Kristian

I only caught the first half of the game, but the first Boston goal came from a turnover off a half-hearted clear up the boards.

That's what happens when your forwards are so deep in your zone, they have no option but to skate the puck out, ice it, or dump it off to center ice, only to have it put right back in their zone, with no chance of changing. The 5 guys down low defense is the biggest recipe for the disaster I ever saw, especially because it completely kills any transition game, unless puck possesion is gained somewhere near the blue line, which is almost never the case.

No.

Who the hell was that idiot with that weak ass clear up the boards??!?!

Wow.

Best answer I read in a while :worthy:

I have a hard time seeing this team winning two straight, and I have an even harder time seeing them do it against the Isles. Prove me wrong!

That's one ugly lineup right there, part from Vanek.

Have you seen the rest of the team?

Damn, Myers actualy connected with a pokecheck....!!

Yeah, he decided to go dangling around the zone, instead of playing his position on the PP. Worked like a charm of course, as he ALMOST got into a position where he MIGHT get a shot off.... SO close.....

Way to do your own thing there Stafford.

i'm betting the "long layoff" hurt the Sabres.

Sabres own zone play described with one word = Cluster######.

Don't underestimate these guys' ability to make any AHL hack look like 1998 Dominik Hasek. I literally cannot remember the last time they lit up a backup.

This. Fans always have a voice, and this is the best there is - Don't give them your money.

Yup, it involves leading the league in GA and GF. Halfway to greatness as we speak :wallbash:

I think playing the most boring and slow game in the league is what has Myers in a "funk". I don't believe it's a funk at all, I believe the Sabres play to his weaknesses rather than strenghts. In his Calder season, he was awesome at rushing the puck up the ice using that long stick to keep the puck away from the opposition, just to mention one of the things we never see him do anymore. I simply believe the Sabres play a game that is way too slow and defensive-minded for him to thrive in, as he's no longer the rookie and has probably been coached to be more defensive, and a new defense partner won't rectify that. Sure, other teams catch on to an extent, but I don't believe a Calder trophy winner becomes an overpaid nobody in just 3 seasons, for no good reason.

I tend to think I'd rather move forwards rather than backwards. Bringing back players who never won anything here anyway, just seems like at waste of time, and the last thing the Sabres need is another soft, stickchecking d-man. I wouldn't mind getting rid of Leo, but I'd rather give McNabb another look rather than bring an over-the-hill d-man who plays well under Lindy. To me, that is not a positive.

From freakin' Parros, too!

Lindy's always had his favorites, and his whipping boys. A thing I absolutely hate about him.

I call it damn good scouting and development, but your point still stands.

Like you said, a major overhaul is needed, and it needs to start with Regier & Ruff leaving. I wouldn't want Regier to oversee a roster overhaul, and I sure as ###### don't want Ruff coaching them.

Maybe this is just the usual "Hey, let's play like crap and get rid of the coach, oh wait it's Lindy, he'll never get fired, might as well try and turn it around" game they always play early in the season? :w00t:

Wait.... You mean you can actually DO this...??!