2023-2024 Buffalo Sabres gameday thread !!

[JATMtheJATM]

God dammit. 4-3 flames again. Ruszika

[T&C]

This game is a rollercoaster, hope we are the one ahead at the final whistle..

[sukie]

That one is on Devon…

[Woodman]

4-3 Flames.

[Woodman]

WOOPS 4-2

[JATMtheJATM]

Might be 5-3

[Woodman]

4-3

[JATMtheJATM]

This game is maddening

[JATMtheJATM]

Unreal. Penalty with a minute to go.

So undisciplined

[Woodman]

4-3 just not good enough tonight some really dumb mistakes.

[OpIv37]

Same old Sabres. PP is awful. Clifton racks up hits but is not a smart player. Top line is underperforming. Levi made a few mistakes tonight but the D still hangs him out to dry too often.

Cozens has been the bear player so far.

Ever since last season ended, I thought Tage would score 50 and the drought would be broken. I can’t see either of those things happening.

[Woodman]

Just not on it tonight.

Get ready for the next one.

[OpIv37]

Just not on it tonight.

Get ready for the next one.

How many times can you keep saying that? It’s early in a young season but we are 1 for 5 and even in that 1 we gave up a point to a conf opponent.

[JATMtheJATM]

How many times can you keep saying that? It’s early in a young season but we are 1 for 5 and even in that 1 we gave up a point to a conf opponent.

It's frustrating, especially seeing the sabres now have to play catch up. But if the sabres lost 3 of 4 in January, it would be a blip on the radar.

I don't know. I'm trying to be positive because that's just how I am. And if they rattle off 5 of 6, this will be forgotten.

But they can't keep continuing to lose, because the point of "when does a slow start becomes a bad season" is coming up rather quickly.

[OpIv37]

It's frustrating, especially seeing the sabres now have to play catch up. But if the sabres lost 3 of 4 in January, it would be a blip on the radar.

I don't know. I'm trying to be positive because that's just how I am. And if they rattle off 5 of 6, this will be forgotten.

But they can't keep continuing to lose, because the point of "when does a slow start becomes a bad season" is coming up rather quickly.

The youth clearly showed last night. The first goal was completely on Levi. The go-ahead goal was completely on Benson. At some point, the talent from the youth and experience from the vets has to come together, and it has to be soon before we're in an insurmountable hole.

[JATMtheJATM]

The youth clearly showed last night. The first goal was completely on Levi. The go-ahead goal was completely on Benson. At some point, the talent from the youth and experience from the vets has to come together, and it has to be soon before we're in an insurmountable hole.

That's my concern. Benson came out like gangbusters in the first two games. Now I think it's better served he goes back to juniors if this trend continues. I still think Levi should be in Roch.

The Sabres have a surplus of young forwards. Start shopping them for either a reliable backup or a d-man..

I think this is a playoff team. But also Adams did very little this off-season and just expected every players upward trends to continue. That's not happening.

[ckg927]

You HAVE to love Erik Johnson calling out the team; after last night's game, he noted that when he was with Colorado, when the Avs started playing team defense, they started winning consistently. He wants to see that with the Sabres, too.

[DetoxTent]

Olofsson and the cherry-picking (not getting back on defense) Skinner will be the next two to go. Make room for Savoie and Kulich.

[DetoxTent]

I did not see this story posted here:

Sabres hire ex-NHL goalie Craig Anderson as liaison

October 19, 2023
Former NHL goaltender Craig Anderson has an unusual new job with his former team, the Buffalo Sabres.Anderson, who played his last game with the Sabres in April after 20 seasons in the NHL, has been hired as a "hockey liaison" by the organization. The part-time role doesn't make him a coach or an executive. According to the Sabres, Anderson will be "a trusted voice in the Sabres' locker room, providing insight, guidance, and support" to the players and coaching staff.

"Craig Anderson's voice, experience, and love for the game have been invaluable components to our team's growth over the past two seasons," Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams said in a statement. "Our players have benefited greatly from the habits and lessons he picked up during his accomplished 20-year career."

Anderson, 42, played his final two NHL seasons in Buffalo. He's tied for 31st among goaltenders in NHL history with 319 career wins and is the all-time leader in wins for the Ottawa Senators with 202.

It was announced in August that Anderson would officially retire as a member of the Senators this season. TSN reported Thursday that he's expected to sign a one-day contract with Ottawa and formally retire next Tuesday in a game against Buffalo.

[Novacane]

They can't get one by Varlamov.