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

[TageMVP]

If a team ever needed a period to end, this was it. If the Sabres lose this game, it will not be on UPL. 

Granato better have a good speech ready 

[North Buffalo]

whoa never seen that offsides yes, elbow to the head... Latang losing his ***** getting chipping... someone needs to drill him in the neck... grr...

[JohninMinn.]

Sabres video coaches might get the pulitzer prize this year.

[Huckleberry]

Just home, how we doing ? 🙂

[Pimlach]

They played a terrible first period.  The are spectators tonight.  

[JohninMinn.]

Sabres 1st period.

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That was interesting. The Penguins were taking us to school, too. If we were on the opposite side of those challenges our uniforms would have spontaneously transformed into studded black leather, they'd all don eyeliner and mope around the rest of the game. The Penguins will simply get pissed.

[TageMVP]

Just now, Pimlach said:

They played a terrible first period.  The are spectators tonight.  

1-0 

Shore up the defense 

Two periods left to change it. They're still in great shape 

[Spoonman]

2 minutes ago, Sidc3000 said:

I have seen much more egregious goalie interference not called 

So @Doohickie knows this Mantra from me (a recovering HS football official). 
 

It’s not a penalty if they don’t call it. The reverse is also true.

 

[Bangarang]

17 shots in the 1st for Pit. Yikes. We were completely dominated 

[Carmel Corn]

Our guys aren't skating at all....the old men Pens were beating us to pucks and looked more hungry.  Getting tired of listening to this broken record.

[Spoonman]

1 minute ago, ... said:

That was interesting. The Penguins were taking us to school, too. If we were on the opposite side of those challenges our uniforms would have spontaneously transformed into studded black leather, they'd all don eyeliner and mope around the rest of the game. The Penguins will simply get pissed.

You know it Slash! 

[Scottysabres]

They need to be in Crosby's face the moment the puck heads his way. He's really the only player they have tonight that's shown IQ with the puck.

[bunomatic]

Always surprises me the number of times the pens get away with subtle pick plays. The d pairs work that play real good when one d is getting chased and the othrr d will float in front of the Sabre in pursuit effectively interfering. Can’t say I’ve seen that from our guys at all.

[Spoonman]

Just now, Bangarang said:

17 shots in the 1st for Pit. Yikes. We were completely dominated 

 

Not yet.

[PickaPecaPickles]

5 minutes ago, Demoted said:

Omg they are getting owned right now, stuck on defense...

The Sabres have a lot of skilled players, but they don't look like an NHL competitive team.

[mudberry]

11 minutes ago, Sidc3000 said:

I have seen much more egregious goalie interference not called 

Agreed, but how often do coaches challenge it? Is it common, or do they not always think of doing it? Be interesting to see stats on this

[Believer]

No offense tonight… zzzz

[JohninMinn.]

Hard to believe a couple years ago I thought Tage was the next Lemieux.

[DarthEbriate]

3 minutes ago, JohninMinn. said:

Hard to believe a couple years ago I thought Tage was the next Lemieux.

It's OK. Lemieux would like garbage on this season's Sabres squad, too.

[Huckleberry]

Dunno why, but biron looks like he aged 10 years to me.

[DarthEbriate]

So... will the Pens turn up the pressure another notch this period? Or will the Sabres start skating?

[JohninMinn.]

The Refs are on a mission now.

[MDFan]

18 minutes ago, K-9 said:

This has 5-1 Penguins written all over it. 

It could have been 5-1 after the first period.  

[bob_sauve28]

Nice PK!!!