GDT: Montreal Canadiens @ Buffalo Sabres 12:30 PM MSG, ESPN+, WGR550

[SABRES 0311]

12 minutes ago, PerreaultForever said:

The Rangers are a good team who played poorly (and we played well) but the notion that OTT and Calgary are good teams is absurd to the point that that guy is sounding like he's on the payroll. OTT is just like us, young and aspiring but nothing proven yet. Up and down. They suck on the road. Calgary? Calgary is a total rebuild team. Consider all the subtractions. If that team is actually good we'd best take a look at what their GM is doing because he has the rebuild formula down if that's the case. (It isn't). 

Sabres played good for 2 games. Bad for 2 games after that but managed to win one of them. That's not good enough. 

 

Agree on all. Including the payroll part. @Idemo Buffalois either a troll or something else. He carries the Sabres feel good BS to other forums on SS too. 

I would’ve thought the mods would have identified this.

[SwampD]

3 minutes ago, SABRES 0311 said:

Agree on all. Including the payroll part. @Idemo Buffalois either a troll or something else. He carries the Sabres feel good BS to other forums on SS too. 

I would’ve thought the mods would have identified this.

I think we need to give him the Voight-Kampff test.

Edited Tuesday at 12:43 AM by SwampD

[Broken Ankles]

13 minutes ago, SABRES 0311 said:

Don’t make me go down a rabbit hole on 80s prom pictures.  Behind since I took a two hour break in the day to watch ‘shite on ice’  this afternoon.   Wishing I had that time back. 

[Stoner]

17 minutes ago, SwampD said:

I think we need to give him the Voight-Kampff test.

Google is my friend.

[Idemo Buffalo]

21 minutes ago, SABRES 0311 said:

Agree on all. Including the payroll part. @Idemo Buffalois either a troll or something else. He carries the Sabres feel good BS to other forums on SS too. 

I would’ve thought the mods would have identified this.

Or a fan? What else could I be?   I am thinking about posting on Twitter/X because this place is too negative. Twitter/X is even more positive about the Sabres than this place, and Twitter/X isn't exactly the most positive place in the world. 

[SwampD]

9 minutes ago, Stoner said:

Google is my friend.

Sorry, should have posted a clip.

[SABRES 0311]

58 minutes ago, Idemo Buffalo said:

Or a fan? What else could I be?   I am thinking about posting on Twitter/X because this place is too negative. Twitter/X is even more positive about the Sabres than this place, and Twitter/X isn't exactly the most positive place in the world. 

Just X is fine. We all know X is the artist formerly known as Twitter.

The problem is you are tone deaf to the board. You over exaggerate any positives in this team and call posters fake fans who disagree. Im not even going to mention your claims in the other forum. 🤦 

Edited Tuesday at 02:04 AM by SABRES 0311

[PerreaultForever]

1 hour ago, Idemo Buffalo said:

Or a fan? What else could I be?   I am thinking about posting on Twitter/X because this place is too negative. Twitter/X is even more positive about the Sabres than this place, and Twitter/X isn't exactly the most positive place in the world. 

You do that. I look forward to your arguments with Harrington. 

[Idemo Buffalo]

“For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use to be anything else.”

― Winston S. Churchill

 

 

[Pimlach]

9 hours ago, Pimlach said:

Levi in.  Maybe that sparks them?  They can win this game.  
 

next goal decides the game. 

I posted the above just prior to the start of the 3rd. 

The plan here is to rally around your goalie, keeps the shots on him down, play hard and score 2 goals in the 3rd to win the game.  Buffalo looked like they understood this for awhile, goals by Dahlin and Peterka in the first 4 minutes, the right guys to step up.  

Then we saw it again.  Montreal pulled their goalie, scored twice and  they shut the Sabres down.  

The Sabres did not have the composure to close out the rag tag Canadians. Montreal scored 3 goals in only 5 shots.   Poof.  The team that worked harder won.  

I recall games against the Lindy coached Devils and Stars, when Lindy’s team would get a 3rd period lead on Buffalo and then control the neutral zone, strangle us, shut us down, and then put in a few more insurance goals on top of it.  Apparently he has not got to that lesson yet in Buffalo?  More likely he does not have the troops.  

9 hours ago, Pimlach said:

I have a lot of comments on this game.   Instead I’m going outside to enjoy the sunshine and nice weather.  

Incredible loss.  

Terrible performance by the Sabres.   Don’t want to hear about 6 points out of 8.  They once again played down to the level of their competition right from the opening face off.   

Our best talent may be home drafted but by far our most reliable players are the ones that grew up somewhere else.  Greenway, McLeod, Zucker, Clifton, Malenstyn, Lafferty - I know what I’m getting far more consistently with these guys than with Samuelsson, Cozens, and Power who are all getting paid.  I like Peterka and Benson for the young players.  Quinn and Krebs are meh, very tradeable. Quinn is absolutely lost right now.    

If the team is serious about playoffs they need a hockey trade or two. They need more grown ups on the team if winning now is the goal.  

Biggest problem is trusting Adams to not blow it.  

Moving forward, the hope is that Tage is ok and back soon. Without him we have nothing at center and the next 5 games mean a lot.  

They have to get the next  2 games to get  0.500.  One more home game against the Blues and then @Philly.  Then it’s off to the West Coast for 3 more road games.  

When they get back from the west coast they will have played 20 games and we will know much more.  It will be right around Turkey time in the USA. 

Edited Tuesday at 05:25 AM by Pimlach

[Indabuff]

2 hours ago, Idemo Buffalo said:

Or a fan? What else could I be? 

 

Edited Tuesday at 03:28 AM by Indabuff

[Stoner]

30 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

I posted the above just prior to the start of the 3rd. 

The plan here is to rally around your goalie, keeps the shots on him down, play hard and score 2 goals in the 3rd to win the game.  Buffalo looked like they understood this for awhile, goals by Dahlin and Peterka in the first 4 minutes, the right guys to step up.  

Then we saw it again.  Montreal pulled their goalie.   Then they shut the Sabres down.  The Sabres did not have the composure to close out the rag tag Canadians. Montreal scored 3 goals in only 5 shots.   Poof.  The team that worked harder won.  

I recall games against the Lindy coached Devils and Stars, when Lindy’s team would get a 3rd period lead on Buffalo and then control the neutral zone, strangle us, shut us down, and then put in a few more insurance goals on top of it.  Apparently he has not got to that lesson yet in Buffalo?  More likely he does not have the troops.  

Terrible performance by the Sabres.   Don’t want to hear about 6 points out of 8.  They once again played down to the level of their competition right from the opening face off.   

Our best talent may be home drafted but by far our most reliable players are the ones that grew up somewhere else.  Greenway, McLeod, Zucker, Clifton, Malenstyn, Lafferty - I know what I’m getting far more consistently with these guys than with Samuelsson, Cozens, and Power who are all getting paid.  I like Peterka and Benson for the young players.  Quinn and Krebs are meh, very tradeable. Quinn is absolutely lost right now.    

If the team is serious about playoffs they need a hockey trade or two. They need more grown ups on the team if winning now is the goal.  

Biggest problem is trusting Adams to not blow it.  

Moving forward, the hope is that Tage is ok and back soon. Without him we have nothing at center and the next 5 games mean a lot.  

They have to get the next  2 games to get  0.500.  One more home game against the Blues and then @Philly.  Then it’s off to the West Coast for 3 more road games.  

When they get back from the west coast they will have played 20 games and we will know much more.  It will be right around Turkey time in the USA. 

How much sun did you get?

[Broken Ankles]

3 hours ago, Idemo Buffalo said:

Or a fan? What else could I be?   I am thinking about posting on Twitter/X because this place is too negative. Twitter/X is even more positive about the Sabres than this place, and Twitter/X isn't exactly the most positive place in the world. 

You could be Nomad.  Negative feelings about the Sabres…..Does not compute.  You are in error! You are flawed and imperfect! Execute your prime function! 

 

[Pimlach]

44 minutes ago, Stoner said:

How much sun did you get?

Just being fair to Lindy.  They need more time.   

[GASabresIUFAN]

There is one constant with this team.  That constant is the D are bad at defense.  

[thewookie1]

10 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

There is one constant with this team.  That constant is the D are bad at defense.  

Seems to almost be a running gag since even the guys who’ve been brought in seem to lose their defensive prowess over time. 
 

I guess it’s a bit of an issue when your best defensive defenseman most nights is also your best overall in Dahlin, and even he has a penchant for getting overly aggressive or passive. Granted I think a portion of that, in regards to chasing guys, is a lack of faith his teammates will succeed and thus creates a self-fulfilling prophesy of an opposing scoring chance. 
 

Byram moves the puck well but suffers when physically engaged consistently.

Power plays the positioning part well more often than not but seems terrified to touch anyone most nights. Effectively leaving him as a pylon in position but not using said position to successfully defend.

Muel was our best defensive defenseman when he first came up; then he was effectively told to do more than that and completely lost his way. Also injuries…. Many injuries. It’s the Johan Larsson story all over again, great defensive player whom refuses to just embrace the role and hone the craft. Being a defensive defenseman isn’t exciting enough or good enough; I must have more! Seeing as he was locked up long term however I don’t understand his desire to be more offensively involved. 
 

Gilbert and Bryson know who they are and thus are what we see. Typically good defensively and cautious offensively. 
 

Jokiharju is a grab bag where he can be great to terrible on any given shift with as little as a temporary d-partner change.

[thewookie1]

Frankly we should of expected to lose seeing as Justin Kea was a ref. Guy has had it out for the Sabres and Amerks his entire reffing career.

[Kristian]

9 hours ago, SABRES 0311 said:

Agree on all. Including the payroll part. @Idemo Buffalois either a troll or something else. He carries the Sabres feel good BS to other forums on SS too. 

I would’ve thought the mods would have identified this.

Certainly reeks of paid SoMe employee.

[Cityo'Rasmii]

Did a quick watch of the highlights. For 3 of the 6 Habs goals, Power appeared to be not much more than a pylon.

Was my eye test wrong?

I would think this would make Lindy boil...

[Demoted]

16 hours ago, Porous Five Hole said:

I said it before today’s game in this thread lol

Well you were wrong the team admitted they played thinking the game was going to be easy. Had nothing to do with your weird rest thing. These players get tons of rest between games anymore.

 

 

Sabres still have a very bad mentality if they think the game was going to be easy for them. That is what needs to change if they want to start winning multiple games in a row.

Edited Tuesday at 12:41 PM by Demoted

[Doohicksie]

16 hours ago, mjd1001 said:

16 hours ago, BC Sabres Fan said:

What a messy hockey game

Yeah, I'd agree. But I like it that way honeslty.  I'd rather watch a messy game that aloows for great chances and  goals (on both sides) that results in 8-10 goals scored, rather than a technically played game with sound positinioning and very few mistakes that results in a game with 3-5 total goals scored.

This game might be messy and against a bad team, but its fun to watch.

I don't care about fun to watch.  I want to see the Sabres in the playoffs so I want them playing technically sound hockey.

[Carmel Corn]

7 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said:

There is one constant with this team.  That constant is the D are bad at defense.  

Yes, wouldn’t it be great if our defense actually played DEFENSE instead of being wannabe forwards.

I would add a second, which is that the overall team is physically weak and passive….has been for decades now.

Edited Tuesday at 12:46 PM by Carmel Corn

[SwampD]

24 minutes ago, Carmel Corn said:

Yes, wouldn’t it be great if our defense actually played DEFENSE instead of being wannabe forwards.

I would add a second, which is that the overall team is physically weak and passive….has been for decades now.

I don’t agree with this. It has been for decades, but they have been playing as strong on the puck as I can ever remember. It’s been kinda refreshing.

[JohnC]

10 hours ago, Pimlach said:

I posted the above just prior to the start of the 3rd. 

The plan here is to rally around your goalie, keeps the shots on him down, play hard and score 2 goals in the 3rd to win the game.  Buffalo looked like they understood this for awhile, goals by Dahlin and Peterka in the first 4 minutes, the right guys to step up.  

Then we saw it again.  Montreal pulled their goalie, scored twice and  they shut the Sabres down.  

The Sabres did not have the composure to close out the rag tag Canadians. Montreal scored 3 goals in only 5 shots.   Poof.  The team that worked harder won.  

I recall games against the Lindy coached Devils and Stars, when Lindy’s team would get a 3rd period lead on Buffalo and then control the neutral zone, strangle us, shut us down, and then put in a few more insurance goals on top of it.  Apparently he has not got to that lesson yet in Buffalo?  More likely he does not have the troops.  

Terrible performance by the Sabres.   Don’t want to hear about 6 points out of 8.  They once again played down to the level of their competition right from the opening face off.   

Our best talent may be home drafted but by far our most reliable players are the ones that grew up somewhere else.  Greenway, McLeod, Zucker, Clifton, Malenstyn, Lafferty - I know what I’m getting far more consistently with these guys than with Samuelsson, Cozens, and Power who are all getting paid.  I like Peterka and Benson for the young players.  Quinn and Krebs are meh, very tradeable. Quinn is absolutely lost right now.    

If the team is serious about playoffs they need a hockey trade or two. They need more grown ups on the team if winning now is the goal.  

Biggest problem is trusting Adams to not blow it.  

Moving forward, the hope is that Tage is ok and back soon. Without him we have nothing at center and the next 5 games mean a lot.  

They have to get the next  2 games to get  0.500.  One more home game against the Blues and then @Philly.  Then it’s off to the West Coast for 3 more road games.  

When they get back from the west coast they will have played 20 games and we will know much more.  It will be right around Turkey time in the USA. 

I'm really baffled by Quinn's malaise. There's no spark or energy to his game. He was a young player that I expected to make a leap forward this season like JJP has made. So far, I have been dead wrong. 

As far as adding talent and making trades, the time to have done it was in the offseason. The lower lines were rebuilt. That was a positive step but that isn't much of a challenge to do. Adding a second line talent would have given this team a meaningful boost.  

You made a keen observation that I failed to see, although it is obviously so. It is that the most consistent and earnest players are players that were brought in from the outside. 

More and more, I'm coming to the conclusion that the hockey operation is being handcuffed by the sphynx owner who has put a resource $$$$$ limitation on this franchise. It reminds me of Ralph Wilson's cash to cap approach during his waning days. The difference between success and failure can be marginal. It seems that the owner doesn't have the desire to make that required investment. It's both disappointing and sad. 

[bunomatic]

2 hours ago, Demoted said:

Well you were wrong the team admitted they played thinking the game was going to be easy. Had nothing to do with your weird rest thing. These players get tons of rest between games anymore.

 

 

Sabres still have a very bad mentality if they think the game was going to be easy for them. That is what needs to change if they want to start winning multiple games in a row.

These guys shouldn’t be looking down on any team. Bottom feeders for years. Respect is earned fellas.