R_Dudley

I have not read through the whole thread so sorry for any redundancy. From the games I have watched these are some of my frustrations. First from the start of the season it appeared that what i considered to be the new core came in less than top shape or ready. With the changes and hype around style change I expected the core to have worked hard over the summer and have picked up where they left off last season out of the gate. I didn't see that from O'Reilly, Reinhart, Risto, Lehner and I know they were coming back from injury Larsson or Okposo. Second, the PP. With largely the same key players the PP went form a strength to a detriment with the SH give away's. Now I know there is different coaching and strategies but what i have seen have been brain farts and over thinking instead of simple hockey shoot and go to the net. The coach is saying he's telling them to play that way but the players aren't doing it. ?? Don't get it becuase that is I believe hockey 101, shoot and go to the net they have heard and been doing that since they started playing hockey. I hope it's not I can't hear you with my helmet on.. Last, leadership. I don't see it yet. The key players that should and some talked about doing more and stepping up have not done that yet in a demonstrable way. Yes that's you Jack stop pouting, O'Reilly and Risto, The few that started to look like they were were injured early(Bogo, Mccabe, Zemgus).. They are solid contributors but we need the supposed stars to shine as well. Now I also know its early still and a new system and I have seen a lot of bright spots so I believe the needle is pointing up if we can address these items above and get to playing fast fundamental hockey.

B-lo stopped skating... Come on coach kick some arse like Torts would here

I will say Risto's play has been really off this year. Not up to par with how he has played....

Oh brother, down 3 do we have a Boston Redux in us

So with teh way Bob is playing why aren't we crowding teh crease, screening teh goalie.... That's what good teams do when a goalie is stoning you.

What is kane doing in the crease

Well if what MM said is true just needing better players then they are showing pretty well tonight. Scoring chances have to be tilted in their favor against a pretty good team.

Yeah I heard that as well, guess SS takes are pretty spot on.

Wow that ROR replay showed their was very little creativity to that shot ROr took given how alone and much time he had. Hey coach guess what practice your team needs SO..

Oh Riley why couldn't you bury that.

Just got here down 1-0 already, shaught. From the thread and shots on goal it sounds like they haven't been terrible.

That was the first game of the season I watched and Sabrespaced so I will make an all out effort to be on the board for tonight's tilt since we won. I am not superstitious but I did enjoy the game and commentary... Go Sabres

LOL, well its been a long time since I seen one of those but you might be right..

Yep, Yep and Yep. Maybe just maybe this team is figuring out how to finally play... I do not recall this calm of a Lehner but if it makes a winner I'm all for it... .

wow 1-0 SO, I'll take it however we can get it...

Dumb icing there hope it doesn't cost us

a little to much chasing going on and not enough moving forward and pressing offense

we stopped moving our feet come on now boys lets get moving again

Whew good thing we messed up that PP, was worried

I am not sure you can get as much heat on it w/o the balance of 2

Nooooo not another PP....

Roger, Roger. that definitely was a problem in earlier games. He used to play with an edge w/o all the flopping and flailing which wasn't a bad thing...

Is that a bad thing?

Well now a good bounce and going to the net produces good things...

Noooooo not a PP...