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Andy99

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Yep, as I expected, Buffalo is not playing their vets this game, so it’s another meaningless game to assess any prospects lol


Considering that all Buffalo’s top healthy players were in last night’s game (and the team plays in Munich against a German team on Friday), the Sabres roster of players coming to Pittsburgh looks a lot different than the NHL-caliber club they fielded over the weekend. Here’s the B-team that will be playing tonight

Forwards (13): 41 Ty Cheveldayoff, 44 Joshua Dunne, 94 Konsta Helenius, 49 Mason Jobst, 52 Aleksandr Kisakov, 57 Brett Murray, 54 Olivier Nadeau, 36 Noah Ostlund, 63 Isak Rosen, 67 Graham Slaggert, 59 Tyler Tullio, 92 Anton Wahlberg, 42 Brendan Warren
Defensemen (7): 33 Ryan Johnson, 76 Vsevolod Komarov, 46 Noah Laaouan, 73 Zach Metsa, 91 Nikita Novikov, 5 Ethan Prow, 3 Jack Rathbone
Goaltenders (2): 31 Michael Houser, 34 Scott Ratzlaff
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Game Preview: Sabres @ Penguins (exhibition)

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Andy99 said:
Yep, as I expected, Buffalo is not playing their vets this game, so it’s another meaningless game to assess any prospects lol


Considering that all Buffalo’s top healthy players were in last night’s game (and the team plays in Munich against a German team on Friday), the Sabres roster of players coming to Pittsburgh looks a lot different than the NHL-caliber club they fielded over the weekend. Here’s the B-team that will be playing tonight



www.pensburgh.com

Game Preview: Sabres @ Penguins (exhibition)

The home (pre)season debut for the Pens
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Mike Sullivan's pre-game speech needs to be one of vengeance and redemption.

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I know it’s preseason but why are we wasting a look at Marc Johnstone? The guy is an ECHLer everywhere except Dubas run teams where he’s a crappy AHLer who somehow was the first call up last year.

What is Kyle’s obsession with him?
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There's a balance of rookie/vets you have to maintain in pre-season games and in the AHL and he's under contract.

I don't think there's an "obsession" with him because his name hasn't been brought up once by anyone. I think it's more "this is a player we have on our team under contract".

Don't waste time reading into it.
 
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Yeah if they lose Poulin it's kind of a masterclass in how NOT to develop a prospect.

He didn't turn out exactly as I hoped and the team couldn't do anything about him losing a year of development due to whatever it was he was going through. But it would still be a pretty big failure. Even within context of the general failure the Penguins drafting, development and delivery of NHL prospects has been over the years.
 
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Andy99 said:
Yep, as I expected, Buffalo is not playing their vets this game, so it’s another meaningless game to assess any prospects lol


Considering that all Buffalo’s top healthy players were in last night’s game (and the team plays in Munich against a German team on Friday), the Sabres roster of players coming to Pittsburgh looks a lot different than the NHL-caliber club they fielded over the weekend. Here’s the B-team that will be playing tonight



www.pensburgh.com

Game Preview: Sabres @ Penguins (exhibition)

The home (pre)season debut for the Pens
www.pensburgh.com www.pensburgh.com
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Ah, former WBS darling and offensive dynamo Ethan Prow. Our boys are in for one tonight!
 
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Jacob said:
If we waive Poulin I'll be pretty mad. He's a good player and has done well in the AHL, and fits a bottom 6 role.
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If we waive Poulin I'd throw a party. He's a bust and should be thrown away ASAP!
 
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Like I posted last night, I still think Poulin and Puustinen end up the 13th and 14th forwards. Everyone else was being used like how they'd be used in WBS, while Puustinen and Poulin stuck out as being out of place on the lines they were on.

I just don't see anyone else who makes sense for the 13th and 14th forward than those two. It's those two, Puljujarvi and Bemstrom as the only legitimate candidates IMO and they're pretty clearly projecting they view the last 2 as top-6ers in WBS.
 
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lokomotiv15 said:
Ah, former WBS darling and offensive dynamo Ethan Prow. Our boys are in for one tonight!
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Listen, our BEST line up is in for it this season. There's no calvary coming to save this teams bacon any time soon.

Just remember, the worse we are now, the better it'll be in four-five years. Sullivan will drive this team further down the standings. We will be picking in the top 10 if not higher. Just gotta make those types of picks count. That's all that these next few seasons are about!
 
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Ryder71 said:
Listen, our BEST line up is in for it this season. There's no calvary coming to save this teams bacon any time soon.

Just remember, the worse we are now, the better it'll be in four-five years. Sullivan will drive this team further down the standings. We will be picking in the top 10 if not higher. Just gotta make those types of picks count. That's all that these next few seasons are about!
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Too bad Crosby couldn't have a son floating around by now
 
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Ryder71 said:
Listen, our BEST line up is in for it this season. There's no calvary coming to save this teams bacon any time soon.

Just remember, the worse we are now, the better it'll be in four-five years. Sullivan will drive this team further down the standings. We will be picking in the top 10 if not higher. Just gotta make those types of picks count. That's all that these next few seasons are about!
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My dream scenario; The planets align, the 87th winter solstice of this cycle hits, c-beams continue to glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate, it all comes together and we find a way to win the cup this year. We then suffer from a massive cup hangover and bottom out the following season; Win the draft lottery, draft McKenna 1OA. He proceeds to carry Sid off into the sunset his final few years like the child does to his mother at the end of that book "Love you forever". After seeing 7 cups in my life-time, I can finally die an old lady, an old lady warm in her bed.

It could happen... I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
 
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Good to see Sully putting McG with the NHLers. And good to see Hayes at C. Hopefully a sign of guys getting some opportunity to push for jobs.

I will say- why not send Howe and Brunicke back to the dub if they are not gonna play lol?
 
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4th line is miles better than that 3rd line. My god, someone might report us to the league for griefing, cause that line is not even good enough for pre-season.
 
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CheckingLineCenter said:
Good to see Sully putting McG with the NHLers. And good to see Hayes at C. Hopefully a sign of guys getting some opportunity to push for jobs.

I will say- why not send Howe and Brunicke back to the dub if they are not gonna play lol?
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Hmm Kingerski said Pickering, Howe and Brunicke stayed out longer on their own to get extra practice voluntarily
 
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Jacob said:
If we waive Poulin I'll be pretty mad. He's a good player and has done well in the AHL, and fits a bottom 6 role.
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Based on tonight's line combinations, it looks like they're not even bothering to give him a shot with some talent to see what they have with him.

Why are Hayes or Lizotte with our best wingers? It's pre-season, they know what those two have. Why not play Poulin with a couple of our better vets and see if he can look good in a more offensive role?

Terrible development of this kid.
 
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Sidney the Kidney said:
Based on tonight's line combinations, it looks like they're not even bothering to give him a shot with some talent to see what they have with him.

Why are Hayes or Lizotte with our best wingers? It's pre-season, they know what those two have. Why not play Poulin with a couple of our better vets and see if he can look good in a more offensive role?

Terrible development of this kid.
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They're gonna end up trading him to a Western team for a low round pick instead of waiving him, I have a weird feeling about this. I thought he's looked good in camp so far but it's a numbers game
 
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