darksabre Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 15 minutes ago, JohninMinn. said: Can Eichle be the Kucherov of the Buffalo Sabres? He's already pretty good at missing games with injuries so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norcal Posted May 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 Gotta love playoff scrums haha. No penalties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slack_in_MA Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 Watching TB-FL right now, and caught bits of VGK-Wild and Isles-Pens earlier. Boy, I just can't picture the Sabres playing this physical brand of playoff hockey as currently constituted. Is there a whole line that would be out there mixing it up in front of the net, face-washing guys? I want names. We are soooooo far away from this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norcal Posted May 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 Heating up in Miami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 Just now, Slack_in_MA said: Watching TB-FL right now, and caught bits of VGK-Wild and Isles-Pens earlier. Boy, I just can't picture the Sabres playing this physical brand of playoff hockey as currently constituted. Is there a whole line that would be out there mixing it up in front of the net, face-washing guys? I want names. We are soooooo far away from this. It’s why anyone who wants to trade Risto is delusional. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norcal Posted May 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 Just now, Slack_in_MA said: Watching TB-FL right now, and caught bits of VGK-Wild and Isles-Pens earlier. Boy, I just can't picture the Sabres playing this physical brand of playoff hockey as currently constituted. Is there a whole line that would be out there mixing it up in front of the net, face-washing guys? I want names. We are soooooo far away from this. There's no telling if most of them have it in them or not. Risto does. Playoff hockey brings it out of you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 1 minute ago, Slack_in_MA said: Watching TB-FL right now, and caught bits of VGK-Wild and Isles-Pens earlier. Boy, I just can't picture the Sabres playing this physical brand of playoff hockey as currently constituted. Is there a whole line that would be out there mixing it up in front of the net, face-washing guys? I want names. We are soooooo far away from this. There are definitely some kids who have the right attitude, Cozens for example, but they're still lacking seasoning. We'll see, but yeah, they're not anywhere near this level as a team yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 4 minutes ago, Slack_in_MA said: Watching TB-FL right now, and caught bits of VGK-Wild and Isles-Pens earlier. Boy, I just can't picture the Sabres playing this physical brand of playoff hockey as currently constituted. Is there a whole line that would be out there mixing it up in front of the net, face-washing guys? I want names. We are soooooo far away from this. There are quite a few Sabres players from the past couple years out there on good playoff teams, so I actually they would play kind of like that. It’s just that the team is so rarely in a truly competitive atmosphere like that. 5 minutes ago, SwampD said: It’s why anyone who wants to trade Risto is delusional. To trade or to watch walk for nothing? That is the question. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 I don’t know if it’s the best hockey, but all year, these two teams have played some of the most entertaining hockey games I have watched in a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norcal Posted May 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 Tied up. 5 minutes ago, SwampD said: I don’t know if it’s the best hockey, but all year, these two teams have played some of the most entertaining hockey games I have watched in a long time. The games have alot to like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 15 minutes ago, SwampD said: It’s why anyone who wants to trade Risto is delusional. That’s a strong word for a lot of sensible people on this board and off who have wanted him dealt. Couple that with the very real concern over his contract situation and his history of deplorable fancy stats and you realize there’s nothing delusional about your comrades here. Your stance on this roster seems to be that nobody should be traded which I might consider delusional considering the results. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 Just now, Norcal said: Tied up. The games have alot to like The one downside is Tampa always gets the edge in officiating. They are absolutely a MFT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norcal Posted May 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 So, how far is Tampa Bay over the cap? Legally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norcal Posted May 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 5 minutes ago, SwampD said: The one downside is Tampa always gets the edge in officiating. They are absolutely a MFT. Well , if Florida keep playing like this year over year they'll start getting the calls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 3 minutes ago, Hoss said: That’s a strong word for a lot of sensible people on this board and off who have wanted him dealt. Couple that with the very real concern over his contract situation and his history of deplorable fancy stats and you realize there’s nothing delusional about your comrades here. Your stance on this roster seems to be that nobody should be traded which I might consider delusional considering the results. It is delusional, though. Fancy stats don’t mean dick in the playoffs when someone is smashing your face. There is no one currently on the Sabres better at tying up an opposing forward going into the corner to retrieve a puck (even if it’s a teammate that eventually gets it.) No stat for that. Let’s trade him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norcal Posted May 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 Point made no mistake Both goalies played really well too. In a 5-4 game that's nuts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norcal Posted May 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 What a game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SwampD Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 I picked them to win it all this year,... ...but Fehk!! I fehking hate Tampa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerreaultForever Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 Refs screwed Florida. Listening to these league friendly announcers makes it all seem rigged for Tampa. It's such an obvious cheat on the cap. There is absolutely no way Kucherov JUST came off injury. Guy is in peak form. He must have been ready a month ago or more. Total cheat. Tampa for me is officially the Patriots of the NHL. ANYBODY but Tampa that's my choice for the cup. and Montour looked decent. wtf? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 16 minutes ago, Norcal said: Well , if Florida keep playing like this year over year they'll start getting the calls Not against Tampa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 Point’s game winner was just straight up nasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 So weird to go from watching playoff hockey back to...regular season hockey... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 20 minutes ago, SwampD said: It is delusional, though. Fancy stats don’t mean dick in the playoffs when someone is smashing your face. There is no one currently on the Sabres better at tying up an opposing forward going into the corner to retrieve a puck (even if it’s a teammate that eventually gets it.) No stat for that. Let’s trade him. The best part of trading a player is that you get things in return. The second best part is that you can replace what that player does that you like by bringing in players through other transactions. It's not delusional to think Risto should be traded. It's delusional to think if he goes that means they'll never be able to find "grit" by other means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 1 minute ago, Hoss said: The best part of trading a player is that you get things in return. The second best part is that you can replace what that player does that you like by bringing in players through other transactions. It's not delusional to think Risto should be traded. It's delusional to think if he goes that means they'll never be able to find "grit" by other means. I won’t be holding my breath. For any of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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