2022-2023 Sabres Thread

[Night Train]

Pre-season starting in a couple days.

The later part of last season offered hope. From March 2nd to the end of the season they recorded 35 points, 12th in the NHL.

Goalie play will determine a ton. Cromrie arrives. Anderson and maybe UPL later, depending on health.

Will Quinn, Peterka and maybe a couple others earn a roster spot ? How will Rochester be stocked ?

Still think they're a year away from a postseason spot but let's see.

Go Sabres !

[Woodman]

:gosabres:

[OpIv37]

Hoping they make it this year, but it's a long shot and highly unlikely they get out of the first round if they do. Still, it would be nice to get some playoff experience for the young guys and, if not, hopefully they can at least make the season interesting by being in the hunt until close to the end.

[JATMtheJATM]

Hoping they make it this year, but it's a long shot and highly unlikely they get out of the first round if they do. Still, it would be nice to get some playoff experience for the young guys and, if not, hopefully they can at least make the season interesting by being in the hunt until close to the end.

Power rankings out, and the sabres are in the bottom five.

Where they should be.

[swiper]

Yesterday's Blue vs Gold scrimmage:

<iframe width="620" height="379" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iHGK68wfmGk" title="Just Some Friendly Competition | Buffalo Sabres Intrasquad Scrimmage" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Link: https://www.audacy.com/wgr550/sports/sabres/sabres-held-scrimmage-ahead-of-first-preseason-game

[ckg927]

The Sabres take the preseason opener...in OOOOOOOOVERTIME! They defeat Washington 4-3.

Dylan Cozens notched a goal and an assist for Buffalo. Tyson Kozak also scored for Buffalo(to give them a 2-1 lead midway through the 2nd), while Jack Quinn tied it up for Buffalo on the power play with 1:05 left in regulation. That led to Vinnie Hinostroza notching the winner 1:15 into the extra session.

Buffalo hosts Philly in the home pre-season opener Tuesday.
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Power rankings out, and the sabres are in the bottom five.

Where they should be.


For now.

[OpIv37]

My friend asked if I wanted to go to this game. I told him there was no way I was missing regular season Bills to watch preseason Sabres. I should have gone.

[JATMtheJATM]

The Sabres take the preseason opener...in OOOOOOOOVERTIME! They defeat Washington 4-3.

Dylan Cozens notched a goal and an assist for Buffalo. Tyson Kozak also scored for Buffalo(to give them a 2-1 lead midway through the 2nd), while Jack Quinn tied it up for Buffalo on the power play with 1:05 left in regulation. That led to Vinnie Hinostroza notching the winner 1:15 into the extra session.

Buffalo hosts Philly in the home pre-season opener Tuesday.
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For now.

I've given my reasons for why I expect a step back in the standings. I think next year is the year

[JATMtheJATM]

Sabres play the flyers today. The sabres are putting high profile prospects with legit NHL players to see if they can play with em. Good plan, IMO

[Night Train]

https://www.wivb.com/sports/buffalo-sabres/4-observations-prospects-help-sabres-entertain-home-crowd-in-exhibition-win/

[JATMtheJATM]

Bro looks like something that might be worth a damn

[JATMtheJATM]

Comrie in tonight

First round of cuts made. Trying to find the list. I saw it earlier and now I can't find it

[Night Train]

Cromrie reportedly played well in a loss where the Sabres couldn't get out of their own zone. Young lineup.

[JATMtheJATM]

Cromrie reportedly played well in a loss where the Sabres couldn't get out of their own zone. Young lineup.

Quinn apparently also looks good. Had another point last night

[ckg927]

Buffalo made a number of roster cuts yesterday, sending quite a few down to Rochester(whose training camp opens Monday), returning Matt Savoie back to Winnipeg(WHL)and releasing many more from their PTO contracts(most of them will likely be with the Amerks).

Notables sent to Rochester include: Linus Weissbach, Brandon Biro, Isak Rosen, Lukas Rousek and Oskari Laaksonen. Among those released from their PTO's: Michael Houser, Michael Mersch and Ethan Prow.

[JATMtheJATM]

Very happy to hear after his disaster of his preseason last year, UPL is showing serious flashes of his talent

[POTLAND PSILBYLO]

There's one front row seat near the Sabresx2 goal on Oct 13, for about $250, or I can buy one Bills ticket in the sky for $300 on Oct 9.

Which should I go for?

I have a decent camera with a tele-zoom, do they allow those into Sabres' games?

[JATMtheJATM]

Sabres game. For sure

[POTLAND PSILBYLO]

Sabres game. For sure

I'm thinking @Historian knows about the use of tele lenses.

[Night Train]

4-1 win last night over Carolina. Thompson has the Gordie Howe hat trick. Goal, assist and a fight. Anderson plays well in Goal. 1 more fake game and then the opener on the 13th.

[JATMtheJATM]

4-1 win last night over Carolina. Thompson has the Gordie Howe hat trick. Goal, assist and a fight. Anderson plays well in Goal. 1 more fake game and then the opener on the 13th.

*4-2. Sloppy third from what I read.

[Historian]

I'm thinking @Historian knows about the use of tele lenses.

The NHL does not seem to care about the length of your lens, whereas I could not take a 135mm lens into the Ralph to shoot my nephew's Cleve Hill game.

[Woodman]

4-1 win last night over Carolina. Thompson has the Gordie Howe hat trick. Goal, assist and a fight. Anderson plays well in Goal. 1 more fake game and then the opener on the 13th.

Love it :gosabres: Gordie Howe.

Gordie a great character.

[OpIv37]

Love it :gosabres: Gordie Howe.

Gordie a great character.

Ironically, Gordie Howe played hockey for nearly 5 decades and only had 2 Gordie Howe hat tricks.

[JATMtheJATM]

Ironically, Gordie Howe played hockey for nearly 5 decades and only had 2 Gordie Howe hat tricks.

The number keeps changing. Several years ago, it was zero. Then it was one. Now it's two. I wonder if the zero or one was just the product of overhearing misinformation and not caring enough to research it

[POTLAND PSILBYLO]

The NHL does not seem to care about the length of your lens, whereas I could not take a 135mm lens into the Ralph to shoot my nephew's Cleve Hill game.

Your pics seem to confirm that. Are there still lens holes through the glass? I doubt it. That was old school Aud.

[JATMtheJATM]

Your pics seem to confirm that. Are there still lens holes through the glass? I doubt it. That was old school Aud.

Yes there are. At least as of a few years ago

[swiper]

Vinnie Hinostroza is going to be one of the odd men out this year if he doesn't get his scoring up. (He scored last night). But with Quinn & Peterka seemingly sticking and all the other youngsters pushing to make the big team, there aren't a lot of spots remaining. He and Asplund are at biggest risk of losing their spots. Both are pretty good players.

[OpIv37]

Vinnie Hinostroza is going to be one of the odd men out this year if he doesn't get his scoring up. (He scored last night). But with Quinn & Peterka seemingly sticking and all the other youngsters pushing to make the big team, there aren't a lot of spots remaining. He and Asplund are at biggest risk of losing their spots. Both are pretty good players.

So, we might lose some pretty good players because we have too many better players?

It's been a long time since the Sabres have been in that position.

[JATMtheJATM]

Vinnie Hinostroza is going to be one of the odd men out this year if he doesn't get his scoring up. (He scored last night). But with Quinn & Peterka seemingly sticking and all the other youngsters pushing to make the big team, there aren't a lot of spots remaining. He and Asplund are at biggest risk of losing their spots. Both are pretty good players.

Asplund isn't going anywhere. He's an elite defensive forward. He got 11 selkes vote last year

[Night Train]

Peterka is not a lock yet. Hot and cold.

[swiper]

Peterka is not a lock yet. Hot and cold.

Wasn't he the better of the two at the end of last season in Rochester?

[ckg927]

*4-2. Sloppy third from what I read.

The first 2 minutes or so of the third were REALLY sloppy; Buffalo gave up 2 goals in the span of 2 minutes. Then it was meh up until Peterka notched the empty-netter.

[ckg927]

Wasn't he the better of the two at the end of last season in Rochester?

He did pick up his play in the latter half of the season; personally, I'd send him down to the Amerks to start the season and if he keeps improving, bring him up.

[Night Train]

Wasn't he the better of the two at the end of last season in Rochester?

You are 100% correct. Quinn went ice cold in the playoffs. 2 assists in 10 games while Peterka had 7 goals and 5 assists.

I am strictly going by what the media talking heads have stated this past month. Quinn is flying and getting good results. Locking up a spot on the 2nd line.

Peterka was scheduled for the 3rd line but is 50/50 for making opening night, due to playing a bit tentative and making some mistakes. Hinistroza may take his spot for now but I realize that's just the chatter. Sounds like they want to get him going better, which may indicate Rochester initially but we'll see. He had 68 points in the AHL regular season. Quinn had 61 in only 45 games once he returned from injury and was always the top guy for promotion.

I'm rooting for him and fully expect to see him sooner or later. Maybe it's just finding him the right 2 guys to play with on a line.

[JATMtheJATM]

You are 100% correct. Quinn went ice cold in the playoffs. 2 assists in 10 games while Peterka had 7 goals and 5 assists.

I am strictly going by what the media talking heads have stated this past month. Quinn is flying and getting good results. Locking up a spot on the 2nd line.

Peterka was scheduled for the 3rd line but is 50/50 for making opening night, due to playing a bit tentative and making some mistakes. Hinistroza may take his spot for now but I realize that's just the chatter. Sounds like they want to get him going better, which may indicate Rochester initially but we'll see. He had 68 points in the AHL regular season. Quinn had 61 in only 45 games once he returned from injury and was always the top guy for promotion.

I'm rooting for him and fully expect to see him sooner or later. Maybe it's just finding him the right 2 guys to play with on a line.

The issue is the sabres have too many guys that block him having a spot in the lineup.

I think spot call ups should be the way until the deadline comes and guys are offloaded

[swiper]

Comrie looks awful.

Sabres down 2-0 early vs Penguins.

[swiper]

3-0 in the first.

No Dahlin, Thompson, Power or Skinner.

[swiper]

Hinostroza with a shorty!

[Night Train]

Hinostroza with a shorty!

Makes up for giving away the first Pittsburgh goal.

Fake games done. On to the season. Godspeed lads.

[swiper]

OPINION: Sabres end 2022 preseason 4-2-0 (https://www.audacy.com/wgr550/sports/sabres/hamilton-sabres-end-2022-preseason-4-2-0)

The article is subtitled: "Buffalo has work to do in the six days leading up to the regular season"

I'll say. The Sabres will start by going up against a vastly improved Ottawa Senator team that beat them soundly at the end of last season.

[Night Train]

Okposo selected Captain

Girgensons and Dahlin Alternates

FWIW

[swiper]

Okposo has put in his time as a Sabre, I guess. Not the most awe-inspiring captain, but far, far from the worst they have had. Here's the list:

https://buffalonews.com/sports/sabres/roll-call-the-list-of-sabres-captains/article_012bed63-13e0-5b80-a58a-7d610f5fd153.html#:~:text=Here%27s%20a%20list%20of%20the%20full-time%20captains%20in,Sabres%20history%3A%20Jack%20Eichel%2C%202018-19%20Brian%20Gionta%2C%202014-17

[Night Train]

I think Okposo is in the last year of his deal and it's a kind gesture in what probably is his last season. JMO.

[ckg927]

I think Okposo is in the last year of his deal and it's a kind gesture in what probably is his last season. JMO.

Honestly, I think Dahlin becomes the next captain of the Sabres if Okposo does exit after the season.

[ckg927]

Might be of interest, might not: Five Thirty Eight put their NHL predictions in place, and place Buffalo 23rd overall.....6th in the Atlantic...with a -26 goal differential, a projected 83 pts. and a 22% chance of making the playoffs.

Sounds about right.

[ckg927]

Meet the Sabres:

Forwards: Okposo(C), Girgensons(A), Asplund, Bjork, Cozens, Hinostroza, Krebs, Mittlestadt, Olofsson, Peterka, Quinn, Skinner, Thompson & Tuch

Defense: Dahlin(A), Bryson, Fitzgerald, Jokiharju, Lyubushkin, Power and Samuellson

Goalie: Anderson & Comrie

Other moves: F Riley Sheahan is on IR, F Matej Pekar is on non-injury IR; Olivier Nadeau has been returned to Gatineau(QMJHL), D Lawrence Pilut & GK Ukko Pekka Luukkonen were assigned to the Amerks today(the day before, D Kale Clague, Jeremy Davies and Chase Priskie were sent to Rochester).

[Night Train]

Line Combo's

Forwards (14): Jeff Skinner-Tage Thompson-Victor Olofsson, Jack Quinn-Casey Mittelstadt-Alex Tuch, Peyton Krebs-Dylan Cozens-JJ Peterka, Zemgus Girgensons-Rasmus Asplund, Vinnie Hinostroza. Anders Bjork and the injured Kyle Okposo skated as extras.

Defense (7): Mattias Samuelsson-Rasmus Dahlin; Owen Power-Henri Jokiharju, Jacob Bryson-Ilya Lyubushkin. Casey Fitzgerald skated with Pilut on Monday and is the seventh defenseman right now.

[OpIv37]

Line Combo's

Forwards (14): Jeff Skinner-Tage Thompson-Victor Olofsson, Jack Quinn-Casey Mittelstadt-Alex Tuch, Peyton Krebs-Dylan Cozens-JJ Peterka, Zemgus Girgensons-Rasmus Asplund, Vinnie Hinostroza. Anders Bjork and the injured Kyle Okposo skated as extras.

Defense (7): Mattias Samuelsson-Rasmus Dahlin; Owen Power-Henri Jokiharju, Jacob Bryson-Ilya Lyubushkin. Casey Fitzgerald skated with Pilut on Monday and is the seventh defenseman right now.


Top line is solid. Not Cup contender good, but solid. After that, who knows? There are a lot of unproven players who may or may not be good.

If Power lives up to his potential, the top 4 D are good.

I know I'm setting an incredibly low bar with this statement, but I'll be happy if the Sabres can be in the playoff hunt until mid-March or so. Make most of the season meaningful. It would be nice if we could actually make the playoffs and give the young guys some playoff experience, even if it means getting killed in the first round. I just don't think we are there yet.

[JATMtheJATM]

Elliot Friedman said that he believes Owen Power could have a Cale Makar existence and it's just a matter of time before he's one of the best players in the league. I have to listen to the cast for his exact quote

[Night Train]

FWIW , the AHL Rochester roster is very interesting...and promising.

https://www.amerks.com/team

[Night Train]

Granato gets his new deal.

https://www.nhl.com/news/don-granato-signs-multiyear-deal-as-buffalo-head-coach/c-336273344

[ckg927]

So did D Mattias Samuelsson....and honestly, at the length and money he signed for, it's a STEAL. It's a 7 year deal worth $30 million.

[JATMtheJATM]

I'm not mad, but all the hype for RJs last season, and now he's back out there doing starting line ups.

Just let the guy go. It reminds me of watching a hacking and coughing Harry Carey in his last years. Just let him go, man.

[JATMtheJATM]

Nice ceremony for 5-14 prior to puck drop

[Novacane]

Anyone know if the changing ads on the boards is something we're only seeing on TV?

[Novacane]

To many turnovers in the 1rst period.

[Novacane]

Peterka with his first! 1-1

[Novacane]

Much better 2nd period.

[JATMtheJATM]

Anyone know if the changing ads on the boards is something we're only seeing on TV?

Yes. It's a TV thing. It's terrible

[Novacane]

Olofsson with two EN goals finishes it off. Very solid game from Anderson. Hope he can stay healthy this year.

[JATMtheJATM]

What a winner winner chicken dinner

[Night Train]

Anderson was unreal. Hats off.

[Woodman]

4-1 it'll work.

[ckg927]

Anyone know if the changing ads on the boards is something we're only seeing on TV?

Yes. And NOT on all shots; if you see stuff off the overhead camera, you'll see the regular ads...as well as the replay cameras. From what I understand, this is NOT limited to Buffalo. All teams will have this.

[Skooby]

Great start, if we keep getting goaltending like this then look out.

[OpIv37]

One game is too small of a sample size to get too excited or too upset about. That being said, there was a lot to like about this game. The only real negative was the PP and Granato can fix that.

[Night Train]

Anderson won them that game, no question.

Sabres as a whole were a bit sloppy with Ottawa having multiple clean breaks in on goal. Granato said as much in the post game.

[JATMtheJATM]

Anderson won them that game, no question.

Sabres as a whole were a bit sloppy with Ottawa having multiple clean breaks in on goal. Granato said as much in the post game.

That was my take away as well. Very VERY sloppy passing. Ottawa deserved better and eventually should pass buffalo in the standings. But there's definitely something afoot growing in Buffalo

[Night Train]

Cromrie scheduled to start in Goal today. 1pm afternoon game.

[JATMtheJATM]

Cromrie scheduled to start in Goal today. 1pm afternoon game.

Cromrie??????


Excited to see him get his chance. Should be a great test.

[Night Train]

Florida dominated the play in a 4-3 win. Sabres gave up multiple breaks in on goal. Took 6 penalties and gave up 2 PP goals. Surprised they kept it that close. Cromrie got shelled.

[JATMtheJATM]

Florida dominated the play in a 4-3 win. Sabres gave up multiple breaks in on goal. Took 6 penalties and gave up 2 PP goals. Surprised they kept it that close. Cromrie got shelled.

The sabres did Kromvry no favors

[ckg927]

The sabres did Kromvry no favors

True; Comrie didn't get much help. That said, a few observations: 1. At least they were in there battling to the end(save for the time they tried pulling Comrie for an extra attacker; Florida kept the Sabres pinned in their own end until it was way too late). 2. This game is a perfect illustration of how far the Sabres have to go until they're on the same level as, say, Florida. Ottawa, who's around the Sabres in terms of being relevant, is one thing. The Panthers are on another level altogether.

[Night Train]

I'm not down on them. It's early and they need to find effective line combo's which click. Long term growth.

84 games, which is 14 games too much (IMO) to improve. NHL plays these guys into exhaustion.

[JATMtheJATM]

I'm not down on them. It's early and they need to find effective line combo's which click. Long term growth.

84 games, which is 14 games too much (IMO) to improve. NHL plays these guys into exhaustion.

*82

[Night Train]

West coast trip came early. I see Granato is already juggling lines in practice. Results will speak for themselves.

[Woodman]

:gosabres: Beat Edmonton!

[JATMtheJATM]

Dahlin blooming.. absolutely a stud

[Woodman]

3-1 good guys after 2.

[Woodman]

Great start, if we keep getting goaltending like this then look out.

The key for everything! :gosabres:

[Woodman]

15:25 left in the 3rd .... still 3-1 Sabres!

[swiper]

My new favorite Sabre is Ilya Lyubushkin. Look at this:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">That’s some Brian Campbell type **** here by Lyubushkin. <a href="https://t.co/UsvKTHpP2q">pic.twitter.com/UsvKTHpP2q</a></p>&mdash; Suffalo Babres ⚪️ (@suffalobabres) <a href="https://twitter.com/suffalobabres/status/1582555821673545728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 19, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Woodman]

Edm. to the PP

[swiper]

And then this.....

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">replay <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetsGoBuffalo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LetsGoBuffalo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetsGoOilers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LetsGoOilers</a> <a href="https://t.co/6uL1Dx0Me0">pic.twitter.com/6uL1Dx0Me0</a></p>&mdash; Buffalo Hockey moments (@SabresPlays) <a href="https://twitter.com/SabresPlays/status/1582549219864326144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 19, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Woodman]

check that Sabres to the P.P.

[Woodman]

3-1 ........ 4:41 left.

[swiper]

Comrie is the star of the game so far! With 4 minutes remaining in the game. Many, many great stops.

[Woodman]

3-1 with an EN.

[Woodman]

3-2 as Edm. scores.

[Woodman]

4-2 Sabres

We get the victory.

[sukie]

Comrie is the star of the game so far! With 4 minutes remaining in the game. Many, many great stops.
I’m weeping with joy

[OpIv37]

Just to be clear: the big draft debate was McDavid vs Eichel. Well, they’ve been better than us but neither team has really accomplished anything since then.

Last I checked: they still have McDavid, we no longer have Eichel, and we won, in their house after a long road trip.

[JATMtheJATM]

Just to be clear: the big draft debate was McDavid vs Eichel. Well, they’ve been better than us but neither team has really accomplished anything since then.

Last I checked: they still have McDavid, we no longer have Eichel, and we won, in their house after a long road trip.

In fairness. They've won playoff series since drafting McDavid. He's taken them to the dance. And gone into it.

I'd take that

[Night Train]

Oilers outshot Sabres 48-24. Cromrie really was sensational with the Sabres having a lot of trouble in their own zone , in addition to getting back on D after a chance.

Lots of work to do.

[swiper]

Tage Thompson has figured out how to use his long reach in tight spaces. Watch his goal. Amazing.

Dahlin scores in each of the first 3 games.

Here are the game highlights:

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[Historian]

Oilers outshot Sabres 48-24. Cromrie really was sensational with the Sabres having a lot of trouble in their own zone , in addition to getting back on D after a chance.

Lots of work to do.

I like him. He looked great against florida wile getting shelled with shots.

[Night Train]

Hinostroza in the lineup and played well. Quinn benched.

[JATMtheJATM]

Tage Thompson has figured out how to use his long reach in tight spaces. Watch his goal. Amazing.

Dahlin scores in each of the first 3 games.

Here are the game highlights:

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wlKduwSqAX4" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Thompson is exciting. Once he learned that he can't deke through everyone, he became a real player. It's awesome.

[OpIv37]

Good start so far but one big complaint: Too many shots/scoring opportunities. In 3 games, they've been outshot every time and given up 36, 37 and 48 shots. Yikes. I just don't trust Anderson and Comrie to maintain that level of goaltending over the course of a season.

[OpIv37]

Thompson is exciting. Once he learned that he can't deke through everyone, he became a real player. It's awesome.

Roughly a year and a half ago, I said something to the effect of "i wish Tage Thompson was as good in real life as he is when I'm playing NHL on PS5." Well, he's not video game level good, but he has become a really good NHL player.

Makes you wonder what St. Louis and Krueger were doing with him.

[JATMtheJATM]

Roughly a year and a half ago, I said something to the effect of "i wish Tage Thompson was as good in real life as he is when I'm playing NHL on PS5." Well, he's not video game level good, but he has become a really good NHL player.

Makes you wonder what St. Louis and Krueger were doing with him.

What did Krueger do to everyone?

This team is exciting. I may have to revisit my 7th place prediction down the line

[swiper]

Good start so far but one big complaint: Too many shots/scoring opportunities. In 3 games, they've been outshot every time and given up 36, 37 and 48 shots. Yikes. I just don't trust Anderson and Comrie to maintain that level of goaltending over the course of a season.

The defense is very young, perhaps the youngest defense the Sabres have every iced. The pairings have changed in attempts for the Sabres to find the right person to pair with Owen Power. I think they broke up the Jokiharju/Dahlin pairing. Kevyn Adams kept talking about signing a veteran to sign to play with Power, but he did not do that. And Dahlin thinks he's Bobby Orr, always looking for the breakout rush. It'll get better, the more they play, but they could have used that veteran stay-at-home defenseman that never materialized, IMO.

[OpIv37]

The defense is very young, perhaps the youngest defense the Sabres have every iced. The pairings have changed in attempts for the Sabres to find the right person to pair with Owen Power. I think they broke up the Jokiharju/Dahlin pairing. Kevyn Adams kept talking about signing a veteran to sign to play with Power, but he did not do that. And Dahlin thinks he's Bobby Orr, always looking for the breakout rush. It'll get better, the more they play, but they could have used that veteran stay-at-home defenseman that never materialized, IMO.

Yeah Dahlin has scored in every game so far. Goals are always a good thing, but my concern is that his offensive success will only encourage him to join the rush, which will lead to defensive lapses. But you are right- it is a very young group and will probably stabilize as they get more experience.

[JATMtheJATM]

Yeah Dahlin has scored in every game so far. Goals are always a good thing, but my concern is that his offensive success will only encourage him to join the rush, which will lead to defensive lapses. But you are right- it is a very young group and will probably stabilize as they get more experience.

That's dahlins game. He said he feels more confident in joining the okay cause he knows Samuelsson is back patrolling the blue line.

This is the new NHL with ideally 4 guys who join and move into the play.

It'll bite you in the ass from time to time, but that's the risk.

[OpIv37]

That's dahlins game. He said he feels more confident in joining the okay cause he knows Samuelsson is back patrolling the blue line.

This is the new NHL with ideally 4 guys who join and move into the play.

It'll bite you in the ass from time to time, but that's the risk.

I think it often depends on who the fwd's are too. On an experienced line, someone will recognize that Dahlin is down low and cover the point after the initial rush. A younger guy may not recognize the situation, or may not be able to defend well enough to do it.

[Woodman]

All tied at 1 apiece.

Calgary Buffalo

[Woodman]

2-1 Sabres!!!!!!

[Woodman]

3-1 Sabres!!!!

Shorthanded !!!!!!

[Woodman]

4-1 Sabres!!!

:gosabres:

[Novacane]

Unlucky. Hits the damn ref and goes right to a Flame for a goal 1 second before the period ends.

[Woodman]

5-3 Sabres!!

PP goal

[Woodman]

Unlucky. Hits the damn ref and goes right to a Flame for a goal 1 second before the period ends.
Gotta keep grinding!!

[Novacane]

Tuch>Eichel

[Woodman]

Tuch>Eichel
Loving him so far!!! :D

[Woodman]

The Flames net is empty.

[Woodman]

Sabres go to the PP.

[Woodman]

still 5-3 Sabres .... 2 minutes left!

[Woodman]

EN again :D

C'mon lets get 1 more. :D

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there it is 6-3 Sabres!!!!!! :D

[Woodman]

Hat Trick ... Tuch

[Skooby]

Awesome game, we take Alberta !!

[OpIv37]

Didn’t see the whole game- just the highlights. But Tuch and Tage are the real deal and Comrie can play. Middlestadt with the shortie was nice too. Dahlin… wtf? 4 goals in 4 games for a defenseman is ridiculous.

I don’t expect great things this season. The team is too young and lacks elite talent. But they are fun to watch and good enough to make it intersecting.

[swiper]

Awesome game last night. No one @ NHLN thought the Sabres would win this one (before the game started). Dahlin sets NHL record for defenseman with 4th goal in 4 games to start the season (no NHL defenseman has ever done that).

Dahlin LEADS the NHL in +/- at +6 now.

Granato sat Quinn and put Hinostroza in @ the Edmonton game. He had 3 helpers last night, the best of which sprung Mittelstadt who scored a back-handed, short-handed goal to make it 3-1 at the end of the 1st. Hinostroza & Mittelstadt's best game so far.

And.... Alex Tuch gets the hat trick.

The Sabres had Calgary pull their goalie after the end of the first period, but the Sabres scored 3 against each guy.

Eric Comrie wins road back-to-back starts. He is the FIRST SABRES GOALIE EVER to win 40 save back-to-back games. Take that Hasek/Miller/Crozier et al.

This looks like it is becoming Tuch's team. He fits the leader role really well.

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[Night Train]

In my youth, the Sabres would go out West for 3 games and lose all of them. Most every time.

Cromrie played well again. Bad giveaway right in front of him and a ref kicks a puck right to a Calgary player in the slot by accident.

40 + saves again shows the Sabres still need to work on their D, in spite of the 3-1 record.

[Novacane]

Didn’t see the whole game- just the highlights. But Tuch and Tage are the real deal and Comrie can play. Middlestadt with the shortie was nice too. Dahlin… wtf? 4 goals in 4 games for a defenseman is ridiculous.

I don’t expect great things this season. The team is too young and lacks elite talent. But they are fun to watch and good enough to make it intersecting.



I didn't expect great things either but we may be underestimating them. They look capable of competing for a playoff spot. I know I know. It's early and you have to see it first as do I. Maybe they don't lack elite talent. Maybe it's just young.

[OpIv37]

In my youth, the Sabres would go out West for 3 games and lose all of them. Most every time.

Cromrie played well again. Bad giveaway right in front of him and a ref kicks a puck right to a Calgary player in the slot by accident.

40 + saves again shows the Sabres still need to work on their D, in spite of the 3-1 record.

That annoyed me. There was nothing Comrie could do on that play. But IIRC the score was 3-1 at that point. Sabres were on the verge of a knockout blow but that allowed Calgary to stay in the game a little longer.

[JATMtheJATM]

That annoyed me. There was nothing Comrie could do on that play. But IIRC the score was 3-1 at that point. Sabres were on the verge of a knockout blow but that allowed Calgary to stay in the game a little longer.

Ref and linesmen are part of the playing surface, but I get it. Definitely sucked

[swiper]

While Tuch is on fire, and hopefully Thompson is on the come, Skinner has done nothing. Have to get him going.

[Skooby]

While Tuch is on fire, and hopefully Thompson is on the come, Skinner has done nothing. Have to get him going.
Skinner is playing hurt, I’ve been watching his face & he’s not smiling or laughing. He has a pain look on his face.

[swiper]

I haven't read that he was injured. He seems to be skating fine.

[Skooby]

We are abusing the Canucks, it’s 5-1 now. No mercy.

[Novacane]

I hadn't stayed up for west coast games in years. I was looking forward to that game all day. They're fun to watch.

[Night Train]

Wow ! Early to bed guy will watch the replay this morning. Awesome !

[swiper]

I struggled to stay up. LOL. Getting older catches up sometimes. Canucks did not look good. Got boos all game. Very loud boos.

The Sabres (Girgenson) scored an empty net goal at ~ 3:49 left to play. The Canucks put their goaltende back in then the Sabres scored AGAIN (Olofsson). The Canucks looked listless, especially in the 3rd period.

Craig Anderson looked all of 27 years old.

Here are the highlights.

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[swiper]

You're seeing the Sabres take some tough angle shots on net that they were avoiding before (they play catch in that wide box that drive you nuts usually).

Peterka anchoring himself in front of the net. Tuch also. The Sabres have needed that for the past several years.

[swiper]

Mittelstadt & Hinostroza working hard, playing great hockey with some great assists on this trip.

[swiper]

Check this out.

When was the last time the Buffalo Sabres had another team's fans heading for the exits early?

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Flames focus on play without the puck after first loss

After their first loss of the season on Thursday (6-3 to the Buffalo Sabres), the Calgary Flames got back to work Friday morning with a structured practice aimed at shoring up the team’s play without the puck.

Buffalo jumped out to a 3-1 lead in the first period, chasing Flames goalie Jacob Markstrom after he allowed three goals on 12 shots. The Sabres looked like the far quicker team throughout the evening, constantly hemming Calgary in their defensive zone and using their lateral speed with the puck.

“We had another s--- start [to] the game,” Flames defenceman Nikita Zadorov said of the team’s effort. “Too many turnovers. Too many odd-man rushes. We weren’t winning any battles down low. We knew what Buffalo was going to bring and that’s what they did, but we weren’t ready for it. It’s totally on us, totally unacceptable.”

Friday’s practice focused on defensive zone coverage and stopping plays in transition.

Some of you will recall that Zadarov was the Sabres 1st round pick in 2013. The 6' 6" Russian has found a home along the Calgary blueline.

https://www.tsn.ca/calgary-flames-focus-on-play-without-puck-salim-valji-1.1866158

Imagine. The Buffalo Sabres have affected how other teams adjusting their games. That is something else.

[Night Train]

I'm pleased they have identified some line combo's that click and can actually score.

[swiper]

With two defensemen out injured, the Sabres call up Clague (https://www.audacy.com/wgr550/sports/sabres/with-two-defensemen-out-injured-the-sabres-call-up-clague)


With two defensemen out injured, the Sabres call up Clague.

Both Mattias Samuelsson and Henri Jokiharju have been put on injured reserve.

Buffalo, NY (WGR 550) – The Buffalo Sabres lost Mattias Samuelsson to injury during the second period of Saturday’s game in Vancouver. After the game Don Granato said the injury isn’t as bad as first feared and it is positive, but Samuelsson will miss Tuesday’s game in Seattle as he's been put on IR.

That means Lawrence Pilut will likely make his regular season return to the Sabres. On Sunday, Buffalo called up Kale Clague from the Rochester Americans to have in Seattle in case there’s another injury during Monday’s practice.

Clague played four games for Buffalo during the preseason after signing a free agent contract with the Sabres over the summer.


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https://www.nhl.com/player/kale-clague-8479348 (https://www.nhl.com/player/kale-clague-8479348)

[POTLAND PSILBYLO]

CLAGUE

[ckg927]

The NHL has named Rasmus Dahlin the league's #1 star for the week. Well-earned, IMO.

[JATMtheJATM]

Some of you will recall that Zadarov was the Sabres 1st round pick in 2013. The 6' 6" Russian has found a home along the Calgary blueline.

https://www.tsn.ca/calgary-flames-focus-on-play-without-puck-salim-valji-1.1866158

Imagine. The Buffalo Sabres have affected how other teams adjusting their games. That is something else.

I was a huge fan of Zadorov when he was drafted. Glad he's carved himself out a decent career

[Woodman]

:gosabres:

The puck drops!

[Woodman]

Seattle up 1-0 early!

[Woodman]

Now 2-0 digging themselves a hole.

[YardRat]

Can't win them all.

[OpIv37]

Wheels came off last night. That was ugly. I didn't see the whole game- just the highlights- but it looked like the D was just bad. Way too many odd man rushes, way too many failed clearing attempts.

Still, taking 3 of 4 on a West Coast road trip is good.

[swiper]

I watched pretty-much all of it. Was dead at work the next day for staying up so late. That was just ugly. And Mittlestadt's laziness getting out of the zone took a goal off the board at a point when they could have started a turn-around. Stupid. The Kraken always beat the Sabres. Why is that? Anyway, YardRat is right. On to the next one. My take on this game is this: The Sabres REALLY miss Jokiharju & Samuelsson.

[Novacane]

Constant giveaways finally burn them. 1-0 Habs.

[Novacane]

Top shelf where mama hides the cookies! Skinner ties it.

[Woodman]

:gosabres:

[Woodman]

PP opportunity :gosabres:

[Novacane]

Another loss. We're getting great goaltending. Not very good defense.

[sukie]

That was a gritty win. 3-1 Chicago going into third… 4-3 overtime win … Tage pops 2 in a row and classic Victor one time winner.

[Novacane]

Big win. Good to see Thompson get going.

[Woodman]

Victory! :gosabres:

[ParanoidAndroid]

The early scoring streak from Dahlin has opened things up a bit for Olafsson.

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[swiper]

This coming week ought to give us a pretty good idea of exactly what type of team this is. 4 Eastern Conference games coming. 2 home, 2 away.

M - vs Detroit
W - vs Pittsburgh
F - vs Carolina
S - Tampa Bay

They are playing very well when Craig Anderson is in net.

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[TheConsigliere]

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GP
W
L
OTL
Pts
ROW
GF
GA
Diff
Home
Road
Last 10
Streak
Win Championship

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8
1
0
16
7
39
21
18
6-0-0
2-1-0
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[JATMtheJATM]

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I was keeping tabs on this game while watching the Mich game. Was a very pleasant surprise to see them come back and win

[swiper]

Kreji back and the Bruins are flying high.

[Novacane]

4 point night for Tage so far. He's a turning into a star. Our defense makes to many stupid giveaways that lead to goals. We need to hang on in this one.

[Novacane]

Dahlin with his 6th. A little breathing room. 5-3. Another assist for Thompson.

[Novacane]

Cousins! He was my pick for this years breakout player.

[Novacane]

Hat trick for Tage! 6 point night!

[Skooby]

We’ve scored 8 goals tonight, I mean wow Detroit sucks. Sabres need to beat all these crappy teams, can’t give points away.

[Novacane]

We've got two legit stars in Thompson and Dahlin.

[JATMtheJATM]

Holy ****

[Woodman]

Wow what a night!!

[Night Train]

Confidence builder, to say the least.

Still need to work on getting back on D consistently but the team is so young and promising.

[ParanoidAndroid]

The slow and steady build approach is shaping up nicely. This is a wild card team right now. Players are developing, the pipeline is rich. The cap space is ample for when the time is right to make a FA splash.

Less than a year after getting rid of he who shall not be named, the team is way better.

[Novacane]

Not a fan of the white on white.

[swiper]

Not a fan of the white on white.

Looks awful.

[JATMtheJATM]

Sloppy in a measuring stick game

[JATMtheJATM]

How many two on ones are they gonna give up?

[JATMtheJATM]

Peterka narrows it to one

[JATMtheJATM]

Oh my what a pass by power!

[Woodman]

:gosabres:

[Skooby]

Let’s go !!

[Woodman]

4-3 !!!!!! Sabres!!!!!

[JATMtheJATM]

Won the trade(s)

[Woodman]

PP lets gOOOOOOOO!

[swiper]

Sabres on the warpath -oooh ahhh!

[Woodman]

5-3 en yesssss!!!!

[swiper]

Girgensons - awesome speed!

:rofl:

6-3 Sabres win.

[Woodman]

6-3 Sabres!!!!!!!

[Novacane]

What a comeback!

[Novacane]

Girgensons - awesome speed!

:rofl:

6-3 Sabres win.

That was an amazing effort. That should make an impression on the young guys.

[swiper]

The white grew on me a little with each goal.

[Woodman]

Moxie baby!!

[Night Train]

Rally wins are major confidence boosters. Awesome 3rd period.

This team is a fun watch.

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[swiper]

The Power fake shot pass to Olofsson on his goal was a thing of beauty.

Thompson pass to a streaking Tuch beautiful. Perfect passing.

Then the Girgenson rush.

[Skooby]

We’re heading up the power rankings, it’d be cool to have both our big sports #1.

[OpIv37]

The Power fake shot pass to Olofsson on his goal was a thing of beauty.

Thompson pass to a streaking Tuch beautiful. Perfect passing.

Then the Girgenson rush.

Back in the Briere/Drury days, Ovechkin was really the only good player on the Caps and they were in the early stages of a rebuild. When the Sabres would play the Caps, my friends who were Caps fans would always comment about how the Sabres had perfect tape to tape passing every time. It really was the difference in the game a lot of times. The Caps would have what would look like a good breakout or scoring chance, but the pass to set it up would be off just enough to disrupt the play.

Of course, more recently it's been the opposite. The Sabres have been the ones who just seemed a little out of sync on passes. Now, it seems like they've largely fixed that and it's producing results on the ice.

[OpIv37]

We’re heading up the power rankings, it’d be cool to have both our big sports #1.

Slow down. This Sabres team is improved and fun to watch but they are far from the best team in the league.

Also, power rankings are meaningless. They're just opinions.

[JATMtheJATM]

Back in the Briere/Drury days, Ovechkin was really the only good player on the Caps and they were in the early stages of a rebuild. When the Sabres would play the Caps, my friends who were Caps fans would always comment about how the Sabres had perfect tape to tape passing every time. It really was the difference in the game a lot of times. The Caps would have what would look like a good breakout or scoring chance, but the pass to set it up would be off just enough to disrupt the play.

Of course, more recently it's been the opposite. The Sabres have been the ones who just seemed a little out of sync on passes. Now, it seems like they've largely fixed that and it's producing results on the ice.

For like 38 minutes last night, the sabres felt off. Bad passes, odd man rushes. And the switch flipped.

That's a good sign. But they need a more complete, well rounded game.

Lightning games will be a test

[Dmoney]

The white grew on me a little with each goal.

Maybe break it up with blue pants? I will admit that it grew on me too, but at first, they kind of blended into the ice too much...

[swiper]

Maybe break it up with blue pants? I will admit that it grew on me too, but at first, they kind of blended into the ice too much...

Something about it was just strange.

[swiper]

For like 38 minutes last night, the sabres felt off. Bad passes, odd man rushes. And the switch flipped.

That's a good sign. But they need a more complete, well rounded game.

Lightning games will be a test

Not sure who I hate more: Crosby or Marchand.

[ParanoidAndroid]

Just so much bad puck handling in their own zone. Two bad giveaways lead to two goals.

If this team can clean that up, they could be a tough team to beat.

[Night Train]

This may be a tough road trip but they will learn a lot from it.

[JATMtheJATM]

Just so much bad puck handling in their own zone. Two bad giveaways lead to two goals.

If this team can clean that up, they could be a tough team to beat.

They need better goaltending too. For a temporary solution, it's fine. But long term, especially if you hope to make the playoffs, they need an upgrade.

Nothing against either goalie, I like them both. And yes, it's a huge improvement over last year. But the bar needs to be higher

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This may be a tough road trip but they will learn a lot from it.

The Sabres defense, when at full strength, is young and has been allowing a ton of shots on net. They were missing their 3 best, most veteran (*cough*) defensemen night. They iced:

Power (age 19) & Bryson (5' 9")
Casey Fitzgerald & Kale Clague (a recent AHL call-up)
Pilut (has very little NHL minutes) & Lybushkin (who is still nursing injury)

Missing: Dahlin, Jokiharju, Samuelsson

The Sabres won at home on Monday & Wednesday, lost away on Friday & Saturday against very good teams. While I would have like to see more out of Thompson, Okposo, and Olofsson last night, they never stopped playing. Notable hard play from Cozens and Peterka all night long was encouraging.

The Sabres need a Victor Hedman at veteran defenseman IMO.

[swiper]

Zegmus Girgensons stats (https://www.espn.com/nhl/player/stats/_/id/2968829/zemgus-girgensons).

Girgensons is off to a solid start. Maybe his best ever. While he has settled in his role as a checking forward here, he has 3 goals in the first 12 games and is a +1.

Remember when he was drafted? 2012 - 1st round #14 pick, behind Mikhail Grigorenko (#12) who is now playing back in Russia. Other Sabres picks from that draft were:

D - Jake McCabe (Chicago) - 2nd round
G - Linus Ullmark (Boston) - 6th round

Never figured Girgensons would be the one to stick from that draft class. But he fits his role well this year.

[swiper]

Comrie made several incredible saves last night. Keep reminding myself that Hasek didn't win them all either. Comrie is a keeper. The other Sabres will play hard in front of him.

[Night Train]

Dahlin back into the lineup tonight.

[JATMtheJATM]

Comrie made several incredible saves last night. Keep reminding myself that Hasek didn't win them all either. Comrie is a keeper. The other Sabres will play hard in front of him.

Love to see Comrie and UPL next year

[Woodman]

Sabres down 2-1 after 2 periods.

[swiper]

Sabres are pathetic. No leader out there. Power, Quinn need to shoot more. They are too timid and pass when they have shot opportunies. Very frustrating to watch. Defense is weak without Samuelsson & Jokiharju. They are about to lose their 3rd in a row. This time to a subpar opponent. I could handle losing on the road to the Hurricanes and the Lightning, but they gotta win this one. No jump tonight.

[swiper]

Arizona 4-1. Sabres listless.

[Woodman]

Bad night for the Sabres!

[swiper]

For all his aforementioned talent, does Krebs actually ever score goals??? I never see it.

[swiper]

Sabres booed off the ice.

[OpIv37]

They’ve fallen back down to earth. Tage is a beast. The rest of the team just isn’t there.

[Night Train]

Cozens scores 2 of the 3 goals for Arizona. One he tips in and the other off his skate. Power coughs up a goal in the first minute. Bad bounce night and unable to finish all but 1 chance.

3 losses in a row. It is what it is.

[swiper]

Cozens scores 2 of the 3 goals for Arizona. One he tips in and the other off his skate. Power coughs up a goal in the first minute. Bad bounce night and unable to finish all but 1 chance.

3 losses in a row. It is what it is.

Yep. Just an off night hopefully. Every team has them.

[swiper]

Sabres defense sucks ass. Hate Jack Eichel. Little puke. Comrie not an upgrade.

[Novacane]

Good start erased.

[Dmoney]

any word on Samuellson? when he could be back?

[JATMtheJATM]

If we lose against Boston tomorrow, it's gonna be like... Cool. Another good start gone

[JATMtheJATM]

Okposo out tonight

[JATMtheJATM]

Kincaid in net for the Bruins

[Novacane]

Tage is on fire!

[JATMtheJATM]

Tage is on fire!

It's amazing how he developed into a true star

[Novacane]

He's learned how to use that reach advantage.

[JATMtheJATM]

He's learned how to use that reach advantage.

He also puts his shot on net now

[JATMtheJATM]

And that's 5 straight L

[ckg927]

And that's 5 straight L

I do think that when Jokiharju & Samuelsson get back into the lineup, the ship is going to get righted. I'm not going to lie...this stretch has been rough.

[ckg927]

Kale Clague was sent back down to Rochester today.


Kinda seems to me like one of the Sabres D is coming back soon; today's Buffalo News noted that Jokiharju is getting closer to making it back into the lineup.

[swiper]

Kale Clague was sent back down to Rochester today.


Kinda seems to me like one of the Sabres D is coming back soon; today's Buffalo News noted that Jokiharju is getting closer to making it back into the lineup.

The defense has been horrid without Samuelsson and Jokiharju. Even with those guys its so young. Power is 19. The argument could be made he needs to be in Rochester this season. While I like Fitzgerald, he gets overwhelmed at times. Jacob Bryson is all of 5' 9" and was moved all the way up to #1 pairing with Dahlin. He's fast and he tries hard, but he's 5' 9". Loved the addition of Lybushkin initially. He is physical, but overall not a great defender. They need Samuelsson & Jokiharju back.

Power needs to shoot more when he's handling the puck in the offensive zone. He's too timid because he's new. He's too focused on trying to set up his new teammates.

[OpIv37]

Not sure what to make of this team. We knew the hot start wasn't sustainable because they're not really that good. But they should be better than a 5 game losing streak.

[JATMtheJATM]

Not sure what to make of this team. We knew the hot start wasn't sustainable because they're not really that good. But they should be better than a 5 game losing streak.

Now getting dumped on by Vancouver.

I thought we would finish bottom 5 but the hot start really got me going

[TheConsigliere]

Just think of those wonderful draft prospects.

[Night Train]

So many reasons

Defensemen pinch to keep puck in and the forwards fail to rotate back
Not clearing out players in front of our goalie
Losing pucks in our own corner constantly
Faceoff % doesn't look good. I don't have the actual stats
Goaltending isn't getting much help.
Opponents standing 5 feet in front of our net all alone

2 on 1 breaks by our opponents is a constant. I never remember seeing so many. Our forwards get caught floating or in too deep all the time.

The scheming on D is currently bad.

[OpIv37]

Between the Bills and Sabres, Buffalo pro sports are 0 for November.

[swiper]

So many reasons

Defensemen pinch to keep puck in and the forwards fail to rotate back
Not clearing out players in front of our goalie
Losing pucks in our own corner constantly
Faceoff % doesn't look good. I don't have the actual stats
Goaltending isn't getting much help.
Opponents standing 5 feet in front of our net all alone

2 on 1 breaks by our opponents is a constant. I never remember seeing so many. Our forwards get caught floating or in too deep all the time.

The scheming on D is currently bad.

100%

They were using Skinner as their face-off guy vs Canucks. Was watching Canuck broadcast and they posted that Skinner was 50+% @ face-offs, but it looked like he was losing most of the face-offs in that game.

It looked like Anderson was frustrated at the play in front of him at times.

[swiper]

The old Sabres are back. 7th loss in a row.

6 shots on net on 8 power play attempts. No one in front of the net ever. Pass back and forth around the perimeter box and never shooting. Lost to the worse team in the division, Ottawa, 4-1.

Some guys have to get sent down. Krebs is useless. Bryson overmatched. His speed is not enough. Pilut has to go down.

Marty Biron nails it. Sabres getting no secondary scoring.

[JATMtheJATM]

Connor Bedard SZN

[Dmoney]

"meet the new boss, same as the old boss, we won't get fooled again"...

[swiper]

I think this describes it well.....


During this losing streak, the Sabres have done the exact opposite. They seem to always pass the puck when they should shoot, and shoot the puck when they should pass.

Link: https://www.audacy.com/wgr550/sports/sabres/schmit-three-observations-sabres-winless-streak-extends-to-seven-in-loss-to-senators

[TheConsigliere]

Too early to begin tank conversations?

[JATMtheJATM]

UPL time. I guess it's sink or swim time for him now with Comrie out.

[swiper]

Too early to begin tank conversations?

Wait 3 more games.

They play the upper hamilton pussycats on Saturday.

[swiper]

UPL time. I guess it's sink or swim time for him now with Comrie out.

Meh. The Sabres are still trying to cheap out at the goaltender position. Let's just face it. No one on their roster is NHL ready.

[TheConsigliere]

Wait 3 more games.

They play the upper hamilton pussycats on Saturday.

The Family has other families in Toronto we do the biz-in-ess with and we respect their pain since 1967.