Wyldnwoody44 Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 How amazing it would be if the Sabres lost a close one in regulation and the desert dogs take 2....what a sigh of relief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robviously Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 I am going to need this type of scorecard going forward because I will get sick to my stomach if I do it myself (fearing the worst case scenarios will come true). Thanks for posting. I love the personality our team has taken on but not surprised with the team under Nolan. We have had some real strong third periods of late. Here's a vote for 30th and Nolan having a shot to continue building the culture he has started. Who can't love a team with no quit? Personality, culture, character, "no quit" -- I see these words a lot lately and I'm not buying it. I'd love to believe that this is a young team learning the amount of effort and hard work it takes night in, night out to compete in the NHL but this late push feels more like the "Oh yeah?" mindset you see in road rage incidents where someone gets cut off and they decide it can't go unanswered so it's time to speed up and try to cut off that other driver in response. Or when you see a fight outside a bar it always boils down to "I got disrespected. I had to do something." There's no benefit to doing these things but they're "important" in the moment. Like finishing 29th versus 30th. The Sabres mailed in plenty of games earlier this season. They couldn't learn how to work when it might have turned their season around? And there's a reason every time we see a frantic late season push, that urgency and culture and character NEVER carries over into the next season. Because it's not culture and character. It was just a gesture they wanted to make before they left winning the Cup to the elite teams. Unfortunately for Buffalo, Nolan has the team in a "We'll show them!" mindset. Don't be surprised if that evaporates by the time they're 0-0-0 again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K8prisoner Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 Win and we get McDavid. Lose and we get Eichel. i couldnt choke that truth out... we could win and arizona wins two and we could actually get both mceichels or connor and hanifin etc... i dont need that worry.. just want the last 2 years to have a purpose w one great top 2 player ( not a defensmen)... but then i'll need just this and then i dont need anything else.. thats all.. well, and i need a tooth brush, i need this buudha statue and my drink unbrellas..all i need is.. ahhh happiness is an owsley gel... ill make the rest up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 How amazing it would be if the Sabres lost a close one in regulation and the desert dogs take 2....what a sigh of relief.Would be truly a great day. Definitely hoping the Sabres play well but not well enough to win or even get to OT. The Yotes beating an overconfident Snark squad would be icing on the cake. That scenario would also bring this debacle to within 1 Sabres' loss or 1 Desert Dog win of mercifully being over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 we are the black n white cat, phoenix is the gold one. the food is the shart :D Reminded me of these http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XaHwmYeIUI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan Huff Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 FOR THE LOVE OF GOD JUST LOSE THE DAMN GAME. That is all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 Win and we get McDavid. Lose and we get Eichel. nope win for hanifin lose for Mceichel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobody Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 just want the last 2 years to have a purpose w one great top 2 player ( not a defensmen)... With who knows what happening with Mark Pysyk maybe they think of drafting D with the 3rd pick. :devil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormin Norman Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 Personality, culture, character, "no quit" -- I see these words a lot lately and I'm not buying it. I'd love to believe that this is a young team learning the amount of effort and hard work it takes night in, night out to compete in the NHL but this late push feels more like the "Oh yeah?" mindset you see in road rage incidents where someone gets cut off and they decide it can't go unanswered so it's time to speed up and try to cut off that other driver in response. Or when you see a fight outside a bar it always boils down to "I got disrespected. I had to do something." Truly, all psychobabble. This team is taking on a character different than we saw at the end of Ruff's tenure and light years different than under Rolston. The players remaining had nothing...NOTHING...to do with the dismantling of this team. Yet, this essentially AHL squad is competing. You can question the early season motivation (or lack thereof), yet the whole world knew what was going on in Buffalo. Kudos to the remaining players for not looking like Arizona in recent weeks. I, for one, love it! Selfishly, I want the team to play well and lose. Not my typical mindset, admittedly, but I respect the effort I am seeing and the lack of quit. You can choose to assign their motivation as an F-you to the fans. I choose to credit Nolan and his staff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robviously Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 Truly, all psychobabble. This team is taking on a character different than we saw at the end of Ruff's tenure and light years different than under Rolston. The players remaining had nothing...NOTHING...to do with the dismantling of this team. Yet, this essentially AHL squad is competing. You can question the early season motivation (or lack thereof), yet the whole world knew what was going on in Buffalo. Kudos to the remaining players for not looking like Arizona in recent weeks. I, for one, love it! Selfishly, I want the team to play well and lose. Not my typical mindset, admittedly, but I respect the effort I am seeing and the lack of quit. You can choose to assign their motivation as an F-you to the fans. I choose to credit Nolan and his staff. OK, why? We saw Ruff's teams make late runs that were better than this. We had all the same "they've turned a corner" chatter and we used all the same words: culture, character, "no quit". What about these meaningless wins is different than the meaningless wins in 2012? If you're comparing this to Ruff's last season, that was a completely different scenario since we a bunch of veterans waiting to be traded after their GM announced "Suffering" was his plan. And I'm not sure what is impressive from a culture standpoint about AHLers going all out when they get a rare shot in the NHL. These are guys who might not get another shot; what else would they do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormin Norman Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 (edited) We could be watching Arizona. Talk about tanking. Their players are not fighting for future jobs? They don't have young guys wanting to impress? You discount Nolan, I don't. Simply differences of opinion. Edited April 4, 2015 by Stormin Norman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 Stormin Norman, on 04 Apr 2015 - 12:26 PM, said: Truly, all psychobabble. This team is taking on a character different than we saw at the end of Ruff's tenure and light years different than under Rolston. The players remaining had nothing...NOTHING...to do with the dismantling of this team. Yet, this essentially AHL squad is competing. You can question the early season motivation (or lack thereof), yet the whole world knew what was going on in Buffalo. Kudos to the remaining players for not looking like Arizona in recent weeks. I, for one, love it! Selfishly, I want the team to play well and lose. Not my typical mindset, admittedly, but I respect the effort I am seeing and the lack of quit. You can choose to assign their motivation as an F-you to the fans. I choose to credit Nolan and his staff. That's where I'm at for up to 4 more games. Would REALLY like to have 4 points go the way we need towards 30th. Then we'd be down to needing just 2 more points to lock up 30th and once those are landed, this debacle is done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 Me dense, me no follow this. Me see this several times and no understand using CHL or NHL speak. Help? If the Sabres "blow this" by actually trying to win games down the stretch while the Coyotes go without a regulation win in their last 32, the Sabres will win the lottery. It's going to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assquatch Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 we are the black n white cat, phoenix is the gold one. the food is the shart ??? There is a black and white cat, and a blue and black cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 Truly, all psychobabble. This team is taking on a character different than we saw at the end of Ruff's tenure and light years different than under Rolston. The players remaining had nothing...NOTHING...to do with the dismantling of this team. Yet, this essentially AHL squad is competing. You can question the early season motivation (or lack thereof), yet the whole world knew what was going on in Buffalo. Kudos to the remaining players for not looking like Arizona in recent weeks. I, for one, love it! Selfishly, I want the team to play well and lose. Not my typical mindset, admittedly, but I respect the effort I am seeing and the lack of quit. You can choose to assign their motivation as an F-you to the fans. I choose to credit Nolan and his staff. Credit? I really don't see improved effort as much as I see Larsson and Grigorenko finally giving the lines balance up the middle. Something Nolan seemed really reluctant to do. Larsson was said to have an exemplary work ethic all along. Weber, Gionta, Delauries, Gorges, Foligno, Risto, these guys have been working hard all year IMO. Either way, I usually find that effort comes from within the room. I give Gionta a ton of credit. Love the guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude_Verret Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 Lose by 10 goals and look like for all I care, just bring home the shart. None of this matters next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 Worth posting again: Buffalo Sabres @BuffaloSabres · 57 minutes ago The #Sabres have outshot their opponents in 4 straight games for the 1st time since Nov. 2 to 8, 2011. #CHIvsBUF Now that the fans are close to having something to be excited about, Teddy and the boys want to send a message. Of course. Four games left in what will probably go down as the most "Buffalo" season in the history of Buffalo sports. I think the Meszaros, Strachans, Webers, Benoits, and other part-timers need to apologize to the likes of Deslaurier, Kaleta, and others who gave 100% from the first puck drop of the season. Meszaros admitted it himself when he said that he just needed to "work harder" vs. change anything in his game. I don't buy for a second that Nolan is miraculously instilling some type of "character" and commitment, either. His record, regardless of the talent at his disposal, is abysmal. Teams don't just suddenly "get it" after 74 games. The simple fact is that a few losers who gave less than their all the entire season got their egos hurt by their home fans and then, and ONLY then, they decided to nut up and play to their full abilities. They won't have ANY problem playing like schmucks again when their egos heal. This group of losers can't leave fast enough. GO SABRES!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 ??? There is a black and white cat, and a blue and black cat. :w00t: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 Lose by 10 goals and look like ###### for all I care, just bring home the shart. None of this matters next year. I can't imagine feeling any other way at *this* point in the season. Functional 3 point lead is too tenuous to want the team to play well. I want every remaining game to look like the first period against Chicago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted April 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 No Moulson tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKnowPhysics Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 No Moulson tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 Makarov in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pi2000 Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 Makarov in? Just heard on WGR that Nolan talked Hasek out of retirement for the stretch run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Daddy Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 Islanders are 2-6-2 in last 10 games. They need to step it up tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 Anyone thinking the Islanders lose out the string, miss the playoffs and win the lottery? Anybody? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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