Sabres sign Gerbe

[Dr. Lecter]

http://www.buffalonews.com/258/story/340281.html

Nathan Gerbe has decided to leave college and has signed with the Buffalo Sabres, the team announced late this afternoon.

Gerbe, the Boston College junior who led the Eagles to the national championship last month, is in Buffalo today for a physical, multiple sources have told The News.

[BlackMetalNinja]

per vtext

[RockStar36]

:rofl:

[RockStar36]

Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier announced today that the Sabres have agreed to terms with forward Nathan Gerbe (http://sabres.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8471804), a Hobey Baker Award finalist who recently completed his junior season with the NCAA Champion Boston College Eagles. The Sabres selected Gerbe in the fifth round (142nd overall) of the 2005 Entry Draft.


http://sabres.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=362645

[BlackMetalNinja]

My bad, I didn't see Lecter's post as I was on my phone posting this after I got the text. Please merge.

[JD]

Darcy also added "We look forward to watching Gerbe transform into an all-star just to let him walk soon after"

[Philagape]

His name is officially on the paper?? In all the right blanks?? Any pages missing?? All copies accounted for?? Gotta ask these things.

[Michael82]

Very good start, Darcy! Next up is Kennedy and then the biggest one of all....Ryan Miller! :pray:

And definitely Jason Pominville....

You can do it Darcy! Just ignore Larry Quinn. :up:

[Dr. Lecter]

The biggest one is Pominville, then Miller.:D

[Michael82]

The biggest one is Pominville, then Miller.:D
true. Miller is good, but I think we could do better. Pominville is the main priority. He's pretty damn good and will be the leader for this team hopefully.

[RockStar36]

Priority 1A: Ryan Miller
Priority 1B: Jason Pominville

[bigbub2352]

i hate to say it but Miller is not the long term answer here, hope we get something out of Enroth,

Gaustad, Pommer, and Miller should all ink contracts on July 1st

[Michael82]

true. Miller is good, but I think we could do better. Pominville is the main priority. He's pretty damn good and will be the leader for this team hopefully.
Then again, I have a Miller jersey. so he's priority one for me! :snicker:

[Dude]

:bf1:

[SabreEleven]

Sweet.

Damn, Losmanwin actually had a chance to start a legit thread and blew it :cynic:

[chernobylwraiths]

Priority 1A: Ryan Miller
Priority 1B: Jason Pominville

Miller looked bad at times because his defense was crap in front of him last year. I think Miller is priority number 1 too.

[THATHURMANATOR]

Darcy also added "We look forward to watching Gerbe transform into an all-star just to let him walk soon after"
LOL well at least they signed him. Keep in mind they also locked up Roy and soon Pommer and Miller.

[Earthquake Enyart]

LET"S GO BUFFALO!!!!!

[THATHURMANATOR]

GO GO BUFFALO GO GO BUFFALO GO GO BUFFALO!!!

[camelcowboy]

the Portland pirates are going to be stacked!!

[JD]

Miller looked bad at times because his defense was crap in front of him last year. I think Miller is priority number 1 too.
He had no defense in front of him for shootouts.
:poop:

[JD]

the Portland pirates are going to be stacked!!
Tim Kennedy tooooo :rockon:

I think were going to have A LOT of new Sabres fans from Maine!

[chernobylwraiths]

He had no defense in front of him for shootouts.
:poop:

He had a terrible year on shootouts, true. But I can't believe he just got terrible in one year.

[RockStar36]

He had no defense in front of him for shootouts.
:poop:



Unless I'm mistaken Miller stopped about 50% of his shootout attempts (which I believe isn't enough) but I think the shooters only scored on like 30% of their shots so this isn't all on Miller. He gets a lot of unneccessary blame in the shootouts.

[JD]

Unless I'm mistaken Miller stopped about 50% of his shootout attempts (which I believe isn't enough) but I think the shooters only scored on like 30% of their shots so this isn't all on Miller. He gets a lot of unneccessary blame in the shootouts.

Is there any way to see how many goals we scored in shootouts this past year compared to the previous? I would assume Miller stayed around the same level while our goals for tally took a drop.

[Philagape]

Sabres SO shooters percentage:
2007-08: 12 for 43 (27.9 percent, 24th in NHL)
2006-07: 17 for 47 (36.2 percent, 11th in NHL)

Miller's SO goals allowed percentage:
2007-08: 14 for 33 (57.6 percent, 46th in NHL)
2006-07: 9 for 46 (80.4 percent, 10th in NHL)


source: nhl.com. Goalie rankings include those who hardly played

[Ebenezer]

looks like both crapped the bed...

[RockStar36]

Both did. Which is why Miller shouldn't get 100% of the blame on shootouts like he tends to. It goes both ways. How many times was it tied going into the last round when a Sabres player would completely whiff on the puck and not even get a shot. Then when Miller lets it up it is all on him.

[Philagape]

The shooters' percentage declined, but Miller plummeted. It's not all on him, but it's more on him.

[pcnorth22]

Miller blew this year...

I'm not sure what they should do...

too bad for those guaranteed $$ in the NHL...the Sabres would be better of extending him for another 2 years after this next one...but no way he'll take anything less than 5...

which I think is too big of a risk...

[blackonyx89]

The biggest one is Pominville, then Miller.:D

You mean the smallest? LOL! I can't talk I'm his height!!! Good signing!!

:D: :D: :D:

[OpIv37]

Even though I'm very concerned about Gerbe's size, I have to give the FO credit on this one. They got the deal done on time and they got it done for a great price.

[Dr. Lecter]

Great Price?

It was the maximum he could earn. There was really no choice or real negotiating.

[OpIv37]

Great Price?

It was the maximum he could earn. There was really no choice or real negotiating.

d'oh, I read it wrong.

Still, they get credit for not going cheap.

[Dr. Lecter]

You finally say something positive and it is wrong.

I felt dirty pointing it out.