Nitro60 Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 1 minute ago, darksabre said: I give this mess of a roster credit, even if they're losing they're at least doing the things you have to do to win. They are serving notice that they will not be an easy mark. You better be ready to play when you go head to head with the Sabres. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 1 minute ago, Doohickie said: Eh, they were actually kind okay in front of the empty net. A game they might win with Ullmark. yep, yet another game where goaltending is the potential difference 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 It really is amazing just how bad the hockey was under Krueger. We ***** lost, and it was a better game than three quarters of the games under him 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorny Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 anyways, not the least entertaining 4-3 loss I've ever seen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimlach Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 Good try. Dahlin passed with about 26 seconds left when he had a clear shot. He needs to be the gun. They are waaaay better with Granato, or simply without Ralph? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norcal Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 Alot to like in a loss. If there was a playoff position at stake I'd be pissed but seeing the kids develop and not just against "bad teams" was well worth the watch to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewookie1 Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 I'll take this loss over most of the ones we've been subjected to this year. They fought tooth and nail from start to finish. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerreaultForever Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 Not horrible. That wasn't Washington's A game though. They were coasting a little after their Boston game I think. Tokarski showed us why he's spent most of his career outside the NHL. Still, it's more fun to watch now then it was earlier in the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader1969 Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 At least Ullmark is back on Sunday. Assuming he isn’t traded 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 Irwin-Eakin-Reider looked more like an NHL line than anything with Hall and Staal playing together. There is just more life in this team from more places in the line-up. I don't get angry and depressed watching games any more. It makes the night that much better. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 Mittelstadt's honesty about his maturity is really endearing. Kid seems to have turned a corner. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabresouth Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 I hope this puts an end to the Tokarski is a good backup. Mitts, Tage, and Dahlin will be fun to watch next year. Much improved. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 36 minutes ago, darksabre said: Mittelstadt's honesty about his maturity is really endearing. Kid seems to have turned a corner. It's amazing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Nitro60 said: They are serving notice that they will not be an easy mark. You better be ready to play when you go head to head with the Sabres. I don't know if I'd go that far. I'm sure the rest of the division views us as an easy mark. 1 hour ago, PerreaultForever said: Tokarski showed us why he's spent most of his career outside the NHL. He's not good but he gives you better fight than any other goalie this year not named Ullmark. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro60 Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 49 minutes ago, Doohickie said: I don't know if I'd go that far. I'm sure the rest of the division views us as an easy mark. He's not good but he gives you better fight than any other goalie this year not named Ullmark. Disagree. These young guys are showing energetic play. When they were under RK and losing the opponent came it knowing it was an easy night. Now they can not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kruppstahl Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 I'm *still* not on the Mittelstadt bandwagon, but he wins me over a little bit more every game now. His goal was wicked! Goalie never moved. Seriously fast/skilled set of hands there. Much better than anything we saw from Hall this year, whose hands have looked like stone on many occasions. With better goaltending maybe we could have even won. Watched the Caps broadcast and Craig Laughlin went out of his way to emphasize how much better the team looked relative to earlier in the year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 2 hours ago, darksabre said: Mittelstadt's honesty about his maturity is really endearing. Kid seems to have turned a corner. 1 hour ago, LGR4GM said: It's amazing. Why is this such a surprise? This is an uber talented kid who got rushed to the NHL then got destroyed by an incompetent coach. Instead of hanging his head, he went to Rochester, worked hard, got real mentoring and coaching by Chris Taylor, who also fixed Tage Thompson, and by the end of his 39 games he was well on his way to being the two way force we are now watching emerge in the NHL. The quotes from Taylor said this transformation had begun and that he was ready. Now that Rasputin, who had no idea how to utilize his players, is gone is it really shocking that talented players like Tage, Mitts, and Dahlin are now playing toward their potential? Sadly, it’s becoming abundantly clear that Rasputin wanted Taylor gone because Taylor challenged him and was a clear replacement when his own incompetence became apparent. Makes one wonder how much farther along Mitts and Thompson would be if they didn’t have RK as their coach. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudacek Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 (edited) Man if someone told be three years ago that in the spring of 2021 Casey Mittelstadt and Rasmus Dahlin would be driving our offence and making holy ***** plays every period, I would have said, of course — haven't you read the hype, they are two of the best prospects outside the NHL. Three weeks ago on the other hand... How could somebody coach Rasmus ***** Dahlin not to play like this? He is so ***** talented. Dustin Tokarski learned how to play goalie from watching old Mario Lessard tapes on VHS. Edited April 10, 2021 by dudacek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGR4GM Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 6 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said: Why is this such a surprise? This is an uber talented kid who got rushed to the NHL then got destroyed by an incompetent coach. Instead of hanging his head, he went to Rochester, worked hard, got real mentoring and coaching by Chris Taylor, who also fixed Tage Thompson, and by the end of his 39 games he was well on his way to being the two way force we are now watching emerge in the NHL. The quotes from Taylor said this transformation had begun and that he was ready. Now that Rasputin, who had no idea how to utilize his players, is gone is it really shocking that talented players like Tage, Mitts, and Dahlin are now playing toward their potential? Sadly, it’s becoming abundantly clear that Rasputin wanted Taylor gone because Taylor challenged him and was a clear replacement when his own incompetence became apparent. Makes one wonder how much farther along Mitts and Thompson would be if they didn’t have RK as their coach. Because he was a lazy immature turd for two years, trying to play high school showboat hockey and getting caved in every night. There's lists of guys with skill who wash out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, LGR4GM said: Because he was a lazy immature turd for two years, trying to play high school showboat hockey and getting caved in every night. There's lists of guys with skill who wash out. He certainly got caved, but was it immaturity or terrible coaching. Calling him lazy is complete BS and you know it. No one gets to this level by being lazy. Immature possibly but not lazy. After watching what RK did to Montour, Jokiharju, Dahlin, Skinner, Hall, Staal, Sheary, Vesey, Miller, Thompson and eventually Jack, are you really going to lay Mitts’ loss of confidence last year on Mitts being lazy? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zamboni Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 (edited) I’m not gonna name the poster (no need to, as it could be a lot of fans) who said this, but I thought it was so knee jerk, so premature, so wrong that I had to copy it for future amusement for all 😂 said less than a year ago regarding a still developing Casey Mittelstadt .... “Still think he's only worth a 4th round pick. You find a GM that'll give you more, you jump on it. He's garbage. Watching him play against professional players in both the NHL and AHL has cemented my opinion. He simply doesn't have what it takes to be a professional hockey player.” “cemented opinion” Not, “I feel this way right now, but it could change” 😂 Mitts has proven, yes proven, a healthy chunk of “cemented opinions” dead wrong. And I for one, love it. Keep it up Mitts! Edited April 10, 2021 by Zamboni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 4 hours ago, darksabre said: Mittelstadt's honesty about his maturity is really endearing. Kid seems to have turned a corner. It was a brutally honest answer. The vulnerability and openness that he showed there came across as very genuine. That’s not easy. It made me feel a little differently about him as a person. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said: Why is this such a surprise? This is an uber talented kid who got rushed to the NHL then got destroyed by an incompetent coach. Instead of hanging his head, he went to Rochester, worked hard, got real mentoring and coaching by Chris Taylor, who also fixed Tage Thompson, and by the end of his 39 games he was well on his way to being the two way force we are now watching emerge in the NHL. The quotes from Taylor said this transformation had begun and that he was ready. Now that Rasputin, who had no idea how to utilize his players, is gone is it really shocking that talented players like Tage, Mitts, and Dahlin are now playing toward their potential? Sadly, it’s becoming abundantly clear that Rasputin wanted Taylor gone because Taylor challenged him and was a clear replacement when his own incompetence became apparent. Makes one wonder how much farther along Mitts and Thompson would be if they didn’t have RK as their coach. 6 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said: He certainly got caved, but was it immaturity or terrible coaching. Calling him lazy is complete BS and you know it. No one gets to this level by being lazy. Immature possibly but not lazy. After watching what RK did to Montour, Jokiharju, Dahlin, Skinner, Hall, Staal, Sheary, Vesey, Miller, Thompson and eventually Jack, are you really going to lay Mitts’ loss of confidence last year on Mitts being lazy? Lazy may be a slightly harsh word, but did you listen to Mittelstadt’s post game? https://www.nhl.com/sabres/video/casey-mittelstadt-postgame-4921/t-277437090/c-8032007 Edited April 10, 2021 by Curt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 What stuck out to me regarding Mittlestadt's goal is he was in tight to score it. We don't have enough players that go there. He ducked behind all the traffic and got way inside to score that goal. Good for him. Not enough Sabres go there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveoath Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 Him and Tage seemed willing to go netfront last night (albeit I only saw highlights so may be wrong). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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