GDT - Sabres at Blues - December 27, 2018 - 8:00 PM

[Brawndo]

The Bruins lost 5-2 to The Devils as well 

[SwampD]

3 minutes ago, Thorny said:

This pace over the remaining games puts us at 88 points. 

Yeah. My math was off, but it’s the 5 the was the anomaly so far this season, not the 4 and the 3.

[Stoner]

As for the record, the notion after the 10-game winning streak was that the Sabres just had to play .500 the rest of the way. Maybe. But with a loss tonight, they're 4-6-3 since the streak. A decent sample size. If this is who they really are, they absolutely will miss.

[Brawndo]

Where’s @Randall Flagg been? 

[Kruppstahl]

If we can get another pretty quick here in the 3rd, it's a new game.

Want to see some desperation and a really strong 3rd period.

 

 

[Robviously]

3 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

As for the record, the notion after the 10-game winning streak was that the Sabres just had to play .500 the rest of the way. Maybe. But with a loss tonight, they're 4-6-3 since the streak. A decent sample size. If this is who they really are, they absolutely will miss.

They still strike me as a team that doesn’t have a killer instinct and maybe doesn’t realize they’re not nearly a safe bet for the playoffs even with that 10 game streak. Perfect example was the Philly loss where they got a 2-0 lead and then completely stopped trying and ended  with a blowout loss. At this rate, I wouldn’t be shocked if they’re out of a playoff spot 20 games from now and scrambling to get back in. 

[In The Buff]

Still gotta think JBots brings in another forward to help with the secondary scoring before the deadline if we're still in the hunt for a playoff berth. I know its been mentioned in other threads but its a glaring need for one. But with Berglunds departure idk how he can't make a move if we're close to making the post season.

Would love to win this game however. Good teams find ways to beat worse teams. We need to put games like this in the bag

[Samson's Flow]

2 minutes ago, MillerVaive said:

Still gotta think JBots brings in another forward to help with the secondary scoring before the deadline if we're still in the hunt for a playoff berth. I know its been mentioned in other threads but its a glaring need for one. But with Berglunds departure idk how he can't make a move if we're close to making the post season.

Would love to win this game however. Good teams find ways to beat worse teams. We need to put games like this in the bag

Agreed. This team still has major flaws in the forward ranks

[SwampD]

They were completely overthinking in the first and a lot of the second. I really hope they come out and just play.

Gonna be fun, once again.

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[Gatorman0519]

9 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

As for the record, the notion after the 10-game winning streak was that the Sabres just had to play .500 the rest of the way. Maybe. But with a loss tonight, they're 4-6-3 since the streak. A decent sample size. If this is who they really are, they absolutely will miss.

It’s been a bad month... the problem is because we have no secondary scoring.  Virtually none.  

[darksabre]

Just now, SwampD said:

They were completely overthinking in the first and a lot of the second. I really hope they come out and just play.

Gonna be fun, once again.

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I hope you're right. 

[bob_sauve28]

2 minutes ago, Samson's Flow said:

Agreed. This team still has major flaws in the forward ranks

Yes, in baseball you try and load up on hitters to fill the batting order. We have a top three and maybe a clean up hitter, but the rest of the line up is .200 hitters

[Beer]

Just now, darksabre said:

I hope you're right. 

Me too, but as I posted 3-0 lead is like a kiss of death, we have the tools to come back.

[Stoner]

10 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

Where’s @Randall Flagg been? 

Home for the holidays and enjoying time with friends and family (and enjoying the Sabres) while taking a break from the board, I believe.

[darksabre]

Just now, Gatorman0519 said:

It’s been a bad month... the problem is because we have no secondary scoring.  Virtually none.  

It's the kind of situation where you need every player giving max effort every night just to have a chance, especially the top line. Which can really grind you down. A little more depth would go a long way towards spreading the workload around. 

[Gatorman0519]

This year the goaltending is vastly improved as is the defense.  Jack is elite and with Skinner we have an elite top line.  But... losing O’Reilly set us back.  We need a second line center to drive play.  Mitts is years away yet.  

Edited December 28, 2018 by Gatorman0519

[Stoner]

That was all set up for a Skinner special.

[Beer]

Would Casey have to clear waivers?

[Samson's Flow]

2 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said:

Yes, in baseball you try and load up on hitters to fill the batting order. We have a top three and maybe a clean up hitter, but the rest of the line up is .200 hitters

We're the Colorado Rockies?!? *****

[Brawndo]

Just now, Beer said:

Would Casey have to clear waivers?

Mittelstadt No 

 

Nelson Yes 

[Samson's Flow]

I need a goal from the Casey line. Maybe he can find Thompson for a blast

[Beer]

Just now, Brawndo said:

Mittelstadt No 

 

Nelson Yes 

I was referring to mitts 

[darksabre]

Dahlin with a soft play almost causing a goal. Come on dude. 

I thought Elie just had a nice shift. 

[Samson's Flow]

One of the problems we have is we can't effectively shorten the bench to manufacture scoring pressure, since our 2nd best line is usually Larsson and Zemgus.

This third period is a time when is like to be able to do that

[Gatorman0519]

Our second line and especially third line is useless.