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Pull the goalie

Is Bylsma coaching ? That ice looks tilted to the Sabres side. Have we gained their zone yet ?

Not sure I'll continue watching this the shadows make it a terrible viewing experience. I'd rather have the snow.

I thought the bit about him impaling insects in his prison cell was interesting

I've been watching a netflix original ' Dark ' It seems to be German with voices dubbed in ? Not sure what constitutes an original anymore but it is really good.

:wub:

He's got the Jack

Dare I say Risto ?

We had a call go our way ! We had a call go our way !

Yeah we suck. The coaching sucks. No one has any answers. Its just crappy hockey. But Rob Rays enthusiastic.

That crowd was awesome. Of course from my perspective on the couch that is. But Buffalo should be proud of that turnout. Great game to watch for sure.

When will Casey get his Marvel movie ?

Nice to see Casey having a great game.

Haven't seen the movie but my thoughts on CGI are simple really. They make movie making too easy and people get lazy when it comes to good old story telling. Most of these effects are so over the top now and there are big gaps within the movies that are essentially CGI filler where no real movie making actually gets done. It reminds me of that Cher song with the voice effects. Before you know it every friggin producer is pushing that same shittty sound in every friggin song.

I hate the marvel series of movies so I'll wait to see this one on t.v. ( unless the wife drags me )

Beautiful goal then the U.S.team lay down as a Slovak returns the favour. Shite !

What a goal ! 2-2

Physicality is a good way to describe the playoffs. All the teams that advance in the playoffs have that ' physicality ' ( sorry Ink ) as an element of their game. The teams that can't handle the ' physicality ' quickly fall out of the playoffs. The Sabres are so far away from the level the elite teams play at during the playoffs. One day... And before someone says it I know that ' physicality ' is just one element that is required along with skill, depth, heart etc. but every year when the playoffs start there is a huge separation between the teams playing in the ' show ' and our team on the sidelines. And skill isn't the only missing element.

Just lurk in the background wearing a Flyers or Bruins jersey and troll those sabrespacers hard then go for the big reveal when you pull off the velcro to reveal a Sabres onesy. Thats what I'm talkin about.

Yeah maybe you're right. But what does he do if what he's tried ain't working ? Maybe a veteran coach with some miles on him might have been the answer. I'm just not sure Phils the guy. At this point though I agree that the makeup of the team is lacking. Not putting it squarely on the coach. As to the tirade thing. Pittsburghs coach shows emotion and has the occasional outburst to kickstart his guys and he has had success. Phil shows no emotion. There has to be some middle ground.

Sounds like a flask kind of day

Phil comes across as one of those parents that shields his kids from the concept of losing. No losers here. Everyone gets a medal for participating. I want to see the odd tirade on the bench to kick these babies into gear. There's no emotion or passion for long periods of time with this team. We have the horses to throw some weight around with the likes of Bogo, Risto, McCabe and heck even Falk can get nasty. In the forward ranks there are some shrinking violets but there's some muscle as well. No one we play goes into the game with any sort of fear. They don't fear our PP. Our scoring prowess. Our bite or lack thereof. Phil is vanilla and the team seems content to be vanilla too.

Gary go to your room !

This is embarrassing. Lehner should use his inside voice when he's about to say something stupid and perhaps play it back in his mind before he lays it out for everyone else to hear. This moron has no filter. I can understand emotion getting in the way but he had time to actually think about it and he still put it out there. Accepting responsibility for your actions is the first step to improving and getting better but with this team its all about looking at someone else and blaming them. This starts at the top and works its way down like a wet fart. And now the fans are doing it with this because Buffalo bullspit. This franchise just sucks and there's no way around it. Start taking the steps to get better and stop blaming everyone else.

Gus had a good game but I still see him and Sam with his hands of stone as bookends on Eichels line. Who knows maybe they develop chemistry that is undeniable but I don't see it yet.