Pierre LeBrun is hearing

[dash]

that Rob Niedermeyer is close to signing with the Buffalo Sabres...

 

[sbb122]

Thank god it's not pittsburgh...

 

[dash]

Thank god it's not pittsburgh...

If Buffalo can convince Scott to come out of retirement and play with Rob, then the Sabres will be in business...

 

[sbb122]

If Buffalo can convince Scott to come out of retirement and play with Rob, then the Sabres will be in business...

And Boss can stop banging his head off of the wall...

 

[Automattic]

And Boss can stop banging his head off of the wall...

All three could hang out and talk about the good 'ol days...





Edit- I should shut up while we are playing out the Modano saga.

 

[Dupster]

All three could hang out and talk about the good 'ol days...

Like when the Dead Sea was merely sick.

 

[CatScrap]

How the hell will signing him help the sabres!?

We already have a top 1 and 2 center who are far superior to him in connolly and roy.

We also have the up and coming ennis and gerbe who are arguably better or at par with him, and then we have the Goose.

That gives us 5 centers currently competing for 4 spots. Not to mention that Rob isn't exactly a spring chicken, the man is 35. Exactly where does Rob fit into the puzzle that is the Sabres Roster? Going in the wrong direction and wasting money on this one Regier... That means it'll probably happen...

 

[PhillyPhaithful48]

How stupid. Why on earth would a team just stock up on centers? Where are they all going to fit?!

 

[Dupster]

Centers can play some wing. It's not unheard of, look at Team Canada's roster at the Olympics. Besides, it's almost necessary to have two people on the ice able to take a faceoff, without names on the back of linesmen jerseys they have to get noticed somehow. Waiving people out of the faceoff dot seems to work for them.

 

[Automattic]

Centers can play some wing. It's not unheard of, look at Team Canada's roster at the Olympics. Besides, it's almost necessary to have two people on the ice able to take a faceoff, without names on the back of linesmen jerseys they have to get noticed somehow. Waiving people out of the faceoff dot seems to work for them.

Yeah. Pav and Z cheat a lot on faceoffs because of this. It's a lot like faulting on the first serve in tennis, just play it a little safer on the 2nd try.

 

[Automattic]

...and I think the Wings are about to find out what happens with a stockpile of centers.

 

[Darkstone42]

Like when the Dead Sea was merely sick.

Zing!

 

[Darkstone42]

How stupid. Why on earth would a team just stock up on centers? Where are they all going to fit?!

Just a kind of arbitrary assessment, but I would say about half or more of all forwards in the NHL are centers by trade, and about a third of them play wing consistently. Centers are, in general, the most valuable forward position because they take faceoffs and have greater defensive responsibility, so that phenomenon is pretty easily explained.

Loading up on centers is a pretty good strategy, assuming their value to the team and salary correspond appropriately. Line combinations become more flexible, more players on the ice have more diverse skill sets, etc. It worked for the Penguins. I think they had something like 8 centers on their roster when they won the Cup.

 

[gtown27]

How the hell will signing him help the sabres!?

We already have a top 1 and 2 center who are far superior to him in connolly and roy.

We also have the up and coming ennis and gerbe who are arguably better or at par with him, and then we have the Goose.

That gives us 5 centers currently competing for 4 spots. Not to mention that Rob isn't exactly a spring chicken, the man is 35. Exactly where does Rob fit into the puzzle that is the Sabres Roster? Going in the wrong direction and wasting money on this one Regier... That means it'll probably happen...

Catscrap,

Clearly the Sabres didn't sign Rob Niedermayer to play on the top two lines, let alone replace Roy or Connolly...

Gerbe isn't a center.
Our centers are...
Roy, Connolly, Gaustad.
Ennis and Kennedy both can play wing. Kennedy actually was ask to convert to center last year..
So can Niedermayer.

I don't feel this is going in the wrong direction at all. The most pressing needs are yet to be filled and it just seems at this point that they're not goign to bother filling them with UFAs

 

[evolver115]

inside Pittsburgh Sports, DePaoli is reporting that this is a done deal with Nieds and the Buff. Says the contract is just north of 1 million dollars.




Here is da link: http://insidepittsburghsports.com/

 

[scottflyers88]

If Buffalo can convince Scott to come out of retirement and play with Rob, then the Sabres will be in business...

when did i retire? i am only 24.

 

[scottflyers88]

Just a kind of arbitrary assessment, but I would say about half or more of all forwards in the NHL are centers by trade, and about a third of them play wing consistently. Centers are, in general, the most valuable forward position because they take faceoffs and have greater defensive responsibility, so that phenomenon is pretty easily explained.

Loading up on centers is a pretty good strategy, assuming their value to the team and salary correspond appropriately. Line combinations become more flexible, more players on the ice have more diverse skill sets, etc. It worked for the Penguins. I think they had something like 8 centers on their roster when they won the Cup.

you are misunderstanding him. he was kind of making fun of the flyers because we have a lot of centers.

 

[BOSSMANPC]

For the price I have no problems with the signing. They need more people in the locker room that have been winners and he fits the need.

As most of us should know that roll players and leaders are damn near as important as superstars. If anyone needs examples I can rip off a list of them.

Does this make the Sabres contenders? probably not but it sure as hell doesn't hurt.

That's my homer opinion.

 

[CatScrap]

Now that I see the numbers I'm not against this signing, I was thinking regier was going to grossly overpay the man with 2-2.25/yr. We still need a solid second pair d-man and a good 2 way winger who can score or a powerforward to fill out the ranks.

Just remember Sabres fans, your third D-pairing next year stands as Sekera and Butler....
Come on Miller hold those guys up.

 

[Vadered]

Now that I see the numbers I'm not against this signing, I was thinking regier was going to grossly overpay the man with 2-2.25/yr. We still need a solid second pair d-man and a good 2 way winger who can score or a powerforward to fill out the ranks.

Just remember Sabres fans, your third D-pairing next year stands as Sekera and Butler....
Come on Miller hold those guys up.

We'll trade you Gagne and Hartnell for Miller and a first. Eh? Eh?