Confirmed with Link: Okposo traded to FLA for Calle Sjalin and conditional 2024 7th (Pick 161, 5th Round)

[Beerz]

 

[Bones Malone]

But you're kind of speaking out both sides of your mouth..complaining Pegula won't retain because he is cheap and then crying thr overpay of Okposo, Girgensons, Jost and EJ

It is recommended to sharpen both sides of an axe for maximum effectiveness

 

[Chainshot]

 

[Gras]

If anything, if KO didn't teach the young guys how to be good players, hopefully they learned what it takes to be a good father.

 

[Chainshot]

 

[MOGlLNY]

With how much money we've given him over the years I hope the least he can do is stick around here after this career.

 

[Ehran]

With how much money we've given him over the years I hope the least he can do is stick around here after this career.

Heck no. Why should he pay NYS taxes? Stay in Florida!

 

[zuikan]

I'm glad he's gone. Girgs doesn't irritate me near as much.

 

[Beerz]

 

[Chainshot]

And the actual value is probably somewhere in the middle. Toronto got roasted for how Nick performed there.

 

[Old Navy Goat]

And the actual value is probably somewhere in the middle. Toronto got roasted for how Nick performed there.

Toronto actually expected Nick to perform, Florida probably figures anything from OK is a win

 

[CaliSabresfan24]

 

[dasaybz]

What a great dude. Too bad this organization can't figure out how to have good dudes like this make it to the playoffs.

 

[littletonhockeycoach]

I wanted him to retire years ago. Not for hockey reasons, but because I've seen what TBI can doto a person in the long term.

My only wish for Kyle is that he stays well through whenever he retires. He's a husband and a dad first.

I certainly don't want Kyle to be one of those stories that spring up unannounced concerning critical LT health issues...... because he kept playing when he should have retired.

Way, way too much of that these days

 

[Willgamesh]

What a great dude. Too bad this organization can't figure out how to have good dudes like this make it to the playoffs.

Let's act like KO had nothing to do with missing the playoffs. You aren't handed a spot because your team has ""great dudes "

 

[dasaybz]

Let's act like KO had nothing to do with missing the playoffs. You aren't handed a spot because your team has ""great dudes "

Ya for sure man. Totally agree. It's tough being a Sabres fan.

 

[Chainshot]

 

[Beerz]

 

[Dingo44]

Stick still has the #21.

 

[Chainshot]

Sjalin with his fourth point in five games since coming over to the Amerks has been a nice boost for their dinged blueline.

 

[Jim Bob]

Stick still has the #21.

They will until he burns through the sticks he took with him from Buffalo.

He might not get through those. And he could be so attached to the #21 that he gets new ones with 21 on them. Other guys have done that before.

 

[Dingo44]

'My No. 1 goal is to win a Stanley Cup': How Kyle Okposo is approaching his new role with the Panthers

It's been eight years since the veteran forward played in a playoff game, as he joins a club that has its sights set on a lengthy run this spring.

www.espn.com

 

[Jimmybarndoor2]

“He's a veteran guy that wants to fit in and understands the team dynamic," Panthers coach Paul Maurice said. "We wanted to get him in some games, get him a little bit comfortable. I think we practice a little differently here. There's just a lot of new for him here. So [we've been] discussing some of the new, some quickness that can come back into his game, some physicality that could come back into his game”


This is the second player to have a comment that seems to imply that practices are a joke with the Sabres. Wtf

 

[Sabresfansince1980]

“He's a veteran guy that wants to fit in and understands the team dynamic," Panthers coach Paul Maurice said. "We wanted to get him in some games, get him a little bit comfortable. I think we practice a little differently here. There's just a lot of new for him here. So [we've been] discussing some of the new, some quickness that can come back into his game, some physicality that could come back into his game”


This is the second player to have a comment that seems to imply that practices are a joke with the Sabres. Wtf

I'll say it again. At the end of last season the players told reporters how much they love playing for Granato. It sounded nice but it sent up red flags to me. A roster isn't supposed to like their HC that much. Maybe if it was coming from vets that know up from down and how to self-motivate. Coming from a young team it stank of easy times that create weak men. I believe this season has proven that.

 

[Ralonzo]

"We wanted to get him in some games, get him a little bit comfortable. I think we practice a little differently here. There's just a lot of new for him here. ”

I'll bet.