oddoublee Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 22 minutes ago, PerreaultForever said: Well that was interesting. I don't know what's wrong with them, but Detroit was horrible. (haha) The Sabres on the other hand played like the team they are supposed to be building so I guess they are? Well idk, it's an enigma in many ways but there are some players finally going to the front of the net, they played with speed and with a quick exit, and it all seemed to click today. So both things can in fact be true. Detroit was bad AND Buffalo was good. Now the test is to see if they can bring that or will it against a team that doesn't let you do what you want. They do that, and we might actually have something real. Byram is good at what he does. The added D is allowing Clifton to settle into his role properly and he looks more like the Clifton from Boston last year. The only thing I did not like was they ran UPL twice, and we did absolutely nothing about it. That will not take us far if we ever do make the playoffs because you know if we did and UPL was playing well, a team like Florida would be worse than what we saw today. We need to be tougher. Happy days today though. Dead on UPL deserved better. Red Wings were being purposely *****. Byram is no doubt the teams second best d man. (Still don't like trade in a vacuum). But he is way more NHL ready than OP. Upside, allows OP to play less and learn properly. Good game. Goals are fun. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 https://www.nhl.com/sabres/ Within this link from the NHL.com you can get a game recap, scoring clips and player interviews. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Super Fan Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 Tonight was the best game I have seen the Buffalo Sabres play this season in my opinion. Go Sabres! Let’s Go Buffalo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastajoe Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 8 minutes ago, Buffalo Super Fan said: Tonight was the best game I have seen the Buffalo Sabres play this season in my opinion. Go Sabres! Let’s Go Buffalo I’d put the 7-2 win over Vegas above this one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverPowerYou Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 (edited) As Rick Jeanerette once said “There’s room on the believer’s bandwagon.” We’re (almost) there. Almost. Just keep playing like this and we’ll get there Edited March 13 by OverPowerYou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 10 minutes ago, OverPowerYou said: As Rick Jeanerette once said “There’s room on the believer’s bandwagon.” We’re (almost) there. Almost. Just keep playing like this and we’ll get there I don't mind willful suspension of disbelief under these circumstances. After all, we are here merely to be entertained. If you can enjoy films featuring people who were subjected to gamma rays or radioactive spider bites, you sure as soot can enjoy Sabres hockey! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverPowerYou Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 3 hours ago, sweetlou said: got a feeling about this one, 7-2 Sabres Thompson x2, Dahlin, JJP, Jost, Skinner, and Byram with goals. Bump this comment. This guy needs to predict more Sabres games. This was close Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matter2003 Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 4 minutes ago, OverPowerYou said: Bump this comment. This guy needs to predict more Sabres games. This was close Jost did have one, it was just offsides...again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 9 minutes ago, matter2003 said: Jost did have one, it was just offsides...again. The score was 7-3, but Detroit gave up 8 goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 6 hours ago, OverPowerYou said: IF we do make the playoffs, and it’s a long shot, watch us end up playing the Florida Panthers of all teams and get swept by Kyle Okposo. That would be so Buffalo Then we can move on from getting cranked by our playoff drought to getting cranked by our playoff series win drought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 (edited) Can someone explain where that jump was for the prior 60 games? Byram is very good at hockey. The forwards are still a mess, but Byram, Dahlin and the rest of the D group are really stepping up their game. That said, I thought Benson and Greenway may have played their best games of the season tonight. I would have liked to see the team step up and protect UPL a little better. Edited March 13 by GASabresIUFAN 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerreaultForever Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 11 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said: Can someone explain where that jump was for the prior 60 games? Byram is very good at hockey. The forwards are still a mess, but Byram, Dahlin and the rest of the D group are really stepping up their game. That said, I thought Benson and Greenway may have played their best games of the season tonight. I would have liked to see the team step up and protect UPL a little better. This is the long standing question isn't it? All teams have slumps here and there but the inconsistency of this team is mind boggling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHAAAUGHT!!! Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 1 hour ago, PerreaultForever said: Well that was interesting. Byram is good at what he does. The added D is allowing Clifton to settle into his role properly and he looks more like the Clifton from Boston last year. The only thing I did not like was they ran UPL twice, and we did absolutely nothing about it. That will not take us far if we ever do make the playoffs because you know if we did and UPL was playing well, a team like Florida would be worse than what we saw today. We need to be tougher. Happy days today though. Spot on. I only watched the 10minute summary of this game but I was mad when UPL was run over and no one even pushed the guy around. UPL as a starter, in a proper 2 goalie rotation, has proven himself after the new year. He is the main reason the Sabres have been competitive in these games lately. BB4 is doing exactly what I expected him to do and is looking good doing it. I had a bit of a chuckle this afternoon thinking about all the posters upset about the straight up Mitts-BB4 trade. We finally have a solid top 4 D (yes they aren’t perfect right now, but they should only get better) and people still were upset about trading a perennial 15g/season 2nd/3rd line center that was sub-50% on draws. BB4 is the real deal, hopefully he stays healthy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHAAAUGHT!!! Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 14 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said: Can someone explain where that jump was for the prior 60 games? Byram is very good at hockey. The forwards are still a mess, but Byram, Dahlin and the rest of the D group are really stepping up their game. That said, I thought Benson and Greenway may have played their best games of the season tonight. I would have liked to see the team step up and protect UPL a little better. Has Donny finally figured it out, or is this dumb luck because Kyle and EJ are gone so he has to use different skaters. The line combos and ice time per player indicate he’s reassessed his players, at least Skinner… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerreaultForever Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 1 minute ago, SHAAAUGHT!!! said: Spot on. I only watched the 10minute summary of this game but I was mad when UPL was run over and no one even pushed the guy around. UPL as a starter, in a proper 2 goalie rotation, has proven himself after the new year. He is the main reason the Sabres have been competitive in these games lately. When people (including myself) wonder where this effort was over the first part of the year I do wonder if at times they quit because they felt they had no hope with the goaltending and now that UPL has been good they feel, hey we can win with him, and so they play harder. That could be a thing and thus the season falls on KA not getting a veteran goalie and on a lack of good veteran leadership to guide them over those doubt moments. KO is clearly not missed, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 Just now, SHAAAUGHT!!! said: Has Donny finally figured it out, or is this dumb luck because Kyle and EJ are gone so he has to use different skaters. The line combos and ice time per player indicate he’s reassessed his players, at least Skinner… Byram is a big piece. He attacks every shift and this is something the Sabres need and have needed. It's also getting rid of dead wood, which is something I was hoping KA would do last summer and I hope he does this coming summer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHAAAUGHT!!! Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 1 minute ago, PerreaultForever said: When people (including myself) wonder where this effort was over the first part of the year I do wonder if at times they quit because they felt they had no hope with the goaltending and now that UPL has been good they feel, hey we can win with him, and so they play harder. That could be a thing and thus the season falls on KA not getting a veteran goalie and on a lack of good veteran leadership to guide them over those doubt moments. KO is clearly not missed, They did have some really good games early this year (the home game against the Avs was amazing), but followed it up with so many terrible efforts. I think it may be a stretch to blame uncommitted player efforts on a 3 goalie rotation… KO is an amazing human being, and a solid hockey player, but he was not the leader this team needed. If he was, Eichel would have never aligned himself with Kane, and KO would have been named captain years before he was… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 (edited) 8 minutes ago, SHAAAUGHT!!! said: KO is an amazing human being, and a solid hockey player, but he was not the leader this team needed. If he was, Eichel would have never aligned himself with Kane I think you're connecting too many dots there. Edited March 13 by Doohickie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brawndo Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 7 minutes ago, SHAAAUGHT!!! said: They did have some really good games early this year (the home game against the Avs was amazing), but followed it up with so many terrible efforts. I think it may be a stretch to blame uncommitted player efforts on a 3 goalie rotation… KO is an amazing human being, and a solid hockey player, but he was not the leader this team needed. If he was, Eichel would have never aligned himself with Kane, and KO would have been named captain years before he was… Okposo arrived via UFA in 2016. Eichel, Kane and Bogosian’s relationship was already cemented by the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 4 minutes ago, Brawndo said: Okposo arrived via UFA in 2016. Eichel, Kane and Bogosian’s relationship was already cemented by the time. Somehow I think Kane was the better team player from those 3. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerreaultForever Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 57 minutes ago, Doohickie said: I think you're connecting too many dots there. I think he was pretty, pretty, pretty close. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repster Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 Wings were coming off a losing western road trip, so this is the way the game should have gone. Credit to the Sabres for playing very well with pace and taking advantage of Detroit’s poor play in general and fatigue. The Islanders will be coming to Buffalo in the same situation having just finished a western road trip, and where LA shut them out in their last game. Again, the Sabres need to come out and get an early lead and make the Islanders play catch up while trying to catch their breath. The difference is the Islanders aren’t generally sliding like the Wings and have good goaltending. It will probably be a closer game, but the end result has to be the same. Take advantage of their fatigue. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 3 hours ago, matter2003 said: Jost did have one, it was just offsides...again. offside. Singular. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom webster Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 6 hours ago, Brawndo said: Okposo arrived via UFA in 2016. Eichel, Kane and Bogosian’s relationship was already cemented by the time. Sam was already pretty think with those three as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabrefanday1 Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 (edited) Funny I woke up this morning and got on this board and started to look for the same old posters with their "oh Detroit sure were bad and the Sabres got them at the right time blah blah blah".... It is amazing that even when they play really good and win not becuase the other team had a off-night or were tired but that that Sabres werethe BETTER team period, same old posters have to make a positive somewhere into a negative. The team keeps proving with good goaltending they can win. I also think that sometimes minus can be a plus...we lost three players but gained one really good one and Byram is really good and a key piece moving forward. Not sure if we can sign him down the road (hope so) but for know the team is greatly improved with him in the lineup. Having played and coached for many years at many differnt levels (I'm old), it is essential that the team feel confident in their goalie. Does not matte rif it is even little boys or girls playing...UPL has become a key piece in the team's success...kudos to him Edited March 13 by sabrefanday1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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