SalarySwishSalarySwish
Avatar

Czu8iks

Member Since
Apr. 15, 2022
Favourite Team
Buffalo Sabres
Forum Posts
2035
Posts per Day
2.8
Forum: Armchair-GMThu. at 6:58 p.m.
Thread: Break the Drought
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Czu8iks</b></div><div>But he`s got no room to grow on this roster. He is not better than Cozens and Thompson in any aspect of the hockey. He could be better than 4C centering boat anchors in Okposo and Girgensons.
He showed no improvement after being move from them. There are Savoie and Kulich waiting for roster spot, and you dont want them to put behind Krebs or with Girgensons/Okposo 25/26 equivalent.

You will eventually trade Jokiharju and/or Rosen for bottom 6 forward, hopefully better than Krebs.</div></div>

This type of thinking simply does not make sense

U can’t put someone in a defensive center role, for 1 &amp; 3/4 seasons, playing with “boat anchors” (your words) and then
just expect him to flip the switch right away when thrust into
a completely different role- with brand new linemates to get used to &amp; find a connection with- even if they are more talented.
Chemistry matters. And it’s hard to be confident in a new role right away that is brand new to him in the NHL


He doesn’t need to overtake Tage or Cozens either
Mittelstadt was able to grow &amp; develop into a good player with them anchored in the top 2 center spots
Krebs just turned 23 dude, he’s still VERY young


And here’s the thing you’re gonna have to realize
Even if u did convince me- u haven’t btw- that just doesn’t matter at all
I’m not the one making the decisions, Adams is
And it seems as if Adams is gonna give him a shot at 3C

He’s shown nothing but patience with our young talent
So shipping him out for a 3rd (essentially nothing) would be a very surprising move
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 30 at 3:36 p.m.
Thread: Realistic
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Czu8iks</b></div><div>Sabres are keeping Girgensons, so that 4t line will look different.
I dont believe we will see Kulich - Savoie - Benson line beyond preseason. Most likely Krebs outplays Savoie for bottom 6 center role</div></div>

I don’t think Girgs is a sure thing to come back
50/50 imo

I agree Krebs is likely to factor in- somewhere
Idk for sure it’s that 3rd line though?
We could have him be our “checking line” Center again
Kulich might get first shot at 3C over Savoie, simply bc he’s been doing it in Rochester w Savoie still in Juniors

Or we could bring in a Center for the 3C spot or the Checking Center role, &amp; obviously that would change things

It’ll be interesting to see what direction Adams goes from here
Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 24 at 11:20 a.m.
Thread: If Dorion wasnt terrible at his job
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Czu8iks</b></div><div>Sens went with big forward. He still could be useful, bigger guys need more time to adjust to speed of the game, they are not gonna dominate physically in NHL.
Chychrun trade was good trade, he was producing nicely for Yotes, cheap, long contract - worth 1st, from not-rebuilding team.

Not sure, how can you blame GM for that. Teams sucks, for variours reasons, and adding Benson and Peterka would not change that - look where Sabres are.</div></div>

You aren’t wrong that it isn’t all a GMs fault however… Since 2017 Ottawa has only drafted 7 players in the 1st round. (4 in the top 10 1 of which is Boucher) Considering they traded Stone, Karlsson, Duchene, Pageau, Hoffman, all in their prime at the start of the rebuild you’d assume there would be a few extra prospects in the pipeline.