RonHextallsShoulderPads

im all set with seeing more pucks eek through Lehner's pads over and over again. and you can see it all the way back to McDavid's OT goal in the spring.

we just need to install new tactics:

yeah, agreed.

i feel like too many guys watched oshie and thought that yeah the slow, deliberate approach is the secret. no it's not. you're not TJ. slap the puck from five feet away like Vanek. you'll have better luck.

and yet, for our five SO losses: the panthers first two shooters scored, the canes first two shooters scored, the first two red wings shooters scored, the first two sens shooters scored, and the second two flyers scored.

our goalies are NOT aggressive. there are no poke checks there is not baiting, they just stand there like a target and wait to get undressed.

i say they're going to win comfortably. I was at the game in carolina on sat. it's not a reflection of their team at full strength. they looked tired from the back to back games. eichel seemed spent and as if he was on a pitch count with minutes. did a lot of gliding in the neutral zone waiting for a rush.

these two past caps games have haunted me. went to the first one for the 5PM drubbing. accidentally bought tickets to the second one when trying to go to the first one, lost $200 (they didn't sell). hopefully we win the third one to atone for the other two.

old sabres spend the last 1:30 blocking shots. i like this team.

they need to STAY OUT OF THE BOX.

attended the Caps game behind the Sabres shoot-twice. this is a very bad team. They're so lost, it's almost like they're forcing each player to play a position they're not meant for. they are throwing shots at the net from any angle, they have NO URGENCY, and they are not playing with confidence. This could've easily been a 5-1 game. And the worst part is that the Caps didn't even look that great, they just waited for the Sabres to make mistakes. And boy did they deliver. This starts and ends with the coaching.

What toronto game? the one in january? do i have a bad schedule at my desk?!

i heard we may go back to Arenas... i would be pretty happy if Klinsman accepted a role with USMNT's scouting dept or front office.

again, im just going off of extended highlights, which is a weird alternate world to begin with BUT what i'm seeing (and this could be off) is the Sabres throwing low-percentage shots at net from all angles and basically hoping they go in. Even the goal was scored in a fluky way, as was the Blues goal (that thing was fanned on and just slipped over the goalies shoulder. They need to hold the puck for a second longer, look for an opening and make a pass or force someone out of position. Slapping the puck into the goalies chest counts as a SOG, but that's about it. again, i could totally be off here, but i've seen it again and again.

it'll be kane on his one good game out of 30. the 3rd will be an empty netter.

we look like tank v3.0 it's amazing the drop in skill with just two key guys missing. also, i don't think Kane is taking enough bad angle shots. he needs to start throwing them at the back of the goalies head. one HAS GOT to go in eventually.

i was kidding...

i can only watch extended highlights and not actual games. is it just a side effect of highlights or are goalies playing out of their minds vs us?

WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?!?!?!111

Based on my comprehensive research we need to re-sign Kulikov.

i was watching the highlights on dtmts.com and the second the flyers scored the 2nd goal i knew that they were going to come back and win.

yes, but you're saying bank points that are very bankable. VAN is undefeated (regardless if they had a backup in net). how can anyone possibly know how any other team is going to perform this year based on 4-5 games? who even knows what's 'bankable' at this point? Aside from Calgary, the other three teams we've played are above .500(5-0-0; 3-0-1; 2-1-1), and everyone's decided to dismiss them as 'non playoff teams'.

dear god, am i reading a Bills thread? it's four games with three of them on a west-coast swing. maybe get a bigger sample size.

I think this kind of talk can light a fire under certain players, which is good. If it doesn't, do you even want them on the team in the first place?

who will step in to fill the void of 9 SOGs, 1 missed breakaway, and 1 point per game?