Die Hard
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Scandella is a really non-descript Defenceman. What is his strength? What does he bring to the team?
He looks like a 3rd pairing guy.... or even a 7th.
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Just now, Eleven said:
These pronouns need antecedents. Who has outplayed whom?
Ha. Sabres have outplayed the Canadiens.
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They’ve outplayed them in the 3rd.
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Erod is a good player. His shot is weak though and non-threatening. Too many shots far out, with no rebounds.
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Just now, darksabre said:
Man, that Skinner goal almost looked like a set play
Just now, darksabre said:Man, that Skinner goal almost looked like a set play
Yeah, that most certainly was. It was no look.
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Bogo has absolutely no hockey sense. He has no idea what to do with the puck. Ever. He just always throws it along the boards and turns it over.
Theres been some good hockey though.... but the amount of stupid mistakes is mind boggling. Body positioning, playing the puck and blocking out.... they’re losing every battle. That’s practically impossible.
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Ulmark fighting the puck. He looks so uncomfortable out there. Housley needs to take him out.
His inability to play the puck at all is such a detriment.
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31 minutes ago, Hoss said:
Not hearing great things about tonight’s performance
They're up 3-1 late in the 3rd.
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11 hours ago, bunomatic said:
Someones going to inherit a boatload of money. R.I.P. Paul Allen. He was a great tech pioneer and by all accounts a great owner of pro sports teams.
I read that his fortune was mostly committed to charity upon his passing.
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7 minutes ago, Brawndo said:
The Eichel-Matthews Comparsion isn’t even mildly close anymore.
I think that’s why Bettman decided to finally give us Dahlin.
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2 hours ago, Randall Flagg said:
I'm not, but I'm convinced he's going to get it anyway.
That’s kind of where I’m at. Watching him in the prospects tournament and the pre-season games.... he’s giving up the puck a helluva lot.... many egregiously. Bad decisions, careless with the puck, and getting pushed off the puck. And he really hasn’t been threatening at all either playing against the prospects or AHL/NHLers. On the PP when he has some space... he’s looked his best. But he’s hasn’t done anything to make me believe he can successfully play at this level, at the moment.
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8 minutes ago, sabills said:
Will there be a stream of this? I really just want to see that crazy scoreboard in action:
Is that thing for real?
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What a game! I’m encouraged to see all the speed and hustle... particularly on the back-checking. I can’t count how many times I’ve seen through the prospect tourney and pre-season games the back-checking forward breaking up dangerous plays. They seem to be tightening up the ship.
That was a toughly fought and tightly contested game. Each team had an equal number of quality scoring changes. I thought Buffalo had a few more... and better quality. But just like Penguins game.... a few quick goals from innocent shots from the point get through and it changes the momentum of the game.
I will say..... although they were neutralizing the Leafs attack for the most part.... I just love the way Toronto cycles the puck in the offensive zone... always seem to throw the puck back into the slot for a trailer..... who is always there (sometimes a Defenseman but mostly forwards). Gives so many quality opportunities for a one-timer or a quick-bang-bang play/opportunity. It reminds me of what the Senators always use to do to us... cycle the puck around that always ends up with a player in the high slot with a quality scoring chance. And I wonder why I never see the Sabres do anything that resembles this.... except on the power play.
I will say this though.... Dahlin was easily the worst player on the ice last night for Buffalo. He looked S-L-O-W . Having watched him this offseason... I couldn’t help but laugh. Welcome to the big leagues son! I’m not worried at all.... he’s dominated so far and I’m sure he’ll learn from this experience. But it tempers my expectation for him this year... I could see him as a 3rd pairing guy right now.
Hutton was amazing. Nothing spectacular.... but just calm, steady. It was the Leafs goalies who were having to make the highlight reel saves.
I’ll hold judgment on Skinner. He wasn’t what I was expecting from a ‘goal scorer’. I don’t seem him benefitting from set plays... he’s more like a ‘hair is on fire’ isolation player that ends up in high quality scoring changes... sometimes forcing the issue (not using his teammates)... and for a natural gift goal scorer... he wastes a lot of chances. Too many are non-threatening. I know he scored a goal - and I missed it... but I didn’t like his fit.
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I watched the prospects game against the Bruins. I came away extremely impressed with Donato (who I knew nothing about until then). Every time he touched the puck.... he controlled play and was a step faster than anybody else. He’s a very dangerous player.
To learn he could have been drafted by the Sabres... is a little disappointing.
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Looks like the same roster as game 1 (but adding Ristolainen and Okposo).
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Count me in too please!!
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I was hoping they’d give Casey a little more to work with. Just to see him showcase a little. I know it’s only pre-season and the lines aren’t fixed yet. But there’s a lot riding on him being the 2C... and that’s a big jump.
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7 hours ago, IKnowPhysics said:
Yep, that sounds exactly like Steve Yzerman. Good call. I mean, when I think Steve Yzerman, I say to myself, "now there's a guy that quits. He must be trying to scapegoat somebody." Not a single ounce of respectable determination in that guy. He's probably already trying to figure a way to quit the Detroit GM job in the first couple of weeks so he can blame Marion Ilitch for his inevitable dooming of that franchise. That's why Yzerman quit Detroit before, so that Mike Ilitch would blame Ken Holland for Yzerman's meddling. Yzerman's ruse was so successful, that when Mike Ilitch realized he had been bamboozled by Stevie Y, Ilitch croaked on the spot, and Ken Holland was convicted of murder. Damn that Yzerman and his quittin' attitude and letting other guys take the fall.
He sounds like a douche!
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17 minutes ago, Thorny said:
Should be a working stream here if anyone needs a PM
Yes please!
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8 hours ago, LGR4GM said:
Erod - Mittelstadt - Okposo,
Skinner - Reinhart - Baptiste
Sheary - Eichel - Thompson
Berglund/Sobotka/Girgensons
Sheary - Eichel - Reinhart
Skinner - Mittelstadt - Okposo
Sobotka - Berglund - Thompson
Erod - Girgensons/Larrson - Baptiste/Bailey
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Someone who would quit a job based solely on a Bills player decision (not that this person actually exists) is someone who is destined for unemployment.
I dunno. I admire his integrity to follow through and back up his words. No matter the consequences. As a Skins fan, I remember Sean Salisbury on TV a few years ago claiming if the Skins made the playoffs, he’d walk the DMV in his underwear. Well, the Skins made the playoffs and he never honored his wager. Just a blow hard.
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If we get Tavares, RoR is going to be traded. However the chances of that happening are slim so I voted for him to stay.
My dream scenario is signing Tavares and trading ROR to the Canadiens for their 3rd overall.
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For example trade Bogo and the SJ 2019 first to NSH for Rinne. BUF fills a need and Rinne likely gets them into the playoffs. Bogo is unloaded and it frees up money for RFAs.
NSH unloades Rinnes $7m and gets a servicable defenseman and a first.
Isn’t that an exchange of large, nearly identical contracts (Bogo and his $6 for Rinne and his $7)? How does it free up money for RFAs?
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It's good to see it only took 10 days for us to reach a level where he can only disappoint.
Could anyone expect anything different? :-) When one lives in an extended state of disappointment... it becomes normal to live there. It becomes easier to find ways to remain/feel disappointed. It can be a lot less painful than say, getting your hopes up... only to be let down. That level of pain, especially when it's fresh, can be pretty acute.
I'm going to roll with Dahlin being a generational talent. Life is just better like that... for at least the next 2-3 years :-)
GDT Montreal Canadiens vs Buffalo Sabres 7:30pm ET 11/8/18
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