Pimlach Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 On 1/6/2023 at 1:52 PM, Sabres Fan in NS said: Inky is barely 50. Expand Still a kid then. 1 1 Quote
onthewarpath Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 On 1/5/2023 at 8:54 PM, pi2000 said: Best case scenario... they stay completely healthy, especially on the back-end, and goaltending steps up, they could be in the wildcard mix at the end of the season. But if one of Thompson, Dahlin, Samuelsson, Tuch, Cozens, etc.. go down... there just isn't enough depth there yet to fill those voids. Expand If Pit loses Crosby how's that going to workout for them? It seems pretty clear to me as soon as we started getting a save % above .900 on a regular basis we become a 100-point pace team. Believe it or not, we're in a playoff race right now. If we win the next four games (all at home) we'll have sole possession of a playoff spot at the end of the 4th game. Quote
shrader Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 On 1/6/2023 at 2:05 PM, JohnC said: There are no maybes in that oldster category. You are either old or not. 🤡 Expand The cutoff for the old category is 7 years older than me, my brother's age. 1 Quote
Sabres Fan in NS Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 On 1/6/2023 at 3:16 PM, shrader said: The cutoff for the old category is 7 years older than me, my brother's age. Expand Right. 92. Quote
Doohickie Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 On 1/5/2023 at 4:30 PM, inkman said: But in the end it means little until they win in the post season. I don’t want to hear opposing players heaping praise after a game in January. I want to see them scrambling for answers down 3-1 to the Sabres in ECF. Expand I'm willing to follow the process. ECF might be a stretch this year (maybe not, who knows). But just like the the expression "you have to win with the team you've got" I'd say "you have to enjoy the wins you're getting now" and not look too far ahead. On 1/5/2023 at 8:54 PM, pi2000 said: It's encouraging to finally see some progress. Expand You don't think there's been steady progress for the last two years? 1 Quote
Doohickie Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 (edited) On 1/6/2023 at 1:52 PM, Sabres Fan in NS said: Inky is barely 50. Expand Yeah but they're hard miles. Edited January 6, 2023 by Doohickie 1 6 1 Quote
shrader Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 On 1/6/2023 at 4:25 PM, Doohickie said: Yeah but they're hard miles. Expand I would have expected some flames or something painted across the hood. Quote
Doohickie Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 On 1/6/2023 at 5:52 PM, shrader said: I would have expected some flames or something painted across the hood. Expand 3 1 Quote
JohnC Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 On 1/6/2023 at 3:16 PM, shrader said: The cutoff for the old category is 7 years older than me, my brother's age. Expand Is that brotherly love or antipathy? Quote
pi2000 Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 On 1/6/2023 at 2:22 PM, onthewarpath said: If Pit loses Crosby how's that going to workout for them? It seems pretty clear to me as soon as we started getting a save % above .900 on a regular basis we become a 100-point pace team. Believe it or not, we're in a playoff race right now. If we win the next four games (all at home) we'll have sole possession of a playoff spot at the end of the 4th game. Expand Let's be real... we're 6 points out of wildcard sport, in January. Sure t's a nice improvement from years past, but we're not in a playoff race. Let's not kid ourselves, this team is young and as the calendar turns from Januaray to February and March, veteran teams will step up their games. At that same time I fully expect Buffalo to slow down a bit as the kids slowly run out of gas... and that's OK... they're on the right track to compete for a wildcard spot next season. Quote
Doohickie Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 On 1/6/2023 at 7:43 PM, pi2000 said: Let's be real... we're 6 points out of wildcard sport, in January. Sure t's a nice improvement from years past, but we're not in a playoff race. Expand This is a terrible take when we have 4 games in hand over the team 6 points ahead of us, and 2 games in hand over the team 4 points ahead of us, a team by the way, that is on a 3-game losing streak. You talk about the team's inevitable fade as if you didn't watch the last two months of last season. Quote
kas23 Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 How can this be? KA didn’t sign any free agents. 1 Quote
pi2000 Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 On 1/6/2023 at 7:57 PM, Doohickie said: This is a terrible take when we have 4 games in hand over the team 6 points ahead of us, and 2 games in hand over the team 4 points ahead of us, a team by the way, that is on a 3-game losing streak. You talk about the team's inevitable fade as if you didn't watch the last two months of last season. Expand Young group, lacks depth, playing a condensed schedule the last half of the season... yeah, I don't expect much. "There's an old saying in Tennessee... " Quote
Doohickie Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 On 1/6/2023 at 8:05 PM, pi2000 said: "There's an old saying in Tennessee... " Expand Am I supposed to know what this means? Quote
matter2003 Posted January 6, 2023 Author Report Posted January 6, 2023 (edited) On 1/6/2023 at 8:05 PM, pi2000 said: Young group, lacks depth, playing a condensed schedule the last half of the season... yeah, I don't expect much. "There's an old saying in Tennessee... " Expand They also are the highest scoring team in the NHL even with some teams having 5 games in hand. What's the saying? "Drink whiskey out of boots"? Edited January 6, 2023 by matter2003 Quote
Eleven Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 On 1/6/2023 at 8:05 PM, pi2000 said: "There's an old saying in Tennessee... " Expand On 1/6/2023 at 8:24 PM, Doohickie said: Am I supposed to know what this means? Expand On 1/6/2023 at 8:30 PM, matter2003 said: What's the saying? "Drink whiskey out of boots"? Expand Yeah but we talk about Cozens here, not cousins. 1 Quote
Sabres Fan in NS Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 On 1/6/2023 at 8:05 PM, pi2000 said: Expand On 1/6/2023 at 8:05 PM, pi2000 said: Young group, lacks depth, playing a condensed schedule the last half of the season... yeah, I don't expect much. "There's an old saying in Tennessee... " Expand On 1/6/2023 at 8:24 PM, Doohickie said: Am I supposed to know what this means? Expand On 1/6/2023 at 8:30 PM, matter2003 said: They also are the highest scoring team in the NHL even with some teams having 5 games in hand. What's the saying? "Drink whiskey out of boots"? Expand On 1/6/2023 at 8:42 PM, Eleven said: Yeah but we talk about Cozens here, not cousins. Expand 😎 1 2 1 Quote
pi2000 Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 On 1/6/2023 at 8:24 PM, Doohickie said: Am I supposed to know what this means? Expand 1 1 Quote
nucci Posted January 6, 2023 Report Posted January 6, 2023 On 1/6/2023 at 7:43 PM, pi2000 said: Let's be real... we're 6 points out of wildcard sport, in January. Sure t's a nice improvement from years past, but we're not in a playoff race. Let's not kid ourselves, this team is young and as the calendar turns from Januaray to February and March, veteran teams will step up their games. At that same time I fully expect Buffalo to slow down a bit as the kids slowly run out of gas... and that's OK... they're on the right track to compete for a wildcard spot next season. Expand why would kids run out of gas? I'll be disappointed if they don't make the playoffs Quote
French Collection Posted January 7, 2023 Report Posted January 7, 2023 Being young and playing loose should mean they exceed expectations. They are still underdogs for most of the fanbases in the league and are just beginning to strike fear into opponents. At the start of the season most of us hoped for meaningful games in March and that is where they are heading. If they are 6 or 8 points back with no games in hand, then I will worry. The trade deadline may bring a boost. I hope it is well thought out because I see teams add guys that underperform or don’t fit in every year. Quote
CTJoe Posted January 7, 2023 Report Posted January 7, 2023 On 1/6/2023 at 7:43 PM, pi2000 said: Let's be real... we're 6 points out of wildcard sport, in January. Sure t's a nice improvement from years past, but we're not in a playoff race. Let's not kid ourselves, this team is young and as the calendar turns from Januaray to February and March, veteran teams will step up their games. At that same time I fully expect Buffalo to slow down a bit as the kids slowly run out of gas... and that's OK... they're on the right track to compete for a wildcard spot next season. Expand wow, why should we bother watching. I'll take the glass half full approach On 1/7/2023 at 12:10 AM, French Collection said: Being young and playing loose should mean they exceed expectations. They are still underdogs for most of the fanbases in the league and are just beginning to strike fear into opponents. At the start of the season most of us hoped for meaningful games in March and that is where they are heading. If they are 6 or 8 points back with no games in hand, then I will worry. The trade deadline may bring a boost. I hope it is well thought out because I see teams add guys that underperform or don’t fit in every year. Expand Add a solid 3/4 RHD and we could be on to something Quote
Taro T Posted January 7, 2023 Report Posted January 7, 2023 On 1/6/2023 at 2:22 PM, onthewarpath said: If Pit loses Crosby how's that going to workout for them? It seems pretty clear to me as soon as we started getting a save % above .900 on a regular basis we become a 100-point pace team. Believe it or not, we're in a playoff race right now. If we win the next four games (all at home) we'll have sole possession of a playoff spot at the end of the 4th game. Expand Which, oddly enough would happen at the exact moment they're on an NHL 0.600 pace. 😉 Quote
Doohickie Posted January 7, 2023 Report Posted January 7, 2023 On 1/6/2023 at 9:18 PM, pi2000 said: Expand Goin' deep into the well for that one... Quote
Eleven Posted January 7, 2023 Report Posted January 7, 2023 On 1/6/2023 at 9:18 PM, pi2000 said: Expand Omigosh how did even GWB flub that one?! Quote
Spoonman Posted January 7, 2023 Report Posted January 7, 2023 On 1/6/2023 at 8:05 PM, pi2000 said: Young group, lacks depth, playing a condensed schedule the last half of the season... yeah, I don't expect much. "There's an old saying in Tennessee... " Expand 1 Quote
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