WhenWillItEnd66

Have to say, this was a fun game to watch. One of the best games this team played in a long long time. Pretty much domination starting after a few mins in until the very end. Now they are showing they can hang with the best teams in the league, but they need to bring this every game. Johnson has been one of the best signings in a long time as well. His leadership is willing defense into every player and he makes our PK a ton better. Nice to see the team respond and i hope it continues

Avs my second fave team. They are my backup when the Sabres suck wind. LOL Hoping for a Sabres win here. They played and matched Jersey on the road, and i think they can do it today! Lets go Buffalo!!!!

I think that is not a fair observation. 2 of those goals towards the end he really had little chance on. The Sabres were not covering in front of their own net and got seriously defensively sloppy in the last 4. I think UPL did good and was pretty solid.

I said 10 games before i post judgement, but unless this team seriously improves, there is going to be some serious reckoning. They are not playing and showing what they did last year. I will admit our defense is better, goaltending looks better with the exception of Levi's last game, but the offense is pretty dismal. Not like quite a few players. Tuch, Okposo, Thompson, Krebs, and Olofsson. Hell that's almost 2 lines. Basics, basics, basics!!! Stop trying pretty passes and crash the freaking net! Do not let opponents by themselves crash our net!!! (Last night's 2nd goal). If the goalie you are playing is hot, crash and bump him and make him uncomfortable. This is all hockey 101. Do it, live it and move on!

I noticed that too. In fact Tage had mentioned that he was flashing the glove.

I think the boys in B&G played well last night with the exception of crashing the net and shot selection. Their effort is there, but a lot of the stars from last year just do not look like stars this year. I think we are going to be in for a rude disappointing reality with this team, but i am seriously hoping i am wrong. Prediction, an ass kicking tonight. Sens kill us. They are fast and physical. We are screwed

For Levi, that is i am tired of being hung out to dry injury! LOL

Preach Brother, Preach!!!!!!! Amen and pass the biscuits!!!!

How many years has it been since we had someone that would enter the zone and go straight to the front of the net and take the beatings and cause chaos? How many times have we seen other teams enter our zone and go straight to our net while we do little to clear the way?? This is all basic hockey 101. You can have all the skill in the world but outside snipe shots can only get you so far. If the Sabres do not change their offensive and defensive way of thinking, it is going to be a long year. The way to beat the Sabres is very easy: forecheck, crash our net, and keep Sabres to the outside in the Offensive zone.

Just listened to his interview on the post game show. He is one smart man and a definite smart bring!! Now if that message can be crushed into the the rest of the team. How many times were the Flames the first people back to defend in their zone compared to Buffalo?

Home product on the ice is the same product we have seen the last few years. They are easily pushed around and play scared at home. They try to be too pretty instead of just playing hockey and shooting the damn puck. They do not ever defend in front of their own net and are chicken to crash the other teams net. You can have all the skill you want, but if you do not play the basics of hockey you are not going to win much. Fans do not want to pay crazy prices to watch their home team lose night after night.

I do think he has the talent to stay with the team, but he needs to go back down and add some muscle and weight. Skill is there but the body is not.

Ok, another Thoughts and Observations: Greenway is playing well above expectations!! Quick, physical, backchecks full speed. Definitely Impressed. Love Benson, but starting to think he should be sent back. He needs to get stronger!! He is definitely good enough to stay, but maybe being patient with him the best bet. Levi made some beautiful saves but was definitely struggling as well. 2 of those goals against should not have been, and the once called no goal was definitely a goal! LOL We looked like boys playing against men from the starting drop of the puck. Not sure what the hell is going on, but this team still cannot handle a heavy forecheck and folds like an old deck of cards PK actually looks really good!!! Our team looked disinterested at times. The speed of snail coming back to our defensive zone was abhorrent!! Calgary came to play, Buffalo did not get the memo. Still going to wait for the 10 games, but it is not looking good for the boys of Blue and Gold (Or Red and black). Detroit and Ottawa are playing well, while we are still trying to get out of preseason mode. Glad i cannot watch on Saturday, as this team is already getting frustrating to watch.

Some thoughts and observations from last night and comments on some of the posts i see: - Defense played very well last night. Not having Muel at the end definitely hurt with the tying goal. Both TB goals were flukish. Clifton had a great game! - Offense needs to stop being so pretty and just shoot!!! Too much passing and delays causes blocked shots. That should right itself. - Levi looked great!!! Finally some steadiness in the net! - Same problem crept in of the Sabres being on their heels. You almost knew TB was going to tie that game. Team needs to stop taking foot off of the gas! But to put it in perspective, NYR, TB are better than the Sabres right now, and the Isles i believe are about the same as the Sabres. As the maturity comes we will surpass. Not going to flip out on this team as they are still settling into the season. Will be more critical if we are not doing well by game 10. Until then i see a Sabres team playing better every game and the defense and goalie settling in nicely.

I am super stoked for this season!!! I am still not fully bought in on the netminding and defense part. I think our offense is stacked and has some serious depth, but on the PK and playing defense in front of our own minder still scares the ***** out of me!! I can see a blowout either way as we do not know how they are going to play. Love to see the boys in blue and gold finally get it together and bring it this season!!! The biggest tell will be when we play the heavy forecheck team, how we react!! Hoping to be able to watch the game tonight as still no MSG in my area! Fingers crossed for the location changer on my phone!!! LOL GO SABRES!!!!

I will wait and hold judgement until after the first 10 games. Pre season is hard to judge. Our young kid dmen that went to Rochester looked great against NHL lines, but our starters looked slow, like they were just trying not to get hurt. We were not that physical defense wise, but again, it was preseason. With the exception of 6K the goalies looked ok, but again, it is preseason. Are there concerns? Uhhhh yeah! Until we show consistent defensive and PK good play, i will wonder. Our Preseason was almost 90% to see the kids play, not the regulars (which really showed during the Pitt game).

It did until you posted this....... LOL

Some quick thoughts on last nights game. It really looked like they were just playing to stretch the legs and not get hurt. Not putting much effort into skating, checking, and or fighting for the puck. Benson looks like he belongs in the NHL, Plain and simple. UPL does not get much defensive support when he plays, but he did not help himself. Johnson looks NHL ready as well, but believe he should be top pairing in Rochester, until an injury happens. Loved watching Dahlin and Power play together. I did not think the Columbus did though! LOL They wrecked offensive havok when they were on the ice together. Was fun to watch! Other than Johnson and Benson, the rest of the kids need to get sent back and the Regulars need to play together the final game. Lets get the rust out and get ready to beat the Rags (Which i wont be able to see, FU Xfinity!) next week.

As long as ESPN + is still good to go i am happy! MSG and xfinity still fighting after 2 years of no Devils, Rangers and Isles games. Which means, i cannot watch the home opener against the Rags! Greedy damn companies!!! I am already paying 270 a month for cable and internet!!! WTH!!

I am in NJ market, so no Bills game for me. Not sure if the Sabres are going to be on the web or not.

It is only one game and like i said in the football side: - It is only one game and was lost basically by one player, Allen - The Sabres season is close to starting!!! (More hockey than football fan!) - Allen still makes rookie mistakes! Throw to the OPEN player, and stop trying to be a hero. Also, enough of the happy feet!!! The pocket was actually holding and he would start to run! - Zero faith on OC Dorsey, Zero Again, one game and the best news is that hockey is almost here!!!! 🙂

Wow, a legend passes. Being a day 1 fan, he is the only non player name that 100% associates with the Sabres. I never ever thought a day would come when i did not hear his voice on a Sabre broadcast and was always hoping he would call a Sabres Stanley Cup win. To the Biggest Sabres legend, may you rest in peace! You will fondly be remembered by millions!

Wow, just saw an ESPN article that everyone did not pick the Bills to win the division. Have we honestly been overtaken that quickly? This could be a long season for us. Horrible schedule, and same defensive first kind of plan. I hope a lot of the games are not televised in Jersey!! I cannot afford to destroy more cell phones! LOL

Those forwards would get killed defensively. Also not much grit in the forward lines. Missing quite a few players as well.

So this is not great news, but it is not devastation either. I believe we have more then enough scoring depth to cover this until he is 100% healthy. Savoie maybe?? They can use his 9 game tryout. We have many options. Just want him back 100% and not rushing him.