This is my take on watching the Sabres-Leafs game tonight in Toronto. I know it's only one game and you can't base everything off one game but this is what I seen tonight. You can agree or disagree but just what I took from the game tonight.
Dennis Persson- is a total bust, this guy will never make the sabres. Seemed like he got beat time and time again.
Mike Weber-I know it's only one game but if he continue's to play like he did tonight will be the odd man out.
Chris Butler- Had a mediocre game at best and looked like he did last year.
Zach Kassian- He had a so-so game. Nothing like he did in the first preseason game.
Drew Stafford-played well and had a goal and two assists. He must be motivated because it's his contract year.
Nathan Gerbe- Two goals tonight-one on a penalty shot. The guy will play in the NHL if not for us than for some team. That's for all you Gerbe haters!
Luke Adam- He didn't play bad but didn't play great. He needs at least one full season in Portland to hone his game.
Mark Mancari- Well if you watched him the last couple of seasons he looked the same. The guy passes the puck really well and has a hard shot only problem he has is his skating is sub-par and doesn't use his body enough.

Mancari - He sucks at the point. For the past two years he's been working the point on the powerplay and he hits the shin pads of the pker like 2 feet away everytime. A hard shot means shit if you can't get it on net or create space for yourself to let go that shot...

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"Ah...composite sticks...you can't beat 'em...unless you have a wooden one..."-Harry Neale

In Pegula We We Trust!

I don't disagree with you. Just saying what I saw tonight!

Yeah, we have Pominville for that.

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Proud LGBTQQ Individual

Pominville can at least hit the glass behind the net sometimes.

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Preseason.

yup yup

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Butler, Adam, and Persson looked like hell, imo. Kassian didn't make any mistakes that I noticed, and I'm perfectly okay with that. He played hard, made some really good plays (or with good intent; passes that were intended for a guy that maybe missed the pass, one coming from behind the net comes to mind), and he's got a good presence.

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The other day when that shit about Butler doing better this season was on facebook I wrote that he sucked....to which I was told how much penis I like to put in my mouth. I don't know how they knew that, but the point is that I still think he sucks.

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The coaches are using these games to judge and gauge players. Why can't we?

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Wheelhouse

Hey bro, PM me your address....

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The coaches are analyzing these players off a lot more information than we are. They also aren't jumping to conclusions after seeing 60 minutes of hockey.

We can, but for what its worth I think you need to keep that in context. It is one game. It is pre-season. You have a mix of schmucks playing with pros so it is impossible to draw too much from anyone's performance....such as:



My main point is that it is just the preseason and it is what it is. No use getting too upset or excited by anything you see. Meh.

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I know it's preseason and that's why I said up top that you can't gauge everything from just one game but Stafford is a regular and Gerbe will probably be fulltime this year as well. It was just my take on a few players after watching the game last night.

It is impossible to determine that Persson is a bust or that Adam needs a full season in Portland based on the performance of a single game. That's my only point.

We don't see what the coaches do in practice either and training camps.

I mean I believe fully Adam will be in Portland just like he most likely should be, Kassian will probably be given the rest of the preseason games and maybe a few NHL games before getting sent back.

Weber will probably be given his shot too, since we are carrying 8 defensemen this year? It's Butler, Sekera, or Weber.

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My impression?

Leafs played their starting D and most starting forwards. The Sabres iced the Pirates and some regulars. The only thing unexpected about last night was that the Sabres hung four on the Leafs starting D.

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mechaphil

So that means, the Leafs still really do suck.

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its preseason. yeesh.

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