AustonsNostrils
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Digable5
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Is it a good sign? I've felt that way about our prospects in the past, but it eventually seems to feel like they were rushed and didn't reach full potential.
Thompson isn't chopped liver, but he's going to have to be a heck of a sniper to keep from being ridiculed by this fan base. You can't be that size and not be a physical player. Everything that I have seen says he is a perimeter player. If he doesn't use that size to screen the goalie or at least get into the dirty areas, he's not going to be well liked......Unless he is pocketing 30-40 goals with his one-timers.
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Good, we need Reinhart fighting for center with Mittelstadt on the 3rd line, or at least providing high-IQ support to Mittelstadt's shenanigans.
Digable5
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I feel like I've seen him score a lot of goals from his off-wing. Maybe that was just on the PP like Eichel?
stokes84
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I think he's an excellent fit for Mittlestadt. You see what Casey did with Bellows, and you can see why they might see a fit here.
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You can hate the value of the trade and not hate the players. I mean they are Sabres now I hope no one would actively hope they do bad.
Pointing out flaws with this kid is player discussion. He needs work on his skating and he needs to add muscle and or eat sandwiches to fill out.
Sabre the Win
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I dont think you get why he got those 41 games, St. Louis would have probably wanted to keep him in the AHL but he was forced up due to injuries. He didn't get those 41 games because he was ready and in those 41 games with 9 points it looks like he struggled more than he was ready.
He needs Rochester, he needs a skating coach and someone to work out and feed him carbs to beef up.
Endless Ike
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He's great at protecting decks from water damage.
If he's got that water seal money is there a chance he's a Rich Kid who doesn't need the money and will quit on the team when it gets hard?
AustonsNostrils
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He said after talking to Botterill the Sabres plan to give him a shot in the top 6 which he was excited about.
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Sabre the Win
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Probably meaning training camp, I am sure Botterill told every rookie that. If they were to just gift this kid top 6 minutes that would set a bad example throughout the entire organization top to bottom reverberating right into Rochester.
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Thompson likes plays in the NHL by the sound of it. Meanwhile the guy drafted by Murray like 20 picks earlier is still in no man's land.
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I don't really see why it looks like he will start in the NHL. What makes him more ready than Olofsson, Bailey, Baptiste, etc? He hasn't really proven anything more than Nylander as a pro yet. He should have to greatly impress to win a spot outright.
By the sounds of what, “he will get a look in camp”?
I mean he hasn’t performed any better than nylander in the ahl.
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So... he thought he was "pigeon holed".... and we're gifting him a top 6 spot?
He'll fit right in with our young group.
He'll fit right in with our young group.
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And he didn't like getting held accountable for making mistakes.
He'll fit right in there, too.
Jim Bob
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That doesn't fit Botterill's philosophy, he probably means has a chance to come into camp and win a spot.
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