GDT: Ottawa @ Buffalo, 7:00 pm est, 3-18-2016

[North Buffalo]

Neil is a POS, not a bad skater, but just like John Scott, where is Milbury's outrage now?! Foligno would kill him, but wasnt on ice. Kane unsure. But someone needs to end his career if the NHL doesnt. This where Bailey would have useful for 1 game.

[Eleven]

Neil is a POS, not a bad skater, but just like John Scott, where is Milbury's outrage now?! Foligno would kill him, but wasnt on ice. Kane unsure. But someone needs to end his career if the NHL doesnt. This where Bailey would have useful for 1 game.

 

Bailey?!  Not a fighter.

[jsb]

Observations

Sabers are 14-11-6 in the 2nd half of the season

Early offsides issues gone, demonstrably better on PP and PK, obvious improvement from beginning to end of the year.... Why the Bylsma hate??

Johnson is 7-2-1 in his last 10 starts..... Do we keep him??

I love the way Kane plays but can you please score on a f'n breakaway

To all Bunkerites.... Bogosian has been our best Dman the 2nd half of the season

 

The kids kicked it up while ROR was out and now with him we have looked really good the past 2 games

I think the team protects its own but they seem particularly protective of Reinhart

I'm going to miss Legwand, very good on the PK and just seems like a good veteran guy for the kids

Midseason I thought Foligno was a goner, I don't think so anymore

 

Have they picked a date for the lottery draft yet??? April 18th I think last year. That's about a month away, I'm beginning to think we have no chance for a top 4 pick unless we get lucky 

Edited March 19, 2016 by jsb

[Doohicksie]

Johnson is 7-2-1 in his last 10 starts..... Do we keep him??

I would say no up until Lehner's ankle started acting up. Now I think it's likely.

 

I'm going to miss Legwand, very good on the PK and just seems like a good veteran guy for the kids

If he hangs up the skates this year I could see him back as a coach.

[North Buffalo]

Bailey?!  Not a fighter.

Get me a fighter with skill, I disagree with liking Neil, Lucic in his prime I would be ok with despite hating him against Sabres.

[apuszczalowski]

I know I am not in the right, but I want to see Neil spend the rest of his days in in a Stephen Hawking rig. Preferably a cheap Chinese knockoff that fails repeatedly. I hate that ######.

Neil,lucic, and Marchand.......

[inkman]

Get me a fighter with skill, I disagree with liking Neil, Lucic in his prime I would be ok with despite hating him against Sabres.

I'll take Lucic now.

[JJFIVEOH]

 

You mean fightsey?

At the very least a league where players were still allowed to police themselves.

Sean mcmorrow broke Neil's leg in 2002.

He didn't break it good enough, he's still here.

[Brawndo]

No further discipline for Dion Phanuef

 

Shocking

[apuszczalowski]

No further discipline for Dion Phanuef

 

Shocking

not surprising, the league would feel bad taking money from him from lost paychecks and fines, especially with all of those children of his who are forced to work everyday along side roads and highways under construction....

[Thorner]

Absolutely I would love him on my team.  Hate him as an opponent.

 

 

NFW Neil is in any way intimidated by Kane. 

 

 

Put down the pipe.  You've had enough.

 

Very true.  Alot of the emotion is leftover from Drury.

 

Like I said, heavies.

 

You really think so? Neil is his prime matched up with Kane, I think you get a hell of a fight. Today, I think Kane takes him apart. He has serious punching skills, and very quick fists, he's got boxing in his background and IMO it shows. His hand speed is fast, I think he would be able to take Neil apart at this stage in his career. Neil of course would have a punchers chance and I'm not saying he still can't throw down, but Kane is very, very strong. I think Kane wins. 

 

Edit - No comment on the Pipe, though. 

 

Observations

Sabers are 14-11-6 in the 2nd half of the season

Early offsides issues gone, demonstrably better on PP and PK, obvious improvement from beginning to end of the year.... Why the Bylsma hate??

Johnson is 7-2-1 in his last 10 starts..... Do we keep him??

I love the way Kane plays but can you please score on a f'n breakaway

To all Bunkerites.... Bogosian has been our best Dman the 2nd half of the season

 

The kids kicked it up while ROR was out and now with him we have looked really good the past 2 games

I think the team protects its own but they seem particularly protective of Reinhart

I'm going to miss Legwand, very good on the PK and just seems like a good veteran guy for the kids

Midseason I thought Foligno was a goner, I don't think so anymore

 

Have they picked a date for the lottery draft yet??? April 18th I think last year. That's about a month away, I'm beginning to think we have no chance for a top 4 pick unless we get lucky 

 

I would hope we sign him to be the back up next year. I really think he is quite capable in that position. I like the guy. 

 

Bogosian has definitely improved, noticeably. I was a little worried for a bit, but if this is the real Bogo, we've got a steady second pair D-man going forward, and our D as a whole looks considerably better than it did when he wasn't playing as well.

 

Foligno I think makes a quality 3rd liner moving forward. We are seeing a lot of progress from a lot of guys this year. 

Edited March 19, 2016 by Thorny

[French Collection]

I'm in Ottawa this weekend and had a few strange glances when we bought a Sabres shirt yesterday during the first period.

Priceless.

[Huckleberry]

I'll take Lucic now.

 

Who knows we might with #ZFG at the helm.   :sick:

Edited March 19, 2016 by Huckleberry

[Stoner]

At the very least a league where players were still allowed to police themselves.

To what end? Did it prevent liberties from being taken? Can we be honest and call a spade a spade? It was, and what's left of it is, a sideshow.

If you don't hate Neil - ###### HATE him - then we can't be friends.

Sorry, buddy, but he's a villain from nine years ago who was mildly messing with our love child in a meaningless game in March. I did not have to take a walk to clear my head afterwards.

[JJFIVEOH]

To what end? Did it prevent liberties from being taken? Can we be honest and call a spade a spade? It was, and what's left of it is, a sideshow.

Sorry, buddy, but he's a villain from nine years ago who was mildly messing with our love child in a meaningless game in March. I did not have to take a walk to clear my head afterwards.

 

Sideshows are all we have left. 5 out of 6 games I find myself falling asleep. 

[Weave]

You really think so? Neil is his prime matched up with Kane, I think you get a hell of a fight. Today, I think Kane takes him apart. He has serious punching skills, and very quick fists, he's got boxing in his background and IMO it shows. His hand speed is fast, I think he would be able to take Neil apart at this stage in his career. Neil of course would have a punchers chance and I'm not saying he still can't throw down, but Kane is very, very strong. I think Kane wins. 

 

Edit - No comment on the Pipe, though. 

 

Yup, I do.  Tonight Neil beat another fighter that D-Lo (our best fighter) couldn't beat.

 

Edited March 20, 2016 by We've

[Thorner]

Yup, I do.  Tonight Neil beat another fighter that D-Lo (our best fighter) couldn't beat.

 

 

Oh, I think Kane is miles better at fighting than Deslauriers is. D-Lo is crazier, but Kane actually has fighting skill. That can't be underestimated in a league where the fighters are generally just strong, tough guys. Even if it is on skates. His boxing background can't be ignored.

 

Hopefully we get to see 'em go! Highly doubt it will happen though.

Edited March 20, 2016 by Thorny

[qwksndmonster]

That pass by O'Reilly on the Deslauriers goal was PRETTY. Kane rang a smart dump in around the boards, O'Reilly picked it up, spun, and shot an amazing pass over to Nic despite the puck being on edge. WOW.

 

Samson and Eichel are so good, just styling on the Sens. There was one shift where I don't think anybody else touched the puck. They're both noticably stronger than they were earlier in the season as well.

 

I thought Kane played a really nice game. His wheels buy him breakaways, but he'll never put them away like Eichel does. It's fine, though, because he tilts the ice in our favor every time he's on the ice. And he seems to be doing a lot better with letting the more talented players on his line work the puck.

Edited March 21, 2016 by qwksndmonster