he's got too good of a shot to pass that one up, imo
- Michael Pachla

I agree. Bad ice or not, it wasn't a perfect pass because it didn't end up on his stick.
A shot would have been a shot. instead, nothing. And not blaming the player for bad ice. It just didn't result in anything.
I feel like at this point, a lack of rebound/dirty goals may be a problem contributing to poor confidence. I see a few passes from below the goal line every game with no one in front of the net too.
And yeah, may be I'm confusing skunk with Kane because Kane/Eichel had a passing play later in the game that one of them missed on.

taylor's gonna drive us all crazy this year (if he hasn't already)...

o-line has been playing as well as to be expected...on many occasions, taylor hasn't made the proper decisions when the pressure's on
- Michael Pachla

his style will lead to injuries


I am amazed they did not have him roll out 15 times to throw the ball

way too conservative play calling and when taylor was off, clearly the first half, they should have adjusted to shorter pass routes


and stop running for 1 yard on every first down


rant kind of over

If they address the o-line

Stafford would work well, if available
- homiedclown

Agreed. I wouldn't touch Kaepernick at all.

I agree. Bad ice or not, it wasn't a perfect pass because it didn't end up on his stick.
A shot would have been a shot. instead, nothing. And not blaming the player for bad ice. It just didn't result in anything.
I feel like at this point, a lack of rebound/dirty goals may be a problem contributing to poor confidence. I see a few passes from below the goal line every game with no one in front of the net too.
And yeah, may be I'm confusing skunk with Kane because Kane/Eichel had a passing play later in the game that one of them missed on.
- seedy

not getting to the front of the net...ennis had a huge opening on one of those plays but he's max perimeter these days-

http://espn.go.com/blog/n...-night-of-nfl-officiating

Ek has a rumor on teams looking at a package deal from Winnipeg for Ladd and Byfuglien.

Putting aside that this would never happen from a Buffalo standpoint with Kane being on the team and the friction between him and Byfuglien, is this the kind of trade that Buffalo would need to make to fill out both their top pair D issue and their top 6 forward issue?

Byfuglien is a top pairing D man and Ladd is at least a top 6 LW, if not a top line LW.

Does Buffalo even have enough to make that kind of trade? They are both pending UFA's, which helps, but they could command $12M per season between the two of them.

I maintain that going through the draft one more time, and then attacking free agency either this coming offseason or next is the way to go, but this kind of trade contains the components that they need.

not getting to the front of the net...ennis had a huge opening on one of those plays but he's max perimeter these days-
- Michael Pachla

He's DEFINITELY skating around in circles until he looses the puck. if he's going to hold on to it that long, someone needs to crash the net.

Ek has a rumor on teams looking at a package deal from Winnipeg for Ladd and Byfuglien.

Putting aside that this would never happen from a Buffalo standpoint with Kane being on the team and the friction between him and Byfuglien, is this the kind of trade that Buffalo would need to make to fill out both their top pair D issue and their top 6 forward issue?

Byfuglien is a top pairing D man and Ladd is at least a top 6 LW, if not a top line LW.

Does Buffalo even have enough to make that kind of trade? They are both pending UFA's, which helps, but they could command $12M per season between the two of them.

I maintain that going through the draft one more time, and then attacking free agency either this coming offseason or next is the way to go, but this kind of trade contains the components that they need.
- kingcong39

In theory yea (although im not convinced byfuglien is a top pairing guy) but as you mentioned this would never happen for obvious reasons.

It's the kind of trade i bet they'd look into though. They've still got assets but the difference now is it's no longer a surplus. The next big trade has to be a home run (or close to it) to be worthwhile because it will put our farm system in the bottom 5.


Edit: Before someone brings it up yes they could go the free agency route but im not convinced the team has the pull to bring in that level of talent.

And a paaartriiiiddggeee in a peaaarrrrr treeeeeeeeee!!!

(Tis the season)
- stashu

his style will lead to injuries


I am amazed they did not have him roll out 15 times to throw the ball

way too conservative play calling and when taylor was off, clearly the first half, they should have adjusted to shorter pass routes


and stop running for 1 yard on every first down


rant kind of over
- homiedclown

here's my thing with that...I think greg roman is holding back on the plays...tyrod, imo, just isn't up to speed

Ek has a rumor on teams looking at a package deal from Winnipeg for Ladd and Byfuglien.

Putting aside that this would never happen from a Buffalo standpoint with Kane being on the team and the friction between him and Byfuglien, is this the kind of trade that Buffalo would need to make to fill out both their top pair D issue and their top 6 forward issue?

Byfuglien is a top pairing D man and Ladd is at least a top 6 LW, if not a top line LW.

Does Buffalo even have enough to make that kind of trade? They are both pending UFA's, which helps, but they could command $12M per season between the two of them.

I maintain that going through the draft one more time, and then attacking free agency either this coming offseason or next is the way to go, but this kind of trade contains the components that they need.
- kingcong39

the sabres are in no position to trade for rentals

period

He's DEFINITELY skating around in circles until he looses the puck. if he's going to hold on to it that long, someone needs to crash the net.
- seedy

problem is, right now he's either losing the puck or making poor passes way too often

here's my thing with that...I think greg roman is holding back on the plays...tyrod, imo, just isn't up to speed
- Michael Pachla

some qb's know the playbook inside and out

others don't


not sure where taylor or ej fit on that scale

I know johnny football does not know his playbook

Ek has a rumor on teams looking at a package deal from Winnipeg for Ladd and Byfuglien.

Putting aside that this would never happen from a Buffalo standpoint with Kane being on the team and the friction between him and Byfuglien, is this the kind of trade that Buffalo would need to make to fill out both their top pair D issue and their top 6 forward issue?

Byfuglien is a top pairing D man and Ladd is at least a top 6 LW, if not a top line LW.

Does Buffalo even have enough to make that kind of trade? They are both pending UFA's, which helps, but they could command $12M per season between the two of them.

I maintain that going through the draft one more time, and then attacking free agency either this coming offseason or next is the way to go, but this kind of trade contains the components that they need.
- kingcong39

Kane, Kasdorf ++ for Ladd and Byf??

here's my thing with that...I think greg roman is holding back on the plays...tyrod, imo, just isn't up to speed
- Michael Pachla

It's Week 10. There's no excuse for that. Plus they had a long week of preparation to boot.

He's DEFINITELY skating around in circles until he looses the puck. if he's going to hold on to it that long, someone needs to crash the net.
- seedy

the sabres need to simplify the offense

just go to the net, and either pass off or take the shot

Kane, Kasdorf ++ for Ladd and Byf??
- stashu

with kane and moulson, there is no room for ladd at LW


and I really like ladd

some qb's know the playbook inside and out

others don't


not sure where taylor or ej fit on that scale

I know johnny football does not know his playbook
- homiedclown

have had issues with roman's play calling all year...it wasn't until the last few games or so that they've been using play action...

loved that they threw some bombs to stretch out the d, but why did they wait until the second half to that?

It's Week 10. There's no excuse for that. Plus they had a long week of preparation to boot.
- buffalofan19

he might be the anti-fitz--all the tools but not the smarts

gerbe out 4-6 weeks

Next 10 games:

Preds, Canes, Preds, Wings, Yotes, Oilers, Nucks, Flames, Kings Wings.

How many wins/pts in there?

with kane and moulson, there is no room for ladd at LW

and I really like ladd
- homiedclown

Sure there is, but only if you believe Ladd is a top line LW.

Kane is a 2nd line LW, to me, and Moulson is nothing more than a 3rd line LW.

gerbe out 4-6 weeks
- homiedclown

Johnny Football out for the year, he would rather party on his bye week.

Sabres lines at practice:
Moulson-O'Reilly-Gionta
Girgensons-Eichel-Reinhart
Foligno-Larsson-Ennis
Deslauriers-Legwand/Schaller-McGinn
No #9

Next 10 games:

Preds, Canes, Preds, Wings, Yotes, Oilers, Nucks, Flames, Kings Wings.

How many wins/pts in there?
- Sabresfan-365

11pts