Numminen Re-signs with the Sabres

by David Oleksy on Aug 8, 2008 10:47 PM EDT

Once again I am late to the party because this has been talked about all day. The important thing is that the Sabres have signed their seventh defenseman. This is a big signing because it will allow Mike Weber to begin the season in Portland and he will be the first guy called up after an injury occurs. The signing also erases any talk about how poorly the Sabres treated Teppo last year. If he held a grudge he wouldn't of signed, if he can forget it than you should too.

Sabres Projected lines

Forwards

Vanek	Roy	Stafford
Hecht	Connolly	Pominville
Paille	Gaustad	Kotalik
Kaleta	Mair	Afinogenov

Extras: Clarke MacArthur, Andrew Peters

Keep in mind that there is still a potential that Afinogenov could be traded. In all honesty he doesn't really fit well on the fourth line but injuries will definitely happen and there will be a spot on one of the top lines for him.

Defense

Tallinder	Lydman
Spacek	Rivet
Sekera	Numminen

Extras: Nathan Paetsch

The Sabres defense will be much better with Teppo in the lineup and Weber playing in the AHL where he can improve his game.

Leave us a comment with your line combinations and we'll compare and discuss what this team will look like in two months.

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I don’t think Max is going anywhere, D.O. I actually like having him around for the year – he gives us some flexibility between the four lines.

Glad to see Teppo return as well. Much better situation on D now. Very excited for September…

by Brian Galliford on Aug 9, 2008 3:33 PM EDT reply actions

I agree

I don’t think Max is going anywhere and I think he could help this team immensely, however it’s never good when the General Manager publicly states that you need a change of scenery.

D.O.
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by David Oleksy on Aug 10, 2008 10:17 AM EDT reply actions