GDT: Sabres vs. Wild, 7PM EST, 2019-02-05

[inkman]

6 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:

and Pilut chased a guy up the boards leaving the front of the net wide open so what? 

@18, Dahlin showed signs of absolute brilliance tonight and anyone who doesn't recognize that simply doesn't understand hockey and is just a critic rather than a fan. 

In his third season he will be an allstar and in his fourth he will be best D man in the league, mark my words. 

Did I say anything that didn't indicate long term success?  He looked freaking awesome on that play that didn't amount to anything. I'm just not gonna turn a blind eye to the mistakes. Pilut was manhandled repeatedly by Minnesota, he deserves just as much if not more criticism. These guys aren't infallible. We are suffering through their growing pains. Although at 24, what we see with Pilut might be what we get. 

[nfreeman]

Overall it was another pretty leaky D-zone performance.   Bogo’s play has definitely fallen off lately.  

I thought Reino and Jack both started slow and then really started to impose themselves on the game.  

I think Howie re-mixed the lines a bit in the 3rd and got Jack some shifts with Skinner and Reino.  

Not sure who gets scratched when Larsson is healthy, but it shouldn’t be ERod or CJ.  

[Wyldnwoody44]

7 minutes ago, nfreeman said:

Overall it was another pretty leaky D-zone performance.   Bogo’s play has definitely fallen off lately.  

I thought Reino and Jack both started slow and then really started to impose themselves on the game.  

I think Howie re-mixed the lines a bit in the 3rd and got Jack some shifts with Skinner and Reino.  

Not sure who gets scratched when Larsson is healthy, but it shouldn’t be ERod or CJ.  

It should be one of Okposo, Sobotka or Pommers, they all look painfully slow and just offer next to nothing out there. 

It's sad as they all seem like good dudes and we all know Housley won't do it, but one can dream. 

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8 minutes ago, nfreeman said:

 Not sure who gets scratched when Larsson is healthy, but it shouldn’t be ERod or CJ.  

I agree with this.  I know a lot of people don't value ERod, but he brings it every game and can float between the second and fourth lines effectively.

Sobotka and Sheary are horrible and both need to sit. I almost think in both cases it'd be addition by subtraction.

[North Buffalo]

10 hours ago, WildCard said:

I need jeffismagic to come back 

Hes Jame now

[Stoner]

9 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:

Reinhart's best game of the season (so far).  I thought the best combo of the night was when he was with Casey.

So maybe we have the starting point for 2 top lines that are both 2/3 there. Add a couple wingers in some way and we have a pretty good team all of a sudden.

Where are the Dahlin critics tonight I wonder? :)

There are no Dahlin critics. People who criticize his play, fairly, sure.

Is this going to be a thing?

[Weave]

6 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

There are no Dahlin critics. People who criticize his play, fairly, sure.

Is this going to be a thing?

Of course it will be.  Was it ever not a thing?

[inkman]

8 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

There are no Dahlin critics. People who criticize his play, fairly, sure.

Is this going to be a thing?

It will be if people insist on treating him as some sort of diety. He's good but if I'm watching a game and he barfs all over himself, I'm not going to ignore it. 

[LGR4GM]

Dahlin was better last night so there was less to criticize. I still think he gets caught puck watching at times and speed of the game surprises him. I mainly see this in the defensive zone when he doesn't quite get to or engage an assignment in time. 

[That Aud Smell]

53 minutes ago, nfreeman said:

Not sure who gets scratched when Larsson is healthy, but it shouldn’t be ERod or CJ.  

So help me God. Better get it right, HC PH.

[That Aud Smell]

13 minutes ago, inkman said:

It will be if people insist on treating him as some sort of diety. He's good but if I'm watching a game and he barfs all over himself, I'm not going to ignore it. 

Well, there was that turnover late in the third that was apparently just horrendous. I actually didn't see the entire play. I did see him block the shot with his foot (ow).

I'll say, though: If you're posting one thing about Dahlin in a GDTand it's a criticism, you come off as missing the bigger picture. Is he already the best player on the team? If he's not, he's getting there - rapidly.

[hsif]

1 hour ago, nfreeman said:

Not sure who gets scratched when Larsson is healthy, but it shouldn’t be ERod or CJ.  

Vlad...... please be Vlad......

[LGR4GM]

3 minutes ago, hsif said:

Vlad...... please be Vlad......

You think Housley will bench one of his favorite veterans? Nah. 

[sabills]

11 hours ago, darksabre said:

You did this. 

[darksabre]

Just now, LGR4GM said:

You think Housley will bench one of his favorite veterans? Nah. 

Needs a guy to take those left dot face-offs.

[hsif]

A prerequisite for being a Sabers fan is above all things you must have Hope...............

[SABRES 0311]

5 minutes ago, hsif said:

A prerequisite for being a Sabers fan is above all things you must have Hope...............

I thought we were supposed to expect suffering. Being a Sabres fan is like being a Greek citizen during austerity.

[Cityo'Rasmii]

A winning FO% fills me with vladness

[North Buffalo]

17 minutes ago, hsif said:

A prerequisite for being a Sabers fan is above all things you must have Hope...............

and a healthy dose of pessimism

[nfreeman]

1 hour ago, sabills said:

Best Will Ferrell movie ever IMHO.

[WildCard]

28 minutes ago, nfreeman said:

Best Will Ferrell movie ever IMHO.

That is a terrible opinion my man

[WildCard]

 

[SwampD]

9 minutes ago, WildCard said:

 

I'm trying to figure out why Pilut passed it to him instead of Tage.

[Doohicksie]

27 minutes ago, WildCard said:

 

*making Three Stooges noises*

16 minutes ago, SwampD said:

I'm trying to figure out why Pilut passed it to him instead of Tage.

Looking at his reaction, I think Tage is trying to figure that out too.

[klos1963]

4 hours ago, That Aud Smell said:

Well, there was that turnover late in the third that was apparently just horrendous. I actually didn't see the entire play. I did see him block the shot with his foot (ow).

I'll say, though: If you're posting one thing about Dahlin in a GDTand it's a criticism, you come off as missing the bigger picture. Is he already the best player on the team? If he's not, he's getting there - rapidly.

I'm not quite sure how to assess his play. The skill set is obvious and exciting, but the mistakes are often. Waits too long to react defensively, many bonehead passes in his zone, gets caught out of position a lot. I know he's only 18, still learning, but he's nowhere near the best player on the team. I'm not down on him in the least, and the encouraging part is that he is pretty effective despite the many mistakes.

Edited February 6, 2019 by klos1963