GDT: Sabres @ Jets, December 5, 2025 @ 7PM on MSG, TSN, ESPN+

[Pimlach]

Zucker willing to go to dirty areas. 

[Broken Ankles]

Just like Seth drew up. 

[DarthEbriate]

You need someone willing to stand in front of the net. And with the PP designed around TNT taking a chest-high 95 mph shot, you don't have that person there. But with Zucker on the ice it works. So -- who can be that guy on PP2?

[Doohickie]

1 minute ago, Spoonman said:

Now we give up 2? 

[mjd1001]

3 minutes ago, Broken Ankles said:

Not allowed on this board. 

I corrected my original post...I can't tell from the replay if it was Benson or Norris that dropped coverage. Either way, it was one of the forwards.

[Doohickie]

Weak call.

[mjd1001]

2 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

Zucker willing to go to dirty areas. 

Zucker and Doan are really the only 2 guys this year.

Just how bad would the PP be without them?  

[Nitro60]

Just now, Doohickie said:

Weak call.

That was a WTF are you calling type of penalty.  NHL refs and the penalties they call are why the NHL is looked upon by outsiders as bush league.

[Believer]

Nice kill

[LGR4GM]

Zucker is the only good ufa Adams has ever signed. 

[DarthEbriate]

Good save from Luukkonen.

1 minute ago, mjd1001 said:

Zucker and Doan are really the only 2 guys this year.

Just how bad would the PP be without them?  

Worse.

This team definitely needs one more true power forward who is a 200' player.    (and a goalie, and all their D-men and Benson and Östlund to magically be 2 years older).

[Night Train]

1 minute ago, LGR4GM said:

Zucker is the only good ufa Adams has ever signed. 

Ni one else would come here. 

[Believer]

Geez we almost gave up a goal again with just seconds left in a period.

[DarthEbriate]

3 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Zucker is the only good ufa Adams has ever signed. 

This is Sam Lafferty erasure!

[Scottysabres]

1 minute ago, Night Train said:

Ni one else would come here. 

I think Doan has untapped potential, mainly linemates, but untapped none the less

[Night Train]

Marty needs a barber. Ask Duff..

[LGR4GM]

Just now, DarthEbriate said:

This is Sam Lafferty erasure!

[DarthEbriate]

On the MSG feed tonight -- nice Kozak Amerks jersey.

[PromoTheRobot]

12 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

Look at the UPL highlights.  He MADE SAVES on ALL BUT ONE shot.  

Fixed.

[Broken Ankles]

5 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Zucker is the only good ufa Adams has ever signed. 

Riley Sheahan and Kyle Clague didn’t do it for you?  What about “we got him” Matt Irwin?  Dregs of humanity. 

[DarthEbriate]

That wasn't a very inspired fight!

[Believer]

Craig Button on ESPN talking up Tuch as a most coveted free agent.

[mjd1001]

1 minute ago, DarthEbriate said:

Good save from Luukkonen.

Worse.

This team definitely needs one more true power forward who is a 200' player.    (and a goalie, and all their D-men and Benson and Östlund to magically be 2 years older).

To answer my original question, Zucker and Doan combined have 6 PP goals combined (in 132 minutes of PP ice time)

The rest of the forward group has 6 PP goals combined (in about 380 minutes combined)

Also Zucker has 24 of his 42 shots from the front of the net (57%)

Josh Doan has 47 of 73 of his shots from the front of the net (64%)

They go to the front of the net.

The rest of the team, by contrast, has 150 of 662 shots from the front of the net (22%).  Now that does include D-men...however

Among forwards, Quinn is at 25% (much better than last year actually, last year he was 8.3%), Tuch at 33%, Thompson at 26%, McLeod at 20%....

Actually, the Sabres as a team are taking more shots from the front of the net than they did last year for sure, but still, Zucker and Doan are leaders in doing that, and the production from them shows.

10 minutes ago, Scottysabres said:

I think Doan has untapped potential, mainly linemates, but untapped none the less

He goes to the net.  His 'untapped' potential would be to get slightly stronger on his skates and work on the quickness of his hands/release.

But unless there are major changes to this roster, he should always have a spot as the guy who 'goes to the net' and gets garbage goals (they still all count!)

[Broken Ankles]

What was worse during intermission.  Craig Buttons print shirt or teeth?  Use your GM coin for a broadcloth white spread collar and a trip to a cosmetic dentist.  

[Slack_in_MA]

OOPS