Just quoting myself to get this past the page break. I do not mind the white gloves for this ensemble. On a separate note; yesterday the Sabres announced that they are changing their primary color from Navy blue to Royal blue (the original color) for the 2020-21 season.
My biggest decision is should I go for #26, or should it be #11? Hmmm, decisions. For me Dan..........that is a NO Brainer..........#11......should have been a Canuck.........lol
^^always loved the old sabres home jerseys. i even had a #77 Pierre Turgeon one when I was in HS. None of my Philly buddies heard of him. I was the only person who said to watch out for him. To this day they still tease about Turgeon. haha.
I’d go #26. I’ll say this about white gloves, in almost every situation the player choosing to wear white gloves is an absolute hardo douche. Also, BU wears white gloves. Not my cup of tea. Slick jerseys tho I really like them.
Well, he could have been a Nuck if the 11 on that wheel* was a 1. But it wasn't. Eat it! And enjoy your Dave Tallon consolation prize. (* The NHL's first ever draft lottery was held in 1970. Buffalo and Vancouver spun a wheel, and Gil Perreault was the BIG prize. VAN had the single digit numbers and BUF had 11-20. The VAN brass erupted in celebration when they thought the wheel had landed on 1. Buffalo's GM, Punch Imlach made short end of their not by pointing out that the flap was covering a 1 on the 11. Buffalo gets a HoFer and the pivot on the French Connection line. Vancouver got to draft the Panther's GM. I never tire of retelling this tale.)
BUFFALO -- Rasmus Ristolainen remains in the plans of the Buffalo Sabres, general manager Jason Botterill said Saturday. "We continue to interact with 'Risto,' we're continuing to try to set this team up where we're putting Risto in positions to have success," Botterill said. "And, yeah, he wants to win, we also want to put him in a situation where he plays very well." The Sabres have needs at right wing and center, and the 24-year-old defenseman has been mentioned in trade rumors as the player with the most value to fetch that help. Ristolainen this month reportedly did not commit to being with the Sabres when training camp opens. "I cannot say anything other than the fact that on the 12th of September, I will be at one of the NHL team's training camps," Ristolainen said in remarks translated by the Buffalo News. The Finland outlet MTV Sports said Ristolainen wanted to keep his conversations with the Sabres private. "I haven't been able to help the team win," he said. "Recent seasons have been tough and I haven't been able to enjoy hockey." Ristolainen has averaged a little more than 24 minutes of ice time per game in his six seasons in the NHL and has not played less than that since his second season. The Sabres have finished no higher than sixth in the eight-team Atlantic Division in those seasons, and that was last season, which was their eighth straight season missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the longest active drought in the NHL. Ristolainen, the No. 8 pick in the 2013 NHL Draft, has three years remaining a six-year contract worth $5.4 million per season he signed Oct. 11, 2016 under general manager Tim Murray. Ralph Krueger said he spoke with Ristolainen after he was hired as Sabres coach May 15. It was a long call and the coach listened to what the defenseman had to say. With training camp a few weeks away, Krueger said he is planning for his first season in Buffalo with the mindset that Ristolainen will be there. "I really think it's important for me to listen when the players are talking to me, and the messages I received from him was, if I'm his coach, he's willing to do this and that and look for the next level of Rasmus Ristolainen," Krueger said. "That's my job right now. He's in our lineup, he's on our roster, and I look forward to coaching him." The offseason additions of Colin Miller and Henri Jokiharju, in separate trades with the Vegas Golden Knights and Chicago Blackhawks, gives the Sabres five right-shot defensemen who could play in the NHL. Ristolainen, Brandon Montour and Zach Bogosian are the others, although Bogosian could miss the start of the season after having hip surgery in April. "That's what we've tried to do with some of the acquisitions: Add depth to our defense. Add competition to our defense but also add depth," Botterill said. "At the end of the regular season, [we] talked a lot about forwards and having four lines that can score. But it's the same thing from a defense standpoint. That's why we've tried to add [to] our group, to ease some of the responsibility from certain players." - (NHL.com)
Sorry for the long copy/paste... just didn't want to lose the flow of the recent statements. Sounds like he is part of the scheme and that might create a new and decent attitude with Risto… it ought to make him feel better by being a part of the Sabres plans moving forward.
There's A LOT of chatter on Sabres boards about the imbalance on the current roster. There are five players that legitimately chart as top six D on the RHD alone. And, the team has several prospects within 1/2 to 3 seasons away. It's a problem. But it's a VERY GOOD problem to have. All teams crave depth at every position, but if you had to pick only one place for depth, most would select D. The imbalance is the fact that Buffalo was anemic last year once they got past the stellar top line. And teams figured out how to stack against that top line, after which Buffalo had nothing. Secondary scoring remains a major concern even after the decent moves of adding Vesey and Johansson. RW is thread-bare. Casey Mittlestadt should be better - he's too good to not be - but relying on him this year at 2C is extremely risky. He probably is not physically ready for such a gruelling role. That's why fans clamor for a 2C and RW. We already have enough bottom six F's. How do you get such a top six F (or two)? It's going to cost you. That's why the Risto talk is so prevalent. Add to that the recent interview in Finland. His comments were actually rather innocuous, but with the backdrop of years of abject suckitude, all Sabres' narratives center on "he wants out" and/or "he's part of the reason for that suckitude". Meanwhile, Risto is a proud player, and he knows his role is going to be diminished. I trust that management has been in open dialogue with him. I am certain that they have signaled that a trade could happen (too many teams are interested in him to deny this). I hope the Sabres keep Risto, but acknowledge that proper asset management dictates trading him if the RIGHT deal presents itself. I'll make a prediction, however, about the future if he is moved. Some year in the future the Sabres go to the playoffs after a PC worthy season, only to bounced, a la the Bolts, from the first round. I predict that Sabres fans will be unmerciful in lambasting the GM that let him get away.
don't do it skinny. don't start a war when the preseason hasn't started yet. we all at peace time right now. don't start anything! haha.
Imlach did well with the Sabres but then came back here to finish what he started and destroyed us for the whole decade. Funny that Scotty did well everywhere he went except Buffalo.
Imlach "the coach" won four cups with the leafs. Imlach "the GM" traded the big M, Sittler and Mcdonald.
