Doohickie Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 We need a goalie that isn't one of these two Yeah, that's about where I am. At this point I don't see a goalie to believe in on this roster. I think Cal Petersen might have had a shot at the Sabres roster if he'd have signed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 We need a goalie that isn't one of these two Yeah but don't know if I want Linus up with this team playing like they are right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoPuckYourself Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 We unfortunately have 2 goaltenders who aren't good enough to carry the load, I'd give Ullmark a shot and see what he's got, can't be any worse than these 2 have been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyldnwoody44 Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 I honestly don't think ullmark is going to be anything special, granted I haven't watched a lot of him..... Book it, he's goona be under a lot of scrutiny if he comes up this/next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 (edited) When is the soft D in front of our goalies going to be added to the discussion? They might as well rent the spot in front of our crease as a campground. Edited October 18, 2017 by PromoTheRobot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 Yeah, that's about where I am. At this point I don't see a goalie to believe in on this roster. I think Cal Petersen might have had a shot at the Sabres roster if he'd have signed. Petersen wasn't going to get a heavy workload in Rochester with Ullmark there. He's not going to get that in LA either with Jack Campbell there. Based on the choice he made, I have to assume that he realized he has a long road to becoming an effective NHL regular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted October 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 I wanted Chad to start even though I expected the game he had. The team needs to know that his good play isnt being ignored, it's just that he isn't usually capable of putting up back-to-back good games. Lehner is, and that's why he's the better choice, if not the right guy. There are a number of fans who too easily overlook these kind of games from Chad. Chad's a career backup, Lehner is playing like crap, he flops and teams have learned that. Something has to give. I think We give Ullmark another month in Rochester to see how he does though before using the Nuclear option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spndnchz Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 When is the soft D in front of our goalies going to be added to the discussion? They might as well rent the spot in front of our crease as a campground. ^^THIS^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted October 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 When is the soft D in front of our goalies going to be added to the discussion? They might as well rent the spot in front of our crease as a campground. When you show up and add it. They need to be more vicious in and around the net. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 When is the soft D in front of our goalies going to be added to the discussion? They might as well rent the spot in front of our crease as a campground. Before Josh rides out into the sunset, he needs to teach these guys how to do what he did early in the game to the Vegas player in the crease when the puck came by. Any other Sabre defender standing there and it's a tap-in goal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Buffalo Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 One of my favorite things to do is putting someone down in front of the net... it sends such a not so subtle message... Ask Mustache.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samson's Flow Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 One of my favorite things to do is putting someone down in front of the net... it sends such a not so subtle message... Ask Mustache.. It sends the same message in the pros as it does in beer league. It takes a special kind of determination/crazy for a guy to keep coming back for more punishment for 60 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 Lehner has not been good impo You cannot accuse him of stealing games for us. He is average, good teams have better goaltending. We need the big saves more often Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 But we also need to support the goaltender. How many odd man rushes has our team given up ytd. We have already allowed 6 shorties. While you hope the goalie can stop many of those chances, no goaltender can stand up to the sheer volume of odd man rushes we have given up. I’m not saying Lehner is the answer, but we’ll never know unless he gets better play infront of him. For financial reasons, I don’t think Lehner will be back next year regardless, but for this season he gives us the best chance to win each night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Flagg Posted October 22, 2017 Report Share Posted October 22, 2017 But we also need to support the goaltender. How many odd man rushes has our team given up ytd. We have already allowed 6 shorties. While you hope the goalie can stop many of those chances, no goaltender can stand up to the sheer volume of odd man rushes we have given up. I’m not saying Lehner is the answer, but we’ll never know unless he gets better play infront of him. For financial reasons, I don’t think Lehner will be back next year regardless, but for this season he gives us the best chance to win each night. By the end of three seasons, even with a bad defense in front of him, it will be an easy decision IMO. The dude has a few key fundamental weaknesses, most notably that he largely relies on his size and doesn't move to stop pucks. The amount of shots that he should be able to see and track and save but just fly by his frozen shoulders and arms is unreal. He's incredibly weak on the posts and even weaker in his own head. Professional goalie coaches that work with him every day will not simply shrug their shoulders at the end of the year and say "well I dunno because our defense was bad for three years." They will have strong beliefs about whether or not the team should continue with Lehner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted October 25, 2017 Report Share Posted October 25, 2017 Lehner looks a lot better when the D plays better. He stopped 32 shots and made 3 great saves, but for the most part we didn’t give up a ton of odd man rushes and keep the lanes clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyldnwoody44 Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 I pick neither, man, our goaltending is sub par Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubkev Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 I pick neither, man, our goaltending is sub par Word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 Ocho Cinco looking like Charles Barkley with all the rebounds he producing. I don't notice a lot of the nuance stuff in hockey games but when the goalie is giving up 10 foot rebounds into the slot on every freaking shot it stands out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 Ocho Cinco looking like Charles Barkley with all the rebounds he producing. I don't notice a lot of the nuance stuff in hockey games but when the goalie is giving up 10 foot rebounds into the slot on every freaking shot it stands out. An accurate assessment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Buffalo Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 Ocho Cinco looking like Charles Barkley with all the rebounds he producing. I don't notice a lot of the nuance stuff in hockey games but when the goalie is giving up 10 foot rebounds into the slot on every freaking shot it stands out.Agreed big reason for the collapse in the second... Columbus knew this and purposely went after him shooting for rebounds and crashing the net... Its their game anyway so Chad played to their strenghths and Sabres D wasnt there enough to clear the net. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LikeEich Posted October 26, 2017 Report Share Posted October 26, 2017 Why is Johnson getting more starts then Lehner. Like nobody confirms whose going to be starting tomorrow in this league... But yet as of yesterday we know Johnson is starting on saturday? Like wtf is going on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted October 29, 2017 Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 Why is Johnson getting more starts then Lehner. Like nobody confirms whose going to be starting tomorrow in this league... But yet as of yesterday we know Johnson is starting on saturday? Like wtf is going on ?? Lehner started yesterday. How's Ullmark looking in Rochester? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottysabres Posted October 29, 2017 Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 ?? Lehner started yesterday. How's Ullmark looking in Rochester? He's getting pummeled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted October 29, 2017 Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 He's getting pummeled. . Time to make a trade, then. Lehner and Johnson aren't getting it done. Yes, I know all about the shutout last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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