GDT: Penguins @ Sabres, Friday, 12/9/22, 7pm MSG

[SwampD]

1 minute ago, K-9 said:

I appreciate your finer point, but I can’t say any game is good when we just give it away like that. Flat out gifted them the win. 

At least it was their choice, and not the Penguins.😂

[K-9]

1 minute ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

Maybe it’s the start of a positive trend.

Yeah, we’ve been saying that about Casey and Co. for a long time as well. I’ll need to see a good six game stretch like tonight before I can get excited.

[Sidc3000]

1 minute ago, Pimlach said:

I don’t understand how what happened to Anderson had anything to do with Skinner and Genzel.  
 

Their scrum was not even close to Anderson.  They were going at it for another reason not seen by the ref apparently.  
 

The veteran team kept is close when they were getting outplayed.  Then they won the 3rd and stole the game. 

True. I have no clue either 

[Carmel Corn]

1 minute ago, Pimlach said:

I don’t understand how what happened to Anderson had anything to do with Skinner and Genzel.  
 

Their scrum was not even close to Anderson.  They were going at it for another reason not seen by the ref apparently.  
 

The veteran team kept is close when they were getting outplayed.  Then they won the 3rd and stole the game. 

In my opinion, it was Genzel who slashed Anderson...the rest of the guys went after the wrong guy....Skinner was the only one who saw that Genzel was the culprit.  Replay may prove me wrong, but that's what I thought I saw.

[Pimlach]

3 minutes ago, Thorny said:

Cozens and Dahlin were solid I thought 

Cozens simply failed to shoot on the power play.  They were taking Tage away and letting Dahlin feed Cozens instead.  Cozens did not make any plays on the PP tonight.  

[GASabresIUFAN]

1 minute ago, LGR4GM said:

Excellent? On the second goal he barely gets it to Jost who fires the pass to Olofsson. Am I not remembering that right?

Second goal was a Mitts to Thompson to Skinner.  Mitts’ pass was zipped across the rink to an open Thompson.  On the first goal Dahlin to Casey who drop passes to a charging Jost who snaps to the middle to VO.

[SwampD]

3 minutes ago, Believer said:

Run at Anderson that prompted the penalty to Skinner was probably purposeful to take Anderson and the Sabres off their game… 

1 minute ago, Carmel Corn said:

In my opinion, it was Genzel who slashed Anderson...the rest of the guys went after the wrong guy....Skinner was the only one who saw that Genzel was the culprit.  Replay may prove me wrong, but that's what I thought I saw.

I sure hope they use this as a learning tool. It's how veteran teams beat A team of puppies. This isn't the first time we have seen this against them. They better learn how to deal with it better.

[GASabresIUFAN]

3 minutes ago, K-9 said:

Yeah, we’ve been saying that about Casey and Co. for a long time as well. I’ll need to see a good six game stretch like tonight before I can get excited.

He’ll be traded for Chychrun by then.

[SwampD]

And no Skinner tomorrow, I'm assuming.

Jackass.

[Pimlach]

3 minutes ago, Carmel Corn said:

In my opinion, it was Genzel who slashed Anderson...the rest of the guys went after the wrong guy....Skinner was the only one who saw that Genzel was the culprit.  Replay may prove me wrong, but that's what I thought I saw.

Ok. Thanks for that info 

[LGR4GM]

6 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

I don’t understand how what happened to Anderson had anything to do with Skinner and Genzel.  
 

Their scrum was not even close to Anderson.  They were going at it for another reason not seen by the ref apparently.  
 

The veteran team kept is close when they were getting outplayed.  Then they won the 3rd and stole the game. 

Stop. Pittsburgh got lucky and we didn't. It wasn't this veteran team bs. We hit the outside of 3 posts, they hit the inside of 1. It was a good solid game and Skinner screwed up. 

3 minutes ago, SwampD said:

I sure hope they use this as a learning tool. It's how veteran teams beat A team of puppies. This isn't the first time we have seen this against them. They better learn how to deal with it better.

4 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

Second goal was a Mitts to Thompson to Skinner.  Mitts’ pass was zipped across the rink to an open Thompson.  On the first goal Dahlin to Casey who drop passes to a charging Jost who snaps to the middle to VO.

Either way, only 1 of his assists would I call excellent. 

[K-9]

1 minute ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

He’ll be traded for Chychrun by then.

I doubt any team is fooled by his once in a few months good game. They know the book on Casey and I doubt the Yotes would be demanding him as part of any deal. Maybe as a throw in perhaps.

[Taro T]

1 minute ago, K-9 said:

Yeah, we’ve been saying that about Casey and Co. for a long time as well. I’ll need to see a good six game stretch like tonight before I can get excited.

Which is fair.

Now that they AREN'T being forced into 2nd line duty it very well could happen.  Not saying it will, but it can happen.  Getting matchups where they aren't flat out overmatched will help.  Getting points in this 3rd scoring line / 4th line overall ice time usage should build their confidence which seemed to take a hit w/ the demotion.

They SHOULD be able to thrive in this new role.  Will they?  We shall see.

[LGR4GM]

Ok, I'm going to sleep. It was a fun game and we played good. We're starting to play with more consistency. 

Glad we got a point but think that game could have gone either way. 

On to tomorrow. 

[Sidc3000]

I’m happy to see that they went a full 60 against a good veteran team. Yeah the Penguins played better in the 3rd. 
 

Tomorrows game is going to be interesting 

[grinreaper]

Crosby was almost in fake tears when he was called on that penalty. I heard somewhere that he was enrolled over the Summer in Tom Brady's "How To Whine and Get a Call" seminar. Obviously it was just a refresher course. 

Okposo made a really nice shot to score the tying goal. Quinn made a better play with his pass to him.

Criticize Anderson for not stopping the Penguins 3rd goal because of the angle but his positioning was almost perfect. There was about 2" worth of room for that puck to go in. 

Skinner was stupid to go high with the crosscheck. Pull a Brier and give Guentzel what he gave Ovenchkin. 

[Thorner]

27 games in. About 1/3rd of the way. 

Goes fast. 

[thewookie1]

Rough way to end it but the vet team got a couple more bounces, a bad call on Mitts and 3 goal posts to thank for their OT win. Now onto tomorrow; kick their ass!   

[JohnC]

2 minutes ago, Carmel Corn said:

In my opinion, it was Genzel who slashed Anderson...the rest of the guys went after the wrong guy....Skinner was the only one who saw that Genzel was the culprit.  Replay may prove me wrong, but that's what I thought I saw.

It doesn't matter what Genzel did. Skinner lost control at a critical juncture. If Skinner would have sticked him a few times that would have been more than enough retaliation. He and the other combatant would then have been directed to the penalty box. Skinner is a very intense player but you have to have a better presence of mind to understand the situation. Skinner lost his composure and the Sabres ended up losing the game. 

This was a good game. As someone else mentioned when Tage was covered on the PP Cozens has to shoot the puck. There were good enough shooting lanes to get the puck to the net. 

[Carmel Corn]

We were at risk of getting 0 points against a team higher in the standings...so getting 1 point is better than 0.  Sure we had the lead and maybe allowed a soft goal, but at the end of the day, I was entertained and look forward to tomorrow's rematch.

[Taro T]

7 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

Second goal was a Mitts to Thompson to Skinner.  Mitts’ pass was zipped across the rink to an open Thompson.  On the first goal Dahlin to Casey who drop passes to a charging Jost who snaps to the middle to VO.

And on the one that sent it to OT, he carried it into & through the zone, sent it to the point then got it back under pressure and backhanded it to a now open Quinn.  It was a very nice play overall & without him doing the work to get it into the zone Quinn doesn't get the puck w/ the space to make the really nice pass to Okposo who took a great shot.

[SwampD]

7 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Stop. Pittsburgh got lucky and we didn't. It wasn't this veteran team bs. We hit the outside of 3 posts, they hit the inside of 1. It was a good solid game and Skinner screwed up. 

Either way, only 1 of his assists would I call excellent. 

Thank god I don't speak GIF. That Way I don't have to listen to you.

[thewookie1]

1 minute ago, Thorny said:

27 games in. About 1/3rd of the way. 

Goes fast. 

Wow, and I'm completely unsure how to judge them this year. They aren't terrible by any means but they aren't world beaters either. While the standings may not show it, they are definitely improving.

[LGR4GM]

Just now, SwampD said:

Thank god I don't speak GIF. That Way I don't have to listen to you.

Well this is an image and text based medium so you literally never have to listen to me. 

[JohnC]

10 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

Second goal was a Mitts to Thompson to Skinner.  Mitts’ pass was zipped across the rink to an open Thompson.  On the first goal Dahlin to Casey who drop passes to a charging Jost who snaps to the middle to VO.

Mitts had a good game. He had three assists and was a plus 2. It seems that some people are reluctant to give him credit when it is due.