GDT- Buffalo Sabres @ Detriot Redwings, 11/15 7pm ESPN

[shrader]

19 minutes ago, Flashsabre said:

In Muel’s defence if he doesn’t get a stick on that then Kane is burying it for the goal anyways. 

He really dislikes Kane and wants to stop him from reaching a bonus?

[Mr Peabody]

13 hours ago, Stads said:

Detroit broadcast saying Tage should have been called for a penalty for knocking down DeBrincat. Interesting take

Did they what penalty should have been called?  Just curious to hear their thought. 
 

[K-9]

3 minutes ago, Mr Peabody said:

Did they what penalty should have been called?  Just curious to hear their thought. 
 

Two minutes for ungentlemanly behavior. 

[Jorcus]

8 minutes ago, Mr Peabody said:

Did they what penalty should have been called?  Just curious to hear their thought. 
 

The replay on the NHL app has the Detroit broadcast. They first pointed out that the bench was calling for a penalty but it seemed after watching the replay they kind of shrugged that off and complimented Thompson on a good play. 

[triumph_communes]

22 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Benson might be the key. Let's see how they do when he gets back. Then Norris could be playing within 2-3 weeks. 🤷‍♂️

Benson and Norris are the hearts of the team. If we can survive their absence we will be ok

[Jorcus]

18 minutes ago, Mr Peabody said:

 

 

 

18 minutes ago, Mr Peabody said:

Did they what penalty should have been called?  Just curious to hear their thought. 
 

Forgot to say interference was what the bench was looking or hoping for. 

Edited 14 hours ago by Jorcus

[bunomatic]

20 minutes ago, triumph_communes said:

Benson and Norris are the hearts of the team. If we can survive their absence we will be ok

Benson sure but Norris is off injured more than he’s ever played. Not sure how that makes him the heart of the team.

[Taro T]

37 minutes ago, Jorcus said:

 

 

Forgot to say interference was what the bench was looking or hoping for. 

They also might've been unhappy about Dahlin getting into the play well before the guy he was replacing got off the ice to start the play.  But after the way the Sabres were going nuts over the too many men that was called, that one had to be ticky tack at best, so expect the non-call in OT was a makeup call.

And, Thompson and DeBrincat were fighting for a loose puck, have seen plays like that called, but rarely if ever when the game is on the line.  That's a "let 'em play" call.

They battled back well and Ellis managed to never give up the 5th goal that would've buried them.  Bring on the Eulers.

[Flashsabre]

1 hour ago, Mr Peabody said:

Did they what penalty should have been called?  Just curious to hear their thought. 
 

The announcer said the players/bench were looking for a call for interference but the announcers said no it was a battle

[JohnC]

2 minutes ago, Taro T said:

They also might've been unhappy about Dahlin getting into the play well before the guy he was replacing got off the ice to start the play.  But after the way the Sabres were going nuts over the too many men that was called, that one had to be ticky tack at best, so expect the non-call in OT was a makeup call.

And, Thompson and DeBrincat were fighting for a loose puck, have seen plays like that called, but rarely if ever when the game is on the line.  That's a "let 'em play" call.

They battled back well and Ellis managed to never give up the 5th goal that would've buried them.  Bring on the Eulers.

I agree with you that technically the too many on the ice call was correct. But from a discretionary judgment call I thought it was a bad call. And as you point out, with the Tompson/DeBrincat engagement both of them were battling, so the judgment of a no-call was the right call. Although, if that type of throw down happened in the middle of the game, a penalty would likely be called. As you note, the calls evened out. 

[Ross Rhea]

1 hour ago, mjd1001 said:

How well they have to play the rest of the season can be parsed to make it look really good or really bad. 

When there's no break, the team plays 14 to 15 games per month. Let's go with 14 for argument's sake. 

To play at a 95 point Pace, every month, a team would have to... In those 14 games... Get 16.2 points per month.

With the hole the team has dug, to get to 95 points in that same 14 games. They now have to get about 17.2 points per month. 

If you look at it that way... A crew about one more point per month than what you thought you needed going into the season.. It doesn't look that bad.

Of course, like most people, that's if you were playing at a 95 point Pace. This team hasn't shown the ability to even do that.

So you're saying they need to play at a 95 point pace going forward plus the 16 they already have to equal 111 points or play at a 79 point pace going forward plus 16 they already have to equal 95 points?

 

No matter how its disected they are going to need about 43 wins and about 10 extra time points to get around 95 points

[mjd1001]

2 minutes ago, Ross Rhea said:

So you're saying they need to play at a 95 point pace going forward plus the 16 they already have to equal 111 points or play at a 79 point pace going forward plus 16 they already have to equal 95 points?

 

No matter how its disected they are going to need about 43 wins and about 10 extra time points to get around 95 points

Nope. I'm saying the goal was to get to 95 points.

They needed about 16 points in an 'average' month to get there. Because of how they played so far, now they need about 17 points per month to get to 95 (with a month based on 14 games per month.)

[Eleven]

Someone needs to misspell the opponents' names from now on until the power burst expires.

[SwampD]

3 hours ago, Pimlach said:

What makes a seeming full grown, adult woman do that to a crowd of visiting hockey players?  
 

Boards and thick glass. 

Good on her that she wasn’t giving the finger.

[inkman]

15 hours ago, Mr Peabody said:

I like angry Tage.  

Frankly if im Lindy I’m doing everything I can to invoke Tage Rage. He’s a completely (ok his hockey sense still blows) player when properly motivated.  He has to learn how to capture that and use it when he can.  Let’s face it, he’s a tall handsome son of a former player.  It’s not like he’s Brad Marchand who is a huge beaked midget that everyone hates.  

[Jorcus]

35 minutes ago, Ross Rhea said:

So you're saying they need to play at a 95 point pace going forward plus the 16 they already have to equal 111 points or play at a 79 point pace going forward plus 16 they already have to equal 95 points?

 

No matter how its disected they are going to need about 43 wins and about 10 extra time points to get around 95 points

I guess i am not sure why 95 points has to be the number. It has been 91 the past 2 years and 92 the year before that. The East is more balanced than ever. The number this year could be 89. Still they are not in a good place and getting to that number is going to be difficult. 

[Stads]

2 hours ago, Mr Peabody said:

Did they what penalty should have been called?  Just curious to hear their thought. 
 

Interference I believe 

[DarthEbriate]

14 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:

If we could somehow smoosh Quinn and Greenway into one player we'd have a very good one, but as is they both suck bad. Timmons looked pretty bad tonight as well. Hope that isn't going to continue. 

This Quinnway player, with their combined salaries, would make $7.375M for the next two seasons.

3 hours ago, Jorcus said:

On the downside our defensemen took turns giving away the puck that lead to goals against. Timmons first, Byram second, Dahlin third, then Sammy directed one into the net. Amends were made and they came out with the win. They got 4 goals in regulation for the 1st time in 11 games and only the third time this year. In this version of the NHL you are going to need 4 or more on most nights to win. Let's see if they can start ripping twine. 

Just caught the highlights. Yup -- the Sabres D did what they could to blindly centering to the opposition (Timmons), only lightly pressured (Byram), lost battle (Dahlin), and unable to take the pass (Samuelsson) to give away the game. Ellis even made a very good initial save on the Byram turnover. The goalie was hung out to dry the first half of the game.

TNT was able to take advantage of DeBrincat on the rush goal and again in OT. We need to see him use his size and strength more against actual defensemen who are not the size of Bryson.

With Dahlin back they're allowed to win again -- it just took them a little while to remember that and get warmed up. Glad they even got the extra point. Now, go win some games in regulation.

[Believer]

1 hour ago, Eleven said:

Someone needs to misspell the opponents' names from now on until the power burst expires.

Guilty. It’s Kesselring.

[PerreaultForever]

1 hour ago, DarthEbriate said:

This Quinnway player, with their combined salaries, would make $7.375M for the next two seasons.

 

Ya, but he'd be a stud and worth way more. 

You saw tonight what a beast Thompson can be when he decides to play physical. He played angry and had the fight in him and thus dominated. If he brought that every night and dragged others into the same style this team might be something. 

A player with Quinn's speed and skill plus Greenway's physicality would be the perfect power forward. Quinn unfortunately is a total wuss. 

[clink]

13 hours ago, Pimlach said:

What makes a seeming full grown, adult woman do that to a crowd of visiting hockey players?  
 

Boards and thick glass. 

The "full-grown" is why 

She's a fleshy refrigerator of advanced age. By now, the excess weight has likely worn out her joints and she's likely developed osteoarthritis in those knees 

PLUS she's got a rooting interest in Detroit 

Therefore, she's a miserable old woman and, as you know, misery LOVES company. 

In conclusion, if her gesture of disapproval produces even a microgram of sadness in any of our boys hearts, especially true if accomplished during moment of a jubilant gathering, she will feel pleasure  

In simpler terms she's a troll, in need of a feed 😁

 

[clink]

12 hours ago, triumph_communes said:

Benson and Norris are the hearts of the team. If we can survive their absence we will be ok

If Norris = our ❤️ 

(I can't say it out of respect for Dahlin and his wife/gf)

[clink]

15 hours ago, Archie Lee said:

There is still lots on this team to be excited about from a player talent standpoint. Thompson played at a level we don’t quite see enough, but I think we got a sense of what playoff-Thompson would look like. 

I also really liked the way Ellis battled in net, Kozak with the painful shot block,  Krebs running over Sandin-Pelika, McLeod’s speed, Sammuelsson, ot heroics aside, looks like a player well worth his contract. 

At the risk of being unnecessarily negative after a rare positive performance and outcome, all the same issues were present and led to the 4-1 deficit. It wasn’t structure or system or coach-imposed accountability, that dug them out of the 3 goal deficit. The players clearly still have pride and some commitment to one another. I think there is a team here that could get on a roll, with the right couple of changes. 

Oh for sure!

If they're going to reach the (seemingly) impossible dream of a playoff appearance (can't say playoff 'run.' One step at a time) it'll be due to the players, overcoming some obvious/painful shortcomings of the "system" they're currently stuck under. 

Seeing them dig deep, not quit on each other (which, we've witnessed too many times in recent seasons), and pull a victory out of last night's circumstances is a promising development (hopefully) 

Especially sweet, to me, was that ending 😍

[Stads]

I watched the Thompson goal again. What a play by Doan to get him the puck. Knocked down from behind and passes it to Tage through his legs