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Ratsreign
Florida Panthers
Location: Mo can stay awhile, FL
Joined: 10.27.2017

Dec 2 @ 10:00 PM ET
A shaft of a stick is what ? A inch or two wide ?

The guy had a whole net to hit.

I expect my NHL winger to score when 5 feet away from a wide open net. Or else why is he making $2.5M for something my 9 year old cousin could have done ?

- Pegullaville

Dude’s stick wasn’t there when he shot it, come on dude. 99.95% of the time that goes in.
SoCalPucks
San Jose Sharks
Location: Ice-O-Plex, CA
Joined: 03.20.2012

Dec 2 @ 10:01 PM ET
how does that crow taste?
- homiedclown



Hasn't fazed him yet.
Stripes77
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012

Dec 2 @ 10:02 PM ET
Dude’s stick wasn’t there when he shot it, come on dude.
- Ratsreign


Eh Girgensons certainly didn't get a lot on the shot and it was a backhand, but man he needs to finish that.
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Dec 2 @ 10:02 PM ET
Yea, it wont.

Adams is a cheap hire and a nice yes man.

- ImThatGuy

It will IMO

The fans are getting sick of it already

The Pegula’s will want immediate results next season

They’ll fire Adams

Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Dec 2 @ 10:02 PM ET
I hope historically bad goaltending costs Adams his job and they actually get the next GM hire right.

Enough of these guys who put together last place rosters

- sbroads24


You mean like the last place rosters the Panthers had for a decade that look like Cup Contenders right now ?

You know losing in the first round of the playoffs year after year would eventually get boring too right ?

Get your franchise center this year or next than try to win

Hatboro_Swords
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Next year is gonna be 05/06 all over again, PA
Joined: 07.30.2010

Dec 2 @ 10:02 PM ET
A shaft of a stick is what ? A inch or two wide ?

The guy had a whole net to hit.

I expect my NHL winger to score when 5 feet away from a wide open net. Or else why is he making $2.5M for something my 9 year old cousin could have done ?

- Pegullaville

Took it for granted. U never see Stammer or Ovie do that. They prefer to bury it with more authority the more wide open the net is to really make you feel like a piece of trash.
c1067
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 12.08.2006

Dec 2 @ 10:02 PM ET
It will IMO

The fans are getting sick of it already

The Pegula’s will want immediate results next season

They’ll fire Adams

- sbroads24

That or sell the team
PrinceChill
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.06.2014

Dec 2 @ 10:02 PM ET
Oh god. No more tanking
- c1067

I agree.
But there could be as many as seven (8?) rookies on the team next year. Hard to picture them taking a quantum leap into the playoffs.
c1067
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 12.08.2006

Dec 2 @ 10:03 PM ET
I agree.
But there could be as many as seven (8?) rookies on the team next year. Hard to picture them taking a quantum leap into the playoffs.

- PrinceChill

I think they would be an above 500 team with a solid goaltender right now.
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Dec 2 @ 10:04 PM ET
I think they would be an above 500 team with a solid goaltender right now.
- c1067

Goaltender and a 1RD
Stripes77
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012

Dec 2 @ 10:04 PM ET
https://twitter.com/Sport...tatus/1466603676181708801

At least the Sabres aren't the Thunder...down by 70!
Stripes77
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012

Dec 2 @ 10:05 PM ET
Goaltender and a 1RD
- Buff36


They're a playoff team if they had both of those
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Dec 2 @ 10:05 PM ET
I hope your guys stay healthy to keep it interesting
- homiedclown


Both girgs and olo looked terrible in the last home game.
I was gonna track great28 to help ballerrrrr, it would have been very short. ☝️

Not so great tonight either.....
ImThatGuy
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I AM MY OWN DAMN SOURCE!, NY
Joined: 11.04.2010

Dec 2 @ 10:05 PM ET
You mean like the last place rosters the Panthers had for a decade that look like Cup Contenders right now ?

You know losing in the first round of the playoffs year after year would eventually get boring too right ?

Get your franchise center this year or next than try to win

- Pegullaville

This roster is not bad enough to lose that much to be in teh last place spot.

They are going to need to win the lottery to get in.
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Dec 2 @ 10:05 PM ET
You mean like the last place rosters the Panthers had for a decade that look like Cup Contenders right now ?

You know losing in the first round of the playoffs year after year would eventually get boring too right ?

Get your franchise center this year or next than try to win

- Pegullaville

Or 2024, or 2025, 2026 is a strong class. 2027 is weak, but tanking in 2028 for current 11 year old Shayden McBrayden sounds like a full proof plan
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Dec 2 @ 10:06 PM ET
I think they would be an above 500 team with a solid goaltender right now.
- c1067


As bad as the goaltending is right now, nobody likes to talk about the fact the Sabres are scoring way above expected either right now.

The Sabres could get a real goalie, then the horse shoe will fall out of their arse and they stop scoring 4 or 5 goals a night and start scoring at a 2 goal rate more indicative of the talent of the forward corps
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Dec 2 @ 10:06 PM ET
Look on the bright side, they lose by 4 if they don’t pull the goalie.
- Hatboro_Swords


😀😀😀

3ER 🎟
Buff36
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.13.2019

Dec 2 @ 10:06 PM ET
They're a playoff team if they had both of those
- Stripes77

Think there better, but I don't think playoffs.
Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Hail Satan
Joined: 10.07.2010

Dec 2 @ 10:06 PM ET
You mean like the last place rosters the Panthers had for a decade that look like Cup Contenders right now ?

You know losing in the first round of the playoffs year after year would eventually get boring too right ?

Get your franchise center this year or next than try to win

- Pegullaville


And I'd watch every minute instead of the half hour I've watched this season. The goal is to be entertained.

This is anything but entertaining.
Stripes77
Referee
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Where ever Matt Ellis allows me to be, NY
Joined: 07.30.2012

Dec 2 @ 10:07 PM ET
Or 2024, or 2025, 2026 is a strong class. 2027 is weak, but tanking in 2028 for current 11 year old Shayden McBrayden sounds like a full proof plan
- sbroads24


Kid is a stud, he goes bar down against grown men...you bite your tongue!


PrinceChill
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 10.06.2014

Dec 2 @ 10:07 PM ET
I think they would be an above 500 team with a solid goaltender right now.
- c1067

Would’ve been interesting to see how that couldve played out.
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Dec 2 @ 10:08 PM ET
Or 2024, or 2025, 2026 is a strong class. 2027 is weak, but tanking in 2028 for current 11 year old Shayden McBrayden sounds like a full proof plan
- sbroads24


So if the Bills lose in the wild card round you don’t care ?

With a better team comes higher expectations.

I’d rather get an elite forward prospect than lie to myself for another 4 months thinking the Sabres are anything special and getting their teeth kicked in by the Panthers in the first round of the playoffs
Boss34
Buffalo Sabres
Location: BUFFALO , NY
Joined: 12.03.2015

Dec 2 @ 10:10 PM ET
If you aren't a fan and just picked a game to watch, it was entertaining, but you're right it has to be wearing thin for the players when they're scoring 4 goals a game and not winning.

The Sabres are averaging almost 3 goals a game this season, last year they were under 2.5 goals a game.

The D needs work, but my god, fix the goaltending they're giving up more goals (per game) this season than last and they were BAD last season.

- Stripes77



Don't you think it's the system too?

Last year ralph and his system was holding guys like dahiln and skimmer back...

It's full attack, out of necessity. They cant play defense without defensive defenseman...
SABRES 89
Season Ticket Holder
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I'm very Happy to be here. Las Vegas Via Buffalo N.Y.
Joined: 02.17.2007

Dec 2 @ 10:10 PM ET
I hope historically bad goaltending costs Adams his job and they actually get the next GM hire right.

Enough of these guys who put together last place rosters

- sbroads24

You're not understanding this are you ? Pegula picked Adams, this is who he wanted and trusts. Adams isn't going anyplace.
Pegullaville
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Toronto
Joined: 03.16.2011

Dec 2 @ 10:10 PM ET
And I'd watch every minute instead of the half hour I've watched this season. The goal is to be entertained.

This is anything but entertaining.

- Wetbandit1


The Sabres play high scoring games every night. It’s pretty entertaining to me.
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