DarthEbriate
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2 hours ago, Pimlach said:
Add Mikkola to the list. He is a dirty player. A very big guy that starts a lot of $hit, usually with smaller players, and then skates away.
His trip was deliberate and dangerous and could have been a double minor.
No wonder Tanner Jeannot recently beat the hell out of him.
He's their next Radko Gudas. He's a LHD, but ideal for a 3rd pair and paid accordingly. The Sabres' matching move was Connor Clifton (admittedly a need at RHD).
2 hours ago, bunomatic said:I’d like Brindamour too but unfortunately Terrance Pegula doesn’t like strong personalities. His gm hire is a reflection of himself as is the coach. The fact that he won’t find and hire a president to head it all up is another indication of that weakness. It all starts and ends with Terrance.
Brind'Amour will re-sign with the Canes.
An experienced hockey-minded POHO is the key. Vancouver brought in Rutherford in 2020-21 when they were floundering (after getting into the covid-playoff lottery and winning a round thanks to Demko). He's been slowly remaking the team and taking all the talent and turning it into a real roster. The last 365 days since the 2023 trade deadline and offseason have been the focal point, but it's been ongoing since he took over. Darth Pegulas (edit: the Wise) will not be following the same path. He prefers the Cap Side of the Force, not the Cup Side.
2 hours ago, Pimlach said:Philly is a team rallying around their coach, proving that the sum of the parts is worth more than the induvial. Probably not sustainable as this roster sits, a few key guys have a bad year and/or they get tired of Torts, and they will fall back to the bottom.
Detroit is real. They added a several key vets over the course of the last 2 seasons to their young talent and they are on their way. They did what Buffalo won't do, and they will most likely actively tweak their roster again this off season. Their young players are getting a helpful environment to grow up in.
Torts is a very good coach. Sadly, his hockey isn't fun to watch unless he's got a great roster that can make it fun. But you've got to balance that with the fun of winning.
Detroit didn't get anywhere last season (Copp, etc.), but a second season of filling their notable gaps with playoff-savvy vets (Compher, etc.) and it's starting to come together. As a single-year attempt it backfired. Layered, it's worked.
1 hour ago, PASabreFan said:More arrogant pricks, period. Someone to tell Cozens to stop eat Fruity Pebbles straight out of the box.
It's EEE! Cut out the middle-bowl and all its associated costs while still getting your Pebbles.
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UPL has to just ignore the coach and go to the bench.
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Just now, Billznut said:
Yep. Isn’t it amazing there are still posters here that blame the Sabres woes on the fans? It never ceases to amaze and amuse me.
I blame us. Silly sense of entitlement thinking we (as fans) deserve anything. Show some accountability, Sabres fans!
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HCDG, that's the one you blow up about?
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Hey, a legit penalty on Benson!
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Power with the sneaky-slow offspeed shots.
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12 minutes ago, French Collection said:
Zac Dalpe was there during last year’s playoffs.
There goes another one.
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2 minutes ago, Thorny said:
The commentators on tv are significantly better than Dan and Ray, I’m sorry
the are more informative about the Sabres, even, than our home town guys are. They seemed well versed, getting into tage’s injury concerns this year
A positive thing about the interwebs... watching opponent broadcasts.
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Really got to get better on d-zone draws. The Panthers turned 3 seconds into a great shot opportunity.
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1 minute ago, Thorny said:
How many former Sabres are over there? I count at least 4
Kulikov, Reinhart, Rodrigues, Montour on the ice.
Fitzgerald and Asplund on their AHL squad.
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The Panthers just move fast. They think/process quickly, they skate hard, they pass and shoot with conviction. If they make a mistake, they make it at full speed and then try to make up for it at full speed, too.
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The Sabres got the lead too early and went into full Death Star Mode ever since.
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Good movement on their power play, racing to loose pucks. And if they do shoot short side, they have someone on the opposite point so the puck doesn't go around the boards and out. Coaching.
Of course, the Sabres just collapse and then collapse further.
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1 minute ago, Doohickie said:
Sabres started out on three quarters of a power play this period and they're getting outshot 0-7.
The Panthers have a gear (maybe two) that this year's Sabres cannot achieve. When they want to, the Panthers can just take over with their aggressive defense.
They're also going to have to go all-in at the deadline this season because they have a bunch of very good contributing UFAs who are underpaid (Reinhart, Forsling, Montour, Cousins).
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1 minute ago, Doohickie said:
The real Sabres showed up this period.
The intermission was a naptime.
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Need the power play to carry the game tonight.
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These goalie mask straps are ridiculous. Start wearing cages again.
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Need Benson to get stronger so he holds that puck behind the Panthers net. Once he had the puck, the Panthers pounced and turned it into an easy turnover and transition goal. (Nice interference run by Montour, too.) Good rush by them.
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Did Benson's family carnival host a referee convention and swindle them on all the ring toss games? Seriously, the kid has had a wild referee target on his back all season.
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4-on-3 and all the open ice in the world and not even a shot.
But Cozens makes the hooking penalty count!
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Power, TNT-->
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They're currently tied with Boston for the President's Trophy pace. This trade can be discussed at the 2024 Draft.
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29 minutes ago, MattPie said:
I didn't care enough to run the numbers, but I'm sure we're in "need to be the best team in hockey for the rest of the season to get to mid-90s points" neighborhood. It doesn't matter how many points back of team X, but there are like 6 teams all in the same boat and it only takes one other team to make a run too.
OK, can't resist: 58 points in 58 games today. Let's say 94 points (although 96 is more sure). Getting 36 points in the remaining 24 games, a nice even 1.5 points per game, or 0.750 point%, is 94 points. That's very close to the 2005-2006 Red Wings, which had the 7th best NHL season in history. No team in the league is over 0.700 right now.
I ran the exact same numbers this morning to get to Docking Bay 94. Ninety-four. But it was too depressing to post, so I looked up RaKru's October numbers instead. Because sometimes it's better to have a laugh than to dwell too much on this team.
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1 hour ago, French Collection said:
So a win in October is important?
And that was something that Coach RK knew.
October record: 9-2-2. All other months: 27-47-10
Note: His second season started in January, which is probably why they were terrible that season. He was already in January mode.
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GDT/ Buffalo Sabres @ Florida Panthers Tues Feb27th 7pm ESPN+ and WGR Radio
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If he were consistently chirpier and getting on the refs, they'd have shrugged it off. Since it was his first vociferous outburst in forever, they took notice. (Torts, Ruff, etc. it wouldn't have been a penalty).