Pimlach
-
Posts
16,241 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Events
Posts posted by Pimlach
-
-
On 1/31/2019 at 7:16 AM, SABRES 0311 said:
Taking stock of what we have:
Good goaltending tandem
Two out of three defensive pairings
Threatening top line and good fourth line
Three out six middle six players who have the ability to score and getting better defensively (TT, Mitts, Sheary)
Good PK
Prospects on both ends who show they belong on the team
GM with a plan
What we need:
Third defensive pairing
2C
A real PP
A real coach
Captain who captains
Don’t agree on the good goaltending. The goaltending has been below average for two months.
Our middle 6 is very poor, the 3 players you named are part if the problem. Mitts and Tage are more like top end AHL level players this season, talent is there but still boys in a mans game. Sheary is a journeyman 3rd liner, not impressed
Toss in aging players with big salaries (Pommer,, KO) and thankful we dodged another bullet when Bergland left us.
Talent in Rochester is good but not providing any significant immediate help.
GM with plan? - yes, a long term plan. Don’t expect big moves until free agency starts. He too was surprised by the team in November
Blaming the Captain is silly. Eichel is having his best year. Slowed by an injury and maybe the strain of having to carry a woeful set of forwards once again
Skinner is not signed and he may not sign, imagine how Eichel will react if Skinner walks???
Housley could be a causality if this team quits.
-
If there are no playoffs this year I think Phil is under intense scrutiny. The streak tells you this team has ability, despite the many holes on the roster. The fall off in play has to be accounted for, and usually it’s the coach, especially if we free fall.
I top notch, cup winning coach is out there, and that cannot be ignored.
-
1
-
-
We blew a chance to get within 1 point of wild card. We simply cannot lose to bad teams, especially at home, unless we ourselves are also a bad team.
My optimism has faded a bit after last night. Neither goalie is playing well but I think a switch to Linus as the #1 is in order. We might as well find out if he can do the job.
On the defense it looks like Bogo is starting to regress from the high level play we saw in the e first half of the season. I would be playing Beaulieu over Scandy, at least it would help his trade value since he wants to either play or leave. I’m not a Pilut fan yet. I don’t like small defensemen.
Center is is killing us, that is well documented. Would like to see a trade that adds a better forward into the mix. It’s hard to fathom why Elie is playing over CJ Smith? Would like to see Nylander at some point too.
Yes, my optimism is fading.
-
1
-
-
5 minutes ago, apuszczalowski said:
ROR is a good player. He may not be a lockerroom leader, and was run out of here because fans felt he was a cancer because he wasnt happy with losing. Many thought players should/would be all for tanking to get a better draft choice and then could just turn it back on when they obtained that player. I dont blame ROR one bit and could Imagine just how tough it must have been having to play for teams who's goal isnt to win games.
Fans had NOTHING to do with it. The decision to trade ROR was made by JBot and Phil. Where do people get this from?
Why do do you feel sorry for ROR. He was a big reason why the GMTM rebuild failed.
Give any GM the choice between Eichel and RoR, Eichel gets 31 votes.
-
6 minutes ago, Carmel Corn said:
Yes, unfortunately this is the long standing reputation of the franchise....save the Ray, May, Barnaby years or even further back with Larry Playfair. Didn't Ron Wilson once refer to Buffalo as a chicken-sh*t team? I can only think of one high draft pick since Brad May that had a mean streak (Kassian).
Ron Wilson. Ooohhhh. That hurts.
-
4 minutes ago, jame said:
He should’ve just been allowed to be the Pat Kane, and put the weight on ROR to be Toews... and you don’t fix a lockerroom by trading away talent, you fix it by adding talent (Dahlin, Skinner)and winning... not by subtracting talent (ROR).
boken record... I know.... Botts ***** this thing up so bad.
I live in St Louis. I know some people in the Blues organization. Your hero wanted out. His stunt in front of the press on locker clean out was all part of it. He did a similar thing in Colorado. The guy is a flake. Talented yes, but he has zero winning history.
He did not want to work hard enough to help turn this program around He said it himself He lost his passion. I expect he will run his course in St Louis in three years too
-
Only hawks fans left in the morgue.
-
Pulling the goalie with 3 minutes left is overly desperate, but i5 sums up the game.
-
Just now, Marchand'sNose said:
The Buffalo Sabres will never win a Cup with Jack Eichel as captain. Tanking for the Pierre Turgeon of the 21st century was a franchise-crushing mistake that won't be rectified for an entire generation.
This is wrong on so many levels.
-
Our goalie made a save. ?
-
Goaltending is the difference tonight. Ward is standing on his head. Our goalies are not impressive at all
-
2
-
-
-
Just now, Brawndo said:
Sobotka is centering Skinner and Reinhart
Hmmm. Is Jack ok?
-
Finally exercised the demons of the power play to score one.
Lets beat this crap team
-
1
-
-
Toews got beat on that goal. I guess he sucks too????
-
1
-
-
Pommer. We needed that.
-
1
-
-
25 minutes ago, jad1 said:
Yeah, all while posting all-star numbers. Obviously he's the problem.
Never said he was the problem. Just said he losses a lot.
-
7 minutes ago, WildCard said:
Stamkos fought literally last night. Crosby has fought before
Toews did not fight either., he jumped a guy from behind. Risto is no fighter. He hits, he agitates, but his gloves stay on.
Stamkos fought Malkin last night, sure, he got close, throw two softies, and get tossed on the ice. Not much of a fight.
-
9 minutes ago, Eleven said:
1. Thompson would destroy Seabrook.
2. Housley is an ass. Why is Carter Hutton playing in this game? Is he out of his mind?
Seriously man, I’m 60 and I have a replacement knee, and given the choice I would much rather fight Tags than Seabrook.
We will see Tage in the 3rd period, he will have his chance with Seabrook. I’m better there is no response. Hope I’m wrong.
-
7 minutes ago, Carmel Corn said:
I can't get this thought out of my head. Chicago is having a poor season and will not make the playoffs. In the first period, Kane gets rocked by Risto and their captain jumps in and takes on our biggest and meanest player on the ice without hesitation. Does anybody think Eichel would do that if Skinner got rocked by another team's D-man? I don't see it happening.
Chicago has nothing to play for, yet their captain leads by example. Our captain was -3 until just now and looked like he didn't give a crap!
Please stop. Eichel plays harder than anyone in this team. Stamkos and Crosby never fight anyone either. There are 20 other players you can point at.
-
1
-
-
Hutton sucks. Yeah, ok great shot but We needed you Huts. We needed you to make a big play.
-
Eichel with urgency.
We really needed that.
Lets beat these bums
-
Nice. It all started with hustle. They prevented an icing.
-
1 minute ago, SABRES 0311 said:
At son’s baseball game. I’m guessing I shouldn’t read past page three of the thread until I watch the game.
It’s not baseball season
Face it. We have 1.5 good lines. Maybe 3 to 4 solid defensemen. Botts isn’t buying at the trade deadline.
in The Aud Club
Posted · Edited by Pimlach
He does cost us goals, and points/games. He is no different than any other player. He has created lots of turnovers that cost us dearly. The blunders are more than a handful, I need a bushel basket.
Do you have a stat for “unable to clear a forward from the front of the net”? That is the part of his game I don’t like. He will never be tall but he can get stronger and use leverage. He is a work in progress.