2022-2023 Sabres Thread

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NHL said not a kicking motion Sabres fans. Get over it. THAT was not the problem. The islanders had 30 blocked shots. Granato not so great. He has these kids waaaaay too tenitive. Here, Paul Hamilton puts forth one of many examples:

This is the first time most of these young players have ever played in an NHL playoff race. They are getting valuable experience, but what they'll learn from this game is the Islanders had 30 blocked shots. The Sabres worried so much about it, they passed up many golden opportunities to shoot.

Late in the game and down a goal, Jacob Bryson came right down the wide-open slot. It was just him and Sorokin, but for some reason that I can’t explain, he tried a cross-ice pass through three Islanders to a covered guy who would’ve had an off-angle shot had he gotten the pass.

Bryson had a Grade-A opportunity. He has to shoot that puck 100-out-of-100 times.

That’s just one example of many.

https://www.audacy.com/wgr550/sports/sabres/hamilton-controversial-goal-helps-islanders-past-sabres

I was shouting at Bryson through the TV screen when he did that. He's not the only one. They ALL are doing that. Maybe with the exception of Cozens & Thompson.

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I don’t care what the NHL said. I saw the replay a dozen times and it’s clearly a kicking motion. But, like I said, they didn’t play well enough tho won that game anyway.

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I don’t care what the NHL said. I saw the replay a dozen times and it’s clearly a kicking motion. But, like I said, they didn’t play well enough tho won that game anyway.

LOL. You're wrong. It has to be intentionally kicked into the net. That was not intentional.

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LOL. You're wrong. It has to be intentionally kicked into the net. That was not intentional.

looked pretty damn intentional to me. Also, if that's the rule, it's a stupid rule. There was a clear kicking motion. There's no way for an official to know what a player's intent for that kicking motion was.

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Maybe next year.

A couple of complimentary pieces in FA this year and see if the kids take another step.

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looked pretty damn intentional to me. Also, if that's the rule, it's a stupid rule. There was a clear kicking motion. There's no way for an official to know what a player's intent for that kicking motion was.

No.

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Folding like a cheap suit.

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Total choke job the last 3 games. I was really hoping they would beat the odds but they just aren’t there.

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10-4. Getting blown out in their own building again. Golly every fan should be missing Lindy Ruff right now. This team is nothing without Tuch in the lineup.

Stillman & Greenway seem to have made the roster weaker. Get a damn goaltender. Even Regier did that.

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10-4. Getting blown out in their own building again. Golly every fan should be missing Lindy Ruff right now. This team is nothing without Tuch in the lineup.

Stillman & Greenway seem to have made the roster weaker. Get a damn goaltender. Even Regier did that.

If I was Comrie, I'd tell Adams and Granato "That's my LAST game here." He should have been pulled after the FIRST, never mind leaving him in there for this shellacking.

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Total choke job the last 3 games. I was really hoping they would beat the odds but they just aren’t there.

Honestly, I feel the same way. I thought that getting to this point would be an achievement in itself, but to see Buffalo lose two close games in heartbreaking fashion then to see THIS...is too much.

And this roster needs a LOT of fine-tuning. I don't think Okposo will be back-I believe his contract's up. Let him sign with another team, or let him retire a Sabre. Deal off Bryson for whatever you can. And, for God's sake, start finding what I call bastards(players with an edge to them who can also contribute). Sign them if you can. Draft them if you can.

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Honestly, I feel the same way. I thought that getting to this point would be an achievement in itself, but to see Buffalo lose two close games in heartbreaking fashion then to see THIS...is too much.

And this roster needs a LOT of fine-tuning. I don't think Okposo will be back-I believe his contract's up. Let him sign with another team, or let him retire a Sabre. Deal off Bryson for whatever you can. And, for God's sake, start finding what I call bastards(players with an edge to them who can also contribute). Sign them if you can. Draft them if you can.

Okposo & Girgensons should be done as Sabres after this year. Thank you for your service. Goaltender, defenseman, another scoring winger so they can at least run 2 solid lines every game. IDK if Greenway is the muscle. Time will tell. But take him off the first line please. They need Tuch back.

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Not choking. You have to be good to actually choke.

They have to learn how to play Defense as a team. That's in addition to the Goalie issue. No more false beliefs.

That can only be established in summer camp with some new faces and maybe coaches on the roster. Can't play D and cannot kill penalties. Nothing will change until work is put in.

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Not choking. You have to be good to actually choke.

They have to learn how to play Defense as a team. That's in addition to the Goalie issue. No more false beliefs.

That can only be established in summer camp with some new faces and maybe coaches on the roster. Can't play D and cannot kill penalties. Nothing will change until work is put in.

Disagree. The Sabres are not a good team yet, but they're better than losing 3 straight with the last one being dominated 10-4 at home. They had a chance and they couldn't get it done. I know it's technically not over yet, but they won't mentally recover from last night.

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I'd call it a choke too. If it was 3 in a row to the Boston and Carolinas I'd shrug it off. They're supposed to be on par with the teams they've lost to this week. They choked.