Randall Flagg Posted September 18, 2018 Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 8 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said: Will be a good season if Nylander, Thompson, Beaulieu and Ullmark all do really well! Eh, I don't think it matters much if our 8D does well. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted September 18, 2018 Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 32 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said: Thompson looks like a monster out there His size was very noticeable at camp. He also had surprisingly good hands for a big man. The last drill before bag skates on the 1st day was a 3v3 inside the blue lines. He had a couple very nice dangles to open room for a pass. Hoping he still looks as good against NHLers as he does vs AHLers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted September 18, 2018 Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 He's not the one I'm worried about. I could see Bowl-You or Nylander not contributing. If it's Beaulieu he will likely end up as 7D and wasting a roster spot. If it's Nylander he probably gets more AHL seasoning (which is okay with me, at least to start the year). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted September 18, 2018 Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Taro T said: His size was very noticeable at camp. He also had surprisingly good hands for a big man. The last drill before bag skates on the 1st day was a 3v3 inside the blue lines. He had a couple very nice dangles to open room for a pass. Hoping he still looks as good against NHLers as he does vs AHLers. Those drills are so much fun to watch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LikeEich Posted September 18, 2018 Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 Didn't get to watch the entire game, caught some bits here and there and highlights. A few things that my eye. Positives -Work ethic, not just the couple guys that had an * attached, entire team competed hard. - structure/system. Cycled the puck well, opened up seems for defensemen shooting (dmen had 9 shots). Alot more clean, organised and efficient then preseason games of past. -Goaltending. Tandem was solid. IMO Ullmark was pretty nervous and it showed. Ultimately both played as well as we can ask. Special teams. Powerplay seemed mediocre, produced some chances. Pk was good, goaltending played a part in that as well. Negatives Outshot. Seems to have become a Sabres tradition. If we hope to be competitive, big deficits on the shot clock won't help that. Physicality. I'm not saying we need John Scott back, but finish your hits. As fast as were becoming there's teams bounds ahead. Playing the body will slow them down! (It's not like we didn't hit, we did okay but an uptick in physicality would be beneficial!) Penalties. Too many at inopportune times Nothing to put too much stock into. There's was only a handful of NHL players on each team. Also very pleased with Thompson and Nylander. Both have a serious chance at playing in the NHL all season, but both will have to earn it day in day out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 Preseason is not when you want to get physical, LikeEich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlueGED Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 14 hours ago, Doohickie said: Preseason is not when you want to get physical, LikeEich. Goal 1 of preseason: don't get hurt. Goal 2 of preseason: see goal 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LikeEich Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 (edited) 14 hours ago, Doohickie said: Preseason is not when you want to get physical, LikeEich. Teams finish their hits in the preseason lol Edited September 19, 2018 by LikeEich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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