GDT: 10/03/25 Buffalo Sabres @ Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Network, MSG--Radio WGR 550

[pi2000]

nobody on this team cares about winning when the games don't count

38 year old Crosby tho, in his 21st season, doesn't matter to him, he just wants to win anytime anywhere

that's the difference 

[K012010]

1 minute ago, pi2000 said:

nobody on this team cares about winning when the games don't count

38 year old Crosby tho, in his 21st season, doesn't matter to him, he just wants to win anytime anywhere

that's the difference 

I thought you were out?

[pi2000]

Just now, K012010 said:

I thought you were out?

staaaarting..... NOW

[eman]

5 minutes ago, pi2000 said:

team still sucks, I'm out

Have to agree. I saw nothing this preseason that fills me with optimism for this coming season. I see the same team. Some of the players may have changed but nothing to indicate this is a big improvement. Really really hope I'm wrong but we'll know soon enough now. The Penguins back to back games really killed any optimism I may have had. 

[LGR4GM]

Sabres special teams look like...

[Sabres73]

3 minutes ago, eman said:

Have to agree. I saw nothing this preseason that fills me with optimism for this coming season. I see the same team. Some of the players may have changed but nothing to indicate this is a big improvement. Really really hope I'm wrong but we'll know soon enough now. The Penguins back to back games really killed any optimism I may have had. 

Great - delete your membership here then. All because of a pre-season game, lol.

[RochesterExpat]

6 minutes ago, Sabres73 said:

Great - delete your membership here then. All because of a pre-season game, lol.

Ah, yes, because the pessimism a Sabres fan might have at the moment is entirely due to a single pre-season game, and not related to an established pattern or anything of the sort whatsoever.

Edited 3 hours ago by RochesterExpat

[Stads]

11 minutes ago, pi2000 said:

staaaarting..... NOW

[thewookie1]

Can anyone tell me what exactly Geogiev was trying to accomplish in OT? he's a big goalie, he doesn't need to take overt risks like Levi to make up for his size.

[Slack_in_MA]

Not a whole lot of interest or urgency in the third. Didn’t see many dawgs down the stretch. Here’s hoping the regular season brings another level of effort. Consistently.

[Big Guava]

Kinda crazy this team was unbeatable under Granato when leading after 2 periods but lose with regularity under Ruff in the same scenario.

[eman]

21 minutes ago, Sabres73 said:

Great - delete your membership here then. All because of a pre-season game, lol.

Don't worry. it's a long season. I'll get back to you by US Thanksgiving. Let's see where they stand again by that time. 

[PerreaultForever]

That is the kind of sloppy, uninspired, and at times lethargic effort you get when you don't have any actual real job competition in camp. 

This team has way too many guys who look to the refs for help rather than battling through. Pens got the greasy, Sabres watched and complained about it. 

Nothing has really changed. This looks exactly like last year and it'll yield the same results. Maybe even worse, if injuries continue. 

Some will say it's meaningless games. Again, if you have access to replays, watch the meaningless game between Florida and Tampa from last night by way of contrast. 

[GASabresIUFAN]

I remember this team.  They look exactly like last year and the season hasn’t even started.

[LGR4GM]

October: Sabres season is starting!

November: Sabres season is over. 

 

 

[Porous Five Hole]

Preseason only matters if we win and look good 😉

[SABRES 0311]

40 minutes ago, Slack_in_MA said:

Not a whole lot of interest or urgency in the third. Didn’t see many dawgs down the stretch. Here’s hoping the regular season brings another level of effort. Consistently.

If it’s not instilled in preseason there’s no reason to believe it will be there in the regular season.

[Turbo44]

Feeling like Levi may be the call if UPL instant while. They’re desperate for a hot start and Lyon and Georgiev don’t seem oooe the answer 

[Sabres73]

7 minutes ago, Turbo44 said:

Feeling like Levi may be the call if UPL instant while. They’re desperate for a hot start and Lyon and Georgiev don’t seem oooe the answer 

Lyon was fine this game - he had two weird goals against him, one that shouldn't have counted.

[Pimlach]

Good evening teammates, glad I had family commitments and missed this one. From reading the thread it was up, down, and way down.  

My first concern is goaltending, just like every year in the Adams era. A team cannot emerge to the next level without goaltending.  
 

 

[OverPowerYou]

1 hour ago, K012010 said:

I’m shocked at the wild over reactions to a preseason game without even close to a normal game atmosphere hahaha 

Was it a raucous scene as compared to your normal stuffy key bank center crowd on a Monday evening ? 

[RochesterExpat]

31 minutes ago, Turbo44 said:

Feeling like Levi may be the call if UPL instant while. They’re desperate for a hot start and Lyon and Georgiev don’t seem oooe the answer 

I don’t think Lyon is a problem. I have concerns about Georgiev.

[K012010]

12 minutes ago, OverPowerYou said:

Was it a raucous scene as compared to your normal stuffy key bank center crowd on a Monday evening ? 

wtf are you talking about haha

[Thorny]

1 hour ago, pi2000 said:

nobody on this team cares about winning when the games don't count

38 year old Crosby tho, in his 21st season, doesn't matter to him, he just wants to win anytime anywhere

that's the difference 

That and the golden goal 

“IGGY!”

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2 hours ago, SABRES 0311 said:

If it’s not instilled in preseason there’s no reason to believe it will be there in the regular season.

That contradicts the "preseason doesn't mean anything" mantra chanted by so many.