Game Discussion Thread Senators @ Sabres; 2017-12-12; 7:00pm EDT

[Doohicksie]

Falk, he aight.

 

I think he's great for what he is.  If I recall he was even on the top pairing with Scandella when Risto was out?  I'd rather see him there than Gorges.

[erickompositör72]

Falk will always find the wrong thing to do with the puck when he has possession of it in our zone. I mean, clear-cut possession. Just watch. If it's on his stick in our zone, count on it not leaving our zone and the other team regaining possession. Without fail.

 

Edit: if we're lucky, the other team will only regain possession in the neutral zone.

Edited December 12, 2017 by erickompositör72

[bob_sauve28]

Falk is just another in a long line of defensive whipping boys that includes Benoit, Franson, Gorges, Falk. They're depth guys that had to play over their levels due to lack of defensive depth.  Gorges is finally being used correctly, and effectively, this year.  Falk isn't so bad; he's just not a top pairing guy.  He brings size, a good physical edge (plays to his size much better than Myers ever did).  But he's a depth guy who should be playing bottom pair for maybe thirty games a year at most.

Well said

What's interesting about Bailey is that the Sabres placed him on IR November 7th, then returned him to Rochester on November 13th (presumably healthy). As noted in the article posted by I̶n̶k̶ Bork, he played November 18th and then nothing since.

Came back too early potentially?

What a mystery! Where is Justin Bailey??

Falk will always find the wrong thing to do with the puck when he has possession of it in our zone. I mean, clear-cut possession. Just watch. If it's on his stick in our zone, count on it not leaving our zone and the other team regaining possession. Without fail.

 

Edit: if we're lucky, the other team will only regain possession in the neutral zone.

Depth guy

[woods-racer]

Not sure which I prefer but this line up is 100% better than anything I've seen yet

 

Said the exact same thing when I read the line up.

[SABRES 0311]

Interesting Lines

 

#Sabres  lines:

Pouliot-Eichel-Pominville

Girgensons-ROR-Okposo

Kane-Rodrigues-Reinhart

Wilson-Larsson-Nolan

I thought Pouliot and ROR worked well together.  We shall see. 

[Thorner]

Rodrigues line technically listed as Line 2.

 

https://mobile.twitter.com/BuffaloSabres/status/940727744647790594?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

[Brawndo]

Damn Dougie has some serious competition. That was fantastic

[sodbuster]

Wow. That was great.

[erickompositör72]

Depth guy

 

Behind Beaulieu, Antipin, and Georges. Falk better not be playing unless 2 of those 3 are not healthy tonight.

[WildCard]

Shooting from everywhere tonight. I like it

[3putt]

Ruutu?

[WildCard]

Erod continues to impress

[bob_sauve28]

Behind Beaulieu, Antipin, and Georges. Falk better not be playing unless 2 of those 3 are not healthy tonight.

I'm totally fine with that

[Brawndo]

Erod continues to impress

But, but college free agents never choose Buffalo!!

[3putt]

ROR doesn’t look right. Like he can’t get full leg extension. Gotta be nursing something.

[Stoner]

ROR doesn’t look right. Like he can’t get full leg extension. Gotta be nursing something.

It went to his hands too apparently,

 

Nice jolt by Nolan.

[bob_sauve28]

Bogo looks better!

Seems like the defense has s playing well, the forwards are invisible

[WildCard]

Watch where Karlsson plays away from the puck. He's not down low a lot, and when it comes out he's forechecking

[bob_sauve28]

Oh man, hope he is ok

[Stoner]

Good to see that the house burglar is taking a night off.

[Brawndo]

And the Doc jumps out of the crowd to tend to EROD

[ubkev]

Shoot, he ate that puck.

[Mustache of God]

Shoot, he ate that puck.

 

Just when you thought his mouth couldn't get any bigger, like the grinch's heart, it swelled three times its size tonight.

[Stoner]

Sabres are so deficient in basic hockey skills. They're just not good.

[miles]

i dont like to see that puck to the face on erod