The hype about Myers has been a lot of fun, and very well deserved.

But how about Chris Butler? This kid has been ROCK solid in our own zone.

Amazing how our top 2 defensemen are also 2 of our youngest guys on the team.

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Butler is a machine. Totally being overshadowed by Tyler McFranchise, but he's been a damn stud.

Every time a mistake is made by the Sabres I say "The Butler Did It"

This is another solid player and PSP is right, the youngens have arrived on this team and it is showing.

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He does log the most icetime night in and night out, right?

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now only if sekera could prove he is a beast as well. if not i say give gragnani a chance. you want to free up space for myers. sekera may yield some thing.

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Only if he doesn't wash his hands after using the restroom.

I think that this may be our best Sabre defense ever, and next year it promises to only get better with Myers and Butler being a year older, plus Brennan, Gragnani and Weber coming in to replace the departing Tallinder and Lydman.

Strong, strong unit for years to come.

Also, I think Paetsch may have played well enough to pass Sekera on the depth chart.

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Sekara doesn't need to be a beast, he just needs to be more offensively productive than he is a defensive hinderance, something he has largely failed to show.

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Well, we don't have to worry about Sekera quite yet.

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I'd say we never have to worry about Sekera ever again.

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Wait...Sekera is still on this team?

ha...I'm good with the seven that we have.

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one word describes Butler's play perfectly: Solid.

Butler had an awkward moment once, just to see what it felt like.

If Shakira was competant in either end; and had a semblance of poise, he would be an adequete defenseman....

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-Bowler, imitating Freddy Blassie, at the very first M & G.

And to think he was the OHL d-man of the year in 2005-06

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...if Chris chose to work on his wrist-shot, and used it from the point, or the top of the circle...he'd be lethal. Fucking lethal.

49 out of 50 slapshots - from any player, on any team - are just so much bullshit.

The wrist-shot, Chris. Develop your wrist-shot.

We've SEEN him be that way though, what the hell happened to it? Hell, I saw a bit of his swagger in the offensive zone last night, not a lot, but a bit. I dont know what dented his confidence, but I hope he gets it figured out soon. For some reason I trust Ruff to handle it. I just hope he doesnt turn into kalinin.

Yeah, those quick get'm through Lidstrom-esque wristers!
We need someone on the team that does those. Lydman isn't bad at them, he just never does them enough. Everyone else takes the big old windup for 3 second slapper or a wild, wide one timer

sekera is supposed to be a puck moving, offensive defensemen, right? put patches back on the blue line, and try sekera at wing... whats the worst that can happen?

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