GDT: Calgary @ Buffalo. 12.30pm. MSG B, ESPN+

[steveoath]

Not good

[\GoBillsInDallas/]

 

[jad1]

Just now, Second Line Center said:

10 days off for a young team is not optimal

Maybe, but they were terrible against Carolina too.

Team needs to develop a sense of accountability.

[Kristian]

Home ice is not an issue.

It’s a killer.

[CTJoe]

2 minutes ago, HumanSlinky39 said:

*Comes Home*

*Turns on game...*

 

 

Dahlin - less letters to fans, more playing for fans.....

Edited February 11, 2023 by CTJoe

[Believer]

Out Scored… Out Shot… Out Hit… Out Blocked

What drills was Granato working on at practices Thurs & Fri, I wonder??

[Kristian]

Just now, Believer said:

Out Scored… Out Shot… Out Hit… Out Blocked

What drills was Granato working on at practices Thurs & Fri, I wonder??

Letter-writing 101.

[kas23]

This is what we waited 10 days for? Seems like most of these guys thought they were still on the beach. 

[Indabuff]

[LGR4GM]

The Sabres should be ***** embarrassed by whatever that disgusting gutless trash was.

[apuszczalowski]

2 minutes ago, jad1 said:

And he stopped 4 or 5 shots that should have been goals.

The Sabres had 8 shots thru 2 periods, goaltending needs to improve but for a young team, the effort has not been nowhere near close enough the last two games.

Yeah, it's also tough to look great all the time when it's looks like no one else in front of you showed up to play.

I seem to remember Miller didn't look great when he got regular playing time in the league. There are very few goalies that will look great when they face a games worth of shots in 2 periods and no one playing defence.

[Second Line Center]

And the first one back is at 12:30 on a Saturday 

So stupid. 
 

They’ll be fine.  

[LGR4GM]

3 minutes ago, Believer said:

Out Scored… Out Shot… Out Hit… Out Blocked

What drills was Granato working on at practices Thurs & Fri, I wonder??

I've missed team stormcloud

[apuszczalowski]

4 minutes ago, jad1 said:

Maybe, but they were terrible against Carolina too.

Team needs to develop a sense of accountability.

Atleast  Carolina is a pretty good team, Calgary isn't and Markstrom has been horrible

[LGR4GM]

2 minutes ago, apuszczalowski said:

Yeah, it's also tough to look great all the time when it's looks like no one else in front of you showed up to play.

I seem to remember Miller didn't look great when he got regular playing time in the league. There are very few goalies that will look great when they face a games worth of shots in 2 periods and no one playing defence.

Upl was bad today. 

[Stads]

Well we were up 2-0. That's pretty good right? 

[Gatorman0519]

Time to read up on the draft prospects. 

[CTJoe]

Calgary was looking to give us the game and we didn't take it.  Terrible effort, terrible performance and terrible coaching to have them perform like that.

 

 

[jad1]

Just now, apuszczalowski said:

Atleast  Carolina is a pretty good team, Calgary isn't and Markstrom has been horrible

They've lost 6 of their last 8 home games.  Not saying the time off isn't a factor, but they have bigger issues than the break.

 

[LGR4GM]

8 minutes ago, jad1 said:

Maybe, but they were terrible against Carolina too.

Team needs to develop a sense of accountability.

I'll bet they look way better next game precisely because this already exists. 

[apuszczalowski]

2 minutes ago, Second Line Center said:

And the first one back is at 12:30 on a Saturday 

So stupid. 
 

They’ll be fine.  

Was there atleast something at the arena this week preventing them from playing that maybe the Pegulas asked the league not to book anything this week? 

It's not like the Sabres have played  ton of games more then any others that they needed the time off for other teams to catch up to them. I believe Calgary has played 5-6 games more then Buffalo, but Buffalo gets an extra week off after the All Star break? Maybe the schedule makers thought they were doing the Sabres a favor because they were going to be sending half the team to the game this year?

[LGR4GM]

Just now, apuszczalowski said:

Was there atleast something at the arena this week preventing them from playing that maybe the Pegulas asked the league not to book anything this week? 

It's not like the Sabres have played  ton of games more then any others that they needed the time off for other teams to catch up to them. I believe Calgary has played 5-6 games more then Buffalo, but Buffalo gets an extra week off after the All Star break? Maybe the schedule makers thought they were doing the Sabres a favor because they were going to be sending half the team to the game this year?

It was their bye week. 

[apuszczalowski]

5 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Upl was bad today. 

I know, I would say he was great, but if he was bad, then the defence was a dumpster fire......

[jad1]

Just now, LGR4GM said:

I'll bet they look way better next game precisely because this already exists. 

If it does, it's not consistent yet.

[apuszczalowski]

1 minute ago, LGR4GM said:

It was their bye week. 

Is the league still doing that?

I thought that was a 1 year thing they dropped?