2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs

[SabresBillsFan]

21 hours ago, Wyldnwoody44 said:

This late game is good. Sick of Vegas. Best em Minny

I get why all the hatred for Vegas but this is the way organization’s need to be run. 

33 minutes ago, zow2 said:

Being in the DC area i’m totally envious of the Caps situation.  Year after year they are in the playoffs and the local fans/media are totally into it.  It never gets old for these folks.

They have drafted well and their rebuild happened quickly, still not sold on them though!

[HumanSlinky39]

Caps look waaaay too big and strong for the Habs.

[Wyldnwoody44]

3 minutes ago, SabresBillsFan said:

I get why all the hatred for Vegas but this is the way organization’s need to be run. 

They have drafted well and their rebuild happened quickly, still not sold on them though!

They were gifted a great team, not a fan of that. 

I guess if you pay a billion, that's what you get. 

With that being said, they have been very saavy in their moves (and circumventing of the cap) 

But still, F Eichel 

[Pimlach]

Blues and Jets is a really hard hitting series. Lots of hard work.  Another level of intensity. 

Edited 13 hours ago by Pimlach

[SabresBillsFan]

Just now, Wyldnwoody44 said:

They were gifted a great team, not a fan of that. 

I guess if you pay a billion, that's what you get. 

With that being said, they have been very saavy in their moves (and circumventing of the cap) 

But still, F Eichel 

Buffalo should have let Eichel just get the procedure he wanted, not what the team wanted. His move to Vegas made him a much better player. We have great coaching in Vegas with Bruce Cassidy, John Stevens, and Dominique Ducharme, basically 3 head coaches. 

[CallawaySabres]

1 minute ago, SabresBillsFan said:

Buffalo should have let Eichel just get the procedure he wanted, not what the team wanted. His move to Vegas made him a much better player. We have great coaching in Vegas with Bruce Cassidy, John Stevens, and Dominique Ducharme, basically 3 head coaches. 

It would not have made a difference at all. Jack could not wait to get out of this city and that was just a perfect excuse for him to do it.
 

nobody with championship pedigree is going to get near this organization if they have a choice.

[PonyBoy2]

Nice no call on the Wilson knockdown after the whistle line change Bettman!

Oh, the score is 2-1 late for Caps.

It's why fans boo you every chance they get .

[Pimlach]

Watching the playoffs.  Thinking about how I took this for granted for most of the Sabres first 40 years. 
 

Now I’m older, the kids are raised, grandkids coming in, and the hockey team is dead. 

[SwampD]

ESPN totally gooched the Habs. As soon as they showed the graphic of OV's OT playoff count (45games, 0 GWGs) you just knew it was over. Unreal.

[Wyldnwoody44]

Ha, go Ovi, man looks possessed... Or hammered 

[Pimlach]

Just watched Winnipeg and St Louis.  Jets took 2-0 lead in the series, but  #8 is giving #1 a good fight.  

Scott Arneil is the Jets HC.  A former Sabres player, a good player,  his coaching career started as an assistant coach for the Sabres in 02-03. 
 

https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=110

 

 

[SwampD]

Just now, Wyldnwoody44 said:

Ha, go Ovi, man looks possessed... Or hammered 

Now I know why his controller looked disconnected the shift before. He was saving it.

[SwampD]

I've had two games going all night; sound down, tunes cranked. Glad to see it's still going.

[Mr Peabody]

Jeff Skinner with his first shift in the playoffs.  Good for him. 

[Pimlach]

27 minutes ago, Mr Peabody said:

Jeff Skinner with his first shift in the playoffs.  Good for him. 

He is -1, after the first period.  1 SOG, 3 hits. 

[Crusader1969]

3 hours ago, SabresBillsFan said:

Buffalo should have let Eichel just get the procedure he wanted, not what the team wanted. His move to Vegas made him a much better player. We have great coaching in Vegas with Bruce Cassidy, John Stevens, and Dominique Ducharme, basically 3 head coaches. 

Yep. I don't get the Eichel hate.  The team / owner failed him not the other way around 

 

[Crusader1969]

Jeff Skinner's play-off going as expected 

8 minutes played and a minus 3

We will see if he can turn it around 

[SabresBillsFan]

If I’m McDavid I test the market after next season. He’s not gonna win in Edmonton. Their bottom six isn’t that good and they have Darnel Nurse making way too much money. Shaky goaltending in Skinner. They were a better team last year. 

[SabresBillsFan]

1 minute ago, Crusader1969 said:

Jeff Skinner's play-off going as expected 

8 minutes played and a minus 3

We will see if he can turn it around 

Skinner has been Invisible, and I don’t seeing Edmonton beating Los Angeles. Los Angeles is a big solid team and they hustle.

[Wyldnwoody44]

McDavid is insane. What a finish, down 4-0 then tied up 5-5 with 1 minute to go to and kings score to win 6-5 in regulation. 

2 OT games today as well. Can't wait for Florida/Tampa 

[PerreaultForever]

5 hours ago, HumanSlinky39 said:

Caps look waaaay too big and strong for the Habs.

Yup. That's how you build a hockey team, and that's how you can rebuild quickly on the fly. Lessons there. Consider all the trades and signings they have made and what type of players they have drafted. They do not sit and wait. 

Crazy ending to L.A. Edmonton. That loss should demoralize Oilers after the comeback. 

[OverPowerYou]

At 32 years old, Jeff Skinner still has never won a playoff game 

[French Collection]

5 hours ago, PerreaultForever said:

Yup. That's how you build a hockey team, and that's how you can rebuild quickly on the fly. Lessons there. Consider all the trades and signings they have made and what type of players they have drafted. They do not sit and wait. 

Their leadership is strong enough to have Dubois tow the line, for now. Strome was an unwanted 2-3C who has replaced Backstrom. Chychrun was hurt as often as Mule. Thompson was a throwaway goalie after Vegas commited to Hill. They upgraded Malenstyn with Mangiapane, that was a no brainer.

They gambled and won.

[Archie Lee]

42 minutes ago, French Collection said:

Their leadership is strong enough to have Dubois tow the line, for now. Strome was an unwanted 2-3C who has replaced Backstrom. Chychrun was hurt as often as Mule. Thompson was a throwaway goalie after Vegas commited to Hill. They upgraded Malenstyn with Mangiapane, that was a no brainer.

They gambled and won.

They were calculated gambles though. There was an article earlier re: Dubois and about how they saw in scouting that he was most engaged in a shutdown 2-way role, so that is how they use him. Thompson was a career .911ish goalie before this season (never below .908); it’s a mystery that he was not more highly valued. They definitely had a plan. You won’t hear their GM say that they didn’t know how someone would fit.