GDT- Buffalo Sabres @ Edmonton Oilers, December 9th,2025/ 9pm ESPN-WGR

[DarthEbriate]

How is this Sabres PK so decent (5-on-4) against Edmonton's power play and all season, when they face the Sabres static PP in practice?

[Stads]

Just now, Big Guava said:

They have outscored the Oilers now 8-1 in under 5 periods of hockey this year.

[Big Guava]

11 minutes ago, HumanSlinky39 said:

LOL this team. Here's the token "win one they shouldn't" on this trip.

 

Oilers need to make a move. They're pissing away McJesus with JAG goalies.

I mean shouldn't they? They kicked the Oilers ass 5-1 a little over a week ago and this seems like more of the same.

Just now, Stads said:

They beat them 5-1 a little over a week ago and it's 3-0 now before the end of the 2nd period.

Edited 50 minutes ago by Big Guava

[mjd1001]

I missed the first period...did something happen to Dahlin where he missed some time?

I'm looking at the ice time, and he's 4th amont D-men in ice time, Well behind Samuelsson and Bryam, and a couple seconds behind Timmins too.

And Power has even less than Dahlin?  

[quill]

Oilers are really starting to turn it on. We need to pad this 3-0 lead with another goal before they get one.

[Stads]

1 minute ago, Big Guava said:

They beat them 5-1 a little over a week ago and it's 3-0 now before the end of the 2nd period.

I understand the core concept of what outscoring them 8-1 means. I don't understand what that means about what this season might amount to. They are so inconsistent 

[inkman]

4 minutes ago, SwampD said:

I would love for the Sabres to turn it around enough this season for the GM to give us all an I told you so.

 

4 minutes ago, Scottysabres said:

Agreed.

While the temporary success would be awesome, the long term idea of Adams getting another contract is troublesome.  

[SABRES 0311]

McDavid enters the zone with a lot of speed, jiggles his shoulders around, then peels off. No real danger.

[Big Guava]

Just now, Stads said:

I understand the core concept of what outscoring them 8-1 means. I don't understand what that means about what this season might amount to. They are so inconsistent 

Maybe for whatever reason they are a bad matchup for the Oilers just like the Flames seemed to be a bad matchup for us as are the Flyers.

[SwampD]

Wasn’t Benson’s first NHL goal one of those through the legs goals?

I really want him to score.

[PromoTheRobot]

14 minutes ago, quill said:

Wow. The Sabres look good. They're  making the Oilers look like the Sabres so far tonight.

Sabres must be the Oilers Kryptonite. For whatever reason we play them tough. I'm loving the defensive game, keeping both goalies mostly clean.

1 minute ago, SwampD said:

Wasn’t Benson’s first NHL goal one of those through the legs goals?

I really want him to score.

Yes it was.

[Scottysabres]

We really need to be in a Western Conference division.

[Believer]

Just now, Scottysabres said:

We really need to be in a Western Conference division.

Buy the team

Move us.

[PromoTheRobot]

I just had a thought. Does Ellis' "injury" put him on IR?  Goalie issue solved, for now.

[Taro T]

21 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

It wasn't even clear if it was his glove or the stick. You should not overturn a call on a less than obvious review.

Tage gets it back anyway

Yeah, pretty much, if the hand stays on the stick it should be immaterial if it glances off the guy's glove or his stick.  At times it really does seem that the powers that be in the league have no idea as to how the game is actually played.

And in that game earlier on the road trip agreed 100% that the puck wasn't directed into the net with the guy's glove, BUT if THAT was a hand pass, that other goal absolutely was gloved in.

[PromoTheRobot]

Just now, Believer said:

Buy the team

Move us.

Houston.

[quill]

2 minutes ago, inkman said:

 

While the temporary success would be awesome, the long term idea of Adams getting another contract is troublesome.  

For sure. No matter what happens, Adams should never be forgiven for not coming close to getting this team the most important ingredient this team has needed all along, a solid #1 goal tender.  

[Andrew Amerk]

45 minutes ago, Indabuff said:

White dude in a tie with a shaved head?  Doubt it.

He’s got those knuckles tatts tho. 

[pi2000]

hoping UPL comes out for the third wearing an Oiler's sweater

[Thorny]

20 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

This is the type of performance that gets GMs an extension. 

Ducks for cover 

Why? 

17 minutes ago, SwampD said:

I would love for the Sabres to turn it around enough this season for the GM to give us all an I told you so.

Literally not possible 

[Taro T]

33 minutes ago, Gatorman0519 said:

Doan out there looking like McDavid. 

No, he's actually scoring.  😉 

[Stads]

16 minutes ago, SwampD said:

Wasn’t Benson’s first NHL goal one of those through the legs goals?

I really want him to score.

[ska-T Palmtown]

so ... uh ... what the fiddly*****sticks is going on here?

[Indabuff]

[Believer]

That didn’t take long