GDT: 11/12 Sabres @ Mammoth 9PM ET on ESPN+/MSG

[K-9]

2 hours ago, Broken Ankles said:

Not all fans live in the area, and leverage MSG for access.  I like knowing if ESPN+ is carrying the game.  Plus, the game starts at 6pm, not 9pm….pacific time zone and all.  But I get it.  Nothing more important than your opinion, nothing less important than mine.  My dad still says options are like @$$holes, everyone has one. It’s why some of these threads go on and on. 

A$$holes are optional? 

23 minutes ago, Porous Five Hole said:

 

Kozak as a second line center.  

He may surprise. 

[Porous Five Hole]

1 hour ago, Brawndo said:

 

Even more irritating than Kozak being in the top six is Peyton freakin Krebs being nothing more than a 4C.  Might be a mix of poor development management & just not good enough, but yeesh that Eichel trade looks even worse now knowing he’s developed into an NHL non-factor. It’s time to try someone else next season.  

[Mr Peabody]

Show up and give a 60 minute effort is all I ask for.   Oh, and Free RyJo. 

[Mustache of God]

Call up Helenius, you cowards!

[Sabres73]

2 minutes ago, Mustache of God said:

Call up Helenius, you cowards!

Also, "why do the Sabres keep rushing young players and ruining them?".

[Mustache of God]

7 minutes ago, Sabres73 said:

Also, "why do the Sabres keep rushing young players and ruining them?".

Because Norris Benson, Zucker, Dunne, Kulich and Danforth are all injured and Tyson Kozak is your #2 center.

[Pimlach]

54 minutes ago, Porous Five Hole said:

Even more irritating than Kozak being in the top six is Peyton freakin Krebs being nothing more than a 4C.  Might be a mix of poor development management & just not good enough, but yeesh that Eichel trade looks even worse now knowing he’s developed into an NHL non-factor. It’s time to try someone else next season.  

Prior to his injury Kozak was looking like the better 4C between him and Krebs. 

[Drag0nDan]

11 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

Prior to his injury Kozak was looking like the better 4C between him and Krebs. 

Felt like kozak was a more impactful defender in that his hits seemed to land more.  Couple nice goals as well.  I feel like Krebs has been tried all over, and it wasn't good - so i guess try something else because they're incredibly thin at center.  

This team's almost running 2 4th lines - someone from the defense is going to have to score at this rate.  

[K-9]

55 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

Prior to his injury Kozak was looking like the better 4C between him and Krebs. 

Kosak is the better 4C and Krebs is made to be a 4th line winger playing next to him. Kozak, Krebs, and Malenstyn were wreaking havoc as the 4th line before all the injuries derailed that plan. The sooner they get back together, the better.

[K-9]

1 hour ago, Porous Five Hole said:

Even more irritating than Kozak being in the top six is Peyton freakin Krebs being nothing more than a 4C.  Might be a mix of poor development management & just not good enough, but yeesh that Eichel trade looks even worse now knowing he’s developed into an NHL non-factor. It’s time to try someone else next season.  

I appreciate where you’re coming from here with regard to the Eichel trade, but I need to see how Östlund turns out before I can truly judge it. That said, only one team received a potential HOFer in the trade as it stands currently. 

[Doohickie]

2 hours ago, Porous Five Hole said:

 

Kozak as a second line center.  

Watch him have a 5 point night  😛 

1 hour ago, Mustache of God said:

Because Norris Benson, Zucker, Dunne, Kulich and Danforth are all injured and Tyson Kozak is your #2 center.

So you're suggesting Helenius play 2C???

[Broken Ankles]

2 hours ago, K-9 said:

A$$holes are optional? 

He may surprise. 

Opinions…bad spellcheck 

[Pimlach]

14 minutes ago, K-9 said:

Kosak is the better 4C and Krebs is made to be a 4th line winger playing next to him. Kozak, Krebs, and Malenstyn were wreaking havoc as the 4th line before all the injuries derailed that plan. The sooner they get back together, the better.

Indeed.  Lindy was complimenting them as a shut down line. 

Edited 3 hours ago by Pimlach

[K-9]

4 minutes ago, Broken Ankles said:

Opinions…bad spellcheck 

I knew that. But thought I’d ask the question, anyway. 😄

[Porous Five Hole]

20 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

Watch him have a 5 point night  😛 

So you're suggesting Helenius play 2C???

If he does, I’ll buy his jersey 

[JoeSchmoe]

How many people here are going to vow to only watch a period or two, but get sucked into watching the whole thing if it's close? 

[Believer]

4 hours ago, Brawndo said:

 

A patchwork.

[Gatorman0519]

With all the injuries, that is a tank roster. Simply no choice. Sad. 

[Shoot da Puck]

8 hours ago, inkman said:

You can always tell how excited we are as a fan base judging from what time the GDT’s are started.  Ten am is pretty accurate.  We barely care and it’s not even Thanksgiving.  

I was mowing the lawn..

[mjd1001]

3 hours ago, Porous Five Hole said:

Even more irritating than Kozak being in the top six is Peyton freakin Krebs being nothing more than a 4C.  Might be a mix of poor development management & just not good enough, but yeesh that Eichel trade looks even worse now knowing he’s developed into an NHL non-factor. It’s time to try someone else next season.  

With the exception of Doan and Kozak, most of the guys on those forward lines have under-performed so far this year. Its not that they are all BAD, its just you expect a bit more from all of them.

 

Its pretty sad to me that among forwards, onl Doan, Kozak, and Dunne are playing better than what I expected. That isn't translating to many wins because the expectations of those 3 guys weren't that high to begin with.

(its no secret that Thompson, McLeod, Quinn, and Tuch are supposed to be forwards leading this team/producing, and they are all disappointing so far)

Krebs. Positionally I think he's been playing pretty well. I think he has continued his progress from last year (compared to 2 years ago) where he doens't look lazy.  He's decent carrying/passing the puck.  The only difference I see this year compared to last year (where I thought he played well) is the lack of product. He hasn't scored yet.

Peyton Krebs with 2, maybe 3 goals this year looks a LOT better than him having 0 right now.

[mjd1001]

34 minutes ago, Gatorman0519 said:

With all the injuries, that is a tank roster. Simply no choice. Sad. 

They miss Dahlin because of how good he is, but they aren't 'missing' how he has played this year.  To be honest, his talent was not overcoming his bad plays and mistakes this year.

The problem is no-one can step up into his role/ice time.  Every time they give Byrum more minutes, it doesn't work. He has all the talent in the world, but the end result of him on the ice is an 'average-at-best' D-man, and when he gets more minutes without Dahliln, you are still getting nothing more than that 'average-at-best' overall game.

Samuelsson is playing well his year, but his role and talent is limited. Power I think is playing a bit better than the consensus on this board, but that doesn't mean I think he is playing well enough to carry the team in any way, shape or form.  Kesserling I need more time to watch, and he's getting back from the injury, but he hasn't blown me away with his game so far. Timmins is Timmins, he's a 3rd pair guy that is playing that role well (I think).

This Defense group can actually be pretty good when Dahlin is being Dahlin. But he's not here now. And when he was this year, he wasn't himself.

[PromoTheRobot]

What the ever lovin' F is this???

 

 

[JohnnyK]

5 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

What the ever lovin' F is this???

Bad AI, I suppose!!!!! (or hope)

Go Sabres!!! or Sailers!!!!

just not Mammoth or Utah Hockey club!!!

 

 

 

[bob_sauve28]

Go Sabres. Get that first road win 

[K-9]

2 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said:

Go Sabres. Get that first road win 

I like the cut of your jib.