DarthEbriate
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4 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:
Where did Hayden and Jankowski came from? Were they always in our system? Were they free agents? They are sneaky good.
Jankowski's been a reliable 4C/3C for awhile now, and somehow couldn't find a gig this summer. Rochester signed him to an AHL deal and the Sabres signed him once the injuries all hit. Hayden's been a 4W for a bit and has hands of stone (and not really a good fighter, either) but he does battle. Jankowski is showing enough to replace Eakin. Except the faceoffs, of course!
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More excited for this morning's Sabres game than the Super Bowl. Although I'm making baba ghanoush for the first time so it'll be fun to test it on friends during football. Let's get the coffee and doughnuts going for some goals!
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48 minutes ago, Broken Ankles said:
Mount (Royal) Wildfire. No excuses, crush them.
What is this!? This Canadiens head has already been crushed!
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8 hours ago, PASabreFan said:
Not at first. Before The Extent of the Rebuild was Terry's call, The Extent of the Spending Spree was his call. Darcy was challenged to create a plan. Terry didn't like it. The result was the owner deciding to spend bigly on Ehrhoff, Regehr and Leino, something Darcy would never have done. "It was my decision." The first Pegula Plan's failure led to teardowns and tanking. The original sin was Terry not trusting Darcy. We are paying for it to this day. All because Terry coached his kid in Olean and had seasons in the Aud and thought he knew something. He saw that kid Christian skatin' reeeeeal fast in the 2011 playoffs and had to have him and other shiny toys. The rest is history.
I have the receipts. Go ***** yourself.
That's true, they did give open spending on recent playoff performers (Leino, Ehrhoff) the old college try before blowing it up. Not sure if the final sentiment is for myself or Darth Pegulas.
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9 minutes ago, French Collection said:
I read a good point on Twitter. Canada was beaten by a bunch of NCAA stars while the best goalie in the NCAA is in the press box for Canada.
Free Levi!
Exactly.
On 1/26/2022 at 7:19 AM, DarthEbriate said:Judge Levi by his size, do you?
For Pasquale, he's the veteran mentor, but every KHL goalie's stats are wildly inflated compared to the NHL. Mediocre! Tomkins... seems like his name is missing a P. Meh.
Levi is the lifeblood of Canada! The syrup of the big red leaf! They remember the WJCs and how he willed them to the (silver) final.
You don't expect to eat the Olympic pancakes without putting on your maple syrup!
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3 minutes ago, Flashsabre said:
That reminds me I need to go see the Winterhawks and Kozak when they visit the T-Birds on 3/11.
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This current contract is looking pretty good.
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4 hours ago, Taro T said:
A few observations in no particular order from last night's game.
They seemed to not realize the league wasn't taking the Olympic break in the 1st, but woke up in the 2nd. That's one thing (among others) they need to fix before next season. After having a few days off,, they need to come ready to play. Fortunately their longest break after February is 3 days & that only happens once.
It won't be on the highlights as the play was in the Sabres zone by the time e therefore gave him the boost. Weird.
While we're discussing Tuch, as enticing as having Krebs & Tuch on the same line is, really don't want to pull Skinner off Alex's line. We've found the ONE player in the entire league that Skinner can effectively pass the puck to & don't want to mess that up. 😉 Though Skinner CAN'T hit the post w/ a wide open net off that feed from Tuch in the 1st.)
Wtf is Dahlin's goal song? They played it for about 4 minutes waiting for the video review & it epitomizes what you'd expect to hear in a Euro version of a Pokémon video game. Love the player, but he really needs to never score another goal at home. 😉
Krebs was finding the puck like crazy, but his passing was waaaaay off. Expecting it was due to a lack of playing much w/ his linemates as he was clearly expecting them to zig, but they zapped & the puck was turned over or given back to Tokarski from the offensive zone. D'OH!
Also looking forward to him bulking up a bit as he was getting ragdolled at times by BJ D-men. But it never stopped him from going after the puck nor to the front of the net.
Merzerklins was bad. Tokarski said, "hold my beer." Not sure why he got the start over Anderson. That decision likely cost them a point.
Hayden has an excuse for making poor plays - he just doesn't have NHL baseline skills. Wtf is Bjork's excuse? Really think he simply doesn't have "hockey smarts." Can't wait for him to be supplanted.
Nice pass from Jankowski to Mr. Leatherman (he may not be the ideal tool for the job, but he can get just about any job done) Kyle Okposo.
Will Olofsson EVER buy another goal? Bounced a shot off the far post right after Dahlin's goal that looked like it would go.
Lots of great points so I omitted and summarized a few responses:
Gotta be ready to play in the 1st and gotta be able to close out the game in the 3rd (especially when we score in the first minute).
The refs also blew a quick injured-player whistle when whomever-it-was whiffed on Fitz.
Tuch and Skinner is a good combo. I'd still put Mitts with them and put Thompson with our Swedes if Krebs can't stick around to build chemistry with them.
Let the Euro kids have their music!
Krebs was a badass on the forecheck last night.
Toker played well the first two periods, but had two he needed to stop. That's where a bona fide NHL-caliber goalie is holding this team back from the next level up (on par with the Detroit/Ottawa/Columbus of the league).
Bjork should be gone. It doesn't matter if GM Sheevyn got him in the Hall deal. It doesn't matter if he's from Wisconsin or that Skoren de Goalen is a great meme, he's a mid-round pick talent and doesn't use his speed enough to his advantage. He's got to go. I'd waive him and keep Krebs in the lineup when it's time. Others can learn to kill penalties. And if this season is a write off for learning (I mean, if Dahlin/Joker is a PK tandem) then other forwards can kill penalties. Bring back Caggiula (when healthy). But Hayden also has hands of stone.
Jankowski is the best 13th forward they've got.
Olofsson's wraparound was almost in and almost an assist for Asplund. Keep them with Krebs (and play Mitts elsewhere). The hopium says they just need one to get it going.
3 hours ago, FogBat said:It’s called “deconstructing”, which seems to work well sometimes on Chopped.
The Sabres have been rocking deconstructionism as their preferred approach of franchise-building since the Pegulas purchased the team. Maybe they're just really big into art theory.
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4 hours ago, Eleven said:
That goblin Marchand has been quite vocal about this.
Our lightsabers might glow blue when Marchand is nearby, but at least he's honest about the crap image that Arizona projects on the league and the negative impacts to his (and his fellow players') income that the Coyote ownership is providing.
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1 hour ago, pi2000 said:
If Tuch + Krebs + future pick outpace Eichel in points for the remainder of their careers, did Buffalo win the trade?
This isn't an exciting answer because it's not an all-caps take and therefore not helpful for the Interwebs... it's gray like the world. Both teams can win this trade.
The best way to review a trade is what was the intended outcome of each team's GM at the time of the trade. I say "GM" because they're often shuffled about within 7-8 years if they aren't winning the Cup, and "at the time" for the desired impact in the next 3-4 seasons meaning that particular GM's probable lifespan with the team.
From Vegas' standpoint, Eichel is supposed to get them over the top. They've been to the Final and are a Western Conference contender every year. They gave up 3 important pieces for another chance at the Cup. If they do not win the Cup, this is a failed trade. [Edit: Particularly with a $10M NMC kicking in that will limit their ability to keep this version of the team together.] They're selling out already on the strength of their start and because Vegas is an attractive getaway stop for any visiting team's fans, so the simple draw of a superstar potential player is not the goal of this trade for them.
From Buffalo's standpoint, they needed competitive players who could lead the new core out of the depths. They needed multiple top-six potential players and additional pieces that could provide depth. If Tuch and Krebs stay healthy and play as they've played (with Tuch playing this way for a year or two and Krebs improving in the next 2 seasons), then Sabres already won this trade from their perspective. Then that late 1st becomes gravy.
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27 minutes ago, woods-racer said:
If you where told that in September wouldn't that have made you happy after last season? Were we not supposed to be even worse than one of the worst all time teams (last years team)?
Would I like them to be better? Of course, but I am getting what I was really hoping for, improvement in every young (un-injured) player on the roster.
If I'd been told before the season they'd have led after two periods in 19 games this entire season I'd probably be pretty OK with that given the roster questions at the time. To have a lead (after 2) in almost half the games played thus far makes me very hopeful. Better goaltending wins more of those games. Another year of strength building, stamina, and experience playing for all the young players will win some more of those games. And finally, an offseason where half the roster isn't being replaced... should win a couple more of those games. In the future.
In the present... another really disappointing outcome when it should have been a solid restart to the season.
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1 minute ago, PromoTheRobot said:
The dreaded 3-1 lead
What is the Sabres record in games they've taken a 2-goal lead this season?
Edit: Then take out any 2-goal leads that came from scoring an empty-net goal.
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Annnnd... that was easy.
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1 win in OT, 7 OTLs this season so far. Here's a chance to work on the 3-on-3
Edit: Ray just said 6 OTLs. Must be the 7th was a SOL
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The Sabres need to stop taking 2-goal leads with time for the other team to come back. I've got a bad feeling about this.
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What a piece of junk.
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Back to Jankowski --- I do hope that when
I think that's a trip. So did the Jackets.
when Girgs is back, we see a Girgs-Jank-Okposo line. From the LOG line to the JOG line.
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Ouch. But good stop by Fitz.
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Stay on the attack.
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Wooooo!!!
Tuch, Tuuuuuuch! If you score a goal be sure it
speaks Boccelooks pretty!It doesn't look he'll have much of a choice, but I'll remind him.
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Just now, inkman said:
I can’t believe they didn’t get scored on there
The hopium is beginning to kick in.
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Oki-wan-posi!
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Possessing the puck much better this period. Not everything is a one and done.
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If Olofsson finds his shot, Asplund finds his game, and Krebs stays tenacious... that could be a nice little line for a few games. (Until Mitts is healthy and sends Krebs to the wing.)
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GDT: Sabres at Montreal 12:30pm, MSG (and SN for hosers), WGR
in The Aud Club
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Dahlin made 2, maybe 3, tiny little moves/passes on that shift that just casually cleared the zone, negated a breakout to restart a rush... MTL's announcers are impressed.