That's fine. I'll give it to you. But you can't defend 5 being out there.
- Khmylev

It's just hyper frustrating that jack generates about 85% of our offense. Lots of passengers on this team.

Good God...
u guys just like to b!tch & complain

First,
The Sabres played pretty well

Second,
Jack’s line was on the ice for nearly a minute from 2:18 to about 1:25

At that point, they changed on the fly to O’Reilly’s Line... which held the puck in the offensive zone until there was 20 seconds left

Did u really want them to make a line change with that little time left?


What an absolute dumba$$ comment to say “why wasn’t Jack out there?”

Sorry to be harsh...
but if you’re gonna b!tch,
at least make some damn sense
- jdfitz77

Which is on the coaching there.

His line shouldn't have been there knowing the goalie was coming to the bench

It's going to take Botterill multiple years to dig out from the mess that Murray left. I couldn't see it at the time, but it's painfully obvious now that Murray had no business running an NHL team. The lack of talent on this roster outside of maybe 4-5 players is astounding.
- The_Inkwell

Murray is at Millbury levels. Awful GM. It was obvious at the time as well

That's fine. I'll give it to you. But you can't defend 5 being out there.
- Khmylev

Totally agree about Tennyson
I don’t even think he should be on the roster

Which is on the coaching there.

His line shouldn't have been there knowing the goalie was coming to the bench
- Stripes77

What?!
O’Reilly’s line was just out there...
so you’d have put the 3rd line on the ice?!
HELL NO!

You put Jack’s line out there bc u want them out as much as possible...
you don’t save them for the last minute

And they were putting on pressure in the offensive zone for most of that time

If Housley pulls Jack off the ice early,
there’s still no guarantee that play would’ve stopped & we could get him back out there

It was unfortunate circumstances due to game flow
Housley didn’t screw that up in the least

Good God...
u guys just like to b!tch & complain

First,
The Sabres played pretty well

Second,
Jack’s line was on the ice for nearly a minute from 2:18 to about 1:25

At that point, they changed on the fly to O’Reilly’s Line... which held the puck in the offensive zone until there was 20 seconds left

Did u really want them to make a line change with that little time left?


What an absolute dumba$$ comment to say “why wasn’t Jack out there?”

Sorry to be harsh...
but if you’re gonna b!tch,
at least make some damn sense
- jdfitz77

Taking a time out was probably out if the question, too rest eichel

Got 9 teams. Just need one more

Why the (frank) wasn't Jack eichel on the ice ?

Jesus freaking Christ
- GERBE!!!75PTS

Im here for the heat

They need to make a move.

If they aren’t going to resign him, than trade Kane now while he’s at a PPG.

If they don’t think Reinhart fits long term than trade him before he has a 35 point season and his value is low.

Do something, soon. We need more speed, more depth, more defense.

Got 9 teams. Just need one more
- chilliard77

Dude, I’ll do it but I can’t promise I’ll be on top of it 100%.

Dude, I’ll do it but I can’t promise I’ll be on top of it 100%.
- sbroads24

Are you Free Radicals?

They need to make a move.

If they aren’t going to resign him, than trade Kane now while he’s at a PPG.

If they don’t think Reinhart fits long term than trade him before he has a 35 point season and his value is low.

Do something, soon. We need more speed, more depth, more defense.
- sbroads24

The sabres played well enough to win and they didn't. They are just not good enough. Many of their front line players are 2nd and 3rd liners on good teams at best. Evander Kane does try....but he cannot stickhandle or pass/playmake..that's not good at all. It is the time to start looking towards next year. It is not too early, it is what it is. Too bad another year of Jack Eichel being on the team is being wasted.

Are you Free Radicals?
- chilliard77

No?

No?
- sbroads24

I've got a 10th guy but idk who it is lol

I've got a 10th guy but idk who it is lol
- chilliard77

Oh, ok.

So what does everyone think of Tennyson?

They need to make a move.

If they aren’t going to resign him, than trade Kane now while he’s at a PPG.

If they don’t think Reinhart fits long term than trade him before he has a 35 point season and his value is low.

Do something, soon. We need more speed, more depth, more defense.
- sbroads24[/quote

How dare you suggest reinhart might have a 35 point season . Remember he had 23 and 17 goals. He's on pace for 28 points and a minus 56

And it randomizes the draft order?
- chilliard77

Yep.

They need to make a move.

If they aren’t going to resign him, than trade Kane now while he’s at a PPG.

If they don’t think Reinhart fits long term than trade him before he has a 35 point season and his value is low.

Do something, soon. We need more speed, more depth, more defense.
- sbroads24

The teams that would want him can't afford him yet. He's probably going to be a deadline deal when all but the most cash strapped teams can afford pretty much anyone.

[quote=sbroads24]They need to make a move.

If they aren’t going to resign him, than trade Kane now while he’s at a PPG.

If they don’t think Reinhart fits long term than trade him before he has a 35 point season and his value is low.

Do something, soon. We need more speed, more depth, more defense.
- Boss34[/quote

How dare you suggest reinhart might have a 35 point season . Remember he had 23 and 17 goals. He's on pace for 28 points and a minus 56

If he plays 3rd line and gets 35 points, it isn't really that bad tbh. He hasn't played well, but if we're just going off points it is simply logical that his pts will go down as he moves down the lineup. He's a 40+ pt player in the top6, probably closer to 30 pts if he's 3rd line.

How dare you suggest reinhart might have a 35 point season . Remember he had 23 and 17 goals. He's on pace for 28 points and a minus 56


- Boss34

If Reinhart finishes -56 I'll eat my hat.

The teams that would want him can't afford him yet. He's probably going to be a deadline deal when all but the most cash strapped teams can afford pretty much anyone.
- Wetbandit1

Hard to argue with that. I just hope we can get a decent return. Would prefer to resign, but if it isn't in the cards a good defensive prospect to go alongside Guhle would be awesome.

Hard to argue with that. I just hope we can get a decent return. Would prefer to resign, but if it isn't in the cards a good defensive prospect to go alongside Guhle would be awesome.
- RhinoFan

Definitely. If he gets dealt it will be a TDL move. $5M+ is a lot to ask some of these teams to take on right now.

What?!
O’Reilly’s line was just out there...
so you’d have put the 3rd line on the ice?!
HELL NO!

You put Jack’s line out there bc u want them out as much as possible...
you don’t save them for the last minute

And they were putting on pressure in the offensive zone for most of that time

If Housley pulls Jack off the ice early,
there’s still no guarantee that play would’ve stopped & we could get him back out there

It was unfortunate circumstances due to game flow
Housley didn’t screw that up in the least
- jdfitz77

Yes actually.

It's coaching 101, when you pull the goalie for the extra attacker you want your best 6 players on the ice.

If Reinhart finishes -56 I'll eat my hat.
- Wetbandit1

That's pretty funny, I agree with the kane and deadline trade. Maybe we take back some salary, and move him while he's still healthy.

Anyone else wondering if we are stealth tanking. Maybe Botterill came in and let the pegulas know how messed up gmtm left things. He might want a few cracks at top 10 draftees. It's still the formula that chicago and Pittsburgh used. Build thru high picks. Middlestat looks like a good start.