GDT: Buffalo Sabres @ Minnesota Wild-- 3/22/25 -- 2 pm MSG and Radio

[mjd1001]

It was a pretty bad game all around for the forward lines.

I looked up the numbers that were just released (and yes, these are just numbers, without knowing zone starts, who was matched up against, who, etc)

-Best forward line was Benson/Krebs/Malenstyn (when he played with them). Positive Corsi, Positive Fenwick. They took 3 shots and allowed none against.

-Lafferty/Kozak/Malenstyn (Malenstyn split between 2 lines), was 2nd best as far as the numbers go. Corsi, Fenwick, Scoring chances, shots...pretty much even for vs against.

-Greenway/Zucker/Tuch (I'm not sure who played center there, but they were on the ice together for over 8 minutes) and McLeod, Thompson, Peterka were pretty much negative across the board. (McLeod's positioning was pretty bad on that first goal, the goal scorer in the slot was his guy, he drifted to the side of the net where 2 defenders were already there. That one is on McLeod, not the D-men, but it hurts the D-mens numbers).

Individually, Lafferty, Power, Malenstyn, and Byram, Kozak and Zucker were all well into the positive territory in xgf vs against. Almost everyone else was negative, with Bryson, Clifton, Samuelsson, Tuch, Dahlin, Peterka, and Mcleod being at the bottom of the list.

Again, just numbers...https://www.naturalstattrick.com/game.php?season=20242025&game=21106

Again, UPL didn't help the team. The 2nd goal was him being 'leaky' and the 3rd goal...well, he was screened really bad but at the same time he got beat cleanly.  I can't say its his fault, but I want him, at this point in his career, to start to find ways of tracking the puck better so he can make a few more saves on those screened shots.

Edited Saturday at 08:56 PM by mjd1001

[eman]

Man this club has folded the collective tent for this season. No end of season win streaks this year! Bodes well for the 25/26 season.................NOT! Have to make serious changes within this organization or there is no way they compete for a playoff spot next season either. This group is far from getting it done.

[Doohickie]

Had a great afternoon at the baby shower for my grandson Bowen who will be born in May.

Looks like I didn't miss much, Sabrewise. 

[Carmel Corn]

So Quinn misses the morning meeting and sits out this game....maybe nothing, but he's truly a lost soul in this $hitstorm.

[pastajoe]

3 minutes ago, Doohicksie said:

Had a great afternoon at the baby shower for my grandson Bowen who will be born in May.

Looks like I didn't miss much, Sabrewise. 

Named after Byram? They should at least wait until they see if he resigns.

[Sidc3000]

22 minutes ago, DarthEbriate said:

Well. Good game, Wild.

Brodin and MoJo returning from injury. Rossi nursing a knee injury. No problem. After getting out of the first tied instead of trailing, it was never in doubt.

I’m sure they’re very happy the Sabres didn’t draft them

[eman]

34 minutes ago, jad1 said:

Loved Miro Satan!!! One of the best FU moments to management in Sabres history! Taking all the heat for a lousy Sabres season and all the rumours they are trying to move Miro, then he scores on a breakaway with some smooth moves and mimics the "make the phone calls" while looking up at the private boxes!!! I loved it and then was sorry to lose him!

 

 

[Sidc3000]

2 minutes ago, Carmel Corn said:

So Quinn misses the morning meeting and sits out this game....maybe nothing, but he's truly a lost soul in this $hitstorm.

Stayed out a wee bit too late last night and forgot to set his alarm. I’m sure he wants upset about sitting out

[jad1]

6 minutes ago, eman said:

Man this club has folded the collective tent for this season. No end of season win streaks this year! Bodes well for the 25/26 season.................NOT! Have to make serious changes within this organization or there is no way they compete for a playoff spot next season either. This group is far from getting it done.

Maybe they can hit Rob Ray in the face with a puck again.  Give the fans what they want.

[Ogelthorpe]

.850 save %, sub .900 again🤣

What are your excuses going to be now UPL fan boys? Dude sucks, wasted 5 mill. Only 20 shots allowed. 🤣

[HumanSlinky39]

So, is Norris going to play again this year or what?

Legitimate concern with him was his extensive injury history. He's played in 2/6 games since the trade. WTF, Adams? You couldn't get somebody to trade you someone who would actually, I don't know, PLAY?

Edited Saturday at 09:28 PM by HumanSlinky39

[PonyBoy2]

2 hours ago, Mr Peabody said:

Cozens is the luckiest man in the NHL

Not yet...

Reinhardt, Eichel, Montour, O'Reilly, Rodriguez+ off the top of my head have been luckier 

[Doohickie]

54 minutes ago, pastajoe said:

Named after Byram? They should at least wait until they see if he resigns.

No.  I don't think they're even aware of him. Daughter-in-law is Chinese and apparently it's a name there.

[SABRES 0311]

35 minutes ago, Ogelthorpe said:

.850 save %, sub .900 again🤣

What are your excuses going to be now UPL fan boys? Dude sucks, wasted 5 mill. Only 20 shots allowed. 🤣

Couple years ago I bought into UPL. I thought we at least fixed the goaltending issue and could build out from there. Now I’m worried we’re going into the offseason with similar gaps as years before.

[inkman]

38 minutes ago, HumanSlinky39 said:

So, is Norris going to play again this year or what?

Legitimate concern with him was his extensive injury history. He's played in 2/6 games since the trade. WTF, Adams? You couldn't get somebody to trade you someone who would actually, I don't know, PLAY?

I’d shut him down, regardless of how it makes the trade look.  You can’t really tarnish a giant turd. 

[Archie Lee]

47 minutes ago, Ogelthorpe said:

.850 save %, sub .900 again🤣

What are your excuses going to be now UPL fan boys? Dude sucks, wasted 5 mill. Only 20 shots allowed. 🤣

14 straight years out of the playoffs. What you still doing here fanboy?

[Ducky]

2 hours ago, Thorner said:

Sabres back at it tomorrow 

I've got tickets to the game!

[SwampD]

6 hours ago, DarthEbriate said:

Rossi got injured in their last game and is a maybe to play. If he’s out, it’s basically an Iowa Wild lineup with all their injuries. So, that’d mean a shutout for Gustavsson or Fleury. 

Not far off.

2 hours ago, CallawaySabres said:

How any of you are watching this over March madness is baffling to me

I ***** HATE basketball!!

1 hour ago, eman said:

Man this club has folded the collective tent for this season. No end of season win streaks this year! Bodes well for the 25/26 season.................NOT! Have to make serious changes within this organization or there is no way they compete for a playoff spot next season either. This group is far from getting it done.

They've tried the late season streaks. They didn't work. I think this is a better tactic. This might actually work.

[LGR4GM]

41 minutes ago, PonyBoy2 said:

Not yet...

Reinhardt, Eichel, Montour, O'Reilly, Rodriguez+ off the top of my head have been luckier 

Who? 

[PerreaultForever]

1 hour ago, Carmel Corn said:

So Quinn misses the morning meeting and sits out this game....maybe nothing, but he's truly a lost soul in this $hitstorm.

People asking if Cozens was dogging it to get traded. Quinn? 

I've never understood the love and praise he has gotten in the past and have always seen flaws in his game, but he's definitely at his worst this year. Is he just not trying? idk, but he's garbage either way. 

This was a fairly fast and open game so I would have expected them to be better in it as they like that style but they were just beaten before it started. A real playing out the string not caring game for sure. The only amusement in the game was listening to Rob Ray try to convince himself there were good things happening.

[PromoTheRobot]

2 hours ago, K012010 said:

I think maybe because his skate stayed on the ice they would consider it more of like a normal stride type of motion. I guess they’re just straight up looking for some sort of soccer like kick with the foot in the air. 

So more like the goal Hudson Fasching scored on us 2 years ago?

[PromoTheRobot]

1 hour ago, Ogelthorpe said:

.850 save %, sub .900 again🤣

What are your excuses going to be now UPL fan boys? Dude sucks, wasted 5 mill. Only 20 shots allowed. 🤣

The Sabres still play like s**t in front of him. UPL should let every GD shot in just to say "eff you."

1 hour ago, Ogelthorpe said:

.850 save %, sub .900 again🤣

What are your excuses going to be now UPL fan boys? Dude sucks, wasted 5 mill. Only 20 shots allowed. 🤣

Whoa, he's got stats. Everyone get back!!

[inkman]

55 minutes ago, LGR4GM said:

Who? 

Rodrigues also spelled wrong.  TBF, my phone did correct Reinhart to Reinhardt before it learned my preference. 

[HOUSE]

[pastajoe]

1 hour ago, Doohicksie said:

No.  I don't think they're even aware of him. Daughter-in-law is Chinese and apparently it's a name there.

Well there is Bowen Yang on SNL.