Avatar

Stanley_Cup_To_Manhattan

Kasper to NYR
Membre depuis
17 oct. 2018
Équipe favorite
Rangers de New York
Deuxième équipe favorite
Sabres de Buffalo
Messages dans les forums
17076
Messages par jour
13.1
Forum: Armchair-GMHier à 1 h 17
Forum: Armchair-GMmar. à 9 h 14
Sujet: Chychrun or Girard Trade Package
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Stanley_Cup_To_Manhattan</b></div><div>I'm all for it. I'm at that point with this team that something has to change. Adding a defenseman like them would really solidify the team.</div></div>

The thing that has to change is forwards need to back check...not sure this is a lazy thing or a systemic thing- but changing personnel (even upgrading) doesn't change what I see: that against the NYR it's easy to pick up speed through the neutral zone and generate tons of offense off the rush....and dammit, there is always someone in front of the net- unchecked- ready for a pass, deflection, or rebound!

This PITT series has been difficult to watch- but it has exposed the warts this team has. To his credit, Drury did attempt to address at TDL- but injuries have negated the improvements. Whether it's Wed night or whenever...when this season does come to an end they really do need to recognize the progress they've made this year- but also need to honestly assess where they fall woefully short...and whether it's style of play, deployment, or personnel- they need to address going forward. But hasty moves -like parting with several of an organization's top 10 chips for 1 player (albeit allegedly a stud)- are high risk moves which can result in sustained mediocrity.
Forum: Armchair-GM9 mai à 5 h 27
Sujet: Rangers
Sabres decline

Nemeth is a depth defenseman, bottom pair at best
If we were looking for that, I’d think we’d just resign Pysyk,
who played fairly well for us
We also have young defensemen in Bryson &amp; Fitzgerald, who- for the most part- did not look out of place on the bottom pair

If we were to forget a defenseman….
it would very likely be a top4 type, which would then push either Samuelsson (another youngster who’s looked very good) or Jokiharju down to the bottom pair
So i just don’t see how Nemeth would be even remotely considered by the Sabres, especially considering he’s left handed, since we’re absolutely loaded on that side

As for Georgiev, it’s another situation where he’s not a fit for what we are looking for
And that’s if we considered him to be a good player, which he’s not (and I’ve been saying that for a couple seasons now)

Sure, he came into the league with a bang showing promise
But that promise is long gone imo
His save percentage has declined EVERY season in his 5years in the league (which is hard to do btw), culminating with a brutal .898save% this season

Even if we thought a change of pace could/would do him good,
we just aren’t in the position to take on that type of goalie
We have a young &amp; promising goalie in UPL, who has a .913save% in his (very) short time appearing in the NHL

So bc he’s not a sure thing by any means, he’s gonna be best slotted in as our “1b” goalie
Now if we didn’t have him, Georgiev could be worth the risk in a “1b” role for someone, but that’s just not at all what we are looking for
We’re looking for a “1a” type, who can hold down the fort &amp; be a mentor to our youth we have in the goaltending ranks (UPL, Devon Levi &amp; Erik Portillo)

And Georgiev simply does not fill that role whatsoever


I know it’s only a 4th that you’re asking….
but like I’ve explained, it’s just not a fit for what we’re looking for
So i think the only way we’d consider it is if we struck out on multiple other targets we’d be trying to acquire


*i know you’re a bit of a Sabres fan, and fairly knowledgeable about them, which is why i went into such depth with my response about the trade
×