Michael Pachla: Evaluation time as the Sabres players get a day off Buffalo drops 4-1 decision at Columbus in their second preseason game and is now 1-1 under Ralph Krueger

on Thursday you'll be seeing some new looks,

on Thursday you'll be seeing some new looks,


- Der Kaiser

pizza?

on Thursday you'll be seeing some new looks,


- Der Kaiser

Perhaps

on Thursday you'll be seeing some new looks,

does that mean they will be wearing the gold buffalo jerseys?

pizza?
- Michael Pachla

A. SABRES89 repeatedly claimed, in May and June, that he liked to eat pizza with green olives.

B. SABRES89 has not been seen since May and June. There is no sign of him.

C.

As for other vets like Kyle Okposo, Vladimir Sobotka and Scott Wilson? Lets just say it looks as if they were rusty, like heavy-Chevys that have seen a lot of Buffalo winters.

Hoo boy. Well said.

It's early. Very early. I'll be interested to see how they tinker with the middle-6. I get they wanted to give a shot to CJ with Mitts and Reinhart, and it was nice to see Krueger shake it up at the end and throw Olofsson out there, but some cuts are in order to start sorting the middle-6

A. SABRES89 repeatedly claimed, in May and June, that he liked to eat pizza with green olives.

B. SABRES89 has not been seen since May and June. There is no sign of him.

C.
- Der Kaiser

I would rather eat this pea-and-mayonnaise pizza than befoul a perfectly cromulent pizza with the bitter stank of olives

does that mean they will be wearing the gold buffalo jerseys?
- SabresFaninIndiana

well played

Come on Kruegs, time to hand out some red tags

Hoo boy. Well said.

It's early. Very early. I'll be interested to see how they tinker with the middle-6. I get they wanted to give a shot to CJ with Mitts and Reinhart, and it was nice to see Krueger shake it up at the end and throw Olofsson out there, but some cuts are in order to start sorting the middle-6
- jcragcrumple

the shakeups had a lot to do with Wilson's lower-body injury...smith, to me, seemed like he was trying way too hard after getting the early penalty that led to the jackets first goal...

that said, he plays the game the way they want it played

I would rather eat this pea-and-mayonnaise pizza than befoul a perfectly cromulent pizza with the bitter stank of olives
- jcragcrumple

my sentiments exactly

Okposka.

Come on Kruegs, time to hand out some red tags


- Chris16

When do Junior camps open?

Nevermind. The OHL has already reported for camp.

Okposka.
- Khmylev

Mighty Mighty Bosstones

Reel Big Fish

Five Iron Frenzy

Suburban Legends

Skankin' the night away.

the shakeups had a lot to do with Wilson's lower-body injury...smith, to me, seemed like he was trying way too hard after getting the early penalty that led to the jackets first goal...

that said, he plays the game the way they want it played
- Michael Pachla

I hope that the mentality of the team is to play a full 60 minute game every night.

the shakeups had a lot to do with Wilson's lower-body injury...smith, to me, seemed like he was trying way too hard after getting the early penalty that led to the jackets first goal...

that said, he plays the game the way they want it played
- Michael Pachla

With the caveat, again, that it's very early, any concerns on Mittelstadt's faceoffs? Or thoughts on how they could address it? Not sure if Mojo or Reinhart are any good at it

Also, please advise as to whether faceoffs do or do not matter

Does anyone else find it refreshing to hear seemingly honest and objective comments by the coach after a poor game?

Towards the end of Housely's tenure I was getting pretty tired of "I thought we played well"

With the caveat, again, that it's very early, any concerns on Mittelstadt's faceoffs? Or thoughts on how they could address it? Not sure if Mojo or Reinhart are any good at it

Also, please advise as to whether faceoffs do or do not matter
- jcragcrumple

mittlestadt looked awful, and that included the dot...one of his losses led to a direct scoring chance that was thwarted by a big save...

whether faceoffs do or do not matter, depends who you're talking to...same with goaltending

Does anyone else find it refreshing to hear seemingly honest and objective comments by the coach after a poor game?

Towards the end of Housely's tenure I was getting pretty tired of "I thought we played well"
- Shadman306

that was a good team over there

that was a good team over there
- Michael Pachla

We battled hard, but just couldn't finish.

Casey 8.4 % showed last night

Casey 8.4 % showed last night
- gerbe75pts

I think that was also his faceoff win%

Does anyone else find it refreshing to hear seemingly honest and objective comments by the coach after a poor game?

Towards the end of Housely's tenure I was getting pretty tired of "I thought we played well"
- Shadman306

I had the same thought after the Pens game. I heard a comment by Krueger that said that he liked how they played in the first two periods and then they all started doing their own thing in the 3rd and it lead to 3 goals by the Pens.

The thing that concerns me, is how he deals with it. I'm glad he addressed it as something he noticed and that it was a problem, but how do you fix it? We've now seen the core group of these players do that exact thing now for 4 seasons under 2 different coaches. It's now popping up already in preseason for the 5th season and under a 3rd coach....

Tis a bit worrisome, IMO.

Casey 8.4 % showed last night
- gerbe75pts

its not looking good that all the eggs were put in the casey basket.. i was and am still no happen we didn't get another 2/3 C for this season..