2 years ago he got 22 and a half mins of ice time

last year 20

This year hopefully even less. Id be surprised if he passed 5 unless they gave him PP time
- Sabresfan-365

You missed the most important point regarding Bogo. He also needs to stay healthy if he even wants to sniff anything over 5 goals this year.

i wouldn't say we had 0. The problem was none of our players were being used to their strengths. It was like Bylsma looked at what a guy was good at and then decided to to the exact opposite with him. It was completely maddening.
- HonkFortheGoose

i would. at times mccabe looked the part, hopefully see more of that this year.


None of them were being used to their strengths because doing so would have exposed the team badly.

Yes Ristolainen should not have been given all those mins especially in the d-zone, but who the hell else was bylsma going to give it to. bogosian?

Might be late to the party, but anyone listen to 91 NHL Network on XM this morning? I could of sworn they said the game would be aired on Carolina media.. ?

You missed the most important point regarding Bogo. He also needs to stay healthy if he even wants to sniff anything over 5 goals this year.
- HonkFortheGoose

Yeah i didnt even get to that

Might be late to the party, but anyone listen to 91 NHL Network on XM this morning? I could of sworn they said the game would be aired on Carolina media.. ?
- 51_Killer

If it is, then you might be able to find a bootleg feed somewhere. But the Sabres aren't doing a TV broadcast of any kind.

I haven't said it's championship. But you're acting like it's second rate and it's for sure better than that.
- HonkFortheGoose

I don't know how to judge the defense we haven't played anybody good lol

We played the Jets and the Panthers who let's be honest did not look like the Panthers at all so I can't give the defense credit

Like I said if the defense shuts down the Denver Broncos and the Atlanta Falcons then yes great D

Might be late to the party, but anyone listen to 91 NHL Network on XM this morning? I could of sworn they said the game would be aired on Carolina media.. ?
- 51_Killer

Hopefully Carolina will have a hockey stream unlike Buffalo " hockey town"

I don't know how to judge the defense we haven't played anybody good lol

We played the Jets and the Panthers who let's be honest did not look like the Panthers at all so I can't give the defense credit

Like I said if the defense shuts down the Denver Broncos and the Atlanta Falcons then yes great D
- GERBE!!!75PTS

Sure you can. That defense by all rights should have given up way more than 9 points yesterday. The time of possession was heavily in favor of the Panthers. Yet somehow, the defense held them out of the end zone.

Were there times they probably could have gotten off the field earlier? Sure. But considering that the offense didn't help them out in any way yesterday, they played a great game.

Sure you can. That defense by all rights should have given up way more than 9 points yesterday. The time of possession was heavily in favor of the Panthers. Yet somehow, the defense held them out of the end zone.

Were there times they probably could have gotten off the field earlier? Sure. But considering that the offense didn't help them out in any way yesterday, they played a great game.
- HonkFortheGoose

The defense played good but I'm not going to call them a championship defense or a top 5 defense in the league yet until they beat elite teams that's all I'm saying

And
I'm sorry cam was just a mess yesterday he did not look anything like Cam Newton at all ...

Anyways let's talk hockey

Anybody have the lineups yet or did I miss that

Hopefully Carolina will have a hockey stream unlike Buffalo " hockey town"
- GERBE!!!75PTS

Audio only on this one. Most teams don't televise preseason games.

I just looked at the line I thought Jack was playing

Ughhh come on

The defense played good but I'm not going to call them a championship defense or a top 5 defense in the league yet until they beat elite teams that's all I'm saying

And
I'm sorry cam was just a mess yesterday he did not look anything like Cam Newton at all ...
- GERBE!!!75PTS

Perhaps just maybe the defense had something to do with that?

He was sacked or hit 13 times yesterday...but no it couldn't be the defense that caused that

Audio only on this one. Most teams don't televise preseason games.
- BINGO!

No offense to any Buffalo people but the Sabres piss me off every time in the preseason it seems like they're only team that doesn't have video cameras for the preseason

usually playing the Leafs you have to watch the Leafs TV broadcast so (frank)ing annoying

Anyways let's talk hockey

Anybody have the lineups yet or did I miss that
- GERBE!!!75PTS

Canes

Skinner - Ryan - Di Giuseppe
Jooris - Necas - Saarela
McGinn - Poturalski - Miller
Tolchinsky - Wallmark - Hoffman

Hanifin - Pesce
Bean - Wesley
Fleury - van Riemsdyk

Jeremy Smith gets the start, Alex Nedeljkovic swaps in midgame.


Sabres

Girgensons - ROR - Okposo
Pouliot - Reinhart - Moses
Griffith -Rodrigues - Pu
Smith - Ciscuolo - Bailey

Guhle - Ristolainen
McCabe - Fedun
Nelson - Goloubef

Lehner and Ullmark in net.

Perhaps just maybe the defense had something to do with that?

He was sacked or hit 13 times yesterday...but no it couldn't be the defense that caused that
- Stripes77

I don't think the defense had anything to do with it just my opinion he did not look good at all

If they went with Derek Anderson the game might have been a little more different imo

2 years ago he got 22 and a half mins of ice time

last year 20

This year hopefully even less. Id be surprised if he passed 5 unless they gave him PP time
- Sabresfan-365

On the flip side, fewer minutes = more productive minutes. Risto at 22 and Bogo at 18 are going to be better and therefore more productive players imo

Canes

Skinner - Ryan - Di Giuseppe
Jooris - Necas - Saarela
McGinn - Poturalski - Miller
Tolchinsky - Wallmark - Hoffman

Hanifin - Pesce
Bean - Wesley
Fleury - van Riemsdyk

Jeremy Smith gets the start, Alex Nedeljkovic swaps in midgame.


Sabres

Girgensons - ROR - Okposo
Pouliot - Reinhart - Moses
Griffith -Rodrigues - Pu
Smith - Ciscuolo - Bailey

Guhle - Ristolainen
McCabe - Fedun
Nelson - Goloubef

Lehner and Ullmark in net.
- BINGO!

I guess we'll see the regulars tomorrow oh well I'm excited about pu

Hey man I'm just saying you're the one that's telling me we have a championship defense I just said hold your horses and let's play Elite teams before we say that
- GERBE!!!75PTS

I watched them play a team that was in the super bowl 20 months ago, on the road and the bills frustrated them all day


2 headed backfield
running qb

big red zone wr
all pro TE

etc


they held them to 9 points on the road, while the panthers had the ball for 39 minutes


in carolina, they are talking about how good the bills D was, yet for some strange reason you cant swallow that pill

I watched them play a team that was in the super bowl 20 months ago, on the road and the bills frustrated them all day


2 headed backfield
running qb

big red zone wr
all pro TE

etc


they held them to 9 points on the road, while the panthers had the ball for 39 minutes


in carolina, they are talking about how good the bills D was, yet for some strange reason you cant swallow that pill
- homiedclown

If Cam Newton was Cam Newton the bills defense wouldn't have been able to sack him let's be real now

That dude escapes and makes plays out of nothing he literally did not move and let the bills just take him down

Anyways let's talk hockey

Anybody have the lineups yet or did I miss that
- GERBE!!!75PTS

read the freaking blog

If Cam Newton was Cam Newton the bills defense wouldn't have been able to sack him let's be real now

That dude escapes and makes plays out of nothing he literally did not move and let the bills just take him down
- GERBE!!!75PTS

the d rattled him in the second half

something really good defenses do

the d rattled him in the second half

something really good defenses do


- homiedclown

From the first quarter to end t he didn't look like Cam Newton .. you can tell me what the straight face that you would trade for him right now the Cam Newton we saw yesterday?

This dude right ?

On the flip side, fewer minutes = more productive minutes. Risto at 22 and Bogo at 18 are going to be better and therefore more productive players imo
- jcragcrumple

more productive isn the same as more goals. You're far more likely to see an increase in goals with more ice time than less. all changing the time on ice will do is lessen how badly they get their poop pushed in defensively.

Genuine question, is there any d-man that scored 9 or more goals last year at 18 mins of ice time?

I guess we'll see the regulars tomorrow oh well I'm excited about pu
- GERBE!!!75PTS

There are 7-9 regulars in there...