GDT: Sabres @ Redwings, 7:00pm Sept. 25, 2025, 🎙 streaming @ sabres.com

[PromoTheRobot]

Off topic: UPL was a full participant in practice today.

[mjd1001]

Watching the replay of the Detroit PP goal and again with the Sabres PK, they get in trouble when they start chasing and leave their spots.

Power went to the board when The Sabres had 2 guys on the board already.  Once Detroit got hold of the puck, their guy had an option to move the puck himself or have TWO other guys to pass it two with only one Sabres defender covering 80% of the ice.

I KNOW they want to chase the puck, but time and time again, their PK works best when they let the other team control the puck but stay in their assigned spots.  

[Taro T]

And Dunne and some other Wing are the only 2 going to the box.

Both for roughing.  (And Chiarot is the Wing going to the box.)

[Brawndo]

5-2

[thewookie1]

That was a rough one

[Taro T]

5-2  

Copp.on a rebound.

[thewookie1]

High stick?

 

[PromoTheRobot]

That was clearly struck above the cross bar but I doubt they'll reverse it.

[...]

Power is garbage.

[Believer]

Georgiev getting a workout tonight.

 

[Brawndo]

Shades of the 7-3 March 12th drubbing the last time the Sabres were in Detroit 

[Believer]

9 shots in two periods?

What is Ruff up to?

Mixing lines?

[Cityo'Rasmii]

Power floating and on his heels...another year of this??

Edited September 26 by Cityo'Rasmii

[Taro T]

3 minutes ago, mjd1001 said:

Watching the replay of the Detroit PP goal and again with the Sabres PK, they get in trouble when they start chasing and leave their spots.

Power went to the board when The Sabres had 2 guys on the board already.  Once Detroit got hold of the puck, their guy had an option to move the puck himself or have TWO other guys to pass it two with only one Sabres defender covering 80% of the ice.

I KNOW they want to chase the puck, but time and time again, their PK works best when they let the other team control the puck but stay in their assigned spots.  

Yeah, they watch what other teams do and try to emulate it, but it's clear they don't actually understand what the other teams do.

Really believe they're trying to emulate Carolina's pressure PK, but Carolina doesn't pressure over the entire zone.  They pressure when the opponent has limited options and they can then outnumber the puck carrier AND take away the limited options.  And they get the goaltending that can cover for them when they oops it and let the puck get through to the puck carrier's teammates.

The Sabres pressure when the other team has multiple options and they don't manage to take them all away typically.

Just have this sneaking suspicion that if you ever get to talk to Wilford he'll proudly show you his new watch - it's a Rolodex.  😉 

[thewookie1]

4 minutes ago, ... said:

Power is garbage.

Besides tackling Copp I'm not entirely sure what else he was supposed to do there; Copp hit the puck about 7 inches over the cross bar while wrestling with him.

[SABRES 0311]

I am really starting to like Mrtka. He’s an aggressive DMan that doesn’t take any 💩. 
 

Unlike a certain other DMan.

8 minutes ago, ... said:

Power is garbage.

Did OP turn that puck over on the half wall which ended up in our net after he got outmuscled?

Edited September 26 by SABRES 0311

[Believer]

Power got married this offseason.

Didn’t do much for his game.

[sabremike]

A friendly reminder that we are playing a handful of starters while the Wings are playing most of theirs.

[CallawaySabres]

16 minutes ago, ... said:

Power is garbage.

Just another player that should have NEVER been on this team after drafted. 

[SABRES 0311]

1 minute ago, sabremike said:

A friendly reminder that we are playing a handful of starters while the Wings are playing most of theirs.

True but it doesn’t excuse individual play.

[Taro T]

And Detroit will go back on the PP again.

Doan with the roughing call.

Georgiev still between the pipes.

[PromoTheRobot]

4 minutes ago, SABRES 0311 said:

True but it doesn’t excuse individual play.

It kind of does if you are an AHL player vs an NHL player.

Just now, Taro T said:

And Detroit will go back on the PP again.

Doan with the roughing call.

Georgiev still between the pipes.

Why no Levi?

[Taro T]

Just now, PromoTheRobot said:

It kind of does if you are an AHL player vs an NHL player.

Why no Levi?

No data.  Guess they want to see how Georgiev does through a full 60 having faced adversity.

[Pimlach]

15 minutes ago, Believer said:

Power got married this offseason.

Didn’t do much for his game.

It takes 2 years for the hate to start.  

[Taro T]

Kesselring with a nice breakup on the PK.  And they kill that one off.