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Two 6'8" D men paired together... My god what a fucking threat that would be.

A jam packed roster full of vets to start the season has since turned into a mish mosh of AHLers making career debuts. This season has turned south so fast it's almost as disappointing as last season's mess going into December. Instead of steady division leading efforts, I now simply hope they can get their shit together by March and slip in as a 6-8 seed.

Anyway, nice for Finley, and I hope that somehow he's the real deal and can crush people. If a few prospects can turn legit (and a few vets get their head on straight) my dream blueline would be...

Regehr-Myers
Leopold-Ehrhoff
Finley-Weber
McNabb

Lotsa skill, lotsa nasty. I never want to see Gragnani or Sekera in a Sabres sweater ever again...EVER AGAIN!!!!!!!

Sabresfansince1980 wrote:

Pretty close but I'd rather have McNabb in as starter than say Weber... Grags still has awesome upside... Guys gonna be a Brian Campbell type d-men so we shouldn't give up on him just yet... Sekera can go, I honestly have no idea what Darcy was thinking when he offered him and a couple of others contracts this offseason (Leino, Stafford.)

Author:	PuckSniperPensel [ Wed Nov 30, 2011 7:02 pm ]
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https://twitter.com/billhoppesabres/sta ... 7211404289 Pretty excited to see this bruiser in blue and gold. Lets see what he's made of.

Author:	BlueandYellow [ Wed Nov 30, 2011 7:03 pm ]
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YOU LIKE KRABBY PATTIES DON'T YOU, SQUIDWARD...

Author:	Rud [ Wed Nov 30, 2011 7:18 pm ]
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Wow. What a fast track to the NHL.

Author:	ironyisadeadscene [ Wed Nov 30, 2011 7:25 pm ]
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Author:	Skyline_BNR34 [ Wed Nov 30, 2011 7:46 pm ]
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Really? Too bad Myers can't play, put them together for the tallest D tandem EVER!!!!!

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Author:	Skyline_BNR34 [ Wed Nov 30, 2011 7:53 pm ]
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PuckSniperPensel wrote: Two 6'8" D men paired together... My god what a fucking threat that would be. The span of their sticks would cover the entire ice.

Author:	Sabresfansince1980 [ Wed Nov 30, 2011 7:55 pm ]
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A jam packed roster full of vets to start the season has since turned into a mish mosh of AHLers making career debuts. This season has turned south so fast it's almost as disappointing as last season's mess going into December. Instead of steady division leading efforts, I now simply hope they can get their shit together by March and slip in as a 6-8 seed. Anyway, nice for Finley, and I hope that somehow he's the real deal and can crush people. If a few prospects can turn legit (and a few vets get their head on straight) my dream blueline would be... Regehr-Myers Leopold-Ehrhoff Finley-Weber McNabb Lotsa skill, lotsa nasty. I never want to see Gragnani or Sekera in a Sabres sweater ever again...EVER AGAIN!!!!!!!

Author:	Jammerz04 [ Wed Nov 30, 2011 8:04 pm ]
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Sabresfansince1980 wrote: A jam packed roster full of vets to start the season has since turned into a mish mosh of AHLers making career debuts. This season has turned south so fast it's almost as disappointing as last season's mess going into December. Instead of steady division leading efforts, I now simply hope they can get their shit together by March and slip in as a 6-8 seed. Anyway, nice for Finley, and I hope that somehow he's the real deal and can crush people. If a few prospects can turn legit (and a few vets get their head on straight) my dream blueline would be... Regehr-Myers Leopold-Ehrhoff Finley-Weber McNabb Lotsa skill, lotsa nasty. I never want to see Gragnani or Sekera in a Sabres sweater ever again...EVER AGAIN!!!!!!! Pretty close but I'd rather have McNabb in as starter than say Weber... Grags still has awesome upside... Guys gonna be a Brian Campbell type d-men so we shouldn't give up on him just yet... Sekera can go, I honestly have no idea what Darcy was thinking when he offered him and a couple of others contracts this offseason (Leino, Stafford.)

Author:	Skyline_BNR34 [ Wed Nov 30, 2011 8:09 pm ]
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Jammerz04 wrote: Sabresfansince1980 wrote: A jam packed roster full of vets to start the season has since turned into a mish mosh of AHLers making career debuts. This season has turned south so fast it's almost as disappointing as last season's mess going into December. Instead of steady division leading efforts, I now simply hope they can get their shit together by March and slip in as a 6-8 seed. Anyway, nice for Finley, and I hope that somehow he's the real deal and can crush people. If a few prospects can turn legit (and a few vets get their head on straight) my dream blueline would be... Regehr-Myers Leopold-Ehrhoff Finley-Weber McNabb Lotsa skill, lotsa nasty. I never want to see Gragnani or Sekera in a Sabres sweater ever again...EVER AGAIN!!!!!!! Pretty close but I'd rather have McNabb in as starter than say Weber... Grags still has awesome upside... Guys gonna be a Brian Campbell type d-men so we shouldn't give up on him just yet... Sekera can go, I honestly have no idea what Darcy was thinking when he offered him and a couple of others contracts this offseason (Leino, Stafford.) Leino wasn't a mistake yet and Sekera played fine last year.

Author:	sabresindc [ Wed Nov 30, 2011 8:27 pm ]
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What kind of pictures does he have of Lindy.

Author:	Van_Da_Man [ Wed Nov 30, 2011 8:47 pm ]
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Thinking Lindy just said fuck it with 8ish people out, might as well give this kid a try too.

Author:	Stuuuuuuu [ Wed Nov 30, 2011 9:59 pm ]
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Jesus Christmas

Author:	AudSabres [ Wed Nov 30, 2011 11:04 pm ]
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I've been wanting this since before the first Boston game. So common now, wee Lad.. Make us proud, and crack some skulls!!!!

Author:	burner087 [ Thu Dec 01, 2011 8:45 am ]
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It may not end up being this year, but I seriously think Leino will end up being a very good player for the Sabres and we will be happy.

Author:	Sabresfansince1980 [ Wed Nov 30, 2011 8:22 pm ]
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Leino can still turn out, but he's not what they wanted - a 2nd/3rd line C. For now it's sorta lucky that Leino has been able to fill in at LW with Ennis out, but still that 2nd line has been almost garbage, whatever the 4-5 player combination has been. Stafford's contract was predictable and I can't say it wasn't fair, but he just isn't capitalizing on his chances. At least he's getting them though. It would be worse if he wasn't sniffing the net, but with all three mainly 2nd line guys struggling with being new (Leino), returning from injury (Roy), it's been a perfect storm of disaster and I don't expect them to click for a little while still. Sekera got benched (again) last season and then came back strong after, but has NEVER been consistent enough (or just plain good enough) to deserve his latest contract. I didn't get it then and apparently it won't ever make sense. He's still just a 6/7 man to me, but I want a d-corps good enough to win a Cup, and that means a 5/6 man being a healthy scratch because the depth is that good...better than Sekera for sure.

Author:	Sabresfansince1980 [ Fri Dec 02, 2011 12:56 pm ]
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I would like to agree, but every opening roster D-man aside from Rock Regehr has looked like shit in their own zone or coming out through the neutral zone. Ehrhoff has looked better lately and I'm pretty satisfied with him now, but I now think it more comes down to Lindy. He wants d-men pressing up ice 24/7, he wants d-men up-tempo, leading/joining the rush, pinching. His preference of Gragnani over Weber proves the style he wants. But this style puts WAY WAY too much pressure on the d-corps. Pressure that is either over their experience level (Myers, Gragnani) or talent level (Sekera, Gragnani). The mental mistakes the d-corps is suffering from plays right into the hands of trap teams and good forechecking teams. It's not a coincidence that only Regehr has looked solid. Lindy doesn't expect or want him to move up ice. Weber would be in a better looking boat if he hadn't rusted in the press box for a month before getting a few starts and getting hurt. Obviously Weber has a ways to go before being on Regehr's level, but if he gets regular 3rd pairing time and Lindy doesn't force him to join the rush, Weber would be a solid stay-at-home d-man. Last season's turn around was based on emotion about ownership. The team should be better off when healthier (although the AHLers have shown more intensity), but IMO Lindy has to let off the style he wants from his d-men if the team is going to get better this season. Make the game more simple for them, have the forwards come back and help with clearing the zone by carrying the puck out and through the neutral zone with short quick passing, not zone stretching passes that bounce off blades. Keep the d-men back until they gain the o-zone and then pinch when needed. Scoring might go down but they'll look a hell of a lot more organized and capable, and Miller won't have to get blasted with gimmies from 15 feet.

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Author:	Jammerz04 [ Thu Dec 01, 2011 2:14 pm ]
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Stuuuuuuu wrote: Jesus Christmas lol can't stop laughing....

Author:	Displaced Fan [ Fri Dec 02, 2011 12:14 pm ]
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Sabresfansince1980 wrote: A jam packed roster full of vets to start the season has since turned into a mish mosh of AHLers making career debuts. This season has turned south so fast it's almost as disappointing as last season's mess going into December. Instead of steady division leading efforts, I now simply hope they can get their shit together by March and slip in as a 6-8 seed. I think it is a bit premature to start thinking that they will be a 6-8 seed team right now. I mean in fairness we're only two wins behind second place. It's a tight race right now and I don't think we've shit the bed by a long shot. We've hung in pretty well with so many injuries and doing this well while we're beat up only spells good things for when the team is healthy again.