Toggle sidebar

Player Discussion Sammy Blais

  • Xenforo Cloud will be upgrading us to version 2.3.5 on March 3rd at 12 AM GMT. This version has increased stability and fixes several bugs. We expect downtime for the duration of the update. The admin team will continue to work on existing issues, templates and upgrade all necessary available addons to minimize impact of this new version. Click Here for Updates
Status
Not open for further replies.
He has not been the player he was advertised to be. I am wondering if this season should be considered a complete write-off and next season will indicate whether he will ever return to pre-knee injury levels.
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: egelband
Synergy27 said:
We lost the trade on value. That’s the bottom line. But the team can still end up being better off for it.

Buch had no role here moving forward.

Blais brings things Buch did not, and offers reasonable skill at a very reasonable cost (that should remain that way for awhile).

Stop thinking about this trade in a vacuum and root for what we have. Look forward to what that second might be as well. Good draft coming up.
Click to expand...
Buch had the role of 1st line RW. KZB was so solid. It was the salary that made him hard to keep. I think if Blais stayed healthy, that one goal versus NJ would still be the only one nice goal he's had with us. Even Gauthier has a nice goal with us.
 
I've actually liked his game in the limited minutes he has gotten. He has good hands, hits everything that moves, seems to be getting a little more mobile as each game goes by
 
  • Like
Reactions: bhamill
He hasn't been good, and honestly not expecting him to get that much better. It's a low bar for expectations tho, I guess.
 
Troscheck didnt come back 100% right away. Neither will Sammy. These type of major injuries often take 1 year of rehab and they can take another season of playing before coming close to what they were before injury.
 
  • Like
Reactions: egelband
Crease said:
He has not been the player he was advertised to be. I am wondering if this season should be considered a complete write-off and next season will indicate whether he will ever return to pre-knee injury levels.
Click to expand...
What next season? He is UFA at season ends 🤮
 
Off Sides said:
I thought he played better last night than he has since like game 1
Click to expand...
He had a good last period. He seemed pretty passive for the first 2 IMO.
That hit in the last where he hunted the Isles player and caused a turnover for an excellent KK chance is what we need from him more often. It doesn't have to go to a scoring chance each time (and won't if he's playing with other 4th liners), but he needs to be disrupting plays and making defenders 2nd guess themselves
 
He is what he is, a guy who doesn't skate well, has decent hands, throws hits, not a good playmaker, doesn't shoot the puck. Very injury prone as well throughout his career. Really don't expect much from him at all.
 
Different sport but football players returning from ACL injuries still need some time even after being declared healthy to return to a previous level of play. I’m willing to be a little more patient.

Still though, awful trade that we will talk about forever lmao.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Crease and CLW
Buch has 2 big points in 6 games so far and has been injured much of the season like Sammy. Just saying.
 
Blais has lost a step. He was a good forechecker last year because he got to the puck faster. His game without an extra gear is extremely underwhelming.

I feel bad for him. He’s not a part of the future here.
 
  • Like
Reactions: gabevh3
Status
Not open for further replies.

Latest posts

Ad

Upcoming events

Ad

Top Bottom