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

[PASabreFan]

59 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

So they didn't win in regulation? Ruff pretty mad at the reffing.

He didn't think the tying goal was reviewed per league policy. Whatever. He clearly would have challenged it. He would have lost it. Maybe Lindy is dumb, too.

Or cagey. The owner is dumb enough to believe injuries/bounces/reffing.

[inkman]

7 hours ago, Hawerchuk said:

Man, this was the most frustrating win I’ve witnessed in a long time. The officiating was absolute garbage tonight!!

It is every night 

[North Buffalo]

8 hours ago, Nitro60 said:

Never to get too high or too low with this squad.  If they could put together a ten-game stretch of good hockey I would be happy.

Exactly

[North Buffalo]

Sabres still need a couple of guys who can score with nasty and petulance.

[Night Train]

[SwampD]

Not over-turning the game tying goal I understand. The league will say something stupid like because he was not in the crease, it the skater’s ice too.

It was all the shirt tug tackles that they didn’t call that really fried my ham. Just ridiculous.

But hey, don’t be a crap team and you will get those calls.

Edited 4 hours ago by SwampD

[PromoTheRobot]

Apparently there's was also an uncalled icing on the final Oilers goal too.

 

[PromoTheRobot]

1 hour ago, Weave said:

What happened to Ellis?  Did I hear possible concussion?

He got a shoulder to the head while in the crease. Could be concussion. Could be a neck injury. No call, of course, because Buffalo

8 hours ago, shrader said:

So they’re cool with a goalies leg being taken out after the starter is already gone due to a blatant running and head shot. Good to know. 

Only with us.

[PromoTheRobot]

7 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:

Doan deserves to be on a better hockey team.

 

Why would you say this unless you never want the Sabres to improve?

[LTS]

2 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Why would you say this unless you never want the Sabres to improve?

Someone else can queue up the "It's been 84 years".

[Pimlach]

56 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

He didn't think the tying goal was reviewed per league policy. Whatever. He clearly would have challenged it. He would have lost it. Maybe Lindy is dumb, too.

Or cagey. The owner is dumb enough to believe injuries/bounces/reffing.

Lindy would have challenged and lost. The Edmonton announcer said Lyon left the blue paint on his own, so no interference.  😂 

The NHL makes it up as they go.  A puck randomly hits the back of Tuch’s glove before a goal, it must be a hand pass. 

Winning In OT was fun.  2 points accomplished, Edmonton gets a loser point but they are out of conference so no big deal.  

[Porous Five Hole]

16 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

He got a shoulder to the head while in the crease. Could be concussion. Could be a neck injury. No call, of course, because Buffalo

There was a two minute minor called on the play. In hindsight, it felt light.  

[Believer]

2 hours ago, LGR4GM said:

So they didn't win in regulation? Ruff pretty mad at the reffing.

Until we start winning regularly, we won’t get any respect from the Referees.

Ruff knows that. He’s just acting out. It has no effect.

[Pimlach]

The Edmonton goal to start the third was icing.  That goal should have come off the board.  

Edmonton shot  it into the Sabres end but never got to the red line.  It was obvious to all except the linesmen, even the Edmonton announcer saw it.  I guess you can’t challenge icing?  

They also blew an icing call on the Sabres at the end of the 2nd, two Sabres were beating the Edmonton player back and the linesmen blew an early whistle.  

Toronto blew the hand pass.  The puck hits the back of Tuch’s glove while his hand is on the stick -  that cannot be a hand pass. 
 

 

[PromoTheRobot]

9 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

Lindy would have challenged and lost. The Edmonton announcer said Lyon left the blue paint on his own, so no interference.  😂 

 

In or out of the crease is entirely a judgement call. Lyon still had a leg in the crease. When are you in or out? Remember the goal overturned against Winnipeg (I think) when Benson brushed the goalie? Was that guy fully in the crease at the time? Are you allowed to plow a goalie making a save if he's not in the blue paint?

1 minute ago, Pimlach said:

The Edmonton goal to start the third was icing.  That goal should have come off the board.  

Edmonton shot  it into the Sabres end but never got to the red line.  It was obvious to all except the linesmen, even the Edmonton announcer saw it.  I guess you can’t challenge icing?  

They also blew an icing call on the Sabres at the end of the 2nd, two Sabres were beating the Edmonton player back and the linesmen blew an early whistle.  

Toronto blew the hand pass.  The puck hits the back of Tuch’s glove while his hand is on the stick -  that cannot be a hand pass. 
 

 

Especially when they called redirecting a puck with the hand a good goal for Calgary.

[Doohickie]

2 hours ago, Weave said:

What happened to Ellis?  Did I hear possible concussion?

Oiler crashed the crease.

[Pimlach]

11 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

In or out of the crease is entirely a judgement call. Lyon still had a leg in the crease. When are you in or out? Remember the goal overturned against Winnipeg (I think) when Benson brushed the goalie? Was that guy fully in the crease at the time? Are you allowed to plow a goalie making a save if he's not in the blue paint?

Lindy would have lost the challenge and you know it.  Why get worked up?  they won.  
 

Go argue about the  missed icing on the first Edmonton goal if you want a winnable argument.  
 

And yes, the rules are different when a goalie is outside the paint with less protection than if he is in the blue paint.   Contact is allowed outside the paint unless it is ruled to be intentional, avoidable, or overly forceful - all judgement calls.   Just touching a goalie who is in the blue paint is often called interference.  

[shrader]

45 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Apparently there's was also an uncalled icing on the final Oilers goal too.

 

They called a penalty on the play that took out Ellis.  They didn't miss that one.

[French Collection]

28 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

The NHL makes it up as they go.  A puck randomly hits the back of Tuch’s glove before a goal, it must be a hand pass. 

The Calgary redirection of the puck in the net was way more of an intentional play than Tuch’s spinning around while freeing his stick move.

[thewookie1]

1st Goal was Icing

3rd Goal was at minimum likely Goalie Interference based on the ticky tack calls against us this year. 

 

Thompson's "1st goal" should of counted based on the goal from the Calgary game where the puck hit a player's glove inadvertently 

[Weave]

15 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

Oiler crashed the crease.

I suppose we didn’t respond, did we?

[Pimlach]

12 minutes ago, French Collection said:

The Calgary redirection of the puck in the net was way more of an intentional play than Tuch’s spinning around while freeing his stick move.

Last year a guy kicked one in on us and they determined he didn’t do it intentionally.  
 

The NHL is not a serious league. 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by Pimlach

[Taro T]

1 hour ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Apparently there's was also an uncalled icing on the final Oilers goal too.

 

The icing was on the 1st Euler's goal.

[Taro T]

59 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

Lindy would have challenged and lost. The Edmonton announcer said Lyon left the blue paint on his own, so no interference.  😂 

The NHL makes it up as they go.  A puck randomly hits the back of Tuch’s glove before a goal, it must be a hand pass. 

Winning In OT was fun.  2 points accomplished, Edmonton gets a loser point but they are out of conference so no big deal.  

Yes, Lyon did leave the crease on his own (at least his 1 leg was out of the crease, though the rest of him was in the crease).  BUT players are NOT allowed to initiate contact with goalies regardless of where they are are the ice.  Soooooo ... that one pretty much stays a "judgement" call for the league and they judged the Eulers losing in regulation was less desireable than a bottom feeder like the Sabres finally winning one in regulation.

[PASabreFan]

Did no one see a Sabre pushing the Oiler into Lyon?

Come on now. The officiating has sucked, does suck and always will suck bc it's still a garage league and bc hockey is a tough sport to officiate.

But, please, no one has it out for the Sabres. Every fan base in the league feels the same way.

The Sabres can lose on their own. Don't give them the excuse.