The puck deflected off a guys leg right on Ott's stick. No kidding fleury wasn't over by Ott.

Gerbe was the beneficiary of puck luck.
- Gunner Staal

Exactly ...love Gerbe's story, love his effort but he does not belong in NHL

-Trade Myers to Winnapeg for Evander Kane (add scoring, grit, and toughness... Categorical stats which the Sabres desperately need, & areas where Myers is coming up short).

-Call up Brayden McNabb (6'5", 200+ lbs, and he's the best open ice hitter Buffalo has seen since Mike Peca).



Vanek/Hodgson/Pominville
Foligno/Ennis/Kane
Ott/Grigorenko/Stafford
Scott/McKormik/Kaleta

Erhoff/McNabb
Regher/Leopold
Webber/Sekera

True,
Just seems like Miller cares to the point that it's killing him
I don't get that sense from Pommer
Not that he doesn't care...
Idk really know how to describe it
When I hear pominville talk it doesn't seem to me that there's much fire in him
Not that I need him to yell and scream,
But he almost seems complacent
Maybe that's just how he is, and that's fine I guess,
But not if you're captain
Not sure if any of that makes much sense
- jdfitz77

Pominville is even-keeled, which isn't always a bad thing. It's not much of a stretch to say the guy was just plain awful today. This is where he being even-keeled is an advantage. He can come out next game and forget about it. A more fiery player might have that stick with him for a while, and could affect him for a while. The trade-off is that you don't get a player that likes to throw things around after a loss.

On a side note, I think it's time to take Pominville off the point on the powerplay. I feel like Ottawa, Boston, and Pittsburgh gave him the one timer at the point knowing it wouldn't affect them.

He was way out of the net though. That's good work by Gerbe to draw him all the way over there. Especially when the shot didn't even make it through.
- HonkFortheGoose

Where else would Fleury be with a shot on the way? Gerbe was trying to shoot on net.

No One Cares but..

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-Trade Myers to Winnapeg for Evander Kane (add scoring, grit, and toughness... Categorical stats which the Sabres desperately need, & areas where Myers is coming up short).

-Call up Brayden McNabb (6'5", 200+ lbs, and he's the best open ice hitter Buffalo has seen since Mike Peca).



Vanek/Hodgson/Pominville
Foligno/Ennis/Kane
Ott/Grigorenko/Stafford
Scott/McKormik/Kaleta

Erhoff/McNabb
Regher/Leopold
Webber/Sekera
- SuperCat

As if Mcnabb is guaranteed not to struggle. Just throw him right on the top pairing.

Pominville is even-keeled, which isn't always a bad thing. It's not much of a stretch to say the guy was just plain awful today. This is where he being even-keeled is an advantage. He can come out next game and forget about it. A more fiery player might have that stick with him for a while, and could affect him for a while. The trade-off is that you don't get a player that likes to throw things around after a loss.

On a side note, I think it's time to take Pominville off the point on the powerplay. I feel like Ottawa, Boston, and Pittsburgh gave him the one timer at the point knowing it wouldn't affect them.
- buffalofan19

I thought on the 5 on 3 they should have had Pominville shoot more. I think his shot is one to be respected.

Pominville had his worst day in a long time today though. Blue line turnovers are killers. Especially when you are inches away from getting it out.

All rambling aside what is everyone's honest assessment of the team so far? I mean one night I'm thinking we should tank for the draft pick then the next I see flashes of a team that could sneak into the 7th/8th seed.


I thought as a whole they looked good today and held on with one of the best teams in the league...Miller stops the Martin shot and we walk away with at least 1 pt and only 1 pt outside of 8th and if we win were in 8th place (granted teams have played less games than us)



Also, we have a very heavy stretch of home games to close out the season



So do we tank it or keep fighting to pull it together?

Where else would Fleury be with a shot on the way? Gerbe was trying to shoot on net.
- Gunner Staal

Something players on this team should do more often. An Assist is an assist, accident or not.

No One Cares but..

Both Jake McCabe(Wisconsin) , Brad Navin (Wisconsin) VS Christian Isackson (Gophers).
Right now on Big Ten Network Hockey City Classic

Wisconsin
McCabe # 19
Navin #26

Gopher
Isackson #26

Verizon FiOS channel 85 HD on channel 585
Time Warner Cable channel 172
DIRECTV channel 610
DISH Network channel 439
- gerbe75pts

Where have you been hiding out Jr??

Someone called into the WGR postgame show with a good point (surprisingly): Vanek, Hodgson, and Pominville is one of the hottest lines in hockey? Why break them up for the powerplay?
- buffalofan19

Do they ? Havent noticed but I would agree altho I think its more important to keep Vanek with Hodgson.Those two have something special between them.

As if Mcnabb is guaranteed not to struggle. Just throw him right on the top pairing.
- sbroads24

I don't want McNabb anywhere near the disaster that is this team right now. I'm perfectly content to let him stay in Rochester on a team that's playing pretty well.

I thought on the 5 on 3 they should have had Pominville shoot more. I think his shot is one to be respected.

Pominville had his worst day in a long time today though. Blue line turnovers are killers. Especially when you are inches away from getting it out.
- Gunner Staal

definitely his worst game in years. Ill give him a pass on that one, but man was he bad. But its the story of this team

I thought on the 5 on 3 they should have had Pominville shoot more. I think his shot is one to be respected.

Pominville had his worst day in a long time today though. Blue line turnovers are killers. Especially when you are inches away from getting it out.
- Gunner Staal

I don't know that he's ever taken two penalties in a game either. Very unlike him.

Something players on this team should do more often. An Assist is an assist, accident or not.
- sbroads24

Agreed.

I don't want McNabb anywhere near the disaster that is this team right now. I'm perfectly content to let him stay in Rochester on a team that's playing pretty well.
- HonkFortheGoose

Ruff needs to go. That is all

All rambling aside what is everyone's honest assessment of the team so far? I mean one night I'm thinking we should tank for the draft pick then the next I see flashes of a team that could sneak into the 7th/8th seed.


I thought as a whole they looked good today and held on with one of the best teams in the league...Miller stops the Martin shot and we walk away with at least 1 pt and only 1 pt outside of 8th and if we win were in 8th place (granted teams have played less games than us)



Also, we have a very heavy stretch of home games to close out the season



So do we tank it or keep fighting to pull it together?
- HAMgerber

This should never really be the goal. Ever. I'd rather they just tank at this point and get the high pick.

definitely his worst game in years. Ill give him a pass on that one, but man was he bad. But its the story of this team
- CaptPantalones

wow stranger

-Trade Myers to Winnapeg for Evander Kane (add scoring, grit, and toughness... Categorical stats which the Sabres desperately need, & areas where Myers is coming up short).

-Call up Brayden McNabb (6'5", 200+ lbs, and he's the best open ice hitter Buffalo has seen since Mike Peca).



Vanek/Hodgson/Pominville
Foligno/Ennis/Kane
Ott/Grigorenko/Stafford
Scott/McKormik/Kaleta

Erhoff/McNabb
Regher/Leopold
Webber/Sekera
- SuperCat

LOve McNabb wheres he dissapeard to and agree with Myers.That guys just fading away here.One step forward two steps back.

I thought on the 5 on 3 they should have had Pominville shoot more. I think his shot is one to be respected.

Pominville had his worst day in a long time today though. Blue line turnovers are killers. Especially when you are inches away from getting it out.
- Gunner Staal

He did, but if anyone is going to snap out of it right away on this team, it's Pominville.

This should never really be the goal. Ever. I'd rather they just tank at this point and get the high pick.
- HonkFortheGoose

Same...but if we wind up with the 4th pick I'll scream

Jones Mackinnon Drouin is ideal


Hypothetically if we wind up with the 1st pick I dont think we can take Jones given our desperate need for scoring....even though he is the clear #1 pick at this point

LOve McNabb wheres he dissapeard to and agree with Myers.That guys just fading away here.One step forward two steps back.
- buffalo 1

McNabb has racked up 3 goals and 24 assists in Rochester. That's where he's disappeared to. He also won the hardest shot contest at the AHL all star game.

Ruff needs to go. That is all
- sbroads24

Its time I think.The team not being ready in the first five mins is his fault and this team needs someone who will fire them up.

-Trade Myers to Winnapeg for Evander Kane (add scoring, grit, and toughness...

- SuperCat

The mose sensible post I have seen on this board in quite some time.
Where do I sign up for this? Where ever it is, sign me up for this please!
This would be like the Hodgson/Kassian deal where it is a win win for both GM's and teams.
Fresh post.
Thank you!!!!

What did JR do where has he been