TradeTheBeal! Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 1 hour ago, PokerPacker said: I don't think we have room on the roster for him. Forget the cap space, where does he slot in on our team? Ovechkin/Wilson Milano/Oshie Johansson/Mantha Sheary/Hathaway Protas/Aube-Kubel Snively okay, maybe we send Protas down to the AHL when Oshie (returning tonight, I believe) and Wilson (soon) return, since he's waiver exempt. Maybe we waive Aube-Kubel or Snively if we want to make room on the 23 for Vrana. Who loses his jersey to get Vrana into the lineup? 1st line is out; that's Ovechkin/Wilson territory. 4th line is out; he can't play that kind of game. I don't like him for 3rd line, either; he's a defensive black hole. Only possible spot I see is 2nd line left-wing. Is he a better option there than what we currently have given his defensive shortcomings? I don't recall him being a big driver of possession, either; mostly scored on the transition game with his speed. This is a really well thought out post and I can’t possibly argue against it except to say…DONT STEP ON SNEK! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hersh Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 I thought Vrana was hurt. Didn't realize it was substance abuse keeping him out. He will get another shot quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 (edited) With a little further consideration, given the injuries we have endured and continue to endure, Vrana could be an interesting 2nd line alternate in case of another Oshie injury. With any one of Backstrom, Carlson, or Oshie on LTIR, we have cap space to fit Vrana under the cap. How many times have we seen our playoff hopes dashed after an unfortunate injury left a gaping hole? I'm not advocating the move, but would be an interesting idea to claim Vrana as a break-glass-in-case-of-emergency second liner that rides the press-box until needed. That is, if Vrana today is the same player that was Vrana of a couple years ago. In three AHL games, he's got 0 points and is a -5. Hypothetical lines if Oshie got hurt and we signed Vrana: Ovechkin-Kuznetsov-Wilson Vrana-Strome-Milano Johansson-Backstrom-Mantha Sheary-Dowd-Hathaway Scratches: Eller, Snively (Protas sent down until playoffs or injuries make room, Aube-Kubel waived) Edited January 4, 2023 by PokerPacker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 3 guesses who scored to keep the Caps' 2nd period scoring streak in-tact with a shot off the face-off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hersh Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 22 minutes ago, PokerPacker said: 3 guesses who scored to keep the Caps' 2nd period scoring streak in-tact with a shot off the face-off. Vrana? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 #2 on the night to take the lead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zCommander Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Bad clearing in front of the net by our guys. Tied now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hersh Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 I love those sweaters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooleyfan1993 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Let’s win this in OT boys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 1 minute ago, Hersh said: I love those sweaters. I've had a black screaming-eagle jersey since I was in middle school (early 2000s), and finally there's an official black screaming eagle jersey to make it relevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hersh Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 2 minutes ago, PokerPacker said: I've had a black screaming-eagle jersey since I was in middle school (early 2000s), and finally there's an official black screaming eagle jersey to make it relevant. Some of y'all are so young 😄 😢 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Oof, bad turnover for the loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zCommander Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Hate it when the goalie comes out like that and leaving the net open and not setting back in properly. I was yelling at the TV get back to the net! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 5 minutes ago, Hersh said: Some of y'all are so young 😄 😢 Wait until you hear about the folks who were in middle school in the twenty-teens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hersh Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 3 minutes ago, PokerPacker said: Wait until you hear about the folks who were in middle school in the twenty-teens. Spoiler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 At this rate Ovie gonna break the record in a month LOL 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Die Hard Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Warhead36 said: At this rate Ovie gonna break the record in a month LOL I think half of Ovi’s goals have been scored against the Sabres. He’s a Sabres killer (so is Crosby). Sabres have finally turned the boat around…. and it’s great to see some good/exciting hockey again. F Eichel. Edited January 4, 2023 by Die Hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Die Hard said: I think half of Ovi’s goals have been scored against the Sabres. He’s a Sabres killer (so is Crosby). Sabres have finally turned the boat around…. and it’s great to see some good/exciting hockey again. F Eichel. Personally, I'm of the "F the Sabres" mindset in the Eichel ordeal. He didn't wanted to undergo a surgery that would leave him physically impaired for the rest of his life. Edited January 4, 2023 by PokerPacker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Die Hard Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 (edited) 24 minutes ago, PokerPacker said: Personally, I'm of the "F the Sabres" mindset in the Eichel ordeal. He didn't wanted to undergo a surgery that wouldn't leave him physically impaired for the rest of his life. I follow the Sabres pretty closely. And I’m pretty well-versed in Eichel’s situation; especially given the circumstances with a new/untested GM and how he would handle such a delicate situation and franchise-altering course. Im not going to derail this thread with Sabres info. And you’re entitled to hate the team/franchise for no reason whatsoever. But if that’s your understanding of the circumstances, then you may be lacking a lot of the details. If you care to know, let’s chat via PM. Edited January 4, 2023 by Die Hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 2 minutes ago, Die Hard said: I follow the Sabres pretty closely. And I’m pretty well-versed in Eichel’s situation; especially given the circumstances with a new/untested GM and how he would handle such a delicate situation and franchise-altering course. Im not going to derail this thread with Sabres info. And you’re entitled to hate the team/franchise for no reason whatsoever. But if that’s your understanding of the circumstances, then you may be lacking a lot of the details. If you care to know, let’s chat via PM. I'm aware that there are extra nuances beyond my summary. We'll just agree to leave it as a disagreement and move on. Congrats to Tage Thompson on his hatty. He really didn't want Ovechkin catching him on the goal-scoring leader-board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Die Hard Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 (edited) 12 minutes ago, PokerPacker said: I'm aware that there are extra nuances beyond my summary. We'll just agree to leave it as a disagreement and move on. Congrats to Tage Thompson on his hatty. He really didn't want Ovechkin catching him on the goal-scoring leader-board. Tage Thompson’s story from when he was traded to the Sabres from the Blues in the O’Reilly to now should be a book. 75% of Sabre fans wanted to castrate GM Adams 3 years ago when he signed him to a 3-year $1.7M/yr extension. Late bloomer… and no one saw this coming. Not even a single Sabres fan. But the fans deserve this… but they’re also waiting for the shoe to drop because…. well, because Buffalo. When Thompson started off the season slow in the first 7-games…. almost all the fans were convinced last season was already a fluke. Edited January 4, 2023 by Die Hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Touchdown! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooleyfan1993 Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Ovi is 85 goals from tying Gretzky! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 (edited) Aliaksei Protas sent down to Hershey Joe Snively waived. Why? Tomorrow night marks the returns to the lineup of Nicklas Backstrom and Tom Wilson. LET'S GOOOOOOOO! Edited January 7, 2023 by PokerPacker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capcrunch98 Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 55 minutes ago, PokerPacker said: Aliaksei Protas sent down to Hershey Joe Snively waived. Why? Tomorrow night marks the returns to the lineup of Nicklas Backstrom and Tom Wilson. LET'S GOOOOOOOO! Really excited for this. Wilson is a game changer when he's on. As far as Backstrom, I've been very adamant over the past year that he needs to retire. But I was reading an article on ESPN that the type of hip resurfacing surgery he had is fairly new and looks to be promising. Apparently he's been working his ass off on his rehabilitation, so I'm hoping for the best. But to put things in perspective, the article said only two active players had their hip resurfaced - Ed Jovanowski and Ryan Kesler. Neither one ever played more than a handful of games in the NHL again. Hopefully Nicky has a better fate. Best of luck to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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