GDT: Sabres @ Pens - Sat. 7 pm ET, Jan 6, 2024 MSG-B, SN-PIT, ESPN+ 📺 WGR 📻

[SabreFinn]

Hoping for the best but expecting the worst.

[Spoonman]

5 hours ago, sweetlou said:

Usually works quite well bringing in some vets to help support the young skilled players.

Let's look at the last 5 years of cup winning teams and vets that were brought in not to long before their championships.

Vegas- Barbashev, Pietrangelo, Quick, and Stone

Colorado- Cogliano, Helm, Ladri, Kuemper, Lehkonen, and Manson

Tampa (2yrs)- Coleman, Goodrow, Maroon, McDonagh, Savard, and Schenn

St. Louis- ROR and Perron

 

Who has Adams brought in from outside the organization that brings a winning mentality?

 

Eric’s Johnson?

[Spoonman]

5 hours ago, Pimlach said:

They lost on purpose to draft Mario.  They said it, and it happened, and everyone knew it.  This was pre lottery, and it had a stink all over it.  

Don't call it a tank if you don't want to, but that was the first ever "lose on purpose" that I had ever seen or heard about publicly.   They still stunk for about 4 more years, and then Jagr fell to them in 1990 in the 5 spot.  He was taken after such stalwarts as Owen Nolan, Petr Nedved, Keith Primueax and Mike Ricci. Talk about luck, and it didn't end there.  

For Crosby, they lucked out in goofy post lock out lottery when they had the same number of balls as Buffalo.  The four bottom teams had 3 balls each - Pitts, Buff, CBJ, and NYR.   Pittsburgh picked first (Crosby) and Buffalo fell to lucky 13th (Zagrapan - never played a game in the NHL).   They got Malkin 2OA the year prior.  

I really hate the Pens almost as much as the Leaves.  

 

Do your worst coach! 
 

 

[Spoonman]

2 hours ago, Broken Ankles said:

Pittsburg, Ottawa, Seattle, Anaheim, Chicago and San Jose twice in their next 10.  All winnable games.  

 

I remember the day Elvis kicked it - was a kid on a swing in the park singing ‘Elvis Pretzel died’.  
I only knew old sweaty Vegas Elvis. 
Then we had jelly donuts.

 

 

[Stads]

1 hour ago, Buffalonill said:

I'm ready to hear sid the kid 5 thousand times 

I guess he's never going to lose "The Kid" moniker eh? I suppose it's better than Sidney "He'll be middle aged in less than 10 years" Crosby

[Weave]

7 hours ago, Pimlach said:

Yup. They invented the tank.   Pittsburgh tanked twice and they hit on Lemuiex, Jagr, Crosby, and Malkin.  

 

Crosby was not a tank effort.  They won the lottery in a year we had the better odds.

[Buffalonill]

4 minutes ago, Weave said:

Crosby was not a tank effort.  They won the lottery in a year we had the better odds.

That was such a rigged draft 

[Doohicksie]

Y'all can talk about the Pens.  I'd rather talk about the Sabres.

 

[Weave]

Jan 6 and 3 pages an hour prior to puck drop.

Man this team needs an enema

[Stoner]

1 minute ago, Weave said:

Jan 6 and 3 pages an hour prior to puck drop.

Man this team needs an enema

With fans like us who needs an enema.

[Taro T]

35 minutes ago, Weave said:

Crosby was not a tank effort.  They won the lottery in a year we had the better odds.

Sabres had the same odds as the Pens had that year.  They were 2 of the teams with 3 balls in the lottery; the Rags and BJs being the others.

Everybody else had 1 or 2 depending upon their results the past 3 seasons.

[Gatorman0519]

I’m sticking with the tend. Loss incoming. 

[Marvin]

The drought has taken its toll on me.  I used to anticipate the games.  Nowadays, I almost dread the pregame.

[Stoner]

7 minutes ago, Marvin said:

The drought has taken its toll on me.  I used to anticipate the games.  Nowadays, I almost dread the pregame.

[Indabuff]

[Getpucksdeep]

7 minutes ago, Marvin said:

The drought has taken its toll on me.  I used to anticipate the games.  Nowadays, I almost dread the pregame.

Empire network vibes I feel ya.  

[Weave]

19 minutes ago, Taro T said:

Sabres had the same odds as the Pens had that year.  They were 2 of the teams with 3 balls in the lottery; the Rags and BJs being the others.

Everybody else had 1 or 2 depending upon their results the past 3 seasons.

Yeah, yeah.  Context.  Pittsburgh could not have possibly tanked.  They were coming off a lockout season.

[Spoonman]

Sabres lineup for tonight:

Skinner Thompson Tuch
Quinn Cozens Peterka
Greenway Mittelstadt Benson
Girgensons Krebs Robinson

Dahlin Jokiharju
Samuelsson Clifton
Power E. Johnson

Luukkonen
Levi
 

[Stoner]

Is Rob's head really that much bigger than Dan's?

[COSabreFan]

We now know the DG is not an advanced stats guy, but just basic stats and eyeballs say sitting R Johnson or Joki while playing E Johnson makes the team measurably worse.  I just don’t get it.

I guess the whole “don’t want to block young players” doesn’t apply anymore, especially when it seems to be working so well sitting 6 from the bottom in league.

[Indabuff]

Think that puck scar on RR is permanent?

[Doohicksie]

1 minute ago, Spoonman said:

Dahlin Jokiharju
Samuelsson Clifton
Power E. Johnson

FREE LIL J

[Norcal]

L

[Stoner]

We're playing divorced men!

[Norcal]