[Vague Title] Something I just realized that is depressing...

[matter2003]

If the Sabres didn't go on their miraculous 10 game win streak where they kept erasing 3rd period deficits, had some great puck luck and won OT and shootouts at an unsustainable rate and simply went 5-5, this team would, once again, be at or near the bottom of the NHL standings again...

 

When is it going to change? There is NO WAY a team with Eichel, Dahlin and Skinner with 36 goals should be in this spot...something has to give.

Also at one point we were ahead of Tampa Bay in the Standings and they now hold a 30+ point lead on us...that's ridiculous.

Edited February 19, 2019 by matter2003

[Sabre Dance]

The answer you're looking for can be summed up in one word:  intensity.  In the few games that I have seen in the last few weeks, the Sabres lack intensity, sometimes for just a period or two, sometimes for the whole game.  If you watch Tampa, they are always "on".  No one is just gliding along looking for an easy play or just stick-checking.  They take the body, they push the puck out of their own zone and they move with speed and focus into the offensive zone. Some of it is talent; most of it is hard work.  (Same reason Vegas made it to the Cup finals last season with an expansion team lineup). 

When I watch the Sabres, I don't see intensity OR focus OR (most of the time) hard work.  I have no idea what or who can motivate these guys to play harder.  They seem to be OK with being middle of the pack. Until someone figures out how to push their buttons (if they have one), this is where we're at.

[freester]

Dahlin is going to be a superstar but he is not close yet.  When he become a Norris candidate in a few years we will hopefully be much improved. At this point he is a defensive liability.

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[MattPie]

The Sabres season, in terms of points per game can be summed up as: mediocre, the streak, sub-mediocre. That's not going to change this season.

[RonHextallsShoulderPads]

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[7+6=13]

Good grief.  What is so hard to understand?

[Doohicksie]

Every time I think the Sabres have turned the corner, the third period starts.