This is what pisses everyone off:

Words: "Our playoff window is open"
Facts: Goalie play was bad this season and so was the play in front of them
Assumption: UPL and Levi will be good (enough)
- TheSabresTaco

Assumption around here was -

We need a vet goalie to pair with Levi

Upl has been fine, Levi will get another shot and grab the reigns later this season or next


I’ve always liked upl, wish I was at dinner with him and kyvyn

I think the official announced number is tickets sold or distributed. It's not a count of how many people actually bothered to show up.
- Frizzlefry

Seams like they only announce attendance numbers when it’s a sell out crowd (all the tickets are sold)

1 is more isolated on a good team. 3rd pair with PP time.

The other runs a top 4 pair, plays pp and pk. Is leaned on to be the guy at 21. On a bad team.

Luke Hughes plays
16:38 5v5 per game.
0:01 SH Time per game
and Over 3 minutes of PP time.

For 19:44 per game.

Owen Power plays
19:24 5v5
1:47 SH Time
1:32 PP time per game

for 22:43 per game.
- DirtyDan

Yea I was being a smart ass

Seams like they only announce attendance numbers when it’s a sell out crowd (all the tickets are sold)
- Boss34

'Tonight is 60% sold out Everybody, 11,000 people in the HOUSE! WOOOOO"

Yea I was being a smart ass
- SABRES 89

I just wanted to explain for the idiots calling Power garbage.

Running a D corps in the NHL at 21 is not ideal. We should have gotten him a real partner.


Dahlin-Ryjo
Power-VET(Not EJ)
Samuelsson-Joker


This is the D pairings we should be working with.

I just wanted to explain for the idiots calling Power garbage.
- DirtyDan

He hasn't been playing well during this stretch of basically everyone not playing well.

He will be a great player for this franchise.

I just wanted to explain for the idiots calling Power garbage.

Running a D corps in the NHL at 21 is not ideal. We should have gotten him a real partner.


Dahlin-Ryjo
Power-VET(Not EJ)
Samuelsson-Joker


This is the D pairings we should be working with.
- DirtyDan

You need to tell Kevyn that vet needs to actually be a good player or else he may not understand

lines not out yet, but

Skinner-Mitts-Thompson
Benson-Cozens-Peterka
Rosen-Krebs-Olofsson
Robinson-Jost-Okposo

No, he doesn't. All bets are off if they go 11/7, but Rosen had an extremely strong game against the Wings.

One of Clifton or EJ appears to be sitting tonight but since Dahlin was missing yesterday it (frank)ed everything up.

Only guarantee tonight is Okposo is on the ice during the last 2 minutes of the game, regardless of the score.
- TheSabresTaco

Swap Jost and Krebs for tonight.

Per Lance:

The Sabres are not going to have a good time tonight if their passes are as bad as they’ve been in this morning skate.

Woof.


Okposo is going to adjust his dreamcatcher for his afternoon nap, don't worry anyone.

'Tonight is 60% sold out Everybody, 11,000 people in the HOUSE! WOOOOO"
- DirtyDan

Games vs teams without traveling fans, really shows how pathetic the home crowd is.

Last year 2 of every 3 games were fun

This year Tampa and Pittsburgh were enjoyable from a win/loss perspective

He hasn't been playing well during this stretch of basically everyone not playing well.

He will be a great player for this franchise.
- TheSabresTaco

Power has taken over the mantle from Reinhart for whipping boy who is a lot better then given credit for.

https://www.prohockeyrumo...loring-goalie-market.html
Seems like the Sabres are looking for a Vet Goalie, Damn who would of thought. To bad it wasn't looked into 2 months ago.

He hasn't been playing well during this stretch of basically everyone not playing well.

He will be a great player for this franchise.
- TheSabresTaco

The team looks lost and and very disgruntled. I'd be pissed if I was anyone in the core.

Suppose to be a year we actually go for the playoffs and they're leaning on (frank)ing 18,19,20,21 year olds to take us there.

They needed another forward especially with Quinn going down. Didn't grab one.

The top 4 Dman we needed turned into 2 3rd pairing guys that DO NOT work together at all, while we already had the real 3rd pairing guys playing higher up in the lineup.

They really thought LEvi was going to be ready which is fireable in itself. Very idiotic front office.

https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2023/12/sabres-kraken-exploring-goalie-market.html
Seems like the Sabres are looking for a Vet Goalie, Damn who would of thought. To bad it wasn't looked into 2 months ago.
- Buff36

We'll just end up signing Craig Anderson out of retirement.

We'll just end up signing Craig Anderson out of retirement.
- DirtyDan

Wouldn't surprise me!

Wouldn't surprise me!
- Buff36

Throw some pads on Samuelsson. At least he wont get hurt then.

100% over hockeybuzz opinions
- Boss34

Is this limited to the prospects or overall roster construction?

A monkey could have predicted this regression

Same with levi struggling

Throw some pads on Samuelsson. At least he wont get hurt then.
- DirtyDan

meathead said samuelsson is not playing hurt

https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2023/12/sabres-kraken-exploring-goalie-market.html
Seems like the Sabres are looking for a Vet Goalie, Damn who would of thought. To bad it wasn't looked into 2 months ago.
- Buff36

Those UPL dinners must've been awesome....

Throw some pads on Samuelsson. At least he wont get hurt then.
- DirtyDan

Sure he would find away, Clifton would fall on him or something.

Is this limited to the prospects or overall roster construction?

A monkey could have predicted this regression

Same with levi struggling
- ieetbred

Includes your genius opinion

Cry much?

Those UPL dinners must've been awesome....
- washedup20

The Candle Light and the Hot Tub moments will never be forgotten.

Includes your genius opinion

Cry much?
- Boss34

Whens the Phenom showing up?

Extremely troubling read about what's causing the degradation in team performance.

https://www.expectedbuffa...erning-systematic-change/

Bruins win 7 - 1 tonight. Our newest savior Robinson scores a shorty. Adams doubles down and plucks the next guy that goes on waivers because his plan is working.