TrueBlueGED Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Enroth was in the right place, but I pretty much thought the opposite, i thought the coverage was spotty, mostly trouble with Columbus's speed in transition. (The Buffalo forwards.) Agreed. I thought the Benoit-Meszaros pairing was particularly problematic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Enroth was in the right place, but I pretty much thought the opposite, i thought the coverage was spotty, mostly trouble with Columbus's speed in transition. (The Buffalo forwards.) It looked to me like the goal was to take away the Columbus players down low and force Columbus to shoot from the outside. The problem is that Columbus just pushed by carrying the puck in the zone. Their passing was disrupted but their movement wasn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastPommerFan Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Agreed. I thought the Benoit-Meszaros pairing was particularly problematic. Meszaros's play last night has me reconsidering my position on the intent of his signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Meszaros's play last night has me reconsidering my position on the intent of his signing. I knew you'd come around! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre Dance Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Then maybe there should be a tank tracking thread. I guarantee you that anti-tankers are going to get more upset as the season goes on, and someone will post something that will lead to mods stepping in, and people leaving or getting banned. Just let us pro tankers go about our business, and all will be fine! :P :P :P Perhaps us anti-tankers are just tired of having the whole tank issue brought up constantly. It's all out of our control anyway. I just think it's silly to put all of your eggs into one very small basket. Time will tell. Signing off - over and out. :yawn: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 I was agreeing with you. In particular this: And I was just trying to be silly in my response. And apparently doing a lousy job of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny DangerFace Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 (edited) Shouldn't tankers and non-tankers be happy? We have a GM that stripped down an old core that wasn't working and had an active free agency bringing in talented players with the goal of improving the team. It takes a few years to rebuild a team, and it's not like the sabres are actually trying to lose or skate an AHL team like last year. We had a bad team last year, and the team is trying to improve it (including free agency and trades: Stewart, deslauriers, neuvirth). It's not likely we will make huge strides (tankers are pleased) but the team is actively trying (non tankers be happy) I don't get the debate to be honest. The gutting of this team occurred, and now we are rebuilding. The whole concept of tanking if kind of goofy. We aren't intentionally trying to lose. We gutted the team for future assets, and it so happens that means your team will be bad for a few years. There is no argument for this season, the sabres aren't going to decide to a) lose on purpose and tank or b) win on purpose. They are going to try their hardest, and if we happen to win it will be because of the young core taking huge unexpected steps. If we suck, then development is on schedule and we'll have a high draft pick. And then hopefully next year we will take a step forward or else we will suck again. The team will continue to add players, and develop our young core Sorry for the ramble, on phone haha. Its just with all this tank vs. nontank arguments, people forget that it bears very little resemblance to what is actually occurring. The team is activly trying to win and get better, and when they make the jump, they make the jump. End of story. They arent going to trade young players for vets or anything, but if they have an opportunity to trade for a good young player they will. If they have an opportunity to sign a good vet, they will. They are no longer trying to manipulate this team roster to suck and skate and AHL tearm Edited October 10, 2014 by Numark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastPommerFan Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 And I was just trying to be silly in my response. And apparently doing a lousy job of it. I got the silly :) just wanted to make sure you knew I had your back as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Clear evidence that the Canes are tanking: Cam Ward is starting over Anton Khodobin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunomatic Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Shouldn't tankers and non-tankers be happy? We have a GM that stripped down an old core that wasn't working and had an active free agency bringing in talented players with the goal of improving the team. It takes a few years to rebuild a team, and it's not like the sabres are actually trying to lose or skate an AHL team like last year. We had a bad team last year, and the team is trying to improve it (including free agency and trades: Stewart, deslauriers, neuvirth). It's not likely we will make huge strides (tankers are pleased) but the team is actively trying (non tankers be happy) I don't get the debate to be honest. The gutting of this team occurred, and now we are rebuilding. The whole concept of tanking if kind of goofy. We aren't intentionally trying to lose. We gutted the team for future assets, and it so happens that means your team will be bad for a few years. There is no argument for this season, the sabres aren't going to decide to a) lose on purpose and tank or b) win on purpose. They are going to try their hardest, and if we happen to win it will be because of the young core taking huge unexpected steps. If we suck, then development is on schedule and we'll have a high draft pick. And then hopefully next year we will take a step forward or else we will suck again. The team will continue to add players, and develop our young core Sorry for the ramble, on phone haha. Its just with all this tank vs. nontank arguments, people forget that it bears very little resemblance to what is actually occurring. The team is activly trying to win and get better, and when they make the jump, they make the jump. End of story. They arent going to trade young players for vets or anything, but if they have an opportunity to trade for a good young player they will. If they have an opportunity to sign a good vet, they will. They are no longer trying to manipulate this team roster to suck and skate and AHL tearm I agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Shouldn't tankers and non-tankers be happy? We have a GM that stripped down an old core that wasn't working and had an active free agency bringing in talented players with the goal of improving the team. It takes a few years to rebuild a team, and it's not like the sabres are actually trying to lose or skate an AHL team like last year. We had a bad team last year, and the team is trying to improve it (including free agency and trades: Stewart, deslauriers, neuvirth). It's not likely we will make huge strides (tankers are pleased) but the team is actively trying (non tankers be happy) I don't get the debate to be honest. The gutting of this team occurred, and now we are rebuilding. The whole concept of tanking if kind of goofy. We aren't intentionally trying to lose. We gutted the team for future assets, and it so happens that means your team will be bad for a few years. There is no argument for this season, the sabres aren't going to decide to a) lose on purpose and tank or b) win on purpose. They are going to try their hardest, and if we happen to win it will be because of the young core taking huge unexpected steps. If we suck, then development is on schedule and we'll have a high draft pick. And then hopefully next year we will take a step forward or else we will suck again. The team will continue to add players, and develop our young core Sorry for the ramble, on phone haha. Its just with all this tank vs. nontank arguments, people forget that it bears very little resemblance to what is actually occurring. The team is activly trying to win and get better, and when they make the jump, they make the jump. End of story. They arent going to trade young players for vets or anything, but if they have an opportunity to trade for a good young player they will. If they have an opportunity to sign a good vet, they will. They are no longer trying to manipulate this team roster to suck and skate and AHL tearm It still takes me awhile connect your new avatar to you, but good post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny DangerFace Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 It still takes me awhile connect your new avatar to you, but good post. Haha I'm just going to change it back. This was my lets all just get along post, we all want the same thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 McDavid with his third straight four-point game tonight. Two goals and two assists. Through five games he has seven goals and nine assists. If he played at that pace (I know it's highly unlikely) for 56 games, the number he played last season, then it comes out to 78 goals and 101 assists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Kid's not bad eh? Might be a nice consolation prize if we don't make the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 (edited) 0-82-0 please... Kid's not bad eh? Might be a nice consolation prize if we don't make the playoffs. That's a very very very small if. Edited October 11, 2014 by Tankalicious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunomatic Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 15 points in 5 games. Wowza ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 15 points in 5 games. Wowza ! 16 in 5 games is even better haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabresBillsFan Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Looks like the nhl gave Buffalo the draft one year to late! Well I guess Murray is going to have to make some moves later to acquire more 2016 first round picks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted October 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 First big Sabres TANK VS TANK game next Tue against Carolina! :ph34r: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 First big Sabres TANK VS TANK game next Tue against Carolina! :ph34r: And then they follow it up against florida. Two big games early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude_Verret Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 First big Sabres TANK VS TANK game next Tue against Carolina! :ph34r: Big game. I'm going to do an informal poll of fans sitting near me to guage their knowledge of the benefits of tanking this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted October 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 (edited) Big game. I'm going to do an informal poll of fans sitting near me to guage their knowledge of the benefits of tanking this year. Can't wait to hear the results of the poll. :lol: Edited October 12, 2014 by LabattBlue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 Can't wait to hear the results of the poll. :lol: Tank? You mean the things for fish or gas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 The Jets are a team that should be a lock for last but their GM is terrible and can't operate a trade. Should've sold off Kane and Buff in the offseason... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two or less Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 The Jets are a team that should be a lock for last but their GM is terrible and can't operate a trade. Should've sold off Kane and Buff in the offseason... They may still end up in last with those two... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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