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sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Nov 14 @ 10:38 PM ET
Yep: Lazar, joker and Larsson score and we lose. That’s really hard to do. Jacks line was MIA for the most part. Garbage refereeing in the end and a .828 save % will lose you games.
- turbo044

Hutton is usually excellent when we don’t score goals.

Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Nov 14 @ 10:40 PM ET
Yep: Lazar, joker and Larsson score and we lose. That’s really hard to do. Jacks line was MIA for the most part. Garbage refereeing in the end and a .828 save % will lose you games.
- turbo044


Fancy stats said that the Canes should of scored 1.8 expected goals tonight. Our goalie gave up 5.
Shadman306
Joined: 06.11.2015

Nov 14 @ 10:40 PM ET
I'm a huge eichel fan, but I'm starting to think he's the problem. Kinda vaggie, especially in the scrums.

He doesn't get angry

Lazarville?

- Boss34


Eichel has been a big part of the problem for years.

Used to work Amtrak in and out of buffalo and have had many conversations with refs traveling in and out and they pretty much unanimously seem to think eichels maturity level is a big big problem.
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Nov 14 @ 10:40 PM ET
Definitely.

Crags should be better. He keeps lowering himself to my level.






Then cries victim

- Boss34



Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Nov 14 @ 10:46 PM ET
Eichel has been a big part of the problem for years.

Used to work Amtrak in and out of buffalo and have had many conversations with refs traveling in and out and they pretty much unanimously seem to think eichels maturity level is a big big problem.

- Shadman306



I could see that.
To some degree the management is building this team around his vagina

Erod and vesey - eichel yes men
Sam - bicycle built for 2
McCabe- also a close buddy

He is a generational talent on the ice.

Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Nov 14 @ 10:46 PM ET

- jcragcrumple



Perfect example
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Nov 14 @ 10:47 PM ET
I could see that.
To some degree the management is building this team around his vagina

Erod and vesey - eichel yes men
Sam - bicycle built for 2
McCabe- also a close buddy

He is a generational talent on the ice.

- Boss34


Doesn’t help that we haven’t had a single veteran leader during his time here. Moulson and Okposo flops.
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Nov 14 @ 10:48 PM ET
Doesn’t help that we haven’t had a single veteran leader during his time here. Moulson and Okposo flops.
- Pegullaville


Gionta, but he was not a wartime consigliere


He was a fairweather captain
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Nov 14 @ 10:56 PM ET
Gionta, but he was not a wartime consigliere


He was a fairweather captain

- jcragcrumple


I’m not excusing Eichel’s behaviour regardless. He seems like an arrogant Bostonian wiener.

He is an elite talent though. We need to surround him and he needs to figure his poop out fast.
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Nov 14 @ 10:58 PM ET
I’m not excusing Eichel’s behaviour regardless. He seems like an arrogant Bostonian wiener.

He is an elite talent though. We need to surround him and he needs to figure his poop out fast.

- Pegullaville


Have you ever met these guys? You don’t get into the nhl thinking you suck. Growing up with Patrick Kane. He has the same ego and arrogance. It comes with the territory.
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Nov 14 @ 11:00 PM ET
I’m not excusing Eichel’s behaviour regardless. He seems like an arrogant Bostonian wiener.

He is an elite talent though. We need to surround him and he needs to figure his poop out fast.

- Pegullaville


I've seen this movie before.

Half the board turns on him, commencing endless flame wars between those who think the lack of a surrounding cast is the problem, or whether he's the problem

I lived through the great ROR flamewars of 2017 and '18 and have no desire to do so again.

I believe that's where we're heading, and it's a fruitless path
lulags
Buffalo Sabres
Location: St Louis
Joined: 02.24.2007

Nov 14 @ 11:00 PM ET
McJesus 6 points already and it’s just the second intermission
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Nov 14 @ 11:03 PM ET
Have you ever met these guys? You don’t get into the nhl thinking you suck. Growing up with Patrick Kane. He has the same ego and arrogance. It comes with the territory.
- Sabretooth9



Take out the south buffalo and add some Boston fluffed attitude .
GilPerreault11
Buffalo Sabres
Location: IL
Joined: 07.21.2011

Nov 14 @ 11:05 PM ET
Eichel has been a big part of the problem for years.

Used to work Amtrak in and out of buffalo and have had many conversations with refs traveling in and out and they pretty much unanimously seem to think eichels maturity level is a big big problem.

- Shadman306


Refs take trains?
lulags
Buffalo Sabres
Location: St Louis
Joined: 02.24.2007

Nov 14 @ 11:05 PM ET
Take out the south buffalo and add some Boston fluffed attitude .
- Boss34

One of the worst days of my life was when I was about 11 and asked Gretz for an autograph at the airport in Canada and he basically told me to go f my self. They’re mostly douches. Some are exceptions including ROR. Met him here in stl many times. Nice guy. Down to earth
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Nov 14 @ 11:06 PM ET
McJesus 6 points already and it’s just the second intermission
- lulags


Draisaitl with 5 points
Reinhart 12 penalty minutes
turbo044
Joined: 02.18.2009

Nov 14 @ 11:07 PM ET
Eichel has been a big part of the problem for years.

Used to work Amtrak in and out of buffalo and have had many conversations with refs traveling in and out and they pretty much unanimously seem to think eichels maturity level is a big big problem.

- Shadman306


Refs travel by train, not plane, so confused
bonecrrusher
Buffalo Sabres
Location: QC
Joined: 07.06.2013

Nov 14 @ 11:08 PM ET
McJesus 6 points already and it’s just the second intermission
- lulags

I will be honest you cant compare mcdavid ans eichel but that said eichel is a good player
lulags
Buffalo Sabres
Location: St Louis
Joined: 02.24.2007

Nov 14 @ 11:08 PM ET
Draisaitl with 5 points
Reinhart 12 penalty minutes

- Boss34

I’ve said it multiple times. We lost 2x. namr another “elite” forward in the NHL who played with worse players than Eichel besides Crosby (which is why he is the best player of this generation)
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Nov 14 @ 11:11 PM ET
One of the worst days of my life was when I was about 11 and asked Gretz for an autograph at the airport in Canada and he basically told me to go f my self. They’re mostly douches. Some are exceptions including ROR. Met him here in stl many times. Nice guy. Down to earth
- lulags


Eichel might be the most hated buffalo star ever.

I'm a huge fan, but leaders lead.....
Something is up.
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Nov 14 @ 11:14 PM ET
Eichel might be the most hated buffalo star ever.

I'm a huge fan, but leaders lead.....
Something is up.

- Boss34

Something is up, the team around him is bad and he has to be 100% on his game every night or we lose. Like it’s been for 5 years now
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Nov 14 @ 11:14 PM ET
I will be honest you cant compare mcdavid ans eichel but that said eichel is a good player
- bonecrrusher


McDavid will be the Gretzky of the 2000’s.

The only comparison to be made is between him and Crosby and that’s about it.
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Nov 14 @ 11:15 PM ET
I've seen this movie before.

Half the board turns on him, commencing endless flame wars between those who think the lack of a surrounding cast is the problem, or whether he's the problem

I lived through the great ROR flamewars of 2017 and '18 and have no desire to do so again.

I believe that's where we're heading, and it's a fruitless path

- jcragcrumple


People have been ragging on Eichel even the last few years, I never understood it.

These last few weeks though I couldn’t even make a excuse to justify his play.

He will figure it out though.
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Nov 14 @ 11:16 PM ET
I’ve said it multiple times. We lost 2x. namr another “elite” forward in the NHL who played with worse players than Eichel besides Crosby (which is why he is the best player of this generation)
- lulags


Good post.

I think you need a certain type of player to play with eichel. Someone that goes to the net and let's him do the work. A talented line mate would help.

That pommer guy was a good fit.

Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Nov 14 @ 11:17 PM ET
Have you ever met these guys? You don’t get into the nhl thinking you suck. Growing up with Patrick Kane. He has the same ego and arrogance. It comes with the territory.
- Sabretooth9


Also a reason why he doesn’t have a letter and wasn’t thrown into a leadership role. We don’t have a Toews, Keith, Seabrook, Hossa, Ladd though and I’m sure I’m leaving someone out here.
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