Sabres defense sucks ass. Hate Jack Eichel. Little puke. Comrie not an upgrade.
Good start erased.
swiper (11-14-2022)
any word on Samuellson? when he could be back?
If we lose against Boston tomorrow, it's gonna be like... Cool. Another good start gone
Okposo out tonight
Kincaid in net for the Bruins
Tage is on fire!
He's learned how to use that reach advantage.
And that's 5 straight L
John Hemingway(facing certain death): I want to see Buffalo win the Super Bowl.
David Coltrane(threatening John): Nobody's going to live that long, pal.
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swiper (11-14-2022)
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.
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.
Just think of those wonderful draft prospects.
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.
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swiper (11-16-2022)
Between the Bills and Sabres, Buffalo pro sports are 0 for November.