Taking a shot just to take a shot will result in what you typed . Other players calculate the shot . Not just throw it on net and hope . when was the last time we had a sniper that could pick spots open ?

That's what pisses me off about this team. Draft players that made it to the NHL scoring goals and they get here and condemned cause they are not a backup defenseman.
- cabin

sniping is great...prob is they and their teammates aren't creating enough space and/or creating enough traffic in front of goalies....

that said, the latter part has been changing...lots of bodies in front of the net the last handful of games...

thing that bugs me, sabres had played a great game vs Carolina and housley broke up three of the four lines for the boston game...look what happened

an expansion team is tied for second place in the nhl after 33 games in hand
- homiedclown

Yep and we can't compete with them. Sucks Gerbes wishful Balls

you should be, the core on this team has not performed for many coaches now
- homiedclown

two...bylsma for two years and housley for three months

And after how many games that it isn't working ? why stay with it ? Team plays 1 good game as a team and then 4 like a high school team . Hell , use the Vegas team as a goal for this team to reach. The have different excuses. Maybe the Sabres can learn from it . I'm sure it embarrasses them .
- cabin

The original plan was a 5 man unit.
D jumping up and pushing the play

That didn't work.
We have these guys with limited skill sets

Larson
Girgs
Nolan
Wilson

Bogo
Gorges
Mccabe
Scandella

sniping is great...prob is they and their teammates aren't creating enough space and/or creating enough traffic in front of goalies....

that said, the latter part has been changing...lots of bodies in front of the net the last handful of games...

thing that bugs me, sabres had played a great game vs Carolina and housley broke up three of the four lines for the boston game...look what happened
- Michael Pachla

Yep . You see it . I see it . We all see it . Seems he is stuck on his way or no way. Have to evolve with the game . one way of playing doesn't work vs the next team. You wait to change it up and next thing you know the game is over and you lost.

an expansion team is tied for second place in the nhl after 33 games in hand
- homiedclown

Scary, they are set for the present and future too

two...bylsma for two years and housley for three months
- Michael Pachla

girgens
reinhart
mccabe
risto
bogo
larsson
mccabe


they all got a christms card from Ted this week

sniping is great...prob is they and their teammates aren't creating enough space and/or creating enough traffic in front of goalies....

that said, the latter part has been changing...lots of bodies in front of the net the last handful of games...

thing that bugs me, sabres had played a great game vs Carolina and housley broke up three of the four lines for the boston game...look what happened
- Michael Pachla

That's definitely aggravating.
Only eichels line scored though.
You ever wonder if phil's in on the #stealthtank

The original plan was a 5 man unit.
D jumping up and pushing the play

That didn't work.
We have these guys with limited skill sets

Larson
Girgs
Nolan
Wilson

Bogo
Gorges
Mccabe
Scandella
- Boss34

They do still have skill sets that got em here. Not too many teams are complete top to bottom. or are our top guys just really that bad they can't carry them. OR are they asked to do something they were not programed to do.

Jacks Hatty was a thing outside of his normal game play this season. Something we haven't seen since last season.

girgens
reinhart
mccabe
risto
bogo
larsson
mccabe


they all got a christms card from Ted this week
- homiedclown

I don't think you can call them a core...that was a totally different situation

girgens
reinhart
mccabe
risto
bogo
larsson
mccabe


they all got a christms card from Ted this week
- homiedclown

Similar players to the "lack of skill set " list

Ot's original tankers

I don't think you can call them a core...that was a totally different situation
- Michael Pachla

aside from gus, and bogo, the others sucked for teddy as well though

That's definitely aggravating.
Only eichels line scored though.
You ever wonder if phil's in on the #stealthtank
- Boss34

god, I hope they're not tanking...I get why they might be inclined to do so as well as botts wanting to build his own team, but haven't we learned that learning to win is very difficult and haunts this team to this day?

god, I hope they're not tanking...I get why they might be inclined to do so as well as botts wanting to build his own team, but haven't we learned that learning to win is very difficult and haunts this team to this day?
- Michael Pachla

Good post as morbid as it may seem.

god, I hope they're not tanking...I get why they might be inclined to do so as well as botts wanting to build his own team, but haven't we learned that learning to win is very difficult and haunts this team to this day?
- Michael Pachla

if you are tanking still with risto, kane, ror, okposo and skunk


then you don't need risto, kane ror, okposo and skunk

aside from gus, and bogo, the others sucked for teddy as well though
- homiedclown

reinhart was sent to jr. and McCabe spent most of his time in Rochester that year, I believe

Good post as morbid as it may seem.
- cabin

but if they re tanking this yer, and a pending lockout in 18 months


may as well tank next year as well

god, I hope they're not tanking...I get why they might be inclined to do so as well as botts wanting to build his own team, but haven't we learned that learning to win is very difficult and haunts this team to this day?
- Michael Pachla

Makes you think as bad as this team seems, is a first overall gonna change it overnight ?

Maybe on other teams . Not this one . Even Matthews was benched the other night.

reinhart was sent to jr. and McCabe spent most of his time in Rochester that year, I believe
- Michael Pachla

stink is still stink


and this team still stinks

if you are tanking still with risto, kane, ror, okposo and skunk


then you don't need risto, kane ror, okposo and skunk
- homiedclown

that's about as simple as it gets...I believe that they want to win, but then again, I've been wrong about them in the past

Makes you think as bad as this team seems, is a first overall gonna change it overnight ?

Maybe on other teams . Not this one . Even Matthews was benched the other night.
- cabin

matthews has been hurt, not benched


rookie

god, I hope they're not tanking...I get why they might be inclined to do so as well as botts wanting to build his own team, but haven't we learned that learning to win is very difficult and haunts this team to this day?
- Michael Pachla

I agree, but we really can't be this bad. Maybe I'm in denial?

I just envision jbotts and Terry during the job interview :
Jbotts
You realize tmgm botched the 2014 pick and
Maybe the 2016 8th overall pick.

Terry looks in the "how to build a championship nhl team" book. Formula says high end talents wins cups.

Jbotts says give me a crack at a few high picks

Terry agrees

that's about as simple as it gets...I believe that they want to win, but then again, I've been wrong about them in the past
- Michael Pachla

sad when you need lockouts to be good

but if they re tanking this yer, and a pending lockout in 18 months


may as well tank next year as well
- homiedclown

I might take up gardening in the dark in preparation for the winter. and shovel to keep the snow limited to 2 inches above the soil so my bounty can flourish and provide nourishment for my body.

matthews has been hurt, not benched


rookie
- homiedclown

Oh ?

Heard otherwise