He is on board.. yknow stealth tank and all.
- ieetbred

It (frank)in makes me sick...we all had to stomach this losing bullpoop for 2 god damn seasons of absolute garbage...and now we get another 20 games of it

progress...thats all i'm asking for..but here we are....regressing...playing like the same poopty team we were last year...cept this year we have Eichel

Was that not his line that just got destroyed?
- Sabresfan-365

It was, or at least he was out there, I couldn't see who else was other than Pysyk.

No goal!! -nods-
- RatedR80

Meh. Stupid rule and that is why they changed it.

No way Hull "cheated" thinking he would gain an advantage by intentionally putting a foot where it was.

It is what it is.

It was, or at least he was out there, I couldn't see who else was other than Pysyk.
- Wetbandit1

Catenacci, colaiacavo and i think gionta? I mean i get it was bad but it's not exactly the 5 guys youd normally want out there V McDavid

maybe i wasnt around and didnt see anybody post it but is this not awesome?

At least Nolan tried to make something happen out of nothing...

Disco Dan looks like he's packed it in for the season...this team looks like poop...

the only line thats playing half decent is Lioneater's....maybe its because our piece of poop coach stopped trying to make him conform to the "system"
- feetontheair22

In vein of the phrase uttered on these boards

HE STINKS

and no, that's not a playful joke

Meh. Stupid rule and that is why they changed it.

No way Hull "cheated" thinking he would gain an advantage by intentionally putting a foot where it was.

It is what it is.
- rmiethaner

I don't think he intentionally did it, but the fact of the matter is it wasn't a legal goal, they didn't even bother to review it "because Dallas was already celebrating", they made up some bullpoop after the game and then changed the rule after that. Talk about damage control.

In vein of the phrase uttered on these boards

HE STINKS

and no, that's not a playful joke
- bberkey1

This entire team (frank)ing blows. I can't even single out one player because they've all played like poop over the past month or two.

This entire team (frank)ing blows. I can't even single out one player because they've all played like poop over the past month or two.
- CaptainRivet

Common theme....the coach

I saw one won, live. In the arena.


- rmiethaner

been to one game in Buffalo, it was a win with a spin-o-rama Gerbe goal vs Philly

This entire team (frank)ing blows. I can't even single out one player because they've all played like poop over the past month or two.
- CaptainRivet

Agreed, its been complete regression as the season advanced. Eichel is making more rookie mistakes in the last 20 games than he did in the first 40. ROR disappered before he was injured and the D has become a liability in their own zone.

Risto was a pretty solid D man at the start of the season, now he's always out of position it seems, yet this coaching staff is not trying to fix that issue, but rather encourage it as logically you would think you would stop making such obvious mistakes....unless thats the system your coach runs.

I don't think he intentionally did it, but the fact of the matter is it wasn't a legal goal, they didn't even bother to review it "because Dallas was already celebrating", they made up some bullpoop after the game and then changed the rule after that. Talk about damage control.
- Wetbandit1

Oh, I agree. And also, the whole media came out on the ice from the Zamboni entrance as well.

On my way out, there was an old guy looking at a tv monitor saying "no goal". It was Muckler. I didn't even realize it was a controversy.

A rule is a rule, but it was not why the Sabres lost that game. Three overtime periods of 5 on 5 hockey.

sbroads....

been to one game in Buffalo, it was a win with a spin-o-rama Gerbe goal vs Philly
- doppelthat

That was a big goal. Got them to the playoffs if I believe.

Agreed, its been complete regression as the season advanced. Eichel is making more rookie mistakes in the last 20 games than he did in the first 40. ROR disappered before he was injured and the D has become a liability in their own zone.

Risto was a pretty solid D man at the start of the season, now he's always out of position it seems, yet this coaching staff is not trying to fix that issue, but rather encourage it as logically you would think you would stop making such obvious mistakes....unless thats the system your coach runs.
- bberkey1

i mean he wasnt scoring goals but he was getting assists almost every game after the all star break. he was still the best sabre

That was a big goal. Got them to the playoffs if I believe.
- rmiethaner

it sure did. heck of a game

i mean he wasnt scoring goals but he was getting assists almost every game after the all star break. he was still the best sabre
- doppelthat

Secondary assists are the double edged sword of stats. They are great for numbers, but realistically most of them are gifts for stat padding.

I'm not trying to say he's not been playing well, he is still showing grit and flashes of great play, but his secondary assists have made the argument that he's excelling however, watching him try to skate between 4 guys, or passing it when he has a clear shot over and over says otherwise.

It (frank)in makes me sick...we all had to stomach this losing bullpoop for 2 god damn seasons of absolute garbage...and now we get another 20 games of it

progress...thats all i'm asking for..but here we are....regressing...playing like the same poopty team we were last year...cept this year we have Eichel
- feetontheair22

I dont agree with your regression assesment if you stretch it over the course of the year and at this point in the season im not worried about it. In fact as soon as i realized this season was not a push for the playoffs i was kind of ready to endure it one more time.

I am not sold on bylsma but our best player is out of the lineup, we just traded mcginn and there are a few other factors im sure im missing. Without the stellar play of lehner it would probably be a tire fire.

Slow-ass Kassian blows right by Ristolainen.

But it's okay because he put up all of his points in one week.

I dont agree with your regression assesment if you stretch it over the course of the year and at this point in the season im not worried about it. In fact as soon as i realized this season was not a push for the playoffs i was kind of ready to endure it one more time.

I am not sold on bylsma but our best player is out of the lineup, we just traded mcginn and there are a few other factors im sure im missing. Without the stellar play of lehner it would probably be a tire fire.
- ieetbred

Pittsburgh faithfuls made the same excuses for this guy for years, until the embarrassment of the Bruins massacre when they realized, maybe this guys not as good as they thought a got lucky that first year.

Slow-ass Kassian blows right by Ristolainen.

But it's okay because he put up all of his points in one week.
- CaptainRivet

They all look bad.

They all look bad.
- Sabresfan-365

dont worry, Gionta's got this

They all look bad.
- Sabresfan-365

Just figured I'd jump on the "one play that didn't affect anything=bad player" bandwagon

Just figured I'd jump on the "one play that didn't affect anything=bad player" bandwagon
- CaptainRivet

True. Bad might be harsh but they look they're just trying to get through it instead playing hard. Like the injury to O'Reilly deflated them.

Agreed, its been complete regression as the season advanced. Eichel is making more rookie mistakes in the last 20 games than he did in the first 40. ROR disappered before he was injured and the D has become a liability in their own zone.

Risto was a pretty solid D man at the start of the season, now he's always out of position it seems, yet this coaching staff is not trying to fix that issue, but rather encourage it as logically you would think you would stop making such obvious mistakes....unless thats the system your coach runs.
- bberkey1

This team has zero offense and zero defense. Every game is boring and the players look lost.

so we thinking this pp will be more get into the edmonton zone and turn it over?