Doohicksie Posted October 27 Report Posted October 27 3 hours ago, triumph_communes said: Team play looks really good despite many individuals struggling. I think there's much more structure to Lindy's system than Granato's. The offshoot is that as long as a player is executing the system, he's not hurting the team. Once a player gets comfortable in the system, the talent will show through. I think Cozens and Quinn (and a couple others) just aren't quite comfortable in the system yet. They're executing it and defensively they're okay, but they're not comfortable enough yet to be able to create within the structure. Moving Zucker to their line, I think, is an attempt to give them better guidance in the system and how to create within it. In general, the more I see the bottom sixers play, the more I like them. They seem to be forming a good backbone to the team that's (as someone else mentioned) elevating the play of the bottom two lines. I suspect these players were specifically discussed with Lindy; perhaps even recommended by Lindy. They last few games they're looking pretty good. Sooner or later the Cozens-Quinn connection will click and this team will be scary good. 1 Quote
Doohicksie Posted October 27 Report Posted October 27 1 hour ago, LGR4GM said: I'm 2-0 for gdt. I should retire. 1 Quote
K-9 Posted October 27 Report Posted October 27 1 hour ago, JohnC said: Let's put aside the minimal winning streak and where we are in the standings. What's encouraging is the more structured and responsible two-way play. Compared to the past number of years, there is more effort in putting bodies in front of the net in the offensive zone. What is also noticeable is less perimeter play and more emphasis on getting the puck down low and battling. At least for me, I can see the influence of Lindy as a coach and the type of play he is promoting. And without question, with the added players from the offseason, the lower half of our roster is demonstrably better. As you point out it is still very early in the season to confidently prognosticate anything. But based on what I have seen, this is a better and more well-rounded team than what we have had in the past number of years. I truly appreciate your optimism about this current group. But again, we’ve seen and heard this story early in the season on several previous occasions. Needing to see more before I pronounce them a playoff contender doesn’t make me a pessimist. I like the way they’re trending as I have in the past, but I’ll let you know in January what kind of team I truly think we have. 3 Quote
inkman Posted October 27 Report Posted October 27 I stopped caring about this team at 0-2. I had no idea they played a matinee today. I don’t really care about this team at all anymore. Have fun with it. 1 1 1 Quote
Big Guava Posted October 27 Report Posted October 27 44 minutes ago, inkman said: I stopped caring about this team at 0-2. I had no idea they played a matinee today. I don’t really care about this team at all anymore. Have fun with it. Clearly you do or you wouldn't be posting here 1 1 Quote
Doohicksie Posted October 27 Report Posted October 27 54 minutes ago, inkman said: I stopped caring about this team at 0-2. I had no idea they played a matinee today. I don’t really care about this team at all anymore. Have fun with it. And yet here you are. You can't quit us. You can't. Quote
SABRES 0311 Posted October 27 Report Posted October 27 I like McLeod. Is his ceiling a third liner or top six? 1 Quote
LaLaLaFontaine Posted October 27 Report Posted October 27 Hello, does anybody know why Power played only a little bit more than 10 minutes? Is he injured? I did not hear anything during the postgame presser of Lindy. Quote
Believer Posted October 27 Report Posted October 27 6 hours ago, inkman said: I stopped caring about this team at 0-2. I had no idea they played a matinee today. I don’t really care about this team at all anymore. Have fun with it. Come on, Inkman. Don’t be a buzz kill. You must care at least a little bit. You are still reading the board. Sabres are on a three game win streak! Apply your considerable hockey knowledge and observational skills and join the discussion. Your input is missed. Quote
caseydean Posted October 27 Report Posted October 27 I may have missed it but does anyone know why OP only played one shift in third and only had 10 minutes overall. Hurt, sick benched? Thanks. Quote
Idemo Buffalo Posted October 27 Report Posted October 27 16 hours ago, Pimlach said: OK. I am glad you came on board to teach me about hockey. Sorry about that. Everyone has their right to their opinion. Quote
Pimlach Posted October 27 Report Posted October 27 9 hours ago, inkman said: I stopped caring about this team at 0-2. I had no idea they played a matinee today. I don’t really care about this team at all anymore. Have fun with it. 1 Quote
JohnC Posted October 27 Report Posted October 27 (edited) 11 hours ago, K-9 said: I truly appreciate your optimism about this current group. But again, we’ve seen and heard this story early in the season on several previous occasions. Needing to see more before I pronounce them a playoff contender doesn’t make me a pessimist. I like the way they’re trending as I have in the past, but I’ll let you know in January what kind of team I truly think we have. I don't consider you to be a pessimist. On the contrary, I consider you to be fair-minded, especially considering the deflating history of this recent franchise's performance. What I find encouraging (not conclusive) is there seems to be a greater attempt to play a tighter and tougher brand of hockey compared to the free-floating style of recent years. As they say: TBD. Edited October 27 by JohnC 1 Quote
cgang Posted October 27 Report Posted October 27 I think it took them until Feb last season to string 3 wins together and I don’t think they had a 4 game win streak at all. Small measure of progress here with Florida coming to town… Quote
DarthEbriate Posted October 27 Report Posted October 27 17 hours ago, Dr. Who said: It's a good point, but that win streak felt kind of flukey if my somewhat reliable memory serves. All the underlying metrics said it was unsustainable and lucky. The numbers were proven right. That was a bad hockey team. But, last season the Sharks won 4 out of 5 games at one point (loss was to Buffalo), and everyone said the Canucks shooting percentage was unsustainable... and kept saying it, and the shooting percentage did regress as the season went on, but they still led the league at the end and finished with 109 points. 1 Quote
bob_sauve28 Posted October 27 Report Posted October 27 That play where the Red Wing missed an empty net and the announcers thought Tuch tipped it on the pass from Larkin was actually foiled because the Sabre defenseman slightly tipped the pass across which caused the puck to wobble and when the Red Wing player shot it it flubbered up over the net. If the puck had laid flat he surely would have swatted it right into the net. Quote
LTS Posted October 27 Report Posted October 27 12 minutes ago, bob_sauve28 said: That play where the Red Wing missed an empty net and the announcers thought Tuch tipped it on the pass from Larkin was actually foiled because the Sabre defenseman slightly tipped the pass across which caused the puck to wobble and when the Red Wing player shot it it flubbered up over the net. If the puck had laid flat he surely would have swatted it right into the net. Sure. And if Zucker had not missed his mid-air swat we would have seen one of the best goals ever. I'm not going through and quoting.. but there is a lot of talk about the 10 game streak a few years ago and people tying it to the 3 game streak now. Sure, the 10 game streak ultimately didn't mean much in the end, but at the time I believe we were quite happy with it. Moreover, would you have preferred they did NOT have a 10 game streak at the time? Would you prefer they did not have 3 in a row now? How about just taking it as it comes and enjoying that the team does, in fact, have 3 wins in a row.... can't understand how you can get on people if they have a little bit of excitement about that. Yes, 13 years and all that, but when things turn around they have to turn around slowly. Perhaps these 3 games are the start of a push to the playoffs, perhaps not. But there's one thing that's certain, any other outcome over 3 games would result in less of a chance of they making a playoff push. So let's just enjoy it for what it is. I like Malenstyn by the way. I think he's going to break the boards at KBC one of these days. When Aube-Kubel returns on Monday night the boards are going to need an ice bath after each game. Quote
bob_sauve28 Posted October 27 Report Posted October 27 49 minutes ago, LTS said: Sure. And if Zucker had not missed his mid-air swat we would have seen one of the best goals ever. I'm not going through and quoting.. but there is a lot of talk about the 10 game streak a few years ago and people tying it to the 3 game streak now. Sure, the 10 game streak ultimately didn't mean much in the end, but at the time I believe we were quite happy with it. Moreover, would you have preferred they did NOT have a 10 game streak at the time? Would you prefer they did not have 3 in a row now? How about just taking it as it comes and enjoying that the team does, in fact, have 3 wins in a row.... can't understand how you can get on people if they have a little bit of excitement about that. Yes, 13 years and all that, but when things turn around they have to turn around slowly. Perhaps these 3 games are the start of a push to the playoffs, perhaps not. But there's one thing that's certain, any other outcome over 3 games would result in less of a chance of they making a playoff push. So let's just enjoy it for what it is. I like Malenstyn by the way. I think he's going to break the boards at KBC one of these days. When Aube-Kubel returns on Monday night the boards are going to need an ice bath after each game. I was simply commenting on one play I found interesting. I have no idea how you got to ten game winning streaks, the 13 year drought or me supposidly not being happy with the current three game winning streak. Were you writing a response to someone else's post? Quote
SabreFinn Posted October 27 Report Posted October 27 Great weekend! A Sabres win over a division rival, and the night before Blomqvist played a huge game with 46 saves for Penguins. And now the local soccerteam made it to Finlands top soccer league. Amazing! Quote
LTS Posted October 28 Report Posted October 28 On 10/27/2024 at 12:22 PM, bob_sauve28 said: I was simply commenting on one play I found interesting. I have no idea how you got to ten game winning streaks, the 13 year drought or me supposidly not being happy with the current three game winning streak. Were you writing a response to someone else's post? Yes. As I said in the second paragraph beginning.. I am not going through and quoting. 🙂 Only my first sentence was to you. Quote
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