GDT: Sabres @ Rangers - November 27, 2023 - 7:00PM, MSG-B/ESPN+📺 WGR📻

[LGR4GM]

1 minute ago, DarthEbriate said:

No Death Star Alamo Mode tonight. They closed the blast door nicely.

[pastajoe]

[HumanSlinky39]

15 minutes ago, Gatorman0519 said:

Benson I thought was very tenacious and had a great game. 

He was very noticeable again. He belongs. At his age, that's very impressive.

[French Collection]

I didn’t post during the game, trying to take it all in and not wanting to jinx the Sabres.

What a win, I sure don’t miss the negativity.

UPL was great, that’s what a #1 plays like. It should be his net now.

JJP broke the ice and he has been the most consistent guy from day one. He’s taken the next step, Quinn is on deck.

Mitts and Tuch stepped up big time, Mitts worked so hard and Tuch playing like a power forward.

Benson playing a regular shift and even protecting the lead at the end. He is good and will only get better.

KO is still too slow but contributing. Need that secondary scoring.

VO can stay for a little while longer.

Joki was solid, great pass at the end of the game.

These guys are like Jekyll and Hyde, gotta find that balance to potion dilution.

I’ll sleep better tonight.

[sabresouth]

Great game. We need to figure out how to every game like this.

Imagine if we got this kinda goaltending every game.

[French Collection]

6 minutes ago, HumanSlinky39 said:

He was very noticeable again. He belongs. At his age, that's very impressive.

Imagine him at 22, 190 lbs.

[Believer]

Wow… Bowling night… Missed the game!!… Helluva an effort… UPL… and the D… Tuch two goals… Awesome… Can’t wait to see the replay.

Edited November 28, 2023 by Believer

[Big Guava]

Give me a double heaping of this every game please!

Holy hell, how was this the same team we just watched play the Devils?

This was fun to watch, back to more like last year running and gunning but still being much better defensively...lots of sticks in lanes, broken up plays on back checks and sticks lifted...

And as much as I am afraid to say this, UPL looks like he might be turning a corner in terms of his play...has been mostly solid and by far the best goalie this year, and at times outstanding.

Hopefully this isn't just another hot streak tease from him.

[DarthEbriate]

2 minutes ago, Big Guava said:

Hopefully this isn't just another hot streak tease from him.

Perhaps he's learned some consistency. However, even if it is a streak tease, that's something this team absolutely needs. If UPL can get hot like he did last season (12-4-1 in Dec/Jan) then he'll have saved another season that was on the ropes.

[Big Guava]

1 minute ago, DarthEbriate said:

Perhaps he's learned some consistency. However, even if it is a streak tease, that's something this team absolutely needs. If UPL can get hot like he did last season (12-4-1 in Dec/Jan) then he'll have saved another season that was on the ropes.

He still wasn't that good in most of those games...those were the games they were having to score 5+ to win because he was pretty much allowing 4 a game every game he played. Basically it was more of a stat quirk that he got great goal support than him actually playing that good.

[GASabresIUFAN]

The last 4 Sabres games encompass the Sabres' season to date.

Blow a 2-0 and 3-2 lead against the Caps and lose in OT.  Then get embarrassed and booed off the ice after 2 periods against Pitt, then come out like a house on fire, score 3 in the 3rd, and win the game 3-2.  Coming off that high, they played their worst game of the year (and that is saying something) against the Devils losing 7-2 (and getting outshot 37 -12 with only 6 shots in the 1st 2 periods).  Following that embarrassment, they dominated the leading team in the NHL and won 5-1. 

Will the real Sabres please stand up? 

[DarthEbriate]

10 minutes ago, Big Guava said:

He still wasn't that good in most of those games...those were the games they were having to score 5+ to win because he was pretty much allowing 4 a game every game he played. Basically it was more of a stat quirk that he got great goal support than him actually playing that good.

True -- and he got worse as the season progressed. But during those two months he also had three 30+ save performances on the road against Boston, Colorado, and LV. All wins. All with +.925 sv%. Maybe just give him every road game for a bit and a handful of home games to boot.

[shrader]

It sure is satisfying watching the other team heading towards the locker room while there is still time left on the clock. 

[Doohicksie]

1 hour ago, Indabuff said:

1 hour ago, Brawndo said:

TUCH

JFC you really are from the future aren't you?!

I'm telling ya...

[Spoonman]

4 hours ago, Broken Ankles said:

Listening to WGR and pregame, which will feature Paul Hamilton.  I thought Audacy  fired him.  What was the background on his return?

I too am now wanting to know.... I saw something link to BN, but don't have a subscription. Something about him taking time off.... ???  Help Sabre Spacers!

[Doohicksie]

1 hour ago, Ducky said:

Rags

Out played.

Out goalied.

Love to see it.

You forgot out hustled.

[Spoonman]

1 hour ago, Indabuff said:

Ed Hochuli on skates

You mean the one without "guns" so he can't throw those heavy flags on a horse collar, right?

[Porous Five Hole]

Our only NHL line was dominant tonight:

[Shayna] With Skinner-Mittelstadt-Tuch on the ice tonight at 5v5, the Sabres had the edge in shot attempts (20-4), scoring chances (8-0), and goals (2-0). Earned 98.8% of the xG share, per Natural StatTrick.

Can we tip our cap to coaching tonight?

 

 

 

 

[PromoTheRobot]

 

 

 

[SwampD]

1 minute ago, PromoTheRobot said:

 

 

 

That’s awesome!

[Thorner]

10-10-2 isn’t awful 

[Stoner]

Good night, Sabres fans.

 

[Doohicksie]

1 hour ago, Scottysabres said:

Ranger goalie looking like someone stole his cookies as he was going off the ice

Someone raided his top shelf.

[French Collection]

5 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

Good night, Sabres fans.

 

Close to my current setting. I do have a TV with the Avs-Bolts game on.

[Derrico]

14 minutes ago, Thorny said:

10-10-2 isn’t awful 

Agreed.  Their record feels worse because of the high expectations but they haven’t yet dug themselves an insurmountable hole.