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Instead of legging the puck out, with no one near you, you try to it the long pass.  It failed.  Eat clock, force NYR to play some defense and not change lines.  Then dump the puck.  That is the mental part of the game.  The ensuing NYR rush lead to the goal. 

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Kuli has some nice wheels.

But a questionable decision to chase it when Lundquist had possession and he was looking to change. The last rush became effectively a 4 on 3.

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But a questionable decision to chase it when Lundquist had possession and he was looking to change. The last rush became effectively a 4 on 3.

They were killing a penalty. The rush WAS a 4 on 3.

 

Fedun wasn't released until the puck was at the Sabres' blue line.

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Not ROR's best game

 

Probably Kulokov's best in the Blue & Gold though.

Starting to hate the NHL as much as the NFL. These ticky tack penalties at crucial times are too common.

 

Especially when they didn't call them all game.  Whatever happened to "putting the whistles away" late in a game?

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Probably Kulokov's best in the Blue & Gold though.

 

Especially when they didn't call them all game.  Whatever happened to "putting the whistles away" late in a game?

 

I want him back next season, give him a 3 x 2 offer or something.    He seems to remain being plagued by this back injury.

Hope he can get back to form next year if we can resign him.

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Didn't follow the GD thread at all but watched entire game on NBCSN.

I thought this was one of the Sabres best games of the year, despite the result.

Good goaltending, adequate defense, and snake bitten on offense, shut down by the King at his best.

If they played like this every night, we'd be ahead of the Bruins in the standings and this board would be blowing up!

 

Now, if they could stop the bipolar good game / bad game, we'd be on our way ‼️

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Disappointing result but a huge improvement over the Montreal game.

Skated well, consistent effort, good goaltending.

 

Didn't get the game breaking plays from Eichel and ROR we're going to need to win those tight ones against good teams.

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I want him back next season, give him a 3 x 2 offer or something. He seems to remain being plagued by this back injury.

Hope he can get back to form next year if we can resign him.

Young players in their prime don't take pay cuts
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They were killing a penalty. The rush WAS a 4 on 3.

 

Fedun wasn't released until the puck was at the Sabres' blue line.

The penalty was about to expire they would be 4 on 4 until a whistle.  When the pass didn't connect he pressurred the puck and when Hank calmly played it by him he was stuck and went off for a change creating the 4 on 3 situation. If he needed to get off, get off and we would have been ae to match the rush.  Situational awareness.  That is taught at he pee wee level. Kulikov did show any and makes a few similar head scratchers a game.  Turning point? No. But I think these type of plays are what DD is talking about when he preaches playing the right way.  That was a high risk low reward situation.  Not a DD supporter, but I think he sees this as a problem as do.  Foligno, Ennis, Dlo and Bogosian are other habitual offenders.

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