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jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Dec 18 @ 2:58 PM ET
Colorado outhit us 24-10.

Arizona outhit us 28-17.

Sabres won both.

- Pegullaville


But we need to get tougher
We need to hit more to win

Oh, wait….
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Dec 18 @ 2:59 PM ET
Doesn't take analytics to see how bad the 4th line is playing.
- Lunaion


I didnt watch last nights game, seams like the whole team is playing well?

KA - doing a great job
Don - doing a great job

Hockeybuzz experts = not doing a good job
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Dec 18 @ 3:04 PM ET
I didnt watch last nights game, seams like the whole team is playing well?

KA - doing a great job
Don - doing a great job

Hockeybuzz experts = not doing a good job

- Boss34


Have fun. Not taking the bait today.
sabrebuzz
Joined: 12.28.2008

Dec 18 @ 3:04 PM ET
Colorado outhit us 24-10.

Arizona outhit us 28-17.

Sabres won both.

- Pegullaville


Does that mean that hitting was not important factors in both games or in every game. Only an idiot thinks that hits equals wins. Only an idiot thinks that hitting is not an essential part of the game.
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Dec 18 @ 3:06 PM ET
I didnt watch last nights game, seams like the whole team is playing well?

KA - doing a great job
Don - doing a great job

Hockeybuzz experts = not doing a good job

- Boss34


I think it’s obvious at this point Mitts and Olofsson are getting every opportunity to succeed due to the fact they each have an additional year on their contracts and they need to get any sort of value out of them.

You can’t healthy scratch a player that will be making decent $$$$ this year and next year.

Asplund is the guy who has to wear that hat. So be it.

If the Sabres are serious about winning this year though, neither Asplund or Vinny would be riding pine so Mitts can put up 4 even strength points in months
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Dec 18 @ 3:07 PM ET
Have fun. Not taking the bait today.
- Lunaion


I understand, it's been tough lately ....

You've been incorrect a lot this season.

You'll shake it off. 👍
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Dec 18 @ 3:08 PM ET
Does that mean that hitting was not important factors in both games or in every game. Only an idiot thinks that hits equals wins. Only an idiot thinks that hitting is not an essential part of the game.
- sabrebuzz


Hitting is a part of the game, it is not “essential”

Have a good day gents
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Dec 18 @ 3:09 PM ET
https://theahl.com/stats/...=standard&page=1&league=4
So who gets a look after the TDL, Weissbach is like a little rat out there.
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Dec 18 @ 3:10 PM ET
I think it’s obvious at this point Mitts and Olofsson are getting every opportunity to succeed due to the fact they each have an additional year on their contracts and they need to get any sort of value out of them.

You can’t healthy scratch a player that will be making decent $$$$ this year and next year.

Asplund is the guy who has to wear that hat. So be it.

If the Sabres are serious about winning this year though, neither Asplund or Vinny would be riding pine so Mitts can put up 4 even strength points in months

- Pegullaville

They aren’t going to dress a guy who plays 0 special teams, doesn’t take face offs, and doesn’t score goals over guys who do.

Vinny does absolutely nothing
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Dec 18 @ 3:10 PM ET
I think it’s obvious at this point Mitts and Olofsson are getting every opportunity to succeed due to the fact they each have an additional year on their contracts and they need to get any sort of value out of them.

You can’t healthy scratch a player that will be making decent $$$$ this year and next year.

Asplund is the guy who has to wear that hat. So be it.

If the Sabres are serious about winning this year though, neither Asplund or Vinny would be riding pine so Mitts can put up 4 even strength points in months

- Pegullaville



Asplund is 2 fold

He's in a numbers game with 2 better players.

Mitts has 17 points this season. Regardless of even strength. He's helping the team win.

Same for olofsson


Points are points
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Dec 18 @ 3:14 PM ET
Does that mean that hitting was not important factors in both games or in every game. Only an idiot thinks that hits equals wins. Only an idiot thinks that hitting is not an essential part of the game.
- sabrebuzz


Hey Garth,
I went to check out your column but i couldn’t find it- where’d it go? 🤣🤣🤣

We’ll miss your absurd, & completely made up, trade rumors 🤣🤣🤣
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Dec 18 @ 3:16 PM ET
I’m not a big Olofsson fan

But advocating for sitting him with 13 goals in favor of Vinny Hinostroza is absolutely galaxy brain stuff
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Dec 18 @ 3:19 PM ET
I’m not a big Olofsson fan

But advocating for sitting him with 13 goals in favor of Vinny Hinostroza is absolutely galaxy brain stuff

- sbroads24


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

Dec 18 @ 3:21 PM ET
Peg'sville math
- Boss34

The Sabres identity is a high scoring, great shooting team. They should embrace that. Sitting Olofsson would be asinine

Same with Mitts.
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Dec 18 @ 3:21 PM ET
I’m not a big Olofsson fan

But advocating for sitting him with 13 goals in favor of Vinny Hinostroza is absolutely galaxy brain stuff

- sbroads24


Advocating playing Mittelstadt because he is on PP2 which hardly sees the ice and is on one of the worst PK’s in hockey is galaxy brain stuff.

There is only one spot for a forward whose only use is standing still on one spot on the PP. The Sabres have two. Pick one and discard the other
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Dec 18 @ 3:29 PM ET
I think it’s obvious at this point Mitts and Olofsson are getting every opportunity to succeed due to the fact they each have an additional year on their contracts and they need to get any sort of value out of them.

You can’t healthy scratch a player that will be making decent $$$$ this year and next year.

Asplund is the guy who has to wear that hat. So be it.

If the Sabres are serious about winning this year though, neither Asplund or Vinny would be riding pine so Mitts can put up 4 even strength points in months

- Pegullaville


What would Lindy do?
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Dec 18 @ 3:33 PM ET
Mitch Morse in Concussion protocol. 6th noted one
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Dec 18 @ 3:34 PM ET
What would Lindy do?
- Lunaion

That would be interesting
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Dec 18 @ 3:41 PM ET
Asplund is a glorified ahl tweener.

Girgensons is an nhl professional

You're wrong (again) and coach don is right (again)

- Boss34


So says Bossman.
Must be right, lol.
It isn't.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Dec 18 @ 3:42 PM ET
What would Lindy do?
- Lunaion


He wouldn’t dress Andrew Peters in the playoffs bc it’s more important to have guys that can actually play hockey- as opposed to having a tough guy in the lineup
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

Dec 18 @ 3:43 PM ET
What would Lindy do?
- Lunaion

Scream at Olo and Mitts like he did Afinogenov and Vanek and get 70 points out of them?
Ratsreign
Florida Panthers
Location: Mo can stay awhile, FL
Joined: 10.27.2017

Dec 18 @ 3:47 PM ET
That would be interesting
- Buff36

Lindy wasn’t overly impressed with his boys’ lack of response to the Panthers’ response to Barkov getting taken out of the game by Hischier.
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Dec 18 @ 3:51 PM ET
Advocating playing Mittelstadt because he is on PP2 which hardly sees the ice and is on one of the worst PK’s in hockey is galaxy brain stuff.

There is only one spot for a forward whose only use is standing still on one spot on the PP. The Sabres have two. Pick one and discard the other

- Pegullaville

The Sabres win because they score a lot of goals

Krebs
Asplund
Hinostroza

They don’t score goals

That’s why they sit

It’s really not rocket science here
Hank Balling
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.18.2021

Dec 18 @ 3:51 PM ET
Scream at Olo and Mitts like he did Afinogenov and Vanek and get 70 points out of them?
- BeadyEyedDouche


Lindy has that boomer dad energy where he doesn't even have to scream sometimes. He just looks at you and you go "oh damn, I (frank)ed up"
Lunaion
Joined: 05.23.2016

Dec 18 @ 3:54 PM ET
Lindy has that boomer dad energy where he doesn't even have to scream sometimes. He just looks at you and you go "oh damn, I (frank)ed up"
- Hank Balling


Donnie has none of that.
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