Pimlach

Ok UPL is covering the puck. That is good. Goalie in position, save, cover, face off, breakout, - that is what we have to do. Over and over.

I want Clifton to settle in and be good. I like Clifton. He can be erratic but he brings it at times too.

What is 5H? Huge Peeper? fr? Are you drinking during daylight hours?

Mitts used Benny to get some space to shoot.

Luuuuuke. Rays says “ dangerous area with guys around”. Hmmmm

Giving him a chance. He was jittery for a few shifts.

I need a Goathead jacket like the ones that Marty and Duffer are sporting.

Not impressed with him so far.

Weak penalty. Mekar skates like my grandmother (sarcasm button on)

Good to see Gilbert out. I hope he is doing ok.

Dahlin got his lumber up in the corner. Feisty in the Goathead.

It’s early and it’s one game, but yes we need this game.

Close - Das ist gut.

Nice to get the lead. 77 is impressing with speed. Gets his own rebound.

UPL with big saves. He needs to control and cover up those rebounds. Skinner once again showing some life. Fast pace. We need to shoot when it’s there, this Lanche team pressures the puck in their zone, they don’t wait around. Their goalie lost his stick and we never got another shot because of their pressure.

That was our checking line with Bryson getting dominated. UPL better cover everything, he extended the play on that shift.

Good afternoon Teammates,Punch checking in. Go Sabres. Big game. Home game. Goat heads. Young Kids in the building for a Sunday matinee game. Win today. MUSCLE WEIGHT

I thought the Bruins matched our offer for Ulmark and he took it without letting Adams counter? Either way, add this to Adams record on goaltender management since he could have re-sign him prior to that anyway and he waited. He was in love with Levi. Every goaltending statistic out there tells you Vanecek is better than Comrie. By any measure he was more experienced and reliable and way more durable. But he cost $1M more and and extra year - he met the definition of Blocker. Last year Vanecek played 53 games and led his team to the playoffs. He is limited, he is not a true 1, but he is a solid 1B/2 that can bail you out if your goalie goes down. He and Levi would be a better combo than Levi and UPL/Comrie. Adam’s is learning how fragile Comrie is. He played 40+ professional games once - in AHL. There is no defense for Adams handling of our goaltending. He failed his team last year and this year is starting out rough with the same trio.

I agree with some of this, but not all I disagree with your opinion that he didn’t earn the job. First, he literally has coached at every level and has had success at every level. He was an NHL assistant for 3+ years. He took on the interim head coaching position and he clearly did improve the teams level of play enough to get earn a shot. He had a NHL trail period and he passed. I contend that most first time HC’s have far less experience. Lindy Ruff had four years as an assistant in the NHL, then Buffalo took a chance on him as HC. Did he earn it more than Granato? His first full season he had to deal with the dismantling of the team, the trading of his best players. Eichel, Reinhart, Risto, Montour all gone. Adam’s got rid of anyone who doesn’t want to be here - they did a massive cultural change and that’s hard for a coach, yet he built a new Core very quickly, a better Core. He was instrumental in bringing Dahlin out of a funk, resurrecting Skinner, resurrecting Mitts, and in developing Tage. We are seeing a new Greenway. Many young players on this team have learned from him (Cozens, Quinn, JJP, Joker, Muel …) His 2nd full season, with terrible goaltenders, he got them over DeLuca 0.500 and one point from playoffs. So here we are, his 3rd full season. Adam’s says they are all in on playoffs. He brings in Clifton, EJohnson, and a rookie goalie. It is all up to Granato to make the playoffs in a highly competitive conference. Most coaches, and many other hockey people, will say you didn’t do enough Mr GM. Granato operates under the constraints of Pegula’s fairy tale EEE long term hockey strategy. The team has been so bad for so long that they have zero home ice advantage. These little things limit opportunities to plug holes. Players still avoid coming here. My big complaint about DG is when he talks about teaching defense after teaching offense. In the NHL you have 3-4 years to win, if that. You need to get your entire system in immediately. I just don’t understand where he comes from on this. Granato could get fired after this year, or next. Either way he will most certainly have left it better than he found it. This team is a few players away from being very good. It’s really up to the GM to someday finish the rebuild.

He was been out for 10 days and counting. General soreness after 4 games in 9 days to begin the season has me worried. The thought of him playing 50+ as a rookie is just not a smart plan. We shall see.