Carmel Corn

He needs to to this MORE!

Dahlin finally started doing this and Power needs to follow his example

How is that not a penalty on Wilson for the hit on Power!!!! Props to Greenway

Talk about puck luck on that Cap's goal....looked like it deflected 3 times

BENSON!!

Imagine good things happening when you go to the net....who would have thought?!?! 😉

JJP making things happen!

Power is going to be wondering about Wilson being on his backside all night now.

Washington DC is always in the dark! 😉

Sure would be nice to see Benson pot one on game #9 for him. Even if he gets sent back, having a goal on his stat sheet would be a nice way to end his NHL stint for 2023. If he stays, then maybe having the monkey off his back will do wonders.

I don't have any data to support my theory on this, but my assertion is that having 4 scoring lines is difficult in the modern day salary cap era. Once upon a time, it was easier to support more high salary contracts absent a cap constraint. If you can build a 3rd or even 4th scoring line with cheaper players on their rookie contracts (have enough prospects to do this), then maybe this can happen (i.e. Sabres)?

IMHO - he forgot an important piece to his plan, which was to acquire enough productive vet support to make the team competitive until the young guys are ready. Aside from the notion on not blocking youngsters, he has failed to bring in enough shorter term vets to bridge the gap.

It never ceases to amaze me how preliminary reports can be so ..... subject to change.

Sure, but this is a sad state of affairs that the team does not have enough confidence in their forwards to dress 12 of them. Yes TNT is out, but there should be adequate depth to still dress 12 actual forwards. It should never be the PLAN to dress 11 forwards, that's amateur hour stuff from management and coaching.

I hate seeing this....11-7....decision makes no sense to me at all. Maybe DG should also do 10-8 and play Bryson too (sarcasm). There's multiple forwards not playing well including Cozens, so maybe skate 3 full lines and play 9 forwards (more sarcasm).

The discussion on GMKA should maybe have it's own thread.....meanwhile back to Granato, I cannot help but question the collective knowledge of our coaching staff. IMHO - the team is too often not ready to play at the drop of the opening puck. There are ongoing (multi year) issues with the PP, faceoffs and a general willingness to go to the hard spots vs. playing a soft perimeter game. I don't think GMKA is telling him what to do on the ice. The 11-7 lineup is the icing on the cake....I'd like to see the Sabres move on from DG.

Agree...plus thanks to GMKA, there are simply not enough forwards on the roster who have any NHL experience. Granted calling Krebs "experienced" is a stretch, but compared to our prospects, he's a vet. If GMKA had done his job, then it's a much easier decision by management to consider alternatives to Krebs.

IDK, but I thought he has been struggling throughout this young season. I really expected more from him to this point. I cannot help but wonder if he got any bigger or stronger in the off-season as he seems "weak" physically to my eye. I don't see much speed, physical engagement and frankly not much production. What I do see is a lot of mistakes and turnovers. I love the kid, but not the way he's playing right now.

Yes....exactly! IMHO he was that bad tonight. If he's hurt, than sit him until he can play his game. If he is not hurt, then he needs to be sent a message from the coaching staff to get his act together.

Cozens failed to clear the zone with about 25 second left...almost like he tried to touch pass it out....just a poor game overall from him. I'd really like to see DG sit him out next game as he is really causing more damage than good.

Cozens really bad tonight....he could have simply skated two more strides and shot it towards the open net.

Our Mitts had a hand in helping our Big Johnson come through

Must have been after the whistle blew 😉

Yep....they have 10 points in 15 games and a -15 goal differential....yet they look like more than a match for our high-potential Sabres.

Feels like we've been saying this forever....yet it seldom happens. I want a coach who DEMANDS this from his players!