Game discussion thread GDT: Toronto at Buffalo, 7:00 PM ET, 11/03/2016

[Iron Crotch]

Sometimes you just have to pull the goalie.

[Randall Flagg]

When was the last time we tied a game like this.

[Beer]

Channel your inner Dury and Briere team

[qwksndmonster]

Wow. Late game dump ins for the loss.

[TrueBlueGED]

Couple of really bad zone entry attempts there.

[Randall Flagg]

Why do our players stop carrying and start dumping when we pull the goalie? This happened last year too. It's stupid.

[TrueBlueGED]

Why do our players stop carrying and start dumping when we pull the goalie? This happened last year too. It's ###### stupid.

 

I'm blaming Bylsma. Seriously, that has to be a strategic decision.

[LGR4GM]

What a joke. Losing to the leafs.

[qwksndmonster]

Why do our players stop carrying and start dumping when we pull the goalie? This happened last year too. It's ###### stupid.

One extra player to chase! Strategy!

[Nitro60]

This team needs to learn how to win late in the game.  They are too sloppy.

[LGR4GM]

I'm out tonight. All the rage.

[Nitro60]

I'm blaming Bylsma. Seriously, that has to be a strategic decision.

Ditto.

[TrueBlueGED]

What a joke. Losing to the ###### leafs.

 

 

I'm out tonight. All the rage.

 

I don't see how you can be mad about this with how we played.

[Iron Crotch]

*sigh*

[Nitro60]

Man up and you get out hustled.  Same things happen when the Sabres are on the power play.

[qwksndmonster]

I don't see how you can be mad about this with how we played.

I don't think we've looked that good. We outplayed the Leaves, yeah, but they aren't that good.

[Doohicksie]

We need Captain Clutch out there (Larsson).

[Randall Flagg]

You fixed your game strategy after Timmy yelled at you, Dan. Now fix your late game strategy.

I can't get too mad about this. Goalies can steal games, and it's one of the great things about the NHL. We aren't quite at the level to break through games like these just yet. 

Very happy and confident with the way we played, and if we keep it up, we'll be sitting pretty.

[millbank]

Yes The Leafs win

[Tondas]

Hot goalie beat us.  Aside from the 1st, we dominated.

[Randall Flagg]

Yes The Leafs win

Lots of exciting players, but y'all got a long way to go. But don't worry. Matthews and co will make that happen faster than most core groups could.

[darksabre]

Out-coached

[LGR4GM]

I don't see how you can be mad about this with how we played.

Well just lost! Why should I be happy! Why? 4 years of this

[Nitro60]

Face offs Sabres 43  Leafs 27  shots on goal Sabres 43 Leafs 29.  Out play and out hustle.  Still lose.  One hot goalie beats you.  Sucks

[TrueBlueGED]

I don't think we've looked that good. We outplayed the Leaves, yeah, but they aren't that good.

 

We had some ugly turnovers and puck flubs, but overall, we dominated them. Sure they're a mess defensively, but it'd be hard for any team to out-shoot and out-chance them much more than we did.