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Forums :: Blog World :: Michael Pachla: Blue and Gold scrimmage, part II tonight. Jeff Skinner w/Curtis Lazar
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Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Jan 9 @ 9:56 PM ET
Great reed Mike , Go Bill's!

Homie- you gotta like Staal and sam together.

Sounds like
hall and eichel
Staal and sam

Skimmer and lazar and probably okposo

The " slo" line

I could see oloffson fitting right in with this top 6. ( TOP 4 currently)

Go Bill's

- Boss34


skinner won't be able to do crap without someone at right wing creating at least some space...the skinner/lazar line might be a golden opportunity for cozens to get his feet wet as not only can he create a little space, and finish, but he also is very aware defensively, has the horses to fly on the back check and he's already up to game speed (even if it's not quite nhl game speed)...ralph's all gung-ho on sheahan and his pk ability and in doing so he might be rendering this line completely useless as well as wasting $9m of uncle terry's money
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Jan 9 @ 9:58 PM ET
skinner won't be able to do crap without someone at right wing creating at least some space...the skinner/lazar line might be a golden opportunity for cozens to get his feet wet as not only can he create a little space, and finish, but he also is very aware defensively, has the horses to fly on the back check and he's already up to game speed (even if it's not quite nhl game speed)...ralph's all gung-ho on sheahan and his pk ability and in doing so he might be rendering this line completely useless as well as wasting $9m of uncle terry's money
- Michael Pachla


I would hope Ralph wasn't happy with how those lines went tonight. Obviously Eichel + Hall + anyone will work, but the rest was underwhelming.
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Jan 9 @ 10:12 PM ET
Great reed Mike , Go Bill's!

Homie- you gotta like Staal and sam together.

Sounds like
hall and eichel
Staal and sam

Skimmer and lazar and probably okposo

The " slo" line

I could see oloffson fitting right in with this top 6. ( TOP 4 currently)

Go Bill's

- Boss34

I am open minded

Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Jan 9 @ 10:16 PM ET
Taylor Hall said he was "taken aback" when he first saw Tage Thompson's "tremendous package of size and skills" at Sabres training camp.

"As he gets older and kind of figures it out more, he’s got all the potential in the world."

Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Jan 9 @ 10:16 PM ET
skinner won't be able to do crap without someone at right wing creating at least some space...the skinner/lazar line might be a golden opportunity for cozens to get his feet wet as not only can he create a little space, and finish, but he also is very aware defensively, has the horses to fly on the back check and he's already up to game speed (even if it's not quite nhl game speed)...ralph's all gung-ho on sheahan and his pk ability and in doing so he might be rendering this line completely useless as well as wasting $9m of uncle terry's money
- Michael Pachla



Skinner needs a top center to produce allstar goal totals.

Can't skimmer generate any offense on his own? I thought that was part of his gig? Never really having a good center in Carolina?

I really think we have a #1 pairing (Hall and eich) +1
Until someone looks good. And when they stop looking good, its somebody else. Sam,olo, cozens,tage, quinn*

Then 3 even type balanced lines.
Equal 5 x 5 time for line
2A
2B
2c

Hall and eich will lead the league in ice time at their individual positions. Lw and c respectively.
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Jan 9 @ 10:16 PM ET
I would hope Ralph wasn't happy with how those lines went tonight. Obviously Eichel + Hall + anyone will work, but the rest was underwhelming.
- Lunaion

I thought mitts' line, with quinn and asplund looked good, with high-end engagement, and the eakin, okposo, reider line looked as they should...of note, reider's got some speed and eakin isn't exactly slow either
Michael Pachla
Buffalo Sabres
Location: solid!!!
Joined: 09.05.2007

Jan 9 @ 10:19 PM ET
Skinner needs a top center to produce allstar goal totals.

Can't skimmer generate any offense on his own? I thought that was part of his gig? Never really having a good center in Carolina?

I really think we have a #1 pairing (Hall and eich) +1
Until someone looks good. And when they stop looking good, its somebody else. Sam,olo, cozens,tage, quinn*

Then 3 even type balanced lines.
Equal 5 x 5 time for line
2A
2B
2c

Hall and eich will lead the league in ice time at their individual positions. Lw and c respectively.

- Boss34


lazar and sheahan are not great linemates for skinner...maybe not for anybody
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Jan 9 @ 10:35 PM ET
lazar and sheahan are not great linemates for skinner...maybe not for anybody
- Michael Pachla


Plan A did the splits

Plan B is sheahan i guess?
IndianaSabresFan
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Matt FRICKIN ELLIS, IN
Joined: 01.17.2007

Jan 9 @ 10:38 PM ET
Buffalo better not take a penalty
Der Kaiser
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I Know Nothink ... NOTHINK!
Joined: 07.27.2007

Jan 9 @ 10:50 PM ET
Taylor Hall said he was "taken aback" when he first saw Tage Thompson's "tremendous package of size and skills" at Sabres training camp.

"As he gets older and kind of figures it out more, he’s got all the potential in the world."

- Pegullaville





Holy cow
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Jan 9 @ 11:11 PM ET
How were the lines entering and the overall experience?

Pro's and cons of covid home playoff games.

Aside from winning?

Go Bill's

- Boss34

Wasn't bad at all, just had to wait for a text for gate and time for entrance and then when the game was over wait to be released from are pod. Surprised how many people were in the lower bowl. Had a great time, I hope I get another chance to go.
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Jan 9 @ 11:27 PM ET
I thought mitts' line, with quinn and asplund looked good, with high-end engagement, and the eakin, okposo, reider line looked as they should...of note, reider's got some speed and eakin isn't exactly slow either
- Michael Pachla


Agreed, but one of those is the non-NHL line and the other is probably a 4th line (I can't bring myself to call Skinner's line the 4th). Lot of middle 6 questions.
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Jan 9 @ 11:31 PM ET
Wasn't bad at all, just had to wait for a text for gate and time for entrance and then when the game was over wait to be released from are pod. Surprised how many people were in the lower bowl. Had a great time, I hope I get another chance to go.
- Buff36


👍🤞

My time is noon on Monday 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Jan 10 @ 12:07 AM ET
👍🤞

My time is noon on Monday 🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞

- Boss34

Good Luck
ieetbred
Buffalo Sabres
Location: NY
Joined: 06.30.2011

Jan 10 @ 12:25 AM ET
So it looks like tage is the new shotgun rider on top line, im intrigued

Regardless, hall and eichel together should be all world level together. I giggle at the thought of watching this

After seeing the highlights, our goaltending looks to be unhealthy at best. Its going to ruin what could be a big step forward
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jan 10 @ 12:57 AM ET
Well... the Bills didn’t play great, that’s for sure
U could even argue we were outplayed
But the sign we are a good team is that we won anyways!

Idk if we took them lightly, or the Colts just played great, but hopefully this tight game gives the Bills that extra jolt to prepare harder & dig deeper here going forward.
Could be a blessing in disguise?


Also... shout out to the crowd in the stands!
They were pretty damn loud for only being 1/10 of what’s normally at the game
Nice freaking job Bills fans!

Next up.... hopefully a Pittsburgh rematch
I’d much prefer playing them than the BAL/TEN winner

GO BILLS!!!
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jan 10 @ 1:01 AM ET
skinner won't be able to do crap without someone at right wing creating at least some space...the skinner/lazar line might be a golden opportunity for cozens to get his feet wet as not only can he create a little space, and finish, but he also is very aware defensively, has the horses to fly on the back check and he's already up to game speed (even if it's not quite nhl game speed)...ralph's all gung-ho on sheahan and his pk ability and in doing so he might be rendering this line completely useless as well as wasting $9m of uncle terry's money
- Michael Pachla


If Tage actually works well enough in the top6 to bump Skinner to the 3rd line with Lazar,
I’d think it’s fairly safe to assume that the RW will end up being Cozens

So if you’ve got Lazar for checking & digging out pucks, i suppose i could see that working to free up Cozens to “playmake” & set up Skinner

Ideally the Lazar spot would be a more offensively talented guy, but we might not have that yet. And Lazar did get picked in the middle of the 1st round for a reason- he does have some offensive skill

And maybe at some point Mitts or Routsalainen is playing so well that they take that spot away from Lazar
That could be the extra punch of talent to put that line over the top (for a “3rd” line)
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jan 10 @ 1:03 AM ET
I thought mitts' line, with quinn and asplund looked good, with high-end engagement, and the eakin, okposo, reider line looked as they should...of note, reider's got some speed and eakin isn't exactly slow either
- Michael Pachla


Are we safe in assuming this is the new “LOG” line?

I didn’t see the scrimmage from the other day,
and was too busy celebrating the Bills today-
I totally forgot there even was a scrimmage today
3rd GM's the charm
Columbus Blue Jackets
Location: Look, it's a situation where thats a great question, OH
Joined: 07.01.2020

Jan 10 @ 1:08 AM ET
On one hand I want the Steelers to win and see a Pitt vs Buff playoff game. On the other hand and 2 feet I want to see Cleveland stick it to them and win.
TheHank
Location: Yawn.
Joined: 01.11.2017

Jan 10 @ 1:10 AM ET
On one hand I want the Steelers to win and see a Pitt vs Buff playoff game. On the other hand and 2 feet I want to see Cleveland stick it to them and win.
- 3rd GM's the charm

(frank) Tom Brady.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jan 10 @ 1:13 AM ET
What a day boys, great game by Josh. Are defense was shaky, Edmund's looks lost out there sometimes, Milano had a decent game, seems he was expecting help over the top on that 1 touchdown. Need to tighten it up.
- Buff36


Dude, i always resist correcting you on this (u do it all the time)
But i gotta tell ya:
you always use the word “are” when u mean “our”

Nbd, just thought u should know
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jan 10 @ 1:17 AM ET
On one hand I want the Steelers to win and see a Pitt vs Buff playoff game. On the other hand and 2 feet I want to see Cleveland stick it to them and win.
- 3rd GM's the charm


I want the best matchup for the Bills,
imo that’s PIT in a landslide
TheHank
Location: Yawn.
Joined: 01.11.2017

Jan 10 @ 1:54 AM ET
Dude, i always resist correcting you on this (u do it all the time)
But i gotta tell ya:
you always use the word “are” when u mean “our”

Nbd, just thought u should know

- jdfitz77

Dude, people always call you out on this (u do it constantly)
But i gotta tell ya again:
You always put key phrases in bold and/or CAPS when there is no need for it

Nbd, just (frank)ing stop you tool.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Jan 10 @ 2:24 AM ET
Dude, people always call you out on this (u do it constantly)
But i gotta tell ya again:
You always put key phrases in bold and/or CAPS when there is no need for it

Nbd, just (frank)ing stop you tool.

- TheHank


I’ll take a quick break from ignoring your crap just to remind you that you’re more than welcome to
SKIP
MY
POSTS
& never respond to me again

trump sucks, GO BILLS !!!
kingcong39
Buffalo Sabres
Location: albany, NY
Joined: 02.21.2007

Jan 10 @ 2:51 AM ET
Really need to see another line show some sign of life.
- Lunaion


Skinner - Staal - Reinhart was the best line all camp until they broke it up.
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