Different year, team looks the same!

[Nighthawk]

Sorry, but I saw nothing tonight that showed me that this team is any different then in the past. Still soft, still do not skate and still seem lazy on the puck. Here's to another long season!

[Ebenezer]

Re: Different year, team looks the same!

come on night...there are more "hitters" on the team...fans should be head over heals in love.


as I keep saying...goal scorers. give me 12 skaters that score 20 goals a season and I'll show you a team going deep in the playoffs.

[SabreEleven]

Re: Different year, team looks the same!

come on night...there are more "hitters" on the team...fans should be head over heals in love.


as I keep saying...goal scorers. give me 12 skaters that score 20 goals a season and I'll show you a team going deep in the playoffs.

yes, in love with a mediocre team...the history of Buffalo sports.

[Nighthawk]

Re: Different year, team looks the same!

come on night...there are more "hitters" on the team...fans should be head over heals in love.


as I keep saying...goal scorers. give me 12 skaters that score 20 goals a season and I'll show you a team going deep in the playoffs.

I'm not saying they didn't add Grier for his grit, but this team looks exactly the same. They don't handle the puck well when pressured, they give the puck up WAY too much and they don't skate hard into the corners to get pucks. They need to get rid of a few of the players who promote this type of play. Until that time, this team will continue to look the same. I wasn't impressed at all....except for Tyler's play...he looked pretty good and I was impressed for his first game.

[SabreEleven]

Re: Different year, team looks the same!

Played pretty good in the first period, coasted the rest of the game...That was the same game plan last year too.

[Nighthawk]

Re: Different year, team looks the same!

Played pretty good in the first period, coasted the rest of the game...That was the same game plan last year too.

That's what I'm saying...they may have a couple new actors in this movie, but it seems to have the same script. I don't know, I was hoping to see a different attitude from some of the softer players and I didn't see it. Being soft doesn't mean just not fighting, it means that a player refuses to win that battle in the corner or finish a check or fight for the puck and be strong on the puck. I didn't see any of that...very frustrating.

[Michael82]

Re: Different year, team looks the same!

I don't know about you, but I love what I saw from Tyler Myers! He's a very good defensemen and something we have been lacking for a while, some size!

[Michael82]

Re: Different year, team looks the same!

My negative though....Mike Grier looks extremely slow on the ice.

[Dr. Lecter]

Re: Different year, team looks the same!

They were the opposite of soft tonight. But they could not finish.

But soft? Not even close.

And I am not sure, but I don't think the season is over.

[Nighthawk]

Re: Different year, team looks the same!

They were the opposite of soft tonight. But they could not finish.

But soft? Not even close.

And I am not sure, but I don't think the season is over.

Soft doesn't mean they weren't tough...soft means they weren't strong on the puck, didn't go hard in the corners for loose pucks and didn't make plays when pressured. The same offenders are still here...Roy, Vanek, Hecht, Pominville...these four were brutal tonight. How many turnovers did these four have? Watching other teams makes it more blatently obvious that these guys are not the players you want as your core. I hope I'm wrong, but this game looked exactly like what we've watched for the past few years.

And yes Mikey...I liked what I saw from Myers and even Kennedy...he showed some chippyness that this team sorely lacks. I did not like what I saw from the players who have been here...hopefully it changes, but we've been waiting for that forever, why should I believe it's going to change this season?

[qcsabresfan84]

Re: Different year, team looks the same!

While I do agree with you on the effort in the corners and along the boards during the last two periods, I do disagree with you on Hecht tonight. I was pretty impressed with his effort. He seemed to be skating pretty hard after loose pucks and was good on the forecheck. That being said I also think he is grossly overpaid for his ability-level.

[Nighthawk]

Re: Different year, team looks the same!

While I do agree with you on the effort in the corners and along the boards during the last two periods, I do disagree with you on Hecht tonight. I was pretty impressed with his effort. He seemed to be skating pretty hard after loose pucks and was good on the forecheck. That being said I also think he is grossly overpaid for his ability-level.

I've seen him play worse, but he still is afraid to hit anybody and you would've thought he would come out and try to prove the detractors wrong? That says a lot about his mentality to me and I'm worried we are in for a repeat of his effort from last year.

[Meathead]

Re: Different year, team looks the same!

oh no they outshot their opponent 2:1 and couldnt bury more than one when their opponent got two ugly goals and stole a win

that never happens in the nhl! the season is over

[SabreEleven]

Re: Different year, team looks the same!

oh no they outshot their opponent 2:1 and couldnt bury more than one when their opponent got two ugly goals and stole a win

that never happens in the nhl! the season is over

This happened most of the year last year also...When is it going to change?

[Nighthawk]

Re: Different year, team looks the same!

This happened most of year to them last year also...When is it going to change?

You beat me to it...it being early in the season doesn't mean that people have to wear their blinders because they don't actually want to see what is happening out there.