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Yeah, they watch what other teams do and try to emulate it, but it's clear they don't actually understand what the other teams do. Really believe they're trying to emulate Carolina's pressure PK, but Carolina doesn't pressure over the entire zone. They pressure when the opponent has limited options and they can then outnumber the puck carrier AND take away the limited options. And they get the goaltending that can cover for them when they oops it and let the puck get through to the puck carrier's teammates. The Sabres pressure when the other team has multiple options and they don't manage to take them all away typically. Just have this sneaking suspicion that if you ever get to talk to Wilford he'll proudly show you his new watch - it's a Rolodex. 😉

Power floating and on his heels...another year of this??

9 shots in two periods? What is Ruff up to? Mixing lines?

Shades of the 7-3 March 12th drubbing the last time the Sabres were in Detroit

Georgiev getting a workout tonight.

Power is garbage.

That was clearly struck above the cross bar but I doubt they'll reverse it.

High stick?

5-2 Copp.on a rebound.

That was a rough one

5-2

And Dunne and some other Wing are the only 2 going to the box. Both for roughing. (And Chiarot is the Wing going to the box.)

Watching the replay of the Detroit PP goal and again with the Sabres PK, they get in trouble when they start chasing and leave their spots. Power went to the board when The Sabres had 2 guys on the board already. Once Detroit got hold of the puck, their guy had an option to move the puck himself or have TWO other guys to pass it two with only one Sabres defender covering 80% of the ice. I KNOW they want to chase the puck, but time and time again, their PK works best when they let the other team control the puck but stay in their assigned spots.

Off topic: UPL was a full participant in practice today.

Mrtka got a little spunk in him

Mrkta and Chariot giving each other rabbit punches to the face with the gloves on as another scrum goes on. This Mrkta kid is going to be fun.

It was hilarious this afternoon as NFL Network had Kyle Brandt on one of their shows and had him talking up how good those unis look. Pretty sure at one point he mentioned how "clean" they look. LOL. So, sure, they're paying his salary, he'll suck it up and say they look good, but pretty sure him saying they look "clean" was a FU to his bosses.

Listening to the Red Wing broadcast on Sirius. Sounded like much better puck movement so far tonight. Is Appert still coaching the Pp?

I fixed it.

Even the Sabres on the PP avoid giving the puck to Power. I'm ready for a post-Power Sabres.

And Krebs to the box for something that happened in the post whistle scrum. ???

Whoops. Krebs gets a penalty only. PP wings.

Not impressed w/ Quinn on this PP. 3 bad passes and 1 horribly telegraphed shot that went over the net.

Quinn keeps taking low-probability sharp angle shots on this PP.