darksabre Posted November 21, 2017 Report Posted November 21, 2017 I bet if you asked these guys, they'd tell you they gave their best effort tonight. Quote
Iron Crotch Posted November 21, 2017 Report Posted November 21, 2017 There is only one thing left for Sabres fans to do... Quote
thewookie1 Posted November 21, 2017 Report Posted November 21, 2017 While I'd understand the no goal at the end had they explained it normally; they said effectively that it was a goal but a Sabre was on Bob the goalie...... there wasn't a Sabre on the goalie though. This team angers me more with this, they hint at having skill and talent but only do so in spurts. Kane is a conundrum, how can a player so good at scoring be so boneheaded? Quote
Jacque Richard Posted November 21, 2017 Report Posted November 21, 2017 There is only one thing left for Sabres fans to do... bad Santa? Quote
That Aud Smell Posted November 21, 2017 Report Posted November 21, 2017 Well, at least Eichel led the forwards in TOI. The lemming media group think that related the lines as a scandal, demotion can go suck an egg. I fell for it, myself. Quote
GASabresIUFAN Posted November 21, 2017 Report Posted November 21, 2017 This was the best effort in a while. Lehner should have stopped the Panarin goal. however, this game was a positive for the team. Quote
WildCard Posted November 21, 2017 Report Posted November 21, 2017 This was the best effort in a while. Lehner should have stopped the Panarin goal. however, this game was a positive for the team. Come on man. No it wasn't. It's another embarrassing and garbage loss. Positive? Call me when they're above .500 for more than 10 games Quote
CallawaySabres Posted November 21, 2017 Report Posted November 21, 2017 1 point from dead last in the NHL, only 5 months to go.... Quote
WildCard Posted November 21, 2017 Report Posted November 21, 2017 (edited) 1 point from dead last in the NHL, only 5 years to go.... Edited November 21, 2017 by WildCard Quote
inkman Posted November 21, 2017 Report Posted November 21, 2017 Come on man. No it wasn't. It's another embarrassing and garbage loss. Positive? Call me when they're above .500 for more than 10 games I'll put a reminder in my 2025 calendar Quote
woods-racer Posted November 21, 2017 Report Posted November 21, 2017 I turned it off half way through the third. Couldn't handle it. Now I find out they looked almost good for the ten minutes I didn't watch. It appears sometime over the next few weeks if I continue to watch I may see another 10 minutes of worth while Sabre's hockey. Color me excited. Quote
Kruppstahl Posted November 21, 2017 Report Posted November 21, 2017 Did anyone notice Jack's performance with like 2 minutes to go? We were trying to tie up the game on the PP and a face-off in the O-zone. ROR won the draw and the puck went to Eichel. He was just extremely forceful and dominant...out hustled his man, drove to the slot, and made a lovely pass that led to the crazy melee in the net. It was Jack at his finest. As I watched, I immediately thought: "Where the hell is that level of play from the is guy 99% of the time!?" He plays nowhere near his max potential most of the time. That's a problem. He's becoming a floater. Doesn't help that we have no ass-kickers in the lineup to keep him honest. This is a very soft team, and that needs to change. Quote
woods-racer Posted November 21, 2017 Report Posted November 21, 2017 Bunch of track suiters. Ship them all off to the Jets. Justin will straighten them out. Quote
Iron Crotch Posted November 21, 2017 Report Posted November 21, 2017 bad Santa? Yeah, Bad Santa Quote
SwampD Posted November 21, 2017 Report Posted November 21, 2017 WTF was with that ref. He was a piece of garbage. One of the times he kicked Eichel out, it was the BJ that crossed the line. And why not challenge that goal? What do you have to lose? Quote
Stoner Posted November 21, 2017 Report Posted November 21, 2017 WTF was with that ref. He was a piece of garbage. One of the times he kicked Eichel out, it was the BJ that crossed the line. And why not challenge that goal? What do you have to lose? I felt the same way, but a replay later on showed one of the Sabres shoving the Jacket into Lehner. Then there's the issue of how much time elapsed after the contact. Kudos to Phil and staff for that decision. That said, the explanation of the no goal later on was pure garbage. Quote
nfreeman Posted November 21, 2017 Report Posted November 21, 2017 Well, at least Eichel led the forwards in TOI. The lemming media group think that related the lines as a scandal, demotion can go suck an egg. I fell for it, myself. As far as that goes -- it looks like Harrington is retiring, and he spent about 75% of his farewell column complaining about Housley not admitting that Eichel had been demoted to the 3rd line. He never figured out that his beefs with Sabres management about their media communications decisions weren't remotely interesting and only served to make him look whiny, and he never figured out how to contribute some value-added hockey analysis or at least inside info about the team. I hope the next guy is better. Quote
Stoner Posted November 21, 2017 Report Posted November 21, 2017 As far as that goes -- it looks like Harrington is retiring, and he spent about 75% of his farewell column complaining about Housley not admitting that Eichel had been demoted to the 3rd line. He never figured out that his beefs with Sabres management about their media communications decisions weren't remotely interesting and only served to make him look whiny, and he never figured out how to contribute some value-added hockey analysis or at least inside info about the team. I hope the next guy is better. He gets people flustered, and then the truth comes out. Remember when he made Tom Golisano spill the beans on his ownership philosophy? "The only direction I gave Larry and Darcy was just break even." (pretty close paraphrase). Yesterday he has Housley so twisted up the coach said they don't number the lines then identified the ROR line as the top line. Mike worked for me, and I will miss his bite. Quote
Doohicksie Posted November 21, 2017 Report Posted November 21, 2017 Well, at least Eichel led the forwards in TOI. The lemming media group think that related the lines as a scandal, demotion can go suck an egg. I fell for it, myself. I thought that's what it was when I heard about it, just.... "these are the line combos, in no particular order." Then on the way home I was listening to the NHL channel on SiriusXM and they were blathering on about it. They jumped on the demotion bandwagon as well. Morons. Quote
LTS Posted November 21, 2017 Report Posted November 21, 2017 He gets people flustered, and then the truth comes out. Remember when he made Tom Golisano spill the beans on his ownership philosophy? "The only direction I gave Larry and Darcy was just break even." (pretty close paraphrase). Yesterday he has Housley so twisted up the coach said they don't number the lines then identified the ROR line as the top line. Mike worked for me, and I will miss his bite. Except he wasn't on the 3rd line, so whatever. At some point you just want a dumb ass reporter to STFU you just tell him whatever he wants to hear. Eichel had the highest TOI on the team..overall and ES as near as I can tell. How can anyone say he was demoted? There are enough problems that are real, let's discuss those. I watched about half the game between driving all over Rochester, etc. I saw some positives and I still see a team that has, for years, been unable to get out of their own zone and dominate play for long stretches. That said, it's good to hear people are in Buffalo and scouting. I am sure it's Kane and perhaps moving Kane away from Eichel was done as a way to show that he's capable of playing with more than just one player. Quote
Stoner Posted November 21, 2017 Report Posted November 21, 2017 Except he wasn't on the 3rd line, so whatever. At some point you just want a dumb ass reporter to STFU you just tell him whatever he wants to hear. Eichel had the highest TOI on the team..overall and ES as near as I can tell. How can anyone say he was demoted? There are enough problems that are real, let's discuss those. I watched about half the game between driving all over Rochester, etc. I saw some positives and I still see a team that has, for years, been unable to get out of their own zone and dominate play for long stretches. That said, it's good to hear people are in Buffalo and scouting. I am sure it's Kane and perhaps moving Kane away from Eichel was done as a way to show that he's capable of playing with more than just one player. Eichel was clearly demoted before the game. He was assigned to lesser players. He didn't start. He earned his ice time with a strong first 10 minutes and played well enough in Phil's eyes to get monster minutes in the third and be paired with the team's best player again. It was a pretty smart strategy for Phil, for once. Quote
That Aud Smell Posted November 21, 2017 Report Posted November 21, 2017 (edited) As far as that goes -- it looks like Harrington is retiring, and he spent about 75% of his farewell column complaining about Housley not admitting that Eichel had been demoted to the 3rd line. He never figured out that his beefs with Sabres management about their media communications decisions weren't remotely interesting and only served to make him look whiny, and he never figured out how to contribute some value-added hockey analysis or at least inside info about the team. I hope the next guy is better. Wait - is Harrington retiring altogether? Or is he hanging around to write his dipsh1t baseball columns? He gets people flustered, and then the truth comes out. Remember when he made Tom Golisano spill the beans on his ownership philosophy? "The only direction I gave Larry and Darcy was just break even." (pretty close paraphrase). Yesterday he has Housley so twisted up the coach said they don't number the lines then identified the ROR line as the top line. Mike worked for me, and I will miss his bite. He's a persistent, incurable as_hole, so he definitely had a way of badgering people -- and sometimes they even deserved it. As for twisting up Housley, the whole thing was revealed as a total fart in a bottle after Eichel -- the "third line center" -- got the most TOI. I'll back off this a bit on further reflection. I echoed someone else's pre-game take that it was a demotion, a message, and that Eichel would have a chance to earn more time with his play. That is probably what happened. Adios, Mike. Please don't call, and please don't write. Like, ever again. Edited November 21, 2017 by That Aud Smell Quote
Eleven Posted November 21, 2017 Report Posted November 21, 2017 Wait - is Harrington retiring altogether? Or is he hanging around to write his dipsh1t baseball columns? He's a persistent, incurable as_hole, so he definitely had a way of badgering people -- and sometimes they even deserved it. As for twisting up Housley, the whole thing was revealed as a total fart in a bottle after Eichel -- the "third line center" -- got the most TOI. I'll back off this a bit on further reflection. I echoed someone else's pre-game take that it was a demotion, a message, and that Eichel would have a chance to earn more time with his play. That is probably what happened. Adios, Mike. Please don't call, and please don't write. Like, ever again. I don't think he's retiring. His twitter feed refers to a "final wrap-up," but that tweet succeeds one referring to an "early wrap-up." I think what he meant by "final" is "the version that's going into print." Quote
nfreeman Posted November 21, 2017 Report Posted November 21, 2017 I don't think he's retiring. His twitter feed refers to a "final wrap-up," but that tweet succeeds one referring to an "early wrap-up." I think what he meant by "final" is "the version that's going into print." Unfortunately that sounds right. Quote
Stoner Posted November 21, 2017 Report Posted November 21, 2017 BWAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Like herpes, this guy's never going away. Long live Harrington!!!! VIVA MIKE!!! Quote
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