dudacek Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Nikita pleases Dudacek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro60 Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 After a miserable start to the season....to win 9 out of 12. This young squad is making noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMatrix31 Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Are we....good?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJFIVEOH Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 WOOHOO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Nikita pleases Dudacek *Insert sex joke here* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 "Why not go back to Russia! Did you see? I score goal, entire team come out to celebrate? This is my team, I belong here..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Are we....good?! Tonight we were, tonight we are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Absolutely. Â I loved his reaction. "Yep, I was supposed to score so I did." Â Just love the swagger of the Hammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMatrix31 Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Tonight we were, tonight we are. Â I'll take that ###### all day, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Crotch Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 This is starting to feel just like Nolan's first go around in the late 90's. On paper this team shouldn't be winning. But, they have chemistry and collective belief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Are we....good?! Whoa whoa whoa! Slow down there. Let's just say we have won 9 of 12 and it is fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Hardest. Working. Team. Â I'm saving the ultimate moniker for when they ice the REAL team. Â BTW, Ennis is turning into a little beast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Are we....good?! Â Good? Right now, yes. Don't even think about great yet. We got a ways to go. Â Hardest. Working. Team. Â I'm saving the ultimate moniker for when they ice the REAL team. Â BTW, Ennis is turning into a little beast. Â I really think putting him on Girgs's wing freed him to be himself. If he's the center, does he dipsy-doodle around in the corner like that before setting up the winning goal? No way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Not only that, he's starting to hit anything that moves. Crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Crotch Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 I really think putting him on Girgs's wing freed him to be himself. If he's the center, does he dipsy-doodle around in the corner like that before setting up the winning goal? No way. Â I don't have a great feel for Nolan's system, but it seems like the centers are required to always be responsible defensively (hang back a bit) while the wingers are given the green light to create. Maybe I'm wrong, but it just seems that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny DangerFace Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 (edited) Hardest. Working. Team. Â I'm saving the ultimate moniker for when they ice the REAL team. Â BTW, Ennis is turning into a little beast. Â I think lost in all this sometimes, is ennis and girgensons have established themselves as top 6 forwards, and zadorov and ristolainen are establishing themselves as top 4 defensemen. That is young nucleus experiencing a lot of success. A big part of me just wants to see grigorenko and armia up to help in the top 6 (I still think we only have 3 legit top 6 forwards on this team, i dont think the gionta-mitchell-flynn line counts haha) Â get rid of stewart, hodgson, and kaleta. And ice a deslauriers - Schaller/Larsson - Foligno line and ice a stafford-grigorenko-armia line (hey i can dream) Edited December 14, 2014 by Johnny DangerFace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastPommerFan Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 The Buffalo Sabres are 9-3 in their last 12 and are now closer to the playoffs than to last place. This makes absolutely no sense to me. None. This roster is rookies surrounded by Matt Moulson and a pile of Awful. Â I'll take it. 7 days a week and twice on Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 (edited) Nikita pleases Dudacek *Insert sex joke here* Â Joke? Edited December 14, 2014 by dudacek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Are we....good?! Â No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrannustyrannus Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Tank that, tank! Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 No. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Tyler Ennis is playing the best hockey of his career. A forward who can create — after all this time, there was actually one already in the roster. As bad as the Hodgson contract looks at the moment, the Ennis one is starting to look pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Tyler Ennis is playing the best hockey of his career. A forward who can create — after all this time, there was actually one already in the roster. As bad as the Hodgson contract looks at the moment, the Ennis one is starting to look pretty good.  I'm still not ready to give up on Hodgson. I think it's more likely than not he won't stick, but I think there's a realistic chance Nolan can pull him in. Right now he's on the outside looking in, but he's moving in the right direction. I honestly kind of like him as a 4th line center - put him with two defensively responsible wingers and let him be the creativity on the line. I read that one of the things Nolan wanted CoHo to realize when he saw the game from the press box was that he had more room around him than he realized. At times tonight he looked kind of like Ennis, hungry for the puck, jukin' and turnin' in the offensive zone, creating opportunities. If he can develop that and start finding the open man for the shot, he might be good piece of the rebuild.  And they outshot the Panthers. Believe it or don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I am Defecting Posted December 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 I'm still not ready to give up on Hodgson. I think it's more likely than not he won't stick, but I think there's a realistic chance Nolan can pull him in. Right now he's on the outside looking in, but he's moving in the right direction. I honestly kind of like him as a 4th line center - put him with two defensively responsible wingers and let him be the creativity on the line. I read that one of the things Nolan wanted CoHo to realize when he saw the game from the press box was that he had more room around him than he realized. At times tonight he looked kind of like Ennis, hungry for the puck, jukin' and turnin' in the offensive zone, creating opportunities. If he can develop that and start finding the open man for the shot, he might be good piece of the rebuild. Â I like that point a lot. I was thinking how Nolan lets Ennis be himself, and he might just be working the old mumbo jumbo on Hodgersons too. It's like a Flow with Nolan, rather than a strict Ruffian System. Nolan might be Zen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewookie1 Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 That OT goal was a thing of beauty by the young core. Girgs forechecking and working the puck to give Ennis room, Ennis making moves and passes, Zadorov's first shot misses due to a deflection but Girgs and Ennis outwork Florida, Girgs gets it back to Ennis, Girgs boxes out the two D-men for Ennis who spies a sneaky Nikita gives him a perfect pass to which he puts top shelf. It was just beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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