GDT: 11/8/2019 2pm ET Tampa at Buffalo Sabres in ModoLand, NBCSN and WGR550

[darksabre]

I'd need to see a better replay I guess. Looked like the kid of hit Sabres players take all the time.

[Torpedo Forecheck]

1 minute ago, Thorny said:

Late hit, guy had a bloody nose. Bad play from Risto, hopefully not a costly one. 

It was a penalty, but it was an aggressive play, we need that.

[sodbuster]

Just now, Ogre said:

***** interference....you GD jackwads. What the hell did they do? Call up some rinky dink refs from the A? 

That play happens 100 times during a game. It only got called because it was a big hit, which is crap.

[Doohicksie]

You don't "mark" people in hockey. You check them.

 

Just sayin'.

[Radar]

1 minute ago, Ogre said:

***** interference....you GD jackwads. What the hell did they do? Call up some rinky dink refs from the A? 

Sorry but I disagree . Good call

[Randall Flagg]

The puck was really far away when the hit happened, but the hit itself was fine. Definitely interference but nothing more

[Brawndo]

2 minutes ago, Torpedo Forecheck said:

 

The implication was it was hurting the team. I was just curious why he thinks that.

That pairing is out for more shots against. They have the most failed zone exits per pairing. They have a difficult time completing tape to tape passes, the Reinhart Goal being the an exception, (Blind Squirrel Nut Analogy) , Skinner, Reinhart Corsi gets worse when their respective lines are out with McCabe and Risto. And neither is a capable puck mover.  
 

The Dahlin-Miller Pairing is not longer together and they had the worse analytics on the team but they were a threat to create scoring chances. 

 

[Thorner]

Jokiharju and Miller have had not their best game

[Nitro60]

Lack of physicality on that goal.

[LGR4GM]

And game. Terrible coverage out front. 

[Gatorman0519]

Well that will do it.  The toilet bowl continues to swirl. 

[darksabre]

Soft as butter

[Cheektorado]

S. O. S.

[Nitro60]

Just now, darksabre said:

Soft as butter

This is the glaring need on this team.  No grit. No toughness.  No willingness to get physical.

[Billssabres33]

Just now, Nitro60 said:

This is the glaring need on this team.  No grit. No toughness.  No willingness to get physical.

Is Tom Wilson available??

[Sabres Fan in NS]

PP slapper coming right up.

We get that one back now.

[Nitro60]

TB has been giving up goals as of late.  Now they shut down the Sabres.  Repeat of last season?

[Thorner]

We need to go back in time and bring back our effective powerplay. DOA without it right now

[Nitro60]

Buffalo PK did a great job.  Nothing said.  TB is not done and already he called it a great PK.  That is some bias.  

[Gatorman0519]

Useless power play 

[Randall Flagg]

1 minute ago, Thorny said:

We need to go back in time and bring back our effective powerplay. DOA without it right now

That's the nature of leaning on the thing, nobody's power play is ever consistent over stretches of time longer than a few weeks, the swings are generally large even for good ones.

Edited November 8, 2019 by Randall Flagg

[Mustache of God]

This team is garbage, not even hot garbage. Cold, useless, old garbage. 

[Radar]

Buffalo PP has really gone south. Have teams just figured it out or are we just not connecting?

1 minute ago, Mustache of God said:

This team is garbage, not even hot garbage. Cold, useless, old garbage. 

A it dramatic maybe?

[Thorner]

1 minute ago, Randall Flagg said:

That's the nature of leaning on the thing, nobody's power play is ever consistent over stretches of time longer than a few weeks, the swings are generally large even for good ones.

Definitely. But it seems to have gone from red hot to ice cold. Hopefully they can find a middle ground tipping towards the positive side. One would think we certainly have the talent. 

[Pimlach]

Had to work longer than expected.  Back with 13 minutes left.  Just saw Tampa score and then our failed PP. 

Was wondering how many guys Skinner would have to fend off before someone helped him.  

Soft team.