shrader Posted Wednesday at 09:48 PM Report Posted Wednesday at 09:48 PM Or when it comes to the eastern conference this year, there are no good teams. 1 1 Quote
Taro T Posted Wednesday at 10:18 PM Report Posted Wednesday at 10:18 PM (edited) 29 minutes ago, shrader said: Or when it comes to the eastern conference this year, there are no good teams. At least not until Florida gets healthy. Edited Wednesday at 10:18 PM by Taro T 1 Quote
mjd1001 Posted Wednesday at 10:21 PM Report Posted Wednesday at 10:21 PM 30 minutes ago, shrader said: Or when it comes to the eastern conference this year, there are no good teams. No great teams, but some good teams. Carolina is good, but just like most years, not 'good enough' to be a dominant team. Washington is good. Not great, but solid. New Jersey is good. But they just can't get Jack Hughes to be healthy enough to challenge 'great'. Actually, I thought there would be more. Thats all I have. Quote
ska-T Palmtown Posted Thursday at 01:40 PM Report Posted Thursday at 01:40 PM 18 hours ago, PerreaultForever said: Well the old adage is if you're out of it at Thanksgiving you're out of it so after tonight check the standings. It is more that it is a "good indicator" Every year, at least two teams per conference that were NOT in a playoff spot by american Thanksgiving make it in. Last year Montreal was in dead last and rallied to make the playoffs. Do I think the Sabres will do that this year? Not really - but it could happen, I suppose. Quote
Gatorman0519 Posted Thursday at 02:15 PM Report Posted Thursday at 02:15 PM Colorado and Dallas are wagons. Must be fun to be a fan of those teams. Quote
St. Pete Gogolak Posted Thursday at 02:51 PM Report Posted Thursday at 02:51 PM All the talk in the Penguin game thread about goaltenders needing to steal a game here and there. Islanders outshot the Bruins 45 - 14 last night. Boston wins 3 - 1. Swayman 44 saves. 1 Quote
PerreaultForever Posted Thursday at 07:54 PM Report Posted Thursday at 07:54 PM 5 hours ago, Gatorman0519 said: Colorado and Dallas are wagons. Must be fun to be a fan of those teams. Seattle played Dallas dead even last night. Just lost on a late goal. They're good though. Basically the same as they were. Only one gets out of the division. 1 Quote
PerreaultForever Posted Thursday at 07:59 PM Report Posted Thursday at 07:59 PM 5 hours ago, St. Pete Gogolak said: All the talk in the Penguin game thread about goaltenders needing to steal a game here and there. Islanders outshot the Bruins 45 - 14 last night. Boston wins 3 - 1. Swayman 44 saves. Swayman was very good but shots were mostly from far out, sight lines were open, net front was largely controlled, most plays were one and done. Team D is very good on the Bruins. If they find more scoring they could surprise. As is I doubt they are a playoff team either. The biggest contrast for me with the Sabres would be to watch a guy like Zadorov in front of their net and compare it with Power. Power will skate towards a player and maybe put his stick out to try to get the puck. Zadorov has his body right on the guy, he's muscling him out or tying him up and if he can't he will lift the guys stick off the ice to neutralize him. Watching him battle a strong guy like Anders Lee was a beautiful lesson on defense. 1 1 Quote
eman Posted yesterday at 04:39 AM Report Posted yesterday at 04:39 AM On 11/26/2025 at 5:21 PM, mjd1001 said: No great teams, but some good teams. Carolina is good, but just like most years, not 'good enough' to be a dominant team. Washington is good. Not great, but solid. New Jersey is good. But they just can't get Jack Hughes to be healthy enough to challenge 'great'. Actually, I thought there would be more. Thats all I have. Don't count out Tampa Bay. They're "reemerging"! Quote
Brawndo Posted 20 hours ago Author Report Posted 20 hours ago He torn His ACL, strips the defender and gets the assist in this sequence 1 Quote
Wyldnwoody44 Posted 20 hours ago Report Posted 20 hours ago 48 minutes ago, Brawndo said: He torn His ACL, strips the defender and gets the assist in this sequence Not one Sabre would have the ballz to ever do that. Quote
SwampD Posted 19 hours ago Report Posted 19 hours ago 1 hour ago, Brawndo said: He torn His ACL, strips the defender and gets the assist in this sequence That was awesome. 1 Quote
LTS Posted 15 hours ago Report Posted 15 hours ago It's these moments that cement the best stories. There's no great play by Palmieri here. He's a forgotten man but on his way to the end of his career he makes what likely becomes his career defining play. I love it because while it's a once in a lifetime moment, he made it happen. I hate it because I don't like seeing players end their careers on injuries. I'd love to think he'll be back but he's pushing the age. He's 34 (I had to look it up). I wish him the best, but if this was his moment.. damn what a moment. He's from Smithtown, NY. It's Lon Gisland... but I'll throw him some love for this moment only. 🙂 1 Quote
Ross Rhea Posted 9 hours ago Report Posted 9 hours ago Bizaar stat is as of this AM, 18 out of 32 teams are at even/zero or negative goal differential. Just an odd stat I noticed. Quote
mjd1001 Posted 5 hours ago Report Posted 5 hours ago 3 hours ago, Ross Rhea said: Bizaar stat is as of this AM, 18 out of 32 teams are at even/zero or negative goal differential. Just an odd stat I noticed. To me its not unexpected at all. zero is neutral obviously...3 teams at at zero. Of who is left...14 are positive, 15 are negative. That is about as close to even as I would expect. 1 Quote
Doohickie Posted 4 hours ago Report Posted 4 hours ago On 11/26/2025 at 2:19 PM, Archie Lee said: Well, the Sabres will be out of it tomorrow morning (standings-wise) regardless. The Thanksgiving thing is really just a self-evident observation that 1/4 of the way through the season there will be clear good teams and clear bad teams. Last year at Thanksgiving, Boston, The Rangers, Calgary, and Vancouver were in playoff positions. They missed, replaced by Montreal, Ottawa, Edmonton, and St. Louis. So, it is entirely likely there will be some changeover between now and April. In program management, cost and schedule variance at the 15% mark of a project's timeline are difficult to overcome. So if a project is overrunning at 15%, barring some radical change, the project will end in the red. I think the Thanksgiving benchmark is a similar thing: By November, a team is what it is, and barring a radical change, that's hard to alter. If there's any hope for the Sabres, it lies in the fact that the Sabres to this point have lost more games to injury than most teams. If they can get healthy and stay healthy (looking at you, Josh Norris), maybe they can overcome the slow start. 1 Quote
Doohickie Posted 4 hours ago Report Posted 4 hours ago On 11/27/2025 at 8:15 AM, Gatorman0519 said: Colorado and Dallas are wagons. Must be fun to be a fan of those teams. Maybe I should start following my local team more closely. 1 Quote
Doohickie Posted 4 hours ago Report Posted 4 hours ago 16 hours ago, Brawndo said: He torn His ACL, strips the defender and gets the assist in this sequence That's amazing. 15 hours ago, Wyldnwoody44 said: Not one Sabre would have the ballz to ever do that. Benson totally would. Quote
Gatorman0519 Posted 33 minutes ago Report Posted 33 minutes ago 3 hours ago, Doohickie said: Maybe I should start following my local team more closely. I did. I live in panthers country. Went to some playoff games. Quote
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