6 Game Stretch

[WildCard]

Upcoming we have:

Florida, Carolina x2, Florida, Tampa, Toronto. 

Hoping for above a Deluca .500 here, but this stretch is really the Sabres last guantlet of the season.

[SDS]

Let’s get 7 out of 12.

[bob_sauve28]

Fasten your seatbelts! 

[Weave]

Murderer’s Row.

Gonna be an interesting stretch that will provide a real benchmark, I think.  

[PromoTheRobot]

1 hour ago, WildCard said:

Upcoming we have:

Florida, Carolina x2, Florida, Tampa, Toronto. 

Hoping for above a Deluca .500 here, but this stretch is really the Sabres last guantlet of the season.

The other teams should be worried about us right now.

[pi2000]

Might have Power in the lineup vs Toronto 👀

If they continue to compete every shift every period I'll be happy with whatever the outcome may be.

[Marvin]

1 hour ago, pi2000 said:

Might have Power in the lineup vs Toronto 👀

If they continue to compete every shift every period I'll be happy with whatever the outcome may be.

Yup.  Even a top team could go sub-0.500 in this stretch.  I just want the spirit there.

1 hour ago, PromoTheRobot said:

The other teams should be worried about us right now.

Having said what I said above, this is absolutely true too.

[GASabresIUFAN]

16 of our last 17 games have been against playoff teams or teams still in playoff contention dating back to the last 2 games in February.  The only exception was the comeback victory at Chicago.  Our record in those 16 games? 8-5-3.  
 

Now the bad news. Outside of a 5-1 early season victory over Tampa, TB, Fla and Car have pounded us this season. We are 0-4 and were out scored 25-8.

Edited April 2, 2022 by GASabresIUFAN

[PromoTheRobot]

9 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

16 of our last 17 games have been against playoff teams or teams still in playoff contention dating back to the last 2 games in February.  The only exception was the comeback victory at Chicago.  Our record in those 16 games? 8-5-3.  
 

Now the bad news. Outside of a 5-1 early season victory over Tampa, TB, Fla and Car have pounded us this season. We are 0-4 and were out scored 25-8.

So this will be a good test.

[DarthEbriate]

10 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

Now the bad news. Outside of a 5-1 early season victory over Tampa, TB, Fla and Car have pounded us this season. We are 0-4 and were out scored 25-8.

Is it bad news or a challenge to see how far this roster has come in the last month?

I don't expect the Sabres to win every game or outpossess/outshoot these games like they did against Nashville and others in this last run. But I want to see progress against these true Cup contenders. 3-2-1. 3-3. 2-3-1. And play like they have been 5-on-5 to keep the goal differential near even. Show the elite teams that now it's a fight each and every night.

Edited April 2, 2022 by DarthEbriate

[triumph_communes]

All wins

[GASabresIUFAN]

3 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said:

So this will be a good test.

The last 17 games were a good test.  This is a gauntlet, until we get to beat on the Leafs again.  If we win 2 of the 5 against TB, Car and Fla I'll be thrilled.  

 

Edited April 2, 2022 by GASabresIUFAN

[DarthEbriate]

1 hour ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

The last 17 games were a good test.  This is a gauntlet, until we get to beat on the Leafs again.  If we win 2 of the 5 against TB, Car and Fla I'll be thrilled.  

 

It’s not my 1977 movie, but it is an extremely fun and ridiculous 1977 movie. 

[WildCard]

Ended up going 2-4, really should have been 3-3 but we blew some games. Not bad.

[Drag0nDan]

3 hours ago, WildCard said:

Ended up going 2-4, really should have been 3-3 but we blew some games. Not bad.

The drop passes and random passes through center ice out of the d zone are absolutely infuriating.  

[Carmel Corn]

It was a good stretch to help calibrate our strengths, weaknesses and opportunities.  However, what I care about the most is how we used the Leafs' to wipe our butts and then flushed them down the toilet last night.

[Huckleberry]

6 hours ago, Drag0nDan said:

The drop passes and random passes through center ice out of the d zone are absolutely infuriating.  

The drop pass is part of our culture now, better learn to live with it.   Been like that since 2005 😛

[Drag0nDan]

On 4/13/2022 at 8:09 PM, Huckleberry said:

The drop pass is part of our culture now, better learn to live with it.   Been like that since 2005 😛

There's a time and a place.... it is not in the defensive zone, through the middle, at your own blue line.