GDT: Detroit @ Buffalo, 1:00 pm est, 1/2/2015

[darksabre]

Rats. This roster needs some tweaks sooner rather than later.

[WildCard]

that and you Chad Johnson. Same thing as the freaking Calgary game where he lets in a soft one after a glorious come back. Send him to Rochester

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Two words: Austin Matthews. Or, alternately: draft lottery.

[Iron Crotch]

Same old outcome. "Play well" and lose.

 

...and my dog keeps farting. And, it stinks.

[WildCard]

  On 1/2/2016 at 8:36 PM, d4rksabre said:

Rats. This roster needs some tweaks sooner rather than later.

It's not coming until next year.

 

At least we'll get a top 10 pick

[Randall Flagg]

  On 1/2/2016 at 8:36 PM, SiZzlEmeIsTEr said:

Two words: Austin Matthews. Or, alternately: draft lottery.

Puljujarvi/Laine/Chychrun if we're going to get any of them.

[CallawaySabres]

At least they got 3 goals

[Huckleberry]

Didn't deserve the loss today, unlike most games the goal tending wasn't good today.

[3putt]

  On 1/2/2016 at 8:34 PM, Randall Flagg said:

I'm still so pissed at how passive they were on Detroit's zone entry.

This pissed me off. A close second is the constant recycling on the half wall in our zone. Get it out.

[Huckleberry]

  On 1/2/2016 at 8:36 PM, SiZzlEmeIsTEr said:

Two words: Austin Matthews. Or, alternately: draft lottery.

 

Yeah but he is the only one I can see coming into this league next year.

[thewookie1]

We honestly just don't get to win, we do everything right and yet 1 mistake sinks us every freaking time. 

[woods-racer]

Yah, it sucks to lose.

 

But we have 2 rookies that are scoring and looking good.

Eichel 13 goals tied for rookie lead.

Samson 9 goals.

I'm enjoying this season.

[Huckleberry]

  On 1/2/2016 at 8:40 PM, Woods-Racer said:

Yah, it sucks to lose.

 

But we have 2 rookies that are scoring and looking good.

Eichel 13 goals tied for rookie lead.

Samson 9 goals.

I'm enjoying this season.

 

Except our Win column, I'm excited to see them play again.  

[3putt]

  On 1/2/2016 at 8:38 PM, Randall Flagg said:

Puljujarvi/Laine/Chychrun if we're going to get any of them.

The two Finns, Nylander or Tkachuk....we need more scorers. Matthews would be great but we never win the big one. Borden looked good at the WJC and Guhle and florentino are all serviceable. I want more O.

[Stoner]

  On 1/2/2016 at 8:34 PM, d4rksabre said:

Why of all people was Bogo the one streaking in on a breakaway?

Would it have mattered?

 

Getting toyed with; learning how to lose.

[Eleven]

  On 1/2/2016 at 8:34 PM, d4rksabre said:

Why of all people was Bogo the one streaking in on a breakaway?

  

 

To put it a different way, why didn't anyone else see that opportunity?

 

 

  On 1/2/2016 at 8:35 PM, FLYNNSanity said:

Bogo sucks

Hardly.

[WildCard]

  On 1/2/2016 at 8:39 PM, Huckleberry said:

Yeah but he is the only one I can see coming into this league next year.

Yep, no immediate help is coming from the draft other than him. And we've seen Eichel, having Matthews won't make this team playoff contender next year. Our depth scoring is miserable, we have 2.5 actual top 6 wingers, and we all know our defense is slow and terrible at gettin the puck up the ice Edited January 2, 2016 by WildCard

[3putt]

  On 1/2/2016 at 8:39 PM, Huckleberry said:

Yeah but he is the only one I can see coming into this league next year.

The two Finns could play in the National next year.

[darksabre]

I'm not dying for scoring talent. We really need some more possession guys. I'm sick of giving up the puck so easily.

[Stoner]

  On 1/2/2016 at 8:42 PM, Eleven said:

 

To put it a different way, why didn't anyone else see that opportunity?

Seemed like a set play with Bogosian that far up ice. It wasn't a bad shot. At least he forced the goalie to make a save, unlike most of our forwards.

[3putt]

I would look to FA for possession guys. Top guys in the draft all can possess the puck. And score.

[WildCard]

  On 1/2/2016 at 8:43 PM, d4rksabre said:

I'm not dying for scoring talent. We really need some more possession guys. I'm sick of giving up the puck so easily.

Any ideas?

[Hoss]

This year is going VERY well, in my opinion.

Eichel is playing out of his mind right. Plenty of mistakes but, as we all know, he's 19. He's showing everything you could hope from him to this point and more.

Reinhart has exceeded many expectations and looks like he's making strides towards justifying the 2nd overall draft pick it took to get him.

Risto looks like a true top-pairing dman.

O'Reilly is far better than we could've hoped after the millions of debates we had about him. A true leader.

Ullmark looks capable and has a good base now to build on with some NHL experience.

Fasching, Bailey and Baptste have all progressed as prospects. Borgen has shocked by being a key piece on the backend for Team USA.

 

More wins is the preference, but this team's best assets are going to be its draft picks going forward so another top-five pick could be a huge win.

 

I'm pumped. Thanks GMTM.

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  On 1/2/2016 at 8:41 PM, 3putt said:

3putt, on 02 Jan 2016 - 3:41 PM, said:

The two Finns, Nylander or Tkachuk....we need more scorers. Matthews would be great but we never win the big one. Borden looked good at the WJC and Guhle and florentino are all serviceable. I want more O.

 

 

Honestly, I think Murray is taking that gamble and will allow the team one more chance at the brass ring.  I don't see any significant roster moves for the remainder of this season.  And with no roster moves, what we're seeing is what we're going to get.

[Iron Crotch]

  On 1/2/2016 at 8:43 PM, d4rksabre said:

I'm not dying for scoring talent. We really need some more possession guys. I'm sick of giving up the puck so easily.

 

From my point of view, we're dying for another defenseman who can lug the puck.  Most of the better teams have that when you dissect their rosters.  We need another to go with Risto.