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

[bunomatic]

🤷🏻‍♂️wut thu fug wa tha?

[HumanSlinky39]

12 minutes ago, bunomatic said:

🤷🏻‍♂️wut thu fug wa tha?

Buffalo Sabres Hockey

[steveoath]

5 hours ago, HumanSlinky39 said:

still think Granato's teams looked better coached overall, not that they were particularly good, just that it too often looks like Lindy's teams don't even practice.

Edited 4 hours ago by HumanSlinky39

I would get on the phone to tortorella at this point. 

[sabrefanday1]

It is time to do something before this season goes down the tubes. Clearly this team is capable of playing well as we have seen with nice wins against some very good teams It is not too late to salvage this year but KA needs to act now...or maybe TG clears house and brings in exprienced management, Of course that will not help our goaltending but anyting would be better then doing nothing and accepting another lost season.   

[OverPowerYou]

If history repeats itself, expect the Sabres to win 9-2 their next game, they drag us all back in. Then win the game after that in overtime, then lose the game after that because they can’t win 3 in a row

[sabrefanday1]

Maybe we can trade for the goalie that made 34 saves for the Jets...he looked good

[Shoot da Puck]

[Spoonman]

10 hours ago, ... said:

What a bunch a Twerks! 👀

12 minutes ago, Shoot da Puck said:

After a 4-1 loss to the Jets in Winnipeg on Friday night, the Sabres are 11-13-4 through 28 games. Through 28 games last season, the Sabres had an identical 11-13-4 record. The only difference is that this season, that record is good for last place in the Eastern Conference with a .464 points percentage.

[Night Train]

I guess the end of season luncheon will come before Christmas. 

Cue the Talking Heads tune " We're On The Road To Nowhere " 

a shame..we care but the powers that be do not. 

[Ogelthorpe]

Can't wait until Appert is coach next year! We are not even close to the bottom yet boys! Lol

[Pimlach]

I said it after the 2nd period, I’ll say it again, the top line has to change   

The first line is terrible right now.  Norris-Tage- Benson were a combined -7, with no goals scored.   They were terrible in Philly too. 

Norris and Tage do not click right now, and they don’t know each other on the ice.  
 

Top 6 needs updating.   Four road games to go, they to win them all to have a .600 trip.  

[Scottysabres]

Did Dahlin order everyone out of the locker room for a players only post beating meeting?

[SwampD]

12 hours ago, Brawndo said:

Maybe the Sabres will have a players only meeting after this one

12 hours ago, Believer said:

You would hope.

It obviously worked for the Jets after their last game against the Sabres.

12 hours ago, Thorny said:

Is Timmins always like this 

He and Power got caved in just about every shift.

[Mr Peabody]

1 hour ago, Pimlach said:

I said it after the 2nd period, I’ll say it again, the top line has to change   

The first line is terrible right now.  Norris-Tage- Benson were a combined -7, with no goals scored.   They were terrible in Philly too. 

Norris and Tage do not click right now, and they don’t know each other on the ice.  
 

Top 6 needs updating.   Four road games to go, they to win them all to have a .600 trip.  

Lindy agrees -said a big shakeup of the lines might be necessary.  Stay tuned.

[sabresouth]

For those giving upl a break, saying the defense in front of him was bad, agreed. But it would be nice for your goalie to steal a game every now and then for you. UPL doesn't do that. So the reason I don't want to see upl anymore is because of his inconsistent play and inability to steal a game

[Believer]

1 hour ago, Pimlach said:

I said it after the 2nd period, I’ll say it again, the top line has to change   

The first line is terrible right now.  Norris-Tage- Benson were a combined -7, with no goals scored.   They were terrible in Philly too. 

Norris and Tage do not click right now, and they don’t know each other on the ice.  
 

Top 6 needs updating.   Four road games to go, they to win them all to have a .600 trip.  

What’s up with Thompson?

He hasn’t scored a goal in the last 6 games.

And Tuch has scored only 1 goal in his last 6 games.

Think Ruff and Appert are ruining two of our top scorers. Too many line changes and too few PP changes.

Time for these two players and a few others to have a ComeToJesus Meeting with Ruff.

[LGR4GM]

1 hour ago, Pimlach said:

I said it after the 2nd period, I’ll say it again, the top line has to change   

The first line is terrible right now.  Norris-Tage- Benson were a combined -7, with no goals scored.   They were terrible in Philly too. 

Norris and Tage do not click right now, and they don’t know each other on the ice.  
 

Top 6 needs updating.   Four road games to go, they to win them all to have a .600 trip.  

I think they need Benson with Norris and Thompson with Tuch. 

[PASabreFan]

30 minutes ago, sabresouth said:

For those giving upl a break, saying the defense in front of him was bad, agreed. But it would be nice for your goalie to steal a game every now and then for you. UPL doesn't do that. So the reason I don't want to see upl anymore is because of his inconsistent play and inability to steal a game

PTR will have to explain how Comrie managed to make so many saves after mistakes were made around him.

[JohnC]

1 hour ago, Pimlach said:

I said it after the 2nd period, I’ll say it again, the top line has to change   

The first line is terrible right now.  Norris-Tage- Benson were a combined -7, with no goals scored.   They were terrible in Philly too. 

Norris and Tage do not click right now, and they don’t know each other on the ice.  
 

Top 6 needs updating.   Four road games to go, they to win them all to have a .600 trip.  

Tage is not a center. He needs space to be effective. The problem isn't that the players are unfamiliar with each other as it is a bad fit. 

The Sabres needed to add another top 6 player to the roster. The scrawny GM didn't do it. He's a small-minded staffer who's an incrementalist in a big picture position. In other words, he's a typical Pegula bizarre bad hire who he is comfortable with. Hiring him for the position was bad enough. But keeping him on after five plus years is an inexcusable malfeasance by the owner who appears to simply not care. 

The Ruff coaching era should have concluded with his Jersey stint. He had a good career that ran its course. This was a nostalgic hire made in a fraudulent search process by the impenetrable owner. It's bad enough that the owner makes bad decisions, but it goes beyond that to the point of making weird decisions. That's where we are at. 

The Sabres have a third-rate owner with a third-rate GM (being kind) with a third-rate coaching staff. This bozo hockey brain-trust has put together an ill-fitting roster. And no matter how you manipulate it will not be suitable fit. That's where we are at. 

[Flashsabre]

It is obvious that this isn’t going to work. This team isn’t good enough. They can string 2 impressive games together and people think “they might be finally taking a step” well the next step is always backwards. 
 

Adams and crew need to be replace now. Do a real search and bring in the best front office people available and let them figure this mess out. This is another bottom 10 finish incoming and nothing that shows the future will be any brighter

[sabresouth]

I'm not just on upl. Our other two goalies aren't playoff caliber either,  along with half of the rest of the team. Ka continues to make a mess of the total lineup. One step forward two steps back

[Pimlach]

24 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

I think they need Benson with Norris and Thompson with Tuch. 

They have to do something.  

It is very unfortunate that Thompson and Norris have not been together long enough to have developed chemistry by now, that first game together was more like everything Norris did turned to gold.  In the two road games it looks like the two players are unsure.  Even the D-zone breakout are bad.   Benson is not as noticeable playing with these two guy right now.  

I would consider moving Zucker into the top 6 because he seems to know how to play with just about anyone. 

Tuch had another bad turnover for a breakaway goal.  That is two bad giveaways for goals in recent games, plus his failures to clear pucks on a PK in Philly lead to a critical goal against.   Tuch is not right either but I agree that he does know how to play with Tage.  

It is now up to Lindy to find the right combinations.  He has the following centers:  Tage, Norris, McLeod, Östlund, Kozak (injured?), and Krebs.  

[Believer]

49 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

I think they need Benson with Norris and Thompson with Tuch. 

Time to stop experimenting with lines and let our top lines build some consistency and confidence together.

[quill]

13 hours ago, Stads said:

What would you rather have:

1) We fall completely apart, major organizational changes are made (KA gone, Shanahan or someone similar hired, win the Mckenna sweepstakes)

2) Sneak into the playoffs and get swept in embarrassing fashion 

 

Of the 2 choices posted, I would definitely choose #1 because if we sneak into the playoffs, only to get swept in the first round, which is exactly what would happen because this is not a team built for any kind of playoff type action, then we're stuck with KA & the coaches for who knows how many more years. 

[LTS]

If you watched that game and didn't predict that outcome I'm not sure what to say.

My son was like, should I start UPL tonight for fantasy?  I laughed. 

That's vintage Sabres.. a whole lot of almost and then whoops, in our net.