duffer giving toki a bunch of love
- Michael Pachla

he might swing that way

not that there is anything wrong with it

And that 2nd Pgh goal is precisely why they need to upgrade the goalie spot.
- Powerslave

Damn goaltending, but I couldn't agree more. Expose him and then of to Rochester.

Worst case is 4th or 5th. They're not guaranteed 1 even if they finish last. What Granato is doing is more valuable in any case
- jcragcrumple

Not really worst case. Its a log jam from 2-8.


Its never more valuable. Have you not watched the last 10 years? Strong finishes mean nothing for the next year.

Worst case is 4th or 5th. They're not guaranteed 1 even if they finish last. What Granato is doing is more valuable in any case
- jcragcrumple

look at dahlin, joker and bryson alone


let alone the kids up front

Thats the thinking that got us to tying the NHL record for missing the playoffs.

That Sh*t needs to be out of buffalo sports forever. Look what we doing with not one superstar on this team.
- ZiggyBuff

You mean the first overall pick Rasmus Dahlin who had 2 assists today and has been leading the team in expected goals since Granato took over ?

The tank is not the problem. Tanking is not a problem.

Poor coaching and not having stop gaps that can play while the likes of Mittelstadt, Thompson, Asplund, and Cozens could figure it out were the problem.

Thats the thinking that got us to tying the NHL record for missing the playoffs.

That Sh*t needs to be out of buffalo sports forever. Look what we doing with not one superstar on this team.
- ZiggyBuff

Fan thinking doesn't determine the draft outcome. Stop being silly.

he might swing that way

not that there is anything wrong with it
- homiedclown

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You mean the first overall pick Rasmus Dahlin who had 2 assists today and has been leading the team in expected goals since Granato took over ?

The tank is not the problem. Tanking is not a problem.

Poor coaching and not having stop gaps that can play while the likes of Mittelstadt, Thompson, Asplund, and Cozens could figure it out were the problem.
- Pegullaville

i don't remember them overtly tanking that season...i remember them being an awful team under phil in his second season

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- Buff36

1st overall pick is looking less likely.
- sabresfan69

Wouldn't say that

i don't remember them overtly tanking that season...i remember them being an awful team under phil in his second season
- Michael Pachla

they drafted cozens after phil's second season


dahlin after his first year

i get your point but a lot of this is play being driven by dahlin...
- robz228

Disagree 1000%. There playing like a team. There taking chances and using the middle of the ice. They trust each other.

One player is not making everyone do or feel that. Dahlin is looking mighty good thou....

You mean the first overall pick Rasmus Dahlin who had 2 assists today and has been leading the team in expected goals since Granato took over ?

The tank is not the problem. Tanking is not a problem.

Poor coaching and not having stop gaps that can play while the likes of Mittelstadt, Thompson, Asplund, and Cozens could figure it out were the problem.
- Pegullaville

ralph leaned on D too much and crappy vets

they drafted cozens after phil's second season


dahlin after his first year
- homiedclown

correct...i still don't remember the feeling that they were tanking that season...

they had jack, ror, skunk, kane and had acquired pommer and scandella in the off season

Disagree 1000%. There playing like a team. There taking chances and using the middle of the ice. They trust each other.

One player is not making everyone do or feel that. Dahlin is looking mighty good thou....
- ZiggyBuff

sure but the best player on the team by maybe a safe margin right now is a first overall pick

just playing devils advocate to his point

Disagree 1000%. There playing like a team. There taking chances and using the middle of the ice. They trust each other.

One player is not making everyone do or feel that. Dahlin is looking mighty good thou....
- ZiggyBuff

scoring is spread out along the top 3 lines and the d are attacking and thus they are all putting up more points as well


it's more coaching philosophy and being a faster team that attacks more

- homiedclown

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scoring is spread out along the top 3 lines and the d are attacking and thus they are all putting up more points as well


it's more coaching philosophy and being a faster team that attacks more
- homiedclown

they're also not a chinese fire drill in their own end...an amazing difference between now and...like the last 10 years?

correct...i still don't remember the feeling that they were tanking that season...

they had jack, ror, skunk, kane and had acquired pommer and scandella in the off season
- Michael Pachla

it was the nolan's
beaulieu
josefsons

sprinkled in with
wilson
pouliot
gorges
griffith
falk

and scrubs like baptiste and bailey


and a drunk lehner and a blah chad johnson in net

they're also not a chinese fire drill in their own end...an amazing difference between now and...like the last 10 years?
- Michael Pachla

yeah they attack when getting out of their own end, instead of float


this is the tempo I thought we would get after the initial botts presser

it was the nolan's
beaulieu
josefsons

sprinkled in with
wilson
pouliot
gorges
griffith
falk

and scrubs like baptiste and bailey


and a drunk lehner and a blah chad johnson in net
- homiedclown

*shrugs*

i still don't remember getting the feeling they were built to lose...i do remember people saying it was a stealth tank after they fumbled their way through the season but i really don't think last place was intentional

yeah they attack when getting out of their own end, instead of float


this is the tempo I thought we would get after the initial botts presser
- homiedclown

attacking means a lot of hard work, from hawking the puck to being in the right position for the breakout and the breakout itself

they drafted cozens after phil's second season


dahlin after his first year
- homiedclown

Another successful tank job.

You mean the first overall pick Rasmus Dahlin who had 2 assists today and has been leading the team in expected goals since Granato took over ?

The tank is not the problem. Tanking is not a problem.

Poor coaching and not having stop gaps that can play while the likes of Mittelstadt, Thompson, Asplund, and Cozens could figure it out were the problem.
- Pegullaville

That really worked with our generational talent Eichel. 6 years and counting and not even a sniff of the playoffs.

sure but the best player on the team by maybe a safe margin right now is a first overall pick

just playing devils advocate to his point
- robz228

Toronto and Colorado are top 5 teams in the entire league.

Tanking is not an issue