dudacek Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 The Karaba Collision of the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 The Karaba Collision of the night. :lol: I'd say our roster of kids and AHLers has looked pretty good against the Washington regulars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 I see the 2013-2104 scintillating offense is back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BagBoy Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 Apparently Grigs was 7-1 at the dot. Anybody know who wore the C and the A's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Apparently Grigs was 7-1 at the dot. Anybody know who wore the C and the A's? Ellis, Weber and Benoit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Ellis, Weber and Benoit. Benoit (balls) didn't look half bad tonight either. Smooth skater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Benoit (balls) didn't look half bad tonight either. Smooth skater. Yeah. A couple times, I went holy ###### Zadorov is skating well. Then I realized it was 61, not 51. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 What I saw tonight: Risto: the kid looks like a lock, strong, smart, mobile, involved. Reinhart: he does a lot of little things well — moves himself to the right spots at the right time, moves the puck to the right spots, opens himself up for a pass, hustles back on defence; didn't see enough offence though to convince me he should be on the team, but I am not ready to write him off either. I'd like to see him with players who can think the game at his level. Grigorenko: he seems to have made a big step adjusting to the speed of the game and used his body well; He is forechecking and back checking with purpose; again, like to see him with better players. Zadorov: he seemed more composed, playing within himself. Didn't see big plays positive or negative. Armia: the kid has talent, I'll give him that, and he was battling in the offensive zone. I thought he had blinders on in terms of using his teammates. Deslauriers: Saw a bit of Marcus Foligno disease. I'd like to see him forecheck harder and play the game in simple, straight lines. He was not causing turnovers, or creating space. Karabacek: didn't look out of place as the youngest guy out there. It was my first impression, and he seems to have a nose for offence and he's not scared. Larsson: Remains responsible and strong on the puck. Didn't see the jump in offence his game needs. Overall, the team battled and defended well against a much more NHL Caps lineup, but they created very little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Considering the lineup they played against, it wasn't a bad game for three days into training camp. The standout definitely was Lieuwen. I'm not convinced Samson has the awareness, yet, to play his game at the NHL level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cereal Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 What I saw tonight: Awesome, thanks for the analysis dudacek and others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Considering the lineup they played against, it wasn't a bad game for three days into training camp. The standout definitely was Lieuwen. I'm not convinced Samson has the awareness, yet, to play his game at the NHL level. Thought he was looking around a bit in his own end trying to figure out what his responsibility was; I expect that will improve. Even though he's grown up around NHLers, it still has to be a little overwhelming the 1st time you 'play for real' against them. Also thought it was interesting that Benedetti (sp?) thought Larsson, Mitchell, & Dalpe were generating the most offense for the Sabres as a line. I really was only focusing on Grigs, Armia, and Reinhart's individual play and not noticing how the lines were interacting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Considering the lineup they played against, it wasn't a bad game for three days into training camp. The standout definitely was Lieuwen. I'm not convinced Samson has the awareness, yet, to play his game at the NHL level. I thought his physical play was good though. That's important. I don't want him getting thumped on a nightly basis in the NHL. He seemed pretty aware of other players and was able to protect himself or avoid the contact. His skating definitely helps him with this and his ability to change direction quickly is noticeable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 (edited) Samson also had a couple passes I haven't seen here for a few years, to open ice that seemed to nobody at first but had someone skate into a second later. Edited September 22, 2014 by Arcsabresfan41 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derrico Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 I must have been watching a different game as I didn't think reinhart played that well. I suspect it's because of who he was playing with though, as others have suggested. Thought risto and zads both played well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Can Grigorenko EVER skate an entire shift without falling to the ice? For such a big guy, he is not strong on his skates AT ALL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabresBillsFan Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 (edited) What I saw tonight: Risto: the kid looks like a lock, strong, smart, mobile, involved. Reinhart: he does a lot of little things well — moves himself to the right spots at the right time, moves the puck to the right spots, opens himself up for a pass, hustles back on defence; didn't see enough offence though to convince me he should be on the team, but I am not ready to write him off either. I'd like to see him with players who can think the game at his level. Grigorenko: he seems to have made a big step adjusting to the speed of the game and used his body well; He is forechecking and back checking with purpose; again, like to see him with better players. Zadorov: he seemed more composed, playing within himself. Didn't see big plays positive or negative. Armia: the kid has talent, I'll give him that, and he was battling in the offensive zone. I thought he had blinders on in terms of using his teammates. Deslauriers: Saw a bit of Marcus Foligno disease. I'd like to see him forecheck harder and play the game in simple, straight lines. He was not causing turnovers, or creating space. Karabacek: didn't look out of place as the youngest guy out there. It was my first impression, and he seems to have a nose for offence and he's not scared. Larsson: Remains responsible and strong on the puck. Didn't see the jump in offence his game needs. Overall, the team battled and defended well against a much more NHL Caps lineup, but they created very little. This assessment is spot on. I could care less if Weber is on this squad. He doesn't bring much to the team in my opinion. Edited September 22, 2014 by SabresBillsFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Let's talk about Zadorov Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Let's talk about Zadorov That looks a little to close for comfort to a zednik situation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 That looks a little to close for comfort to a zednik situation I had the same first thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawerchuk Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 I know this guy is 100% heart, but can we please give up on the Matt Ellis experiment? He's a career AHLer and thats all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 I know this guy is 100% heart, but can we please give up on the Matt Ellis experiment? He's a career AHLer and thats all. The lineup was all Amerks. Nuff said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerme1 Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Let's talk about Zadorov Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cereal Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 The lineup was all Amerks. Nuff said. Yeah Ellis is perfect for the 'merks, I think they're on board with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 I know this guy is 100% heart, but can we please give up on the Matt Ellis experiment? He's a career AHLer and thats all. Ellis has been a mule for the team and has earned an "A" during a pre-season game. No doubt we'll see our share of him in the blue and gold this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 If samson don't cut it after first 9 games, Grigorenko will get a shot at it again for sure. Love to see all the comments on how much he improved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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