres hit an all time low tonight by being shutout for the third straight time.

Sabres are 31st in GF and it’s not even close
Sabres are 29th in GA
Sabres are in 30th place in the NHL, tied for last in pts.

We thought the offical tank teams were awful, but this is the worst hockey I have ever seen.

Well...

Preseason schedule is out.

2017-18 season schedules are coming out 3 o'clock this Thursday.

Did you here that Ott is now an Assistant Coach for the Blues?

It was my idea, so I get to announce it, but there was a lot of work by Josie (coding and art), Swamp (audio engineering), Chz (more coding), SDS (obviously), and a few others not associated with the board. It went live on the Apple App Store this morning at midnight PDT and we should have an Android version on Google Play shortly--hopefully by the end of the day. Wish we could have done it with more than three games left in the season, but it was an ambitious project.

This is MUCH more than an enhanced version of the board. Читать дальше...

Kevin Porter named Rochester Captain. 

Rochester Americans‏Verified account @AmerksHockey  28m28 minutes ago

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WATCH | HC Chris Taylor announces captain and assistant captains for the upcoming 2017-18 season.

I mentioned I was in the Queen City yesterday. Did I see a picture of Cellino of Cellino and Barnes on a Cellino Plumbing truck? Twin? Side gig?

http://buffalonews.com/2018/03/17/sabres-young-trio-takes-big-step-against-blackhawks/

This article reminded me how much I've grown to like Evan Rodrigues this season. 18pts in 37 games in a utility role in an amazing accomplishment. Need more speed, plug in Erod. Need someone to play center or wing. Plug in ERod. Need someone to produce on Jack's wing. ERod. Need someone to produce and help some callups produce. Add ERod.

He is turning into what Girgensons and Larsson should have been. Читать дальше...

Scandella and Risto are a given.

Guhle looks ready for an NHL role.

Nelson (UFA) and Antipin (RFA) are showing improvement and easily could be in the mix next season.

McCabe is a steady cheap D who was playing good hockey before he got hurt.

Bogo, aka Mr. Glass, is still under contract for 2 more years and Baloo, aka Mr Turnover, is also under contract for next season.  

Is that our 8 for next season? I still think it's missing a true game breaker, but that doesn't look terrible. Читать дальше...

Clearly it has been a long season but apart from Jack which current player has shown the most improvement . Which has been the biggest disappointment . Going in I had hoped Nylander would make the step this season add some speed and be a needed scoring threat. Schools still out on him, keeping in mind he is a twenty year old with much to learn and grow .
I do have a hard time finding a player who has shown marked improvement many of the guys had hoped to do more have spun their wheels .

http://buffalonews.com/2018/02/11/mike-harrington-caution-is-the-right-approach-with-eichel/

Per Sabres PR

Put him on Jack’s or Casey’s Wing