GDT: Carolina @ Buffalo, 1/15/2025, 6 pm ET, TNT, truTV, MAX

[LGR4GM]

3 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

 

Good update, was coming back to say it was still up in the air. 

Trivia question answer now if McLeod gets a hat trick on 2 shots on goal. 

[shrader]

4 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

 

I’ve been looking at the rule. It doesn’t actually say which player gets it. The wording is “the team is awarded a goal”. I’d imagine it’s covered somewhere else that I haven’t looked. 

[SDS]

6 minutes ago, shrader said:

I’ve been looking at the rule. It doesn’t actually say which player gets it. The wording is “the team is awarded a goal”. I’d imagine it’s covered somewhere else that I haven’t looked. 

I bet that is because they don't need to clarify the rule regarding who gets it. Last person who touches it. Thompson goal is my ruling.

[Brawndo]

 

[shrader]

4 minutes ago, SDS said:

I bet that is because they don't need to clarify the rule regarding who gets it. Last person who touches it. Thompson goal is my ruling.

And even if McLeod’s stick touched the puck, it was broken so he’s not in possession at that point. I’d imagine we will be seeing a slight modification to the rules after this one. The whole thing is so strange since he never actually had the puck. 

[LGR4GM]

2 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

 

So McLeod scored on a hat trick on 2 shots. That's crazy. 

[ExWNYer]

1 minute ago, Brawndo said:

 

Harrington can't resist getting his snark in after delivering the news of the ruling.

[JohnC]

5 minutes ago, ExWNYer said:

Harrington can't resist getting his snark in after delivering the news of the ruling.

It may be snarky but it's true that there were no Buffalo shots on goal in the third period. That's a stunning statistic. 

[DarthEbriate]

No shots in the third, eh?

Maybe someone should tell Ruff that Granato’s teams were awesome with a lead because the fans counted out and chanted “we want 6” and the team went out and hunted for goal #6. 

Blowing 2- and 3- and 4-goal leads is not the way to learn how to play defense. 

[Stoner]

This might be the key:

25.1 Awarded Goal – A goal will be awarded to the attacking team when 
the opposing team has taken their goalkeeper off the ice and an 
attacking player has possession and control of the puck (or would 
have gained possession and control) in the neutral or attacking zone, 
without a defending player between himself and the opposing goal, 
and he is prevented from scoring as a result of an infraction 
committed by the defending team

[thewookie1]

They had played "ok" up until that freak goal by Slavin, then they turned into terrified children.

[Pimlach]

I thought TNT was clear before the final faceoff that McLeod would have had a penalty shot, with no goalie since he was pulled, so he was awarded the goal.  The used the term awarded.  

 Looked at the stats and saw they had credited the Sabres with 1 shot. I figured that was a default shot to cover the goal, since Thompson hit the post.  I check now and they have zero shots and a goal.  Never seen that in 60 years of watching.  

That was a bizarre ending.  Happy we finally come out on top. 

Edited yesterday at 03:37 AM by Pimlach

[Doohicksie]

1 hour ago, JohnC said:

UPL gets the first star. And McCleod gets the second star. 

Officially they gave McLeod the first star, Luuk the second and Cozens the third.  But I agree, Luuk turned in a first star performance.

1 hour ago, JohnC said:

Especially in the third period, with only one shot on net

Well ackchooallee

[Doohicksie]

1 hour ago, thewookie1 said:

At the moment NHL.com says its Thompson's goal while their own media piece talks about McLeod's hattrick

 

1 hour ago, LGR4GM said:

They are correct. Since Thompson was the last Sabre to touch the puck, he gets credit.  McLeod was slashed before he touched it. 

All the Sabres reporters are reporting it. 

 

1 hour ago, Brawndo said:

 

Everything I looked at on NHL.com points to McLeod with the third goal.  Looks like it's decided.

[ExWNYer]

38 minutes ago, JohnC said:

It may be snarky but it's true that there were no Buffalo shots on goal in the third period. That's a stunning statistic. 

Yes, it was stunning but he deliberately delivered it like the d-bag that he is. I'm not defending this inept franchise but he could have just confirmed an amazing anomaly and been done with it. But he just couldn't help himself. Congrats, Mike.

[Brawndo]

 

[SHAAAUGHT!!!]

If we learned anything this game it is:

1) the Sabres are still terrible playing with the lead

2) UPL is a bonafide #1 goalie and we got him on a solid contract.  If you consider either of those goals as a discouraging sign about his level of play right now or as an indicator of future play you’ve never had skates on or your teammates hated you. I wasn’t a big UPL believer until this season.  You never have to wonder if UPL and Benson are going to show up and want to win that night.  The answer is always yes and they will do every thing they can to make it happen. 

3) no one should worry about contracts for these guys coming off their entry level deals because they haven’t won anything in this league, and they can’t be counted on night after night.  If Peterka gets anything over $3.75M AAV for a bridge deal (or Quinn gets over $2M) let’s not even watch next season and wait for the next rebuild.  

4) I’m not a fan of being negative, especially on the internet with people who’s opinions I respect and enjoy reading, so I will likely retreat back into the darkness until we see a 3 game win streak 🤣
 

edit: #5) you suck Necas.  If you hadn’t refused to signed here in the off-season the Sabres would likely be a wild card team right now.  

Edited yesterday at 03:33 AM by SHAAAUGHT!!!
#5

[CallawaySabres]

UPL does not deserve this team. 0 shots in the 3rd period just shows how awful this team is. It almost makes me wish they lost so they are taught how unacceptable their play has been. 3-0 lead in the 3rd and they come out with 0 shots, freaking pathetic. 

[Standing Room Smoking Cigs]

The Sabres are exasperating... So now I just need Lebeau's POW strudel to feint Sgt Schultz...and all will be right in the world... Yep, it has come this...🤪🤪🤪

[LGR4GM]

28 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

 

This might be the greatest stat ever. 

[Stoner]

Just now, LGR4GM said:

This might be the greatest stat ever. 

Economic. Efficient. Effective.

[Pimlach]

21 minutes ago, CallawaySabres said:

UPL does not deserve this team. 0 shots in the 3rd period just shows how awful this team is. It almost makes me wish they lost so they are taught how unacceptable their play has been. 3-0 lead in the 3rd and they come out with 0 shots, freaking pathetic. 

I think this may be the way they are taught?   

Same with the most of the other Alamo breakdown losses.  They ask UPL to work under intense pressure for 20, 30, and up to 40 minutes - as if the team plan is to box around him and swat the puck in vain to clear their blue line.  It is a terrible way to play with no puck possession. They rarely send one forechecker in deep with another one at the oponent blue line - nothing.   Then the passed when they have shot opportunities on Tokarski.  

All the icing hurts them too as they are poor at defensive zone face-offs, and even when the win them they refuse to possess the puck. 

This style of play must be planned? 

[LGR4GM]

3 minutes ago, Stoner said:

Economic. Efficient. Effective.

[PromoTheRobot]

I just finished watching on delay. First two periods, the most mistake-free I've seen them play. After that 1st Canes goal they flirted with throwing it up, but they gutted it out.

[PromoTheRobot]

58 minutes ago, CallawaySabres said:

UPL does not deserve this team. 0 shots in the 3rd period just shows how awful this team is. It almost makes me wish they lost so they are taught how unacceptable their play has been. 3-0 lead in the 3rd and they come out with 0 shots, freaking pathetic. 

On the other hand, they may have zero shots because they are selling out defending their end. How many flips out of the zone did you see in the third? A lot.