The Game Discussion Thread! December 7th, 2024--Utah Hockey Team @ Buffalo Sabres! 1 pm Faceoff--TV, Radio, internet :)

[bob_sauve28]

Benson hit with shot 

[\GoBillsInDallas/]

[French Collection]

Nice save, he’s earning his salary.

[K012010]

5 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Are you including Ruff?

Tommy Dangles strikes again.

Because it was when Kevin said how we’re doing fine, five on five, and then Kevin defended the coaching staff when we started talking about a power-play in the struggles there

[Pimlach]

Jeez. Basic fundamentals.  Get to the red line. 

[ska-T Palmtown]

Nice save by UPL, but Gilbert blew that coverage ..

[Turbo44]

6 minutes ago, K012010 said:

I honestly think my least favorite thing Kevin said yesterday was how great our coaching staff is, and that every player on the team would agree with that if you asked them.

That’s a frightening response by a general manager. So you want us to ask a bunch of guys who are technically losers with the way that they play what they think of the coaching staff’s ability.

Adam’s press conference was one of the most pathetic displays of public speaking I’ve ever seen. He should have been fired on the spot.

[DarthEbriate]

Just now, Pimlach said:

Jeez. Basic fundamentals.  Get to the red line. 

Yeah, that wasn't even close. Lazy play by Gilbert. Don't like to see that from the 8th d-man.

[ExWNYer]

1 minute ago, Pimlach said:

Sabres outshot 10-3 this period.  
 

Is Arizona/Utah passing us next?

Rob Ray: "Coming into this game, Utah was -14 in the 2nd period." 

And here are the Sabres...with exactly zero goals in the 2nd period almost 15 minutes into it. 

[WhenWillItEnd66]

Gummies help Sabre games

[Turbo44]

“ Butfalo isn’t a city players want to play in.” Hasn’t hurt the Bills, assclown. Don’t confuse city with team

[PromoTheRobot]

1 minute ago, K012010 said:

No, I was talking about the rest of the coaching staff, which is what the question was more geared to yesterday, specifically the power-play struggling yet we have the same coaches.

Those guys essentially work for Ruff. So if they suck, that's on Lindy. Are we saying he needs to go?

[DarthEbriate]

Just now, ExWNYer said:

Rob Ray: "Coming into this game, Utah was -14 in the 2nd period." 

And here are the Sabres...with exactly zero goals in the 2nd period almost 15 minutes into it. 

-12 currently.

[Believer]

Funny to hear the Utah broadcasters pumping up Thompson.

“Like Josh Allen, he will attract players to Buffalo who want to play with him and the young Sabre team.

“They are trying to get over the hump.”

Yeah, sure. Almost 14 years now.

Edited December 7 by Believer

[SwampD]

2 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

Jeez. Basic fundamentals.  Get to the red line. 

Unbelievable.

[bunomatic]

That shift was far to long by the benson line. Tired a.f. By the end.

[ska-T Palmtown]

1 minute ago, ExWNYer said:

Rob Ray: "Coming into this game, Utah was -14 in the 2nd period." 

And here are the Sabres...with exactly zero goals in the 2nd period almost 15 minutes into it. 

They just look so ... disorganized? Tage just flinging it blindly to ... the other team's D?

[ExWNYer]

Just now, DarthEbriate said:

-12 currently.

A) Rob Ray. 😂

B) The point remains the same.

[7+6=13]

4 minutes ago, K012010 said:

No, I was talking about the rest of the coaching staff, which is what the question was more geared to yesterday, specifically the power-play struggling yet we have the same coaches.

UPL is pretty good 

[K012010]

1 minute ago, Turbo44 said:

“ Butfalo isn’t a city players want to play in.” Hasn’t hurt the Bills, assclown. Don’t confuse city with team

It also doesn’t applying remotely the same way as NFL players. 90+ percent of these kids grow up in very similar environments. I’ll be smaller ones. They’re not looking to go to Miami and go to clubs. While they are still young people who probably want to have fun, it’s just a completely different situation as far as what they’re looking for in a professional hockey city.

[7+6=13]

Nice move Zuck

[French Collection]

4th line with another good shift, give them 20 minutes Lindy.

[K012010]

1 minute ago, 7+6=13 said:

UPL is pretty good 

Absolutely I love UPL. And I’ve been defending him for years as far as needing patience. Same with Levi. We’re going to have one of the best goalie tandems for a long time soon.

I’m just very, very upset about the power play coaching and the inability to get another player or two specifically for that who can help with zone entry.

[Mango]

3 minutes ago, Pimlach said:

Jeez. Basic fundamentals.  Get to the red line. 

I think the first couple of years Donnie got these guys to be really good at plying around their flaws.

But to be a good hockey team they need to get better at them and we’re seeing that struggle. 

Being a good coach is often about finding the balance between the two. 

But ultimately poor roster construction will make that job much harder because most of the big clubs roster is good at the same thing and also shirty at the same thing. 

[Carmel Corn]

1 minute ago, PromoTheRobot said:

Those guys essentially work for Ruff. So if they suck, that's on Lindy. Are we saying he needs to go?

In theory yes….but this is the Pegula-owned Sabres.  Part of me still thinks Lindy’s hands were tied with respect to the coaching staff by TP and GMKA.  I don’t believe what Adams said yesterday….he’s a liar IMHO