Eleven Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 Way to welcome me back with a win, boys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 Grigorenko still has much to learn. Patience, he will take longer to make an impact. Zemgus is the exception, Mikhail is the rule. Grigs has stepped up his game a lot. Now he just blends in. Hopefully he will top out much higher and be a difference maker. The Sabres centers were fantastic on the faceoff dot: 64% for the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tondas Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 I bet Drew Stafford gets signed again I'm happy he's playing well again, for us now, and for a better return at the trade deadline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 Halak was injured but yes we Need to remember that beating backup goalies is skewing things. Certainly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro60 Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 These guys have character and hustle. Like watching them play. No mailing it in for them. They might have a bad period or two but they hustle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 I bet Drew Stafford gets signed again I'm okay with that, as long as it's not a long term deal, and for not a lot of money. He's never gonna be that goal scorer Darcy thought he was, but he is a decent glue guy, can hold a line together. Turning into a decent setup man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 What's Nick deslauriers ceiling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tondas Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 These guys have character and hustle. Like watching them play. No mailing it in for them. They might have a bad period or two but they hustle. Agree. Say what you will about TN, but he sure coaches teams that are endearing to the fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 I bet Drew Stafford gets signed again He speaks like a man who has seen some things. That interview just now really caught my attention. There's an interesting relief in his voice, like he's happy to be playing with teammates who care. I think Drew is a looking glass. How Drew feels is how the team feels. Maybe I've been looking at him wrong all these years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJFIVEOH Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 Nice kick to the balls of PHam when he asked if Nolan thought about benching Stewart after that penalty in the 1st, LOL! He speaks like a man who has seen some things. That interview just now really caught my attention. There's an interesting relief in his voice, like he's happy to be playing with teammates who care. I think Drew is a looking glass. How Drew feels is how the team feels. Maybe I've been looking at him wrong all these years. I bet Drew Stafford gets signed again I'd like to see him re-signed. Same goes for Stewart, I've been saying that about Stewart all year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tondas Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 What's Nick deslauriers ceiling? Good question. Solid 3rd liner on most teams. 4th liner on a contender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 I've enjoyed watching Brad May come around on this team. He didn't seem to happy to be watching the Sabres lose and it seemed to hurt him. He's excited. That's exciting. I value the opinions of a guy like May because he doesn't strike me as someone who is easily pleased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewookie1 Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 He speaks like a man who has seen some things. That interview just now really caught my attention. There's an interesting relief in his voice, like he's happy to be playing with teammates who care. I think Drew is a looking glass. How Drew feels is how the team feels. Maybe I've been looking at him wrong all these years. I noticed that as well, he seemed genuinely happy they won. And even joked about them being unable beat teams with skill. I wonder if the old core had become defeatist and this team being young and rambunctious has won Stafford over in some sense. This game was fun to watch and great to see the youngsters plugging away at the 3 goal defecit. I loved seeing the fans give them a standing ovation; they honestly deserved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 What's Nick deslauriers ceiling? What he is now. Hard worker that'll catch the occasional break and make the occasional good play. Should always be on the 4th line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJFIVEOH Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 Faceoffs 41-23 in the Sabres favor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 Faceoffs 41-23 in the Sabres favor. Yep. The only sub 50% guy in the dot was Zemgus with 47%. A good night in the dot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 Ristolainen was sick, not injured. He's day to day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 The Sabres are now 11 points out of a wild card slot and 10 points out of last place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 The Sabres are now 11 points out of a wild card slot and 10 points out of last place. The taint of the NHL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robviously Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 The Sabres are now 11 points out of a wild card slot and 10 points out of last place. So..... basically the worst case scenario? I bet Drew Stafford gets signed again Or maybe this is the worst case scenario. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 The taint of the NHL. :lol: So..... basically the worst case scenario? Or maybe this is the worst case scenario. Yes and maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 Bottom ten teams have always, and will always, get the backup goalies. Just like we will give our backup goalies to the bottom teams when we're a good team. And even now, if we had a clear starter/backup. That's how it goes. Of course we do better against them, they're worse. It's not as if it's an unexpected, overlooked part of a tank. You can't be in competition for last and not face a big amount of backup goalies. Don't see the issue one way or another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Amerk Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 This game is now over. Whoops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewookie1 Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 Worst case is the proverbial 9th place in the conference, not being in the middle seeing as we still get a top 10 pick. In some ways we have pulled off in 1 year what Edmonton has been trying to accomplish in 7; a hard working team that facilitates the entry of young skilled players. We may have bottomed out a year early, but it is a good sign we aren't still as bad in regards to player development. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted December 28, 2014 Report Share Posted December 28, 2014 Looked like a stinker of a game but they pilled it out. My seat was on the goal line and all the Sabres goals were in my end! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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