GDT: 3/6/21 Sabres @ Islanders 12:30 p.m. MSG

[Norcal]

Good period! Much different effort out there today. 

[Figster]

Well that was more like it...

[Claude Balls]

Thinking the Isles gonna get an ass chewing during the intermission. 

[ExWNYer]

1-0 Sabres, after one. That's about four games worth of goals for this team. 

[DarthEbriate]

Just now, Claude Balls said:

Thinking the Isles gonna get an ass chewing during the intermission. 

Yup. They're going to respond. It'll be a matter of seeing whether we elevate as well.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

We won that period.  By a lot.

[LGR4GM]

2 minutes ago, New Scotland (NS) said:

We won that period.  By a lot.

? We got outshot 10-7. 

We did well in that period but I'd say it was pretty even after the first 5 minutes. 

 

Edited March 6, 2021 by LGR4GM

[Doohicksie]

There's nothing I hate more than someone else's little kid repeating "Let's go Buffalo"  Not sure why.

[Brawndo]

3 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

? We got outshot 10-7. 

We did well in that period but I'd say it was pretty even after the first 5 minutes. 

 

Matt Irwin led the Sabres TOI 

[LGR4GM]

Just now, Brawndo said:

Matt Irwin led the Sabres TOI 

Krueger is embarrassing in his deployments. I am still shocked by how much he has destroyed Rasmus Dahlin as well. 

[bob_sauve28]

Matt Irwin, ice time leader! 

[Thorner]

Just now, LGR4GM said:

Krueger is embarrassing in his deployments. I am still shocked by how much he has destroyed Rasmus Dahlin as well. 

Eakin paired against Barzal a lot lol 

[ExWNYer]

No matter how well they play, it's hard to imagine a positive outcome with Carter Hutton in goal.

 

[bob_sauve28]

1 minute ago, ExWNYer said:

No matter how well they play, it's hard to imagine a positive outcome with Carter Hutton in goal.

 

We really do well when giving up very few shots 

[SDS]

Just now, bob_sauve28 said:

We really do well when giving up very few shots 

Is 30 shots in a game “very few shots“?

[bob_sauve28]

Just now, SDS said:

Is 30 shots in a game “very few shots“?

How about, "Few quality scoring chances" ? 😉 

[French Collection]

I still want Krueger gone but they did show more heart.

[Randall Flagg]

9 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

? We got outshot 10-7. 

We did well in that period but I'd say it was pretty even after the first 5 minutes. 

 

I absolutely hate looking at advanced stats on tiny sample sizes, but the Islanders took mostly mediocre shots, and the Sabres' expected goal value was 3x as high as NY's, meaning our xGF% was around 75%. 

If the Sabres were up in shots but getting caved in expected goals, would you have been consistent and said that the Islanders weren't rolling over us? 

[SDS]

Just now, French Collection said:

I still want Krueger gone but they did show more heart.

I mentioned earlier that the outcome of a single game should not determine whether someone is employed or not. I would be really disappointed if that was the case here.

[ExWNYer]

1 minute ago, French Collection said:

I still want Krueger gone but they did show more heart.

In fairness, if they showed any less heart, they'd be cooling on a slab in a morgue somewhere...

[Doohicksie]

3 minutes ago, SDS said:

I mentioned earlier that the outcome of a single game should not determine whether someone is employed or not. I would be really disappointed if that was the case here.

Whether they win this particular game or now won't determine whether RFK gets canned or not.  He's been earning that all season long.

[Thorner]

Cozens adds a fair bit of puck pressure to that line 

[bob_sauve28]

Sick 

[Brawndo]

HOLY *****

[Huckleberry]

Okposo really is the player were puck possession goes to die.