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2 hours ago, Brawndo said:
Boosh not participating in warmups
I'm good either way. Not sure why the NHL and various teams are in the "identity politics" business anyway? It's a given that every law abiding citizen on the planet is welcome in NHL arenas to root for whoever they want to root for.
Stick to the causes (i.e. cancer pink night, etc..). Why put these NHL players in a position to look like bad guys.
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For the love of god, just get a game to Overtime and get a losers point if they have to. Something, Anything?!!!!!
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Well, at least the team has 7 wins under their belt. They won’t go winless this season. But man, the Sabres have been a decade long enigma. Look pretty good, then lose 8-10 in a row. Then maybe they’ll look pretty good again, then lose like 7 of the next 8. Just a bizarre franchise.
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Defense, even when healthy isn't all that good and the goalies are subpar. Sorry to all you that are leaving Comrie and Anderson off the hook but they need to be better. Buffalo does defense/goaltending worse than any other team in the league...for years now.
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18 minutes ago, Toilet_Mop said:
Ullmark somehow put up respectable stats every year with horrible defense in front of him.
Kills me that we had a franchise goalie here and didn’t do everything to keep him and grow with him. Let him walk away to a division rival.
Now he’s 9-1, 2.05 GA and .932 save %
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Can't really kill the Sabres for their recent efforts. They are skating ok, they are getting shots....they are possessing the puck better than in the past. It's just the same old frustrating stuff. They struggle to score against other teams no-name goalies, some backups. The opponent somehow gets the big tie breaking goal, or game changing goal,,,and their goalie makes the big save at the big time. Meanwhile the Sabres are victimized by "unlucky" bounces or don't get the big save often enough. On an off night they never seem to get these games to OT and even get a losers point (which are critical to making a playoff run). I'm sure Buffalo will get a few bounces along the way in their favor, but will they get the saves?
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Sabres get chances on no name goalie but can’t bury them. ✅
Opponent gets “lucky” bounces and Sabres goalie can’t get the big saves ✅
Sabres don’t get any puck luck and make opposing no name goalie look like Marty Brodeur. ✅
Sabres stink on home ice ✅
Rinse Repeat
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30 minutes ago, shrader said:
This is where we find out if they’re a new team or not. The typical Sabres turn a stretch like this into a 5 or 6 game losing streak.
I was talking about this same thing with my son earlier today. I said they need to be super careful coming into tonight. Because you can’t have the Seattle loss turn into losing 3 of the next 4, or losing 5 of 7, etc..
We knew it would be tough in this game coming off the West coast. That first game back is always hard. But they played well. just didn’t bury their chances. Needed to get this game to OT and couldn’t. Reminded me of so many losses last Fall.
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I posted this somewhere else but I'll repeat it here....Locals already pay a lot of money for an amateur hockey product and a team they care about (Sabres). Bringing in college teams, with no emotional attachment and charging professional prices in WNY is not gonna fly. Some blame has to be attributed to the Western draw. Duluth and Denver were only going to bring a handful of fans to Key Bank.
That being said... I whined about ticket prices as much as anyone, but Buffalo has hockey fatigue. Years of disappointing finishes by the Sabres have diminished my interest in the sport a bit. I'm like why would I pay $250 to sit in the nosebleeds with my son?, and that's before food and parking.
Sadly I think Buffalo will be out of the rotation for the Frozen Four and World Juniors for quite some time,... maybe forever. The city looked bad and non-supportive of both events even when it wasn't entirely the city's fault. They should continue to market amateur hockey tournaments for the Harborcenter rink as that is the perfect size. The USA women, USA sled hockey, etc.. it all works beautifully in a small but really nice facility like Harborcenter. The big rink is never going to be filled for amateur hockey events at $100+ per ticket.
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I like Botts,, but if he sticks with Housley after this season I will begin to question him. It's not working. Phil coached the team to dead last place last season and they weren't supposed to be that awful. This year's club has a nice core of players and he's coaching them into the toilet...again. Whatever his tactics are,,scheme, strategy, etc.. is not working. He doesn't have the ability to push the right buttons. Geez, even Lehner and O'Reilly leave this staff and suddenly they get mentally "right" again.
After the season, find a new coach..and get a better goaltender too. Our goalies get outplayed by the opponents goalie way too often. I have some hope for Linus that he will improve in the future. Yes, defense too...but they will have to get a new coach to get the D corrected I think.
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I've definitely soured on TM. I was really hoping he would do great things here. It's not his fault they didn't get the McDavid ping pong ball, but the team assembled right now isn't very good. We still lack puck possession and look slow compared to the opponents. I don't see playoffs happening in the next few years unless some huge changes/additions are made.
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I watched on TV and sort of assumed the simplicity of this ceremony was Dom's wishes. I mean who comes out to an empty podium by choice? No family, no MC, nothing to keep things organized. Strange but OK, i guess that's the way he wanted it. The only awkward part on TV was the banner raising, in relative silence. It was so slow going up, no one really knew what to do? Whatever...move on.
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Just watching the highlight packages (not knowing their exact stats) I would take Sam Bennett if available. Either Sam would be fine with me though.
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The Buffalo Airport has cancelled all the rest of the flights today... my buddy was on the last flight that got cleared for take off... THANK GOD.
Not quite. One more got out. I was listening to Buffalo Airport air traffic control (a bit of a geek i am!)....and the Sabres Delta Airlines charter took off successfully a few mins ago. They had to stop all plow activity for a bit but the boys are on their way to Carolina.
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The WGR people seem to think drafting high will automatically make them better. I could not disagree more. You may hit lightning in a bottle with a great player like Crosby but it's going to take more than that to turn this mess around. In the meantime the team is hemorrhaging fans, ticket base, sponsors, national TV games...etc. The product is getting totally devalued and it's an embarrasment to the city, the fans, ownership. There's going to be a half empty arena very soon.
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Still waiting for Hodgson to show me something...anything...other than being a minus every game. Hearing the Canucks fans talk after the trade, I thought we were getting a real star in the making. Turns out we traded raw prospect for raw prospect. Truthfully the trade looks bad for both players so far. I thought Kassian looked pretty good in his role in Buffalo and Hodgson was clearly more comfortable in Vancouver than he is here so far.
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I love Kassian's toughness but all I'm reading from Canucks fans is how much they HATE this trade. They think BUF got the much better of this deal so that makes me feel a little better about it.
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I'm frustrated like eveyone else but last night I can not blame boring hockey or lack of effort. Sabs were the better team except for the score. This is not a playoff team though.
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It's amazing how much harder this teams plays on the road than at home. We saw it in Ottawa too. They are a bunch of lazy, bumbling, individuals at home...and play just a boring style to match the opponents boring road style. On the road they really are working as a team.
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That was a great shot by the Florida guy. banked it in off the far post. I agree with Lorentz,,,,Vanek looked exhausted and it looks like some of the nobody goalies in the league are going to start saving their best games against the Sabres.
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Ugh, i hate these games. Florida is just slowing the game down as best they can and of course they cash in on their one lucky opportunity.
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I thought the Canes had a strong period. Buffalo seems passive and if they don't get a forecheck going, we will lose tonight. I'm happy it's 1-1. Miller made some good saves early..a post helped, and we had very few quality chances.
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Ouch! any knowledgable hockey fan knows that Gerber is very capable stealing a game/series much like Khabibulin did for Tampa a couple years ago. If we don't get a goal early I'm worried. Until I see how we react to not having Tallinder I feel like this is a road game tonight. I just want to keep it close for 30 minutes and then make our move. I like when Miller sees some rubber early and gets into the groove. This should be a really crazy game. My stomach hurts already for no reason other than nerves.
Ugh! I hate being right. We look helpless to beat Gerber. Seriously, even his tough saves look easy for him. Miller is not nearly as sharp and he will need to be on Sunday night.
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That 1st goal showed me why Jillson was not on the big boy team all year. What the he!! was he thinking? Either go out high to block the shot with your body or get the he!! out of the way so Miller can see it coming. To stand there and screen your goalie and make a weak move to kick at the flying puck was horrible.
GDT: Montreal at Sabres 3-27-2023 7PM MSG
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Clearly Levi's presence already motivated Comrie to get his game in order.
Nothing is going to motivate anyone more than some young hotshot coming in to potentially take your job.