GDT- Buffalo Sabres @ Vancouver Canucks Dec 11 2025 10pm ESPN, WGR

[Mustache of God]

1 minute ago, Crusader1969 said:

Did the Sabres have a shot on net in the 3rd?    

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[JohninMinn.]

1 minute ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Sometimes it's forced upon you. 

😅

[pi2000]

what a terrible win

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[Mustache of God]

I hope this win doesn't buy Adam's more time.

[Pimlach]

1 minute ago, pi2000 said:

1st regulation road win, Dec 11th 2025

franchise altering

next stop

playoffs 

[Doohickie]

1 hour ago, Pimlach said:

Duffer is like the entertainment director on a cruise ship.  The hockey score is irrelevant to him. 
 

And for that, I hate him.

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1 minute ago, pi2000 said:

what a terrible win

Dude, come on.

[thewookie1]

I will say for as much as they were terrible exiting the zone, I applaud their willingness to throw caution to the win and throw themselves at shots. Also the last 10 minutes had the playoff rulebook where everything is fine. 

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[JohninMinn.]

1 minute ago, Mustache of God said:

I hope this win doesn't buy Adam's more time.

That wasn't pretty.

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Just now, thewookie1 said:

I will say for as much as they were terrible exiting the zone, I applaud their willingness to throw caution to the win and throw themselves at shots. Also the last 10 minutes had the playoff rulebook where everything is fine. 

Lots of bodies could have been broken in that third period.

[quill]

2 minutes ago, JohninMinn. said:

That wasn't pretty.

but Lyon was beautiful. From start to finish. 

[Pimlach]

The Sabres with 2 shots on goal in the 3rd, 15 for the game.  They win on road in game 5of 6.  Without Tuch, Zucker, and Norris who all started the trip with the team.  
 

Is Vancouver at a new low?  

[Doohickie]

4 minutes ago, pi2000 said:

what a terrible win

I can see why the Canucks are so bad.  They pressure, pressure, pressure but once they disrupt they don't know what to do with it.

[Pimlach]

1 minute ago, quill said:

but Lyon was beautiful. From start to finish. 

[Doohickie]

2 minutes ago, quill said:

but Lyon was beautiful. From start to finish. 

But not star-worthy.  I guess Vancouver media doesn't know what good goaltending looks like?

 

[Ctaeth]

1 minute ago, Doohickie said:

But not star-worthy.  I guess Vancouver media doesn't know what good goaltending looks like?

 

what does good goaltending look like?  nobody in buffalo knows either

[PromoTheRobot]

These Sabres are costing me money, betting against them. Tonight was because they never beat a team that's dead last. Now Seattle is coming up and that would be a third win in a row. 

[quill]

5 minutes ago, Doohickie said:

But not star-worthy.  I guess Vancouver media doesn't know what good goaltending looks like?

 

Yeah it's pretty ridiculous that they didn't give Lyon a star. Like Pimlach said earlier, "Lyon gets 1st, 2nd, and 3rd star."

[Crusader1969]

Wasn't pretty but a win is a win 

The Sabres have been on the other side of games like this more often than not 

real teams have goalies steal them a game once and a while.  

 

 

 

[Doohickie]

9 minutes ago, Ctaeth said:

what does good goaltending look like?  nobody in buffalo knows either

[PerreaultForever]

Dumpster fire meets toxic waste dump tank team. Dumpster fire gets the win. 

I like wins but you have to think a losing streak would be better to force Pegula's hand. Any signs of life (which are fake because this season is over) and they might justify staying the course and blaming injuries. If only..................etc. 

Terrible hockey game. Canucks are garbage. Sabres had all the same turnovers and giveaways but Canucks didn't take advantage of most of them. I really cannot figure out why some people think Byram is a good D man. He is just horrible. 

How many minutes did Kuntar get? Can't be many. 

They play the same and Seattle will slaughter them. Seattle isn't all that good but they are fast and check really well. Counter punch team. 

[PASabreFan]

18 minutes ago, Mustache of God said:

I hope this win doesn't buy Adam's more time.

It might. If Terry decided to pull the trigger after the third road loss but assumed they would continue to lose, who knows? A third straight win gets them to an 82 point pace returning home, not egregiously out of it. KA still would deserve to be fired, but I wouldn't blame Terry for letting things play out. If a change is made while the team is winning, it would point to a shuffling of the deck IMHO.

[Nitro60]

Win is a win.  Style points are not a thing.  

[Thorny]

22 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

It might. If Terry decided to pull the trigger after the third road loss but assumed they would continue to lose, who knows? A third straight win gets them to an 82 point pace returning home, not egregiously out of it. KA still would deserve to be fired, but I wouldn't blame Terry for letting things play out. If a change is made while the team is winning, it would point to a shuffling of the deck IMHO.

“Not egregiously out of it at Christmas, year 6.”

No, it points to these 3 games being meaningless in the grand scheme of things.